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marcusbarry.bsky.social
Retired Maths teacher. Husband, father and grandfather. Inverclyde CLP Exec member. Parish Pastoral Council. Celtic STH. All views are my own.
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One of Reform’s new councillors sharing photos of Hitler. They can’t contain it.

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Great stuff. www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...

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Nuff said

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"The goalposts for DOGE have silently moved from finding fraud and corruption to simply pointing out and cancelling government programs that Trump and Republicans simply don’t support." -- @justinglawe.bsky.social

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“One in 12 in Londoners is illegal migrant”; this was a recent front-page splash in the Telegraph. It contained not just one mistake but several, writes @jdportes.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

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Russia’s church stands firmly by Vladimir Putin’s side, giving a pseudo-spiritual imprimatur to an unprovoked attack on a neighbouring country, writes @lucyaash.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

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I think he’s talking to straw men isn’t he?

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Been thinking about this speech a lot lately. One for all those happy to burn the rule of law because it's their side doing it this time. youtu.be/PDBiLT3LASk?...

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Presenting our 2024 BBC News/Channel 4 News musical Christmas collaboration. Ciaran Jenkins and I perform In The Bleak Midwinter. Wherever you are in the world, whatever you may be celebrating, our very best wishes. @c4ciaran.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social @petroc.bsky.social

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‘Today a saviour has been born to us. He is Christ the Lord.’

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tree, reflected

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God wept.

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Ian Clifford Stamp makes £500k/month by selling made-up "sovereign citizen" get rich quick schemes to vulnerable people. Stamp doesn't like people pointing that out this is all pretend- so he's pretending to sue me for $1.5m.

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If assisted dying becomes legalised, charities such as Marie Curie are keen for end-of-life treatment not to be neglected, writes Mark Mardell. www.prospectmagazine...

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Douglas Murray has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror for our times, writes @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...

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I know people will be irked by the word ‘start-up’ here but I do think this is a meaningful step in the right direction. The basic principles they’re gesturing to must be right. 1/n

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Syrian freedom from a mass murdering dictator has been greeted, at best, with complete indifference from the hard left and far right.

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Supporting Scotland's third sector organisations today @scottishlabour.bsky.social's Civil Sector Summit - we're addressing challenges and exploring how charities and voluntary organisations can continue to grow. Thanks to @pfokane.bsky.social for hosting; Scottish Labour supports the third sector.

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Gordon Brown nails it.

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Winter’s come, the snow has fell Wee Josie's nose is froze as well Wee Josie’s frozen nose is skintit Winter’s diabolic, intit? Bud Neill

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Celebrating our return to Bluesky by sharing the most batshit Australian speech ever given: Bob Katter's gay marriage speech, in all its unhinged glory. Enjoy.

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It’s time we all gave Clarkson what he deserves. The cold shoulder.

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Hopefully the assisted dying bill will fail to pass.

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I love this. American politics has recently produced a dog eater, a man who drove with a dog on top of his car, a (scandalously) dogless president, a dog shooter, and now this. The European mind cannot comprehend, etc.

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If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as health secretary, the longtime vaccine critic would be in a position to change the government’s immunization recommendations and delay the development of new vaccines. Here are five things he could change.

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Ed Balls

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Sunset Paphos style.

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something so grim about this

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The Scottish Masters starts on BBC Scotland just now. Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, and Rangers are the four clubs involved. Running order Aberdeen vs Rangers Celtic vs Dundee United Dundee United Rangers Aberdeen vs Celtic Celtic vs Rangers Aberdeen vs Dundee United

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Karma is real!

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Wish I had something reassuring to say. The possible consequences are just a spectrum of different levels of bad. Let's hope it's at the manageable end of bad.

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Devastating. Been watching him commentate on the cycling world championships and wouldn't have had an inkling.

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Terrific piece this, both on a big policy challenge facing the new government and on the flaws in the Badenoch pamphlet. In general this is a problem with a lot of “culture-driven” explanations: “culture” is a poor fit for sudden spikes in the graph for obvious reasons!

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