@alectorious.bsky.social
UK based - interest in travel, photography, cookery, philosophy. Almost ex X.
are ICE the US IRGC? @therestpolitics.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
are ICE the US IRGC? @therestpolitics.bsky.social
Trump has n't gone mad - he is behaving to type like he always has, maximising his opportunities and throwing his weight around to the best of his ability, with no concern for morality, its just now he has more power than he has before and even less internal or external constraints #c4news
January 20, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Trump has n't gone mad - he is behaving to type like he always has, maximising his opportunities and throwing his weight around to the best of his ability, with no concern for morality, its just now he has more power than he has before and even less internal or external constraints #c4news
@therestpolitics.bsky.social if Trump wanted to make a difference and exert real power - he should threaten to bomb Iran if it does not restore internet access to the world
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social if Trump wanted to make a difference and exert real power - he should threaten to bomb Iran if it does not restore internet access to the world
how many people will Trump kill by cutting funding for drug rehab programs? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #bbclaurak
‘People will die’: Trump administration cancels up to $1.9bn for substance use and mental health
Funding to end immediately for up to 2,800 grantees of US agency that serves thousands seeking help and in recovery
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:53 AM
how many people will Trump kill by cutting funding for drug rehab programs? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... #bbclaurak
Trump is killing the US and its power, destroying alliances and emboldening enemies #bbclaurak
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Trump is killing the US and its power, destroying alliances and emboldening enemies #bbclaurak
@therestpolitics.bsky.social don't forget that Khamenei was president for 8 years under Khomeini before he became supreme leader - meaning he has been around 45 years in power.
January 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social don't forget that Khamenei was president for 8 years under Khomeini before he became supreme leader - meaning he has been around 45 years in power.
Watching the million pound shaman scam - is Keith Richmond from the IT Crowd?
January 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Watching the million pound shaman scam - is Keith Richmond from the IT Crowd?
@willdalrymple.bsky.social re: your Gaza podcast - Bolton Museum has a life size recreation of the tomb of Thutmose III and a large statue of Hatshepsut
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
@willdalrymple.bsky.social re: your Gaza podcast - Bolton Museum has a life size recreation of the tomb of Thutmose III and a large statue of Hatshepsut
@therestpolitics.bsky.social regarding Trump and India - his tariffs against the country are consistent with his Make America Great Again policy - having forced companies to leave China he does not want to see them migrating to India & doing the same there - in his fantasy world they'd return to US
September 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social regarding Trump and India - his tariffs against the country are consistent with his Make America Great Again policy - having forced companies to leave China he does not want to see them migrating to India & doing the same there - in his fantasy world they'd return to US
Migration is a fact and a necessity, given Europe's ageing population - to deny this is like King Canute trying to command the waves in the sea - an adult discussion on migration would start with acknowledging this fact and having a grown up conversation with the population on this basis #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Migration is a fact and a necessity, given Europe's ageing population - to deny this is like King Canute trying to command the waves in the sea - an adult discussion on migration would start with acknowledging this fact and having a grown up conversation with the population on this basis #bbclaurak
Labour should stop listening to the garbage on undocumented migrants and come up with a convincing counter narrative about migration that acknowledges legal migration is high and seeks to meet the reasons for this - the challenges of an ageing population, dependence on cheap labour etc #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Labour should stop listening to the garbage on undocumented migrants and come up with a convincing counter narrative about migration that acknowledges legal migration is high and seeks to meet the reasons for this - the challenges of an ageing population, dependence on cheap labour etc #bbclaurak
also people should be made aware of the price of isolation - North Korea is a case in point - he is the one who wants to make us like North Korea (an economic basketcase entirely dependent on China) #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
also people should be made aware of the price of isolation - North Korea is a case in point - he is the one who wants to make us like North Korea (an economic basketcase entirely dependent on China) #bbclaurak
the real issue is legal migration and the reasons we are so dependent on it #bbclaurak undocumented migrants are a distraction and small in number compared to other equivalent European nations
September 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
the real issue is legal migration and the reasons we are so dependent on it #bbclaurak undocumented migrants are a distraction and small in number compared to other equivalent European nations
Lets move on the migration debate on to why this country needs so many migrants to keep going, to run its health and social care services - that is the real issue that needs discussing #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Lets move on the migration debate on to why this country needs so many migrants to keep going, to run its health and social care services - that is the real issue that needs discussing #bbclaurak
someone condemning extremists making extremist comparisons with North Korea? #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:33 AM
someone condemning extremists making extremist comparisons with North Korea? #bbclaurak
Where are the protests against the communities of all others who have been accused of committing a sexual offence? Why not ask Farage that? #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Where are the protests against the communities of all others who have been accused of committing a sexual offence? Why not ask Farage that? #bbclaurak
Farage should try living in North Korea or even Hungary or Turkey and try speaking out to see the veracity of his comparison #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Farage should try living in North Korea or even Hungary or Turkey and try speaking out to see the veracity of his comparison #bbclaurak
if Farage hates immigrants so much, why not protest outside hospitals, care homes that are employing so many migrants rather than targeting the voiceless and vulnerable who cannot answer back, ie undocumented migrants #bbclaurak
September 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
if Farage hates immigrants so much, why not protest outside hospitals, care homes that are employing so many migrants rather than targeting the voiceless and vulnerable who cannot answer back, ie undocumented migrants #bbclaurak
@friendlesschurches.bsky.social can you start a sister organisation called Friends of the Friendless Pubs? I have just seen too many beautiful Victorian pubs left to wrack and ruin (possibly deliberately) and finally being demolished with the land used for car parks or just left to go wild
August 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@friendlesschurches.bsky.social can you start a sister organisation called Friends of the Friendless Pubs? I have just seen too many beautiful Victorian pubs left to wrack and ruin (possibly deliberately) and finally being demolished with the land used for car parks or just left to go wild
@therestpolitics.bsky.social the amount of 'illlegal' migrants is actually quite small but they are being scapegoated as part of a protest against migrants as a whole - and migration as a whole has become very high and the government needs to address this rather than the boats etc
August 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social the amount of 'illlegal' migrants is actually quite small but they are being scapegoated as part of a protest against migrants as a whole - and migration as a whole has become very high and the government needs to address this rather than the boats etc
@therestpolitics.bsky.social the left needs to articulate a narrative on migrations which demonstrates how much people have been let down by the imperatives of a right wing elite which have been interested in short term gains and lack thought or planning for the future, such as demands of ageing pop
August 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
@therestpolitics.bsky.social the left needs to articulate a narrative on migrations which demonstrates how much people have been let down by the imperatives of a right wing elite which have been interested in short term gains and lack thought or planning for the future, such as demands of ageing pop