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Retired proud European, anti-Tory, Realist. Loves books and music. Local historian #FBPE #FBPA
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What did the Soviet hierarchy do when their leader Brezhnev was found to be no longer in full control. Wasn’t it marked by a personality cult?

#LocalCouncilByElections Of the 21 local council by-elections since May 2025, the Lib Dems have won the most with 10, and achieved an aggregate vote share of 27.6% over-all. #LibDems 🔶🔶🔶🔶🔶

One individual can change his mind in 48 hours but 48,000,000 eligible voters can't change their minds after 9 years.

your regular reminder that the Nigel Farage Party is and forever will be the Nigel Farage Party, and everyone else is basically just passing through www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

When it comes to hosting world-class sport, London already has a proven track record. Having the 2029 Athletic World Championships come to London would provide a unique opportunity that inspires a generation, boosts our economy, and unites communities.

LATEST: A formal complaint has been issued to the BBC over "bias" on last night's Debate Night. After causing anger by including two Labour politicians, the "Glasgow Special" show also included the Tories (who have 1 cllr) while excluding the Greens ... www.thenational.scot/news/2521877...

Elon should explain to us exactly how he won the election for Trump.

Reform has five MPs, the Green Party has four, and the LibDems have 72 Do you think the media coverage of each of those parties has been proportional to their representation in parliament?

What's the media regulator called again? @ofcom.bsky.social how is this allowed for only one party?

If you’re from America, Canada, UK or Europe you should make sure you are following @neverevertory.bsky.social & @maxbrockbank.com. Repost, share far and wide! #FBPE #ReJoinEU #BlueCrew #NeverTrump #NeverMAGA #NeverVoteTory #NeverVoteReform

The BBC has lost something of a national treasure. Gary Lineker has become almost as well known a broadcaster as he was a football player.

Farage cries betrayal over access to fish stocks. But NEVER FORGET he stood down hundreds of Brexit Party PPCs to help Johnson win big in 2019 and it was Johnson who negotiated the access. There's no change to access, just an extension on existing deal for 12 years. If it's on anyone, it's Farage

Come on Guardian, you can do better than this - just replace UK with Tory and you end up with the correct headline www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

It would be helpful if the headline pointed out it was actually Rishi Sunak who dropped this in 2023

Save this picture onto your phone. Keep similar pictures in a folder/album. And just put them out there "on the socials" once in a while...

TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank

Just a reminder!

Oooh they’re not going to like that 😂

Yet another 'Brexit benefit' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...