@barryrichards.bsky.social
Welsh & European Graphic & Interactive Designer/Developer, especially in e-learning, but also in indoor mapping. Lomographer. Views are own; weithiau yn Gymraeg
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hahahaha not that Elon Musk is desperate to make fetch happen or anything but he's currently offering Twitter Premium for $1 in Canada which is about 0.0003p.
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
hahahaha not that Elon Musk is desperate to make fetch happen or anything but he's currently offering Twitter Premium for $1 in Canada which is about 0.0003p.
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Off you fuckarooni
Reform UK leader resigns after being defeated in council chamber by his own party
Reform UK Councillor Guy Aston has stepped down as group leader on the City of Doncaster Council, claiming he has received “vitriolic texts that border on abuse” from members of his own party.
www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Off you fuckarooni
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Enough is enough. Bravo to Swedish publishers who have filed a criminal complaint against Facebook and Meta over scam adverts which steal journalists' identities and mis-use trusted media brands pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/fa...
News publishers file criminal complaint against Mark Zuckerberg over scam ads
Facebook scam ads prompt criminal complaintt rom publishers' group against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
pressgazette.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
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If the whole world did an Albania, Youtube would be usable again.
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
If the whole world did an Albania, Youtube would be usable again.
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Farage at Christmas
November 27, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Farage at Christmas
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Totally agree, and the sooner the better!
November 27, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Totally agree, and the sooner the better!
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Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
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Can't believe they're going to end trial by jury. It's one of our most fundamental rights. Literally Magna Carta stuff.
November 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Can't believe they're going to end trial by jury. It's one of our most fundamental rights. Literally Magna Carta stuff.
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Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration, the difference between those entering and leaving the country, was 345,000 in 2024 according to revised figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Hello again on Day 1372 of Russia's illegal invasion of its sovereign neighbour.
We've been here before - some believing we are just days away from ending the fighting
Well at best it will be a pause before restarting and each time Russia gets worse.
But let's see what happens..
We've been here before - some believing we are just days away from ending the fighting
Well at best it will be a pause before restarting and each time Russia gets worse.
But let's see what happens..
November 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Hello again on Day 1372 of Russia's illegal invasion of its sovereign neighbour.
We've been here before - some believing we are just days away from ending the fighting
Well at best it will be a pause before restarting and each time Russia gets worse.
But let's see what happens..
We've been here before - some believing we are just days away from ending the fighting
Well at best it will be a pause before restarting and each time Russia gets worse.
But let's see what happens..
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Tim Horlick, 64, the financier behind a contentious £255 million PPE deal, bought the grade II listed Pimlico flat in November 2020. The acquisition came only a few months after his trading firm, Ayanda Capital, was awarded the major government contract.
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Tim Horlick, 64, the financier behind a contentious £255 million PPE deal, bought the grade II listed Pimlico flat in November 2020. The acquisition came only a few months after his trading firm, Ayanda Capital, was awarded the major government contract.
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Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump over 'frivolous' Hillary Clinton lawsuit
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others.
Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump over 'frivolous' Hillary Clinton lawsuit
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump over 'frivolous' Hillary Clinton lawsuit
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Trump and his attorneys had engaged in "sanctionable conduct" with their suit against Clinton and others.
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Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy has reached over 60,000 signatures with the percentage of people signing it highest in Wales.
Russian influence enquiry petition has higher concentration of signatures in Wales
Emily Price A petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy has reached over 60,000 signatures with the percentage of people signing it highest in Wales. T...
wp.me
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy has reached over 60,000 signatures with the percentage of people signing it highest in Wales.
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Iesu mowredd: Enoch Powell?! Keep digging that hole Nigel! 😂🥴
Between Russia & racism allegations,it’s been a ruddy rough week for Reform’s Farage. Keep up the pressure,make him sweat & squirm 👏🇷🇺💰
Between Russia & racism allegations,it’s been a ruddy rough week for Reform’s Farage. Keep up the pressure,make him sweat & squirm 👏🇷🇺💰
Nigel Farage said he had thought Enoch Powell was ‘right to talk about not having vast community change’ as he defended himself amid allegations of racism in his youth
Farage says he thought Enoch Powell was right to raise scale of community change
Nigel Farage said he had thought Enoch Powell was “right to talk about not having vast community change” as he defended himself amid allegations of racism in his youth. The Reform UK leader suggested ...
wp.me
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Iesu mowredd: Enoch Powell?! Keep digging that hole Nigel! 😂🥴
Between Russia & racism allegations,it’s been a ruddy rough week for Reform’s Farage. Keep up the pressure,make him sweat & squirm 👏🇷🇺💰
Between Russia & racism allegations,it’s been a ruddy rough week for Reform’s Farage. Keep up the pressure,make him sweat & squirm 👏🇷🇺💰
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The Budget shows:
💪 Labour is panicking about the left
👎 That it doesn't have a vision for the country
🙏 But there is an alternative!
The facts with brilliant economist James Meadway 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXf4...
💪 Labour is panicking about the left
👎 That it doesn't have a vision for the country
🙏 But there is an alternative!
The facts with brilliant economist James Meadway 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXf4...
Labour Budget FAILURE Exposed - And Why They’re In PANIC w/ James Meadway
YouTube video by Owen Jones
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Ooh... "UK trade intensity has stagnated since 2008, and we expect it to fall in the coming years due to the recent resurgence in global protectionism on top of the enduring effects of Brexit"
So much for the independent trade policy.
So much for the independent trade policy.
Full OBR doc is up here: Reeves must be FUMING obr.uk/docs/dlm_upl...
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Ooh... "UK trade intensity has stagnated since 2008, and we expect it to fall in the coming years due to the recent resurgence in global protectionism on top of the enduring effects of Brexit"
So much for the independent trade policy.
So much for the independent trade policy.
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BREAKING: The Office for Budget Responsiblity has published its economic and fiscal document *BEFORE* Rachel Reeves delivers her budget. Unprecedented.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
BREAKING: The Office for Budget Responsiblity has published its economic and fiscal document *BEFORE* Rachel Reeves delivers her budget. Unprecedented.
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Me about to piss off a bunch of capitalists: If Bezos doesn’t want to pay his fair share in corporate taxes, I don’t see why we shouldn’t nationalise Amazon and make it a subsidiary of the post office.
November 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Me about to piss off a bunch of capitalists: If Bezos doesn’t want to pay his fair share in corporate taxes, I don’t see why we shouldn’t nationalise Amazon and make it a subsidiary of the post office.
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Much-loved Cardiff live music venues, Tramshed and The Globe, are to return to their independent roots after being acquired by the two entrepreneurs who created the ventures a decade ago
nation.cymru
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Much-loved Cardiff live music venues, Tramshed and The Globe, are to return to their independent roots after being acquired by the two entrepreneurs who created the ventures a decade ago
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The BBC is reporting details from Shumeet Banerji's resignation letter from the BBC Board.
Pretty obvious implication is that Samir Shah has been running the board incompetently, and not defending executives against Robbie Gibb and chums.
Pretty obvious implication is that Samir Shah has been running the board incompetently, and not defending executives against Robbie Gibb and chums.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The BBC is reporting details from Shumeet Banerji's resignation letter from the BBC Board.
Pretty obvious implication is that Samir Shah has been running the board incompetently, and not defending executives against Robbie Gibb and chums.
Pretty obvious implication is that Samir Shah has been running the board incompetently, and not defending executives against Robbie Gibb and chums.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Critics sometimes say the BBC needs to be run like a business.
Well, here's a business person saying the critics are the problem.
Well, here's a business person saying the critics are the problem.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Critics sometimes say the BBC needs to be run like a business.
Well, here's a business person saying the critics are the problem.
Well, here's a business person saying the critics are the problem.