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Kirsty Besty

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Avid reader, previously children’s author, mum of teens & a lovely Lab. Liberal, anti-fascist. Live in London and not murdered yet…πŸ€ͺ

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Iraq, all over again. An attack based on lies, and this time without the approval of Congress....

04.03.2026 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You couldn’t make this up: USA allows and enables child r@pist - and possibly even worse - to start WW3? The world is watching and judging

04.03.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The local elections are in 2 months and Reform UK are begging people to stand.

Recruitment must be going poorly, they’ve probably realised they don’t have enough former Tories to fill their candidate list.

04.03.2026 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 599    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 23

Great minds - I was thinking along same lines. Let’s break them from within!

04.03.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d be their ideal candidate (white & English on both sides as far back as my family history goes) - just as long as they don’t read my social media posts… Should I go for it? 🀣

04.03.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I too had tears (of pride and, dare I say it, patriotism) listening to the poem at the end… and the audience reaction to it. It should be taught in primary schools

04.03.2026 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Disingenuous. She’s not there as a journalist, she’s there as a performative protest against a government she disagrees with - and to avoid taxes. STFU, Oakeshott

04.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love your comparison! Hope Candy remains in Dubai. I’m sitting in the sunshine on a London common with my dog. Not stabbed yet.

04.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oops

04.03.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

God, I hate this man. Bluster, bully, deny. I wish he’d shrivel up and disappear like a slug that’s been liberally sprinkled with salt

04.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They claim to have been planning this for months, to allegedly keep Americans safe, but had no plan to evacuate any Americans from the region because it happened too quickly.

Weird.

04.03.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8089    πŸ” 2076    πŸ’¬ 404    πŸ“Œ 106

I thought the latest News Agents podcast about the US/UK β€œspecial relationship” was excellent

04.03.2026 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A miscarriage is a non-viable, self-terminating pregnancy. How can any doctor refuse medical assistance in this scenario? They undoubtedly deserve prison

04.03.2026 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Polish doctors jailed for denying woman abortion A Polish court on Tuesday sentenced three doctors to prison sentences over the 2021 death of a pregnant woman, which sparked nationwide protests and renewed scrutiny of the country's restrictive abort...

Justice for Izabela! A Polish court has sentenced three doctors to prison over the 2021 death of Izabela from sepsis during a 22-week miscarriage, after doctors refused to help. "This was a case involving extraordinary negligence, a pure disregard for the most basic and fundamental medical duties."

04.03.2026 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1433    πŸ” 394    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 22
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Traitorous gobshite says Starmer is not Churchill. Neither is Putin.
BTW, how did your foreign national girlfriend get Β£865k in cash to buy a house in Clacton? #UKPolitics

04.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 10

He’s looking a bit peaky, isn’t he? Dodgy prawn in the Maldives, Nige? 🀞

04.03.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hannah’s there! Nigel is a (D-list) sleb not a serious politician. He works for himself (& his paymasters) not his constituents

04.03.2026 10:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring statement, a huge day in Commons year, yet

"Nigel Farage was absent
Again
On a Β£92,000 taxpayer-funded salary
...
Too busy for Parliament
Not too busy for TV
If most people skipped one of the most important days at work, there’d be consequences
He's laughing at you, Clacton"

via Paul Clark

04.03.2026 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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I must apologise for Richard Stupid Tice not understanding that no gas or oil is β€˜our own’ because Maggie Thatcher sold it off, so it is all sold by private companies on the global market. Norway did not sell theirs off and now have a sovereign wealth fund of Β£1.6trillion.

03.03.2026 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1007    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 8
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Nigel Farage: Why you should vote for Brexit this Thursday
I believe we're big enough and good enough to govern our own country. If we Remain, we'll get swept up into a United States of Europe
Nigel Farage
Monday 20 June 2016 10:53 BST

INDEPENDENT Voices Nigel Farage: Why you should vote for Brexit this Thursday I believe we're big enough and good enough to govern our own country. If we Remain, we'll get swept up into a United States of Europe Nigel Farage Monday 20 June 2016 10:53 BST

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Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world
'better, safer place'
03:08
Sophie Thompson
Saturday 09 November 2024 15:56 GMT
Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world better, safer place'
Nigel Farage has insisted Donald Trump becoming president for a belated second term will help make the world a "better, safer place".
The Reform UK leader has been vocal of his friendship with Trump, and even received a shoutout from the Republican during a recent rally.
This weekend, Reform UK are having a conference in Exeter, where Mr Farage remarked: "We can say with some confidence that 'woke' just died in America.
"Trump being there makes the world a better, safer place."

INDEPENDENT Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world 'better, safer place' 03:08 Sophie Thompson Saturday 09 November 2024 15:56 GMT Nigel Farage says Trump presidency makes world better, safer place' Nigel Farage has insisted Donald Trump becoming president for a belated second term will help make the world a "better, safer place". The Reform UK leader has been vocal of his friendship with Trump, and even received a shoutout from the Republican during a recent rally. This weekend, Reform UK are having a conference in Exeter, where Mr Farage remarked: "We can say with some confidence that 'woke' just died in America. "Trump being there makes the world a better, safer place."

BADLY WRONG about Brexit.
It’s cost the UK economy alone circa Β£130bn.

BADLY WRONG about Trump.
Attacked more countries of any modern President.

Farage clearly has incredibly poor judgement, yet the mainstream media, ironically, constantly question Starmer’s.

02.03.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 471    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 9
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Is this bad? It seems bad.

03.03.2026 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15752    πŸ” 4796    πŸ’¬ 617    πŸ“Œ 205
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Maybe it’s a bad idea to put people in charge of government who are eager for the rapture.

03.03.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9151    πŸ” 3868    πŸ’¬ 830    πŸ“Œ 517

I want a mug with Nigel on! Then I can throw it at the wall! Going to need more than just a few, I think…

03.03.2026 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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'South Park' writer sets up 'SendBaron' campaign to draft Trump's son for Iran War A former 'South Park' writer has created a website calling for Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, to fight in the war in Iran

Send this β€œfighting age male” to Iran. Unless this dehumanisation of young men is only ok if they aren’t not white? πŸ€” www.nme.com/news/tv/sout...

03.03.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Q: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be deposed by this Committee?"

Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely."

"Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."

03.03.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5757    πŸ” 1669    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 146

She is so succinct, how can they not depose Trump and still look even halfway competent? Just a reminder, here in the UK a former prince and a lord have been ARRESTED over fewer mentions in the files

03.03.2026 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells Americans they’re on their own.

03.03.2026 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 14014    πŸ” 6152    πŸ’¬ 1615    πŸ“Œ 988

Starmer is treading a fine line and I would not want to be in his shoes. I don’t want US to use UK bases but it may be detrimental to refuse absolutely. To my understanding it’s just for defensive purposes but I’m not so naive I believe US will stick to that

03.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No woman should be made a criminal for choosing not to bring an unwanted baby into the world. I’ve signed

03.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's time to act Ask your MP to help change the law today.

🚨 The House of Lords have STILL not passed abortion decriminalisation AND many are trying to repeal telemedicine that allows patients to end a pregnancy at home in peace and privacy. Please use this BPAS link to email, I promise it takes seconds!

Please share πŸ™ bpas-campaigns.org/time-to-act/...

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