Richard Sykes
sykesmiddleman.bsky.social
Richard Sykes
@sykesmiddleman.bsky.social
Recently retired.
Husband to fantastic
wife.
Father to two amazing children. Grandfather to two awesome grandchildren.
Disolutioned with 'Politicians' of all parties.
I say what I feel.

No DM's, please, I will not answer unless I know you
‘You’ve stolen my happy retirement’: the letter shaming Rachel Reeves www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/in...

Well worth reading by anyone with a hard earned private pension
‘You’ve stolen my happy retirement’: the letter shaming Rachel Reeves
Pensioner who faces £1m tax bill on his modest savings urges the Chancellor to think again
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Labour’s British building boom not possible, construction authorities say

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Labours pipe dreams shown up as unatainable
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December 14, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Activists ask why a Labour government is ‘gleefully’ backing Tory plans to tighten work capability assessment www.disabilitynewsservice.com/activists-as...

The answer is simple.

Labour are as bad as the Conservatives in many respects

They both have the same civil servants to deal with
Activists ask why a Labour government is ‘gleefully’ backing Tory plans to tighten work capability assessment
Disabled activists have questioned why a Labour-run department was in the high court this week defending cuts proposed by the last government which would cause “human suffering” among hundreds of t…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Americans can hurt the billionaires that are supporting Trump by organising boycotts of all of the companies that they own

By not purchasing their goods or services, but buying from their competitors instead, will harm their bottom lines

They don't like to lose money or see a lack of growth
December 13, 2024 at 9:28 PM
1,000 days of tears and buck-passing: the evidence from the Post Office inquiry’s key witnesses www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

Prosecute every single one of these individuals in the same ruthless fashion that they undertook their campaign against Post Masters and Post Mistresses
1,000 days of tears and buck-passing: the evidence from the Post Office inquiry’s key witnesses
As the long-running inquiry into one the biggest miscarriages of justice in British history wraps up, we review the evidence from key players
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Recession warning as UK economy SHRINKS in blow to Reeves's fiscal agenda www.gbnews.com/money/recess...

I don't like saying "I told you so", but........"I told you so".

An incompetent Chancellor, Prime Minister and Government.

Lead by Donkeys!

We got what we deserve
Recession warning as UK economy SHRINKS in blow to Reeves's fiscal agenda
A recession is defined as happening when a country's economy experiences two quarters of negative growth consecutively
www.gbnews.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:39 PM
All civilisations come to an end

History shows the reasons to be greed and excessive control

As my children used to say....."are we nearly there yet?"
December 13, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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ATTENTION: @australianlabor.bsky.social

I am led to believe Labor's party room has seen some graffiti that upset everyone. Why not just do what the party room already does so well. #auspol #StopIsrael #FreePalestine
December 12, 2024 at 9:14 PM
The Founding Fathers, today, would be packing their bags and leaving on the first plane or ship they could get passage on before January 6th

They would be hanging their heads in shame and despair at how their democratic utopia has been destroyed and is being turned into a corrupt dictatorship
December 13, 2024 at 11:16 AM
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They ain’t that bold! 😆
December 9, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Trump got into power originally on the promise to drain the swamp

People didn't understand that he was intending to get rid of the grifters who were in power at the time to replace them with bigger grifters

When will the penny finally drop that the American system is totally broken beyond repair?
December 13, 2024 at 11:09 AM
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Yep. If only voters could have known...
December 13, 2024 at 5:30 AM
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December 12, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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LOL. I enthusiastically endorse this proposal.
Works for me.
December 10, 2024 at 1:02 AM
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Jim Wright perfectly nails hatefulness to the bathroom wall.
December 1, 2024 at 8:24 PM
'Rachel Reeves is on a mission to make every statement meaningless'

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The truth is out, if you care to read it.

The Chancellor and Prime Minister both lie, are controlled by unions, and are only interested in power, not the benefit of the people
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December 13, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Steel is just the start: Britain is now incapable of producing anything physical www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12...

Finally, some one realises the folly of successive governments, etc.

The UK has been screwed by Governments, Industrualists and Investors.
Steel is just the start: Britain is now incapable of producing anything physical
Bringing the benighted steelmaker back onto the Government’s books would make Whitehall accountable for high energy costs
www.telegraph.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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💯💯
December 12, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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December 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
UK government announce that new assault ships will arrive in service in 2033

Having announced the decommissioning of our existing assault ships to save a few pounds, what are we supposed to do for the next 8 years?

Pray that the Donkey's that lead us don't get us involved in a war for 8 years
December 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Rural boost: Government injects nearly £350 million into farming in boost to Britain’s food security www.gov.uk/government/n...

Gross hypocracy

The measures being imposed by the Chancellor from her budget will render this a total waste of money.

There will be no farmers or countryside to support
Rural boost: Government injects nearly £350 million into farming in boost to Britain’s food security
Government injects £343 million of funding into the rural economy last week, benefiting more than 31,000 farmers.
www.gov.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:07 PM
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The state of The Church of England

Collapsing due to lack of faith bought on by management incompetence, political correctness and naval gazing
December 12, 2024 at 11:08 AM
I remember, towards the end of the Vietnam war, American veterans surrounding the Whitehouse perimeter wire and hurling their medals back at the President in protest

I suggest that true American patriots do the same again with fully loaded dog poop bags on a daily basis following inauguration day
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Trump shows his distain for American institutions again

He believes that his tin pot dunnie outhouse, Mar-a-Lago, is a fitting place to conduct state business and not a location in Wahington DC, the home of American democracy
December 12, 2024 at 10:10 AM