Alex Ricketts
@bigalrick.bsky.social
Large. Nocturnal. Omnivorous.
Lib Dem councillor for Blean Forest on Canterbury City Council, and for Canterbury North on Kent County Council.
Lib Dem councillor for Blean Forest on Canterbury City Council, and for Canterbury North on Kent County Council.
Well said, that man.
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Well said, that man.
Man who lives in Monaco to cheat UK out of billions in tax money, suddenly against people moving countries for economic reasons.
UK being ‘colonised by immigrants’, says Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
UK being ‘colonised by immigrants’, says Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain’s seventh-richest man, who vocally backed Brexit then moved to tax-free Monaco, also hits out at people on benefits
The billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who moved to tax-free Monaco in 2020, has claimed that the UK is being “colonised” by immigrants.
Speaking in an interview with Sky News, Britain’s seventh-richest man and the part-owner of Manchester United FC took aim at people receiving state support and immigrants. Continue reading...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Man who lives in Monaco to cheat UK out of billions in tax money, suddenly against people moving countries for economic reasons.
Meanwhile they’ve spent £600k on a private car park for the leadership and over £50k so far on political assistants for their group.
Perhaps Mr Fraser Moat should have looked closer to home for lavish politically motivated spending.
Perhaps Mr Fraser Moat should have looked closer to home for lavish politically motivated spending.
Reform councillors in Kent told the FT that they were surprised not to find lavish spending on wokeness from their predecessors
Another councillor has resigned from his role lesding "DOGE", regretting his comments to the newspaper acknowledging the challenges
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
Another councillor has resigned from his role lesding "DOGE", regretting his comments to the newspaper acknowledging the challenges
www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Meanwhile they’ve spent £600k on a private car park for the leadership and over £50k so far on political assistants for their group.
Perhaps Mr Fraser Moat should have looked closer to home for lavish politically motivated spending.
Perhaps Mr Fraser Moat should have looked closer to home for lavish politically motivated spending.
I shouldn’t be surprised he would do it, but his sort of thing would have been career ending, even in the US, just a decade ago.
The Overton window has moved so far to the right that the centre is Bernard Manning.
The Overton window has moved so far to the right that the centre is Bernard Manning.
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I shouldn’t be surprised he would do it, but his sort of thing would have been career ending, even in the US, just a decade ago.
The Overton window has moved so far to the right that the centre is Bernard Manning.
The Overton window has moved so far to the right that the centre is Bernard Manning.
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Breaking: the head of DOGE in Kent has resigned.
My impression of Matthew was that he was a decent man leading a fundamentally ill-conceived project.
My impression of Matthew was that he was a decent man leading a fundamentally ill-conceived project.
February 3, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Breaking: the head of DOGE in Kent has resigned.
My impression of Matthew was that he was a decent man leading a fundamentally ill-conceived project.
My impression of Matthew was that he was a decent man leading a fundamentally ill-conceived project.
Velvet Reform slippers: for
When you want two right feet.
When you want two right feet.
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Velvet Reform slippers: for
When you want two right feet.
When you want two right feet.
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🚨 We need to urgently talk about this year's flu crisis. With hospital admissions doubling compared to last year, we are calling for immediate government action to protect the vulnerable and support our NHS. #Kent #PublicHealth #NHS
December 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🚨 We need to urgently talk about this year's flu crisis. With hospital admissions doubling compared to last year, we are calling for immediate government action to protect the vulnerable and support our NHS. #Kent #PublicHealth #NHS
Very much looking forward to having a chat with the Dover&Deal Lib Dems at their AGM.
We’ll be talking about facing Reform, unitariens and much more.
We’ll be talking about facing Reform, unitariens and much more.
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Very much looking forward to having a chat with the Dover&Deal Lib Dems at their AGM.
We’ll be talking about facing Reform, unitariens and much more.
We’ll be talking about facing Reform, unitariens and much more.
Tree down in the garden, gonna need my chainsaw.
December 8, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Tree down in the garden, gonna need my chainsaw.