BrianW 🏴🇪🇺🏌️🤟
@brianw1958.bsky.social
Retired Scot currently living in England. Husband, dad and grandad. Pro European and in favour of an independent Scotland as a member of the EU.
Keen (but not very good) golfer.
Love rock music.
No DM's please. 🙏
Keen (but not very good) golfer.
Love rock music.
No DM's please. 🙏
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"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off
Handing the company back to local people would return both control and value to those who need it most
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 AM
"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more..."
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Farage is a GB news shareholder and is paid through a private company for his appearances on the channel.
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
(iPaper+LFF)
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
(iPaper+LFF)
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Farage is a GB news shareholder and is paid through a private company for his appearances on the channel.
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
(iPaper+LFF)
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
(iPaper+LFF)
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To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
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Thx to Julie Ivory on Facebook for a great meme
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thx to Julie Ivory on Facebook for a great meme
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing.
The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😡 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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“tell the nation not only that it is time we recognised the folly of Brexit but also that it is in our trading and budgetary interests to apply to rejoin the single market and the customs union.”
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Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’ | The Observer
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November 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“tell the nation not only that it is time we recognised the folly of Brexit but also that it is in our trading and budgetary interests to apply to rejoin the single market and the customs union.”
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This cannot be said often enough. Brexit was, still is and will remain, the biggest act of economic self harm this country has committed to date.
If we had a government who were more interested in serving the people than getting re-elected, they would get us back in the EU as soon as possible!
If we had a government who were more interested in serving the people than getting re-elected, they would get us back in the EU as soon as possible!
“Conservative governments did aspire to deregulate…That they failed was due..to reality – & the dawning realisation of the economic damage it would do. It is the very “business people” Farage claims to speak for who pushed hardest against the “Brexit opportunities” agenda” archive.ph/2025.11.04-0...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This cannot be said often enough. Brexit was, still is and will remain, the biggest act of economic self harm this country has committed to date.
If we had a government who were more interested in serving the people than getting re-elected, they would get us back in the EU as soon as possible!
If we had a government who were more interested in serving the people than getting re-elected, they would get us back in the EU as soon as possible!
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Interesting that (a) he didn't feel able to give a categorical 'no' in response to the question & (b) he answered a completely different question to the one he was asked — from which we may draw the conclusion that he did not want to be pressed about _current_ RefUK MPs &/or members & Russian bribes
You think it'd be in Zia Yusuf and Reform's interests to be a lot more convincing than this...
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Interesting that (a) he didn't feel able to give a categorical 'no' in response to the question & (b) he answered a completely different question to the one he was asked — from which we may draw the conclusion that he did not want to be pressed about _current_ RefUK MPs &/or members & Russian bribes
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Don't let Reform and the Tories take the UK out of the ECHR, a bulwark of freedom and human rights that the UK helped to write 75 years ago!
Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped write the European Convention on Human Rights to keep power in check and protect basic freedoms. That legacy is now under threat. Read our piece on why the ECHR still matters and why defending it means defending Britain’s own values.
Seventy-Five Years of the European Convention on Human Rights
We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don't let Reform and the Tories take the UK out of the ECHR, a bulwark of freedom and human rights that the UK helped to write 75 years ago!
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'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Thank you to Adam Ramsay for this analysis. As he says:
'The movement for Scottish independence – and for Welsh independence – has always been peaceful and democratic.'
Thank you to Adam Ramsay for this analysis. As he says:
'The movement for Scottish independence – and for Welsh independence – has always been peaceful and democratic.'
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November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Thank you to Adam Ramsay for this analysis. As he says:
'The movement for Scottish independence – and for Welsh independence – has always been peaceful and democratic.'
Thank you to Adam Ramsay for this analysis. As he says:
'The movement for Scottish independence – and for Welsh independence – has always been peaceful and democratic.'
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Did you know? The latest GERS report on Scotland's public sector funding omits the £755m raised by ScotWind in the latest offshore wind options sale. This goes to our Government.
Why? Because Westminster hasn't assimilated it into its UK-wide figures.
Another reason to ignore GERS misinformation.
Why? Because Westminster hasn't assimilated it into its UK-wide figures.
Another reason to ignore GERS misinformation.
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Did you know? The latest GERS report on Scotland's public sector funding omits the £755m raised by ScotWind in the latest offshore wind options sale. This goes to our Government.
Why? Because Westminster hasn't assimilated it into its UK-wide figures.
Another reason to ignore GERS misinformation.
Why? Because Westminster hasn't assimilated it into its UK-wide figures.
Another reason to ignore GERS misinformation.
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THIS ⬇️ (The reason Farage wants to leave the ECHR has nothing to do with boats)
The fact that Reform & the Tories so desperately want to tear us out of the ECHR tells us everything about why we need it. It is there to protect us from tinpot populists like Farage and its protections are everything they despise. Now available to all on my blog.
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Why Nigel Farage's assault on human rights should reassure us - Pete Wishart
It should come as no surprise that the latest assault on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is being led by Nigel Farage. His…
petewishart.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
THIS ⬇️ (The reason Farage wants to leave the ECHR has nothing to do with boats)
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Scotland recognises that the only way to preserve these values is by reconciling with our European Neighbours. Why can't the rest of the UK do the same?
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Scotland recognises that the only way to preserve these values is by reconciling with our European Neighbours. Why can't the rest of the UK do the same?
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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social wake up and smell the bloody coffee!!! You are going to let Farage in by trying, and failing miserably, to emulate him!
More than 60% of English voters do NOT support Reform! Scotland and Wales will reject them! It's your fault if they get in!
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social wake up and smell the bloody coffee!!! You are going to let Farage in by trying, and failing miserably, to emulate him!
More than 60% of English voters do NOT support Reform! Scotland and Wales will reject them! It's your fault if they get in!
The Bear (@bearlypolitics)
When exactly will Labour learn exactly this?
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November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social wake up and smell the bloody coffee!!! You are going to let Farage in by trying, and failing miserably, to emulate him!
More than 60% of English voters do NOT support Reform! Scotland and Wales will reject them! It's your fault if they get in!
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social wake up and smell the bloody coffee!!! You are going to let Farage in by trying, and failing miserably, to emulate him!
More than 60% of English voters do NOT support Reform! Scotland and Wales will reject them! It's your fault if they get in!
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I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.
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Goodwin tweeted ten minutes after the police 1045am statement about the arrests. So he may have been unaware of it and jumping the gun. He has not revised it and would be unlikely to do so
www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/new...
www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/new...
Updated statement following incident at Huntingdon Station - Cambridgeshire
A statement from Superintendent John Loveless which was delivered at the scene of Huntingdon station this morning.
www.btp.police.uk
November 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Goodwin tweeted ten minutes after the police 1045am statement about the arrests. So he may have been unaware of it and jumping the gun. He has not revised it and would be unlikely to do so
www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/new...
www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/new...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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This is why we must never leave the ECHR. Farage and his ilk are a blight on society.
This is why we must never leave the ECHR. Farage and his ilk are a blight on society.
Martin Davies (@martindavies631844)
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November 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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This is why we must never leave the ECHR. Farage and his ilk are a blight on society.
This is why we must never leave the ECHR. Farage and his ilk are a blight on society.
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Lady in scarf, "We are the only country in the G7, apart from Italy, that doesn't charge an exit tax" #BBCQT
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Lady in scarf, "We are the only country in the G7, apart from Italy, that doesn't charge an exit tax" #BBCQT
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"
"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"
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“it’s increasingly clear that the best way the UK could handle migration is by being back in the EU and regaining access to mechanisms like the Dublin agreement..”.
Brexit is a Crime #Brexit londonlovesbusiness.com/labour-needs...
Brexit is a Crime #Brexit londonlovesbusiness.com/labour-needs...
Labour needs game-changing plan to re-join EU to transform dire polling, Rejoin EU Party says - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
The Labour needs a game-changing plan to re-join the EU to improve its dire polling situation, says the Rejoin EU Party.
londonlovesbusiness.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
“it’s increasingly clear that the best way the UK could handle migration is by being back in the EU and regaining access to mechanisms like the Dublin agreement..”.
Brexit is a Crime #Brexit londonlovesbusiness.com/labour-needs...
Brexit is a Crime #Brexit londonlovesbusiness.com/labour-needs...
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The only taxes people [voters] currently back are for the rich…not pensioners, small businesses, farmers or petrol car drivers. They do want to tax gambling, an exit tax for the fleeing rich, homes worth more than £2m, investments & banks” #TaxTheRich #TaxTheBanks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The crescendo of pre-budget lobbying has rarely been so loud. Rachel Reeves must tune it out | Polly Toynbee
There is no popular way to raise taxes, and with Labour tanking in the polls, my advice to the chancellor is this: do it anyway, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The only taxes people [voters] currently back are for the rich…not pensioners, small businesses, farmers or petrol car drivers. They do want to tax gambling, an exit tax for the fleeing rich, homes worth more than £2m, investments & banks” #TaxTheRich #TaxTheBanks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The news from Kent County Council is that, so far, of the 57 Reform councillors elected in May, only currently 49 remain with the rest either defecting, suspended or thrown out of the party. “Couldn’t run a bath let alone a council.”
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‘Couldn’t run a bath, let alone a council’: Readers slam Reform after council chaos
Our community say the turmoil engulfing Reform’s Kent County Council – where four councillors were suspended after a leaked video of leader Linden Kemkaran berating colleagues – offers a stark preview...
www.independent.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The news from Kent County Council is that, so far, of the 57 Reform councillors elected in May, only currently 49 remain with the rest either defecting, suspended or thrown out of the party. “Couldn’t run a bath let alone a council.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...