I'm 51 years of age, and for all my adult life, the one constant in politics is 'we need to talk about immigration'. Could we try just try shutting the fuck up about it, actually?

Rayner is absolute class. She's been a bit silly in organising her taxes, but that's not why they hate her. They hate her because she did not know her place.

Great new episode from @originstorypodcast.bsky.social this week. Frightening how familiar a dark bit of our history feels at the moment, definitely recommend

Brexit was a referendum on whether the UK should leave the European Union. The UK has left the European Union. Referendum fulfilled. If the people bleating about "Brexit Betrayal" wanted the Referendum to enshrine their pet policy preferences, they should have included them in the question.

I hate RFK Jr. with a passion. He is a bad person. But please stop referring to his heroin use as having anything to do with his moral depravity. Addiction is not a moral failing, it is a public health and clinical issue.

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Just had a bacon sarnie on Warburton super toastie white bread and it's the best possible start to the weekend

Definitely

🚪130 visits in the first week 💗No medical emergencies 🏠 People already accessing housing support & drug treatment services Brilliant news from Glasgow's drug consumption room - great work team Thistle! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looking forward to seeing the amazing crew from @transformdrugs.bsky.social next month www.eventbrite.com/e/sheffield-...

Good idea. But if you are owt like me it'll still be there at Easter!

Nail on the head

Rich geek tries to buy friends among the bullies only for them to turn on him when he stops being amusing is a familiar school story, isn’t it?

View of Manchester city centre from the hills above oldham yesterday #fog

Do like a foggy boxing day. And with Moretti and £3.90 a pint its a good un

Think the fam are trying to tell me something this xmas

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news... Brick Jagger on Tour 24-26

I keep smiling at this pile of presents for the fam as if I've wrapped them alreday

The teens usually with me every friday night. Shes not been here for a fortnight cos she's been away. But tonight we've had our car chat, eaten together and she's given me my 2 week late birthday present. She's in her room now, I'm downstairs playing reggae 7's. I honestly couldn't be happier

Starting to think the phrase "new psychoactive substances" has outlived its usefulness, especially with resources like the drugs wheel being available. Be interested to hear what other people think

I have to say, the pills i took in my 20s were a lot more fun than the ones I have to take in my late 40s

Went to a screening of this last night, absolutely fantastic. Highly recommend you watch it if you get chance youtu.be/VEWGqDqgt6Q?...

The Loop will be delivering our drug checking service in Bristol tomorrow! Come along for free, non-judgemental and anonymous harm reduction advice, informed by the testing our chemists carry out. Located at Bristol Drugs Project @bdpbristol.bsky.social 12pm-8pm!

Having a fascinating morning at the think ketamine event in Manchester. @robralphs.bsky.social and crew have done a great job here

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... They must be gutted

Bit of a lush venue today. Delivering drugs awareness training at Birkenhead town hall

I've got a bit candle happy since the clocks went back. Think it's all the wolf hall I'm watching

My mates at The Loop have made it over here. The UK's only licensed #drugchecking charity. Give them a follow bsky.app/profile/thel...

Styal woods, Cheshire. Had a proper nice walk there yesterday

Important context here: ● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares) ● "a big farm" is 217 acres. Now let's see who's angry: ● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres ● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres ● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres ● Dyson owns 36,000 acres

Absolutely chuffed to bits with the @gailmyerscough.bsky.social print i was given for my birthday. Pride of place in reggae corner

Stag dos in your late forties. On the tram to Manchester, discussing arthritic hips and have agreed to get off the tram at Victoria station cos we are likely to all need a piss

Nice to see so many drug policy people coming over here

I've already been diagnosed with arthritis this week. This is the last thing I need

I just saw someone refer to mansplaining as 'correctile dysfunction' so please excuse me while I laugh hysterically for 6 hours. 🤣🤣

If i hear another journalist ask a Labour politician if they should apologise to trump I'm going to break something

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Well as if the orange idiot getting re-elected wasn't enough. I've just found out the back and hip pain I've had for a few years isn't down to muscular problems as we thought but rather osteoarthritis in both hips. Not even bloody 50 yet 🙄

Did circuits after the gym last night and didn't nearly pass out. An improvement on last week!

If this pair on the bbc are the front runners for the tory leadership then they are more fucked than they realise

Right then, this chubby bastard is off to join the gym. Probably be another waste of a direct debit!

Been many years since I went to a spellbound night, they were consistently brilliant. If you're in #Manchester, I recommend this! bandonthewall.org/events/spell...

Just enrolled at college. Start my certificate in education (learning and skills) on Monday evening

If you see this post a pic of a beach from your gallery

I'm not sure what my neighbours are going to make of this, bearing in mind I live in a 2 up 2 down terrace!

I've discovered a few original story pods I'd missed. This is a treat! @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social have put something right good together here

31 years ago, my first festival. Had to phone mum from the site to get my gcse results

Check me out with my magic platelets

Always nice to to flick the news on to find @sturdyalex.bsky.social talking sense.

liveapp.inews.co.uk/2024/08/18/i... I'm struggling a bit with this. My reading of it is that it's saying nicotine vapes are being spiked. It's much more likely that spice and nitazines are being missold as THC vapes. The two things are very different and require a different reaponse