Alex Briggs
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Alex Briggs
@tickyw.bsky.social
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Retired but still curious. Numbers, not waffle https://cityboykan.blogspot.com/
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The "Two Minutes Hate" is a daily event from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four where citizens of Oceania are forced to watch a film about their enemy, Emmanuel Goldstein, and express intense hatred towards him. Its political purpose is to allow citizens to vent personal frustrations...
A political party, whose sole purpose in seeking election is to cut taxes, is not fit to govern a mature democracy in the modern age
The Conservatives plan to reduce government spending by £47 billion.

It's not just taking money away from the poorest and most vulnerable people... it's taking £47B out of our local economies - which puts the nation in managed decline.
What happens when £47 billion disappears from Britain’s economy?
Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline
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According to racists, it’s racist to call racists racist. Makes you think.
Chris Philp is a racist
Lewis Goodall pressing Chris Philp on the difference between what Sarah Pochin said and what Robert Jenrick said about 'white faces'.
The bottom 3 clubs are each associated with Nuno Espirito. Co-incidence?
Big Brother announcement:

Your 2 minutes of hate must be at its maximum intensity when the subject meets all of the following:

1. Is an asylum seeker
2. Is black
3. Is a sex offender

When the criteria is met the media is relieved from telling the truth about the subject. The cops can beat him up
A whip-round for the impoverished Beth Rigby is in order!
Beth Rigby: "Keir Starmer has changed his top team more than I've had hot dinners."

In two years before Starmer we had 3 PMs, 4 Chancellors, 3 Foreign Secretaries, 5 Home Secretaries, 5 Education Secretaries, 5 Cabinet Secretaries, etc. - total 221 ministerial departures.

Maybe Beth is on a diet.
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🐾 Spotlight on Gilly Meek
Rescuing dogs from Romania’s toughest situations and finding them loving homes in the UK.

Today on #CharityTakeoverDay we celebrate Gill's commitment and compassion. 💚
#KindnessHasNoBorders #RescueUnity
🔗 x.com/GillyMeeky
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🐾 Spotlight on Lets Save Welfare

Rescuing, healing & protecting street animals in Pakistan with tireless compassion and courage.

Proud to stand beside them this #CharityTakeoverDay 💚
#KindnessHasNoBorders
🔗 letssavewelfare.com
Having a former CPS boss running the country is not so far away from having the chief of police running it. It explains Starmer's predisposition for authoritarianism
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Yes, a very good point but what is the alternative?
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Sky News now offering clarification.

They’d previously stated that the Maccabi ban was just about safety of Maccabi fans.

Now they admit it was also about Maccabi violence.

Ladies & gentlemen, our corrupt journo-political complex just got caught out.
Top tip: Never have the death penalty on the statute book. That way, injustices, when they occur, are reversible
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We’re so close! 🐾 A nomination from you GiffGaff dog loving customers would bring a significant donation to keep us open 💚

Nominate Dog Desk Animal Action here 👇 community.giffgaff.com/d/34437311-e...

Deadline 5pm Oct 22nd! Come on @DogDeskAction dogs need you!
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Government plans to introduce #digitalID, ramp up facial recognition tech, and weaken encryption software are sleepwalking us into a surveillance state.

We need your support to fight back.

Donate today: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/protect-our-privacy
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🐾 Are you a GiffGaff customer?

Yes? Then please nominate Dog Desk Animal Action for a charity donation! 💚

🕔 Nominations close 5pm, Oct 22nd

👉 community.giffgaff.com/d/34437311-e...

We desperately need your support it only takes a minute!

#GiffGaffGoodDeeds #CharityNominations
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"In the 1980s and 1990s, UK governments ceded control of large parts of their power, privatising energy, water, transport, housing and more. We transferred power from the UK ballot box to boardrooms, not to Brussels."

My new column in @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
What Rachel Reeves isn't telling you when she blames Brexit
Britain's economic woes have much deeper roots than politicians want to admit
inews.co.uk