Claire
@clrthrn.bsky.social
🇬🇧in 🇳🇱 Tea, music, Dutch stuff, UK/EU politics, crochet, and parenting. Currently battling a cheese addiction.
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writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
The brass neck on this bloke. Standing there like Brexit was not his idea.
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed – UK politics live
Reform UK leader claims that burden of regulation is worse than before the referendum
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The brass neck on this bloke. Standing there like Brexit was not his idea.
I think the biggest issue for business right now is that employee are waking up to how underpaid they are. Taxes should rise for everyone but also, wages have to go up too. I am sure wages are high in NL because our taxes are high. Pay properly or people move in a free market...oh wait...sorry UK..
Higher taxes may be necessary given demographics. But I would argue this has to be grounded in an economic context where no serious growth can be assumed, and accompanied with a serious question as to what the role of government as provider should be.
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I think the biggest issue for business right now is that employee are waking up to how underpaid they are. Taxes should rise for everyone but also, wages have to go up too. I am sure wages are high in NL because our taxes are high. Pay properly or people move in a free market...oh wait...sorry UK..
On an app dominated by America and American culture....it must have really gone tits up this weekend for Leeds
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
On an app dominated by America and American culture....it must have really gone tits up this weekend for Leeds
He wanted a coup but I am not sure that the one coming is the coup he ordered.....
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
He wanted a coup but I am not sure that the one coming is the coup he ordered.....
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
The face you pull when you realise that money can’t buy charisma, or make people like you. What it can do and is very successful at, is make people despise you, and Musk never considered that for a single second.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The face you pull when you realise that money can’t buy charisma, or make people like you. What it can do and is very successful at, is make people despise you, and Musk never considered that for a single second.
Mr Socks has been missing for a whole week. I’m gutted, pretty sure he’s gone for good but got a little tiny bit of hope in my heart still. He was a very good boy 💔
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Mr Socks has been missing for a whole week. I’m gutted, pretty sure he’s gone for good but got a little tiny bit of hope in my heart still. He was a very good boy 💔
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November 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
There was a lovely moon last night
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
There was a lovely moon last night
Alan Carr is an evil genius and I love him #thetraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Alan Carr is an evil genius and I love him #thetraitors
How entirely unsurprising to read that Trump, well known for not paying contractors, has not paid a contractor.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
How entirely unsurprising to read that Trump, well known for not paying contractors, has not paid a contractor.
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Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The entire right-wing propaganda machine came after Zohran Mamdani.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
The president and his allies came after him.
Democratic leaders, by and large, did not have his back until the last minute.
He still won, turning out historic numbers and inspiring young voters.
His politics can win anywhere.
This guy, blimey...
WATCH: Dashcam footage shows truck driver reacting to deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky.
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This guy, blimey...
Our cat is missing and I am really gutted. About to spend lunch hour walking in random streets in case he got lost somewhere. But he won't go out without us sometimes so quite worried about where he might be. Come on Socky boy, come on home
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Our cat is missing and I am really gutted. About to spend lunch hour walking in random streets in case he got lost somewhere. But he won't go out without us sometimes so quite worried about where he might be. Come on Socky boy, come on home
I got almost 5kgs of Wensleydale in August. This is what is left. I think I’ve done quite well to make it last this long 😂
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I got almost 5kgs of Wensleydale in August. This is what is left. I think I’ve done quite well to make it last this long 😂
I can imagine a lot of shit things but being stuck in a lift with Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson would see me chewing through brick and glass to escape.
God he’s such a xenophobe. Now fomenting the hate across the pond.
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I can imagine a lot of shit things but being stuck in a lift with Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson would see me chewing through brick and glass to escape.
If any New Yorkers are unsure who to vote for then this might help push you one way or the other (If it pushes you towards Cuomo then you are possible on the wrong social media site too)
Stephen Miller endorses Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo first nominee to get Zero Votes in an election!
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
If any New Yorkers are unsure who to vote for then this might help push you one way or the other (If it pushes you towards Cuomo then you are possible on the wrong social media site too)
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
Bella needs to buy a lottery ticket when she lands as she is the luckiest girl in the world.
Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail
Pregnant UK teenager Bella May Culley freed from Georgian jail
Culley, 19, who was arrested on drug-smuggling charges in May, is released after plea deal
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Bella needs to buy a lottery ticket when she lands as she is the luckiest girl in the world.
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On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On the other site, an 18-year-old Zohran canvasser described the legendary Wallace Shawn as "the actor who plays Dr. Sturgis on Young Sheldon" which is honestly adorable
Crochet is getting out of control, I’m making gift tags and cards 😂🧶
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Crochet is getting out of control, I’m making gift tags and cards 😂🧶
Blimey! The trucker is both an absolute dickhead and very lucky to be alive.
Waarschuwing aan truckers na spoorbotsing Meteren: 'Rijd door de slagbomen'
De beelden van het ongeluk zijn bewust openbaar gemaakt om te voorkomen dat zoiets nog een keer gebeurt.
nos.nl
October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Blimey! The trucker is both an absolute dickhead and very lucky to be alive.