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@thefatfryer.bsky.social

Left leaning and socially aware. Belfast. Love politics, my husband and my French Bulldog Cybil. I hate Brexit and all those that are responsible for it. #joinnow Also love cars, any type any age.

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Thanks Paul, that way a laugh out loud moment. Unless the midterms are free and fair (unlikely) then the term β€œimpeached” looks likely to be consigned to history. Even in the short term (ish)

I will do a happy dance if Hesketh goes.

09.03.2026 11:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nowt as queer as folk! My husband loved it but I hated it. Taste huh?

09.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our old neighbour was an army veteran. He never spoke about the tours he did but he did speak about the PTSD he suffers and the friends he lost.

He was embarrassed that I said he was a hero. He said he was doing his job.

He was a hero. I couldn’t do it.

09.03.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You were ahead of the game. Unfortunately the advice usually goes unheard as there is always something more pressing to use the money for.

Short term thinking is rife in financial planning.

09.03.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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True but I live in NI and we are statistically the poorest area of GB. This may, therefore, proportionally affect us more. My post is to raise the saliency of NI as we are, at best, ignored.

The scandal is UK wide.

09.03.2026 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed, but of course he won’t. Nor ever would. Neither will the apparatchiks in the Pentagon who chose the target.

And don’t get me started on the Max Headroom copy as the β€œSecretary of War”

09.03.2026 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to treat our reservists and full time military with the respect they deserve.

Thank you for her service. (An Americanism but one that should be adopted)

09.03.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fired from it would be preferable.

09.03.2026 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True. But now the bastard has crossed to the dark side of Meta he is rich enough to afford the legal fees.

And he has the gall to try and flog a book.

But, boy, it would be popular.

09.03.2026 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They also crashed the economy, failed to invest when money was historically cheap and still claim to be the party of financial probity? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

09.03.2026 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Of course they did. She isn’t Nigel Farage…

09.03.2026 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s outrageous but sadly not out of character.

09.03.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Articles like this easily justify my FT subscription.

09.03.2026 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I read another couple of posts that said that AI had located the target. 23k work in the Pentagon and yet no one checked first.

A war crime is still a war crime regardless of if you blame AI.

09.03.2026 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations. It’s a good move. My advice to any mortgage owner is to try and over pay, if you can afford it. Even a little off the capital will not only reduce your interest it dramatically reduces your term.

09.03.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No they don’t but they do have defections.

The Titanic and deckchairs comes to mind…

09.03.2026 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can’t expect the β€œman of the people” to mix with the proles.

That’s why he is never seen in Clacton…

09.03.2026 08:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And it’s instructive that the RW media is so out of step with the British public.

Again.

09.03.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just LNG gas has jumped in cost:

Heating oil (in NI a majority of households use it for heating and hot water) has jumped from Β£320 for 500 litres to Β£617 just now.

Petrol from Β£1.23 a litre to Β£1.39

Pure profiteering.

09.03.2026 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heating oil (in NI a majority of households use it for heating and hot water) has jumped from Β£320 for 500 litres to Β£617 just now.

Petrol from Β£1.23 a litre to Β£1.39

Pure profiteering.

09.03.2026 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And I strongly agree with you.

The results will be even more stark when the car is next filled up and the shopping bought.

And wait until the next price cap comes out.

09.03.2026 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œAmericans are very lucky because, wherever they go to export freedom, they find oil.” Michele Serra

09.03.2026 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It appears that Farage is blinded by the love of the tango fool into following him regardless of Farage known political touch.

Trump is historically unpopular and yet Farage jumps to his unhinged position on Iran.

Good, well done Nige! Keep it up.

09.03.2026 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The problem with a national political control of immigration is just that. It depends on the wim if that government, and the saliency of the immigration debate rather than sound financial policy.

It appears that Labour has fallen into the same trap that the Tories did.

09.03.2026 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Caddy? If he has it must pay extraordinarily well.

And includes a private jet.

09.03.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Farage must have been desperate for the Airmiles…

09.03.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or desperation?

09.03.2026 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes that’s the logical conclusion. I guess with the definite shift to the left and the communication skills of Polanski it would appeal to the younger and financially insecure.

The young really have been screwed.

08.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. They just can’t be apparent to the rest of the bloc…

08.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed. My other half wanted to install it in the last project but the advice was it might be a turn off if we decided to sell the project rather than rent..

The same attitude was there five years ago about whole room insulation.

That’s now changed…

08.03.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0