Michael
@michael-fox.bsky.social
Posts about my life and what interests me including: gardening, cooking, cats, the Lib Dems, politics in general and construction.
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I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
The live action remake introduced a weird trauma-related bloodlust character trait so presumably they feel the need to expand on that delightful little addition.
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The live action remake introduced a weird trauma-related bloodlust character trait so presumably they feel the need to expand on that delightful little addition.
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Starmer has manouevred himself into a position where he looks naive and weak towards Trump whereas those across the political spectrum from the Greens to LibDems to even some pre-2016 Tories asking how the UK can prepare for a post-American world look like the realists.
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports reut.rs/4aRbgK4
US suspends technology deal with Britain, FT reports
The United States has suspended a technology deal it struck with Britain earlier this year, which was intended to boost ties in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and civil nuclear energy, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Starmer has manouevred himself into a position where he looks naive and weak towards Trump whereas those across the political spectrum from the Greens to LibDems to even some pre-2016 Tories asking how the UK can prepare for a post-American world look like the realists.
I have said it before but I’ll say it again - If the BBC pays a single penny to Donald Trump then there must be an organised mass campaign of civil disobedience in non-payment of the licence fee. The British public cannot be shaken down to fund Trump and his far-right politics!
December 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I have said it before but I’ll say it again - If the BBC pays a single penny to Donald Trump then there must be an organised mass campaign of civil disobedience in non-payment of the licence fee. The British public cannot be shaken down to fund Trump and his far-right politics!
Words fail me
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Words fail me
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🇺🇸 The US National Security Strategy is a dystopian document.
🇪🇺 It is an attack on European democracies from a government led by a man who has a poor track record on respecting election results.
🇬🇧 The UK government must stand up to this baseless attack on democracy here at home, and across Europe.
🇪🇺 It is an attack on European democracies from a government led by a man who has a poor track record on respecting election results.
🇬🇧 The UK government must stand up to this baseless attack on democracy here at home, and across Europe.
December 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🇺🇸 The US National Security Strategy is a dystopian document.
🇪🇺 It is an attack on European democracies from a government led by a man who has a poor track record on respecting election results.
🇬🇧 The UK government must stand up to this baseless attack on democracy here at home, and across Europe.
🇪🇺 It is an attack on European democracies from a government led by a man who has a poor track record on respecting election results.
🇬🇧 The UK government must stand up to this baseless attack on democracy here at home, and across Europe.
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I'm not sure what is more astonishing.
A) Almost 20 years of virtually no wage growth.
B) That this isn't the main focus of most politicians to fix.
We know what to do: Build more stuff, invest more, keep immigration & reverse Brexit.
A) Almost 20 years of virtually no wage growth.
B) That this isn't the main focus of most politicians to fix.
We know what to do: Build more stuff, invest more, keep immigration & reverse Brexit.
A graph that tells you everything you need to know about why British politics is in the state it is in.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I'm not sure what is more astonishing.
A) Almost 20 years of virtually no wage growth.
B) That this isn't the main focus of most politicians to fix.
We know what to do: Build more stuff, invest more, keep immigration & reverse Brexit.
A) Almost 20 years of virtually no wage growth.
B) That this isn't the main focus of most politicians to fix.
We know what to do: Build more stuff, invest more, keep immigration & reverse Brexit.
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Pope: "How many memes do I have? Let's just say I have... 6-7. Matthew: 6:7."
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Pope: "How many memes do I have? Let's just say I have... 6-7. Matthew: 6:7."
Do not travel to the USA. Not that I really understand why anybody would want to
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Do not travel to the USA. Not that I really understand why anybody would want to
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Kremlin dictator Putin on Dec. 2: Russia is ready to ensure the safety of foreign journalists and show them around all neighborhoods in Kupiansk.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Dec. 12:
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Dec. 12:
December 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Kremlin dictator Putin on Dec. 2: Russia is ready to ensure the safety of foreign journalists and show them around all neighborhoods in Kupiansk.
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Dec. 12:
Ukraine's President Zelenskyy on Dec. 12:
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Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
The Lib Dems have won 31% of all by-elections since May!
Aggregate Result of the 185 Council By-Elections (for 188 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:
RFM: 65 (+56)
LDM: 55 (+20)
CON: 20 (-23)
LAB: 14 (-43)
GRN: 14 (+2)
Ind: 9 (-6)
Local: 5 (-5)
SNP: 3 (-1)
PLC: 3 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
RFM: 65 (+56)
LDM: 55 (+20)
CON: 20 (-23)
LAB: 14 (-43)
GRN: 14 (+2)
Ind: 9 (-6)
Local: 5 (-5)
SNP: 3 (-1)
PLC: 3 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Lib Dems have won 31% of all by-elections since May!
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Fort William and Ardnamurchan (Highland) council by-election result, first prefs:
LDEM: 40.4% (+3.0)
SNP: 29.1% (-4.4)
REF: 9.6% (+9.6)
GRN: 9.4% (-0.2)
CON: 7.6% (-2.4)
LAB: 3.8% (+3.8)
No Ind (-9.3) as prev.
+/- 2022
Seat change: LDem GAIN from SNP
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
LDEM: 40.4% (+3.0)
SNP: 29.1% (-4.4)
REF: 9.6% (+9.6)
GRN: 9.4% (-0.2)
CON: 7.6% (-2.4)
LAB: 3.8% (+3.8)
No Ind (-9.3) as prev.
+/- 2022
Seat change: LDem GAIN from SNP
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
Andrew’s Previews | Andrew Teale | Substack
"All the right votes, but not necessarily in the right order". Click to read Andrew’s Previews, by Andrew Teale, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
andrewteale.me.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fort William and Ardnamurchan (Highland) council by-election result, first prefs:
LDEM: 40.4% (+3.0)
SNP: 29.1% (-4.4)
REF: 9.6% (+9.6)
GRN: 9.4% (-0.2)
CON: 7.6% (-2.4)
LAB: 3.8% (+3.8)
No Ind (-9.3) as prev.
+/- 2022
Seat change: LDem GAIN from SNP
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
LDEM: 40.4% (+3.0)
SNP: 29.1% (-4.4)
REF: 9.6% (+9.6)
GRN: 9.4% (-0.2)
CON: 7.6% (-2.4)
LAB: 3.8% (+3.8)
No Ind (-9.3) as prev.
+/- 2022
Seat change: LDem GAIN from SNP
andrewteale.me.uk/previews
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"He was reputed to be the first person in the country to receive a football banning order when they were introduced, and spent several spells in prison in his younger days for football-related violence."
Well-known Bristol football fan died in tragic fall from lamppost
City fan Paul Lumber was a published author of books about the days of football casuals in the 1980s
www.bristolpost.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"He was reputed to be the first person in the country to receive a football banning order when they were introduced, and spent several spells in prison in his younger days for football-related violence."
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You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
You might think from the headline that this is a story about a trans kid suffering medical consequences from a large drug dose but nope! It is just an interview with an estranged father who is angry that his child happily transitioned.
archive.ph/Tmthz
archive.ph/Tmthz
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“and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a human rights lawyer - a *human rights* lawyer - laying the groundwork for a Farage government to gut the Human Rights Act”
September 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a human rights lawyer - a *human rights* lawyer - laying the groundwork for a Farage government to gut the Human Rights Act”
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Whether it’s dealing with Trump or fixing our relationship with Europe, the PM needs to start listening to Parliament and the public.
If he doesn't he may not be in the job for much longer.
If he doesn't he may not be in the job for much longer.
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Whether it’s dealing with Trump or fixing our relationship with Europe, the PM needs to start listening to Parliament and the public.
If he doesn't he may not be in the job for much longer.
If he doesn't he may not be in the job for much longer.
Oh boy this would be a really bad time for there to be no British ambassador in Washington wouldn’t it!!!
December 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Oh boy this would be a really bad time for there to be no British ambassador in Washington wouldn’t it!!!
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
ok it’s legitimately funny that they can’t even throw red meat to Catholics without falling into heresy
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
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My lovely Kiwi golf instructor whose partner (also Kiwi) works in the city told me they’re very worried they’re going to be kicked out in 2027 when his visa expires.
Like, what the actual fuck are we doing?
Like, what the actual fuck are we doing?
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
My lovely Kiwi golf instructor whose partner (also Kiwi) works in the city told me they’re very worried they’re going to be kicked out in 2027 when his visa expires.
Like, what the actual fuck are we doing?
Like, what the actual fuck are we doing?
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"Brexit has caused a lot of damage to our growth and public finances.
"A UK EU customs union would start to put that right."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
"A UK EU customs union would start to put that right."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Brexit has caused a lot of damage to our growth and public finances.
"A UK EU customs union would start to put that right."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
"A UK EU customs union would start to put that right."
@EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk
Farage endorsed Le Pen when it was still called the National Front. What do you call somebody who endorses the far right?
Interesting that the BBC will call National Rally "Far Right" (in an article about Bardella meeting Farage) - when they would never use that term for Reform. Their policies are very similar. If anything Reform's are more authoritarian.
December 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Farage endorsed Le Pen when it was still called the National Front. What do you call somebody who endorses the far right?
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Britain cannot rely on the US any more.
Which means we need to be strategically independent. The only way this happens is to start from scratch.
Trade needs to be oriented to Europe.
We need to scoop up all the brilliant scientists being driven out of America.
Which means we need to be strategically independent. The only way this happens is to start from scratch.
Trade needs to be oriented to Europe.
We need to scoop up all the brilliant scientists being driven out of America.
I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Britain cannot rely on the US any more.
Which means we need to be strategically independent. The only way this happens is to start from scratch.
Trade needs to be oriented to Europe.
We need to scoop up all the brilliant scientists being driven out of America.
Which means we need to be strategically independent. The only way this happens is to start from scratch.
Trade needs to be oriented to Europe.
We need to scoop up all the brilliant scientists being driven out of America.
Agghh! the reason Farage’s teenage racist abuse is important in 2025 isn’t that we want to pick on schoolboys, it’s that he went on to become a far right politician and just maybe there’s a connection between the two.
Reading political commentary feels makes me feel like I’m going mad.
Reading political commentary feels makes me feel like I’m going mad.
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Agghh! the reason Farage’s teenage racist abuse is important in 2025 isn’t that we want to pick on schoolboys, it’s that he went on to become a far right politician and just maybe there’s a connection between the two.
Reading political commentary feels makes me feel like I’m going mad.
Reading political commentary feels makes me feel like I’m going mad.
Well done @alpinkerton.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk. An excellent speech. It is good to hear robust arguments for the EU in Parliament again
Al Pinkerton DESTROYS Brexit deal and calls for UK-EU customs union | Full Speech
YouTube video by Liberal Democrats
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Well done @alpinkerton.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk. An excellent speech. It is good to hear robust arguments for the EU in Parliament again