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Woking FC, cyclist, grandad, father, husband, modelmaker, trams, left leaning and a bit green.

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Either would to stir up hatred and division.
Badenough is saying โ€˜everyone is terrifiedโ€™, just wanting unrest.

02.11.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And then had Badenough on to talk about train stabbing, and let her go on for 5 uninterrupted minutes of Tory bullshit.

02.11.2025 11:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I like โ€˜foghorn of ignoranceโ€™ or โ€˜foghorn of arroganceโ€™ or even โ€˜foghorn of spiteโ€™.

02.11.2025 11:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

30.10.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38780    ๐Ÿ” 14656    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 565    ๐Ÿ“Œ 652

Iโ€™d rather he was asked about
His Russian connections and money
Reformโ€™s dodgy councillors
Reform lying about tax rises
His plans for NHS, Fracking
Who actually bought the Clacton house
Reformโ€™s VAT fiddles
His dereliction of his responsibility as Clacton MP
his admiration of Trump and Putin

01.11.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ’ฏ

31.10.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Imagine being about to starve millions to avoid releasing the Epstein/pedo Trump files.

01.11.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think theyโ€™re waiting until their contracts expire in February.
If they sack them, the right wing press will have a field day; but if they just let their contracts expire thereโ€™s no flack or comeback.

01.11.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Be fair, heโ€™s done everything he can to- he said he felt โ€˜sadโ€™.
What more do you expect from him - action, concern, compassion?
Thereโ€™s no money to be made from helping in Jaywick.

01.11.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If they went on strike surely the US would come to a halt in hours?

01.11.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Challenged on whether he questioned Gill over the statements, Farage said: "I didn't know anything about it; all I knew was that he'd been to Ukraine. I told him not to go, he defied me and went, I was completely unaware of any statements that he made."
However, multiple sources who worked with Farage and Gill in Brussels and Strasbourg said the two men had been close.

(Photo of Farage and, behind him, Gill after a historic vote for the Brexit agreement at a session of the European parliament on 29 January 2020. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) 

Gill was described variously as Farage's
"enforcer" and "right-hand man" by some who recalled they had adjoining offices.
One former Ukip MEP from that time told the Guardian: "Gill was in the thick of organising. He was the right-hand version of Farage. His office was right beside Farage's."

Challenged on whether he questioned Gill over the statements, Farage said: "I didn't know anything about it; all I knew was that he'd been to Ukraine. I told him not to go, he defied me and went, I was completely unaware of any statements that he made." However, multiple sources who worked with Farage and Gill in Brussels and Strasbourg said the two men had been close. (Photo of Farage and, behind him, Gill after a historic vote for the Brexit agreement at a session of the European parliament on 29 January 2020. Photograph: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images) Gill was described variously as Farage's "enforcer" and "right-hand man" by some who recalled they had adjoining offices. One former Ukip MEP from that time told the Guardian: "Gill was in the thick of organising. He was the right-hand version of Farage. His office was right beside Farage's."

Can we please not have Farage wriggle out of this one. His denial is not where this should end. Heโ€™s up to his grubby neck in dodgy shite. Beyond time our media stopped handing him free passes and started to properly scrutinise him.

01.11.2025 08:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 341    ๐Ÿ” 141    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Sure I typed โ€˜campaigedโ€™ not bloody Cameron.

01.11.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I reckon any party that Cameron those 3 policies would form the next govt.

01.11.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And that limit, in his case, is the square root of fuck all.

Lazy, lying, racist, grifter scum.

01.11.2025 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wrong to say group-based child abuse is predominantly committed by Pakistani men - police chiefs It's important to address "all the threats from all races and ethnicities", warns Assistant Chief Constable Becky Riggs, the National Police Chiefs' Council's lead for child protection and abuse inves...

85% of group-based child abusers were white in 2024.
It is important to prevent it amongst ALL groups where it occurs.

3.5% of child abuse cases were group-based in Q3 2024. So 96.5% were not. Those cases mustn't be ignored just to fulfil Goodwin's racist preferences.
news.sky.com/story/wrong-...

31.10.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Deadly Israeli attacks shake Gaza ceasefire as more bodies exchanged Israeli strikes on Gaza this week have killed more than 100 people following the killing of an Israeli soldier.

Ceasefire?
Netanyahu is laughing at the world whist the killing continues.

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

01.11.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The image shows a young girl sitting on a hospital bed, smiling brightly despite having both arms amputated. She wears a white T-shirt with a Minnie Mouse design and a light bandage around her neck. In her lap rests a doll, whose arms are also bandaged to resemble hers โ€” a tender, symbolic detail showing care and empathy from those around her. The clean hospital bedding and clinical surroundings contrast with her joyful expression, conveying both innocence and resilience amid hardship.

The image shows a young girl sitting on a hospital bed, smiling brightly despite having both arms amputated. She wears a white T-shirt with a Minnie Mouse design and a light bandage around her neck. In her lap rests a doll, whose arms are also bandaged to resemble hers โ€” a tender, symbolic detail showing care and empathy from those around her. The clean hospital bedding and clinical surroundings contrast with her joyful expression, conveying both innocence and resilience amid hardship.

Mohammad Safa, Representative of the NGO โ€œPatriotic Vision Organizationโ€ to the United Nations reports:

At least 21,000 Palestinian children have been disabled and around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in Gaza since October 7, 2023.

01.11.2025 00:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Will he also apologise for
Corrupt councillors,
Taking Russian money,
Supporting Putin and Paedo Trump,
Not paying VAT,
Raising council tax everywhere,
Supporting fracking,
Lying about โ€˜hisโ€™ Clacton house,
Feeling โ€˜sadโ€™ about Jaywick but doing fโ€™all to help,
Not doing his job as MP,
Being a racist?

31.10.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Farage protecting women

Reminder of the company he keeps

(James McMurdock was a Reform UK Ltd MP in 2024)

31.10.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think she โ€˜ownsโ€™ it, but she didnโ€™t pay for it.

31.10.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

1789 France, I hope.

31.10.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Admits It Doesnโ€™t Know Who Exactly Itโ€™s Killing in Boat Strikes Officials acknowledged they donโ€™t know the identities of the people theyโ€™re killing and canโ€™t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.

Officials acknowledged they donโ€™t know the identities of the people theyโ€™re killing and canโ€™t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors.

31.10.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 195    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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this is insane.

www.kivitv.com/canyon-count...

31.10.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14471    ๐Ÿ” 4979    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 786    ๐Ÿ“Œ 325

Ed Davey, not afraid to tackle Farage's hateful rhetoric and divisiveness head on

31.10.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How deeply buried in the BBCโ€™s website is this?

31.10.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Man in grey humiliates Matt Goodwin after his anti migrant rant #BBCQT

"Do white British people not also commit these violent crimes? Is your narrative not that these crimes are only committed by asylum seekers and refugees"

30.10.2025 23:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1098    ๐Ÿ” 278    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
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#farage #Brexit #ECHR

31.10.2025 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 128    ๐Ÿ” 46    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

โ€œThere are Chamberlains in every generation...โ€

@georgemonbiot.bsky.socialโ€™s takedown of anti-immigration pro-Reform activist Matt Goodwin

31.10.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Farage says heโ€™s โ€œsadโ€ his constituency tops the deprivation charts, yet heโ€™s done nothing to change it. A hollow Putin's pet posing as a patriot, more interested in gold ads, crypto and GB News than Clactonโ€™s struggles. All bluster, no backbone. The people deserve better than this racist fraud.

31.10.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 164    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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