Barrowboy100
@barrowboy100.bsky.social
Optimist that sees the dark side
LFC fan
Pro-EU and Rejoiner
Retired Lecturer, former commercial manager, still learning
Northerner enjoying travel, the arts, cinema, reading and family
LFC fan
Pro-EU and Rejoiner
Retired Lecturer, former commercial manager, still learning
Northerner enjoying travel, the arts, cinema, reading and family
Farge certainly guilty
"Several [have] attended voluntary interviews"
Police are investigating former British MEPs who were tasked by Nathan Gill on behalf of his handler
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Farge certainly guilty
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"Several [have] attended voluntary interviews"
Police are investigating former British MEPs who were tasked by Nathan Gill on behalf of his handler
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Several EU forces are investigating others who may have been instructed directly by Oleg Voloshyn, and an international investigation team has been started
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Former Reform U.K. Politician Sent to Prison for Taking Pro-Russia Bribes
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
"Several [have] attended voluntary interviews"
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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Transparency International on Nathan Gill's bribery sentencing:
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Transparency International on Nathan Gill's bribery sentencing:
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
It raises a "broader concern about the currently legal practice of politicians accepting outside funding...and the inherent conflict this creates between their duty to serve the public, and the private interests of their funders." 💯
No judge of character, nor of COVID rules
Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
November 21, 2025 at 11:50 PM
No judge of character, nor of COVID rules
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"Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill."
What a joke of a headline. The first person Farage would have to root out would be himself. Next would come Arron Banks for his Russian embassy visits and shilling for Putin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What a joke of a headline. The first person Farage would have to root out would be himself. Next would come Arron Banks for his Russian embassy visits and shilling for Putin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill
Party’s former leader in Wales admitted taking payments to make statements in favour of Russia
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill."
What a joke of a headline. The first person Farage would have to root out would be himself. Next would come Arron Banks for his Russian embassy visits and shilling for Putin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
What a joke of a headline. The first person Farage would have to root out would be himself. Next would come Arron Banks for his Russian embassy visits and shilling for Putin.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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If threatening to hang members of Congress isn't impeachable, WTF is???
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If threatening to hang members of Congress isn't impeachable, WTF is???
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BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
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Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Starmer demands investigation into Reform-Russia links after party's ex-Wales leader jailed
The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after being paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Keir Starmer has demanded an investigation into links between Reform UK and Russia following the jailing of the party's former Wales leader for accepting pro-Russian bribes
news.sky.com/story/starme...
news.sky.com/story/starme...
Maybe America should understand where its borders lie. We don’t take orders over here!
🧵 NEW: US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights. The Trump administration is attempting to impose Project 2025 anti-DEI agenda on countries outside the U.S., citing Christian nationalist ideology.
The EU has doubled down on DEI.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The EU has doubled down on DEI.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU to ‘Double Down’ on DEI policies, Equality Chief Says
The European Union will not row back on diversity, equity and inclusion policies which are under threat in the United States, instead viewing strong equality legislation as a competitive advantage, th...
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Maybe America should understand where its borders lie. We don’t take orders over here!
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Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
Campaign group says it will pursue all legal means to ensure personal accountability for ‘grave betrayal’
Covid-bereaved families have called for Boris Johnson to lose access to public funds and said they will pursue all legal options for personal accountability after a damning report into his handling of the pandemic.
The families said they want all privileges Johnson receives as a former prime minister, including his ministerial pension, his place on the privy council and access to the public duty costs allowance, to be withdrawn. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Covid bereaved call for Boris Johnson to lose ex-PM benefits over inquiry report
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Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
The deal we had was the envy of many. Pity we didn’t value it, or the benefits of the EU. By focusing on the contributions paid to belong, and the fictional £350 million the NHS would be getting thanks to liar Johnson and the blind man of Barnard Castle, Cummings, the ongoing harms will b a hard fix
1. Although, like me, people are clearly frustrated by Brexit….
…the problem with expecting the UK to spend decades on the naughty step, is that it further delays the process of closer alignment with Europe.
…the problem with expecting the UK to spend decades on the naughty step, is that it further delays the process of closer alignment with Europe.
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The deal we had was the envy of many. Pity we didn’t value it, or the benefits of the EU. By focusing on the contributions paid to belong, and the fictional £350 million the NHS would be getting thanks to liar Johnson and the blind man of Barnard Castle, Cummings, the ongoing harms will b a hard fix
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Again. Labour will never be cruel enough for the hard right, the right wing media shills, or the majority of Reform voters yet they continue to damage themselves by trying to do so
It’s quite incredible
It’s quite incredible
VERY funny that Labour are being pointlessly cruel and haemorrhaging support from their base and yet none of what they're offering is ever going to be enough for the people whose approval they're seeking, WHO could have predicted it
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Again. Labour will never be cruel enough for the hard right, the right wing media shills, or the majority of Reform voters yet they continue to damage themselves by trying to do so
It’s quite incredible
It’s quite incredible
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Gavin #Newsom: “The President of the United States of America just called for the death of Democratic lawmakers—
This man is sick in the head.”
This man is sick in the head.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Gavin #Newsom: “The President of the United States of America just called for the death of Democratic lawmakers—
This man is sick in the head.”
This man is sick in the head.”
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It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It says a lot about our new President that one of her first public events was with @antaisce.bsky.social to highlight our climate challenge and the need for climate justice 👏
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Moral duty ‘to act now’ on climate change for future generations, says Catherine Connolly
Figures of possible fines of between €8bn and €26bn for breaching emissions targets ‘incredible’, President says
www.irishtimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It says a lot about our new President that one of her first public events was with @antaisce.bsky.social to highlight our climate challenge and the need for climate justice 👏
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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These are Farage’s boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
These are Farage's boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
These are Farage’s boats – we must not let him off the hook
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We must bring Brexit into the equation
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Yes please
All those journalists - led by Kuenssberg and Peston - who cheer-led Boris Johnson into Number 10 should be hanging their heads in shame today, and retiring tomorrow.
November 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Yes please
Desperately needed. The war with Putin has been running since Brexit, Crimea, and before
Gill’s sentence sets a clear legal benchmark – leaving the way clear for Parliament to finally hold a much-needed inquiry into Kremlin meddling in domestic affairs…
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
This inquiry cannot help but look at events surrounding the EU Referendum
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Nathan Gill, Voloshyn and the Kremlin’s European Network
The sentencing of Reform UK's former leader in Wales to ten and a half years in prison should open the door to a broader investigation into the pro-Kremlin network that has infiltrated European politi...
bylinetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Desperately needed. The war with Putin has been running since Brexit, Crimea, and before
The same charges surely must apply to Farge himself- crack on and put him in the next cell
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in jail for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The same charges surely must apply to Farge himself- crack on and put him in the next cell
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Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in jail for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in jail for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
Gill was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews in favour of a key Putin ally and to make speeches in European Parliament, where he was an MEP
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Trump is pressuring Zelenskyy to sign the so-called peace treaty negotiated by the US and Russia by Nov 27. It basically gives Russia everything it wants and Ukraine nothing, and bases it on Russian non-aggression guarantees which are worthless.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Trump is pressuring Zelenskyy to sign the so-called peace treaty negotiated by the US and Russia by Nov 27. It basically gives Russia everything it wants and Ukraine nothing, and bases it on Russian non-aggression guarantees which are worthless.
How far has the US fallen? Shocking fascism in full sight
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social : A swastika is one of the clearest symbols of hatred in all of humanity… to remove that designation… indicates a possible collaboration with those very elements, which I think is genuinely frightening to any American.
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
How far has the US fallen? Shocking fascism in full sight