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@briandw29.bsky.social

Ret'd after 40yrs in HR, Sandhurst S.E. UK, Volunteering! NHS Governance, Residents Association, Trustee of Day Centre for older folk, Chair of community transport charity, Repair Café, Grandad of 4.

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Latest posts by briandw29.bsky.social on Bluesky

To be fair, they’re losing MPs at a much faster rate.

01.11.2025 11:34 — 👍 433    🔁 85    💬 27    📌 2
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

29.10.2025 12:01 — 👍 2624    🔁 1192    💬 44    📌 73
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Michael Gove Lobbied Government Officials to Hand Conservative Donor Multimillion Pound Covid Contract Private correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals that Ciga Healthcare's Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to "take control" of the process

Michael Gove personally intervened to ensure that a Conservative donor's firm was awarded a multimillion pound covid contract.

Private correspondence reveals that Ciga Healthcare’s Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to “take control” of the process.

The contract was awarded just days later

23.10.2025 10:03 — 👍 675    🔁 430    💬 74    📌 38
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THEY. WERE. DOING. THIS. WITHOUT. PAY.

NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.

Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.

(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).

30.10.2025 14:01 — 👍 513    🔁 172    💬 15    📌 33
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The Sheer Scale of Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system that left vulnerable people at risk, according to a new Parliamentary report

🔴The Sheer Scale of Conservative Mismanagement of the Asylum System Revealed

Billions of pounds were wasted by successive Conservative Home Secretaries on a chaotic and costly system that left vulnerable people at risk, according to a new Parliamentary report

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/27/t...

27.10.2025 08:01 — 👍 346    🔁 198    💬 22    📌 11
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That's racism. Plain and simple.

No other word for it.

It's shocking beyond belief that this sort of thing is somehow acceptable.

25.10.2025 12:41 — 👍 2201    🔁 666    💬 269    📌 46

Welp.

24.10.2025 14:30 — 👍 263    🔁 57    💬 10    📌 0

Two photos of today haunt me: a civilian lying dead beside his car in the Donetsk region, and an elderly woman in Kherson next to her goats. Both killed — hunted — by russian drones. Both murders were deliberate.

Those who support russia share the guilt and the blood on their hands.

21.10.2025 17:27 — 👍 830    🔁 316    💬 26    📌 13
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Chump's only Plans Were To Stay
Out Of Prison,and Seek Revenge
On Those Who Wronged Him,
Everything Else is Gravy.......

22.10.2025 10:10 — 👍 575    🔁 226    💬 41    📌 24

This long ago stopped being just about Adelita Grijalva.

21.10.2025 18:47 — 👍 625    🔁 163    💬 17    📌 5
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Dan has got it.

22.10.2025 08:05 — 👍 659    🔁 150    💬 41    📌 21
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Nigel Farage savaged over shamed Russia bribe MEP in brutal clash Reform chief Nigel Farage was brutally cut down by Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty over his links to shamed politician Nathan Gill

Nigel Farage savaged over shamed Russia bribe MEP in brutal clash

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

22.10.2025 05:44 — 👍 290    🔁 113    💬 20    📌 5
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Reform confirm councillor expelled from party over ‘unacceptable’ online remarks He is the third councillor to be kicked out of the group in recent weeks

Reform UK confirm Northumberland councillor expelled from party over ‘unacceptable’ online remarks

www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

21.10.2025 19:11 — 👍 157    🔁 88    💬 19    📌 15
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He can control the DOJ. The IRS. The FBI.
But not the foreign banks about to expose his money trail.👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

21.10.2025 16:34 — 👍 5169    🔁 1948    💬 214    📌 71
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“That rich people can hurt poor people and not pay a price... that fetishisation of young girls is OK.”

What message does Trump’s consideration of a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell - “as much an abuser as Epstein” - send?

Co-author of Nobody’s Girl, Amy Wallace, tells @maitlis.bsky.social.

21.10.2025 15:47 — 👍 110    🔁 44    💬 2    📌 1
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Nasty far right extremist in the Tory party, Katie Lam. #ukpolitics

21.10.2025 11:56 — 👍 70    🔁 24    💬 15    📌 0
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Thank you to the team at Renova for the life-changing support you provide to those facing homelessness in Bracknell Forest

20.10.2025 11:02 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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KCC leader faces possible vote of no confidence in wake of leaked video The leader of Kent County Council could face a vote of no confidence in weeks as the furore over a damaging leaked video shows little sign of abating.

Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran faces possible vote of no confidence

www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...

19.10.2025 18:55 — 👍 160    🔁 56    💬 17    📌 5
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Flip-flop, lie, spin, sell out, kneel, pretend, backstab, repeat - the Tories’ political signature.
Coutinho in 2023: “Nothing will distract us from achieving Net Zero.”
Coutinho in 2025: “The problem with Net Zero ‘religion’ is we’re heading the wrong path.” #ukpolitics

19.10.2025 08:51 — 👍 90    🔁 39    💬 12    📌 1
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Nigel Farage’s partner embroiled in Brussels fraud investigation Laure Ferrari’s Eurosceptic group was at the centre of fraud scandal that led to ongoing criminal case

Nigel Farage’s partner embroiled in Brussels fraud investigation
Laure Ferrari’s Eurosceptic group was at the centre of fraud scandal that led to ongoing criminal case

www.thetimes.com/article/1883...

18.10.2025 20:28 — 👍 415    🔁 226    💬 43    📌 19
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Leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

18.10.2025 16:16 — 👍 83    🔁 30    💬 9    📌 0
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Reform UK forced to reject slew of unlawful donations Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

Reform UK forced to reject slew of unlawful donations

Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

www.ft.com/content/5392...

16.10.2025 05:54 — 👍 218    🔁 108    💬 13    📌 6
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Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets One of the biggest donors to Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero Reform UK during the general election campaign has significant Russian business interests, DeSmog can report.  Natural resources investor Davi...

David George Plummer Lilley donated £274k in total to Reform UK, he is number 8 on their list of top donors.

Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets

www.desmog.com/2024/06/26/m...

16.10.2025 18:39 — 👍 250    🔁 145    💬 17    📌 8
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Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier The aerospace company H.R. Smith Group was an early backer of the party after Nigel Farage became leader. Reform has faced criticism over comments seen as supporting Moscow. Nigel Farage at an even…

Major Donor to Reform U.K. Party Sold Weapons Parts to Russian Supplier

martinplaut.com/2025/03/28/m...

There was £100k from subsidiary company Techtest in May 2019 and then £50k (not mentioned in the article) from parent company HR Smith group in May 2024.

donation.watch/en/unitedkin...

16.10.2025 05:46 — 👍 386    🔁 255    💬 24    📌 11
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A new US–Ukrainian drone dubbed Artemis ALM-20, seen as a counterpart to the Shahed, has been successfully tested against targets in Russia. Built by Auterion, it features AI and self-guidance with a 1,600 km range and a 45 kg warhead. Production is set to begin in Ukraine, the US, and Germany.

16.10.2025 13:10 — 👍 414    🔁 47    💬 6    📌 5
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic 🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!

🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!

For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist

Join me & @thebda.bsky.social in an URGENT call for action to
#FixNHSdentistryNOW

youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...

16.10.2025 19:33 — 👍 374    🔁 144    💬 25    📌 7
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