Gary Shiells
@garyshiells.bsky.social
Heathen, gamer, avid reader, old rocker, owned by two cats.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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Fun fact: For the movie Alien, they actually used a man in a practical suit because the studio was unable to afford a real Xenomorph.
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Fun fact: For the movie Alien, they actually used a man in a practical suit because the studio was unable to afford a real Xenomorph.
Gobshite whinges again
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gobshite whinges again
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Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Hegseth - and the people carrying out his orders - need to be tried in The Hague for this
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Flag-shagging ain’t cheap — lad slapped with a £2,000 fine for decorating 64 lamp posts like it’s Brexit Christmas 🎄😂
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Flag-shagging ain’t cheap — lad slapped with a £2,000 fine for decorating 64 lamp posts like it’s Brexit Christmas 🎄😂
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath. The first of the post Ozzy albums, with Ronnie James Dio doing what he did best.
Also, Heaven because I've finished work for the week, and Hell because I've just got back from tesco.
Also, Heaven because I've finished work for the week, and Hell because I've just got back from tesco.
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath. The first of the post Ozzy albums, with Ronnie James Dio doing what he did best.
Also, Heaven because I've finished work for the week, and Hell because I've just got back from tesco.
Also, Heaven because I've finished work for the week, and Hell because I've just got back from tesco.
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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
Sleepy Hollow by day
November 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Sleepy Hollow by day
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Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Magicians Birthday by Uriah Heep. Released in 1972, it's very much of it's time, including the Roger Dean cover art, but there's nothing wrong with that.
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Magicians Birthday by Uriah Heep. Released in 1972, it's very much of it's time, including the Roger Dean cover art, but there's nothing wrong with that.
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look, the people in homes worth £2million or more are just going to have to cut back on lattes and netflix
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
look, the people in homes worth £2million or more are just going to have to cut back on lattes and netflix
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Sorry "rejoin the EU and all the UK's problems will be solved" is as much a simplism as the others, not least as there's no instant process and no overwhelming demand on the other side to bend any rules for the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Sorry "rejoin the EU and all the UK's problems will be solved" is as much a simplism as the others, not least as there's no instant process and no overwhelming demand on the other side to bend any rules for the UK.
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If Farage had just admitted, apologised and repented his teenage racism - water under the bridge. But the fact that he has denied the truth and maligned those saying it NEARLY FIFTY YEARS ON, indicates to me not only his untrustworthiness, but that these antisemitic beliefs are not so historic
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If Farage had just admitted, apologised and repented his teenage racism - water under the bridge. But the fact that he has denied the truth and maligned those saying it NEARLY FIFTY YEARS ON, indicates to me not only his untrustworthiness, but that these antisemitic beliefs are not so historic
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Lol I am not pressing that link. beware guys
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lol I am not pressing that link. beware guys
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If Rachel Reeves gets challenged about this bullseye on Farage being a Russian asset, she should simply reply that it was not meant in a hurtful way.
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
If Rachel Reeves gets challenged about this bullseye on Farage being a Russian asset, she should simply reply that it was not meant in a hurtful way.
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What spending was announced / funded / committed to in the 2025 Budget?
It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
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It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
1/10
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
What spending was announced / funded / committed to in the 2025 Budget?
It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
1/10
It's a long list - and likely incomplete, so will add more if I hear of them!
+ recommits to £120bn public investment across the Parliament
+ doubling local roads funding - now over £2bn
1/10
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Marauder by Blackfoot. A good, energetic, slab of southern rock and an antidote to the dark, cold and wet evening.
It's another one of my 2nd hand buys, couldn't pass it up at that price.
It's another one of my 2nd hand buys, couldn't pass it up at that price.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Marauder by Blackfoot. A good, energetic, slab of southern rock and an antidote to the dark, cold and wet evening.
It's another one of my 2nd hand buys, couldn't pass it up at that price.
It's another one of my 2nd hand buys, couldn't pass it up at that price.
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Hawklords by Hawklords. Robert Calverts lyrics make this album stand out for me. This tour was the 1st time that I saw the Hawks, it was at Hammersmith Odeon and Lemmy came on to sing Silver Machine!
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Hawklords by Hawklords. Robert Calverts lyrics make this album stand out for me. This tour was the 1st time that I saw the Hawks, it was at Hammersmith Odeon and Lemmy came on to sing Silver Machine!
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Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Dutch writer says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
The BBC has been plunged into a new row over its treatment of Donald Trump, after an academic accused it of censoring his remarks about alleged corruption by the US president.
Rutger Bregman, a Dutch author and historian, said the BBC had removed a “key line” from a flagship address he had been invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Rutger Bregman accuses BBC of censoring his Reith lecture on Trump
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull. It's probably my fav Tull album, and much needed after a busy day with a lengthy and involved call at the end of it.
Peace out, it's time to chill.
Peace out, it's time to chill.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Todays choice from what is left of the vinyl is Heavy Horses by Jethro Tull. It's probably my fav Tull album, and much needed after a busy day with a lengthy and involved call at the end of it.
Peace out, it's time to chill.
Peace out, it's time to chill.
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Busines and Trade Secretary, Peter Kyle: "When you win an election... you start off where the other lot left off, and the extent of challenges that Brexit left us, that some of the other periods of intense instability left us... you can't fix that in one month, in one budget, or in one year." ~AA
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Busines and Trade Secretary, Peter Kyle: "When you win an election... you start off where the other lot left off, and the extent of challenges that Brexit left us, that some of the other periods of intense instability left us... you can't fix that in one month, in one budget, or in one year." ~AA
I've been blocked and put on a few laughable 'lists' by several people.
Not having to engage with closed minds will improve my bluesky experience
Not having to engage with closed minds will improve my bluesky experience
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I've been blocked and put on a few laughable 'lists' by several people.
Not having to engage with closed minds will improve my bluesky experience
Not having to engage with closed minds will improve my bluesky experience
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Dear UK: You don’t pay enough taxes to have an NHS that doesn’t run on immigration and immigrant labour.
Sorry to be brutally honest but it’s how it is
Sorry to be brutally honest but it’s how it is
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Dear UK: You don’t pay enough taxes to have an NHS that doesn’t run on immigration and immigrant labour.
Sorry to be brutally honest but it’s how it is
Sorry to be brutally honest but it’s how it is