@jaj991.bsky.social
Where's the beer? Reposts aren't endorsements. Cycling around Coventry mostly, might have a camera or three.
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Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
November 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just as you thought food delivery companies couldn't inflict any more misery on society:
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
Instead of using lowly-paid gig economy contractors to deliver groceries, they're replacing humans with robots, who, in turn, force humans off the pavement into road traffic.
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It's fucking ridiculous that it's cheaper to get a plane from London to Glasgow than a train.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
It's fucking ridiculous that it's cheaper to get a plane from London to Glasgow than a train.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
In Goodwin Curve news, @willhaycardiff.bsky.social's latest newsletter notes how the immediate aftermath of the Welsh 20 mph speed limits saw a petition raise 400,000 signatures. Today, a second petition has just 2387 signatures
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I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
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When I hear Farage talking about rounding up and deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, and threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me and telling me that “Hitler was right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
When I hear Farage talking about rounding up and deporting hundreds of thousands of human beings, and threatening those with leave to remain or settled status, I cannot help but think of the schoolboy sidling up to me and telling me that “Hitler was right”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farage is refusing any investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia.
Gosh, I wonder why? It's a mystery.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564728...
Gosh, I wonder why? It's a mystery.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564728...
Nigel Farage rules out any investigation into Reform UK links with Russia
REFORM UK leader Nigel Farage said he will not investigate any Russian links within his party, stating that he is “not a police force” ...
www.thenational.scot
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Farage is refusing any investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia.
Gosh, I wonder why? It's a mystery.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564728...
Gosh, I wonder why? It's a mystery.
www.thenational.scot/news/2564728...
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Nina Cresswell reported a sexual assault, but the police basically ignored her. She spoke out, and her attacker sued her for defamation. Three years later, with our support, she won.
Now she's taking action to stop the police failing women. Join us.👇
https://goodlaw.social/4w3n
Now she's taking action to stop the police failing women. Join us.👇
https://goodlaw.social/4w3n
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Nina Cresswell reported a sexual assault, but the police basically ignored her. She spoke out, and her attacker sued her for defamation. Three years later, with our support, she won.
Now she's taking action to stop the police failing women. Join us.👇
https://goodlaw.social/4w3n
Now she's taking action to stop the police failing women. Join us.👇
https://goodlaw.social/4w3n
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Me in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Me in the Guardian today: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies."
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇
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Duty on petrol and diesel exists and might (should) rise in the budget
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
End the tax break that makes flying cheaper than trains | Letters
Letters: Airlines benefit from a tax system that helps them keep fares low, writes Anna Hughes
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Duty on petrol and diesel exists and might (should) rise in the budget
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
EVs are (probably) facing a pay per mile duty
And yet flights PAY NO DUTY at all
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
13 seconds after the light goes red he calmly drives over the crossing. Has he even noticed there's a crossing or is it just that he doesn't care? I'd bet it's the former rather than the latter. youtu.be/rn8ldN_LGgA
K600SAV very late red light - fpn
YouTube video by jaj991
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
13 seconds after the light goes red he calmly drives over the crossing. Has he even noticed there's a crossing or is it just that he doesn't care? I'd bet it's the former rather than the latter. youtu.be/rn8ldN_LGgA
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NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
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World, take note. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
Brazil Defied Trump and Won
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
World, take note. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/w...
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Believe Nigel Farage about anything and you need to give your head a wobble ….
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Believe Nigel Farage about anything and you need to give your head a wobble ….
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It’s been 481 days since Birmingham City Council declared a road safety emergency.
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s been 481 days since Birmingham City Council declared a road safety emergency.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Your dog is frightened of fireworks? I don't know why. The fireworks are only being friendly.
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Your dog is frightened of fireworks? I don't know why. The fireworks are only being friendly.
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Why the hell should President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people be "grateful" to a Russian asset trying to sell them out to the genocidal Putin?
The fascist traitor #Trump is beneath contempt. As are western leaders who suck up to him... 🤮
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
The fascist traitor #Trump is beneath contempt. As are western leaders who suck up to him... 🤮
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
Ukraine war: Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
Ukraine's allies have expressed concern that the plan favours Russia, but Zelensky says Kyiv's interests could be included.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Why the hell should President Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people be "grateful" to a Russian asset trying to sell them out to the genocidal Putin?
The fascist traitor #Trump is beneath contempt. As are western leaders who suck up to him... 🤮
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
The fascist traitor #Trump is beneath contempt. As are western leaders who suck up to him... 🤮
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c3...
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Is the dumbest use of a mobile phone while driving using it as a mirror to check your appearance?
November 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Is the dumbest use of a mobile phone while driving using it as a mirror to check your appearance?