GerryG
GerryG
@bigbamps.bsky.social
Left twitter the day apartheid Clyde bought it. Never looked back. So glad to have found blue sky. It’s like twitter pre 2016, the year it all went wrong both sides of the pond. Here for news, views and memes
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Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.

Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Let’s play “spot the moment the UK left the EU”

UKIP/Brexit Party/Refuk really do capture the imbeciles.
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
What happens when idiots vote for idiots. Zero fucks given here.
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.

Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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‘You, Boy!
Go and racially abuse everybody you meet
…but not in a hurtful or insulting way!’
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The tolerant left.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Please don't judge me just because I was friends with the traitor Nathan Gill. Instead you can judge me because I described a man charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm as "an important voice for young men".
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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“Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak”

- Anonymous
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries. www.wired.com/story/as-coa...
Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy
The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
www.wired.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Britain’s DragonFire laser has destroyed high speed drones during recent trials at the Hebrides range, with the Ministry of Defence announcing a £316m contract for MBDA UK to deliver the first ship fitted systems from 2027.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-lase...
British laser weapon downs drones off coast of Scotland
Britain’s DragonFire laser has destroyed high speed drones during recent trials at the Hebrides range, with the Ministry of Defence announcing a £316m contract for MBDA UK to deliver the first ship fitted systems from 2027.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Engineers and manufacturing workers across the UK will benefit from a flurry of major new aircraft deals announced this week at the Dubai Airshow.
Thousands of British jobs secured as billions of pounds worth of aero deals announced at Dubai Airshow
Engineers and manufacturing workers across the UK will benefit from a flurry of major new aircraft deals announced this week at the Dubai Airshow.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I have been critical of Keir Starmer over the past couple of weeks, but he was right here, despite being vilified by the press at the time.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Love stuff like this

Superman copy found in mum's attic is most valuable comic ever at $9.12m
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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The PM getting on with the job, despite the media faux-outrage.

£400m worth of deals being unlocked for UK businesses to build & maintain trains, planes & submarines for other countries, as the PM heads to South Africa for the G20 Summit.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Full steam ahead: PM to announce £400m worth of deals for trains, planes and submarines as he unlocks major opportunity for UK businesses at G20 summit
Prime Minister set to arrive in South Africa today ahead of the G20 summit, to drive forward growth and opportunity across the United Kingdom.
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Shabana knows one golden rule: Twitter doesn't vote.
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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“Is there a leadership challenge?” Ridge asked.
Labour’s Wes Streeting replied: “No, and I think whoever’s been briefing this has been watching too much Celebrity Traitors.”
It was the Guardian’s Crerar who started this shit-stirring BTW - farcical British journos chasing rumours again.
#ukpolitics
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Zelensky: We are grateful to the UK and PM Starmer for the continued humanitarian and energy support to Ukraine and today’s newly announced energy support package. As Russia increases attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure, such solidarity is crucial.
November 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What a weird thing to happen
Yeah, I thought not.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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This is the council where Refom Ltd councillor and the cabinet member for Care owns a private care home with his wife. Nothing to see here folks .. move along.
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Newly-crowned Guinness world record holder for World's Smallest Penis is shown relaxing at home.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Veteran, 100, says winning World War II ‘wasn’t worth it’ due to state of Britain
Veteran, 100, says winning World War II ‘wasn’t worth it’ due to state of Britain
Veteran, 100, says winning World War II ‘wasn’t worth it’ due to state of Britain
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM