@hardc53.bsky.social
Writer, walker, saxophone player in East Devon’s only all sax band Saxminster and Exeter Chiefs supporter. Proud to be woke and eat all sorts of lentils
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Most people would consider £94,000 a year a very adequate salary. Not “man of the people” Farage, who spends so much time abroad earning extra cash that he barely has time do paperwork.
“He added that he wasn't making "any money as a result of being an MP, quite the opposite, I'm making it because I'm Nigel Farage and I've got other interests".”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage inadvertently breached MPs' financial rules 17 times, says watchdog
The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Most people would consider £94,000 a year a very adequate salary. Not “man of the people” Farage, who spends so much time abroad earning extra cash that he barely has time do paperwork.
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Starmer maybe rightly doesn’t take bait each time but he needs an outrider - a semi-licensed “off message” attack dog - to make Haw-Haw Farage pay for sucking up to the guy who denigrates British war dead.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Starmer maybe rightly doesn’t take bait each time but he needs an outrider - a semi-licensed “off message” attack dog - to make Haw-Haw Farage pay for sucking up to the guy who denigrates British war dead.
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The post of an absolute madman.
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The post of an absolute madman.
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“Take back control” and give it all to a deeply narcissistic, malignant, unreliable and corrupt American President who is dementedly destabilising the West and siding with Putin to do so.
Brexiters made utterly mad by their own abject failure.
Brexiters made utterly mad by their own abject failure.
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
“Take back control” and give it all to a deeply narcissistic, malignant, unreliable and corrupt American President who is dementedly destabilising the West and siding with Putin to do so.
Brexiters made utterly mad by their own abject failure.
Brexiters made utterly mad by their own abject failure.
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Boom! Incredible win in the North Cotswolds, coming from nowhere to replace the Greens and beat the Conservatives.
In seats like this and across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
In seats like this and across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Boom! Incredible win in the North Cotswolds, coming from nowhere to replace the Greens and beat the Conservatives.
In seats like this and across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
In seats like this and across the country, it’s the Liberal Democrats who can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
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⚠️For the UK and the EU, America is no longer a trusted ally.
🛣️It is time for both to defend the other by continuing down the path of alignment - deepening our shared friendship.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/eu-leaders-meet-in-brussels-to-discuss-new-reality-of-relations-with-us
🛣️It is time for both to defend the other by continuing down the path of alignment - deepening our shared friendship.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/eu-leaders-meet-in-brussels-to-discuss-new-reality-of-relations-with-us
Relations with US have taken ‘big blow’, says EU foreign policy chief
Kaja Kallas’s comments came at emergency EU meeting called after weeks of escalating threats from Donald Trump over Gree
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
⚠️For the UK and the EU, America is no longer a trusted ally.
🛣️It is time for both to defend the other by continuing down the path of alignment - deepening our shared friendship.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/eu-leaders-meet-in-brussels-to-discuss-new-reality-of-relations-with-us
🛣️It is time for both to defend the other by continuing down the path of alignment - deepening our shared friendship.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/eu-leaders-meet-in-brussels-to-discuss-new-reality-of-relations-with-us
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The lasting damage this has caused is incredible, sadly it’s amplified the pain these families suffered. We are in the most disappointing time I’ve ever witnessed. I’ll roll this one out because it’s so apt.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The lasting damage this has caused is incredible, sadly it’s amplified the pain these families suffered. We are in the most disappointing time I’ve ever witnessed. I’ll roll this one out because it’s so apt.
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"
"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"
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We must DEMAND an apology & retraction ffom Trump.
This fool gets away with too many LIES but this lie is one too far !!!
This fool gets away with too many LIES but this lie is one too far !!!
January 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
We must DEMAND an apology & retraction ffom Trump.
This fool gets away with too many LIES but this lie is one too far !!!
This fool gets away with too many LIES but this lie is one too far !!!
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It’s an insult to all the British bereaved families who lost their loved ones in this conflict
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
It’s an insult to all the British bereaved families who lost their loved ones in this conflict
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In view of Farage's continued sycophancy towards Trump and the funding coming to ReformUK from Trump's Allies, every true patriot in the UK must pledge not to vote, or indicate their support for ReformUK, from this moment on.
January 23, 2026 at 12:39 PM
In view of Farage's continued sycophancy towards Trump and the funding coming to ReformUK from Trump's Allies, every true patriot in the UK must pledge not to vote, or indicate their support for ReformUK, from this moment on.
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Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Armed forces minister Al Carns says comments about NATO troops not serving in Afghanistan are ‘utterly ridiculous’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
‘I served tours... many alongside my American colleagues, we shed blood sweat and tears together’
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Fantastic win for the Liberal Democrats last night, with a stunning GAIN from the Greens.
Huge congratulations to the team on their victory.
In seats like this and across the country, only the Liberal Democrats can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
Huge congratulations to the team on their victory.
In seats like this and across the country, only the Liberal Democrats can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
January 23, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Fantastic win for the Liberal Democrats last night, with a stunning GAIN from the Greens.
Huge congratulations to the team on their victory.
In seats like this and across the country, only the Liberal Democrats can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
Huge congratulations to the team on their victory.
In seats like this and across the country, only the Liberal Democrats can beat the Tories and stop Reform.
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Emily Thornberry MP:
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Emily Thornberry MP:
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
"How dare this man, who's never seen any action, who somehow or other, when there was a draft for everybodyelse in the United States, managed to avoid it"
"And yet now is commander in Chief and knows nothing about how it is that America has been defended."
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Filed my tax return last week.
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Filed my tax return last week.
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
Wondering what the HMRC would have done if I'd neglected to declare £380,000 on account of the fact that "I don't do computers."
#Farage
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BREAKING:
Keir Starmer says that Donald Trump's remarks about British soldiers in Afghanistan are 'insulting and frankly appalling'
He suggests that the US president should apologise for saying that Nato troops stayed 'a little off the front lines'
Keir Starmer says that Donald Trump's remarks about British soldiers in Afghanistan are 'insulting and frankly appalling'
He suggests that the US president should apologise for saying that Nato troops stayed 'a little off the front lines'
January 23, 2026 at 4:13 PM
BREAKING:
Keir Starmer says that Donald Trump's remarks about British soldiers in Afghanistan are 'insulting and frankly appalling'
He suggests that the US president should apologise for saying that Nato troops stayed 'a little off the front lines'
Keir Starmer says that Donald Trump's remarks about British soldiers in Afghanistan are 'insulting and frankly appalling'
He suggests that the US president should apologise for saying that Nato troops stayed 'a little off the front lines'
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Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Y'day @ Pennington Flash I had the company of this Robin #Birdoftheday for an hour singing within touching distance. Had I brought seed I'm sure it would have fed from my hand! 1 GWE, 2 L.Egret, 12 Goosander + all other expected birds. Missed the reported Casp Gull & left B4 Gull roost. #PFBirding
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Trump's fans here in the UK should pay attention ⬇️
"Many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-american-democracy
"Many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-american-democracy
American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s election, experts say
Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump's fans here in the UK should pay attention ⬇️
"Many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-american-democracy
"Many historians, scholars and experts say his presidency has pushed American democracy to the brink – or beyond it."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-american-democracy
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BREAKING: “We won’t be one of the signatories.. we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace”
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells #BBCBreakfast the UK won't be part of a US-proposed Gaza "Board of Peace"
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells #BBCBreakfast the UK won't be part of a US-proposed Gaza "Board of Peace"
January 22, 2026 at 8:56 AM
BREAKING: “We won’t be one of the signatories.. we do also have concerns about President Putin being part of something which is talking about peace”
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells #BBCBreakfast the UK won't be part of a US-proposed Gaza "Board of Peace"
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells #BBCBreakfast the UK won't be part of a US-proposed Gaza "Board of Peace"
@devonlive.com Devon County Council are planning to close libraries again. In Sidmouth our library is closed Tuesday and Saturday afternoon with plans to close on Thursday too. Our library isn’t just about books it’s a community hub used by many local organisations and serves many lonely people.
January 22, 2026 at 4:45 PM
@devonlive.com Devon County Council are planning to close libraries again. In Sidmouth our library is closed Tuesday and Saturday afternoon with plans to close on Thursday too. Our library isn’t just about books it’s a community hub used by many local organisations and serves many lonely people.
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Appeasing a bully never works - we must stand up to Trump.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Appeasing a bully never works - we must stand up to Trump.
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🚨WOW! Now closing on 88,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM
🚨WOW! Now closing on 88,000 signatures! The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Just had a lovely evening at a @humanists.uk event, where the ace @jimalkhalili.bsky.social was interviewing the excellent @profaliceroberts.bsky.social . Given the frenetic nature of the news & the world at the moment, a dose of reason, science and nuanced debate was very welcome. More of that!
January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Just had a lovely evening at a @humanists.uk event, where the ace @jimalkhalili.bsky.social was interviewing the excellent @profaliceroberts.bsky.social . Given the frenetic nature of the news & the world at the moment, a dose of reason, science and nuanced debate was very welcome. More of that!
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🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Deep alignment between the EU and U.K. could close this hole and deliver GDP growth for both sides. This is worth listening to. Tell him he was right then and to do the right thing now 🎧👇
Starmer is well aware of what needs to be done. Here is what he said when voting for Johnson's UK-EU deal.
Services "a gaping hole", "lack of ambition", "Imperfect", "thin", "a basis to build on".
Share, to show the PM that you back him going further and faster to improve our deal with the EU. ~AA
Services "a gaping hole", "lack of ambition", "Imperfect", "thin", "a basis to build on".
Share, to show the PM that you back him going further and faster to improve our deal with the EU. ~AA
February 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Deep alignment between the EU and U.K. could close this hole and deliver GDP growth for both sides. This is worth listening to. Tell him he was right then and to do the right thing now 🎧👇