Richard Jackman
@richard-jackman.bsky.social
Refugee from Twitter
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I wonder what it could be about the cost, queues, red tape, loss of investment, loss of opportunity, isolation, dishonesty, failure and downright tedium of the Brexit moronathon that has led to people not rating it any more…
August 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I wonder what it could be about the cost, queues, red tape, loss of investment, loss of opportunity, isolation, dishonesty, failure and downright tedium of the Brexit moronathon that has led to people not rating it any more…
The opinions of the House of the People www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...
The opinions of the House of the People
As I mentioned earlier this week, I spent Monday morning at the House of the People citizens' assembly, discussing wealth, inequality, taxation, and how we might improve the well-being of people in ou...
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July 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The opinions of the House of the People www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...
🚨 No More First Past the Post Elections.
5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented.
We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
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5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented.
We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
The 2025 Local Election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken.
With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning elec...
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July 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🚨 No More First Past the Post Elections.
5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented.
We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
5 parties polling strongly, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented.
We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
All wel and good lowering the voting age but it’s First Past the Post that needs to go. Make all Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
All well and good but the biggest fault in our democracy is our archaic electoral system which allows political parties to be elected even though two thirds of us vote against them. They accept Mayoral elections need to be elected fairly so why not Westminster?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election
16- and 17-year-olds will be given right as part of changes including easier voter registration
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
All wel and good lowering the voting age but it’s First Past the Post that needs to go. Make all Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
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Hopeless. Nothing like enough. These are little kiddie figures. It should be funded by borrowing, not spending cuts. And those cuts should not be based on trying to make us as meanspirited and irresponsible a country as possible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
UK defence spending to rise to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, funded by cut in international aid - live updates
The PM says the budget for overseas aid will be cut from 0.5% of gross national income to 0.3% by 2027 to fund increased defence spending.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hopeless. Nothing like enough. These are little kiddie figures. It should be funded by borrowing, not spending cuts. And those cuts should not be based on trying to make us as meanspirited and irresponsible a country as possible. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
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It is good to know that my takedown video really did get to him. He's absolutely never acknowledged me before.
If you want to see what's getting him so mad, here it is (I'd really love it to reach 10k views so consider sharing, liking, etc if you'd be so kind) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKI...
If you want to see what's getting him so mad, here it is (I'd really love it to reach 10k views so consider sharing, liking, etc if you'd be so kind) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKI...
GBNews’ new man SOLVES the small boats crisis
YouTube video by Zoe Gardner
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January 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It is good to know that my takedown video really did get to him. He's absolutely never acknowledged me before.
If you want to see what's getting him so mad, here it is (I'd really love it to reach 10k views so consider sharing, liking, etc if you'd be so kind) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKI...
If you want to see what's getting him so mad, here it is (I'd really love it to reach 10k views so consider sharing, liking, etc if you'd be so kind) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyKI...
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What they tell you it means is accepting EU regulation with no say.
What they don’t admit is that’s the Brexit dilemma.
It’s painful or pointless.
And the Tory painful version is taking its toll. So, they whip up ‘sovereignty’ outrage to cover up the mess they’ve made and the lies they’ve told.
What they don’t admit is that’s the Brexit dilemma.
It’s painful or pointless.
And the Tory painful version is taking its toll. So, they whip up ‘sovereignty’ outrage to cover up the mess they’ve made and the lies they’ve told.
December 18, 2024 at 7:52 AM
What they tell you it means is accepting EU regulation with no say.
What they don’t admit is that’s the Brexit dilemma.
It’s painful or pointless.
And the Tory painful version is taking its toll. So, they whip up ‘sovereignty’ outrage to cover up the mess they’ve made and the lies they’ve told.
What they don’t admit is that’s the Brexit dilemma.
It’s painful or pointless.
And the Tory painful version is taking its toll. So, they whip up ‘sovereignty’ outrage to cover up the mess they’ve made and the lies they’ve told.
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‘Betraying Brexit’
Such a moronic accusation.
What does it even mean?
Having a functioning relationship with our own continent?
Not being diplomatically incontinent?
Finding ways to collaborate and improve opportunities, travel and trade?
Great.
Brexit betrayed us
Very happy to betray it right back.
Such a moronic accusation.
What does it even mean?
Having a functioning relationship with our own continent?
Not being diplomatically incontinent?
Finding ways to collaborate and improve opportunities, travel and trade?
Great.
Brexit betrayed us
Very happy to betray it right back.
December 18, 2024 at 7:30 AM
‘Betraying Brexit’
Such a moronic accusation.
What does it even mean?
Having a functioning relationship with our own continent?
Not being diplomatically incontinent?
Finding ways to collaborate and improve opportunities, travel and trade?
Great.
Brexit betrayed us
Very happy to betray it right back.
Such a moronic accusation.
What does it even mean?
Having a functioning relationship with our own continent?
Not being diplomatically incontinent?
Finding ways to collaborate and improve opportunities, travel and trade?
Great.
Brexit betrayed us
Very happy to betray it right back.
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Laughter across the House as Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of "giving away our Brexit freedoms".
Ah yes. Those freedoms that have crippled small businesses. Left gaping holes in our labour force. Made our tap water less safe and our food system less secure.
#PMQs
youtu.be/RxPsx3ze2s0
Ah yes. Those freedoms that have crippled small businesses. Left gaping holes in our labour force. Made our tap water less safe and our food system less secure.
#PMQs
youtu.be/RxPsx3ze2s0
Laughter as Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of "giving away our Brexit freedoms" at PMQs
YouTube video by Best for Britain
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December 18, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Laughter across the House as Kemi Badenoch accuses Keir Starmer of "giving away our Brexit freedoms".
Ah yes. Those freedoms that have crippled small businesses. Left gaping holes in our labour force. Made our tap water less safe and our food system less secure.
#PMQs
youtu.be/RxPsx3ze2s0
Ah yes. Those freedoms that have crippled small businesses. Left gaping holes in our labour force. Made our tap water less safe and our food system less secure.
#PMQs
youtu.be/RxPsx3ze2s0
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How in h*ll are any UK government agencies, or MPs still on eX/Titter??! Musk can only be a couple of steps away from being a proscribed organisation!!
December 7, 2024 at 10:44 AM
How in h*ll are any UK government agencies, or MPs still on eX/Titter??! Musk can only be a couple of steps away from being a proscribed organisation!!
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Create a life-sized Advent calendar this Christmas by knocking on a different door each day and asking for chocolate.
December 2, 2024 at 7:55 AM
Create a life-sized Advent calendar this Christmas by knocking on a different door each day and asking for chocolate.
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A stockbroker on a train was yelling about his trades on his phone so I started ostentatiously taking notes.
He, outraged: D'you mind, this is private!
Me, smiling sweetly: Not any more, hon.
Carriage: breaks out into applause as he stomped off in a rage.
He, outraged: D'you mind, this is private!
Me, smiling sweetly: Not any more, hon.
Carriage: breaks out into applause as he stomped off in a rage.
November 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM
A stockbroker on a train was yelling about his trades on his phone so I started ostentatiously taking notes.
He, outraged: D'you mind, this is private!
Me, smiling sweetly: Not any more, hon.
Carriage: breaks out into applause as he stomped off in a rage.
He, outraged: D'you mind, this is private!
Me, smiling sweetly: Not any more, hon.
Carriage: breaks out into applause as he stomped off in a rage.
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Nature grounds us in the present moment while lifting our spirits. Its rhythms connect us to something greater, as mindful movement in natural spaces brings healing and joy. From the tundra, I send forth joy, hope, and positivity.
November 22, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Nature grounds us in the present moment while lifting our spirits. Its rhythms connect us to something greater, as mindful movement in natural spaces brings healing and joy. From the tundra, I send forth joy, hope, and positivity.
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This man was all for a no-deal Brexit.
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
November 24, 2024 at 8:41 AM
This man was all for a no-deal Brexit.
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
He supports Johnson, Farage and Trump.
He’d like to forcibly deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.
He would have us leave the ECHR to pander to his deep and ruinous prejudices.
He doesn’t give a damn about our lives.
Why the hell should we care about his?
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Please do read the comments under my article on assisted dying. People on both sides of the debate, who've gone through terrible grief talking about their conclusions. Really moving and even inspiring.
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Trying to make a damn bit of sense of the assisted dying debate
Everything you need to know about a profound change in the law
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November 23, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Please do read the comments under my article on assisted dying. People on both sides of the debate, who've gone through terrible grief talking about their conclusions. Really moving and even inspiring.
iandunt.substack.com/p/trying-to-...
iandunt.substack.com/p/trying-to-...
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Gurdeep is here y'all!!! My twitter positivity buddy
Nature grounds us in the present moment while lifting our spirits. Its rhythms connect us to something greater, as mindful movement in natural spaces brings healing and joy. From the tundra, I send forth joy, hope, and positivity.
November 23, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Gurdeep is here y'all!!! My twitter positivity buddy
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Farmers. They need to lay out – transparently – what average pre-tax profits are for, say, a £4m farm and a £10m farm.
At the moment the debate is polarised between:
a) they’re greedy rich bastards b) they’re impoverished suppliers of our food.
The NFU needs to supply income data, not assets
At the moment the debate is polarised between:
a) they’re greedy rich bastards b) they’re impoverished suppliers of our food.
The NFU needs to supply income data, not assets
November 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Farmers. They need to lay out – transparently – what average pre-tax profits are for, say, a £4m farm and a £10m farm.
At the moment the debate is polarised between:
a) they’re greedy rich bastards b) they’re impoverished suppliers of our food.
The NFU needs to supply income data, not assets
At the moment the debate is polarised between:
a) they’re greedy rich bastards b) they’re impoverished suppliers of our food.
The NFU needs to supply income data, not assets
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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This should have been the TL:DR for the entire #brexit debate.
“Look at the figures. 50% of UK trade, broadly, is with the EU. We cannot afford to ignore that. Then again 15-20% is with the US. So, we will have to duck and weave, but we have to do so within a very straightforward principle: Geography matters. That makes Europe more important than the US.”
TARIFF WARS EPISODE📉
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@sturdyalex.bsky.social and @davidheniguk.bsky.social
cover:
🇺🇸- Trump's tariff threats
🇬🇧 - failure to replace EU trade with rest of world
And more! 👇👇👇👇👇
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November 19, 2024 at 9:27 AM
This should have been the TL:DR for the entire #brexit debate.
Reflected on Philippians at yesterday’s Remembrance service & the newly elected leader who spectacularly fails this ….whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
November 11, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Reflected on Philippians at yesterday’s Remembrance service & the newly elected leader who spectacularly fails this ….whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
A fascinating (alternative) take on national economics prior to Labour’s first budget. Would that Rachel Reeves would listen to this and act on it! www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/10...
Stephanie Kelton on modern monetary theory
I was surprised to see Novara Media publish an interview with Stephanie Kelton on modern monetary theory as historically they have been very resistant to it, being influenced (I think) by James Meadwa...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 29, 2024 at 6:04 PM
A fascinating (alternative) take on national economics prior to Labour’s first budget. Would that Rachel Reeves would listen to this and act on it! www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/10...
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Sometimes, even in the UN, calling a spade a spade is a refreshing reminder to the mafioso sitting at the Security Council.
Great speech by David Lammy.
youtu.be/9w1N0mk5Wa0?...
Great speech by David Lammy.
youtu.be/9w1N0mk5Wa0?...
Foreign Secretary David Lammy gives powerful speech condemning Putin's 'mafia state' at UNSC
YouTube video by Evening Standard
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September 25, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Sometimes, even in the UN, calling a spade a spade is a refreshing reminder to the mafioso sitting at the Security Council.
Great speech by David Lammy.
youtu.be/9w1N0mk5Wa0?...
Great speech by David Lammy.
youtu.be/9w1N0mk5Wa0?...