Colin Gribble
@gribbsey.bsky.social
Like many, disillusioned with a certain other platform! I probably talk far too much politics, but will be happy to engage in something a little lighter.
Bewildered by people who don't pay attention, and think they've made a brilliant point! #FBPE
Bewildered by people who don't pay attention, and think they've made a brilliant point! #FBPE
Dear @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered why you are pleasing Absolutely nobody?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have you ever wondered why you are pleasing Absolutely nobody?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Dear @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered why you are pleasing Absolutely nobody?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have you ever wondered why you are pleasing Absolutely nobody?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters.
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?
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Ah yes, collapsing the economy, your one area of expertise. Do tell us about the time you knocked £30bn off the stock market and trebled everyone's mortgage.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ah yes, collapsing the economy, your one area of expertise. Do tell us about the time you knocked £30bn off the stock market and trebled everyone's mortgage.
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Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Brexit detonated our economy and our politics. Since then, our country seems to have lost its mind, veering off to the right, reawakening the racism genie, ruining itself to try to hide the dishonesty and snowballing damage of it all.
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
And now Farage could be PM ffs.
Mindblowing self-inflicted idiocy
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Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Yesterday, I pleaded not guilty to the charges that Trump’s DOJ has hit me with in federal court.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
This administration is targeting me because they can see that I’ve spoken out against them and will continue to stand up to them.
I've been hearing all day that @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social could, also, be in trouble with the Trump administration, but Newsnight still seems to be obsessed with the demise of the Labour party!?
Change the record!
Change the record!
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I've been hearing all day that @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social could, also, be in trouble with the Trump administration, but Newsnight still seems to be obsessed with the demise of the Labour party!?
Change the record!
Change the record!
If anyone in this country still buys the Daily Telegraph,
they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Why are so many right-wingers keen to bring this country down?
they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Why are so many right-wingers keen to bring this country down?
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If anyone in this country still buys the Daily Telegraph,
they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Why are so many right-wingers keen to bring this country down?
they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
Why are so many right-wingers keen to bring this country down?
Is there anyone else out there, who dips into Twitter occasionally, that's noticed it has become even more of a cesspit in the last few days!
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Is there anyone else out there, who dips into Twitter occasionally, that's noticed it has become even more of a cesspit in the last few days!
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What you mean like the one we didn't get Teresa May ran for the hills or when Johnson resigned after his Cabinet quit en masse, or when the Lettuce that replaced him was bounced out of No. 10...?
Like those times?
Like those times?
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What you mean like the one we didn't get Teresa May ran for the hills or when Johnson resigned after his Cabinet quit en masse, or when the Lettuce that replaced him was bounced out of No. 10...?
Like those times?
Like those times?
'People are talking about whether Keir Starmer can survive.' Says @andrewmarr.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
I wonder why that is Andrew!?
I wonder why that is Andrew!?
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
'People are talking about whether Keir Starmer can survive.' Says @andrewmarr.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk
I wonder why that is Andrew!?
I wonder why that is Andrew!?
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1975 was BEFORE Margaret Thatcher (1979).
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
1975 was BEFORE Margaret Thatcher (1979).
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
The reason Britain is worse is because of her.
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I wonder what the interview process is for jobs like this.
Weija: Did the president ever spend hours at Jeffrey Epstein's house with a victim?
Leavitt: These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that president trump did nothing wrong.
Leavitt: These emails prove absolutely nothing other than the fact that president trump did nothing wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I wonder what the interview process is for jobs like this.
Listening to @lbc.co.uk and TomSwarbrick (who doesn't think anyone important is on Bluesky), has just stated he thinks Nigel Rage has Britain's interest at heart!?
Proving that much of the media are complicit in trying to ensure a ruinous Reform government!
Proving that much of the media are complicit in trying to ensure a ruinous Reform government!
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Listening to @lbc.co.uk and TomSwarbrick (who doesn't think anyone important is on Bluesky), has just stated he thinks Nigel Rage has Britain's interest at heart!?
Proving that much of the media are complicit in trying to ensure a ruinous Reform government!
Proving that much of the media are complicit in trying to ensure a ruinous Reform government!
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Farage has dropped out of BBC film following BBC row.
Good.
Access journalism is client journalism. The BBC should make a film about Reform whether or not Farage chooses to ‘sit down’ with Laura Kuensberg.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good.
Access journalism is client journalism. The BBC should make a film about Reform whether or not Farage chooses to ‘sit down’ with Laura Kuensberg.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row
Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Farage has dropped out of BBC film following BBC row.
Good.
Access journalism is client journalism. The BBC should make a film about Reform whether or not Farage chooses to ‘sit down’ with Laura Kuensberg.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good.
Access journalism is client journalism. The BBC should make a film about Reform whether or not Farage chooses to ‘sit down’ with Laura Kuensberg.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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if you’re wondering what TV & radio would look like without the bbc if the right had its way, picture the state of our privatised rivers & seas, but instead it’s raw sewage pumped into your telly & speakers
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
if you’re wondering what TV & radio would look like without the bbc if the right had its way, picture the state of our privatised rivers & seas, but instead it’s raw sewage pumped into your telly & speakers
Where do you go in this country? If:
You see/saw brexit for exactly what it was, Johnson for exactly what he was, Farage for exactly what he is; and the party that you voted for is crawling across the carpet, with a ming vase, to appease the right wing!
You see/saw brexit for exactly what it was, Johnson for exactly what he was, Farage for exactly what he is; and the party that you voted for is crawling across the carpet, with a ming vase, to appease the right wing!
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Where do you go in this country? If:
You see/saw brexit for exactly what it was, Johnson for exactly what he was, Farage for exactly what he is; and the party that you voted for is crawling across the carpet, with a ming vase, to appease the right wing!
You see/saw brexit for exactly what it was, Johnson for exactly what he was, Farage for exactly what he is; and the party that you voted for is crawling across the carpet, with a ming vase, to appease the right wing!
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‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
November 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
‘Complete and utter bollocks’ you say, Mr Johnson. Oh well, we’ll put all the actual evidence in the shredder, shall we?
The Kremlin is attacking the BBC, Trump is attacking the BBC, Farage is attacking the BBC, Badenoch is attacking the BBC.
I wonder if people are joining the dots?!
I wonder if people are joining the dots?!
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Kremlin is attacking the BBC, Trump is attacking the BBC, Farage is attacking the BBC, Badenoch is attacking the BBC.
I wonder if people are joining the dots?!
I wonder if people are joining the dots?!
Why do callers to Tom Swarbrick and Nick Ferrari sounds so different to callers to @mrjamesob.bsky.social
When people say they are made to feel scared by flags, why don't we just believe them?
When people say they are made to feel scared by flags, why don't we just believe them?
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Why do callers to Tom Swarbrick and Nick Ferrari sounds so different to callers to @mrjamesob.bsky.social
When people say they are made to feel scared by flags, why don't we just believe them?
When people say they are made to feel scared by flags, why don't we just believe them?
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The BBC has been a trusted source of news for decades. But in recent years certain of its journalists have been allowed to show an unhealthy bias against the current govt under the influence of some Johnson-installed management figures.
Weed them out & our impartial BBC might be returned to us.
Weed them out & our impartial BBC might be returned to us.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The BBC has been a trusted source of news for decades. But in recent years certain of its journalists have been allowed to show an unhealthy bias against the current govt under the influence of some Johnson-installed management figures.
Weed them out & our impartial BBC might be returned to us.
Weed them out & our impartial BBC might be returned to us.
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An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
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In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Kent fire authority 'in disarray' amid Reform UK video leak row
A firefighters union claims Reform UK suspending councillors is impacting the local fire authority.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In these times of rancour & division, it’s comforting to find things on which we can all agree: Kent County Council, for example, really does provide a perfect illustration of how well Reform would run the country. I agree with Nigel!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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