Chris Oliff UK
@4chris.bsky.social
True Brit. 🟧
. Life is good.
Married
, cooking, gardening, walking our wonderful Tibetan Terrier.
now over 80 - still love working in our business
. Life is good.
Married
, cooking, gardening, walking our wonderful Tibetan Terrier.
now over 80 - still love working in our business
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‘Absurd’: decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035
Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
‘Absurd’: decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035
Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:15 PM
‘Absurd’: decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035
Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Dear @ledbydonkeys.org
I believe you urgently need to make - and post up in Gorton and Denton - a video explaining exactly who Reform are and what they represent.
Some people still need to be educated about the truth and not by the RW propaganda in MSM !
I believe you urgently need to make - and post up in Gorton and Denton - a video explaining exactly who Reform are and what they represent.
Some people still need to be educated about the truth and not by the RW propaganda in MSM !
Given his appalling remarks about Sunak its absolutely shocking that Konstantin Kisin is anywhere near the mainstream let alone on #bbcqt
Konstantin Kisin straight up lying on #bbcqt
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
Douglas Alexander: “When Fraser Nelson put it to you that Rishi Sunak is absolutely english… you said “he’s a brown Hindu, how is he english?”
Kisin: “No, that’s not what I said...”
January 30, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Dear @ledbydonkeys.org
I believe you urgently need to make - and post up in Gorton and Denton - a video explaining exactly who Reform are and what they represent.
Some people still need to be educated about the truth and not by the RW propaganda in MSM !
I believe you urgently need to make - and post up in Gorton and Denton - a video explaining exactly who Reform are and what they represent.
Some people still need to be educated about the truth and not by the RW propaganda in MSM !
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I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it
January 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I guess "white wealthy British and American grooming gangs" doesn't have the same ring to it
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From health tech developers to influencers, our health is being monetised – and we need to be aware of what's going on, says Deborah Cohen
How your health is being commodified by social media
From health tech developers to influencers, our health is being monetised – and we need to be aware of what's going on, says Deborah Cohen
www.newscientist.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM
From health tech developers to influencers, our health is being monetised – and we need to be aware of what's going on, says Deborah Cohen
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Cartoon by David Horsey @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social.
January 31, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Cartoon by David Horsey @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social.
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I enjoyed reading this column, which somehow blames Keir Starmer for the result of an employment tribunal following laws passed under the Tory government regarding an incident and suspension that took place before the last election.
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I enjoyed reading this column, which somehow blames Keir Starmer for the result of an employment tribunal following laws passed under the Tory government regarding an incident and suspension that took place before the last election.
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Starmer invites Japan PM Takaichi to UK after Tokyo talks
Starmer invites Japan PM Takaichi to UK after Tokyo talks
Sir Keir and Sanae Takaichi discussed ways to strengthen ties between their two nations during the meeting, at the end of the UK prime minister's trip to East Asia.
www.bbc.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Starmer invites Japan PM Takaichi to UK after Tokyo talks
Time we stopped dirty politics like this.
We need a fresh and detailed statement on what needs to be changed or improved - NOW
We need a fresh and detailed statement on what needs to be changed or improved - NOW
Arden Strategies is selling access to Labour ministers for £30k a pop.
Labour ignore the general public and serve the wealthy.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
Labour ignore the general public and serve the wealthy.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...
Revealed: Lobbyist selling access to ministers for £30,000
Firms can get direct access to tech minister and No 10 advisers in exchange for sponsoring tech event, brochure says
www.opendemocracy.net
January 31, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Time we stopped dirty politics like this.
We need a fresh and detailed statement on what needs to be changed or improved - NOW
We need a fresh and detailed statement on what needs to be changed or improved - NOW
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Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed.
Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century
Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed
www.newscientist.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Realising that our solar system isn’t like most others out there has helped astronomers rewrite the story of how it formed.
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Environment Agency lets 500 illegal waste dumps flourish across England, and finally arrests 2 men over a massive dump built up over years.
Cowboys run wild but we “need more deregulation” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cowboys run wild but we “need more deregulation” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Arrests made over Oxfordshire's supersized illegal rubbish dump
The Environment Agency says the arrests are a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Environment Agency lets 500 illegal waste dumps flourish across England, and finally arrests 2 men over a massive dump built up over years.
Cowboys run wild but we “need more deregulation” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cowboys run wild but we “need more deregulation” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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No one wants to own a Swasticar
“Tesla sees annual profit take major plunge with net income dropping over 40%” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“Tesla sees annual profit take major plunge with net income dropping over 40%” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Tesla sees annual profit take major plunge with net income dropping over 40%
This marks the second consecutive year of steep declines
www.independent.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:34 AM
No one wants to own a Swasticar
“Tesla sees annual profit take major plunge with net income dropping over 40%” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
“Tesla sees annual profit take major plunge with net income dropping over 40%” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump warns the UK against getting into business with China, saying it would be "very dangerous."
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 AM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump warns the UK against getting into business with China, saying it would be "very dangerous."
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
He seems to have forgotten he has agreed to visit Beijing in April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year
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Gavin Newsom, "Wake up America, wake up"
"You will not have a country if Trump rigs this election"
"The most corrupt President in history"
"Trump doesn't believe in free enterprise"
"Is engaged in crony capitalism"
"Trump is recking the USA"
"You will not have a country if Trump rigs this election"
"The most corrupt President in history"
"Trump doesn't believe in free enterprise"
"Is engaged in crony capitalism"
"Trump is recking the USA"
January 30, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Gavin Newsom, "Wake up America, wake up"
"You will not have a country if Trump rigs this election"
"The most corrupt President in history"
"Trump doesn't believe in free enterprise"
"Is engaged in crony capitalism"
"Trump is recking the USA"
"You will not have a country if Trump rigs this election"
"The most corrupt President in history"
"Trump doesn't believe in free enterprise"
"Is engaged in crony capitalism"
"Trump is recking the USA"
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Imagine if Starmer had accidentally claimed an extra fiver on Universal Credit - he’d be facing the full might of the media by now. Imagine if Farage’s foreign national girlfriend bought a house for £860k in cash in Clacton, Farage would be facing the full might of the media by now..
January 30, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Imagine if Starmer had accidentally claimed an extra fiver on Universal Credit - he’d be facing the full might of the media by now. Imagine if Farage’s foreign national girlfriend bought a house for £860k in cash in Clacton, Farage would be facing the full might of the media by now..
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🚨🚨French diplomats are taking on #MAGA — one meme at a time: #Paris is rolling out a great confrontational online strategy to counter #disinformation from the #US and beyond. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu
January 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
🚨🚨French diplomats are taking on #MAGA — one meme at a time: #Paris is rolling out a great confrontational online strategy to counter #disinformation from the #US and beyond. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai
Excellent - let’s start moving away from what that American dictator wants.
Excellent - let’s start moving away from what that American dictator wants.
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai
Excellent - let’s start moving away from what that American dictator wants.
Excellent - let’s start moving away from what that American dictator wants.
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Nigel Farage and Reform are threatening to sue the Conservative party for using "alleged mental ill-health as a political weapon" against Suella Braverman.
Just imagine doing such a thing
Just imagine doing such a thing
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Nigel Farage and Reform are threatening to sue the Conservative party for using "alleged mental ill-health as a political weapon" against Suella Braverman.
Just imagine doing such a thing
Just imagine doing such a thing
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The Guardian: Farage attack on high street Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Farage attack on high street Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says
Miatta Fahnbulleh accuses Reform leader of ‘politics of grievance’ while having no plan to fix UK high streets
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
The Guardian: Farage attack on high street Turkish barber shops is dog-whistle racism, minister says
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Forgetting bad jokes about ICE at the Winter Olympics... I'm not surprised the Italians are unhappy! If #Trump is proposing to send his masked thugs to Europe, no matter what the pretext, he should be told to fuck right off!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
US to send ICE agents to Winter Olympics, prompting Italian anger
The US federal agency says it will not play an immigration role at February's event in Milan-Cortina.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Forgetting bad jokes about ICE at the Winter Olympics... I'm not surprised the Italians are unhappy! If #Trump is proposing to send his masked thugs to Europe, no matter what the pretext, he should be told to fuck right off!!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨 “You’re not safe, you’ll be murdered by migrant men of fighting age, we’re all doomed” Farage, Reform, Lowe etc all claim
Fact 👉🏼👉🏼 homicides are at the lowest level in nearly 50 years in England..
What’s the Far Right to do.. 🤷🏼♂️
“England’s too safe” doesn’t fit their agenda of talking down the UK
Fact 👉🏼👉🏼 homicides are at the lowest level in nearly 50 years in England..
What’s the Far Right to do.. 🤷🏼♂️
“England’s too safe” doesn’t fit their agenda of talking down the UK
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 homicide cases in the year to September were the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
🚨 “You’re not safe, you’ll be murdered by migrant men of fighting age, we’re all doomed” Farage, Reform, Lowe etc all claim
Fact 👉🏼👉🏼 homicides are at the lowest level in nearly 50 years in England..
What’s the Far Right to do.. 🤷🏼♂️
“England’s too safe” doesn’t fit their agenda of talking down the UK
Fact 👉🏼👉🏼 homicides are at the lowest level in nearly 50 years in England..
What’s the Far Right to do.. 🤷🏼♂️
“England’s too safe” doesn’t fit their agenda of talking down the UK
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The EU stands ready to support Portugal’s recovery through our most expeditious and effective mechanisms.
Commissionner Dan Joergensen arrives in Portugal tonight to engage with authorities as they continue to assess the full extent of the damage.
Commissionner Dan Joergensen arrives in Portugal tonight to engage with authorities as they continue to assess the full extent of the damage.
January 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The EU stands ready to support Portugal’s recovery through our most expeditious and effective mechanisms.
Commissionner Dan Joergensen arrives in Portugal tonight to engage with authorities as they continue to assess the full extent of the damage.
Commissionner Dan Joergensen arrives in Portugal tonight to engage with authorities as they continue to assess the full extent of the damage.
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Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the UN through his new Board of Peace appears to have backfired after major world powers rejected US aspirations for it to have a larger mandate beyond the Gaza ceasefire and recommitted their support for the UN. 👍
apnews.com/article/boar...
apnews.com/article/boar...
Trump's wide ambitions for Board of Peace sparks new support for the United Nations
President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired.
apnews.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the UN through his new Board of Peace appears to have backfired after major world powers rejected US aspirations for it to have a larger mandate beyond the Gaza ceasefire and recommitted their support for the UN. 👍
apnews.com/article/boar...
apnews.com/article/boar...
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America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew
Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM