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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1h

Huh? They’re ‘prepared to enter into a dialogue to discuss a possible settlement’? The lack of contrition from Mone and Barrowman is shocking. news.sky.com/story/ppe-me...

PPE Medpro partners open to settlement over £122m COVID gowns contract breach

PPE Medpro, linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone, filed to enter administration earlier this month.

news.sky.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1h

Sounds reasonable to me.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 15h

‘They were astounded, nobody has ever seen a fitter, healthier, more beautiful 79 year old…Mr President, they begged me, you must donate your body to medical science…’
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

Donald Trump’s fresh health report reveals new fact about president

www.independent.co.uk

@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 16h

Trump claims Chicago is a war zone that needs defending from itself…

Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 18h

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Farage copies the Trump trick of denying he knows people who are causing him embarrassment. It’s just another lie.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Farage’s gift to the nation. How is he escaping responsibility for Brexit? And why isn’t HM Govt explaining why it has been a failure?

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1d

These people are sickeningly bitter and self-entitled aren’t they?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal

www.theguardian.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, just one council seat, but the scale of the victory is astonishing. Can this bandwagon be halted?
www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teessid...

Reform UK sweep to victory in local by-election

The party picked up more than 65% of the vote in the Skelton East ward, said to be its highest ever share anywhere to date

www.gazettelive.co.uk

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

Telegraph whinging about the consequences of the Brexit they urged us to vote for. All avoidable.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

What nonsense! The problem isn’t our teachers ‘poisoning’ children, it’s Farage and his ilk poisoning our country. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

www.theguardian.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

Just an ordinary, beer-loving bloke asking for the chance to humbly serve you…

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

This is all so ridiculous isn’t it? Does securing peace only matter to Trump if he gets a gong? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

The sound of hubris is overwhelming isn’t it?

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

Deaths from homelessness: 2024, 1611; 2018, 449; 2010, so unusual, no figures compiled.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazenes increasingly deadly.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

Party conferences don’t shift the dial…

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 2d

The threat is ‘existential’…’Brexit has left the UK out in the cold’ - why don’t we talk more about this ridiculous self-harm?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Existential threat’: what do EU’s 50% steel tariffs mean for UK industry?

Why UK steel sector is alarmed by prospect of punitive tariffs from its biggest customer

www.theguardian.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

Why isn’t this a bigger story? NHS squeezed between Trump and Big Pharma - it affects all of us.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn

Anew deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive, say experts

www.independent.co.uk

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

It always feels premature to celebrate achievements that involve Trump and Netanyahu doesn’t it?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A Gaza ceasefire deal could be Trump’s biggest diplomatic achievement – but the devil is in the detail

The plan attempts to thread the needle between creating the conditions for a ceasefire and negotiating a lasting end to the war but hard questions remain

www.theguardian.com

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

More alcohol the answer to anaemic growth…?

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

Still waiting for the sunlit uplands of Brexit? Carry on waiting…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

www.theguardian.com

@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

‘Responsibility today. Opportunity tomorrow’ - what about yesterday? Well 2010-24 to be precise.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 3d

Sociology - the capacity to ask questions and think critically. Can’t be having that can we?

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 3d

The ability to communicate and appreciate this country's rich cultural heritage is SO useless and overrated.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 3d

The ability to communicate and appreciate this country's rich cultural heritage is SO useless and overrated.

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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 4d

‘Disappointing in its scale and scope’ - sobering analysis of Labour’s ‘Pride in Place’ policy. Via @uk.theconversation.com…
theconversation.com/can-labours-...