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Mark Cockerton

@markcockerton.bsky.social

45 years in NHS. Had enough of the appalling racism and Islamophobia on Twitter, which is unchecked. Follow back nice friendly folk (racists need not apply). Up the Tigers!

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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

21.07.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 69484    πŸ” 21291    πŸ’¬ 1612    πŸ“Œ 763
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Loving this Clacton tourist poster.

20.07.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œTV appearances by Farage, sir. You hope you’ve seen the last of them but still they keep coming.”

20.07.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If I’d spent 14 years neglecting a house, burdening it with debt, not fixing the leaking roof, failing to modernise it and left nasty things hidden in the long grass, I wouldn’t criticise the new owners for not fixing everything in a single year.
But then, I’m not Kemi Badenoch.

18.07.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage. What first attracted you to not wanting to lower the voting age because you know most young people aren’t racist?

18.07.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rishi Sunak. What first attracted you to calling a General Election the day after a judge said the super injunction covering up the Tory’s Afghan debacle should be lifted?

18.07.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, it’s humid, mind. I’m sweating like a Reform MP hearing about the migrant return agreement with France and praying it doesn’t act as a deterrent and reduce small boat crossings.

10.07.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strange isn’t it?
Those who voted for Brexit and say they don’t have any regrets?
Even though Brexit supercharged the small boat crossings which were virtually nonexistent before?
You never hear those people offering to take those asylum seekers into their own homes do you?

09.07.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who is old enough to remember the Daily Mail cheerleading for Brexit? The same Brexit that ended the Dublin Agreement, and lost the U.K. access to the EU fingerprint system? The same Brexit that supercharged small boat crossings which were negligible before then?

08.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œReform MPs sir. Horrible buggers fighting amongst themselves, no discipline or plans. Just 4 of them left but you’d think there were thousands of them by the amount of coverage they get.”

06.07.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mr Farage. Just one more thing. Reform’s first MP, a former Corbyn supporter had been suspended by the Tory party for being racist. Rupert Lowe was expelled. Now McMurdock is being investigated for dodgy Covid loans. Is there something rotten at the heart of Reform? Mr Farage?

06.07.2025 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s that Skippy? They’ve started to investigate dodgy Covid loans? Best if my lot keep their heads down for a while? Thanks Skip.

06.07.2025 06:32 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s from Nigel. He needs someone to count how many MPs he has left. He’s asked me to help!

06.07.2025 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel, now say: β€˜we have really strong vetting procedures for our MPs’.

05.07.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Statement from BBC News:

β€˜Now that the Reform Party has lost 20% of its MPs in a single day we will increase the number of times we invite the remaining 4 MPs to air their views, in order to try and prevent this disaster from happening again’.

05.07.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, it’s humid, mind. I’m sweating like a Reform MP realising that his past has caught up with him.

05.07.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Video released of the stringent security and vetting procedures Reform uses to select their MPs.

05.07.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nigel Farage. What first attracted you to letting any old crooked bastard with a chequered past stand as a Reform MP?

05.07.2025 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThe day before I was due to appear at Glastonbury I asked people to give Nigel Farage a chance, handily reminding everyone that back in the day I said the same about Enoch Powell.”

29.06.2025 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We asked 100 people to name a well-known philosopher.
You said β€˜Rod Stewart’.
Our survey said …

29.06.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, it’s humid, mind. I’m sweating like a Reform voter walking round in a heavy coat and a fur hat telling everyone that it’s not warm at all, climate change is a con, and Net Zero plans are stupid.

29.06.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

July 1969 - John Lennon asked us to β€˜Give peace a chance’
June 2025 - Rod Stewart asks us to β€˜Give Farage a chance’.
I’m with John.

29.06.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multimillionaire Rod Stewart has decided he quite likes Nigel Farage now, since he announced his scheme for tax cuts for multimillionaires.
Altogether now:
🎢 If you want my taxes, and you think I’m greedy 🎢
🎢 Come on, Glasto tell me so 🎢

29.06.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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You f*cking idiot. Most people had forgotten Rod fucking Stewart praised Enoch in the β€˜70s and said there was too many immigrants over here. We’d rebuilt his reputation and it took f*cking decades. Now you’ve ruined it again letting him say we should give Farage a f*cking chance.

29.06.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI know what you’re thinking Lassie, but Rupert is down to his last Β£30 million and vets are expensive”.

26.06.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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26.06.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe asked 100 people to name something a new government should do.
You said β€˜give wealthy immigrants a tax cut’.
If that’s there I’ll give you the money myself! Our survey said:”

26.06.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI don’t suppose you have a copy of β€œTax cuts for wealthy immigrants” by N P Farage?
β€œYou do? That’s splendid.”
β€œNo, I don’t want to buy it, I want it shredding.”
β€œMy name? N P Farage.”

26.06.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWhat’s that Lassie? I shouldn’t give wealthy immigrants a tax cut at a time when our own millionaires like Rupert Lowe need to get his gamekeeper to shoot his dog as he can’t afford a vet?”

26.06.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, it’s humid, mind. I’m sweating like a Reform Councillor realising that they have to do some actual council work.

26.06.2025 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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