Graeme Purves
@gaspurves.bsky.social
Citizen. Environmentalist. European. Spatial Planner. Democrat. Geddesian. Withered Botanist. Lapsed Munro-Bagger.
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It's good news that the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped.
All credit should go to those who have campaigned against the cap since it was introduced.
All credit should go to those who have campaigned against the cap since it was introduced.
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It's good news that the two-child benefit cap will be scrapped.
All credit should go to those who have campaigned against the cap since it was introduced.
All credit should go to those who have campaigned against the cap since it was introduced.
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Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Lying in politics is wrong and should never be rewarded, says newspaper which pays Boris Johnson £1 million a year to be its star columnist
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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The Home Office’s absurd taxi bill results entirely from its insistence on forcing people to move round the country without choice or notice, & to live on the breadline so they can’t afford public transport. That Mahmood didn’t know about it till the BBC told her shows how appallingly the HO is run.
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM
The Home Office’s absurd taxi bill results entirely from its insistence on forcing people to move round the country without choice or notice, & to live on the breadline so they can’t afford public transport. That Mahmood didn’t know about it till the BBC told her shows how appallingly the HO is run.
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Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
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“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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The potential of our joyful and inclusive land of hope and cymuned is limitless. If only we stopped dancing to the miserable and fiscal-obsessed tune of Westminster ✍️ Stephen Price
Wales' size is its strength
Stephen Price One of the most uncanny things I’ve found since joining Nation Cymru some two years ago is how interconnected every facet of Welsh life is. Every day, a story of a river I’ve swum, a mou...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The potential of our joyful and inclusive land of hope and cymuned is limitless. If only we stopped dancing to the miserable and fiscal-obsessed tune of Westminster ✍️ Stephen Price
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”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
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So the Home Office, which is responsible for the welfare of asylum seekers & for determining their claims, has decided to call them “illegal migrants” & tell everyone it’s “furious” about them being here, but I’m sure this is fine and not a symptom of a culture of disbelief & gratuitous cruelty
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So the Home Office, which is responsible for the welfare of asylum seekers & for determining their claims, has decided to call them “illegal migrants” & tell everyone it’s “furious” about them being here, but I’m sure this is fine and not a symptom of a culture of disbelief & gratuitous cruelty
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
November 29, 2025 at 3:20 AM
zoomers are ruining the planned obsolescence industry
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“He was aware of them”
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“He was aware of them”
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Happy days, chatting to far right nutter Steve Bannon about plans to form a network of populists, including Putin's pal Viktor Orban, Russia supporting Narendra Modi and all round good guy, Rodrigo Duterte, currently in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.
November 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy days, chatting to far right nutter Steve Bannon about plans to form a network of populists, including Putin's pal Viktor Orban, Russia supporting Narendra Modi and all round good guy, Rodrigo Duterte, currently in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.
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Sometimes you feel like you're being watched . . . thank you to @27rufus for today's #FoxOfTheDay
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Sometimes you feel like you're being watched . . . thank you to @27rufus for today's #FoxOfTheDay
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Edzell Castle, near Edzell in Angus. The castle you see today was built from the early 1500s to replace a nearby motte built in about 1100. The remarkable walled garden was designed to provide a delightful retreat from the castle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Angus
#Scotland #Angus
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Edzell Castle, near Edzell in Angus. The castle you see today was built from the early 1500s to replace a nearby motte built in about 1100. The remarkable walled garden was designed to provide a delightful retreat from the castle. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Angus
#Scotland #Angus
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I remember way back when the president signed off on the Epstein files being released…
November 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I remember way back when the president signed off on the Epstein files being released…
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She has a point, given how our terrorism laws are framed.
Irish author Sally Rooney has told the High Court she may not be able to publish new books in the UK, and may have to withdraw previous titles from sale, because of the ban on Palestine Action.
news.sky.com/story/sally-...
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Sally Rooney tells court new books may not be published in UK due to Palestine Action ban
The Irish writer said it is currently "unclear" whether UK companies can pay her, after she said she would donate earnings to support Palestine Action.
news.sky.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
She has a point, given how our terrorism laws are framed.
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Just heard Harriet Harman say Zack Polanski is a cross between Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn which means you can add potty Blairite fossils to the ever growing list of political degenerates tugging their collars over him.
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Just heard Harriet Harman say Zack Polanski is a cross between Nigel Farage and Jeremy Corbyn which means you can add potty Blairite fossils to the ever growing list of political degenerates tugging their collars over him.
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With thanks to @michaelspicer.bsky.social for supporting our campaign.
The government MUST listen.
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The government MUST listen.
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Minister Stuart Piper-Aloysius defends slashing funding for kid’s therapy. @MrMichaelSpicer
YouTube video by Action Against ASGSF Changes
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October 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
With thanks to @michaelspicer.bsky.social for supporting our campaign.
The government MUST listen.
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The government MUST listen.
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The problem with reunion shows.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The problem with reunion shows.
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Lloyds Bank adverts are more like adverts for horses than banking. And very good they are too I've bought 7.
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Lloyds Bank adverts are more like adverts for horses than banking. And very good they are too I've bought 7.
Rachel Reeves' budget signals an end to hope | Richard Walker in 'The National'.
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
Richard Walker: Rachel Reeves’s Budget signals the hopeful era is over
THERE was something new about this week’s UK Budget … and it wasn’t the unprecedented level of leaks about its content which culminated in the…
www.thenational.scot
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Rachel Reeves' budget signals an end to hope | Richard Walker in 'The National'.
#UKPolitics
#UKPolitics
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The pundit who says pockets of space but doesn't know what it means.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The pundit who says pockets of space but doesn't know what it means.