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John Rob

@dennisobell.bsky.social

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 2h

Its ridiculous situation that a prolific opportunistic freeloader like Mone cannot be stripped of a title that was gifted to her in the first place by an ex Bullingdon prime minister who thought that he'd be rather good at it.

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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 3h

Jacqui Hames, featured in #TheHack, is calling on the Prime Minister to put the public ahead of Murdoch, and act now to end corruption and abuse in the press.
Back her petition now:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 3h

He should have made his feelings known and left a few seasons ago. But its the fact that he clearly had fallen out of love with the club yet hung around for the sake of his excessive salary whilst barely breaking a sweat that really grates. I did admire all what he did for freeschool meals though.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 5h

Thats because he is very low.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 5h

Simple truth of the matter is Rashford got far too comfortable at United over the years and stopped putting in a proper shift.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 5h

So that's a great actor who once played a president as apposed to a failed rich guy with silver spoon up his arse... who is pretending to play a president.

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 9h

All they'll need to do is replay her questions to Starmer without mentioning that he had repeatedly stated that the gov was about to release all relevant correspondence which will presumably kick all her questions into the bs bin.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 10h

I just don't see the logic of dropping out of nato. Its not perfect by any stretch but the principle of strength in numbers is more crucial now than it ever was. The biggest problem is with America right now and its flaky commitments.

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 11h

Very true.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 11h

He had so much potential to have been a great PM but unfortunately he wasn't the most personable guy in those days. He didn't suffer fools and he maybe didn't help his own cause by being overally blunt.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 12h

Its a damned shame Gordon Brown wasn't able to play the media game back in the day when he was PM. I very doubt he would have been such an easy target for the rightwing media and maybe could have gone on for longer.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 12h

I had to double check it but yes he did.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 12h

Is he still suggesting that the UK withdraws from Nato? Absolutely don't believe thats a good idea at all.

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

Is it one of Herod's deep tissue back massage sticks?

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

I suspect you won't make a fortune at the books with that particular accumulator.

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

I predict a petulant Oliver flashing at least one red card at a United player and gifting Liverpool an incredibly dodgy penalty award. In other words. He'll just be himself.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 1d

Poor Tommy Robinson. What possible reason could the border police have had for stopping a known criminal who is being investigated by HMRC from taking £13,000 in cash abroad while driving a Bentley that wasn’t his and refusing to answer their questions? It’s an outrage!

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@Boom-WhatsGoingOn.bsky.social @boom-whatsgoingon.bsky.social · 1d

Well said Robert Redford ( R.I. P.)…

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

A level? Surely conversational English would be enough to get by?

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

The simple solution is not to give Oliver any excuses.

John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

Obviously he's just subcontracted the whole vetting process to the Criminal Prosecution Service as a successful application of Doge. 🤣

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 1d

When Reform promise you savings on your council tax bill, what else could you expect

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Spanglish @spanglish51.bsky.social · 1d

Do Yaxley-Lennon’s acolytes ever wonder how he lives his jet setting lifestyle with no apparent job ?

He spends his life taking the pIss , tempting authorities to challenge him, so he can shout ‘victim.’

He & Farage are grifters in chief . And they’re not using their own money .

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage can’t keep a promise longer than lunchtime.

Reform UK Party Says It Will Drop £90 Billion Tax-Cut Program

www.bloomberg.com

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John Rob @dennisobell.bsky.social · 1d

Well... they did vote Reform in.