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Rugby, dog lover, #FBPE, Tory hater,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿,solicitor advocate (r’td), Councillor, Garden of England these days. No profile from you = no follow

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · Dec 4

Hello-good to see you both here. Used to see you and Georgie just about every day in the other place!

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3h

Idiot Nigel Farage wants to bring in card that for £250,000 would allow people in the UK to pay no tax for the next 10 years.

That would save tax even for someone only on £97,000 a year.

Imagine how much billionaires would be able to rip you off.

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Gerri McGerriface @messmonstergigi.bsky.social · 6h

They’ve learned nothing from the Thatcher years. She decimated whole communities that have never recovered, 40 years on!

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What happens when £47 billion disappears from Britain’s economy?

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 8h

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most.

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 9h

Ha ha - such a shock, it was!!!!

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 9h

Bore da Ms P! Mowing the holes the dog dug here. Grrrr.

garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 9h

Sukie!

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 10h

Today’s earworm - Sanctus from The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins. It won’t go away!!!!!!!
Anyone else got one for the day?

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14h

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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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

And no pub in the village!

garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

Lazy after a long walk this afternoon!

garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

Night Cat. Hope it’s better tomorrow.

garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

Not a lot really.

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Is he dead yet? 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @anton-decque.bsky.social · 1d

Yes it would be a tragic coincidence if that happened.

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yes - that’s Barney

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements Nigel Farage has insisted his party’s former leader in Wales who was convicted of taking pro-Russian bribes was a “bad apple” who betrayed him. The Reform UK leader was in Caerphilly campaigning for his candidate in a forthcoming Senedd byelection when he was asked about his links to Nathan Gill. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...

Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response

The response has been quite overwhelming.

metro.co.uk

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garethd.bsky.social @garethd.bsky.social · 1d

People seem to want to smile at this lad as well, Minders. Yes, I agree. This is a great corner.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Thou shalt not shoot priests in the head. I shouldn’t have to say this.

Thou Shalt Not Shoot Priests in the Head

I shouldn’t have to say these things.

www.thegodpodcast.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Imagine being mad you didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize while you’re busy stirring up Civil War in your own country.

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

The silence is deafening as BBC studiously avoids reporting on @greenparty.org.uk swelling in popularity

Yet they did 3 reports today re Farage as they pursue their licence payer funded Reform PR campaign 😡

Screenshot of three reports done over the last five hours about by the BBC, who aren’t biased at all in favour of reform unless of course you think constantly amplifying their message and giving them airtime and PR for free is bias

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Petrichor @bulathe1andonly.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if the greens got the same media coverage & hype like Nigel Faright's Reform?!

Media hype making it out as though Reforms got majority support to sway the floating voters.
Reality is most would prefer an alternative like the Greens who address real issues instead of pandering to xenophobia

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...

Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response

The response has been quite overwhelming.

metro.co.uk