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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 1d

Give him a chance. He's not had a year in power.

Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 1d

I think the TSM and even broarder curry love thing has a generational element to it. Curry used to be about the only eating out option. It was THE treat. Average age of punters in our local places feels much older than it was, sometimes almost empty while Nandos is rammed with younger people.

Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 1d

Who are you calling revolting?

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Maria @mariasergiivna.bsky.social · 2d

Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture

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Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social · 5d

The best part about supermarket surgeries has got to be using the tannoy system – as well as all the surprising and fun conversations! Thanks to everyone who popped by to say hello in Morrison’s last week!

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Rachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 5d

Long time Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has died aged 80, a source in his office told Reuters.

An Indian newspaper reported he died of a heart attack while receiving medical treatment in the city of Kochi.

Odinga lost five presidential elections in total.

Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga has died, source says

Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, a source in Odinga's office told Reuters on Wednesday, without giving further details.

www.reuters.com

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 5d

Oh no. He was a giant.

Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 5d

Is there such a thing as A level standard? How is it measured?

Is there now an A level in English Language as opposed to English Literature?

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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 6d

When you ride in a Tesla, you ride with Yaxley-Lennon.

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Dylan Difford @dylandifford.bsky.social · 8d

Which party underperformed the most in the 2025 local elections?

Arguably Reform UK. A 🧵 on what the locals tell us about a key and neglected dimension in analysis of the current political situation.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 9d

No defence of this error but it combines several themes that perhaps lent it credence;
- cronyism/corruption(see also covid)
- dislike of Blair (see Iraq)
- political dynasties
- Blair's continual presence,see also 'his' people in government
- dodgy data peeps - see also Plantir, Cambridge

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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 11d

Badenoch's desire to remove Stamp Duty only helps the wealthy, whilst those starting out get no benefit. It is a ridiculous idea with no concept of how to fund it and will drive market prices up, making it even more difficult for 1st time buyers. She and the Tories only help each other not us

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 11d

Utter joke of an 'analysis' on Sky News of Badenoch's announcement of a multi-billion hole in the next Tory budget.

Not even a squeak of 'where's the money coming from?'.

Rachel Reeves is not being allowed to sneeze without being asked how she's going to pay for it.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12d

The UAE is an authoritarian autocracy, a petro-state with no income tax for citizens, to bribe them for the lack of democratic voice or free speech

It is 85% migrant, a segregated society with a ban on integration in principle and practice, few rights, equal opportunities, nor voice for incomers

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 13d

Jenrick is a potential case study for the hypothesis that quite a few Conservative MPs and Spads whose brains have been marinated in Right wing American social media are increasingly being sucked into a civil war mindset that has embedded itself among many leading MAGA Trump figures.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 13d

Or 5% of a lettuce.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 13d

I have lost count of the number of times
"What is my Council Tax spent on?" and "I pay high income tax, why is my road rubbish?" comes up.

Speaking of roads, the party that figures out a bond market proof way to sort potholes and road surface quality will be looking at decades in power.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 14d

All my friends are at another conference.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 14d

We need this.

Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 15d

Brian would be a DEI hire.

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John86 @john86l.bsky.social · 15d

You don’t have to be called Steve or Stephen to work at Blackpool, but it does help.

A club statement from Blackpool saying Steve Bruce has been sacked along with coaches Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence. Stephen Dobbie and Steve Banks will take temporary charge.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 15d

"I see gangs of masked thugs roaming the streets rounding up anyone the wrong colour, and I think: *this* is what Britain needs."

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 15d

Batshit.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 15d

And bold to think that publically damaging the party will help anyone other than James Cleverley become leader.

I can't believe that what is left of the party thinks they can out compete Reform.

I am not a Tory but I don't think it would take too much brain to make them half electable again.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 15d

Brave to become leader in time to swallow the local election results.

They can merge parties all they want but great swathes of Conservative voters won't be voting for any Faragist party.

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Andy Croy @andycroy.bsky.social · 15d

And now helpfully a story on the BBC.

They would help themselves if the story was prefaced with "More Constitutional carnage and illegality from the USA..." and then the story.

It could be the story at the end of every bulletin, just before the fundraising rabbit slot.