Deryck Francis

Ahh, that explains it! I thought I'd misheard! 😂

Sorry @mrjamesob.bsky.social , did I hear you correctly, did you just say Farage will be back on your show next week?
(I sent a WhatsApp but it doesn't seem to be going through -
@lbc.co.uk)

... and I think Labour will have issues adopting it as a result. However, imo, it is a better way of raising tax than we currently have because it spreads out the responsibility. 19% tax would be a relief for a lot of people and 21% tax would scarcely be felt by those already paying 20%. (2/2)

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I'm listening to today's show on catch up so you may get a caller who posits this thought but I think Labour will inevitably adopt a similar tax set up to Scotland. The issue I see with this is that Scottish Labour have spent years attacking the SNP for the structure (1/2)

@sturdyalex.bsky.social the pro-tip about Nistisima food is brilliant pro-tip! My partner & I are thinking about going to Athens and we're vegetarian so it's one I'll be remembering!

@quietriotpod.bsky.social Come for the political content and get added extras along the way. 😂✌🏻

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Are we giving the mango Mussolini a better parade that his birthday one with the rubber tanks? 🤔

@mrjamesob.bsky.social The segment you had with Roman Kemp was really good & the initiative sounds amazing. It actually sounds like something that could be scaled to every sport in the UK, hell every football league in the UK.
Honestly, such an impressive initiative.

Has anyone used @zipcar.bsky.social flex to hire a car to go to the shop (like ASDA) and back?
Just trying to decide whether I can use flex for this & have the car coming out of the shop to drive home or if I need a round trip. #zipcar #london

I know, I never thought I'd see the day either. 😂
To get a glimpse into J.K Rowling's head when she discovers Anne Widdecombe is more progressive than she is. 🫠

@sturdyalex.bsky.social on for @quietriotpod.bsky.social wokey dokey... apparently Anne Widdecombe is woke now according to Jonathan Hinder.

Why wait?
W/ their ultimatum to Israel to work towards a 2 state solution means that they'll have to recognise a Palestinian state eventually.
This just gives the option to kick into the long grass w/ Israel giving a lip service ceasefire & promising to work towards 2 states but never delivering.

UK ready to recognise Palestinian state in peace deal Starmer will lobby Donald Trump over the Israel-Gaza conflict in Scotland at the weekend

"As part of a peace deal".

Starmer still dedicated to giving Israel veto power over the recognition of Palestine. We know they'd never allow it, he knows they'd never allow it, they'd murder hundreds of thousands more to prevent it.

A complete charade.

inews.co.uk/news/politic...

These pictures will be remembered for centuries.

Future generations will ask:

"Who did what, and when?

Who made this abomination possible?

Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"

Make sure you have good answers.

Not only am I outraged that they're considering it on behalf of a private lobby but wouldn't for trans people but I've got complaints in regarding this as I assume have many others & it just feels like another case of 'pick on the 'poor' to benefit the 'rich'' like their recent welfare debacle.

@maitlis.bsky.social is 100% right here. You can't rail against unjust bonuses then stand back when those bonuses are converted to salary instead.

The answer is nationalisation, which Labour won't countenance but which we've had in Scotland the whole time.

Every day, Israel deliberately massacres unarmed civilians it has deliberately starved.

How is this possible?

Because instead of framing Israel’s atrocities as obscene outrages demanding urgent action, the Western media has normalised Israel’s atrocities.

Every day, the same story, the same moral pit. The fall of this murderous government can't come soon enough. The only suitable place for Netenyahu is in court for war crimes.

What an insane story but fabulous piece of investigative journalism.
I'd never read The Salt Path but the backdrop discovered here could be a book/film in its own right.

Chief Rabbi says 'vile Jew-hatred at Glastonbury' a 'national shame' Sir Ephraim Mirvis hit out after Bob Vylan's controversial performance at Glastonbury was aired by BBC.

Personally, I'd reserve overheated rhetoric like "national shame" for our (and the international community's) failure to take action to halt systematic war crimes and the deliberate murder of starving civilians, not what some rappers said at a music festival.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Any time! 🎉🤘🏻

@jemmaforte.bsky.social Buckled at your attempt to pronounce Tadgh. 😂
It should be pronounced similar to Tie-guh.

Waiting for news outlets and reporters to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, reporting Trump's social media posts on foreign policy without confirmation is deeply irresponsible and an embarrassing failure of journalism.

When even your whips won’t whip or vote for a Bill, you must surely pause and rethink. The Welfare Bill is cruel. It is morally wrong, economically illiterate and politically naive. Bravo this woman, that’s what leadership looks like 👇

@quietriotpod.bsky.social I can't find the Wokey Dokey submissions but I saw this and couldn't stop laughing. 😂 Seems like a great edition.

Chaotic Neutral for me.

There is no separating the art from the artist. If you buy Harry Potter shit, you are funding transphobic campaigning. It’s that simple.

March it self starts 11:30 with people arriving to assemble from 10am..

Thank you! See you there!

"One of the single worst examples of journalism I've ever seen in a British newspaper."

@mrjamesob.bsky.social can't believe what he's reading.

This Sunday, May 25th, we will take to the streets to demand an end to the systemic, top down oppression of trans people by the state. This isn’t just a protest it’s a declaration of our right to live openly, safely, and authentically.