Farage is running away... open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...

The typical, predictable, Tory line! Attack the poorest to keep your rich mates safe. If everybody paid their fair share of taxes, there would be no welfare crisis. If employers paid a fair wage, there would be no welfare crisis www.dailymotion.com/video/xamehbu

In unsurprising news, 70% of Reform voters and 62% of Conservative voters want an election! Shame that these same votes didn't scream as hard when we had the revolving doors of No. 10 when the Conservatives were in government www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Nigel Farage is all bluff and buster! He won't persue anythng against Sky. To do so is to invite further questions, something that he seems reluctant to allow! #FarageBluster #AvoidQuestions #Grifter news.sky.com/video/reform...

Well played, Belgium, both on the pitch and off... www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

Why do (a large number of) Americans not understand the 'flavour' of politics, especially the left-wing? My thoughts on the matter... open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...

If you work, then you should be entitled to a fair salary. Business keeps screaming 'foul'! open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...

If we are to have a political system that represents the wishes of the people, we must have a level playing field. The crackdown on political donations is a start... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

The UK isn't a fairy tale, and King Charles certainly isn't Cinderella. It is time this charade was over, we have 200,000 homeless people, we don't need a billionaire King and his golden coach.

GBeebies is having to cut its workforce, as reported in the Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07... See my Substack article open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...

Farage cannot be bought...

Denmark has a new king, the King and Queen get approximately $500,000 from the Danish Government a year, and the whole family is worth $40m. In the UK King Charles gets $180,000,000 a year and his family is worth $25bn. We need to be more like Denmark.

Labour MPs seek cap on political donations It’s about time www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

RIght-wing politicians, aided and abetted by their mainstream media colleagues, would have you believe that additional spending for defence must come from welfare cuts. Don't swallow this line, read the following article... #TaxTheRich #ABetterWay buds.org.uk/cutting-welf...

A council's role is to support and help residents, not indulge in performative politics. Well done, people and businesses of Nottinghamshire, for rejecting Reforms flag-shagging. #ReformAreNotYourFriends #FlagShaggers www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Andy Burnham and Nigel Farage both avoid the traditional Q&A press communication style in favour of more direct communication. What distinguishes them from each other? grandad68.substack.com/p/flat-caps-...

Given the vitriol being heaped upon Andy Burnham by right-wing politicians, aided and abetted by their MSM sycophants, I'm beginning to think that he will make a good PM!

I wrote a Substack article decrying the two-faced Conservative view on defence. Whilst in government, they cut defence spending; now in opposition, they bemoan the government for not increasing spending enough: grandad68.substack.com/p/the-height...

🧵 1/4 The sheer chutzpah of the Tories targeting Labour over defence spending. For 14 years in power, the Conservatives systematically hollowed out our armed forces—slashing troop numbers, running disastrous procurement, and neglecting personnel. Now in opposition, they pretend it never happened.

The article in the Telegraph would be easy to dismiss as 'no shit, Sherlock', however, the issue goes deeper than that. It exposes the continued racist and misogynist layer within Reform www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

Nigel Farage is once again complaining that he is most abused MP ever. 2 MPs have been murdered David Amess in 2021 and Jo Cox in 2016. Nigel Farage is a disgrace and he needs to apologise and resign.

For 'expert' read right-wing free-market advocate! John O'Connell is chief executive at the TaxPayers' Alliance. The TPA is one of nine organisations based at 55 Tufton Street, a Westminster townhouse that has become synonymous with right‑wing lobbying. www.express.co.uk/finance/pers...

This is Lord Rothermere the owner of the Daily Mail. He lives in a massive mansion in the English countryside, but he pays no tax here because he identifies as French. While the Daily Mail is registered in Bermuda and pays no tax anywhere. That is his ‘Patriotism’.

An article in the Guardian claims that it was right to leave the EU 10 years ago: www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o... My rebuttal can be found on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/grandad6...

☀️ Before walking your dog in the heat, remember: 🐾 24°C (75°F) is risky. 28°C (82°F)+ is the danger zone—skip it! 🐾 5-Second Test: If you can't hold the back of your hand on the pavement for 5s, it'll burn their paws. 🐾 Walk early/late, stay on grass, or swap for indoor brain games. 🐶❤️

1/4 The great privatisation swindle: We were promised that selling off rail, water, and power would let market forces drive efficiency and free the taxpayer from funding infrastructure. Instead, we got a rigged system that privatises all the profits while thoroughly socialising the losses. 👇

Sadiq Khan: ‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’ Polls show that the number of people in favour of rejoining the European Union is growing. The mayor of London sees no sense in delaying the inevitable observer.co.uk/news/opinion...

Absolutely disgusting. So many, many people have just lost all sense of decency.

England is the only UK nation still charging for NHS prescriptions (£9.90/item). It’s a false economy. When people can’t afford meds, they end up in A&E—costing the taxpayer far more than the fee claws back. Time to scrap the red tape, end the tax on illness, and abolish the charge. 🧵👇 (1/3)

The brave gladiators of Reform UK have developed a sudden, acute allergy to accountability. After an ally admitted the party has a massive "woman problem," they’ve completely boycotted the Sunday broadcast rounds. It turns out shouting slogans at a crowd is easier than live scrutiny. (1/5)

(1/3) The right-wing press spent weeks desperate for a Reform upset in the Makerfield by-election. Instead, the public spoke loud & clear—handing Labour a massive landslide with 55% of the vote. But check the front pages today. The pivot is staggering. #Makerfield #UKPolitics

If Keir Starmer wants to stay as PM, he must embrace true Labour credentials. Caution won’t fix Britain. Time for bold policy: 🔹 Renationalise water & energy to end monopoly failures. 🔹 Rejoin the EU to reverse economic drag. Time to lead. 🌹 #UKPolitics #Labour #Starmer #RejoinEU #Nationalisation

Is there anybody prepared to defend #Brexit, given that every pointer shows the damage done to the country? I would love to know why you still think it was the right thing? #BrexitBrokeBritain #BrexitFailure #RejoinEU www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...

Perfect

"So ... so I said ... why not sign your treaty here, at Versailles?"

Such good news. Human beings are capable of magical and wonderful things. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage. A proper football fan who hasn't moved an inch in almost two years.

DO you still believe that Brexit was a good idea, despite all the evidence to the contrary? Tell me how we have benefited! #BrexitBrokeBritain #BrexitFailure #RejoinEU #BrexitLies www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

23rd June marks 10th anniversary of the EU referendum. You'd think that would be something for Farage, Reform and the big Brexit leaders to celebrate but....

The Mirror is asking if Thames Water should be nationalised. Yes—but we shouldn't stop there. 🛑 For decades, private water monopolies have siphoned off billions for shareholders while dumping raw sewage into our rivers and hiking our bills. www.mirror.co.uk/money/should...

I've seen two articles recently that have boiled my bacon. - Kemi Badenoch giving forth on how she would help the armed forces - Robert Jenrick claims he has a plan to help the economy. They were members of the Conservative government that wrecked both the armed forces and the economy!

Media outlets look at a room where 95% of people agree on something, find 5% who don’t, and slap them right in the headline for the clicks. 🙄 Stop letting the loudest, smallest minority dictate the entire narrative just for rage-bait engagement. Do better. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju...