The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summerβs movement was led by βordinary peopleβ expressing their patriotism. Thatβs not what we found
Perhaps not ordinary folks who love our country but criminals and bigots? Be great if we had more local investigative journalism - well done to the Sheffield Tribune and mill media www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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I would support nurses and other lower paid NHS staff if they were to strike over pay.
And I previously supported resident doctors. But this strike is BMA induced madness.
BMA leadership needs an overhaul - they seem callously indifferent to patients and the rebuilding of the NHS.
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I am up for all these, except perhaps a bakery crawl - one trip a day is enough!
21.07.2025 15:29 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Leeds #pride
20.07.2025 15:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Glorious Leeds #leeds #riveraire
18.07.2025 11:53 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Auto-enrolment is one of the few big success stories of any shade of Government in recent years.
Raising contributions over time is part of the plan to ensure every low/middle income worker has a decent pension.
Helpful if we could focus on policy merits - not the person making the announcementβ¦
12.07.2025 09:19 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
I may have to give up checking Fulham FC newsnow feed 8-10 times a day. Still no new faces for the whites :-( #fulhamfc
12.07.2025 09:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
NHS Pay 3
This Government often makes me angry - but on the NHS they are putting money in thatβs needed. So cβmon resident doctors stop this selfish action and put patients first!
11.07.2025 14:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
NHS Pay Part 2
I supported resident (junior) doctors past strike action. But that was resolved and they had a decent pay deal and now have an offer far in excess of nurses.
I do not support this ill advised strike action at such short notice. The BMA cares nothing for patients or the NHS.
11.07.2025 14:55 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Part 1 NHS Pay
I would support nurses if they threatened to strike. Itβs wrong that their pay has fallen behind teachers and other public sector professionals.
#nhs #nhspay #nurses #doctors
11.07.2025 14:48 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
And #moths !
04.07.2025 15:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Great place for a hike! Leyburn to Muker is a cracker.
30.06.2025 17:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Morning coffee view - enjoying some brief respite from the heat #leeds #coffee
30.06.2025 07:58 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#oslo opera house and the public library, which I could happily live in! #architecture #joy
27.06.2025 08:42 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Made some new friends on yesterdayβs hike in Hareina, Norway #hike #hiking
24.06.2025 10:06 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#hiking
24.06.2025 10:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Hareina, Norway
23.06.2025 15:46 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
#hiking #wildcamping #backpacking
21.05.2025 20:20 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The responsible right to roam in England is long overdue. Those who doubt our ability to roam responsibly should perhaps weigh this against the ecological vandalism committed by some landowners?
21.05.2025 16:07 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
As an adoptee, it is sad how little support and funding there is for adoption.
21.05.2025 16:01 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thatβs got to be painful. Hope they werenβt steel toe caps?!
21.05.2025 15:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Interesting thoughtβ¦though Trump does make up a lot of βalternative factsβ. Whether this is deliberate or mostly because of stupidity is arguable..
21.05.2025 15:56 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ahh but there are βalternative factsβ
21.05.2025 15:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Not sure it ever wasβ¦but I take your point
21.05.2025 15:53 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Now, thatβs a good week plan!
19.05.2025 13:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Stressful
17.05.2025 23:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Minus the Jesus, I am with you. Sighs with reliefβ¦
17.05.2025 23:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Icelandic Jedward as winners?!
17.05.2025 21:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Good to hear!
17.05.2025 13:54 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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