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Alex Gallagher

@alexgallagher.bsky.social

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Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff. Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Nula Suchet @nulasuchet.bsky.social · 21h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 43m

Build more houses.

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Early days. It's coming.

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Geordie Kakamora @geordiekakamora.bsky.social · 19h

Farage should be wearing the responsibility of Brexit around his neck like the millstone it is.

As traitorous an act as there has ever been.

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 19h

Starmer plays the long game. He’s laying the groundwork for rejoining (or near as makes no difference) in a few years, somehow. The economy and global security are pretty convincing arguments.
Wouldn't be surprised if the plan is to position Labour as the pro-Europe/EU option at the next election.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19h

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 3h

Oh all right!

fullfact.org/government-t...

Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

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𝒲𝒜ℒ𝒯 🇪🇺💯✊🏼💙🌊🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦋🫘 @jagsman.bsky.social · 9h

American democracy is under serious threat. From WITHIN!

SunflowerMum @sunflowermum.bsky.social · 9h

This is insane!!!

youtu.be/DRkT25iPXDM?...

LEAKED: WHITE HOUSE DISCUSSES MILITARY CRACKDOWN - With Rick Wilson from The Lincoln Project

YouTube video by Jim Acosta

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 6h

Lots. Surprised you don't know TBH.

I could list them all but you wouldn't read it or, if you did, it would just make you even angrier ...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10h

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h

First I've heard of this. If it had been the other way around, Jenrick, Robinson, etc, would not have shut up about it.

'Alfie Franco, 20, has been jailed for life for a minimum of 23 years after murdering Syrian refugee, Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, in Huddersfield.'
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Man jailed for at least 23 years for murdering Syrian boy in Huddersfield

Alfie Franco, 20, stabbed Ahmad Al Ibrahim after taking ‘petty exception’ to teenager brushing past his girlfriend

www.theguardian.com

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TheRoadie. @roadie63.bsky.social · 1d

I just watched the video of the Portland Cop threatening to arrest an ICE agent if they drive their truck through a crowd. Now I see this where the General of the Oregon National Guard says if they get called up they will protect the protesters. People are fed up.
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

www.oregonlive.com

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Kevin O’Connell @hibou2.bsky.social · 1d

Train services operated by Greater Anglia will be brought into public ownership this weekend,

marking the half-way point in the nationalisation of the nation’s rail network.

Labour 👍

Promises made: promises kept

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 21h

They were the better team except for Scotland scoring three from free kicks.

Smash and grab TBH.

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s top ten Labour achievements include better GP access, new licensing laws and the phenomenal benefits of the trade deal with India. Welcome Bollywood!

1. £84 million injection to tackle homelessness
2. Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard
3. First illegal migrants returned under new UK-France agreement
4. Patients in poorer areas to get better access to GPs
5. 10,600 new UK jobs have been unlocked during the Prime Minister’s visit to India
6. New licensing laws are being reviewed
7. 64 Indian companies will invest over £1 billion into the UK, creating 6,900 jobs spread across every region
8. £167m funding will allow specialist employment advisers in GP surgeries & mental health services. Helping people back into workplace.
9. CEO of JP Morgan Chase in Bournemouth announced £350 million expansion of their campus there
10. 21,000 new homes in North Sussex unlocked after four-year bottleneck
11. More than 1,120 senior gang members have been charged and over 2,300

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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 1d

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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 1d

It is embarassing not to see the BBC pulling up Reform leaders claiming that Nathan Gill was just some fan who got photos taken with Farage - he was an MEP for them & their leader in Wales while taking cash from Russia to act against the UK! Literally the very basics of your job to point this out

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 22h

He's certainly very persuasive.

I mean, you have to be...

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Fifty Shades of Whey @fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 1d

US soybean farmers finding out the hard way that "America First" was a lie

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

More of this. Signing this authoritarian devil’s bargain would betray higher education’s independence and the pursuit of knowledge.

Jay D. Aronson @jaydaronson.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejects "the Compact"
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

orgchart.mit.edu

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 22h

Johnson refused to answer specific questions or to provide factual denials to allegations of rule-breaking, while insisting all the rules had been followed at all times. His responses led Acoba’s chair, Isabel Doverty, to find him in breach of the rules.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 1d

You didn’t win

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 1d

Dear friends: "Dilexi te" is Pope Leo's rich meditation on the call from both Jesus and the church over the ages to love and care for the poor. It's an invitation to prayer and action. Take time and read it for yourself and bring it to prayer. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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