Karl Robins
@karlrobins201.bsky.social
I’m a singer-songwriter originally from Leeds, now living in Spain with my wife and singing partner. I’m a ‘Green socialist’. Hate injustice, Tories, right wing bigots and racists. Love music and literature of many different genres…love humour, pro eu
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The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.
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Revisiting January 6th: The Truth in Motion (Videos Of Pardoned Criminals)
Uncovering the Lies, Confronting the Violence, and Standing Firm for Democracy
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January 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The truth of January 6th can't be erased. Watch the pardoned criminals brutally attacking police inside the Capitol and see what some call 'patriotism.' No spin, just facts.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/revisiting...
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So Suella Braverman's husband Rael Braverman (proudly "Anti-Woke" in his bio = attitude of a spoiled little 7 year old🙄)
..has DELETED his tweet saying he's bought SEVERAL Reform memberships!
What a delightful couple!!!
The far right in all their muddy antics eh?
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..has DELETED his tweet saying he's bought SEVERAL Reform memberships!
What a delightful couple!!!
The far right in all their muddy antics eh?
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January 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So Suella Braverman's husband Rael Braverman (proudly "Anti-Woke" in his bio = attitude of a spoiled little 7 year old🙄)
..has DELETED his tweet saying he's bought SEVERAL Reform memberships!
What a delightful couple!!!
The far right in all their muddy antics eh?
Expand pic below ⏬️
..has DELETED his tweet saying he's bought SEVERAL Reform memberships!
What a delightful couple!!!
The far right in all their muddy antics eh?
Expand pic below ⏬️
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You get a lot of people making, fairly spurious, claims about how immigration is a "burden" on infrastructure, new homes etc.
What those arguments always overlook, among other things, is that without migrants nobody has any infrastructure, new homes etc. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What those arguments always overlook, among other things, is that without migrants nobody has any infrastructure, new homes etc. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes
Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more tradespeople to build the homes being promised.
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:19 AM
You get a lot of people making, fairly spurious, claims about how immigration is a "burden" on infrastructure, new homes etc.
What those arguments always overlook, among other things, is that without migrants nobody has any infrastructure, new homes etc. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What those arguments always overlook, among other things, is that without migrants nobody has any infrastructure, new homes etc. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Bizarre #PMQs from Kemi Badenoch focusing on Labour’s record on immigration after less than six months in office after the Tory government’s catastrophic failure on it over many years. As Larry the cat could have told her - it didn’t end well
December 11, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Bizarre #PMQs from Kemi Badenoch focusing on Labour’s record on immigration after less than six months in office after the Tory government’s catastrophic failure on it over many years. As Larry the cat could have told her - it didn’t end well
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The CEO of Thames Water was called to a special Gloucestershire County Council meeting to answer questions on sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, huge dividends, and sky high water bills.
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The stench of privatisation in our water companies
Sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, and huge dividends paid while Thames Water are in debt, make reform of the water industry urgent Sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, and huge dividend...
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 AM
The CEO of Thames Water was called to a special Gloucestershire County Council meeting to answer questions on sewage spills in Gloucestershire’s rivers, huge dividends, and sky high water bills.
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
The CEO didn't show up. He sent representatives instead and offered no apology. What arrogance…
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Just dreadful. Numbers of hungry & malnourished households in UK are on the rise because of climate breakdown, Brexit and inflation, govt figures show, with poorer, younger & disabled people hit hardest.
The UK produces about 60% of the food its inhabitants consume, with 40% coming from imports.
The UK produces about 60% of the food its inhabitants consume, with 40% coming from imports.
Food insecurity rising in UK because of climate breakdown, Defra report finds
Access to balanced diet also affected by inflation and Brexit, hitting most vulnerable households hardest
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Just dreadful. Numbers of hungry & malnourished households in UK are on the rise because of climate breakdown, Brexit and inflation, govt figures show, with poorer, younger & disabled people hit hardest.
The UK produces about 60% of the food its inhabitants consume, with 40% coming from imports.
The UK produces about 60% of the food its inhabitants consume, with 40% coming from imports.
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"Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out." 💩
Was there ever ‘shareholder support’ for Thames Water?
New writer Stanley Root’s analysis of Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
"Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out." 💩
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Kemi Badenoch has no shame and a head full of arrogance...
Boris Johnson the same..
How the Tory party is just rock bottom politics
Boris Johnson the same..
How the Tory party is just rock bottom politics
Kemi Badenoch, who just a few months ago was part of a government that oversaw migration numbers rising to their highest levels since records began, says that Keir Starmer "will never take responsibility" for his own record on immigration
December 11, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Kemi Badenoch has no shame and a head full of arrogance...
Boris Johnson the same..
How the Tory party is just rock bottom politics
Boris Johnson the same..
How the Tory party is just rock bottom politics
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What a bunch of greedy multimillionaire, tax dodging, whiny little pricks.
December 11, 2024 at 3:09 PM
What a bunch of greedy multimillionaire, tax dodging, whiny little pricks.
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Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
The tax measures introduced by Labour have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC
The tax measures introduced by Labour have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
The tax measures introduced by Labour have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC
The tax measures introduced by Labour have been poorly explained by HMRC, and the confusion has been exacerbated by abysmal reporting, even by the BBC
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Wall Street’s "complex debt" bonanza hits fastest pace since global financial crisis of 2007
2007 was how greedy Wall St and finance boys wanted EVEN more..
WE all took the cost while the banks carried on....too big to fail
Now what could possibly go wrong a 2nd time?
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2007 was how greedy Wall St and finance boys wanted EVEN more..
WE all took the cost while the banks carried on....too big to fail
Now what could possibly go wrong a 2nd time?
on.ft.com/41peG27
Wall Street’s complex debt bonanza hits fastest pace since 2007
Banks sell bonds backed by revenues from chicken wings, music catalogues and oil wells
on.ft.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Wall Street’s "complex debt" bonanza hits fastest pace since global financial crisis of 2007
2007 was how greedy Wall St and finance boys wanted EVEN more..
WE all took the cost while the banks carried on....too big to fail
Now what could possibly go wrong a 2nd time?
on.ft.com/41peG27
2007 was how greedy Wall St and finance boys wanted EVEN more..
WE all took the cost while the banks carried on....too big to fail
Now what could possibly go wrong a 2nd time?
on.ft.com/41peG27
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"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too."
RP if you are that majority.
RP if you are that majority.
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too."
RP if you are that majority.
RP if you are that majority.
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🔴Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
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Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
You don't have to look very hard to see that Starmer's Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 AM
🔴Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/g...
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🔴Keir Starmer Rejects Call for Fairer Votes Despite MPs Voting in Favour of Proportional Representation
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/04/k...
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/04/k...
Keir Starmer Rejects Call for Fairer Votes Despite MPs Voting in Favour of Proportional Representation
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:57 PM
🔴Keir Starmer Rejects Call for Fairer Votes Despite MPs Voting in Favour of Proportional Representation
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/04/k...
The Prime Minister is blocking reform after the House of Commons voted in favour of a more representative voting system, reports @josiah.writes.news
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/04/k...
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Louise Haigh resigned as U.K. transport secretary and the Tories seized the moment to attack Labour with this statement:
“Louise Haigh has done the right thing in resigning. It is clear she has failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP."
Yup, after all of 👇 that was the Tory statement.
“Louise Haigh has done the right thing in resigning. It is clear she has failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP."
Yup, after all of 👇 that was the Tory statement.
November 30, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Louise Haigh resigned as U.K. transport secretary and the Tories seized the moment to attack Labour with this statement:
“Louise Haigh has done the right thing in resigning. It is clear she has failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP."
Yup, after all of 👇 that was the Tory statement.
“Louise Haigh has done the right thing in resigning. It is clear she has failed to behave to the standards expected of an MP."
Yup, after all of 👇 that was the Tory statement.
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No, Nigel Farage.
We emphatically do not talk about this at home.
You will not import your authoritarian christofascist Trump-style threats into our political debate.
Can’t tell you quite how far you’ll be told to fuck off if you try.
We emphatically do not talk about this at home.
You will not import your authoritarian christofascist Trump-style threats into our political debate.
Can’t tell you quite how far you’ll be told to fuck off if you try.
November 30, 2024 at 9:26 AM
No, Nigel Farage.
We emphatically do not talk about this at home.
You will not import your authoritarian christofascist Trump-style threats into our political debate.
Can’t tell you quite how far you’ll be told to fuck off if you try.
We emphatically do not talk about this at home.
You will not import your authoritarian christofascist Trump-style threats into our political debate.
Can’t tell you quite how far you’ll be told to fuck off if you try.
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Criticizing Trump in a book just isn't fair.
It's like criticizing the Amish on television.
It's like criticizing the Amish on television.
November 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Criticizing Trump in a book just isn't fair.
It's like criticizing the Amish on television.
It's like criticizing the Amish on television.
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"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers.
The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax."
The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax."
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 8:21 PM
"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers.
The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax."
The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax."
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Nothing says ‘patriotic’ like wanting British people to die in unspeakable agony because an international court contains some international judges.
Robert Jenrick says that the assisted dying legislation if passed “will be subject to activist judges in Strasbourg.”
November 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Nothing says ‘patriotic’ like wanting British people to die in unspeakable agony because an international court contains some international judges.
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The Guardian: Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU | Jonathan Freedland
From defence to trade, the incoming US president is upending the old order – and standing apart from our neighbours leaves us dangerously exposed, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:36 PM
The Guardian: Brexit makes no sense in a world dominated by Trump. Britain’s place is back in the EU
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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All the Tories who have always said that poor people aren't really poor if they've got a mobile phone and Sky TV, now say that people CAN be poor if they've got 3 million quids worth of land... 😂
November 29, 2024 at 4:57 PM
All the Tories who have always said that poor people aren't really poor if they've got a mobile phone and Sky TV, now say that people CAN be poor if they've got 3 million quids worth of land... 😂
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“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 8:57 AM
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af...
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"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers.” 💰🧐
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 7:29 AM
"Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers.” 💰🧐
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Kind of wild how a load of people think they are going to get a general election because they signed an online petition and Starmer isn't as popular at the moment as he was on day 1.
It wasn't that long ago that this happened 👇
It wasn't that long ago that this happened 👇
November 27, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Kind of wild how a load of people think they are going to get a general election because they signed an online petition and Starmer isn't as popular at the moment as he was on day 1.
It wasn't that long ago that this happened 👇
It wasn't that long ago that this happened 👇