Hugh Fiske🏺🇬🇧🌍
@50sherdsofgrey.bsky.social
Mostly retired former Roman pottery specialist, ex-RAF & police controller. Woke, proghead, politically homeless but increasingly Green-leaning. #sherdnerd #photogrammetry (t.ly/QqYaD) #FBPE #FBPR
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Oh look, yet another disaster for ordinary people caused by Tory governments abandoning social responsibility in pursuit of cost-cutting for lower taxes, which has unfolded exactly as experts predicted at the time, and clearing up the mess will now cost public money desperately needed elsewhere.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Oh look, yet another disaster for ordinary people caused by Tory governments abandoning social responsibility in pursuit of cost-cutting for lower taxes, which has unfolded exactly as experts predicted at the time, and clearing up the mess will now cost public money desperately needed elsewhere.
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Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
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It's the same on Radio 3, which is my station of choice. BBC News is now the Daily Mail of the airwaves.
November 29, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's the same on Radio 3, which is my station of choice. BBC News is now the Daily Mail of the airwaves.
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I'm just glad people are starting to understand how bad the BBC is
The problem isn't the right-wing press that reaches a few million people max across all channels
The problem is the BBC who push the same, but sanitised and legitimised, bigoted nonsense to 40 million people.
And we all pay for it
The problem isn't the right-wing press that reaches a few million people max across all channels
The problem is the BBC who push the same, but sanitised and legitimised, bigoted nonsense to 40 million people.
And we all pay for it
November 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I'm just glad people are starting to understand how bad the BBC is
The problem isn't the right-wing press that reaches a few million people max across all channels
The problem is the BBC who push the same, but sanitised and legitimised, bigoted nonsense to 40 million people.
And we all pay for it
The problem isn't the right-wing press that reaches a few million people max across all channels
The problem is the BBC who push the same, but sanitised and legitimised, bigoted nonsense to 40 million people.
And we all pay for it
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Paul, in his Aston Martin gilet, 10 years from retirement, living in one of the most expensive houses in one of the best places in Britain, with savings and investments worth £2-4mil (excluding anything he has in tax-free ISAs), who has earned enough in his lifetime to pay “millions in taxes”…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Paul, in his Aston Martin gilet, 10 years from retirement, living in one of the most expensive houses in one of the best places in Britain, with savings and investments worth £2-4mil (excluding anything he has in tax-free ISAs), who has earned enough in his lifetime to pay “millions in taxes”…
8/
8/
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November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Shhhhh. I'm using this information to my advantage.
November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Shhhhh. I'm using this information to my advantage.
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Look, this French publication correctly labels Farage as the leader of a far right party (even if it’s technically a limited company).
Why does the British mainstream media seem to have a different definition?
He is simply called ‘the leader of Reform UK’, which makes him sound innocuous.
Why does the British mainstream media seem to have a different definition?
He is simply called ‘the leader of Reform UK’, which makes him sound innocuous.
British far right leader Nigel Farage urged to clarify party's ties with Russia
The head of the Reform UK party faces mounting pressure after a colleague was sentenced to prison for accepting money from Ukrainian politicians acting on behalf of Moscow.
www.lemonde.fr
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Look, this French publication correctly labels Farage as the leader of a far right party (even if it’s technically a limited company).
Why does the British mainstream media seem to have a different definition?
He is simply called ‘the leader of Reform UK’, which makes him sound innocuous.
Why does the British mainstream media seem to have a different definition?
He is simply called ‘the leader of Reform UK’, which makes him sound innocuous.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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Labour’s Refusal to talk about Brexit and look at rejoining the CU and SM is repelling their historic supporters. They are on the road to total ahnialation at the next G.E. Let alone next May’s locals.
Earlier in the week I visited the Chancellor for a pre-briefing in No 11, on measures I have been lobbying for as part of today's Budget. Taken together, and as the distributional analysis shows, this is a Budget that is rooted in fairness - see more thoughts here:
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November 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Labour’s Refusal to talk about Brexit and look at rejoining the CU and SM is repelling their historic supporters. They are on the road to total ahnialation at the next G.E. Let alone next May’s locals.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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The damage from Brexit is always seen in economic terms. But the non monetary harm it brought to many is never reported on and in my view is even more devastating.
There is nothing redeeming about Brexit.
There is nothing redeeming about Brexit.
November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
The damage from Brexit is always seen in economic terms. But the non monetary harm it brought to many is never reported on and in my view is even more devastating.
There is nothing redeeming about Brexit.
There is nothing redeeming about Brexit.
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A MAN WITH 411 SEATS IS FIXATED BY A MAN WITH 5. IT DOESN’T GET MUCH DAFTER THAN THAT!
Farage’s Achilles heel is Brexit. Starmer could be wiping the floor with Farage, but he’s not because he decided to back Johnson’s hard Brexit.
Farage’s Achilles heel is Brexit. Starmer could be wiping the floor with Farage, but he’s not because he decided to back Johnson’s hard Brexit.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A MAN WITH 411 SEATS IS FIXATED BY A MAN WITH 5. IT DOESN’T GET MUCH DAFTER THAN THAT!
Farage’s Achilles heel is Brexit. Starmer could be wiping the floor with Farage, but he’s not because he decided to back Johnson’s hard Brexit.
Farage’s Achilles heel is Brexit. Starmer could be wiping the floor with Farage, but he’s not because he decided to back Johnson’s hard Brexit.
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Farage set the immigration bait and Starmer took it, totally overlooking the fact that the cause of the huge immigration spike was Farage’s Brexit.
To Reform, Starmer is the gift that keeps on giving. A prime minister with less political nous and basic common sense would be hard to imagine.
To Reform, Starmer is the gift that keeps on giving. A prime minister with less political nous and basic common sense would be hard to imagine.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Farage set the immigration bait and Starmer took it, totally overlooking the fact that the cause of the huge immigration spike was Farage’s Brexit.
To Reform, Starmer is the gift that keeps on giving. A prime minister with less political nous and basic common sense would be hard to imagine.
To Reform, Starmer is the gift that keeps on giving. A prime minister with less political nous and basic common sense would be hard to imagine.
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I think it’s worse than ignore. Labour tell us Brexit is awful don’t fix it then use it as an excuse for cuts and tax rises. It’s a government for the super rich not us.
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I think it’s worse than ignore. Labour tell us Brexit is awful don’t fix it then use it as an excuse for cuts and tax rises. It’s a government for the super rich not us.
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YouGov poll showing Brexit right up there as an obvious reason for our ailing economy.
Yet Labour ignore it.
Yet Labour ignore it.
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
YouGov poll showing Brexit right up there as an obvious reason for our ailing economy.
Yet Labour ignore it.
Yet Labour ignore it.
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Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Who remembers that Brexit campaign slogan from 2016? 🤔
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums