@babsh.bsky.social
Retired secondary school HLTA.
European
Like politics, gardening and chatting. 🌱
European
Like politics, gardening and chatting. 🌱
Pinned
babsh.bsky.social
@babsh.bsky.social
· Dec 2
How dare journalists decide who is going to serve in govt? It's obvious that having removed Louise Haigh and Angela Raynor, they have their sights on Reeves. Where were they for Johnson et al?
MPs govern. Journalists report.
MPs govern. Journalists report.
Reposted
💯👏👏👏👏👏
Back in November I told Westminster's women and qualities that the UK government needed to get off X.
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite
The committee's chair @sarahowen.org.uk is completely right - X is not an appropriate channel for comms. Quite the opposite
January 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
💯👏👏👏👏👏
Reposted
Reposted
Monty Python sketch from 1974 depicts a mad US leader bombing his western allies and invading them.
52 years later it is coming true, and the leader is just as insane.
52 years later it is coming true, and the leader is just as insane.
January 7, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Monty Python sketch from 1974 depicts a mad US leader bombing his western allies and invading them.
52 years later it is coming true, and the leader is just as insane.
52 years later it is coming true, and the leader is just as insane.
Reposted
Finland seizes Russian “shadow fleet” ship over damaged Estonia–Finland cable.
January 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Finland seizes Russian “shadow fleet” ship over damaged Estonia–Finland cable.
Reposted
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
January 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Send a European-NATO force to stand with Greenland.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Trump won’t want a confrontation.
Like many bullies, he is a coward.
Remember what happened when Canada stood up to him and told him to f**k off.
Reposted
My take on the £30 million Teesworks dividend scandal, courtesy of @northeastbylines.co.uk
Teesside scrap metal firm pays nearly £30mn in dividends northeastbylines.co.uk/business/tee...
Teesside scrap metal firm pays nearly £30mn in dividends northeastbylines.co.uk/business/tee...
Teesside scrap metal firm pays nearly £30mn in dividends
Teesworks Limited published its 2024/25 accounts this week
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Reposted
January 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Reposted
It is not enough for the government to simply condemn the establishment of more illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank; the UK must take concrete action.
Ban all trade with illegal settlements and refuse to have anything to do with the proceeds of crime.
Ban all trade with illegal settlements and refuse to have anything to do with the proceeds of crime.
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
It is not enough for the government to simply condemn the establishment of more illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank; the UK must take concrete action.
Ban all trade with illegal settlements and refuse to have anything to do with the proceeds of crime.
Ban all trade with illegal settlements and refuse to have anything to do with the proceeds of crime.
Reposted
January 7, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Reposted
BBC bosses slammed for ordering journalists to deny Maduro was 'kidnapped'.
Trump himself has said kidnapping isn’t a bad term for the US’s capture of Maduro and his wife.
Linguistic games are part of appeasement all round.
Trump himself has said kidnapping isn’t a bad term for the US’s capture of Maduro and his wife.
Linguistic games are part of appeasement all round.
BBC bosses slammed for ordering journalists to deny Maduro was 'kidnapped'
BROADCASTING bosses were slammed today for instructing journalists not to say Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been “kidnapped.”The BBC news memo was leaked to former Guardian journalist Owen J...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 AM
BBC bosses slammed for ordering journalists to deny Maduro was 'kidnapped'.
Trump himself has said kidnapping isn’t a bad term for the US’s capture of Maduro and his wife.
Linguistic games are part of appeasement all round.
Trump himself has said kidnapping isn’t a bad term for the US’s capture of Maduro and his wife.
Linguistic games are part of appeasement all round.
Reposted
Our Govt is intransigent on this issue of injustice for nearly a thousand prisoners.
Its suggested plan is far too slow.
Two better plans were suggested last night by two very learned Peers, but the Govt rejected both.
We won't give up.
Its suggested plan is far too slow.
Two better plans were suggested last night by two very learned Peers, but the Govt rejected both.
We won't give up.
IPP sentences - we have been saying these are profoundly unjust for years, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social in #HouseofLords.
Know there is a lot of concern on the Labour benches, and some have bravely spoken up.
We need to move forward
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Know there is a lot of concern on the Labour benches, and some have bravely spoken up.
We need to move forward
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Parliamentlive.tv
House of Lords
parliamentlive.tv
January 7, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Our Govt is intransigent on this issue of injustice for nearly a thousand prisoners.
Its suggested plan is far too slow.
Two better plans were suggested last night by two very learned Peers, but the Govt rejected both.
We won't give up.
Its suggested plan is far too slow.
Two better plans were suggested last night by two very learned Peers, but the Govt rejected both.
We won't give up.
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Reposted
If the Government is serious about boosting growth, cutting the cost of living, and repairing the damage done by Brexit, it must not only be content with aligning with parts of the single market - it must join it.
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
If the Government is serious about boosting growth, cutting the cost of living, and repairing the damage done by Brexit, it must not only be content with aligning with parts of the single market - it must join it.
Reposted
THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
January 6, 2026 at 5:34 PM
THIS is what Trump had to say about how drug pricing negotiations happened.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
He is laughing at the UK and so many other countries who accepted huge price hikes. How utterly humiliating for Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting.
Reposted
Should the UK rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit? Vote in the Daily Mirror poll👇
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Mirror readers debate rejoining EU ahead of Brexit anniversary
Keir Starmer is trying to repair relations with the European Union but Brexit remains a thorny issue in the UK - and we want to know your views on whether to rejoin the EU or not
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Should the UK rejoin the EU and reverse Brexit? Vote in the Daily Mirror poll👇
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reposted
Full on lunacy on display by the Government. Peter Thiel, Palantir's owner, is a techno-fascist. We should be disengaging from US Big Tech not subjugating UK sovereignty to US corporate interests.
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Full on lunacy on display by the Government. Peter Thiel, Palantir's owner, is a techno-fascist. We should be disengaging from US Big Tech not subjugating UK sovereignty to US corporate interests.
Reposted
I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to rejoin the EU. Add your voice – sign up and recruit your friends and family! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.rejoinregister.org?recruiter_id...
www.rejoinregister.org?recruiter_id...
Rejoin Register
www.rejoinregister.org
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I've signed the Rejoin Register calling for the UK to rejoin the EU. Add your voice – sign up and recruit your friends and family! 🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.rejoinregister.org?recruiter_id...
www.rejoinregister.org?recruiter_id...
Reposted
Imperialism (noun): a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonisation, use of military force, or other means.
It's clear what Trump is doing.
Yet our Labour government refuse to defend international law and condemn the illegal actions of a rogue state.
It's clear what Trump is doing.
Yet our Labour government refuse to defend international law and condemn the illegal actions of a rogue state.
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Imperialism (noun): a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonisation, use of military force, or other means.
It's clear what Trump is doing.
Yet our Labour government refuse to defend international law and condemn the illegal actions of a rogue state.
It's clear what Trump is doing.
Yet our Labour government refuse to defend international law and condemn the illegal actions of a rogue state.
Reposted
“Now is the time for the Prime Minister to argue forcefully not just for alignment with bits and pieces of the world’s biggest market, but for joining the whole thing again.” Click on the link below to read more 📖
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 AM
“Now is the time for the Prime Minister to argue forcefully not just for alignment with bits and pieces of the world’s biggest market, but for joining the whole thing again.” Click on the link below to read more 📖
Reposted
Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Just checking with how Starmer's crusade to ban apps that produce deep fakes is going
Reposted
John McDonnell slams Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to call our Trump's breach of international law
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
John McDonnell slams Keir Starmer and Yvette Cooper for refusing to call our Trump's breach of international law
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
"I found it shameful that the Prime Minister and ministers today in the news rounds have refused to condemn this action"
Yvette Cooper waffles like a coward
Reposted
NEW: Teesworks Ltd has published its latest accounts.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Teesworks: Dividends increased to £30m despite plummeting income
Latest accounts for Teesworks Ltd show increase in payments to shareholders
teesside.thelead.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
NEW: Teesworks Ltd has published its latest accounts.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Despite plummeting revenues, the businessmen at the centre of the controversial redevelopment project continue to increase their dividends each year.
This year they paid themselves more than £32m against revenue of £6m.
Reposted
My personal view is that it all went wrong for Starmer when he couldn't bring himself to say that cutting off power and water to Gaza wasn't OK. He lost his credibility as a humanitarian and a human rights lawyer. He knew the answer. He couldn't say so. That was his moment.
January 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
My personal view is that it all went wrong for Starmer when he couldn't bring himself to say that cutting off power and water to Gaza wasn't OK. He lost his credibility as a humanitarian and a human rights lawyer. He knew the answer. He couldn't say so. That was his moment.
Reposted
Netanyahu was prepared to sacrifice 100,000+ Palestinian lives to avoid justice.
How many lives is Trump prepared to sacrifice to avoid justice for his Epstein crimes?
How many lives is Trump prepared to sacrifice to avoid justice for his Epstein crimes?
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Netanyahu was prepared to sacrifice 100,000+ Palestinian lives to avoid justice.
How many lives is Trump prepared to sacrifice to avoid justice for his Epstein crimes?
How many lives is Trump prepared to sacrifice to avoid justice for his Epstein crimes?
