My stated views / opinions are based on my experiences & limited knowledge & should never ever be taken as the gospel truth or advice. I have a Northerner’s tolerance for BS, idiots, narcissists & racists. So that rules Trump, Farage & Badenenoch out.
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I strongly suspect that thousands of people are filling in the same form every day and doing the same thing. Having recently had to fill in a ‘capital gains’ tax return for the sale of an inherited house, I can say that it was a nightmare to be clear on what can & cannot be justified on the form.
The key word here is “if” Do let’s not stop reporting potential future events: In other ‘news’ …… “Russia will destroy London with nukes if we don’t stop them first” says man on the corner.
Rumours are that #TrumpIsDead & has been replaced with a Putin body double. The rumours gained strength when suspect Trump Version 2 (called T2) played golf and halved the previous T1’s handicap. 😜
Just another #Tory liar? #ToryLies
I guess not. That would be against the paper’s lack of principles.
To all the nursery providers who are moaning about the govt providing the option of 30 hours / week to working parents - if you don’t want to provide it then don’t, it’s your choice. But, I would suggest you stop looking a gift horse in the mouth and asking for ‘private dental’.
Did you report that Boris Johnson hired the daughter of his ex-lover, who looks spookily like Boris, and then put her in the House of Lords?
And?
Tories call for investigation into Angela Raynor's tax affairs.
America and Europe promised to protect Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons. Ukraine then gave up its nukes ….., This is the result of those promises Shame on America and European leaders. #SlavaUkraine
Raspberries - failed Spring unions - failed Normal unions (bartardy) failed Carrots - very small Beetroot - great! Lettuce - bolted very quickly
Surely what Carswell says here is hate speech? And therefore a crime? #HateSpeech
Trolling the troops.
This is a perfect example of the stupidity of ‘balance’ on the #BBC. ‘The world is a globe’ says scientist. Now let’s hear from the flat earth society who will tell us why the earth is flat over the next 30 minutes’, says the BBC And it wonders why there is so much misinformation out there.
Errrr, what? The vast majority of Australians are either immigrants or descendants of immigrants. What on earth do they think they are - native? I hope the Aborigines agree with the call and tell them all to leave their country.
Equal pay Paternity leave First aid kit Maximum hours Collective bargaining The ability to work collectively with the employer to improve the business, deliver training, communicate strategy, help the business succeed
Have had to turn @bbc5live off. Another night or migrant phone in misinformation is too much. The beeb know exactly what immigrants can get. There is no debate. Just state what it is. We don’t need Clive from upper Sudbury to tell us what he thinks they get.
Good News. However, the police statement doesn’t appear to confirm the arrested pair’s ethnicity or immigration status? Why not? I thought that was a requirement now? I expect there were mass anti-OAP protests in Halifax last night. www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yo...
Does anyone know whether this attack has been covered on any local or national TV news bulletin? @gbnewsonline.bsky.social ? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social ? @goodmorningbritain.bsky.social ? Rylan’s personal social media account?
The best way to show the #BBC how you feel about racial utterances of #Rylan is to turn to a different channel every time he appears on the one you are watching. Dont give Rylan your time. The BBC will eventually get the massage.
Mum to little Jonny: ‘Granny and Grandad are in the park beating up a nurse. They’ll be here soon so you had better be really quiet and stay in your room.’
I’m looking forward to the prosecution and incarceration of these 2 vile & violent racists. Conviction for ABH with racial motivation should hopefully see both get a 2 - 5 years stretch. #Halifax
@the-independent.com creating racist propaganda. ‘Independent’ my arse. It is no different to any other ‘rag’. It seeks to sensationalise, exaggerate and promote social division.
I am waiting for huge protests in Halifax of people wanting to protect their daughters from: 1) Aggressive dogs 2) Demented OAPs 3) Violent racists No doubt the protests will be reported in @telegraphnews.bsky.social @gbnewsonline.bsky.social @thesun.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
And you might well ask whether journalists like yourself are responsible for feeding, and profiting from, this division instead of calling out the vile Far Right propaganda.
#Trump has already bought #SCOTUS So ‘what happens next’ is obvious - SCOTUS bends the knee under the weight of the brown envelope passed to them and kisses Donold’s arse. What happens next after Trump tariffs ruled illegal? www.bbc.com/news/article...
I am off to China for a month and your post reminded me of my Adams collection. The flights will provide the perfect opportunity to reacquaint myself with the mattresses of Sqornshellous Zeta.
Thick as f$ck racist in Barnsley. ‘I voted to leave the European Union to stop Muslims and those from Africa coming to the UK’ The statement is moronic on its own, but when you add the fact that Brexit meant losing the right to return immigrants to France etc, you have an ‘idiot trifle’.
The liar that is David Davis That particular #Tory govt set new standards for lying and Davis was one of the most consistent proponents of it. Imagine having him as a relative, employee, partner or friend 😂😂😂
I wonder whether she could ‘feel the tension rising’ in Boris Johnson 🍌🍆😝😝
Ok, middle ground option: 1) Ban private landlords buying new build properties 2) ban them from buying existing domestic housing that has been put up for sale on the market for less than 1 month 3) ban direct title transfer between landlords
The sooner that private landlording of domestic property is outlawed the better. It pushes up house prices, is not correctly taxed (I like Labour’s idea of including NI) and traps people in poverty.
You dont need 500 words to explain it @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social #BBC You just need one - Racism www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The battery storage requirement for wind / solar to address within day flex & a dunkelflaute period is v.large. Especially given the time period shown when ‘heat’ is expected to be well on the way to electrification. Without seeing the numbers / assumptions it is difficult to compare.
I have said for sometime that the ‘united states’ are now so different from each other that the ‘union’ must surely fail at some point. Case in point is California with the world’s 4th largest economy and it at the polar opposite of the federal govt. Surely it’s time for #Californiexit
Well that’s a shock 😲😱😆 Philp is a liar? Well you could knock me over with a feather #ToryLiar
Then I suspect that the graphic is based on some very weird numbers.
What is the ‘storage’ in the wind and solar part of the graphic?
With the Winter fuel allowance the gov set the threshold too low & with this one they have set it too high. Parents who together earn ~£200k/yr should not be getting this kind of handout given the issues faced by other areas of govt. Someone is giving @teamlabouruk.bsky.social bad advice.
Why would the Prime Minister of the UK fly the England flag ‘to one side of the viewing frame’ rather than the Union Jack? That would be akin to ignoring the other members of the UK. It would be like Trump cuddling up to the Confederate flag rather than the Stars and Stripes.
Obviously not.
What utter drivel #Rylan is given airtime to spout the racist nonsense because TV programmes & journalists feed on it. Rylan’s status is based on being a ‘minor TV celebrity’ & you think Starmer should respond to uneducated myopic rantings? I suspect Starmer has more important things to do
Just me doing a forensic takedown of each misinformed & incorrect claim Rylan made about asylum seekers 😎 Already received one hate-filled email 💅🏽 www.independent.co.uk/voices/rylan...
Typical #BBC reporting
Let me help you with that headline BBC: Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 local newspaper's reporters www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
‘Natural selection’ in action.
They really don’t get it if they think that ‘assault weapons’ should be banned but other guns not. ‘It’s OK if only 6 kids are killed by a person carrying a revolver, but it’s not OK for someone to kill 15 kids with an assault rifle’ 🤦♂️😡
Yet it is available to parents even if both parents earn £99,999 / year - each! The threshold for child benefit is £60k for either parent. What is the justification for the £40k difference?
#BBC @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social Everyone who is sick of seeing Farage platformed repeatedly by the BBC should retweet this message. If you really are about ‘balance’ BBC, why is Farage on every day & and his policies given copious airtime and yet The Greens, Lib Dem’s and SNP get hardly a mention?
I see #Rylan has decided that he wants to repeat falsehoods about immigrants receiving 4* treatment & iPads. This from a man whose wealth comes from leeching off his ‘minor celebrity status’. PS, Rylan, there are no ‘legal migration routes’ to UK, so every route is ‘illegal’. Rylan’s solution?
Wow, who’d have thought it. A non-immigrant raping kids. What on earth are the mob going to do now to ‘protect their daughters’? Fagash is now calling for all Gingers to be deported to Gingerland. He is apparently offering Gingerland President £25 / Ginger nut. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The issue for baby boomers and the following generation is - who the f*ck is going to care for you when you’re 70+ yo. Farage and every other political party says they don’t want to import cheap immigrants so it seems that we will need bum wiping machines.
Crook councillor suspended by Reform UK amid criticism over alleged online posts www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2541918...
When your society promotes guns you reap the consequences. Either get rid of the guns or accept that your kids are going to continue to be killed. Your choice. Which do you love more?
You have nothing to worry about. If my 30 yr old daughter & her circle of friends is anything to go by the birth rate will stay low. They have no interest in having kids. Can’t afford their own homes, jobs aren’t secure, marriages aren’t secure, kids cost too much, more interested in enjoying life.
Not according to #MAGA #GOP
#Farage is a liar #ReformLies #ReformLiars
Yesterday: Nigel Farage says Reform UK "will detain and deport absolutely anyone that comes via that route.. Yes, women and children" Today: Nigel Farage, "Deportation of illegal immigrants, we were not even discussing women and children at this stage. The news reports who said that were wrong"
@ofgem.gov.uk Note - you are being asked by #Tesla to grant access to the GB electricity market to this Far Right supporting, Nazi saluting individual. Granting this request would link Ofgem to such views and lend them credibility. #NoTesla
Oh yeah, I remember. Someone get McCarthy on the phone! #Trump
If you think it is not then I suggest you have a look at the history of Northern Ireland and the use of flags as a separatist message.
Just watching @channel4news.bsky.social report on flags. Get real John the white man. Of course the mass use of St George flag is intimidation. To deny that is myopic. Yes you can fly the flag on public flag poles or for special occasions. But the mass display on street furniture is racial.
You created this society, America. You regularly vote for politicians that are paid for by gun suppliers. You buy more guns per person than anywhere else in the world. You allow average people to buy military weapons. If you want a different outcome stop doing the same thing over and over.
Helm’s paper is nothing new. The structure of the electricity market has been this way for many many years. Indeed the flexibility that the elec market relies on is +90% provided by the gas network via gas-fired gen plant. This flex is provided for free to elec market but paid for by gas customers
Spread the thread folks bsky.app/profile/darr...
I think I have seen that type of image before Chairman Mao? Kim Il-Sung? Pol Pot? Stalin?
@rentouljohn.bsky.social and @the-independent.com could for repeatedly report that removing compliance with ECHR would inexorably lead to Irish reunification due to its central role in the Good Friday Agreement Or that the EU/UK Trade deal is also dependent on retaining compliance with the ECHR
If you are actually interested in why electricity wholesale market prices are high, rather than the hype, then this paper is worth a read (spoiler - its not the price of gas) dieterhelm.co.uk/energy-clima...
Good luck enforcing that if you give #Tesla a licence. Any attempt to sanction an American company will soon see Trump moaning on Truth Social and tariffs ramping up on UK.
#PaulGallagher is the son of Irish immigrants. So I suppose we can expect ‘waves’ of protestors in Manchester & Bolton dressed in St George flags demanding the deportation of all Irish immigrants? #BBCNews reporting on it? @telegraphnews.bsky.social front page? @thesun.co.uk 2 page spread?
I thought Police are now supposed to report on the immigration status and ethnicity of people committing such crimes? Does this not apply in Wales? I fully expect protestors on the streets with St George flags demanding the deportation of all Welsh ‘immigrants’. www.bbc.com/news/article...
The signs needs updating based on recent flagshagging: No Blacks No Irish No dogs No Scots No Welsh No Europeans (Polish, French, Italians etc) MAGA Americans welcome in and also welcome to steal the silver and ***k the daughter.
Perhaps #ReformUK are happy to give away part of the UK?
@ofwat.bsky.social caves in again. #Ofwat
A #BBC article that I suspect no #ReformUK supporter will ever read and no BBC News reader will ever refer to or quote from. Which is a pity as it actually asks the right questions and provides reasonable analysis. How achievable is Reform's plan on migration? www.bbc.com/news/article...
It also includes return of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland ( or more likely the reunification of Ireland). Also means no trade deal with EU.
Call it what it is - manslaughter Not ‘tragic deaths’ or ‘motoring-related deaths’. If you kill someone with your car, due to deliberately bad / illegal driving, how is it any different to killing them with anything else? Call it out and prosecute accordingly.
I thought that the new police guidelines now required them to declare the ethnicity & immigration status of people arrested for such crimes #BBC @westmidlandspolice.bsky.social ? So is the boy - white, born in Coventry etc? Are we expecting mass protests in Coventry? www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Bloom of #RefirmUK is exactly the type of racist, ignorant, unstable person we should be deporting.
I have just set up the Spanish version of the #ReformUK Party. Our manifesto commitments are: A) Deport all UK immigrants (ex-pats) in our first term B) Close all ‘British pubs’, restaurants & supermarkets C) Ban the use of English - verbal & written. D) Deport Yaxley-Lennon permanently. 🇪🇸🇪🇸 😁
@ofgem.gov.uk Just in case you want more evidence as to why #Tesla should not be granted a licence.
Just ask yourself this question: If you were shown a picture of one of your parents / grandparents standing on a Nazi Party rally platform, with key members of the Nazi Party in the background, would you be: A) disapointed B) intrigued C) angry D) happy that they accepted the request to appear.
Go on #BBC @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social ask the 2 very simple questions:: Where to, Mr Farage? And: How? And keep asking them until you & #Farage are red in the face. I’ll be waiting. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Coming to an electricity distribution network near you soon. 🤣 @ofgem.gov.uk - something to think about as you review RIIO ED3
Kelvin shows how to turn someone’s wedding day into a Right Wing opinion piece. I’m sure the couple will be delighted.
#Farage and the rest of the St George flaggers will no doubt be appalled by this. Gazan students granted approval to study in UK www.bbc.com/news/article...
Bend over @europarl.europa.eu - #Trump is about to screw you.
Hey @ec.europa.eu #Trump thinks he is the President of Europe. You had better get used to calling him ‘Daddy’
Wow 4 years in the US Marine Corp ‘buys’ you a DEI entry into Yale so that you can later go on to deny DEI entry into a whole range of vocations. The hypocrisy is strong within Mr JD Bowman / Hamel / Vance or whatever name he decides to use tomorrow.
Media (journalist) by definition has a shallow understanding of many topics and the attention span of a goldfish. Does that help answer the first part of your question?
Graduating Yale Law does not necessarily make you smart. Money gets you into Yale. Even more money buys you a pass. I have met many brilliant Law Grads & an almost equal number of wealthy ‘slow’ Law grads who exit law practice very quickly. Vance fits the latter very well (only 2yrs in law practice)
He isn’t smart.
Jonathan Rea retires. The GOAT has nothing left to prove. Happy retirement lad. Give us a wave over ‘the mountain’ if you get the chance. #Rea #WSBK
And Tice lives in Dubai to avoid paying tax in the UK 🙄
“In 8 years time they will be blaming immigrants and poor people”
Nessie
Just watching ‘The Big Short’ film again. Quite timely given that Rachael Reeves ( @teamlabouruk.bsky.social ) is thinking of easing the controls on banking. If you have a mortgage or investments and haven’t watched this film - you definitely should.