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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

I was on duty in A/E during a so-called riot by Miners during the Strike.

The rioters were the Police.
They smashed shops, homes and cracked many heads and did put people in hospital.

The BBC reported Police were attacked and injured.
One Copper sprained his ankle when he fell out of a van.🙄

Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe if the Police weren't so violent, people wouldn't feel the need to defend themselves.

Have you ever been on a protest that was heavily policed, or experienced unprovoked Police violence?

As for the Policewomn who was taken to hospital, she was discharged pretty quickly.

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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

Reds under the beds...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3h

Get jabbed.

Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations

Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.

www.nature.com

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Adam Wisent @adamwisent.bsky.social · 2h

As #Gormless #RachelFromAccounts fails to Tax #Britains #royal #parasites So they continue to #LiveInLuxury whilst #SpongingOff the #PublicPurse. Yet still haven't paid a penny in #InheritanceTax on Lizzie's #£Billions

It's time to #TaxTheRich &
#AbolishTheMonarchy

www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

The King, The Prince & Their Secret Millions

Dispatches reveals the details of some of the wealth the royals have tried to keep secret

www.channel4.com

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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

Yet it is always blamed on high wages🙄

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 4h

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns.

Biggest cause is profiteering led by energy, water and food businesses. No govt checks it.

Real average wage stuck at 2008 level. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts needs to remove cash from the rich.

UK faces highest inflation in G7 this year and next, IMF warns

According to fund’s World Economic Outlook, Britain is on course to average 3.4% this year and 2.5% in 2026

www.theguardian.com

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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

How quickly they forget.

Big Reform area now.

40 years of chronic unemployment, poor education and drugs will do that.

Cortonwood is a retail park.

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 13h

The BBC reversed the footage to pretend that the miners attacked the police rather than the other way around and that remains the agreed media narrative. It was government propaganda and has undermined fatally any idea that the BBC news is politically neutral and trustworthy.

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Groucho @grouchosfits.bsky.social · 4h

I used to work in education supporting people who were unemployed find work. Part of that was assessing their literacy and numeracy levels. The average result was the equivalent to age 8-10 (the reading age of The Daily Mail).

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 14h

When I see announcements like this, I have to ask - how many of the people out there who are so vehemently anti-migrant would actually pass English at an A-Level standard?

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK
Passports
Fast Track
My hote of
Passports ePassports
UK Border

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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

I nearly cried*

* This is a lie.

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 3h

German news: Sick leave measured by public health insurances remains on an above-normal level. Top of the list: respiratory illnesses & mental health. Frankly, I blame politics. Lack of Covid/RSV precautions & constant fanning of fear & anger to generate attention & votes is making us ill.

Tagesschau.de:

AOK-Auswertung

Krankmeldungen bleiben auf hohem Niveau

Der Krankenstand unter den Beschäftigen in Deutschland verharrt laut der Krankenkasse AOK auf hohem Niveau. Dahinter stehen vor allem Atemwegserkrankungen. Aber auch psychische Erkrankungen nehmen zu.

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Anti-Fascist Collective… @wtafc.bsky.social · 17h

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 19h

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Andy Harbison @andrewharbison1.bsky.social · 3h

It wasn’t destroyed. It was spattered with red paint and straightforwardly repaired. The calculation of the quantum of damages was ludicrous if you care to look it up.

While you’re on Google, also look up the principle of “Fiat Justicia Ruat Caelum”, to which even British judges adhere.

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davidgarciaspai.bsky.social @davidgarciaspai.bsky.social · 3h

Then those individuals who “harmed” (destroyed is ridiculous propaganda) military equipment should be held accountable. Undermining free speech in order to quell dissent for murder of children is an absolute disgrace and should be enough to send the politicians to Den Haag

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Rouleur @rouler.bsky.social · 2h

Nonsense.

You value property over freedom to express dissent.

No-one was hurt or killed.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3h

Price cap should be placed on vet prescriptions, watchdog says

The Competition and Markets Authority said price caps should be placed on prescriptions provided by vets to stop pet owners from being ripped off

news.sky.com/story/price-...

Price cap should be placed on vet prescriptions, watchdog says

The Competition and Markets Authority said price caps should be placed on prescriptions provided by vets to stop pet owners from being ripped off.

news.sky.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3h

UK banks oppose tax rise.

Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.

The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.

it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified

Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?

Banks step up lobbying over threat of Reeves tax hikes

The gap between the tax burden on British banks and their international rivals is widening, even before the imposition of any further levies in next month's budget, according to a report seen by Sky N...

news.sky.com

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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 4h

Expansion of live facial recognition is ‘worrying for our democracy,’ campaigners warn morningstaronline.co.uk/article/expa... #morningstaronline

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17h

Some changes to immigration rules today, not just increasing English language requirements, mean migrants looking to live and work in UK will have to meet far far higher standards than British nationals, while paying vast sums to be allowed to do so. That isn't a system based on "fairness". 1/

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Mike Walsh #fbpe @drmpwalsh.bsky.social · 3h

“I used to think cancellation was for culture wars and comedians, not economists. But point out that North Sea oil doesn’t cut UK energy bills, and suddenly you’re censored”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy

Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other

www.theguardian.com

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 3h

Honestly, I’ve been banging on about this for years. They have been desperately trying to scupper our buffer zone laws with stunt arrests and legal cases. Human rights orgs in USA have them a designated extremist hate group.

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 22h

This is a huge story but massively under the radar in the UK.

A US Christian legal org called the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is working to roll back abortion rights here using the same playbook it used in the US: briefing politicians, watching, waiting.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 3h

Highlighting the risks of AI controlled by partisan interests.

(Even when not run by a right wing arsehole like Musk the risk of bias being introduced unconsciously by programmers or by virtue of the data sets is real. Extremist owners just makes it worse).

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 15h

Well, it's certainly *artificial* intelligence.

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