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CEO, Republic. Author of Abolish the Monarchy. "Only ever wants to start an argument." ~ Buckingham Palace. Chair @AERMorg. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί he/him/his

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Haven’t been using Bluesky much but hello all! Had a lot of fun protesting today.

17.09.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I find men who call themselves alpha males objectively hilarious.

29.11.2024 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A brexit voting friend of mine told me he really regretted it the other night. It wasn't what he expected.

28.11.2024 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was a child, I learned that the Constitution didn’t apply to people like us. I said the Pledge of Allegiance from inside a barbed wire camp, the words β€œwith liberty and justice for all” wholly meaningless.

But I did not give up on America. I’ve spent my life fighting for its ideals.

24.11.2024 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 32872    πŸ” 5719    πŸ’¬ 609    πŸ“Œ 187
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'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out' Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues.

This is both sad and infuriating.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

24.11.2024 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5482    πŸ” 1252    πŸ’¬ 304    πŸ“Œ 121
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Two thirds of country back assisted dying LargestΒ study yet reveals attitudes just days before historic vote, but justice secretary brands bill a β€˜state death service’

🧡More in Common have spent the past few months polling & talking to people about assisted dying, we've shared our findings in today's Sunday Times. Speaking to people on both sides has been some of the most moving opinion work I've been involved in. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

24.11.2024 09:36 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 16
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Brexit – an unwelcome truth Labour’s continued silence on Brexit might just reveal an unwelcome truth; another reason, perhaps, to use the Brexit telescope?

β€œThe economic cost of Brexit, reliably estimated at around 5% of GDP and with a total loss to government coffers by 2035 of over Β£300bn, is unlikely to be offset by attempting to β€˜make Brexit work’ – a slogan which rather confirms that it hasn’t”

westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

24.11.2024 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2634    πŸ” 879    πŸ’¬ 109    πŸ“Œ 35
Dear Santa:
When I was a child, my father cheated on my Mom. Later, my parents divorced.
Soon after, my mother died in a car accident My brother and I could only live in my grandma's old house.
Grandma's sister was an alcoholic. The whole family lived on my grandma's savings. Grandma recently died.
My Uncle Andy is barely keeping himself out of jail from day to day.
My brother left home and won't talk to us any more.
Dad, now 74, had to go out to work to support the family and eventually he is going to want me to do the same thing.
Yours sincerely.
Prince William

Dear Santa: When I was a child, my father cheated on my Mom. Later, my parents divorced. Soon after, my mother died in a car accident My brother and I could only live in my grandma's old house. Grandma's sister was an alcoholic. The whole family lived on my grandma's savings. Grandma recently died. My Uncle Andy is barely keeping himself out of jail from day to day. My brother left home and won't talk to us any more. Dad, now 74, had to go out to work to support the family and eventually he is going to want me to do the same thing. Yours sincerely. Prince William

It’s all in the telling.

23.11.2024 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 29967    πŸ” 4162    πŸ’¬ 715    πŸ“Œ 284
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From YouGov: Three quarters support assisted dying law

22.11.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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The British press after seeing WickedπŸ§™β€β™€οΈ

Video: @MunyaChawawa

21.11.2024 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 493    πŸ” 150    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 17

Yep: bsky.app/profile/repu...

22.11.2024 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m launching a new monthly live programme via Zoom and recorded for YouTube as part of Republic’s expanding digital content.

Beyond the Royal Headlines will give you an opportunity to find out more about the monarchy, the constitution and the alternatives. πŸ‘‡

www.republic.org.uk/beyond_the_r...

15.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

● Jaguar Land Rover adds Β£10bn annually to the UK economy

● Employs 11,000 people in the UK

● Creates thousands more jobs in supply chain reliant on it

● And Grandad Nigel wants them to go bust because he doesn't like the ads.

Why do YOU think he doesn't like them?

22.11.2024 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2362    πŸ” 701    πŸ’¬ 292    πŸ“Œ 36

21% of the UK population or 14.3 million people live in relative poverty. Maybe we should talk about them for a change rather than the tax concerns of Jeremy Clarkson's wealthy children

20.11.2024 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1749    πŸ” 515    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 18

Sad news.

21.11.2024 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Daily Mail trotting out the old "austerity wedding" thing again. That was done deliberately (of course) because rationing was on going and the Windsors didn't want to look bad.

The wedding in fact cost about Β£1 million in 2024 prices and was a very lavish affair.

20.11.2024 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 731    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 3
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Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles Council in Yukon territory deadlocked, citing the crown’s tarnished relations with Indigenous peoples in the region The council of a town in Canada’s Yukon territory has been locked for weeks in bureaucratic standstill after its members refused to swear…

Standoff as Canada Yukon town council refuses to swear oath to King Charles

20.11.2024 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 37

Important context here:

● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)

● "a big farm" is 217 acres.

Now let's see who's angry:

● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres

20.11.2024 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6637    πŸ” 2923    πŸ’¬ 214    πŸ“Œ 105

The election was only the second time since 1989 that the republicans won a majority of the popular vote. The other one being 2004.

18.11.2024 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm sorry to post a link to the X cesspit but this is an excellent thread by @graham-smith.bsky.social about the cosplaying King, his dressing up box, mummy's promotion gifts and his pathetic dangling chest bling...
x.com/GrahamSmith_...

18.11.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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King owns dozens of rental homes that don't meet vital minimum energy standards After examining Energy Performance Certificates for scores on the West Norfolk estate, we have found more than 30 properties owned by the King fail to meet minimum requirements

"Some tenants have single glazed windows that are completely rotten. We think it is because King Charles does not like the look of double glazing, but you have to be careful what you say because they are so powerful."

17.11.2024 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 323    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 10
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King owns dozens of rental homes that don't meet vital minimum energy standards After examining Energy Performance Certificates for scores on the West Norfolk estate, we have found more than 30 properties owned by the King fail to meet minimum requirements

Charles the dodgy landlord, Charles the environmental hypocrite. Dozens of rental homes in Sandringham below legal energy standards. Windows rotting, tenants feeling the cold, while Charles flits about by helicopter between a dozen palatial homes.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
www.mirror.co.uk/news/royals/...

17.11.2024 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 83    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

How can you be indifferent to dinosaurs?! πŸ¦– πŸ¦•

16.11.2024 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m launching a new monthly live programme via Zoom and recorded for YouTube as part of Republic’s expanding digital content.

Beyond the Royal Headlines will give you an opportunity to find out more about the monarchy, the constitution and the alternatives. πŸ‘‡

www.republic.org.uk/beyond_the_r...

15.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Prince William is a HYPOCRITE
YouTube video by Republic Campaign Prince William is a HYPOCRITE

William is a hypocrite. We really don’t need to put up with him.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
youtu.be/-OVWMdKJ4QM

15.11.2024 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"We live in strange times. We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own." ~ Douglas Adams.

Hello BlueSky. How are you?

14.11.2024 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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