David Hearn
@daveyph.bsky.social
Posting about Liverpool, art and things that make me laugh. Flaneur (look it up). Public speaker, writer and Francophile etc BA(Hons) and MA. NO DMs! Make hope normal again!!!#GreenParty #European #socialist #blm #🌈🏳️⚧️ ally #ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Letter from Mersey Docks and Harbour Board regarding a maturing bond for £2,500 in 1874 - equivalent in 2025 values - £246,755.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Letter from Mersey Docks and Harbour Board regarding a maturing bond for £2,500 in 1874 - equivalent in 2025 values - £246,755.
Today’s Private Eye … go out immediately and buy yourself a copy! It’s very good for your health.
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today’s Private Eye … go out immediately and buy yourself a copy! It’s very good for your health.
The “Number Crunching” pieces in Private Eye are always so fascinating. In case anyone hadn’t realised it the climate crisis is all about money not people whose very existence is potentially at risk!
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The “Number Crunching” pieces in Private Eye are always so fascinating. In case anyone hadn’t realised it the climate crisis is all about money not people whose very existence is potentially at risk!
I do love the day when my copy of Private Eye drops through the letterbox.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I do love the day when my copy of Private Eye drops through the letterbox.
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🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 55,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
EU court rules entire bloc must respect same-sex marriages in rebuke to Poland
Couple who married in Germany had their right to a ‘normal family life’ impeded, court of justice finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“The EU’s highest court has ruled that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.”
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
Some welcome news today. 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
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Will Nigel Farage explain why his last pick for First Minister of Wales has just been jailed for taking pro-Russia bribes?
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Will Nigel Farage explain why his last pick for First Minister of Wales has just been jailed for taking pro-Russia bribes?
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Churches Together in the Merseyside region launch Manifesto for Hope www.birkenhead.news/churches-tog...
Churches Together in the Merseyside region launch Manifesto for Hope
Forty years after the Church of England’s landmark Faith in the City report called attention to the moral duty to tackle poverty, inequality and urban deprivation across the Liverpool City…
www.birkenhead.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Churches Together in the Merseyside region launch Manifesto for Hope www.birkenhead.news/churches-tog...
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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My new book launches today!
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My new book launches today!
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Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
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“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“It seems free speech only exists for people who agree with them.” Reform UK's legal threats against Welsh news service @nation.cymru hints at the party taking a more aggressive approach to the #UK media. Read Daniel Boffey's analysis:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Warning over drugs with ‘exotic cocktail names’ www.birkenhead.news/warning-over...
Warning over drugs with ‘exotic cocktail names’
Gary Rickwood, senior public health manager at Wirral Council, said people are pretending to be pharmacists, mixing all sorts of drugs together. He said that the drugs situation in Merseyside is…
www.birkenhead.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Warning over drugs with ‘exotic cocktail names’ www.birkenhead.news/warning-over...
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More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/more...
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/more...
More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/more...
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/more...
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Don’t give up America ⬇️
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Don’t give up America ⬇️
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Don’t forget, no matter how much Nigel Farage tries to shape Reform UK’s economic policy to win votes, at heart he’s a disaster capitalist.
#Budget2025
#Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Don’t forget, no matter how much Nigel Farage tries to shape Reform UK’s economic policy to win votes, at heart he’s a disaster capitalist.
#Budget2025
#Budget2025
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Reform UK & Nigel Farage hate media scrutiny, it shows them up for the hypocrites they are.
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reform UK & Nigel Farage hate media scrutiny, it shows them up for the hypocrites they are.
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The problem with UK fiscal policy is low productivity, Brexit and a refusal of Chancellors to be straight with the public about what it costs to have the services they want.
None of this is the responsibility of the OBR.
If anything, they've been too accommodating.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
None of this is the responsibility of the OBR.
If anything, they've been too accommodating.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The difficult question about how powerful the Budget watchdog is
Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The problem with UK fiscal policy is low productivity, Brexit and a refusal of Chancellors to be straight with the public about what it costs to have the services they want.
None of this is the responsibility of the OBR.
If anything, they've been too accommodating.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
None of this is the responsibility of the OBR.
If anything, they've been too accommodating.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"DR.WHO" c/o "TV ACTION+COUNTDOWN" (No.93, dated 25/11/72).
Art by Gerry Haylock. #DoctorWho #DrWho #scifiart #1970s
Art by Gerry Haylock. #DoctorWho #DrWho #scifiart #1970s
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"DR.WHO" c/o "TV ACTION+COUNTDOWN" (No.93, dated 25/11/72).
Art by Gerry Haylock. #DoctorWho #DrWho #scifiart #1970s
Art by Gerry Haylock. #DoctorWho #DrWho #scifiart #1970s
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Three Noctorum roads set to see £2.6m United Utilities investment www.birkenhead.news/three-noctor...
Three Noctorum roads set to see £2.6m United Utilities investment
Three Wirral streets could see nearly a year of road works as United Utilities looks to invest £2.6m into them. This is part of a major project to reduce sewage…
www.birkenhead.news
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Three Noctorum roads set to see £2.6m United Utilities investment www.birkenhead.news/three-noctor...
A Liverpool Liver Bird in the Netherlands!
More of the pygmy cormorant, Natuurpark Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands 🇳🇱. Visitor here since Boxing Day 2024. Didn’t disappoint today after a bit of searching. #birdingnetherlands
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A Liverpool Liver Bird in the Netherlands!
History is important!
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
History is important!
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!