Alan Helliwell
@alan160755.bsky.social
99% genetically northern English, 100% global citizen.
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Too little, too late. Pathetic. Starmer is as disingenuous as the last useless lot.
“we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have has significantly hurt our economy”
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Too little, too late. Pathetic. Starmer is as disingenuous as the last useless lot.
This is a brilliant post.
My fear (less juries) is an insufficient number of Judges.
Authoritarian, racist politicians (ReformUK/Tories/Labour) will meet any shortfall by upgrading magistrates, & adding their bigoted funders, colleagues, friends to the list of ‘judges’.
End of justice.
Full stop!
My fear (less juries) is an insufficient number of Judges.
Authoritarian, racist politicians (ReformUK/Tories/Labour) will meet any shortfall by upgrading magistrates, & adding their bigoted funders, colleagues, friends to the list of ‘judges’.
End of justice.
Full stop!
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
thesecretbarrister.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is a brilliant post.
My fear (less juries) is an insufficient number of Judges.
Authoritarian, racist politicians (ReformUK/Tories/Labour) will meet any shortfall by upgrading magistrates, & adding their bigoted funders, colleagues, friends to the list of ‘judges’.
End of justice.
Full stop!
My fear (less juries) is an insufficient number of Judges.
Authoritarian, racist politicians (ReformUK/Tories/Labour) will meet any shortfall by upgrading magistrates, & adding their bigoted funders, colleagues, friends to the list of ‘judges’.
End of justice.
Full stop!
Whoever was president, double strikes are war crimes, subject to trial.
'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.
Trump’s boat bombings: How the US has long used ‘double-tap’ strikes
'Double strikes' allegedly used on Venezuelan boats accused of trafficking drugs were used extensively under Obama.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Whoever was president, double strikes are war crimes, subject to trial.
Racist moron Jonathan Gullis. A Tory loser. Finds his level in the detritus at the bottom of the ReformUK hate filled barrel.
A party sponsored by Putin to remove our human rights, environmental protections and the NHS.
Plonker!
A party sponsored by Putin to remove our human rights, environmental protections and the NHS.
Plonker!
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Racist moron Jonathan Gullis. A Tory loser. Finds his level in the detritus at the bottom of the ReformUK hate filled barrel.
A party sponsored by Putin to remove our human rights, environmental protections and the NHS.
Plonker!
A party sponsored by Putin to remove our human rights, environmental protections and the NHS.
Plonker!
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the only thing Rachel Reeves needs to do for more favourable coverage on BBC News is threaten to sue them for £1 billion
December 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
the only thing Rachel Reeves needs to do for more favourable coverage on BBC News is threaten to sue them for £1 billion
Looks like Starmer’s latest ‘cunning centrist plan’ is to sabotage his own government’s budget by implementing his own government’s own bigoted migration plan.
Welcome to ReformUK territory Sir Keir. It is a swamp of inconsistency, racism & inevitable failure (after the damage is done)!
Plonker!
Welcome to ReformUK territory Sir Keir. It is a swamp of inconsistency, racism & inevitable failure (after the damage is done)!
Plonker!
This is the hidden in plain sight heffalump trap in the Budget - Mahmood’s plan will deepsix whatever fiscal headroom the Chancellor has.
There is an actual interesting little deceit in the budget, namely ther have the OBR still forecasting based on increasing net immigration back to 300-350k whilst the Home Secretary is promising to bring it down from 200k, which does dissolve about half the headroom, but somehow we're doing vibes.
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Looks like Starmer’s latest ‘cunning centrist plan’ is to sabotage his own government’s budget by implementing his own government’s own bigoted migration plan.
Welcome to ReformUK territory Sir Keir. It is a swamp of inconsistency, racism & inevitable failure (after the damage is done)!
Plonker!
Welcome to ReformUK territory Sir Keir. It is a swamp of inconsistency, racism & inevitable failure (after the damage is done)!
Plonker!
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'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
'We have historically high welfare spending.' No we don't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
'We have a historically high proportion of working-age people not actually working.' No we don't.
'The number of Britons emigrating is skyrocketing.' No it isn't.
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The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The "don't have an extra kid if you can't afford it" brigade get awfully upset when you suggest they don't stay in their £2m house if they can't afford it, don't they?
The ‘Hurrah for the Blackshirts’ Rothermere Daily Mail headline 1934 should be reprised by the Rothermere Daily Mail 2025 for the record?
It takes a special kind of right-wing British political party to literally sell black shirts.
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
Are you going to tell them?
Or shall I?
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The ‘Hurrah for the Blackshirts’ Rothermere Daily Mail headline 1934 should be reprised by the Rothermere Daily Mail 2025 for the record?
Labour/Tories/Reform have the same policy on human rights. Basically, they are all intending to remove them.
Never, ever vote for this trio of authoritarian extremist lunatics.
Unless you are a wannabe dictator, a sadomasochist, or an idiot.
Never, ever vote for this trio of authoritarian extremist lunatics.
Unless you are a wannabe dictator, a sadomasochist, or an idiot.
Why do they want us to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?
The Government moots leaving the ECHR as a pragmatic solution to an immigration “crisis”, but is there a more sinister motive behind the push?
The Government moots leaving the ECHR as a pragmatic solution to an immigration “crisis”, but is there a more sinister motive behind the push?
Why do they want us to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?
The Government moots leaving the ECHR as a pragmatic solution to an immigration “crisis”, but is there a more sinister motive behind the push?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Labour/Tories/Reform have the same policy on human rights. Basically, they are all intending to remove them.
Never, ever vote for this trio of authoritarian extremist lunatics.
Unless you are a wannabe dictator, a sadomasochist, or an idiot.
Never, ever vote for this trio of authoritarian extremist lunatics.
Unless you are a wannabe dictator, a sadomasochist, or an idiot.
national.thelead.uk/p/the-leads-...
An excellent summary.
“And then, of course, there’s Brexit; the elephant in the room, stamping all over fiscal headroom. Reeves is right to say there’s a hole in the public finances: a big, Nigel Farage-shaped void ……. worth £180–£240bn a year.”
An excellent summary.
“And then, of course, there’s Brexit; the elephant in the room, stamping all over fiscal headroom. Reeves is right to say there’s a hole in the public finances: a big, Nigel Farage-shaped void ……. worth £180–£240bn a year.”
The Lead's budget verdict: technocratic tweaks to a broken system
Lifting the two-child benefit cap is welcome, but Rachel Reeves' tax and spend plans fall far short of the financial shake up this country needs
national.thelead.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
national.thelead.uk/p/the-leads-...
An excellent summary.
“And then, of course, there’s Brexit; the elephant in the room, stamping all over fiscal headroom. Reeves is right to say there’s a hole in the public finances: a big, Nigel Farage-shaped void ……. worth £180–£240bn a year.”
An excellent summary.
“And then, of course, there’s Brexit; the elephant in the room, stamping all over fiscal headroom. Reeves is right to say there’s a hole in the public finances: a big, Nigel Farage-shaped void ……. worth £180–£240bn a year.”
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White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
White by name, racist fuckwit by nature.
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This should not simply be forgotten in the busy news cycle.
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This should not simply be forgotten in the busy news cycle.
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
A cunning plan from McSweeney & Blue Labour lunatics to make Labour even less popular than it already is under the hapless Starmer……….
…..here’s Wes!!!!!
…..here’s Wes!!!!!
"Coronation": the latest thinking on how to overcome the fact the Labour membership would never choose Wesley.
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 AM
A cunning plan from McSweeney & Blue Labour lunatics to make Labour even less popular than it already is under the hapless Starmer……….
…..here’s Wes!!!!!
…..here’s Wes!!!!!
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"Tommy Robinson wants you to believe Muslims are your enemy, they are people to fear.
Forgetting ...
5.5 million Muslims fought with the allies in WWII with 1.5 million killed in action.
Muslims give 2.5% of their income to charity, 4 times as much as the average British person"
via Durah Ashton
Forgetting ...
5.5 million Muslims fought with the allies in WWII with 1.5 million killed in action.
Muslims give 2.5% of their income to charity, 4 times as much as the average British person"
via Durah Ashton
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Tommy Robinson wants you to believe Muslims are your enemy, they are people to fear.
Forgetting ...
5.5 million Muslims fought with the allies in WWII with 1.5 million killed in action.
Muslims give 2.5% of their income to charity, 4 times as much as the average British person"
via Durah Ashton
Forgetting ...
5.5 million Muslims fought with the allies in WWII with 1.5 million killed in action.
Muslims give 2.5% of their income to charity, 4 times as much as the average British person"
via Durah Ashton
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82 seconds of Nigel Farage refusing to deny if he ever racially abused classmates.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
![Quote from Guardian article by Peter Ettedgui:
"[Farage] would sidle up to me and growl: ‘Hitler was right' or 'gas them', sometimes adding a long hiss to simulate the sound of the gas showers [...] I'd never experienced antisemitism growing up, so the first time that this vicious verbal abuse came out of Farage's mouth was deeply shocking. But I wasn't his only target. I'd hear him calling other students ‘Paki' or 'Wog', and urging them to 'go home'. I tried to ignore him, but it was humiliating. It was shaming. This kind of abuse cuts through to the core of your identity."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xvmfn4sqxoxa5qjovw5tcehg/bafkreifxbqlortxolyp2jmm2ldtnulohon6zh7tvcajttjxuq4j6qzdema@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
82 seconds of Nigel Farage refusing to deny if he ever racially abused classmates.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
He was a racist then and he’s a racist now. He shouldn’t be anywhere near power.
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🚨🚨HOLY SHIT‼️Robert De Niro just went scorched earth on “Dirty Donald” and his administration and it is delicious to watch. This is how you pushback on this fascist regime. Thank you calling out these anti-American fools for the invasive species that they are. Must watch🔥💥🔥
November 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🚨🚨HOLY SHIT‼️Robert De Niro just went scorched earth on “Dirty Donald” and his administration and it is delicious to watch. This is how you pushback on this fascist regime. Thank you calling out these anti-American fools for the invasive species that they are. Must watch🔥💥🔥
hopenothate.org.uk/2024/09/24/e...
The ‘case for the prosecution’.
As everyone knows, Farage is an obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racist.
There is no credible defence. Apart from the vacuous pleas from other obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racists.
End of debate.
Let’s move on shall we?
The ‘case for the prosecution’.
As everyone knows, Farage is an obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racist.
There is no credible defence. Apart from the vacuous pleas from other obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racists.
End of debate.
Let’s move on shall we?
What You Need to Know about Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage is a far-right politician with a long history of extreme, outlandish and xenophobic comments. He has always adamantly rejected that he is either racist or far right, but here is a selecti...
hopenothate.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
hopenothate.org.uk/2024/09/24/e...
The ‘case for the prosecution’.
As everyone knows, Farage is an obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racist.
There is no credible defence. Apart from the vacuous pleas from other obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racists.
End of debate.
Let’s move on shall we?
The ‘case for the prosecution’.
As everyone knows, Farage is an obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racist.
There is no credible defence. Apart from the vacuous pleas from other obnoxious, shit-stirring, nasty racists.
End of debate.
Let’s move on shall we?
The BBC Board has banned the truth! Particularly if that truth might upset deranged, authoritarians in the USA (or Tory extremists on the BBC Board).
We need to urgently democratise the BBC before the Board ‘placemen’ instruct it to broadcast far right, populist propaganda 24/7.
We need to urgently democratise the BBC before the Board ‘placemen’ instruct it to broadcast far right, populist propaganda 24/7.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The BBC Board has banned the truth! Particularly if that truth might upset deranged, authoritarians in the USA (or Tory extremists on the BBC Board).
We need to urgently democratise the BBC before the Board ‘placemen’ instruct it to broadcast far right, populist propaganda 24/7.
We need to urgently democratise the BBC before the Board ‘placemen’ instruct it to broadcast far right, populist propaganda 24/7.
BBC news extreme bias to the right/far right proven in one sentence by Tory right wing activist and general ‘bad egg’ Robbie Gibb.
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
BBC news extreme bias to the right/far right proven in one sentence by Tory right wing activist and general ‘bad egg’ Robbie Gibb.
“Lord Dannatt had breached the code of conduct by corresponding with ministers and government officials about three companies - UK Nitrogen, Teledyne UK and Blue International Holdings - in which he had a financial interest.”
November 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“Lord Dannatt had breached the code of conduct by corresponding with ministers and government officials about three companies - UK Nitrogen, Teledyne UK and Blue International Holdings - in which he had a financial interest.”
Will Farageski will put a plug in for Russian lamb from his hero Farmer Putin tonight?!
Be interesting to know if Reform pro-Putin propagandists get paid on Rubles or cryptocurrency?
Of academic interest of course, as Nathan Gill was obviously a single bad apple in a barrel full of racist idiots.
Be interesting to know if Reform pro-Putin propagandists get paid on Rubles or cryptocurrency?
Of academic interest of course, as Nathan Gill was obviously a single bad apple in a barrel full of racist idiots.
Farage is speaking at Venue Cymru tonight.
Last revamped in 2018 with £1.8 million of EU development money and another £1 million in business development cash.
Original development also received significant EU funding.
Farage, by contrast, will give Llandudno nothing but hot air and lies.
Last revamped in 2018 with £1.8 million of EU development money and another £1 million in business development cash.
Original development also received significant EU funding.
Farage, by contrast, will give Llandudno nothing but hot air and lies.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Will Farageski will put a plug in for Russian lamb from his hero Farmer Putin tonight?!
Be interesting to know if Reform pro-Putin propagandists get paid on Rubles or cryptocurrency?
Of academic interest of course, as Nathan Gill was obviously a single bad apple in a barrel full of racist idiots.
Be interesting to know if Reform pro-Putin propagandists get paid on Rubles or cryptocurrency?
Of academic interest of course, as Nathan Gill was obviously a single bad apple in a barrel full of racist idiots.