Rick Johansen
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Fond of sand dunes and salty air. Totally woke. Check my blog at www.eclecticblue.org.uk.
If you thought Welsh football wasn't in a big enough mess, they've got their own 'band' now who seem to be every bit as awful as the wretched England version.
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24 days ago
Why exactly would a Thailand-based economic migrant secretly give Nigel Farage £5 million as a 'reward' for delivering Brexit? I won't get to ask either of them this question but every single journalist & broadcaster granted access could...
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Once again, a Grauniad hack thinks it's just a bit of a laugh. To the millions who literally need a Labour government to sort the mess left behind by 14 years of Tory rot, and to prevent the fascist Farage getting into number 10, it's anything but.
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The runners, the riders, the dead horses being flogged. Do you bet on this Labour chaos – or just enjoy the comedy? | Marina Hyde
Only on Sunday, Starmer was talking about his 2029 manifesto. If a week is a long time in politics, this one already feels longer, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/12/keir-starmer-labour-replacement-andy-burnham
26 days ago
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More sneering.
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27 days ago
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Guardian hack responds to my view that her paper wants Labour to fail. Is it any wonder so many of us are abandoning it?
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27 days ago
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Apologies for sounding like a broken record, but today the BBC and Sky have plumbed new depths in their coverage of Keir Starmer. Mason and Rigby have both long abandoned actual journalism. Today was all about driving the anti-Starmer agenda, not reporting on it. I totally despair.
27 days ago
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28 days ago
While Labour sets about saving British Steel by nationalising it, remember Reform was linked to the company that tried to bankrupt it.
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Oh yes.
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Benedict #FBPE 🇬🇧 🇪🇺FBR💙 #NAFO #FELLAS
about 1 month ago
It's all distraction.
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Privately educated, ex Oxford Uni (nearly all of them at the Grauniad are ex Oxford) hack Marina Hyde joining its endless and increasingly vindictive war against Keir Starmer. It's well beyond a joke now - there are none in Hyde's piece - and they won't be getting my £180 annual subs this year.
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Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion | Marina Hyde
Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural process, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/28/keir-starmer-mandelson-hearings
about 1 month ago
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Thank Christ for
@bylinetimes.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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Let's go across to Starmer critic Jon Sopel of the News Agents to find out why he thinks Mandelson is such a terrible appointment as UK ambassador. Oh, wait a minute ...
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Peter Mandelson is a gamble as US ambassador – but exactly what we and Trump needs
Tony Blair may think being in charge of the British embassy in Washington is like running an upmarket B&B, writes Jon Sopel. But with Trump back in charge, the job has never been more important or mor...
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/peter-mandelson-ambassador-america-trump-b2688280.html
about 1 month ago
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Even the Byline Times has gone down the GB News, Mail, BBC route now. This is beyond a joke.
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Can Starmer Survive?
https://mailchi.mp/bylinetimes.com/behind-the-headlines-with-josiah-mortimer-1zgaoeis8b-16082674?e=715a412098
about 1 month ago
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Iain Duncan Smith back in the news again, attacking "benefits Britain". There's another reason why he is known as the bogey man of British politics.
about 1 month ago
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The Mail should be forced to resign.
about 2 months ago
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And now we go live (almost) to the Mail ...
about 2 months ago
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I like Prince but fuck me
@bbc6music.bsky.social
's 12 hour 'Prince Forever' schedule today is going to have me reaching for the off button very soon. One reason I love 6 is the great variety of music they play, except on these wretched theme days.
about 2 months ago
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Arsenal certain to win the Premier League. Why? Because Danny Murphy said Man Citeh will.
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Danny Murphy column: Why Man City will win Premier League ahead of Arsenal
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy explains why he thinks Manchester City will beat Arsenal to the Premier League title.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y7vwnvegzo
about 2 months ago
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Tice has to resign. The likes of Mason, Kuenssberg, Peston, Rigby and Coates will be all over him like a rash. Won't they?
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about 2 months ago
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BBC deliberately drip-dripping this story every day to make the government look worse. Doubtless, a puff interview with the Fagash Fuhrer to follow.
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Migrants are making false domestic abuse allegations to stay in the UK, BBC investigation finds
In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crl19dzdd38o
about 2 months ago
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leading the news about the story of how some lawyers are allegedly getting asylum seekers to lie about their sexuality in order to stat in the UK and who does the BBC interview? They fucking love him.
about 2 months ago
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Who knew that George Robertson, who is demanding vast increases in UK defence spending, happens to work for ... er ... defence lobbyists who stand to benefit from vast increases in UK defence spending? Oddly,
@bbcnews.bsky.social
has failed to point this out on any of their news bulletins today.
about 2 months ago
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Always the big news in
@theguardian.com
. Cornichon shortage: Starmer to blame?
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Cornichon shortage leaves British sandwich shops in a pickle
Shortage of pickled mini-cucumbers has caused Pret a Manger to pull its jambon beurre from shelves
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/apr/13/cornichon-shortage-british-sandwich-shops-pret?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRKyJBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE0RGthUFVJR1Vzc3VDUWxLc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtZp7j_CuZvYrJh3_qQoRglo7l-CgoFbjtcIkl9ubuvzJzSQ6P_1q0oYyqK9_aem_bfMy9myx_kEDnzsqsjjz4g#Echobox=1776094696
about 2 months ago
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Come on, Polly: let's call it what it is. Hard right is another way of saying fascism. Maybe if her paper stopped attacking Labour - and never forget she wants Starmer out - it would help?
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Viktor Orbán inspired rightwingers across the EU and in Britain. His defeat could represent a turning of the tide | Polly Toynbee
We must hope this vote will be the start of a wider backlash – and send hard-right populism back to the fringes where it belongs, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/14/viktor-orban-europe-britain-hard-right-populism
about 2 months ago
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It looks like George Robertson has joined Reform UK Ltd if this absolute bollocks - look at his comments on welfare - is anything to go by. No surprise to see it in
@theguardian.com
which resumes its anti-Starmer campaign in earnest.
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Starmer’s ‘corrosive complacency’ on defence has put UK in peril, says ex-Nato chief
George Robertson says Iran war should be wake-up call to address military underfunding in scathing remarks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/14/starmer-accused-of-corrosive-complacency-about-defence-by-ex-head-of-nato
about 2 months ago
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A typical puff piece about a far right politician from Rigby, as she saves the real vitriol for Starmer. Pathetic, weak journalism.
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'I can't control thousands of people': Farage irritated as he's questioned on promises Reform hasn't kept
Ahead of the May local elections, Farage speaks to Sky News as he looks to turn Reform UK into a serious party of government.
https://news.sky.com/story/nigel-farage-is-on-the-cusp-of-real-success-but-challenges-remain-13531542
about 2 months ago
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As good as anything you will read on Dementia Donny as he tries to destroy the world.
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The battle against Trump is a battle against genocide
He must be stopped. That is the task of all right-thinking people.
https://iandunt.substack.com/p/the-battle-against-trump-is-a-battle-f75
about 2 months ago
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Magic Grandpa's genius at work again.
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Your Party Scotland 'over' as leadership team resign en masse
YOUR Party Scotland is “over” its leaders have said as they resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s political party.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26016125.party-scotland-over-leadership-team-resign-en-mass/
about 2 months ago
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David Quantick
about 2 months ago
Right now his cards are Mister Bun the Baker and the Monopoly one where you are assessed for building repairs.
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I’m thinking that any Gasheads who liked Joey Barton will be very happy with the appointment of Steve Evans. With the budget he will have demanded off AlSaeed, they’ll piss League 2 next year.
about 2 months ago
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If you loved Joey Barton, it's worth turning up early in BS7 tomorrow.
about 2 months ago
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Message to the controller of
@bbc6music.bsky.social
: today it's 1991 all day. Why? If I want non-stop oldies, it's already a crowded field. Please stop these theme days and leave this sort of thing to the experts on the commercial stations. Yours, Pissed off.
2 months ago
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And now we go live to the Daily Mail, which has been slaughtering Keir Starmer and the Labour government for weeks for not following Dementia Don into his insane war on Iran.
2 months ago
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At least this report doesn't say "former Bristol Rovers manager ... " but he is, thanks to the embarrassing Jordanian man baby Wael al Qadi, the ex Rovers owner, who, disgracefully, employed him.
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Ex-footballer Joey Barton denies golf club attack
The ex-Manchester City, Newcastle United, QPR, Burnley and Rangers player is accused of assault.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05d1j0q9jro
2 months ago
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Beyond belief that
@theguardian.com
seems to treat the unhinged, dementia-ridden, malignant narcissist Donald Trump as if his behaviour is normal.
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Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran
As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasement
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-starmer-neville-chamberlain-iran?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawRBmthleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzbnJOOTBTclFMbXd4MnhTc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq0fTcp9oIJ_wgd-H4qmeow_h6BQRNNbnnJAbQcN4UIg0pEguBQWnpRJGafp_aem_HeyKw0cg59NgJEvy_refyw#Echobox=1775543484
2 months ago
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The best and most accurate thread you will ever read on the catastrophic damage Brexit has already done to the UK and a warning about just how exposed we are with Trump's war on Iran. Share, share and share again.
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2 months ago
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"I'm sorry if I offended anyone's feelings with this subject matter." Basically, I'm sorry if you were offended by what I said, not sorry because I said it."
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Roberto de Zerbi apologises to Spurs fans over Mason Greenwood comments
New Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi apologises to fans over comments he made about Mason Greenwood.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cwyvq3gqwpyo
2 months ago
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This is basically treason.
2 months ago
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2 months ago
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦
2 months ago
so what you’re saying is that immigrants haves failed to respect a nation’s laws & don’t integrate into the culture
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As 'Arry been reappointed at Spurs yet?
2 months ago
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Ive been asked by some in government … Yeah, right. More bullshit from Sky News.
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Morgan McSweeney phone theft conspiracy theories - it's the job of journalists to seek the truth
Journalism at its core involves going down metaphorical dark alleys only to find that they don't lead you to the place you were expecting or, in many cases, they don't lead you anywhere at all. The pr...
https://news.sky.com/story/morgan-mcsweeney-phone-theft-conspiracy-theories-its-the-job-of-journalists-to-seek-the-truth-13525032
2 months ago
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3 months ago
Former MN Gov and WWE wrestler Jesse Ventura says Vince and Linda McMahon inducted Trump into the WWE Hall of Fame as a quid pro quo for Trump having DOJ kill federal sex charges against Vince.
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3 months ago
A word on the passing of Bob Mueller and our classless President.
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A decent interview with 'Sir' Ed Davey until you get to the bit where he says how "proud he was to be serve in Cameron's "stable" austerity-heavy govt, which threw millions into poverty, all but wrecked public services inc the NHS and loaded huge debts onto students. Proud? He should apologise.
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Ed Davey: ‘The head teacher called me an orphan after mum...
On an emotional walk through south-west London, the Lib Dem leader tells Rachel Sylvester how a life marked by trauma taught him empathy, resilience and time-keeping – though his staff may not recogni...
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/ed-davey-the-head-teacher-called-me-an-orphan-after-mum-died-that-hit-me-hard
3 months ago
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Wajahat Ali
3 months ago
Brilliant. US invaded Iran to replace an old, dying Khameini with a younger, more radical Khameini and to BUY oil from the Islamic Republic and give them MORE money. GENIUS STUFF!
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump administration lifts sanctions on millions of barrels of Iranian oil
The Treasury Department’s authorization of the sale of Iranian crude already at sea is likely to provide revenue for Iran’s war effort against the U.S.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/03/20/iran-oil-sanctions-trump/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱
3 months ago
Farage hates this video of him revealing his plans to sell off the NHS. It would be a shame if it went viral again... 🫢
youtu.be/pxuQyTCHXyE?...
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Nigel Farage on NHS & Insurance
YouTube video by Counter Collective - News & Politics
https://youtu.be/pxuQyTCHXyE?si=4Qr33IoKNdkB-Up-
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Just when you thought you couldn't hate Bath rugger club anymore ...
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Bath rugby: Sir James Dyson takes 50% stake in Prem champions
Sir James Dyson is a long-time supporter of Bath and says his investment will help realise plans for a new stadium.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cn8z82x5x3go
3 months ago
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This is quite the headline.
#bonkers
3 months ago
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Mason and Zeffman double-teaming now as they return to attacking Starmer. What a shit show the BBC has become.
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Angela Rayner's explosive speech reignites leadership speculation
The ex-deputy PM did not name Keir Starmer in her attack on Labour's direction and policies - but she did not have to.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpd8d10n9x5o
3 months ago
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