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Alex Gallagher

@alexgallagher.bsky.social

Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff. Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.

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Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate and moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paed...

We are just begin to get an inkling of how deeply embedded Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair were/are with the sinister rich. Every time you think you've seen the worst of it, something else emerges.
www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

10.03.2026 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 527    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14
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A newly-surfaced document published in the DOJ's Epstein database reveals that an inmate once told the FBI that he overheard prison guards talking about covering up Epstein's death on the morning the ... TikTok video by MS NOW

I swear. Julie K Brown of the Miami Herald has done more to uncover the truth in the Epstein files than any federal or state agent.

Below- notes from a prison inmate who heard guards discussing the cover up of Epstein’s death in prison. Source MS now www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8VJ8eTg/

10.03.2026 08:12 β€” πŸ‘ 665    πŸ” 282    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump says US Navy sank Iran's warship off the coast of Sri Lanka because "it's more fun" to sink ships than capture them.

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The most popular thing Ed Miliband could do now is announce public subsidies on solar and other renewables targeted on rural areas that are tied to bunker oil for their energy.

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Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4020    πŸ” 1366    πŸ’¬ 169    πŸ“Œ 61

I was going to say Nigel makes Andrea look stupid, but...y'know .... redundancy....

10.03.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Thank goodness we've got a level headed individual as PM.

10.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚ 🀑 Farage could have used that time for conform/retories overdue submissions to companies house

10.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's always been Starmer's modus operandi.

10.03.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This very straight news piece buried deep within the FT never uses words like corruption or insider dealing but every detail is quietly devastating. Why is the FT virtually alone in the UK media in covering this important story?

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It's a puzzle. Every top military officer has a team of lawyers on hand to advise on military law, international law and constitutional law.

Why hasn't at least one US general or admiral broken ranks on this illegal and unconstitutional conflict?

And why hasn't the press asked the question?

10.03.2026 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of-living issue The Reform UK leader has changed his tune on Britain’s involvement in the Iran conflict as oil and gas prices soar.

Reform U-Turn on support for Trumps war after Farage snubbed at Mar-a-Lago.

www.politico.eu/article/uk-n...

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@bethrigby.bsky.social

10.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farage fumbles as Iran war becomes cost-of-living issue The Reform UK leader has changed his tune on Britain’s involvement in the Iran conflict as oil and gas prices soar.

Show Beth this ...

www.politico.eu/article/uk-n...

10.03.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Labour MPs just voted to expand free school meals to half a million more children, lifting 100,000 children out of poverty.

The Tories and Reform UK voted against.

Only Labour will give children growing up in our country the best start in life.

10.03.2026 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Great quotes in military history.

@atrupar.com

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note that it's the right-wing parties, who have complained that UK should have joined US strikes on Iran, who are now also demanding the Labour government steps up household help with energy bills

10.03.2026 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 354    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10
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- More refugees
- More terrorism
- Increases in the cost of living

Supporting the Iran war means supporting all the above, says James O'Brien.

10.03.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4
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"Based on what Jared Kushner told me I thought Iran Would Attack Us."
The blame game starts, it will be epic.
Launching a war you cannot win based soley on what Jared Kushner told you is total incompetence. #cdnpoli

10.03.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 435    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 33

We had more gas storage capacity. The Tories closed it down.

10.03.2026 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's quite possible that you're not an idiot, Sue.

But I wouldn't bet on it.

10.03.2026 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Designer of scadal-hit QEUH claims it's 'unsafe' due to Grenfell-linked cladding Robert Menzies, an architect who worked on the super-hospital, slammed the refusal of Scottish ministers to replace discredited Kingspan K15 cladding.

Maybe, but that's not the point. The Grenfell disaster happened in 2017 and all buildings with the K15 cladding should have the cladding changed. SNP ministers know the dangerous cladding is on the QEUH and have decided not to replace it.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

10.03.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to see Reeves has confirmed the April energy price cap reduction will still go ahead even with global energy markets becoming more volatile because of Trump's illegal Iran war, our government has chosen to protect us rather than the energy companies.

10.03.2026 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope. Not true, Sue.

The SNP were in power through all design and build 2008 - 2015. In any case SNP ministers know the cladding is faulty and fire-prone and have decided to do nothing about it.

Criminal IMO. They should be charged with criminal negligence.

10.03.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls’ School β€œIt would be inappropriate to comment given the incident is under investigation,” CENTCOM told The Intercept.

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Military Refuses to Endorse Trump Claim That Iran Bombed Girls’ School

U.S. Central Command told The Intercept that getting ahead of the military investigation's findings β€” precisely what Trump did β€” was "inappropriate"

theintercept.com/2026/03/09/i...

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How to Prevent Insider Trading on Trump’s Wars A flurry of well-timed bets and anonymous on Polymarket right before the U.S. strike on Iran shows the need for reform.

The day President Trump announced his assault on Iran, a company that tracks data on crypto transactions posted a message on X: β€œSix suspected insiders made $1.2M betting on a US strike on Iran.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NwNrpQ

09.03.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.)

This is an atrocity.

09.03.2026 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3276    πŸ” 1003    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 42

Years ago, Kemi would never have made it above junior assistant minister

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