How many Irish people have ever experienced the wonder of old-growth natural forest in our own country? Given that it now covers less than 0.1% (<1/1,000th) of Ireland, likely only a tiny few. What a terribly sad thought. Allowing surviving remnants to expand naturally should be a *top* priority.

Third – liberal elitist eh? Oh noes!! As opposed to a white supremacist with at least five homes, secret billionaire donors, who shills for a gold bullion dealer? Bitch please.

"Scrap" not "water down", and boot Mahmood out of position and onto the backbenchers, if not remove the whip, while he is at it. You cannot water down Labour's current hostile and xenophobic anti-immigration/anti-asylum policies. They are too far towards the extreme right for tweaks to mean anything

County Tyrone's Muslim population is well under 1% of the county. There is 1 Mosque in the entire County Northern Irelands Muslim population is 0.57% There are 10 Mosques in the entire Country Northern Ireland has the smallest proportion of Muslims of any UK nation But this👇🙄

Removing funding from the skills we already have shortages of. This isn't going to fix problem, it's going to make it worse. Do I need to sound the UK HIGHER EDUCATION CRISIS KLAXON 📣 again - given its now more of less the default state?

Britain’s pipes and wires and run by and as Private monopolies - companies often based in tax havens are paying huge dividends while failing to invest properly - in good times. buff.ly/PhkCnM8

According to FB, we're all supposed to be sorry now for saying horrible things about Ann Widdicombe. It goes without saying that another femicide is horrendous but I can't suddenly forget what an awful person she was. AITA, as they say?

I just hope all those who didn't bother voting in Clacton before are motivated to tell the disappearing grifter what they honestly think of him, along with everyone who did vote against him. How I'd laugh.

There’s only one way to clean up politics, no more whack-a-mole rule changes to shut down new routes for dodgy money- let’s just end all donations. Period. For a tiny sum of money we can simply end all of this.

A very successful aristocratic family *with a family member convicted of fraud*

Everyone else? Surely not. Surely the only way is to mandate people's lives based on my personal views. What I'm saying is that she wasn't just a person who made other people's lives harder, she was also a person with limited intellectual capacity and should never have been elected. 3/3

For a start, the government should not be criminalizing people who already knew and said it was “not right”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Some of my nicest neighbours here are Muslim, have helped their kids dissertations, they are part of this place. This angers me beyond any words i could write because this is NOT who we are. These are a handful of ignorant louts everyone in their areas are afraid of.

A list of Hastings Hotels to boycott. www.hastingshotels.com/our-hotels/

Help me out here... If the fascists manage to "deport foreigners" will Loyalists go back to wanting to crucify Catholics and "Kill All Taigs", then? Fascism is a cult that needs victims. When one group is spent, it moves on to the next. People have short memories. This was last year.

We really don't need smarter or faster phones. It's just the tech bros keeping their revenue streams flowing. This is a step (just a step) in the right direction.

Nigel Farage - who has not held a single constituency surgery in Clacton since getting elected - complains that people are 'showing contempt' for Clacton voters ... meme via Truth Against Hate

One of the problems with modern conservative parties like The Conservatives, Reform and Restore (and the GOP) is that they’ve just become anti-everything parties: Anti-immigrant, Anti-welfare, Anti-Trans, Anti-tax, Anti-regulation, Anti-Science, Anti-Climate, Anti-Action. They’re *for* nothing

So, cunts who demolish listed buildings or fell trees that have preservation orders on them. His about it has a mandatory minimum two year prison sentence with no option for remission. And assets seized to reinstate what they destroyed.

A little tidy up and this piece of RAF engineering will be fit for purpose supporting my pillar drill tomorrow. Not bad for some scrap and many lessons learnt. Mostly I can't really weld, yet.

A little tidy up and this piece of RAF engineering will be fit for purpose supporting my pillar drill tomorrow. Not bad for some scrap and many lessons learnt. Mostly I can't really weld, yet.

Have never appreciated graphic designers as much as I have since the advent of genAI posters. So much information, so many fonts and sizes, so chaotically laid out, so difficult to quickly read and actually get their message across

People who are not in the UK. This is not a comedy show. This is UK politics right now.

Not big into the tennis these days but happened on Fery playing his last game in the quarter final and how refreshing to see someone so genuinely happy to have won and enjoying what he does.

Practically a cake walk.

Trade for produce is low because we can boycott buying them, and personally I have done that since the late 80s. We the people need our principles to be reflected by our policy makers but they put the priorities of genocidal murderers above ours.

We'll see how many of the"legitimate concerns" politicians mention this horrific case this week, and publicly demand all sorts of immediate action. Not holding my breath.

Next time you see the UK government celebrating the huge economic and soft-power impact of the British film, music, tv, game, sfx, design, etc etc industries, perhaps ask them why they don't want anyone to work in them in future

So, there is a precedent for vetoing an MP's resignation Viscount Chelsea (Henry Cadogan) applied for the Chiltern Hundreds in 1842 The Chancellor (Goulburn) refused because, get this, Cadogan wanted to resign to obstruct an investigation for bribery h/t @fascinatorfun.bsky.social and @gazhay.com

Nigel Farage is a grifter. He always has been and he's continuing to grift. He knew he was heading towards a byelection anyway so has pulled the trigger early. The people Vs the establishment?! Reform are literally part of the establishment.

My take? Farage is trying to derail the investigation into his affairs, will get his arse handed to him in Clacton as he and his company costs the nation ever more through their incompetence and abuse of our democracy. The tv media of course have this appalling scumbag all over their news, keeping

Not only do they sully the national flag by flying it from street furniture in defiance of the laws of the country they claim to support, they fly it at half mast alongside a flag representing proscribed terrorist scumbags. Loyal my arse! What say you @dup-online.bsky.social ?

Nigel Farage doesn’t control when, or even if, a by election is held in Clacton. The House of Commons does. If a Commons majority decides that the parliamentary enquiry into Mr Farage must first be completed, so be it. Press conferences aren’t parliament.

This sounds delicious and wouldn't it be great if Bluesky could be like this all the time.

Yeah, because this place treats the routine violence against women as barely worthy of a raised eyebrow, particularly so when it's sexual violence.

Another woman has come forward to say Jeffrey Donaldson sexually assaulted her

Ah, if only people cared about LGBT people enough to not holiday in places where they’re oppressed. Just look at how popular Dubai is as a holiday destination for Brits.

Amuses me, how often the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change - argues for no change. No change on fossil fuel dependency (keep drilling) and no change on a fairer tax system (keep the loopholes for those with money). I think they need a new name - the Tony Blair Institute for the Status Quo.

A British charity is funding a religious school at the heart of expansion plans for the illegal Israeli settlement in the Palestinian city of Hebron The result....1000s of Palestinians loosing their shops, their housing & their livelihood. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Have these any value? Age unknown still sealed in original wrap. Perhaps @beebsymca.eurosky.social would know? Have these any value? Age unknown still sealed in original wrap. Perhaps @beebsymca.eurosky.social would know?

As a US company takes over one of our primary media and news outlets, what parts of our infrastructure and industry do you think should remain under state/British control?

Private equity controls large parts of UK economy & public services. It is opaque, lacks transparency and accountability. PE conceals ownership, uses complex structures, financial engineering: shifts profits offshore, engages in tax abuse Little information Company law is not fit-for-purpose.

And Farage backed Paisley and Wilson in the 2024 general election. The DUP even sanctioned the link-up. 2

For one day only Greggs the Bakers becomes Greggs the Wankers. Don't use the language of tribalism, hate and division as a sales tool, because it makes you look like a tool. Remember when America changed the name of French Fries to Freedom Fries? You look like that and it's friggin' weak sauce mate.

It should be up to the Scots and no one else. Any other approach that requires the consent of others for any aspect of it simply isn't the union of equals that the English like to present.

"Make no mistake: the GENOCIDE in Palestine could be stopped if the European Union, Israel’s largest trading partner, suspended trade agreements, imposed crippling sanctions, and imposed an arms embargo."

Starmer's farewell narrative is that he "stabilised the economy" & left Labour a winning platform? The public will write his legacy—not farewell interviews. For many, it will be his support for Israel's actions in Gaza, the crackdown on pro-Palestine voices, Mandelson's influence & broken promises.

We should not allow our vital services like our news media, water, power and transport to be foreign owned. It's a security risk

Can someone make every Labour MP watch this. Then print off his words and nail them to Andy Burnham’s forehead.