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Gareth Roberts

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Welsh/Cymro, Barrister, occasional contributor to Byline Times; author of Whatever Happened To Billy Parks? (Winner of the Jerwood Prize 2014) + Confessions of a Barrister, also enthusiastic rugby coach and collector of vinyl records - what’s not to like!

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Latest posts by garethroberts3.bsky.social on Bluesky

When you consider that this man is encouraging a violent uprising in the UK the fact that he is so close to creating clone armies that can be deployed as he pleases is truly terrifying.

07.11.2025 13:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Drove passed a church in my village today, it was covered in large poppies - I'm not opposed to it, but I am conflicted: are they celebrating the needless death of millions of soldiers or is it some demonstration of 'Britishness'... what are they trying say, what do they want to achieve?

06.11.2025 12:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'd like some new followers please.
So here's a gratuitous photo of my dog, Rango.
And can I add that my dog, as well as being gorgeous and clever and a thoroughly good boy, is also a progressive, liberal-minded dog with impeccable taste in music and an engaging interest in current affairs.

06.11.2025 12:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

05.11.2025 02:47 — 👍 62044    🔁 11233    💬 1208    📌 523

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04.11.2025 10:54 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy

You listen to Reform and get the clear impression that its policies are made by middle-aged white blokes standing by bars in pubs listing the people they don't like: young people, foreigners, people with anxiety, gays, lefty lawyers. It's not how you run a country. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

03.11.2025 15:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Never have I seen such a perfect example of Schrödinger's Migrant.

Zia Yusuf, asked whose PIP Reform would cut, talks about "foreign nationals". Less than a minute later, same "foreign nationals" are taking all the jobs and damning British youth to life on PIP.

🤡 Utter clownshow. ~AA

03.11.2025 14:00 — 👍 959    🔁 309    💬 75    📌 15

Unbelievable.
Well, actually, entirely believable: Farage will say just about anything if he thinks it will assist him in his campaign to obtain power, which he would use for himself.

03.11.2025 11:28 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He's tremendous isn't he. Have you read 'M' by Peter Robb... it's a superb book, I thoroughly recommend it.

03.11.2025 11:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Words fail me as to the level of shite coming out of Musk's mouth...

02.11.2025 20:07 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It is - and begs the question just how much could have been achieved if we were still in single market and customs union and hadn’t dismantled our nations infrastructure…

31.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Brilliant! Keep on rockin my friend!

31.10.2025 12:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

yes, he is... just noticed that you're a bass player as well... the two greatest loves in my life (aside from my wife and kids obvs) are my dog and my Rickenbacker...

31.10.2025 12:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Stay safe Dude!

31.10.2025 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I could be wrong, but that beautiful boy looks like he could cope with a bit of wind and rain.. are you sure it's for his benefit you're staying in!? 😀

31.10.2025 12:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

You’ve clearly got a very tenuous grasp of economics.

31.10.2025 11:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So, please, explain, if you can, how Austerity and Brexit have assisted in any government’s ability to manage the economy?

31.10.2025 11:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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The UK economy is a mess - but those who voted for the Tory's austerity programme in 2010 or 2015, or Brexit in 2016, contributed directly to that mess, so, rather than screaming about Rachel Reeves or Keir Starmer and
@UKLabour they should be hanging their heads in shame.

31.10.2025 11:00 — 👍 20    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1

He's the bloke who you would like as a mate.

30.10.2025 14:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

29.10.2025 22:50 — 👍 26976    🔁 9456    💬 1974    📌 605
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"A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought"

- Ronald Reagan

30.10.2025 03:11 — 👍 10029    🔁 3114    💬 1266    📌 381
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Reform’s only Black branch chair quits over ‘harmful’ migration debate Exclusive: Neville Watson leaves amid concerns about weaponisation of religion and erosion of community relations

Reform’s only Black branch chair quits over ‘harmful’ migration debate

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

23.10.2025 13:55 — 👍 148    🔁 77    💬 19    📌 9
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My Dad, the son of a saw mill worker, who managed to end up in the House of Lords turns 90!
Happy birthday Dad, may you continue to piss off the Daily Mail for many years to come!

21.10.2025 09:12 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How is it taking them this long to work this out?

20.10.2025 06:41 — 👍 1574    🔁 381    💬 167    📌 67
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Imagine the life-long cocktail of ignorance, arrogance and obliviousness, for a man with the face of Jeremy Clarkson, to pass unsolicited commentary on someone else’s appearance…

19.10.2025 11:29 — 👍 823    🔁 151    💬 86    📌 7

cops tackling and marching off with a giant penis, Kristi Noem menacing a chicken she swears is antifa, feds pepper-spraying a frog

ridicule is an extremely effective protest tactic and foil for authoritarianism

19.10.2025 02:49 — 👍 5143    🔁 1313    💬 122    📌 31

Reform candidate visibly squirms as he's confronted by a local family in Caerphilly.

16.10.2025 11:13 — 👍 1397    🔁 468    💬 57    📌 8
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Be there…

Be heard…

Be a patriot…

Be the difference. 😎✨

#NoKings10/25

16.10.2025 11:30 — 👍 347    🔁 131    💬 45    📌 17
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

09.10.2025 20:23 — 👍 56216    🔁 22824    💬 1900    📌 2187

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