Frances with an e
@frmq.bsky.social
Former associate lecturer with the Open University, environmentalist, walker, singer and dog woman
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And Johnson actually put a son of KGB agent into the Lords. Where were the outraged media then?
Epstein was in and out of Russia every few months according to his travel documents, but Mandelson was partying in nightclubs in St Petersburg and regularly in Moscow.
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
How did our intelligence services fail to pick this up? Or were their reports and investigations suppressed?
February 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
And Johnson actually put a son of KGB agent into the Lords. Where were the outraged media then?
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A reminder to the media and others trying to claim this Government and Starmer are worse than anything they've ever seen, a Government which has only been in power for 19 months. Here's a handly list of the scandals we had to endure from the Tories between 2011-2024.
February 8, 2026 at 1:28 PM
A reminder to the media and others trying to claim this Government and Starmer are worse than anything they've ever seen, a Government which has only been in power for 19 months. Here's a handly list of the scandals we had to endure from the Tories between 2011-2024.
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I deleted my post from before…
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
February 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
I deleted my post from before…
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
I thought it was fake
So I went to WH Smith and here it is
An unbelievable attempt to sanitise this man and normalise what’s he’s done.
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The Times - front page of their magazine reserved for Mandelson and not the victims.
Katy Balls hang your head in shame.
Katy Balls hang your head in shame.
February 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
The Times - front page of their magazine reserved for Mandelson and not the victims.
Katy Balls hang your head in shame.
Katy Balls hang your head in shame.
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BREAKING: Gordon Brown defends Keir Starmer
"I can look in his eyes and see he is a man of integrity.
"He wants to do the right things. Perhaps he has been too slow to do the right things. But he must do the right things now.
"Lets judge what he does"
"I can look in his eyes and see he is a man of integrity.
"He wants to do the right things. Perhaps he has been too slow to do the right things. But he must do the right things now.
"Lets judge what he does"
February 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
BREAKING: Gordon Brown defends Keir Starmer
"I can look in his eyes and see he is a man of integrity.
"He wants to do the right things. Perhaps he has been too slow to do the right things. But he must do the right things now.
"Lets judge what he does"
"I can look in his eyes and see he is a man of integrity.
"He wants to do the right things. Perhaps he has been too slow to do the right things. But he must do the right things now.
"Lets judge what he does"
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Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?
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🇪🇺 British officials fear that excluding the U.K. could lock its firms out of key supply chains and skew procurement decisions in favor of EU-based competitors.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
Britain’s trade chief races to Brussels to avoid ‘Made in Europe’ shutout
U.K. officials fear that planned industry act could lock British firms out of key European supply chains.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🇪🇺 British officials fear that excluding the U.K. could lock its firms out of key supply chains and skew procurement decisions in favor of EU-based competitors.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
🇬🇧 Britain needs Europe. We need deeper alignment with our largest market on goods and services.
❌ Brexit harms British business.
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Putting up owl boxes is brilliant – and we’re doing lots of that – but boxes alone aren’t enough. An owl box without good habitat is a bit like a house without a fridge… there’s nothing to eat! Rough grass, field margins and fewer poisons make all the difference 🦉🌾 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Putting up owl boxes is brilliant – and we’re doing lots of that – but boxes alone aren’t enough. An owl box without good habitat is a bit like a house without a fridge… there’s nothing to eat! Rough grass, field margins and fewer poisons make all the difference 🦉🌾 @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage announces plans to slash vital benefit to fund 5p cheaper pints
Nigel Farage's party had promised to back scrapping the two-child benefit limit, but now Reform intends to funnel the support to the most vulnerable into slashing prices in pubs
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Nigel Farage is going to "save pubs" by cutting 5p off the price of a pint of beer...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
The £3 billion cost will be funded by reinstating the two-child benefit limit.
This might be the worst policy anyone has ever come up with.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farage accused of planning to plunge half a million children into poverty with pubs pledge
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage accused of planning to plunge half a million children into poverty
The Reform UK leader announced a £3 billion support package for pubs, but is funded by restoring the two-child benefit cap, which is expected to lift 450,000 children out of poverty
www.mirror.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Nigel Farage accused of planning to plunge half a million children into poverty with pubs pledge
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Incredible to think Epstein's circle could operate with impunity when we've got journalism like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Incredible to think Epstein's circle could operate with impunity when we've got journalism like this
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chaotic carnival of chancers latest:
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
Couldn’t make this up. Farage:
- WAS calling for the two child limit to be scrapped.
- NOW calling for the two child limit to be reinstated.
Reform aren’t just importing failed Tory politicians. They’re importing failed Tory policies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
- WAS calling for the two child limit to be scrapped.
- NOW calling for the two child limit to be reinstated.
Reform aren’t just importing failed Tory politicians. They’re importing failed Tory policies.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage Calls For Lifting Of Two-Child Benefit Cap
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has called for the lifting of the two child benefit cap and transferable tax allowance for married couples.
www.politicshome.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Chaotic carnival of chancers latest:
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job
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The Brexit campaign was fuelled by misinformation, and new polls have found that the majority of Brits want to reverse it. We must continue to fix our relationship with Europe, and rekindle our ties with the biggest free market in the world.
February 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Brexit campaign was fuelled by misinformation, and new polls have found that the majority of Brits want to reverse it. We must continue to fix our relationship with Europe, and rekindle our ties with the biggest free market in the world.
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BEAUTIFUL ARMADAS?
Worth remembering that large armada’s (sea born attacks) have not always been successful?
👉🏼Mongol fleets vs Japan (x2) 1200’s
👉🏼Spanish vs England 1588
Just saying
Worth remembering that large armada’s (sea born attacks) have not always been successful?
👉🏼Mongol fleets vs Japan (x2) 1200’s
👉🏼Spanish vs England 1588
Just saying
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
BEAUTIFUL ARMADAS?
Worth remembering that large armada’s (sea born attacks) have not always been successful?
👉🏼Mongol fleets vs Japan (x2) 1200’s
👉🏼Spanish vs England 1588
Just saying
Worth remembering that large armada’s (sea born attacks) have not always been successful?
👉🏼Mongol fleets vs Japan (x2) 1200’s
👉🏼Spanish vs England 1588
Just saying
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NEW: The PNG Courier's overseas correspondent on Reform's limescale problem.
Check my Substack for more.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Check my Substack for more.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
January 31, 2026 at 7:55 AM
NEW: The PNG Courier's overseas correspondent on Reform's limescale problem.
Check my Substack for more.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
Check my Substack for more.
open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...
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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how the #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
Story by me and and Steven Morris
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
Story by me and and Steven Morris
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:52 AM
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how the #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
Story by me and and Steven Morris
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
- As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
Story by me and and Steven Morris
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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That should give Chris Mason something to chirp about. I wonder if he will?
farage is mentioned 41 times in the new batch of epstein files.
January 31, 2026 at 6:42 AM
That should give Chris Mason something to chirp about. I wonder if he will?
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Yes, whatever happened to my fantasy Brexit where the all powerful UK simply swept away the superpowers, the global companies, anyone else's rules, geography, history, domestic politics, demographics, deindustrialisation, Trump, and things I don't like?
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
January 31, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Yes, whatever happened to my fantasy Brexit where the all powerful UK simply swept away the superpowers, the global companies, anyone else's rules, geography, history, domestic politics, demographics, deindustrialisation, Trump, and things I don't like?
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
Oh yes, reality. And bad Brexiter governments
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
January 30, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
Daily Express: NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
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Racist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known by his fake name 'Tommy Robinson' is backing the Reform candiate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Here is Labour Deputy Leader, and a Greater Manchester MP, calling both out for it.
@lucympowell.bsky.social
Here is Labour Deputy Leader, and a Greater Manchester MP, calling both out for it.
@lucympowell.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Racist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known by his fake name 'Tommy Robinson' is backing the Reform candiate in the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Here is Labour Deputy Leader, and a Greater Manchester MP, calling both out for it.
@lucympowell.bsky.social
Here is Labour Deputy Leader, and a Greater Manchester MP, calling both out for it.
@lucympowell.bsky.social
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Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire.
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in South Lanarkshire
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants have been dumped by the side of the road at two locations (3km apart) near Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire earlier this month (many thanks to the blog reader who sent in…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Seven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire.
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu
New blog ⬇️
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
I had magpies and wood pigeons. The robins seemed to boycott the garden completely for the whole hour! #BGBW disappointment.
Seven birds of three species. Just the usual no-show for the BGB - even worse this year as I was out helping with a winter tree walk this morning when there might have been an extra species or two around. Can anyone beat my pitiful score? ☺️
My Dad's just finished the #RSPB #BigGardenBirdwatch with 74 birds of 17 species. I'm 20 minutes into ours and I've seen four house sparrows. I'm harbouring uncharitable family feelings...
January 26, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I had magpies and wood pigeons. The robins seemed to boycott the garden completely for the whole hour! #BGBW disappointment.
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The Fagash Fuhrer responds to Trump's slur on British troops: "it's not quite fair".
Weasel words from the Trumpette.
Weasel words from the Trumpette.
January 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The Fagash Fuhrer responds to Trump's slur on British troops: "it's not quite fair".
Weasel words from the Trumpette.
Weasel words from the Trumpette.
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If you've watched the actual video... Farage falls over himself to say how respectful and polite he's being to Trump while pointing it out.
It's absolutely pathetic
It's absolutely pathetic
January 24, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If you've watched the actual video... Farage falls over himself to say how respectful and polite he's being to Trump while pointing it out.
It's absolutely pathetic
It's absolutely pathetic