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johnranson.bsky.social
Old enough to remember Tw**ter, young enough to try new things. Professional EV driver and amateur wordsmith.
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The winner!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

End benefit conditionality, means testing and the two child cap.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Richly deserved. Congratulations to Victoria and the whole cast and crew.

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

I tend to organise the shopping trollies in the supermarket car park. Is this normal? I think it should be.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

"Rewind, Replay is one of the rarest of treasures. A beautifully shot drama with fantastically acted characters, exploring really interesting themes such as love, time and (I think), the social gap between younger people from technologically savvy China, and those left behind."

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Wales this weekend – climate collapse happening before our very eyes . We need to get serious . It’s why I’m petitioning for a ban on fossil fuel ads . lovera.ge/ban-ffa 🧵

submitted 102 days ago • 45 comments

Schools like this should all be closed down immediately. A tragic result of Randian experimentation.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Please sign this folks. Among the numerous stains on the UK's supposed good name, driven grouse shooting is one of the most ludicrous yet easiest to fix. Just ban it. Simple.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Just insane. Have they learned nothing from the last four decades of privatisation? Blackrock is one of the most powerful and utterly corrupt shadow banking outfits on the planet. New Labour's neoliberal agenda marches forward – stronger than ever.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

Damn! This is some good writing from @pennyred.bsky.social on the urgency of trans remembrance. lauriepenny.substack.com/p/on-transph...

submitted 105 days ago • 0 comments

My review of "Curve" for @indyfilmlibrary.bsky.social

submitted 106 days ago • 0 comments

After 30 years of singing along to their songs, it was an emotional pleasure to do so in the company of the Crash Test Dummies themselves. Lovely bunch.

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments