Heppy 🐟 💚 🇬🇧/🇨🇭 #SlavaUkraini #FuckPutin #FuckTrump #FuckFarage
@heppy111.bsky.social
You don't debate fascism.
You crush it.
Fairness above all🔹️Fiercely European🔹️Tyke down South🔹️🏳️🌈 & 👬🔹️Sober atheist🔹️Linguist, polyglot, medievalist, teacher🔹️Crocheter, sweary politics-er, avid typo-er
Li kien kien, li kieku kieku (🇲🇹 proverb)
Facts matter ✌️
You crush it.
Fairness above all🔹️Fiercely European🔹️Tyke down South🔹️🏳️🌈 & 👬🔹️Sober atheist🔹️Linguist, polyglot, medievalist, teacher🔹️Crocheter, sweary politics-er, avid typo-er
Li kien kien, li kieku kieku (🇲🇹 proverb)
Facts matter ✌️
Pinned
Apologies to the people I'm unfollowing.
It's really not you. It's me.
My TL is 99.9% American now, which is not what I want. I need a better balance.
My own fault for following so many starter packs.
So, my apologies again.
I will still be supporting all efforts to resist trump, where I can.
It's really not you. It's me.
My TL is 99.9% American now, which is not what I want. I need a better balance.
My own fault for following so many starter packs.
So, my apologies again.
I will still be supporting all efforts to resist trump, where I can.
Going to make this my pinned skeet until my TL is back under control.
My original pinned tweet is in the next post (mainly to save me typing it out again when I reinstate it!)
And, to my US friends, I'm not turning away, just turning down the volume.
✌️
My original pinned tweet is in the next post (mainly to save me typing it out again when I reinstate it!)
And, to my US friends, I'm not turning away, just turning down the volume.
✌️
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Left: Guardian, "Twenty people allege Nigel Farage has a racist past"
Right: Nigel Farage to ITV News, "I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
Right: Nigel Farage to ITV News, "I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Left: Guardian, "Twenty people allege Nigel Farage has a racist past"
Right: Nigel Farage to ITV News, "I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
Right: Nigel Farage to ITV News, "I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way.. Not with intent"
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I have thoughts on this excellent piece which (naturally) I agree with.
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
On budget, Brexit and UK politics paddling in the shallow end of a problem that goes way deeper than just tax rises. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 AM
I have thoughts on this excellent piece which (naturally) I agree with.
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
What might have caused this strange absence of attention to substance which we find across government, opposition, and criticism / commentary (the cult of savviness)?
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A billion-pound jump in gambling income in a single year is not a success story — it’s a warning. We need stronger taxes and urgent action to protect people from an industry built on addiction.
#PublicHealth #EconomicJustice
#PublicHealth #EconomicJustice
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A billion-pound jump in gambling income in a single year is not a success story — it’s a warning. We need stronger taxes and urgent action to protect people from an industry built on addiction.
#PublicHealth #EconomicJustice
#PublicHealth #EconomicJustice
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"He told the BBC he had been contacted by people "who were nine years old and Nigel Farage, when he was 18 years old, marched frequently into the playground where they were playing and they were told to 'go back to Africa."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Nigel Farage’s abuse was persistent, not banter, claims ex-schoolmate
Peter Ettedgui says he was targeted at Dulwich College. The Reform UK leader denies he racially abused anybody
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"He told the BBC he had been contacted by people "who were nine years old and Nigel Farage, when he was 18 years old, marched frequently into the playground where they were playing and they were told to 'go back to Africa."
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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"Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?"
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out.
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out.
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 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?"
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out.
You don't need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out.
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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How Farage feels about Putin: in his own words | LBC
YouTube video by LBC
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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2025-11-25: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: NC 17
The 85 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,447,426 voters.
The 320 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,757,550 voters.
Aye majority = 689,876
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
The 85 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,447,426 voters.
The 320 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,757,550 voters.
Aye majority = 689,876
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
2025-11-25: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: NC 17
The 85 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,447,426 voters.
The 320 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,757,550 voters.
Aye majority = 689,876
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
The 85 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 8,447,426 voters.
The 320 MPs voting 'No' represented 7,757,550 voters.
Aye majority = 689,876
But result was No because seats don't match votes. See ALT text and 🧵
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The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
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Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
The movement to destroy liberal democracy is international, and so must be its defense
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Definitely an overlooked point: The authoritarian far right, including its white nationalist iterations, are self-consciously global in scope and liberals need to adapt to that:
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Putin's little helpers
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Putin's little helpers
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One woman killed by someone close to them every 10 minutes: UN report
One woman killed by someone close to them every 10 minutes: UN report
To mark the International Day for the Elminination of Violence Against Women on Monday, the United Nations released a report that also revealed that 60% of women are killed by close family members.
www.lemonde.fr
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
One woman killed by someone close to them every 10 minutes: UN report
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I went to school, at a different elite school and an earlier time, with people who did much the same things as the allegations made against Farage .
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Nigel Farage has broken his silence on allegations of racism when he was at school.
Nigel Farage breaks silence on racism allegations in tense TV clash
www.mirror.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I went to school, at a different elite school and an earlier time, with people who did much the same things as the allegations made against Farage .
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
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I am not surprised to read that Farage was prominent in his school's CCF. I imagine that pretending to be a military officer and all that marching around the playground would have had much appeal for him.
I went to school, at a different elite school and an earlier time, with people who did much the same things as the allegations made against Farage .
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Nigel Farage has broken his silence on allegations of racism when he was at school.
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I am not surprised to read that Farage was prominent in his school's CCF. I imagine that pretending to be a military officer and all that marching around the playground would have had much appeal for him.
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As Farage already has only one ball, he is at least half way to qualifying for leadership of the British Fatherland, the new Reich.
But, if he becomes PM, must we call him Führer?
But, if he becomes PM, must we call him Führer?
I am not surprised to read that Farage was prominent in his school's CCF. I imagine that pretending to be a military officer and all that marching around the playground would have had much appeal for him.
I went to school, at a different elite school and an earlier time, with people who did much the same things as the allegations made against Farage .
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
Also, the CCF is the school's "combined cadet force" (the author seems unaware of that) which replicates the UK military structure for the schoolboys.
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
As Farage already has only one ball, he is at least half way to qualifying for leadership of the British Fatherland, the new Reich.
But, if he becomes PM, must we call him Führer?
But, if he becomes PM, must we call him Führer?
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials could be scrapped except in most serious cases
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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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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Because God forbid they make less profit...
Minimum wage rise likely to cause redundancies, forum says - BBC News share.google/sSwbSmssseo0...
Minimum wage rise likely to cause redundancies, forum says - BBC News share.google/sSwbSmssseo0...
Minimum wage rise likely to cause redundancies, forum says - BBC News
The Local Economy Forum surveyed 90 businesses at a meeting about the forthcoming rise to £13.46.
share.google
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Because God forbid they make less profit...
Minimum wage rise likely to cause redundancies, forum says - BBC News share.google/sSwbSmssseo0...
Minimum wage rise likely to cause redundancies, forum says - BBC News share.google/sSwbSmssseo0...
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Apparently Nigel Farage used to sing "gas 'em all" - but don't worry he only meant to say it in a "joking, non-hurtful way".So it all good, No malice intended.😂
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Farage shits the bed when questioned on alleged racist comments
Apparently Nigel Farage used to sing "gas 'em all" - but don't worry he only meant to say it in a "non-hurtful way"
www.thecanary.co
November 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Apparently Nigel Farage used to sing "gas 'em all" - but don't worry he only meant to say it in a "joking, non-hurtful way".So it all good, No malice intended.😂
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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If you’re worried about Reform taking over the UK, take some comfort from the Daily Telegraph. In its latest swivel-eyed rant, it analysed polls and said the outcome is actually likely to be a “left wing coalition of chaos”.
So 🍻
Unfortunately the Telegraph won’t let me post a link.
So 🍻
Unfortunately the Telegraph won’t let me post a link.
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
If you’re worried about Reform taking over the UK, take some comfort from the Daily Telegraph. In its latest swivel-eyed rant, it analysed polls and said the outcome is actually likely to be a “left wing coalition of chaos”.
So 🍻
Unfortunately the Telegraph won’t let me post a link.
So 🍻
Unfortunately the Telegraph won’t let me post a link.
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Why can’t they simply be booted out of the HoL instead of only being suspended?? Let’s face it, anyone else in a normal job would’ve been sacked for such blatant self enrichment!☹️
#CleanseWestminsterPolitics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#CleanseWestminsterPolitics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Why can’t they simply be booted out of the HoL instead of only being suspended?? Let’s face it, anyone else in a normal job would’ve been sacked for such blatant self enrichment!☹️
#CleanseWestminsterPolitics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#CleanseWestminsterPolitics
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The London Economic: Reform slide to lowest polling since April
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Reform slide to lowest polling since April
Reform UK have fallen to their lowest polling level in more than six months, as the party continues to be embroiled in controversy.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The London Economic: Reform slide to lowest polling since April
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
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Due to Nigel Farage's poor handling of his interview with ITV News Reform have taken the decision to have Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to step in for him next time.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Due to Nigel Farage's poor handling of his interview with ITV News Reform have taken the decision to have Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to step in for him next time.
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Comey today after his case was dismissed. He had a stark warning. He made it clear: this wasn’t vindication, it was a reminder of how close we came to losing the rule of law.
Power abused once can be abused again. We’d better take that seriously.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
Power abused once can be abused again. We’d better take that seriously.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Comey today after his case was dismissed. He had a stark warning. He made it clear: this wasn’t vindication, it was a reminder of how close we came to losing the rule of law.
Power abused once can be abused again. We’d better take that seriously.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
Power abused once can be abused again. We’d better take that seriously.
#USDemocracy
#Pinks