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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎

@baldockboro.bsky.social

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Economically inactive immigrant. Rural France (87) Owner of 2 dogs, a couple of canoes and a free standing 5 speed food mixer Left of centre, ex Labour, now Green Party member. Fan of the EU Sweary. Pedant. Football watcher #StevenageFC

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · Jan 21

Was leaving my #Twitter dormant.

Fuck that.

Deactivated.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1h

Wet day today. Got wet walking the dogs.

Got wet filling up the bord feeders.

Got wet going to buy bread.

Fire on. Kettle on. Football on.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1h

That's the executive residence in the middle of the White House, y'know, where the c*nt lives.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 2h

Powell is corrupt how?

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 2h

Loving the floor tiles.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 2h

Umconstrained by Cabinet loyalty as deputy too.

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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 2h

lol.

A warning has been issued after fake letters were posted through letterboxes, claiming people would have to house refugees if they flew St George's flag.
The letter said that "patriotic" households displaying the country's flag will temporarily house refugees because ‘we know you would be proud to assist your country’.

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 2h

Lucy Powell is ambitious.

She will not be in Cabinet so no need to observe 'Cabinet unity' on policy she doesn't like.

She might be the voice of those in the party, and those who've walked away, who feel disenchanted and want "traditional Labour" back.

Bumpy road towards party redemption?

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 4h

As long as you're using it as kindling...

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 4h

36% of those who voted don't.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 5h

Had a glorious meal out last night, my meal had about 7 garlic cloves rough chopped into the salad around the cheese fondu and steak.

And my cheese course was mostly smoked cheeses rolled in pepper and toasted garlic

I'm gonna stink for days.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 21h

Compared to Labour of the last 25 years I'd say he's the furthest left there has been on the front benches. But I take your point(s)

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

What's Caerphilly and Clacton got in common?

Neither's likely to see Nigel Farage today.

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

If Labour turned to the left, (not necessarily the far left of Corbyn) traditional Labour voters like me, and there are a shit-ton of us, might return.

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

Plaid are more centre left than socialist these days.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

Are Plaid likely to align with Greens and SNP in a future government if all win seats?

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

The non-tipped minimum isn't nearly enough to rent a place in the UK either, unless you qualify for social housing (multiple dependents and/or a disability) and reach the top of the 9 year waiting list.

I'd hate to be a 20-something today looking for some independence.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

We (should) all care about poverty wages.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

I worked in a restaurant kitchen washing dishes in my youth. (Waiting staff didn't split the tips).

And in a pub where customers would sometimes buy me a drink (but it wasn't acceptable to take the cost of the beer and keep it, you either had the beer or said no thanks). Nowadays no-one offers.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

But the most popular President ever says everything is going so well... 😢

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

That's broadly similar to the UK and better than where I live now. And US cost of living is broadly similar, or it was a few years back.

(UK and France have govt benefits/credits to top up income for those eligible)

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Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

So he's only demolished half the house.

He's not all bad.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

Satellite view of the White House showing an image on the left where the East Wing is still standing and an image on the right where it's completely demolished

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

If you're not going to answer my point, I respectfully suggest you ignore me and get on with your life. I'll help you by muting you now.

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

Can't read?

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"nearly half..." ???

it's an open book test.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹

Baldockboro 🇫🇷 📎 @baldockboro.bsky.social · 1d

Another stupid question...
If bars and restaurants pay shit wages below a living wage, why do people go there? Why are they not hounded?

I know pay in such places is always low, but I wouldn't use any bar or restaurant paying absolute poverty wages.

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