Barnaby
@barnabyspeak.bsky.social
Elder statesman, social democrat, humanist, anti monarchist, pro Europe, an admirer of kindness and decency. Suppose they'd call me woke, whatever that means!
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For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
Farage’s Tory recycling scheme
And why it will surely backfire...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
For all of Farage’s bombast and bravado, Reform is basically just a retirement home for disgraced Tories - and the media should be reporting it as such
It would have to be done using drastic emergency laws. The Establishment would go crazy, as would 90% of the media. Not sure any government would or could take it on. The wealthy have managed to preserve their money for a thousand years, they're good at it. Actually revolution is the simplest way
Of course it sounds impractical for the reasons you mention, but there would be a way of doing it if governments had the will.
But they don't.
Too many vested interests.
If Russia/China can manage hacking and disrupting major systems without warning, so can our own government.
But they don't.
Too many vested interests.
If Russia/China can manage hacking and disrupting major systems without warning, so can our own government.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It would have to be done using drastic emergency laws. The Establishment would go crazy, as would 90% of the media. Not sure any government would or could take it on. The wealthy have managed to preserve their money for a thousand years, they're good at it. Actually revolution is the simplest way
Sounds great doesn't it. Only problem is these people can move their money with a computer keystroke and legally place their UK assets beyond seizure. I agree with the sentiment but doing it is hard
Let's do it.
New Year's Resolution for all socialists.
Are you listening, Labour?
Starmer?
No, you're bloody well not.
#TaxTheRich #billionaires #r4today #SocialistSunday #bbclaurak
New Year's Resolution for all socialists.
Are you listening, Labour?
Starmer?
No, you're bloody well not.
#TaxTheRich #billionaires #r4today #SocialistSunday #bbclaurak
If you taxed every Billionaire in the UK so they only had £1bn you would get £1.1tn, an entire year’s worth of tax revenue.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sounds great doesn't it. Only problem is these people can move their money with a computer keystroke and legally place their UK assets beyond seizure. I agree with the sentiment but doing it is hard
It's common knowledge Trump and Epstein were best buddies for ages. Also Epstein's taste for underage girls. Stir in Trump's history of rape and sexual assault and ask yourself what on earth made Epstein's world so attractive to Trump!
December 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It's common knowledge Trump and Epstein were best buddies for ages. Also Epstein's taste for underage girls. Stir in Trump's history of rape and sexual assault and ask yourself what on earth made Epstein's world so attractive to Trump!
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This is Johnson talking about rejoining Erasmus. A programme he promised not to leave and then did so anyway. Slamming the door on opportunities for our young people. Now he talks of gunning down those who attempt to fix his ruinous mess. The man is an irredeemable wanker.
December 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This is Johnson talking about rejoining Erasmus. A programme he promised not to leave and then did so anyway. Slamming the door on opportunities for our young people. Now he talks of gunning down those who attempt to fix his ruinous mess. The man is an irredeemable wanker.
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
The Epstein files so sanitised as to be useless. But that was always the plan wasn't it. Question now is will Trump get away with it or will it inflame Senators and public even more?
December 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The Epstein files so sanitised as to be useless. But that was always the plan wasn't it. Question now is will Trump get away with it or will it inflame Senators and public even more?
Putin and Trump share the same mindset, ruthless and deeply psychotic
Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
December 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Putin and Trump share the same mindset, ruthless and deeply psychotic
occasionally in history a national leader emerges who feels the pulse of a nation and is ideally suited to speak to it in terms it understands. There the romanticism ends. No one said it had to be for the betterment of the country but more towards his own ends. Examples...Hitler, Mussolini...Trump
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
occasionally in history a national leader emerges who feels the pulse of a nation and is ideally suited to speak to it in terms it understands. There the romanticism ends. No one said it had to be for the betterment of the country but more towards his own ends. Examples...Hitler, Mussolini...Trump
By on fire presumably you mean pressing all the crowd pleasing buttons to friendly audiences. Wait for the furnace of an election then we'll see
🔥 @zackpolanski.bsky.social has been on fire since he became Green Party leader.
🔟 Here's what we think are his Top 10 Greatest Hits of 2025.
🔟 Here's what we think are his Top 10 Greatest Hits of 2025.
December 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
By on fire presumably you mean pressing all the crowd pleasing buttons to friendly audiences. Wait for the furnace of an election then we'll see
This picture of Trump, clearly his choice, is an expression of authority. Trump sees himself as a tough guy, a dictator. Whether America allows him to be is, incredibly, in the balance
Doctor didn't slap the fucker hard enough
Didn’t get enough hugs as a kid.
December 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This picture of Trump, clearly his choice, is an expression of authority. Trump sees himself as a tough guy, a dictator. Whether America allows him to be is, incredibly, in the balance
Lefties in UK should consider in their search for a truly socialist vote they don't let a fascist in the back door
December 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Lefties in UK should consider in their search for a truly socialist vote they don't let a fascist in the back door
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Whenever I complain about America here I get dozens of replies being like "yeah Trump ruined this country".
Honey it was ruined long before Trump, he's just making it worse.
Honey it was ruined long before Trump, he's just making it worse.
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Whenever I complain about America here I get dozens of replies being like "yeah Trump ruined this country".
Honey it was ruined long before Trump, he's just making it worse.
Honey it was ruined long before Trump, he's just making it worse.
Everything that's done can be undone!
December 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Everything that's done can be undone!
Starmer could do himself a power of good if he attacked corporate greed. For example, we don't want to hear about water industry executive bonuses, instead we should be fining them!
December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Starmer could do himself a power of good if he attacked corporate greed. For example, we don't want to hear about water industry executive bonuses, instead we should be fining them!
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Uneducated voters pose a greater risk to this nation than undocumented immigrants ever will.
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Uneducated voters pose a greater risk to this nation than undocumented immigrants ever will.
Yup, his one achievement was brexit. Sadly stupidity walks among us
Oh the irony. Do those trade unionists believe that if Farage gets near power, TU’s will be banned. Why would they vote for something that is going to erode their rights even further?
December 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yup, his one achievement was brexit. Sadly stupidity walks among us
For policies read racism and performative belligerence, that's what they like
A statement i hear from trump supporters is always "i dont like what he is doing or saying but I like his policies."
What are the policies they are talking about? Ive never seen one.
What are the policies they are talking about? Ive never seen one.
December 18, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For policies read racism and performative belligerence, that's what they like
You do know a goodly proportion of so called "working people" will vote Farage?
December 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
You do know a goodly proportion of so called "working people" will vote Farage?
Starmer should ask Farage if he'd reverse it, or is that too cutting edge politics for him?
Now confirmed
EXCL: An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – set to be announced on Wednesday as part of UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Starmer should ask Farage if he'd reverse it, or is that too cutting edge politics for him?
The principle difference between Starmer and Farage is one knows exactly who his target audience is and the other is clueless
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The principle difference between Starmer and Farage is one knows exactly who his target audience is and the other is clueless
Of course you were !
NHS staff work under enormous pressure to do the impossible.
They are striking to protect their profession and their patients — and I was proud to join them on the picket line outside St. Thomas’ Hospital this morning.
Solidarity!
They are striking to protect their profession and their patients — and I was proud to join them on the picket line outside St. Thomas’ Hospital this morning.
Solidarity!
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Of course you were !
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Susie Wiles says about the Ghislaine Maxwell transfer to a nicer prison: "I don’t know why they moved her. Neither does the president.”
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Susie Wiles says about the Ghislaine Maxwell transfer to a nicer prison: "I don’t know why they moved her. Neither does the president.”
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
If you believe that, send me $100 and I'll email you the Brooklyn Bridge.
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We need to recognize this isn’t a Trump issue only, this is every Republican in Congress allowing this. It’s not a Donald Trump problem, it’s the Republican Party!
December 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We need to recognize this isn’t a Trump issue only, this is every Republican in Congress allowing this. It’s not a Donald Trump problem, it’s the Republican Party!