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He/him benaustwick.co.uk Hold kindness in your heart like a knife at the throat of the world

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The baseless innuendo of “family voting” The extraordinary decision by Democracy Volunteers to shroudwave about "family voting" for the Gorton and Denton by-election has damaged both trust in the political system and harmed race relations.

The baseless innuendo of “family voting”

The extraordinary decision by Democracy Volunteers to shroudwave about "family voting" for the Gorton and Denton by-election has damaged both trust in the political system and harmed race relations.

03.03.2026 18:58 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 3    📌 2

Haha that's a great joke

03.03.2026 18:51 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pleeeeease. Please please please

03.03.2026 16:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Large grazers!

03.03.2026 15:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How are the indentured Bangladeshi slaves getting on

03.03.2026 13:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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My cat died nearly two years ago but in the spring when the bluebells start to come up all over my "lawn" I can still clearly see the path he made through them down to his favourite place. I always forget it's there and am always so happy to see it

03.03.2026 13:21 — 👍 105    🔁 6    💬 3    📌 0

Haha yes!

03.03.2026 13:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Labour's logic chasing Conservative votes was always that it's in effect two votes, as one is taken from the Conservatives in the process. This doesn't work with Reform who have no liberal wing and they don't appear to have thought that through

03.03.2026 12:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Sticker on a wall saying "END DHS. KERLYQ152. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM

Sticker on a wall saying "END DHS. KERLYQ152. HAVE YOU SEEN THEM

Screenshot showing no search results for kerlyq152

Screenshot showing no search results for kerlyq152

Cryptic!

03.03.2026 12:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
3 fabric and clothing shops in a row on Whitechapel Road

3 fabric and clothing shops in a row on Whitechapel Road

Euro Miss, Kids Kemp, Eye Catch. E1

03.03.2026 12:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If it's true the US doesn't have enough arms for this war we're about to see the rapid collapse of a superpower, don't think it'll be that funny unfortunately

03.03.2026 12:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, arranged diagonally, spines facing outwards.

Ten Longbarrow hardbacks, arranged diagonally, spines facing outwards.

Special offer from Longbarrow Press: any 3 hardbacks for £32. Includes collections by Steve Ely, Angelina D'Roza, Rob Hindle, Peter Riley, Nancy Gaffield, Mark Goodwin, Matthew Clegg, Chris Jones, Fay Musselwhite, 'The Footing' anthology, and more

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03.03.2026 10:35 — 👍 13    🔁 17    💬 0    📌 2

The political reshaping of the UK in such a short a time is hard to take in

03.03.2026 11:41 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I don't know how you can expect people who are anti-war not to protest him allowing the US to use British airbases

03.03.2026 11:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🤞

03.03.2026 11:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yeah thanks I understand it now :)

03.03.2026 10:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I no I see he won't have a majority

03.03.2026 10:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Ah ok I see

03.03.2026 10:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

If the new house was the same number but didn't have one 🤷

03.03.2026 10:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Does it not mean Reform win in first past the post?

03.03.2026 10:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It makes Farage PM as far as I can see

03.03.2026 10:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Nooooo! The first book i read

03.03.2026 08:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Coat should be leather

02.03.2026 20:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Alphaville!

02.03.2026 18:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

175 schoolgirls so far 🇺🇸🦅

02.03.2026 18:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Read that as Threads at first

02.03.2026 18:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The "international law doesn't exist, just agreements between countries" is a far-right thing she's picked up, seen it a few times on twitter (pre-Iran attack)

02.03.2026 16:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Phil Leotardo

Phil Leotardo

RIP the Shah of Iran

02.03.2026 14:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I know, what's your point

02.03.2026 13:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What are you talking about please

02.03.2026 13:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0