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Wife, mother, grandmother and probably "woke". Although I still don't get why that's an insult. Christian but not a fundamentalist. Lived & worked in Brussels for 20 years, eight in NY. Rejoiner, anti-Brexit, anti Trump.

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President Miller is running the country. Donald Trump is just a doddering old man following President Miller's orders.

Get "President Miller" trending and he will soon be gone just like when President Bannon started trending in 2017.

07.10.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reform-Run Council Set To Put Taxes Up After Musk-Style Plan To Slash Spending Fails "That's what they're doing in local government and it's what they'd do to Britain."

Labour MP Polly Billington: "Now we know what putting Reform in charge means: huge promises about savings, then failing to find any. Thatโ€™s what theyโ€™re doing in local government and itโ€™s what theyโ€™d do to Britain.โ€

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

06.10.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The original series was much, much better. This "remake" is poorly cast, maudlin and over-sentimental. No housekeeper would have behaved like that in that era.
The original Mrs. Hall with Siegfried Farnon were outstanding.

05.10.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So Badenoch announces that the Tories will open ICE centres & Labour tell us they will introduce legislation to prevent repeated protests in the same location (viz. outside an ICE centre)
How do you protest about a fixed geographical building when your required to hold your demo elsewhere

05.10.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Yep. Got that. X

05.10.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As the saying goes, "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt"

05.10.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can categorically assure you that no amount of exercise helps when you have joints which are bone on bond. I am speaking from personal experience.

05.10.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Know people by those with whom they associate.

05.10.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

King Donald?

05.10.2025 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Jane Goodall said sheโ€™d like to send off to another planet: Musk, Trump, Putin, Xi & Netanyahu. ๐Ÿš€

05.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 739    ๐Ÿ” 256    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 25    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow thatโ€™s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

05.10.2025 07:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4986    ๐Ÿ” 1696    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 265    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70

Oh my, this made me so emotional.

05.10.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As my mother used to say, "They'll make their mouths say anything." Every so often, we all need to take a break from the madness.

04.10.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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History repeats.

04.10.2025 06:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11600    ๐Ÿ” 5594    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 275    ๐Ÿ“Œ 301

Good for him!

03.10.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I couldn't possibly guess, but kudos for not taking your sniffles to the baby. Wishing you a speedy recovery so you can meet her soon.

03.10.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The ramblings of a disturbed mind.

02.10.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starmer on the โ€œFarage boatsโ€, Rachel Reeves on the economic benefits of youth mobilityโ€ฆ

Are the Labour leadership starting to poke their heads out of their shells and dare to see a pro-EU pathway as a route both to fixing our woes and also attacking Farageโ€™s Achillesโ€™ heel?

Letโ€™s hope so.

02.10.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 470    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

The government says those wishing to be granted permanent settlement status will have to learn English to a high standard, have a clean criminal record, and volunteer in their community.

I propose that those criteria should apply to anyone who wants to wave the British or English flag in public.

02.10.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 117    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Yet it's a potentially fruitful line of argument.
Many of the UK's current problems stem from something most of us would prefer not to dwell on - Brexit. Depressed investment, low productivity, stagnant economic growth and living standards, the strain on the public finances and thus public services, food prices, the "Boriswave" of more than 2 million (legal) immigrants, increased red tape and border hassles for businesses, farmers and travellers... all can be traced back, to a greater or lesser extent, to 2016 and the EU Referendum. And who, as he reminds us again now, spent 30 years of his life campaigning for Britain to leave the EU? Farage. 
It is he, Farage, who 'broke Britain' with Brexit and is now capitalising on the vast damage he caused

Yet it's a potentially fruitful line of argument. Many of the UK's current problems stem from something most of us would prefer not to dwell on - Brexit. Depressed investment, low productivity, stagnant economic growth and living standards, the strain on the public finances and thus public services, food prices, the "Boriswave" of more than 2 million (legal) immigrants, increased red tape and border hassles for businesses, farmers and travellers... all can be traced back, to a greater or lesser extent, to 2016 and the EU Referendum. And who, as he reminds us again now, spent 30 years of his life campaigning for Britain to leave the EU? Farage. It is he, Farage, who 'broke Britain' with Brexit and is now capitalising on the vast damage he caused

โ€œFarage โ€œbroke Britain" with Brexit and is now, outrageously, capitalising on the vast damage he causedโ€

Article argues thereโ€™s no need to mention Reformโ€™s racism as the Brexit shitshow is failure enough.
But that had its roots in racism too. So letโ€™s do both.
app.independent.co.uk/edition/uk.c...

02.10.2025 06:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1105    ๐Ÿ” 443    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' Rally Was Sponsored by a Convicted Fraudster Allegedly Behind Cryptocurrency โ€˜Rug Pullsโ€™ The far-right rally was bankrolled by a convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal

Tommy Robinsonโ€™s Unite the Kingdom Rally was sponsored by a convicted fraudster allegedly behind cryptocurrency โ€˜rug pullsโ€™

The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

01.10.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 693    ๐Ÿ” 374    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

Rachel wearing very flimsy looking apron, mask and visor in NHS setting

Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.

Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt ยฃ122m - dares to claim sheโ€™s been โ€˜scapegoatedโ€™.

What, Michelle? ๐Ÿงต

01.10.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3018    ๐Ÿ” 1232    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 136    ๐Ÿ“Œ 76
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Looks like Michelle Mone is going to have to sell that yacht

(from Feb 23)

01.10.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1414    ๐Ÿ” 440    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 116    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
We can all see our country faces a choice, a defining choice.
Britain stands at a fork in the road.
We can choose decency.
Or we can choose division.
PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER

We can all see our country faces a choice, a defining choice. Britain stands at a fork in the road. We can choose decency. Or we can choose division. PRIME MINISTER KEIR STARMER

Time everyone chose decency, there is no need for division!

#Labour #KeirStarmer

30.09.2025 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Not only describes what is happening in the USA, but what Farage is proposing for the UK.

28.09.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So? The solution is obvious.

28.09.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Nigel Farage's attendance record as an MEP was 748 out of 751, yet he turned up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian disinformation. Now one of his MEPs has admitted taking bribes to spread Russian propaganda. Why is this not all over the media?

28.09.2025 07:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2059    ๐Ÿ” 862    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
Urban street. Front entrance to animal hospital.

Urban street. Front entrance to animal hospital.

Victorian home on urban street.

Victorian home on urban street.

Urban street with modern buildings.

Urban street with modern buildings.

Band playing on the street. Courthouse in the background.

Band playing on the street. Courthouse in the background.

Scenes from the lawless streets of Portland, OR.

27.09.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Is it "move to Dubai"?

26.09.2025 07:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1145    ๐Ÿ” 275    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.

Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social

We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.

Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ‘Š

26.09.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2434    ๐Ÿ” 993    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

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