“Starmer should be shamed by these demonstrations. The whole country has been embarrassed by his display of rolling over like a poodle to whatever Trump does. Starmer’s approach of sucking up is not getting us anywhere” @zoejardiniere.bsky.social for Stop Trump www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... - ThreadSky

nickdearden.bsky.social • 12 days ago

“Starmer should be shamed by these demonstrations. The whole country has been embarrassed by his display of rolling over like a poodle to whatever Trump does. Starmer’s approach of sucking up is not getting us anywhere”

@zoejardiniere.bsky.social for Stop Trump

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/18/trumps-second-state-visit-to-uk-to-be-disrupted-by-even-bigger-protests

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palindromeldn.bsky.social•11 days ago

Starmer needs to grow a spine and be more “Mark Carney”.

alwynaphuw.bsky.social•12 days ago

Apparently the visit will be held in Balmoral, in the rural north west of Scotland, where he will not see or be affected by millions of protesters in London. Thousands of protesters in Crathie (population 570) will hurt him more than 10's of thousands in London.

babsmac.bsky.social•11 days ago

Technically the North East of Scotland 😉
But yes, there will be protests, and I will be there. Very much looking forward to it.

blueandy2525.bsky.social•11 days ago

It will not only be London where protests are held....it will be every town and city across the UK....except maybe Clacton.

silvskylark.bsky.social•10 days ago

If he's just visiting Balmoral, then we can assume that's a private visit, and nor a state visit. I'd rather sense prevail and he not visit at all, but 'private' should mean zero cost to the UK tax-payer.

dameelly.bsky.social•11 days ago

Charles is going to have to call on the priests to have the place exorcised before he stays there again. Put him in a motel 6 as befitting his station.

kasst.bsky.social•11 days ago

Wonder if his old mate Andy will be there ?

catpawsc.bsky.social•12 days ago

I can't wait for his state visit. It's going to be hilarious. Unless of course the police simply clear every single street in A5 mile radius and make thousands of arrests which is entirely possible these days.

zoejardiniere.bsky.social•12 days ago

Wouldn’t be surprised if I’m honest

oldhobbit.bsky.social•12 days ago

I guess they will keep the visit to areas that can be locked down. But noise carries far.

blueandy2525.bsky.social•11 days ago

There are not enough police in the UK to arrest the hundreds of thousands of people who will take to the streets.

catpawsc.bsky.social•11 days ago

I certainly hope you're right in that so many take to the streets.

calum.me•11 days ago

Trump would be way more pissed off if not a single person took to the streets at all. He craves any kind of attention, good or bad.

oldhobbit.bsky.social•11 days ago

Even events like COP26 and the London Olympics, with no mass protests, require nearly every single cop in the UK.

catpawsc.bsky.social•11 days ago

I know. Good isn't it? I was in the police and went on a march 30000 strong to protest against Teresa May's cuts (everyone else ignored us, oh well) and the police on duty just kept well out of the way because if anything has kicked off they'd have been stuffed. Should have listened to us eh?

trishap.bsky.social•12 days ago

How dare the government get the King to invite the orange one to a second state visit. Absolutely ridiculous, the guy is a rapist, liar, convicted felon, they ask OUR King to be a host to this poor excuse of a human being. Cancel it!

blueandy2525.bsky.social•11 days ago

Trump and Charles are cut from the same cloth.

trishap.bsky.social•11 days ago

What a ridiculous statement

alwynaphuw.bsky.social•12 days ago

More pertinent than OUR King, CANADA's King, a realm that Trump is threatening to annex. If Charles goes ahead with this visit he will hasten the end of all his Commonwealth Realms, not something that would particularly concern me, but it is something that the king should seriously consider.

creativecamden.bsky.social•11 days ago

Like it or not, approve of it or not, it's called "diplomacy" - and was ever thus.

dameelly.bsky.social•11 days ago

I hope if he visits parliament he is again introduced as “convicted Felon and President…” that was an epic troll on his last visit!

dameelly.bsky.social•11 days ago

Dear MI5 and MI6, Please arrest his entire entourage and send them to The Hague.

Sincerely,
A grateful America

sijavaissu.bsky.social•12 days ago

#Starmer is a spineless weasel. @uklabour.bsky.social is a massive disappointment.

rachelj47127149.bsky.social•12 days ago

I almost wonder if being completely ignored by the public would hurt Trump more than protesting would - not even negative attention, just making him/his visit a non-event.

anna-marie.bsky.social•11 days ago

That may hurt Trump's ego, yes. But it won't show our political parties how strong people's feelings are when it comes to the creeping rise of fascism, and our country welcoming it to our shores.

rachelj47127149.bsky.social•11 days ago

True. Perhaps if people protesting would physically turn their backs on him driving past, but that takes a lot of collective organising.

anna-marie.bsky.social•11 days ago

I don't care about Trump's feelings one way or another. Whatever happens, he will spin it to suit himself.
We abhor this individual, yes. And we need to show we abhor invitations like this every bit as much. Not in our name.

kasst.bsky.social•11 days ago

Narcissists like Trump hate being ignored ,empty streets & silence might have more impact

oldhobbit.bsky.social•12 days ago

The real target is Starmer, not Trump. Make the PM look like he has shit his pants and is trailing it around. Poison the relationship with Trump to such an extent it is irrecoverable and dooms any trade deal.

janisb.bsky.social•12 days ago

A convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and a white supremacist has no place in the UK.. Starmer needs to listen to those that did and those that did not elect him !!!

playfairire.bsky.social•12 days ago

Bring. It.On

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