Mike Sivier's Avatar

Mike Sivier

@midwalesmike.bsky.social

Vox Political writer and therefore poverty-stricken.

280 Followers  |  24 Following  |  2,295 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  2.2925

Latest posts by midwalesmike.bsky.social on Bluesky

Preview
Mel Stride proves the trust recession is real Mel Stride’s £5k ‘gift’ hides billions in cruel cuts — and proves that a so-called 'trust recession' is entirely appropriate right now.

After a full day of Tory spin, here’s what it really means: Mel Stride’s £5k “gift” hides £47 billion in cuts. The UK’s real recession is one of trust.
#MelStride #TrustRecession #ToryCuts #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 23:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory ‘back to fossil fuel’ plan won’t cut your energy bills The Tories’ plan to scrap green rules won’t cut bills – it will boost profits, burn more fossil fuels and wreck the UK’s energy security.

As you switch off the lights tonight, remember: the Tories want to turn back the clock on energy.
Their “back to fossil fuels” plan won’t cut bills — it’ll burn the planet.
#Tories #NetZero #EnergyBills #ClimateCrisis #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 23:46 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory plan to scrap Sentencing Council exposes racism The Conservatives plan to scrap the Sentencing Council after it tackled racism in courts — a move exposing their true priorities?

Before you turn in: the Conservatives plan to scrap the Sentencing Council — because it tackled racism in UK courts.
This isn’t equality. It’s the restoration of injustice.
#Tories #Racism #SentencingCouncil #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/i...

07.10.2025 23:34 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory members want Reform UK merger to win power back Tory members think merging with Reform UK could save them — but it may drag the party even further right and doom them at the ballot box.

The Tory grassroots want Nigel Farage to “save” them. He’ll bury them instead. Nearly half now back a merger with Reform UK.
#Tories #ReformUK #Farage #KemiBadenoch #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/d...

07.10.2025 22:19 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So you agree with the article, then?

07.10.2025 22:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory ‘back to fossil fuel’ plan won’t cut your energy bills The Tories’ plan to scrap green rules won’t cut bills – it will boost profits, burn more fossil fuels and wreck the UK’s energy security.

Coming home to rising bills while the Tories promise fake “savings”?
Their plan to scrap green energy rules won’t cut costs — it’ll make things worse.
#Tories #CostOfLiving #ClimateCrisis #EnergyPolicy #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 17:09 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory plan to scrap Sentencing Council exposes racism The Conservatives plan to scrap the Sentencing Council after it tackled racism in courts — a move exposing their true priorities?

Heading home? Here’s what the Tories are really up to: abolishing the Sentencing Council — because it tried to fix racist sentencing.
“Fairness”, they say. You decide.
#Tories #Racism #Justice #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/i...

07.10.2025 16:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Mel Stride proves the trust recession is real Mel Stride’s £5k ‘gift’ hides billions in cruel cuts — and proves that a so-called 'trust recession' is entirely appropriate right now.

Tory Mel Stride calls a £5k giveaway “help” for first-time buyers — but it hides £47 billion in cuts that punish the vulnerable. The UK’s real recession is of trust.
#MelStride #TrustRecession #ToryCuts #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 16:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory ‘back to fossil fuel’ plan won’t cut your energy bills The Tories’ plan to scrap green rules won’t cut bills – it will boost profits, burn more fossil fuels and wreck the UK’s energy security.

The Tories claim scrapping green energy rules will cut bills – but it’s a con. Energy firms will profit, pollution will rise, and the UK will fall behind.
#Tories #ClimateCrisis #EnergyBills #NetZero VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/t...

07.10.2025 12:30 — 👍 8    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory plan to scrap Sentencing Council exposes racism The Conservatives plan to scrap the Sentencing Council after it tackled racism in courts — a move exposing their true priorities?

The Conservatives say they’ll scrap the Sentencing Council — because it tackled racism in UK courts. “Equal treatment”, they call it. Looks more like restoring bias.
#Tories #Racism #SentencingCouncil #UKPolitics VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/i...

07.10.2025 11:30 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tory members want Reform UK merger to win power back Tory members think merging with Reform UK could save them — but it may drag the party even further right and doom them at the ballot box.

Almost two-thirds of Tory members want a pact with Reform UK — and nearly half would back a full merger. They think Farage can save them. History says otherwise.
#Tories #ReformUK #Farage #KemiBadenoch #UKPolitics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/07/d...

07.10.2025 10:32 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
Who'll REALLY benefit from Smokescreen Stride’s austerity plan? Mel Stride’s £5k “first-job bonus” for first-home-buyers masks £47bn in cuts hitting mental health sufferers, migrants, and working families.

They call it reform. We call it cruelty. £47bn stripped from the poor to fund a £5k gimmick. Don’t be fooled by Smokescreen Stride. #ToryCuts #Austerity #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/w...

06.10.2025 22:01 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Labour’s plan to criminalise protest is an assault on democracy Labour’s plan to restrict protests is an attack on free speech — using fear to silence opposition and shrink democracy in the UK.

Labour claims it’s protecting communities, but restricting protests is a fight against democracy itself. Citizens face limits on free expression while the government pushes its policy.
#Labour #Protest #FreeSpeech #Democracy #bbcnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/p...

06.10.2025 21:49 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
Preview
Who'll REALLY benefit from Smokescreen Stride’s austerity plan? Mel Stride’s £5k “first-job bonus” for first-home-buyers masks £47bn in cuts hitting mental health sufferers, migrants, and working families.

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride plans £47bn in cuts — targeting mental health, migrants, and working-class families — while offering a £5k “bonus” as cover. #SmokescreenStride #ToryCuts #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/w...

06.10.2025 18:14 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Labour’s plan to criminalise protest is an assault on democracy Labour’s plan to restrict protests is an attack on free speech — using fear to silence opposition and shrink democracy in the UK.

Evening newsflash: Labour’s plan to cap protest numbers and relocate events hides public dissent and undermines democracy. Free speech is under attack.
#Labour #Protest #FreeSpeech #Democracy #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/p...

06.10.2025 18:05 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Labour’s plan to criminalise protest is an assault on democracy Labour’s plan to restrict protests is an attack on free speech — using fear to silence opposition and shrink democracy in the UK.

Labour says it’s protecting communities — but new rules to restrict protests are an attack on free speech. Citizens may be silenced while the government pushes its policy agenda.
#Labour #FreeSpeech #Protest #Democracy #bbcnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/p...

06.10.2025 12:54 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Who'll REALLY benefit from Smokescreen Stride’s austerity plan? Mel Stride’s £5k “first-job bonus” for first-home-buyers masks £47bn in cuts hitting mental health sufferers, migrants, and working families.

Stride’s £5,000 “first-job bonus” hides a planned £47bn in cuts hitting mental health sufferers, migrants, and working-class families. #SmokescreenStride #ToryCuts #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/w...

06.10.2025 12:32 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Labour’s plan to criminalise protest is an assault on democracy Labour’s plan to restrict protests is an attack on free speech — using fear to silence opposition and shrink democracy in the UK.

Labour’s plan to “protect communities” by restricting protest is nothing less than an attack on free speech — and a fight against democracy itself.
#Labour #Protest #FreeSpeech #Democracy #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/06/p...

06.10.2025 09:43 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
After Manchester: how the UK can stop terror before it starts Watch Vox Political’s video on the Manchester synagogue attack and how the UK can tackle the roots of terror, racism and division.

After the Manchester synagogue attack, what must the UK do to stop terror before it starts?
Watch Vox Political’s latest analysis video here
#Manchester #UKPolitics #Terrorism #Radicalisation #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/05/h...

05.10.2025 20:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Greens back wealth tax to end ‘rip-off UK’ Zack Polanski says a wealth tax on the richest one per cent would end “rip-off UK” and fund childcare, education and buses.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski says it’s time to “end rip-off UK” with a wealth tax on the richest one per cent — while Labour protects the super-rich. Who do you support? #WealthTax #GreenParty #Inequality #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/05/t...

05.10.2025 12:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

I don't think there's a disagreement. I'm interested in all points of view and any information on the subject.

05.10.2025 12:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The awful truth is that rather than any real concern for the victims, their families and their communities, the right wing and Zionist politicains and media revel in this type of attack as a means to demonise the pro Palestine movement and Muslims.
I

05.10.2025 02:46 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Michelle Mone may become Reform peer after PPE scandal Michelle Mone says she won’t return to the Lords as a Tory peer after PPE Medpro’s £122m Covid contract ruling. Is she for Reform UK now?

Michelle Mone says she has “no wish to return” to the Lords as a Tory peer after the PPE Medpro £122m scandal. Could she now become Reform UK’s first peer? #MichelleMone #PPEMedpro #ReformUK #ToryCorruption #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/05/m...

05.10.2025 11:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Preview
How Zionist zealots exploited the Manchester synagogue attack The media platforms pro-Israel extremists after the Manchester synagogue killings, twisting events to smear pro-Palestine voices.

From Mirvis to Mahmood, the Manchester synagogue killings are being used to stir fear and push for clampdowns on pro-Palestine activism. Don’t let the spin go unchallenged. #ManchesterSynagogue #ProPalestine #Zionism #UKPolitics #bbcnews #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/m...

04.10.2025 21:14 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
Tories threaten to leave ECHR – for power, not over immigration Kemi Badenoch’s plan to exit the ECHR isn’t about immigration — it’s about weakening citizens’ rights and consolidating government power.

If the Tories drag the UK out of the ECHR, we’ll stand alongside just Russia and Belarus — the only countries outside Europe’s human rights system. That tells you everything. #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/t...

04.10.2025 21:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Gaza peace is not peace if Palestinians are left unprotected Hamas may free hostages, but Trump’s Gaza plan demands disarmament without protection. Real peace needs international guarantees.

A Gaza “peace” with Palestinians disarmed and unprotected is no peace at all. It’s surrender dressed up as peace. My take here: #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/p...

04.10.2025 21:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Preview
Zack Polanski on Legalising All Drugs – What the Public Thinks Watch the new video: Zack Polanski backs legalising all drugs. We run through supporters’ and critics’ arguments — where do you stand?

Green Party leader Zack Polanski backs legalising all drugs. Vox Political looks at supporters’ arguments and the one strong dissenting voice. Where do you stand? #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #DrugPolicy #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/z...

04.10.2025 20:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
How Zionist zealots exploited the Manchester synagogue attack The media platforms pro-Israel extremists after the Manchester synagogue killings, twisting events to smear pro-Palestine voices.

The Manchester synagogue killings have been turned into yet another excuse for pro-Israel extremists to smear pro-Palestine voices. Why does the media always hand them the microphone? #ManchesterSynagogue #MediaBias #Zionism #ProPalestine #bbcnews #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/m...

04.10.2025 16:17 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Tories threaten to leave ECHR – for power, not over immigration Kemi Badenoch’s plan to exit the ECHR isn’t about immigration — it’s about weakening citizens’ rights and consolidating government power.

The Tories say leaving the ECHR will fix immigration. The truth? It would strip everyone in the UK of basic rights — from fair trials to free speech. #ECHR #HumanRights #UKPolitics #Conservatives #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/t...

04.10.2025 16:08 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Preview
Gaza peace is not peace if Palestinians are left unprotected Hamas may free hostages, but Trump’s Gaza plan demands disarmament without protection. Real peace needs international guarantees.

Trump hails “peace” in Gaza. But if Palestinians are disarmed with no protection, that’s not peace – it’s slavery. Read the full analysis: #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Ceasefire #bbcnews #itvnews #PoliticsLive #VoxPolitical
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/10/04/p...

04.10.2025 16:01 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

@midwalesmike is following 20 prominent accounts