@suffolkgal.bsky.social
Retired, interested in politics, art, theatre and of course Arsenal. Slowly finding my favourite twitter peeps.
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Latest BBC Newswatch viewers ask about BBC making not reporting news about PM, & we ask why BBC News in a half hour interview failed to ask Bill Gates about Epstein. On link now:https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002rm4l
BBC News - Newswatch, 14/02/2026
Did BBC News help create a narrative that Keir Starmer’s job was under threat?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Anyway, massively looking forward to a leadership campaign from a Cabinet minister who has been on a silent retreat for the last 18 months.
February 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Anyway, massively looking forward to a leadership campaign from a Cabinet minister who has been on a silent retreat for the last 18 months.
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Of course, I already knew that Lisa Nandy didn't give a stuff what I think. I'm a freelance working in the creative sector. She doesn't give a stuff what *any* of us think.
February 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Of course, I already knew that Lisa Nandy didn't give a stuff what I think. I'm a freelance working in the creative sector. She doesn't give a stuff what *any* of us think.
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Zelenskyy in Munich: “The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Zelenskyy in Munich: “The Ukrainian Army is the strongest army in Europe, thanks to our heroes.
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
“And I think it is simply not smart to keep this army outside NATO.”
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Funnily enough, judges tend to apply the law rather than award the case to one side based on personal preference or any other bias.
The Telegraph having another Telegraph moment.
The Telegraph having another Telegraph moment.
Am remembering the Telegraph's hideously anti-Semitic column / front page by Tory Shadow Lord Chancellor Nick Timothy. Wind your neck in, you horrible bigots. You don't speak for Jews.
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Funnily enough, judges tend to apply the law rather than award the case to one side based on personal preference or any other bias.
The Telegraph having another Telegraph moment.
The Telegraph having another Telegraph moment.
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A lot of the discussion around the new ETA focuses on Brits who have naturalised in Spain which requires them to renounce their UK citizenship; but they haven’t, and the new rules mean they risk being found out. Look, I’m sympathetic, but only so far. You took Spanish citizenship knowing the rules.
February 14, 2026 at 6:51 AM
A lot of the discussion around the new ETA focuses on Brits who have naturalised in Spain which requires them to renounce their UK citizenship; but they haven’t, and the new rules mean they risk being found out. Look, I’m sympathetic, but only so far. You took Spanish citizenship knowing the rules.
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Pretty much reflects my position
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Pretty much reflects my position
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Fully engaged.
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich ft.trib.al/MMNIZqu
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
US Secretary of State cancels attendance at last minute in move that EU official called ‘insane’
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February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Fully engaged.
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Tim Martin is good at pubs & very bad at politics. There is a reason why most of the hospitality industry hasnt backed Farage's back of a fag packet plan to 'save' pubs. Reputational damage
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Wetherspoons Tim Martin backs Reform’s pubs ‘plan’
Tim Martin has form when it comes to Nigel Farage. He was to be found in a supporting role in Farage’s Brexit campaign. What Wetherspoons actually gained out of Brexit seems unclear but this …
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February 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Tim Martin is good at pubs & very bad at politics. There is a reason why most of the hospitality industry hasnt backed Farage's back of a fag packet plan to 'save' pubs. Reputational damage
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anyway, being 62 is watching these old #totp episodes and wondering how the fuck can be 40 years old when clearly the 80s were only a decade ago.
February 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
anyway, being 62 is watching these old #totp episodes and wondering how the fuck can be 40 years old when clearly the 80s were only a decade ago.
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On almost every front, Reform UK hate and despise the views of the median British voter. Scraping into power on high 20s of the vote could see electoral politics fall apart altogether.
This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
On almost every front, Reform UK hate and despise the views of the median British voter. Scraping into power on high 20s of the vote could see electoral politics fall apart altogether.
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Gates Foundation ‘sullied’ by Epstein link, chief says ft.trib.al/qo0Kop2
Gates Foundation ‘sullied’ by Epstein link, chief says
Philanthropic group’s staff express concern about the impact of chair’s ties to disgraced financier after 2008 conviction
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February 13, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Gates Foundation ‘sullied’ by Epstein link, chief says ft.trib.al/qo0Kop2
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This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
February 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM
This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.
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The US secretary of state was set to attend a meeting with European leaders on Friday afternoon, but cancelled at the last minute because of scheduling conflicts. ft.trib.al/iHTxJd9
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The US secretary of state was set to attend a meeting with European leaders on Friday afternoon, but cancelled at the last minute because of scheduling conflicts. ft.trib.al/iHTxJd9
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Dear UK media,
If you’re going to fall for Farage’s every cry for attention, FFS, be ready with the facts that show that, not only is he peddling anti-immigrant sentiment/racism for votes, but he’s lying about the stats too.
It’s dangerous and dishonest.
Please say so.
Thanks
A v tired-of-this, UK
If you’re going to fall for Farage’s every cry for attention, FFS, be ready with the facts that show that, not only is he peddling anti-immigrant sentiment/racism for votes, but he’s lying about the stats too.
It’s dangerous and dishonest.
Please say so.
Thanks
A v tired-of-this, UK
Farage is clearly misleading the public.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
The main reason that net migration fell by 445,000 (year to June 2025 it was 205k, having been 649k a year before) is that immigration fell by 401,000.
The BBC should fact-check/verify and report that this was untrue.
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Dear UK media,
If you’re going to fall for Farage’s every cry for attention, FFS, be ready with the facts that show that, not only is he peddling anti-immigrant sentiment/racism for votes, but he’s lying about the stats too.
It’s dangerous and dishonest.
Please say so.
Thanks
A v tired-of-this, UK
If you’re going to fall for Farage’s every cry for attention, FFS, be ready with the facts that show that, not only is he peddling anti-immigrant sentiment/racism for votes, but he’s lying about the stats too.
It’s dangerous and dishonest.
Please say so.
Thanks
A v tired-of-this, UK
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If time travel isn’t a thing how come George Michael managed to appear in this photograph captured in Robert Frank’s book The Americans 1958, Fishkill NY (Newburgh) 1955.
February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
If time travel isn’t a thing how come George Michael managed to appear in this photograph captured in Robert Frank’s book The Americans 1958, Fishkill NY (Newburgh) 1955.
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Vaccinations are one of the most impactful and life-saving contributions of modern medicine.
We should all be alarmed by the falling uptake rates in recent years.
Me in the Health Select Committee presentation on the first 1,000 days of life.
We should all be alarmed by the falling uptake rates in recent years.
Me in the Health Select Committee presentation on the first 1,000 days of life.
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Vaccinations are one of the most impactful and life-saving contributions of modern medicine.
We should all be alarmed by the falling uptake rates in recent years.
Me in the Health Select Committee presentation on the first 1,000 days of life.
We should all be alarmed by the falling uptake rates in recent years.
Me in the Health Select Committee presentation on the first 1,000 days of life.
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Rupert Lowe’s new Restore Britain party means the usual Farage-worshipping racist crowd might finally divide itself. #UKPolitics
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Rupert Lowe’s new Restore Britain party means the usual Farage-worshipping racist crowd might finally divide itself. #UKPolitics
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Reform vision for British women - have children as early as possible (wouldn’t want you to be educated or have a career, now). If you don’t we’ll tax you and your stupid barren womb. But don’t have any more than 2 kids or we’ll take aware your state benefits.
Or, hear me out, maybe women don't need lectures by the likes of Matt Goodwin?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-matt-goodwin-gorton-denton-children-women-b2918340.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-matt-goodwin-gorton-denton-children-women-b2918340.html
Reform candidate calls for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
Exclusive: Matt Goodwin argued ‘young girls’ should be explained ‘the biological reality’ that ‘many women in Britain ar
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February 13, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Reform vision for British women - have children as early as possible (wouldn’t want you to be educated or have a career, now). If you don’t we’ll tax you and your stupid barren womb. But don’t have any more than 2 kids or we’ll take aware your state benefits.
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Mateys! I got named an Attitude Magazine 2026 trailblazer! And mainly for what I’ve been doing the past 5.5 years on LBC. Thanks so much if you tune in and contribute. I’m all emosh about it….
February 13, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Mateys! I got named an Attitude Magazine 2026 trailblazer! And mainly for what I’ve been doing the past 5.5 years on LBC. Thanks so much if you tune in and contribute. I’m all emosh about it….
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Am I naive to think that this kind of statement will actually damage him politically in Britain?
Farage claims democracy in Ukraine 'destroyed' by Maidan revolution and those wanting closer links with Europe - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Am I naive to think that this kind of statement will actually damage him politically in Britain?
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I have met Tony Blackburn and he is a) exactly the same in the flesh away from the cameras as he is on the telly and b) an absolute gent #totp
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
I have met Tony Blackburn and he is a) exactly the same in the flesh away from the cameras as he is on the telly and b) an absolute gent #totp