Denis Buckley
@wellingtonrock.bsky.social
UK/US dual national. Haven't been to US in ten years. Family there are Trumpies, family here are sane. I'm an old man, but still learning - eg, a new 'lick' for Cripple Creek. Did I mention that in retirement, I've become an enthusiastic muso. And Green.
'The billionaires are our problem.
The landlords are our problem.
The bankers are our problem, and they are trying to hide the fact by blaming the vulnerable every single time, and that is how racism works.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
The landlords are our problem.
The bankers are our problem, and they are trying to hide the fact by blaming the vulnerable every single time, and that is how racism works.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Is Trump at war with Europe?
Has Donald Trump effectively declared war on Europe? His recent statements suggest exactly that.
In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric, his support for far-right parties, and his attack...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
'The billionaires are our problem.
The landlords are our problem.
The bankers are our problem, and they are trying to hide the fact by blaming the vulnerable every single time, and that is how racism works.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
The landlords are our problem.
The bankers are our problem, and they are trying to hide the fact by blaming the vulnerable every single time, and that is how racism works.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
'The refusal to fund social security adequately is not an economic necessity but a choice: to prioritise low taxes on wealth, permissive corporate regulation, and financial accumulation over social protection.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Economic questions: the William Beveridge question
This is one of a series of posts that will ask what the most pertinent question raised by a prominent influencer of political economy might have been, and what the relevance of that question might be ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
'The refusal to fund social security adequately is not an economic necessity but a choice: to prioritise low taxes on wealth, permissive corporate regulation, and financial accumulation over social protection.'
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Kind friends and neighbours pitched in today to help me get my workshop porch roof up. The culmination of three months of careful work and worry. It went perfectly!
Photo credit: Judy.
Photo credit: Judy.
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Kind friends and neighbours pitched in today to help me get my workshop porch roof up. The culmination of three months of careful work and worry. It went perfectly!
Photo credit: Judy.
Photo credit: Judy.
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; Are Führer, who ain't in Clacton,
Farage be thy name,
Harrowing be thy game
Of deceit & corruption.
Give us this day are cuntry back,
And forgive us for grifting cheap flags from Temu,
As we won't forgive wokeness for cancelling Christmas,
Fascism will come
As Farage leads us further into evil
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Farage be thy name,
Harrowing be thy game
Of deceit & corruption.
Give us this day are cuntry back,
And forgive us for grifting cheap flags from Temu,
As we won't forgive wokeness for cancelling Christmas,
Fascism will come
As Farage leads us further into evil
---
December 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
; Are Führer, who ain't in Clacton,
Farage be thy name,
Harrowing be thy game
Of deceit & corruption.
Give us this day are cuntry back,
And forgive us for grifting cheap flags from Temu,
As we won't forgive wokeness for cancelling Christmas,
Fascism will come
As Farage leads us further into evil
---
Farage be thy name,
Harrowing be thy game
Of deceit & corruption.
Give us this day are cuntry back,
And forgive us for grifting cheap flags from Temu,
As we won't forgive wokeness for cancelling Christmas,
Fascism will come
As Farage leads us further into evil
---
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BBC News have found themselves another pet project! Supporting another right wing politician and giving him airtime. I am praying the French don’t go down this route… if he is best friends with Farage he is no good and can’t be trusted
December 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
BBC News have found themselves another pet project! Supporting another right wing politician and giving him airtime. I am praying the French don’t go down this route… if he is best friends with Farage he is no good and can’t be trusted
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Starmer is the NHS’s problem www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Starmer is the NHS’s problem
The Guardian notes this morning that:
Keir Starmer has said it is “frankly beyond belief” that resident doctors would strike during the NHS’s worst moment since the pandemic, in remarks that risk inf...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Starmer is the NHS’s problem www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
'What’s really happening, as it does in every Ponzi scheme, is that the wise guys, who profited handsomely by getting in early, need more rubes to keep buying the stuff in the hope that it will hold its value.'
prospect.org/2025/12/09/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/09/p...
Pick Your Financial Crash - The American Prospect
What are the risks of a financial crash in the coming year? Let us count the ways.
prospect.org
December 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
'What’s really happening, as it does in every Ponzi scheme, is that the wise guys, who profited handsomely by getting in early, need more rubes to keep buying the stuff in the hope that it will hold its value.'
prospect.org/2025/12/09/p...
prospect.org/2025/12/09/p...
'... the current US government believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe. In other words, the US is not (just) an unwilling ally, it is a willing adversary. Time to act accordingly.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology | Cas Mudde
Don’t say you weren’t warned: Trump’s new national security strategy seeks to destroy liberal democracy as we know it, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
'... the current US government believes that its national security is best served by the destruction of liberal democracy in Europe. In other words, the US is not (just) an unwilling ally, it is a willing adversary. Time to act accordingly.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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'... abandon the comforting myth that inequality is an act of nature. It is not. It is the result of choices. If we want a fairer, greener and more democratic country, then we must choose differently. And that, above all, is ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Inequality is a political choice – and the UK keeps choosing it
The World Inequality Report 2026 opens with a sentence that should trouble anyone who cares about democracy or economic justice:
Inequality is a political choice. It is the result of our policies, in...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
'... abandon the comforting myth that inequality is an act of nature. It is not. It is the result of choices. If we want a fairer, greener and more democratic country, then we must choose differently. And that, above all, is ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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"What is emerging about Nigel Farage is not a single stupid comment or moment. Former classmates describe a pattern of behaviour. Not just a bully, but a racist bully of the ugliest kind, directing hatred at black and Jewish pupils as a kind of sport" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
"What is emerging about Nigel Farage is not a single stupid comment or moment. Former classmates describe a pattern of behaviour. Not just a bully, but a racist bully of the ugliest kind, directing hatred at black and Jewish pupils as a kind of sport" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Cameron’s a Cunt. As are all those weaned on Atlantic slave owners compensation
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Cameron’s a Cunt. As are all those weaned on Atlantic slave owners compensation
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In a similar ilk to Danny Dyer's lyrical waxing of pig-fancier (tricky not to use f-expletive here) Cameron.
December 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In a similar ilk to Danny Dyer's lyrical waxing of pig-fancier (tricky not to use f-expletive here) Cameron.
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I'd rather believe in a big red man bringing presents down the chimney than in those cunts who sold the lie to the gullible on the side of a big red bus. At least the notion of the former brings some benefit.
December 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I'd rather believe in a big red man bringing presents down the chimney than in those cunts who sold the lie to the gullible on the side of a big red bus. At least the notion of the former brings some benefit.
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We're each £3,000 Worse off? But now he's a millionaire!
Never forget that MP Nigel Farage was THE Brexit Champion; it was his baby!
Where's the report on Russian influence in our elections?
Never forget that MP Nigel Farage was THE Brexit Champion; it was his baby!
Where's the report on Russian influence in our elections?
December 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We're each £3,000 Worse off? But now he's a millionaire!
Never forget that MP Nigel Farage was THE Brexit Champion; it was his baby!
Where's the report on Russian influence in our elections?
Never forget that MP Nigel Farage was THE Brexit Champion; it was his baby!
Where's the report on Russian influence in our elections?
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Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics found that, by 2035, the UK is anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports and 16% lower imports, than it would have been. Report states that the UK will be £311bn worse off by 2035 due to leaving the EU.
December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Economists and analysts at Cambridge Econometrics found that, by 2035, the UK is anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports and 16% lower imports, than it would have been. Report states that the UK will be £311bn worse off by 2035 due to leaving the EU.
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Nope, I haven't a scooby-doo about what could possibly have happened. Sorry (scratches head).
In completely unrelated news, here's F*rage laughing all the way to his private bank after winning a bet against the currency in your pockets.
#NationalFailure #BrexitReality
In completely unrelated news, here's F*rage laughing all the way to his private bank after winning a bet against the currency in your pockets.
#NationalFailure #BrexitReality
December 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nope, I haven't a scooby-doo about what could possibly have happened. Sorry (scratches head).
In completely unrelated news, here's F*rage laughing all the way to his private bank after winning a bet against the currency in your pockets.
#NationalFailure #BrexitReality
In completely unrelated news, here's F*rage laughing all the way to his private bank after winning a bet against the currency in your pockets.
#NationalFailure #BrexitReality
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📝 "The latest (research), says that GDP per head, the best measure of prosperity, is 6 to 8 per cent lower than it would have been had Brexit not happened. That’s around £3,000 for each of us."
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
Brexit made us poorer and it’s getting worse
Economists disagree on the detail but it’s clear that barrier-free trade would be a big boost
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📝 "The latest (research), says that GDP per head, the best measure of prosperity, is 6 to 8 per cent lower than it would have been had Brexit not happened. That’s around £3,000 for each of us."
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
📉 Brexit is worsening the cost of living crisis for us all.
https://bit.ly/3MvK89r
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Nigel Farage & Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Nigel Farage & Steve Bannon.
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Anyone else old enough to remember when Labour had 500K members?
What could possibly have happened? 🤔
Starmer has HALVED membership!
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What could possibly have happened? 🤔
Starmer has HALVED membership!
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform claims to now have more members than Labour
Nigel Farage's party says it has overtaken Labour to have more members than any other party in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Anyone else old enough to remember when Labour had 500K members?
What could possibly have happened? 🤔
Starmer has HALVED membership!
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What could possibly have happened? 🤔
Starmer has HALVED membership!
Time to join @greenparty.org.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bannon & Farage, both in the Epstein files.
December 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bannon & Farage, both in the Epstein files.
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UK Government plans to limit use of juries for trials with potential sentence over 3 years, to cut backlog of cases in the Crown Court. But without a more holistic approach to the criminal justice system, such changes could cause worse issues down the line. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
Limiting jury trials won’t save the criminal justice system | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The Government has announced plans to limit the use of juries as a way of reducing the backlog of cases in the Crown Courts. But only a more holistic approach could save the criminal justice system.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
UK Government plans to limit use of juries for trials with potential sentence over 3 years, to cut backlog of cases in the Crown Court. But without a more holistic approach to the criminal justice system, such changes could cause worse issues down the line. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support
centralbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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With the #AssistedDyingBill soon to be debated in the House of Lords, I just wrote to peers asking them to back choice, dignity, and compassion – you should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/ask-t...
Ask the House of Lords to support assisted dying
Help us support the Assisted Dying Bill and stop the filibustering in the House of Lords. Raise the issue and send a message to peers today.
humanists.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
With the #AssistedDyingBill soon to be debated in the House of Lords, I just wrote to peers asking them to back choice, dignity, and compassion – you should too! #HumanistsUK humanists.uk/action/ask-t...