Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
@tricia-mn.bsky.social
๐ค 2351
๐ฅ 2115
๐ 455
Europhile. Interested in books, Shakespeare, gardening, daily walks, occasional language learning .
pinned post!
Could the uk media please let us know who are in the Libdem shadow cabinet. No need for a needless song and dance, just the facts. And the Greens maybe?
2 months ago
2
6
3
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Dan Sohege
about 7 hours ago
Labour really is a nasty little government of xenophobia at this stage. This policy is pure cruelty, and a total abdication of the UK's responsibility to provide asylum. Once more Labour looking at Reform and saying "we"ll have some of that".
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
loading . . .
UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries
Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with French
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/uk-to-pay-for-french-officers-to-deport-asylum-seekers-from-war-torn-countries
5
98
55
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฑ
about 7 hours ago
If you tuned into the BBC this week, you may have mistakenly thought you were watching a Reform UK party political broadcast
t.co/wvOjQTuLQH
loading . . .
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2026/04/22/bbc-reform-backlash/
https://t.co/wvOjQTuLQH
17
174
57
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Carol Hedges
about 3 hours ago
Absolutrly. And their anti immigrant policy will drive staff away
0
3
1
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
PA
about 5 hours ago
Carol, strength to you! My case I'm still being treated. Both our cases treatment would be unaffordable under RefUK. But it's not just about us. We've come to terms with where we are. It's about RefUK wanting to destroy the one political gift ever given to the nation for their gain. It's just wrong!
1
3
1
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Carol Hedges
about 6 hours ago
๐ท๐ท๐ท Cancer: 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed every 8 seconds I have Stage 4 metastatic bone cancer. I am being treated by the NHS: Free Reform want to make the NHS insurance based. They all have private health insurance NB: you canโt get medical insurance if you have an ongoing critical condition.
13
105
47
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Lucy Munro
6 days ago
As a supplement to the piece in The Times Literary Supplement (
@thetls.bsky.social
),
www.the-tls.com/regular-feat...
, hereโs a (rather long!) thread on Shakespeareโs house in the Blackfriars, what we knew, and what we now know, with some links to key documents. (1/20)
loading . . .
A man of property
Just outside the City of London, in the secluded streets once occupied by the monastic precinct of the Black Friars, is an unassuming warehouse building
https://www.the-tls.com/regular-features/commentary/a-man-of-property-essay-lucy-munro
3
78
54
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Otto English
about 4 hours ago
We've got this amazingly cosmopolitan patron saint. A symbol of an outward looking England that borrows influences from other cultures and always has done. More should be made of it.
add a skeleton here at some point
13
165
40
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Best for Britain
about 4 hours ago
๐ช๐บ In an increasingly volatile world with an expansionist Russia, belligerent China, and unpredictable White House - we must choose Europe and build our ties with our closest and largest trading partner.
loading . . .
With talk of closer EU alignment, the UK is signalling to Europe that itโs a partner worthy of trust
But what would โalignmentโ look like for UK businesses and consumers?
https://theconversation.com/with-talk-of-closer-eu-alignment-the-uk-is-signalling-to-europe-that-its-a-partner-worthy-of-trust-280961
4
131
36
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Naomi Smith
about 4 hours ago
Chris Philp on C4 News again talks up leaving the ECHR and again, as with Reform politicians saying same thing, goes unchallenged on what that means for our trade deal with the EU. It would destroy it. And we would be back to a no deal Brexit even worse than the rubbish deal we have now.
13
121
31
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Marika Mikiashvili ๐ฌ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ๐ช๐บ
about 3 hours ago
๐ฌ๐ช๐ช๐บ Day 512 of the Nonstop Pro-European protests and The 3rd Overnight by Parents of Children with DMD demanding Access to Medication in Georgia!
#TerrorInGeorgia
#GeorgiaProtests
(Copying True Georgian's X post) ๐ท MOSE
0
56
24
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Paul Bernal
about 3 hours ago
It remains a terrible, terrible idea for the King to go to Trumpland.
13
124
19
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Farrukh
about 2 hours ago
The Times, "Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department" "None of Leave's 'heady promises' had materialised"
17
323
135
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Liz Webster ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ
about 2 hours ago
๐คฉ Big news for ๐ช๐บ A senior civil servant who ran the Brexit department from 2017โ2019 has just said Britain should start talking seriously about rejoining the EU. Philip Rycroft in The Times today: none of the Leave campaignโs โheady promisesโ have materialised.
37
452
187
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Fionna OโLeary
about 2 hours ago
โOn Tuesday, the Energy Secretary gave a speech with one overriding message: โEvery solar panel we put up, every wind turbine we build, every heat pump we install, every EV on the road makes our country more secure.โ
add a skeleton here at some point
10
175
70
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Alice Roberts
about 3 hours ago
And I BELIEVE this is very, very different from what most people of faith, & those of no religious beliefs, want & hope for in their lives. Most of us want safety for our families, a reasonable standard of living, a place to call home. We do not want war. 5/5
13
441
32
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Alice Roberts
about 3 hours ago
So when Christianity is used as a justification for a war in the present - thatโs something with a 1700-year-long history. Itโs not new. Itโs not surprising. When itโs developed into a new cult for the super-rich, with ideas of victory and dominance linked to material gain, thatโs not new either 4/5
3
213
22
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Alice Roberts
about 3 hours ago
With all thatโs going on in the world right now, I feel itโs really important to draw a distinction between โreligionโ and โfaithโ. Iโm not religious, but I have a humanist worldview which prioritises rational thought, empathy and kindness. I know many people of faith who hold similar values. 1/5
19
554
126
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
James OโBrien
about 5 hours ago
As a former NATO chief identifies the necessity of ending UK military dependence on a no longer reliable or trustworthy USA, we thank our lucky stars we havenโt done anything really stupid, like let Farage, Johnson & co persuade us to turn our backs on EU alliesโฆ
open.spotify.com/episode/2ANY...
loading . . .
Is the UK-US "special relationship" over?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ANYLKO4ELfX0Va5ZD2a27?si=K4F-U7I6TCORtLIbYaEiYA
34
752
167
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Peter Stefanovic
about 4 hours ago
A fortnight of positive news for the UK economy โ Labour deserve more credit
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/a-f...
loading . . .
A fortnight of positive news for the UK economy - Labour deserve more credit
We've just had two weeks of positive news stories about the UK economy - and it's about time Labour got some credit for their good work.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/a-fortnight-of-positive-news-for-the-uk-economy-labour-deserve-more-credit-405517/
29
268
107
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Paul van der Meer
about 6 hours ago
A Ukrainian drone strike in Donetsk destroyed a command base of the Russian Federal Security Service special forces. 12 Russian servicemen were killed and 15 injured.
25
598
132
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
gojirama says #AbolishIce #CovidIsAirborne
about 3 hours ago
You'll probably get mad or sad looking at socials on your lunch. You'll probably get frustrated playing a mobile game. But you'll never be unhappy if you spend your lunch reading a
#TerryPratchett
#Discworld
book (until you have to put it down and go back to work)
3
31
2
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฑ
about 10 hours ago
๐จ NEW: The BBC and ITV have ordered Labour to tone down its party political broadcast after deeming it too offensive The Ad contained comments from Reform councillors. Why can't Labour attack Reform when Reform has its own propaganda machine with GB News??
43
505
161
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Alex Andreou
about 10 hours ago
Love to know which Tory donor via what oblique investment vehicle, had an interest in this firm. And who were among the central figures in this contract? Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick. Both now bleating about tHe cOrrUpT eStAbLiShMeNt from Reform's ranks.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
loading . . .
Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government ยฃ118m
Australiaโs Corporate Travel Management is โnegotiating commercial arrangementsโ to refund the money
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/23/bibby-stockholm-asylum-barge-corporate-travel-management-uk-government
30
440
231
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Fal Rising
1 day ago
Israel has repeatedly violated the ceasefire in Lebanon, as in Gaza, and today targeted two journalists, killing one. There has been no word from Western officials and little media coverage. When is enough enough? The IDF wonโt stop until itโs stopped.
31
600
247
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
William Shakespeare
about 10 hours ago
I say the earth did shake when I was born.
11
410
80
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Anti-Reform
about 15 hours ago
Farage's Brexit Party MEP had the WORST attendance record, yet now draw massive EU pensions Last month Farage MP - 0 constituency surgeries - 0 votes in Commons Still a skivver "How Truant Brexit MEPs are making a Mockery of Britain"
bylinetimes.com/2019/04/11/t...
meme via Fibbymcfibface i
84
1138
614
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Disillusioned With Conservatives
1 day ago
Farage missing from
#PMQs
, just like he was missing from the security vetting statement yesterday. Anywhere thatโs not Clacton or Parliament!
36
664
186
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Marc Veldhoen
about 10 hours ago
โaides kept the president out of the room as they got minute-by-minute updates because they believed his impatience wouldnโt be helpful, instead updating him at meaningful moments, a senior administration official said.โ
add a skeleton here at some point
0
4
3
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Eugene McParland ๐บ๐ฆ
about 10 hours ago
#EU
approves โฌ90B loan to
#Ukraine
๐๏ธ Gregorio Sorgi
#Hungary
and
#Slovakia
lifted their vetoes after oil flows resumed through the Druzhba pipeline.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
loading . . .
EU approves โฌ90B loan to Ukraine
Hungary and Slovakia lifted their vetoes after oil flows resumed through the Druzhba pipeline.
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-approves-e90b-loan-to-ukraine
0
20
4
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
BladeoftheSun
about 10 hours ago
St George exemplifies everything about the Far Right. They will celebrate a Palestinian, even though they hate Palestine, who never even visited England, but they claim he is 'English'. And of course his greatest achievement, slaying a dragon. Spoiler, that's fake too.
5
62
17
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Dr Mark | ๅ้ฉฌๅ |๐๐ฆ๐บ๐ฒ๐พ๐น๐ญ
1 day ago
Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: "Yes, for about a year now he had been living in our monastery and, it appeared, was preparing to lock himself up in it for the rest of his days." Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamasov. Penguin E Book, David McDuff translation.
add a skeleton here at some point
5
14
18
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Cristina Leรณn Alfar, PhD ๐๐ญ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐โโฌ
1 day ago
Pick up the nearest book, turn to p. 42, and post the second sentence: She did not sob, she did not weep; she said not a word. Maggie O'Farrell, Hamlet, Vintage Books
add a skeleton here at some point
1
5
5
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Mike D London
1 day ago
4th July 2024: UK General Election 5th July 2024: Right wing media: 'Labour have broken Britain!!!' and in a similar vein every single f*cking day since.
26
431
100
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Eric Topol
1 day ago
This is a FRAUDULENT paper, AI-generated. My name was used as an author and I had nothing to do with it, never saw it until today
e-pubmed.co.uk/journals/dig...
The "Editors" Angelo Rossi Mori, David Mensah, and Zarnie Khadjesari and this "Journal" should be reported.
63
2027
1032
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Claire #FBPE โ๏ธ ๐ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ช๐บ๐ ๐ฆฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ง๐ช ๐๐
1 day ago
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring-th...
THIS is why the government is SO unpopular! (Although this is just one of a myriad of reasons!! )
loading . . .
Bring Thames Water into Public Ownership NOW
๐ก Thames Water wants to be allowed to dump sewage and not pay a PENNY. Right now, they're trying to force a deal so they can dodge fines until 2030, while customers foot the bill. This isnโt right. Jo...
https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bring-thames-water-into-public-ownership-now-optin
4
23
9
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Otto English
1 day ago
Over the years of his unfortunate relevance I have sought in vain to find Nigel Farage defining what he likes about this country - and itโs astonishingly difficult to do โ which is weird really because he is without a doubt the most influential and best known English nationalist of our era.
93
689
162
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Lindsay
1 day ago
Ohโฆ.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
9
4
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Sunkissed Peaks
1 day ago
Morning friends. There are still those amongst us that need to wake up.
448
16967
4940
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Ruth
1 day ago
Poor Chris Mason !!! And even this headline shows their true colours .. How about โVast majority of Labour MPs back Starmer โ ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ
62
514
121
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Steve Bullock
1 day ago
Now that Farage has ditched the ยฃ for crypto, presumably he wonโt object if the UK does the same and joins the โฌ.
5
960
210
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Carol Hedges
1 day ago
๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ง๐ We now have an entire media who would rather see a Farage govt, leading to the demise of the NHS and an alliance with the far right US Christian Nationalist fuckers than support the govt we elected And its drift towards EU alignment Putin must be laughing his head off.
52
2189
844
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Marina Purkiss
1 day ago
Well this one carries a trigger-warning... Starmer drama, Tice's taxesโฆ the usual week of nonsense But also... A deeply disturbing website where men share tips on drugging and assaulting their partners Barely bloody covered - and where are the arrests?!
17
361
81
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
And even two fifths (39%) of Conservative supporters and 1 in 5 (18%) of Reform UK supporters back this policy position, further shoring it up - in conjunction with the resounding support from left-leaning voters - as the most sustainable policy path forward overall. /6
2
15
6
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
@pimlicat.bsky.social
stated: "We've crunched the numbers to assess the relative economic merit and political pain of each of the alternatives, and it's plain to see little appetite exists for the halfway houses of a customs union or single market entry, relative to the resounding and
1
20
5
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
Tom Bruffato, lead author of the report, said: โAs the UK faces alarming volatility overseas and worrying economic stagnation at home, our findings indicate that the government revisiting its approach to Europe is set to become not only legitimate, but essential."
1
20
8
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
Neal Kinnock former leader of the Labour Party and VP of
@ec.europa.eu
said: โWith an erratic US President playing war-games with all our lives, as he launches inflation-spiking conflict across the globe, it is now more obvious than ever that our โspecial relationshipโ has to be with our neighbour
1
18
4
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
in our continent where the UK can have the power to share decisions and exert proper influence. Recognition of that rational economic, political and security reality is gaining increasing public support, as this report shows. It ... will bring electoral appeal & serve the future generations."
1
12
4
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Jacob รberg
1 day ago
๐จ๐จNew
@bestforbritain.org
report argues I think convincingly that a push for UK membership of the EU would galvanise support among progressive voters, recognising that other halfway options such as customs union or EEA are would offer to limited benefits. ๐งต
www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_...
loading . . .
Push for EU membership to galvanise progressive support, report argues
A new report by Best for Britain shows that a push for UK membership of the European Union would galvanise support among progressive voters. The report highlights that a pro-membership positionย offers...
https://www.bestforbritain.org/push_for_eu_membership
15
267
135
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
1 day ago
Do Not vote for Reform UK.
#farage
#ReformUK
1
47
22
reposted by
Tricia Paget ๐ช๐บ ๐ฌ๐ง
Max B ๐ ๐ถ ๐บ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ช๐บ
1 day ago
Ein Deutscher in London ๐ฉ๐ช Who said the Germans have no sense of humour?
loading . . .
8
118
48
Load more
feeds!
log in