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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

Moved from Keir’s conference speech to have a peek at Trump’s meeting with all the General’s. It is completely batshit crazy. They were told that ‘war fighting’ includes being deployed to inner city war zones. This cannot be what they signed up for. Plus Pete Hegseth looks he is as a high as a kite

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

Is it significant that he referred to the negatives of Brexit a few times in his speech today? It has been the elephant in the room for his time in opposition and first year in government. I dare to hope there will be more of this as it underpins everything that is wrong right now

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

The Labour conference audience are doing everything they can to support and pep Keir Starmer up with his speech but his delivery is just dullsville and this is as good as it gets. This is who he is

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

Have these big conference speeches had their day? It looks quite outmoded and does it fit with how politics is being done or should be done now? Whose watching? I’m old school but suspect the audience is tiny

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

Now that would be a brilliant move!

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 26d

Have settled down to watch Keir’s speech live. Absolutely hate the compulsory looking flags in the audience

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 27d

Binge watched all of them a month ago. Kenneth Branagh was so good in this and I was gripped and moved by his take on the Wallender character. All on BBC iplayer too

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 27d

Hate the increasingly depressing immigration rhetoric from the Home Secretary. Compulsion to ‘volunteer’ is NOT volunteering. More like unpaid labour I would say

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 27d

I am not a golf fan but have found this #tydercup quite compelling due to the unbelievably poor loser behaviour of the Americans. It demonstrates to the world how Trump got elected again & how isolated and insular they really want to be. I was stupidly giving them the benefit of the doubt. No more

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 28d

Yikes! £20 for a pizza at Pizza Express! Left U.K. in 2020 so this price is truly shocking to me. As the pizza there is average at best I think I’d stump up the additional £7 for for a steak at Hawksmoor

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 28d

I find this statement sinister and very disappointing from a Labour Home Secretary. It could also be construed as discriminatory by requiring more of immigrants who having jumped through the required hoops then have to prove integration beyond this. We await her examples with interest

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 28d

Very interesting in respect to U.K. #digitalid plans

Pascal @pascallth.bsky.social · 28d

Lessons from a (much more) privacy conscious country

To get this narrow approval the Swiss system was made free, optional and entirely publicly run

Europe Elects @europeelects.bsky.social · 28d

Switzerland, final results:

Electronic identity (e-ID) scheme (Optional referendum)

Support: 50.39%
Oppose: 49.61%

Turnout: 49.55%

➤ europeelects.eu/switzerland

#CHvote #Abst25 #Votazioni #Votaziuns

Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 29d

These early shows are far too long for me so will watch on catch up tomorrow so we can whizz through the boring talkie bits #strictly

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · 29d

The Americans really are bad losers aren’t they? Rude wankers at #rydercup Cone on Europe!

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 25

If we are heading down this route to tackle so called illegal immigration, please don’t refer to Digital ID Cards as Brit Cards. It sounds tacky and plays into the populist nationalist playbook

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 25

He really has no problem in NOT doing what he says should be done by others. He seems to be fine just fronting it out again and again

Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · Sep 25

A massive dereliction of leadership and duty, if true. A few years ago, Starmer branded Rishi Sunak’s absence from the world’s top #climate conference as a “failure of leadership”. He was right then - he must do the right thing himself now #COP30

Keir Starmer has no plans to attend COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Final decision has yet to be made amid ‘big fight inside government’ over trip by prime minister

www.ft.com

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 25

Absolutely this

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · Sep 25

It's also worth noting that Torsten Bell - ex of this particular parish - knew this to his core, yet sat there on the flipping tellybox defending NOT lifting it.

If the people who do this research and lobby for this change then go into government and...do nothing...where do we stand? I don't know.

Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · Sep 25

Amid reports that MPs and an advisory taskforce will recommend scrapping the two-child limit on benefits, it's worth noting that this step would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty ⤵️

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

Enjoy. It is laugh out loud funny and a perfect distraction to our shit show news agenda right now

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · Sep 24

#BREAKING | In first time in history, Italy is sending a naval ship to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid for Gaza.

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

Yes, their so called defensive actions. Bogus and obscene

Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

In these bleak times these words and the tune seem really lovely

Nic Boothby @nicboothby.bsky.social · Sep 24

"Bring me sunshine in your smile, bring me laughter all the while.
In this world where we live, there should be more happiness. So much joy you can give to each brand new bright tomorrow" 🎵🎶

A new 12-foot statue depicts President Trump holding hands with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the capital.

"We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his 'closest friend' Jeffrey Epstein.”

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

Absolutely this

András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · Sep 24

It was bullshit then, it's bullshit now still

Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · Sep 24

“Immigration control is good for race relations” is the oldest argument in British immigration policy, it’s been made ever since the 1950s by both Labour and Conservative governments to justify whatever controls they introduce.

Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

No the complete opposite. I have been a committed Labour voter my whole life. I embraced New Labour and the Tony Blair era. I was not a Corbynite but dutifully still voted Labour but one year into this Labour government I am done I think, I really am. I will be voting Green at the next election

Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

Love this. My London and the London I know and watch from Puglia

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Sep 24

#ShakiraLaw

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Aug 15

Summer vibes, Brixton style ☀️

Beats in the street, sizzling food, cocktails and dancing: Summer Streets transforms spaces across London into places for Londoners to come together to enjoy our great city at its best.

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Puglia Princess @follies.bsky.social · Sep 24

Scarily so and it is so disappointing. Cannot believe that a brown Labour woman is prepared to wear the racist mantle that Priti, Suella and Kemi are doing for the Tories. This is an indelible stain on this Labour government