Fran Parry
@franparry.bsky.social
Retired policy wonk. Energetic volunteer.
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I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/m...
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Cannot wait for GBNEWS and Nigel Farage to join the barricades about an arch Trump critic having his words censored by the BBC - they must be absolutely furious about this 🤔
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cannot wait for GBNEWS and Nigel Farage to join the barricades about an arch Trump critic having his words censored by the BBC - they must be absolutely furious about this 🤔
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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 9:26 AM
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
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The former Tory MP The Rt Hon Geoffrey Geoff-Geoffrey has a few things to say about the Chancellor before the Budget!
A little clip of my support act from my live show this year. There are still 4 chances left this week to see it live…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
A little clip of my support act from my live show this year. There are still 4 chances left this week to see it live…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The former Tory MP The Rt Hon Geoffrey Geoff-Geoffrey has a few things to say about the Chancellor before the Budget!
A little clip of my support act from my live show this year. There are still 4 chances left this week to see it live…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
A little clip of my support act from my live show this year. There are still 4 chances left this week to see it live…
www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
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Leavitt: "Any idea that the USA is not engaging in both sides equally to bring this war to an end is a complete fallacy…That could not be furthest from the truth."
I don’t know, Karoline. In my opinion, the fact that you can’t tell apart the victim and the aggressor is the whole freaking PROBLEM!
I don’t know, Karoline. In my opinion, the fact that you can’t tell apart the victim and the aggressor is the whole freaking PROBLEM!
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Leavitt: "Any idea that the USA is not engaging in both sides equally to bring this war to an end is a complete fallacy…That could not be furthest from the truth."
I don’t know, Karoline. In my opinion, the fact that you can’t tell apart the victim and the aggressor is the whole freaking PROBLEM!
I don’t know, Karoline. In my opinion, the fact that you can’t tell apart the victim and the aggressor is the whole freaking PROBLEM!
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The A55 upgrade received tens of millions from YUP you guessed it EU funding as part of the Trans European Transport Network.
So yes, sure, turn up and listen to him witter on ... and vote for him if you want Wales... but he's done NOTHING for you and never ever will.
Whereas the EU did loads.
So yes, sure, turn up and listen to him witter on ... and vote for him if you want Wales... but he's done NOTHING for you and never ever will.
Whereas the EU did loads.
a welsh flag with a red dragon on it
ALT: a welsh flag with a red dragon on it
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The A55 upgrade received tens of millions from YUP you guessed it EU funding as part of the Trans European Transport Network.
So yes, sure, turn up and listen to him witter on ... and vote for him if you want Wales... but he's done NOTHING for you and never ever will.
Whereas the EU did loads.
So yes, sure, turn up and listen to him witter on ... and vote for him if you want Wales... but he's done NOTHING for you and never ever will.
Whereas the EU did loads.
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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 3:57 PM
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.
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In the unlikely event that Farage arrived by train he will have gone to Llandudno station - renovated courtesy of the £21.5 million contributed by the EU to the Wales Station Improvement Programme started in 2005.
If he drove then he'd have gone on the coastal stretch of the A55 ...guess what folks
If he drove then he'd have gone on the coastal stretch of the A55 ...guess what folks
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
In the unlikely event that Farage arrived by train he will have gone to Llandudno station - renovated courtesy of the £21.5 million contributed by the EU to the Wales Station Improvement Programme started in 2005.
If he drove then he'd have gone on the coastal stretch of the A55 ...guess what folks
If he drove then he'd have gone on the coastal stretch of the A55 ...guess what folks
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Over at the Daily Telegraph, they're scratching their heads as to why the former mining and steel producinv city of Gliwice in Poland is now 45% more prosperous than Darlington... and why it has new shiny infrastructure... without mentioning EU funds for urban and regional development...
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Over at the Daily Telegraph, they're scratching their heads as to why the former mining and steel producinv city of Gliwice in Poland is now 45% more prosperous than Darlington... and why it has new shiny infrastructure... without mentioning EU funds for urban and regional development...
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'However, 16- and 17-year-olds can still be housed in so-called “supported accommodation” that does not provide day-to-day care. In exceptional circumstances, these older children can be placed in hostels, caravans, tents, boats, or shared housing with unrelated adults'
Tents? TENTS????
Tents? TENTS????
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
'However, 16- and 17-year-olds can still be housed in so-called “supported accommodation” that does not provide day-to-day care. In exceptional circumstances, these older children can be placed in hostels, caravans, tents, boats, or shared housing with unrelated adults'
Tents? TENTS????
Tents? TENTS????
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Greetings from Kyiv.
I’m having a warcoffee,
reading the news about the ‘peace plan’.
And the feeling that it leads nowhere
becomes stronger and stronger,
despite all the loud and ‘promising’ words.
I’m having a warcoffee,
reading the news about the ‘peace plan’.
And the feeling that it leads nowhere
becomes stronger and stronger,
despite all the loud and ‘promising’ words.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
I’m having a warcoffee,
reading the news about the ‘peace plan’.
And the feeling that it leads nowhere
becomes stronger and stronger,
despite all the loud and ‘promising’ words.
I’m having a warcoffee,
reading the news about the ‘peace plan’.
And the feeling that it leads nowhere
becomes stronger and stronger,
despite all the loud and ‘promising’ words.
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
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Donald Trump expects Ukrainians to be ‘grateful’ as he prepares a carve-up of the country with Putin.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Donald Trump expects Ukrainians to be ‘grateful’ as he prepares a carve-up of the country with Putin.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
We can’t let that happen - Starmer must work with our European allies to stop this stitch-up in its tracks.
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Hang onto these pictures because Hegseth will have the offending sign removed as soon as he sobers up today.
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hang onto these pictures because Hegseth will have the offending sign removed as soon as he sobers up today.
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This is…brilliant.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is…brilliant.
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1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression
3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press
4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim.
Russian policy 2025
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How about this: Ask Trump to name 3 specific things in his “peace proposal” that he demanded Ukraine accept by Thursday.
There are 28, so 3 should be easy.
There are 28, so 3 should be easy.
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
How about this: Ask Trump to name 3 specific things in his “peace proposal” that he demanded Ukraine accept by Thursday.
There are 28, so 3 should be easy.
There are 28, so 3 should be easy.
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NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
November 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
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Please don't judge me just because I was friends with the traitor Nathan Gill. Instead you can judge me because I described a man charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm as "an important voice for young men".
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Please don't judge me just because I was friends with the traitor Nathan Gill. Instead you can judge me because I described a man charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm as "an important voice for young men".
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Nor did London. Or any of the major cities.
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Nor did London. Or any of the major cities.
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Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
November 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Tusk slips the knife in right at the end.
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I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
I mean it's not complicated. Twenty people who were there have confirmed that Nigel Farage said all of these things.
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He's the only one denying it, which means just one thing. He is a liar
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
November 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’d have thought nothing cuts more against our precious British values than selling out your country for Russian bribes…
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
And yet Reform, the right‑wing press, and all those self‑styled guardians of these values have nothing to say
…funny that.
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A pile of toxic filth has been dumped in the British countryside. This has put me in mind of Nigel Farage
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A pile of toxic filth has been dumped in the British countryside. This has put me in mind of Nigel Farage
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee, on Reform poisoning our national discourse
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...