@simmo7484.bsky.social
Dad of 2, Boro fan, born and bred Teessider, love my sport especially F1, footy, cricket and Golf.
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Pep Guardiola hits back at Jim Ratcliffe: "We treat immigrants or people that come from other countries like they are the ones causing problems for our country. It's a big problem because the fact I am Catalan and you are British? What influence did we have on where we were born?
February 13, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Pep Guardiola hits back at Jim Ratcliffe: "We treat immigrants or people that come from other countries like they are the ones causing problems for our country. It's a big problem because the fact I am Catalan and you are British? What influence did we have on where we were born?
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That nasty media again planting paedophiles all over the place.
Former Number 10 comms chief Matthew Doyle – who was recently given a peerage by Keir Starmer – has the whip suspended over his ties to a padeophile.
No, not *that* paedophile. A different one.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
No, not *that* paedophile. A different one.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's ex-comms chief suspended from Labour over links to sex offender
Matthew Doyle, who now sits in the House of Lords, has had the Labour whip withdrawn
inews.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
That nasty media again planting paedophiles all over the place.
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But it’s okay because Keir Starmer is an incredibly decent man who rates integrity very highly and has always put that at the core of his premiership, which is why there hasn’t been a relentless flurry of exactly this kind of scandal.
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
But it’s okay because Keir Starmer is an incredibly decent man who rates integrity very highly and has always put that at the core of his premiership, which is why there hasn’t been a relentless flurry of exactly this kind of scandal.
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First stage of denial: shoot the messenger.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
First stage of denial: shoot the messenger.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
There's a firing squad on Bluesky, aiming at anyone stating the blinking obvious: that Starmer needs to go ASAP if Labour is to have any chance of recovery before 2029.
Well done Oli Dugmore.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This deserves an airing on your show tomorrow because Oli absolutely nails it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This deserves an airing on your show tomorrow because Oli absolutely nails it.
Journalist and Broadcaster Oli Dugmore is spot on.
“Not only did the people at the top of the Labour party know about this [Mandelson staying at Epstein’s house while he was in prison]… they didn’t think this was disqualifying, they thought ‘actually, this is our guy’.”
#bbcqt
“Not only did the people at the top of the Labour party know about this [Mandelson staying at Epstein’s house while he was in prison]… they didn’t think this was disqualifying, they thought ‘actually, this is our guy’.”
#bbcqt
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Well done Oli Dugmore.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This deserves an airing on your show tomorrow because Oli absolutely nails it.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social This deserves an airing on your show tomorrow because Oli absolutely nails it.
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Oh…let’s hope no hostile state actors knew about this while he was serving as UK Ambassador to Washington.
January 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Oh…let’s hope no hostile state actors knew about this while he was serving as UK Ambassador to Washington.
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I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
www.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files
more to follow
www.ft.com/content/c950...
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The BBC's decision to put its news content behind a paywall for American audiences is an astonishing own goal at such an important moment. New motto: "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation, but only when they pay 50 bucks for the first year".
January 29, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The BBC's decision to put its news content behind a paywall for American audiences is an astonishing own goal at such an important moment. New motto: "Nation shall speak peace unto Nation, but only when they pay 50 bucks for the first year".
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True.
They're the ones who become the Brown Shirts.
They are the Gestapo in waiting.
They're the ones who become the Brown Shirts.
They are the Gestapo in waiting.
The most dangerous people in the world are broke, lonely young men & we are creating millions of them.
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
True.
They're the ones who become the Brown Shirts.
They are the Gestapo in waiting.
They're the ones who become the Brown Shirts.
They are the Gestapo in waiting.
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Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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From an actual Nobel Prize Winner - @pkrugman.bsky.social - and a good explanation of "Sundowning"; a phrase many of us will soon be familiar with.
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
From an actual Nobel Prize Winner - @pkrugman.bsky.social - and a good explanation of "Sundowning"; a phrase many of us will soon be familiar with.
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You’ve got to hope that MI6 has found out that Trump has only a few weeks to live. Because if that isn’t the case, Starmer is making a real mess of this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
You’ve got to hope that MI6 has found out that Trump has only a few weeks to live. Because if that isn’t the case, Starmer is making a real mess of this.
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Trump has invited Pution to sit on the 'Gaza board of peace'
Trump is our enemy, dosesn't Starmer get any of this?
Trump is our enemy, dosesn't Starmer get any of this?
KREMLIN: PUTIN WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE ‘BOARD OF PEACE’
January 19, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Trump has invited Pution to sit on the 'Gaza board of peace'
Trump is our enemy, dosesn't Starmer get any of this?
Trump is our enemy, dosesn't Starmer get any of this?
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What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
What European leaders have been most nervous about is the US pulling back on NATO or Ukraine… but how can Europe trust the US will come to its defense if its trying to seize territory from a NATO country. They can’t. So why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real. 6/
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Trump is an enemy of the UK and of NATO.
He has already massively damaged our economies & now threatens to take military action us.
Where is the red line?
When are our govts going to stop grovelling & pandering to this fascists' whims?
#bbclaurak
bsky.app/profile/wart...
He has already massively damaged our economies & now threatens to take military action us.
Where is the red line?
When are our govts going to stop grovelling & pandering to this fascists' whims?
#bbclaurak
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Trump slaps allies with Greenland tariffs. From Feb 1, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, and Finland face 10% on all exports. June 1, it jumps to 25%.
January 18, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Trump is an enemy of the UK and of NATO.
He has already massively damaged our economies & now threatens to take military action us.
Where is the red line?
When are our govts going to stop grovelling & pandering to this fascists' whims?
#bbclaurak
bsky.app/profile/wart...
He has already massively damaged our economies & now threatens to take military action us.
Where is the red line?
When are our govts going to stop grovelling & pandering to this fascists' whims?
#bbclaurak
bsky.app/profile/wart...
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I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
January 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
I’m old enough to remember when many of the voices saying very little tonight told us very loudly that Obama and Biden were anti-British.
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Some *free* weekend reading: our special report on the Teesside regeneration scandal ⤵️
As Tees Valley mayor Lord Houchen's defence of his deal with local businessmen crumbles, here's the Eye's recent special report on how Britain's flagship regeneration scheme secretly turned into one of the biggest giveaways of public money on record.
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/special-repo...
Special Report: Stripped Tees
IT WAS to be the UK’s largest regeneration scheme in decades, a model for regional devolution and the flagship post-Brexit freeport. But the redevelopment of the former steelworks on the south bank of...
www.private-eye.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Some *free* weekend reading: our special report on the Teesside regeneration scandal ⤵️
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"Why would anyone hand the keys back to these people [the Conservative Party] to take the country forward and hope that they would fix it" says Robert Jenrick, who was a Conservative Party Shadow Minister until just a few hours ago, and has been plotting to take it over for years
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"Why would anyone hand the keys back to these people [the Conservative Party] to take the country forward and hope that they would fix it" says Robert Jenrick, who was a Conservative Party Shadow Minister until just a few hours ago, and has been plotting to take it over for years
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In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?
January 12, 2026 at 10:27 AM
In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X?