Claire S (UK not USA)
@csav55.bsky.social
Love F1, Spurs and Cheltenham Town FC, looking forward to the day we return to our home in the EU. FBPE Joined Bluesky August 2023, very proud to be user number 643,523
Just had a very positive email from Lucy Powell, she listed all the positive to date and is looking to set up regular sessions with members. My choice was Bridget Phillipson but both were excellent candidates.
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Just had a very positive email from Lucy Powell, she listed all the positive to date and is looking to set up regular sessions with members. My choice was Bridget Phillipson but both were excellent candidates.
The i at it again, apparently the Mansion Tax which they think may be announced tomorrow will cause a lot of trouble for Rachel Reeves warns a top economist. If she doesn't announce a Mansion Tax it'll be Reeves backs down due to warning by top Economist, this isn't journalism.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The i at it again, apparently the Mansion Tax which they think may be announced tomorrow will cause a lot of trouble for Rachel Reeves warns a top economist. If she doesn't announce a Mansion Tax it'll be Reeves backs down due to warning by top Economist, this isn't journalism.
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"I'm delivering free school meals for the nation"
For next year, Labour will ensure over half a million more children across England will get free school meals, putting money back in parents’ pockets and giving every child the best start in life!
These kids get why this is so important! Do you?
For next year, Labour will ensure over half a million more children across England will get free school meals, putting money back in parents’ pockets and giving every child the best start in life!
These kids get why this is so important! Do you?
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"I'm delivering free school meals for the nation"
For next year, Labour will ensure over half a million more children across England will get free school meals, putting money back in parents’ pockets and giving every child the best start in life!
These kids get why this is so important! Do you?
For next year, Labour will ensure over half a million more children across England will get free school meals, putting money back in parents’ pockets and giving every child the best start in life!
These kids get why this is so important! Do you?
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🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🔴Nigel Farage’s ‘Project 2029’: The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage’s meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising him while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agenda into Britain
The Guardian reporting two Peers suspended, gives a long explanation of what Dannet did but no mention of whether he's Labour, Tory or cross bencher (he's a cross bencher) shorter paragraph about Evans, first sentence mentions he's a Labour peer, two tier reporting eh🤔
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The Guardian reporting two Peers suspended, gives a long explanation of what Dannet did but no mention of whether he's Labour, Tory or cross bencher (he's a cross bencher) shorter paragraph about Evans, first sentence mentions he's a Labour peer, two tier reporting eh🤔
One thing to remember @lbc.co.uk most home owning pensioners are mortgage free but not necessarily cash rich. I'm 70, I only have my state pension but my OH has an excellent private pension and pays tax. Remember why the triple lock was introduced, our state pension is not generous.
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
One thing to remember @lbc.co.uk most home owning pensioners are mortgage free but not necessarily cash rich. I'm 70, I only have my state pension but my OH has an excellent private pension and pays tax. Remember why the triple lock was introduced, our state pension is not generous.
I'm bemused by @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning, he joined in the very vocal Labour bashing about the initial changes to WFP (it wasn't generally pensioners whining) and has now decided pensioners are treated over generosity, make your mind up James.
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I'm bemused by @mrjamesob.bsky.social this morning, he joined in the very vocal Labour bashing about the initial changes to WFP (it wasn't generally pensioners whining) and has now decided pensioners are treated over generosity, make your mind up James.
Think it's going to another day muting and blocking, the nearer it gets ti Budget day the more money is being thrown at trolls and bots.
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Think it's going to another day muting and blocking, the nearer it gets ti Budget day the more money is being thrown at trolls and bots.
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The UK broke an energy record on November 11, 2025, with 22.7 GW of installed capacity
and
over 50% of its electricity generated by offshore wind turbines.
Better with Labour ?
and
over 50% of its electricity generated by offshore wind turbines.
Better with Labour ?
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The UK broke an energy record on November 11, 2025, with 22.7 GW of installed capacity
and
over 50% of its electricity generated by offshore wind turbines.
Better with Labour ?
and
over 50% of its electricity generated by offshore wind turbines.
Better with Labour ?
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On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
On US TV shows and podcasts from 2009-18, Farage discussed supposed plots by bankers to create a global government, citing Goldman Sachs, the Bilderberg group and George Soros as threats to democracy. Included six guest slots with the disgraced far-right US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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Interestingly we’ve been consistently better off since Q2 2024. You’d never know that from the media who provide 90% of our information on the governments performance.
November 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Interestingly we’ve been consistently better off since Q2 2024. You’d never know that from the media who provide 90% of our information on the governments performance.
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Transparency- who owns it. Put a name to it. Follow the money. Land Registry Transparency. Stamp duty up on 2nd homes. New HMRC team ensuring the wealthy actually pay their tax. On & on...
List credit to
@viviane49.bsky.social
List credit to
@viviane49.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Transparency- who owns it. Put a name to it. Follow the money. Land Registry Transparency. Stamp duty up on 2nd homes. New HMRC team ensuring the wealthy actually pay their tax. On & on...
List credit to
@viviane49.bsky.social
List credit to
@viviane49.bsky.social
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Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Just saw the list of gritter names for this year and they have outdone themselves
These always make me smile
These always make me smile
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News you won't see in headlines because it favours Labour (part 193):
Fares directly controlled by the Government (season tickets, peak returns for commuters & off-peak returns between major cities) will be frozen instead of rising 4.8% next year.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Fares directly controlled by the Government (season tickets, peak returns for commuters & off-peak returns between major cities) will be frozen instead of rising 4.8% next year.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Relief for rail passengers as fare freeze in England announced for 2026
Chancellor will confirm the measure, intended to help commuters on expensive routes, in her budget speech
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
News you won't see in headlines because it favours Labour (part 193):
Fares directly controlled by the Government (season tickets, peak returns for commuters & off-peak returns between major cities) will be frozen instead of rising 4.8% next year.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
Fares directly controlled by the Government (season tickets, peak returns for commuters & off-peak returns between major cities) will be frozen instead of rising 4.8% next year.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/n...
As we say in Scotland, hell mend any Labour MP's who are behind these endless articles attacking their own PM. A PM who in 4 years took them from the worst defeat in living memory to number 10. He's not perfect show me anybody who is but cast your mind back to the previous 14 years.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
As we say in Scotland, hell mend any Labour MP's who are behind these endless articles attacking their own PM. A PM who in 4 years took them from the worst defeat in living memory to number 10. He's not perfect show me anybody who is but cast your mind back to the previous 14 years.
Another day another Starmer bashing front page in the i, as usual no substance, no names, no numbers, could be 3 could be 10, it's just another attempt to destabilise the Government. Who's paying for this, because it's concerted across the media.
November 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Another day another Starmer bashing front page in the i, as usual no substance, no names, no numbers, could be 3 could be 10, it's just another attempt to destabilise the Government. Who's paying for this, because it's concerted across the media.
Sky News is another broadcaster expecting the PM to leak budget plans, in news that'll surprise nobody who isn't new to politics he has refused to rule out tax rises. I'll translate, he was asked a question about tax rises and didn't answer because budget purdah is still a thing.
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sky News is another broadcaster expecting the PM to leak budget plans, in news that'll surprise nobody who isn't new to politics he has refused to rule out tax rises. I'll translate, he was asked a question about tax rises and didn't answer because budget purdah is still a thing.
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@iandunt.bsky.social
Why are you pushing something that is catergorically not true. Thanks for contributing to the disinformation epidemic
Why are you pushing something that is catergorically not true. Thanks for contributing to the disinformation epidemic
Ian Dunt on his Substack is repeating the lie that Starmer plans to strip asylum seekers of their jewellery and property on the beach.
He used to be a reasonable commentator but has now become so virulently anti Starmer that he cannot longer distinguish between reality and Daily Mail lies.
He used to be a reasonable commentator but has now become so virulently anti Starmer that he cannot longer distinguish between reality and Daily Mail lies.
November 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
@iandunt.bsky.social
Why are you pushing something that is catergorically not true. Thanks for contributing to the disinformation epidemic
Why are you pushing something that is catergorically not true. Thanks for contributing to the disinformation epidemic
Just in case Farage denys every knowing Gill.
November 21, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Just in case Farage denys every knowing Gill.
A wee reminder to the media and others, a manifesto is what a Government wants to achieve in a 5 year term in office not 5 minutes after stepping into number 10.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
A wee reminder to the media and others, a manifesto is what a Government wants to achieve in a 5 year term in office not 5 minutes after stepping into number 10.
Seen it all now, some tosser attempting to blame Starmer for the Tories abject failure in dealing with Covid.
November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Seen it all now, some tosser attempting to blame Starmer for the Tories abject failure in dealing with Covid.
There's a lot I hate about Labour's proposed changes to Immigration but let's not pretend it makes them worse than the Tories or god help us Reform. That said I particularly hate the proposals to give high earners high skills a shorter route to citizenship, fairness and equality should apply to all.
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
There's a lot I hate about Labour's proposed changes to Immigration but let's not pretend it makes them worse than the Tories or god help us Reform. That said I particularly hate the proposals to give high earners high skills a shorter route to citizenship, fairness and equality should apply to all.
My problem with people earning over £125,000 being able to apply for citizenship within 3 years is about fairness. Why should a care worker on minumum wage have to wait for 10 years because they're in a low paid, not a low skilled job.
November 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My problem with people earning over £125,000 being able to apply for citizenship within 3 years is about fairness. Why should a care worker on minumum wage have to wait for 10 years because they're in a low paid, not a low skilled job.
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A simple accurate reply to the report. It appears one man through his own vanity killed thousands.
November 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A simple accurate reply to the report. It appears one man through his own vanity killed thousands.
This is just about the final straw for me, money should not be able to buy privilege, shameful.
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival on.ft.com/44n8xnA
High earners to be eligible for UK settlement within 3 years of arrival
Home secretary says ‘brightest and best’ will be fast-tracked while others will have to wait up to 30 years
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is just about the final straw for me, money should not be able to buy privilege, shameful.