Markeye
@markeye.bsky.social
Trains, music, film, theatre. Environmentally green, politically left of centre but well to the right of the real nutters. Retired and very opinionated!
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Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
February 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Quite funny that Starmer's allies are waking up to this point now …
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
Cuts to Winter Fuel… not in the manifesto
Disability benefit cuts… not in there either
Cutting jury trials… also not there
Digital ID… no mention
Raising employers NI… nope
Freezing tax threholds… nah
Contracts with Palantir… no
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Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed.
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Labour's changes to immigration rules, including potentially applying them retroactively, would be some of the most draconian anti-immigration policies in decades. They're the hostile environment on speed.
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
This is pure cruelty as policy, with absolutely no merit to them
archive.today/2026.02.03-2...
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Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
Reform UK says it would re-impose two-child benefit cap for most families to fund £3bn support package for pubs - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
February 3, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Nothing like enjoying your slightly cheaper pint while imagining the toddler crying from hunger that paid for it.
This stuff is rife on Facebook in particular.
UK Politics
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
90 per cent of Reform supporting comments on social media are bots
Exclusive: Analysis of
649 pro-Reform UK comments in 2025 on social media found that 65 were from real people, while the rest were fake bot accounts used to make their support appear higher than it actually is.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
This stuff is rife on Facebook in particular.
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The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy
Only on YouTube.
Only on YouTube.
The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 8:25 AM
The Room Next Door - Donald Trump and the New Guy
Only on YouTube.
Only on YouTube.
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In 1970 the Government owned Energy, it owned Water, it owned Rail, it owned Mail, it owned Steel, it owned Shipbuilding, it owned Oil and Gas.
There was a 100% tax on these industries profits.
Now many of them pay 0% tax.
That is where all the money has gone.
There was a 100% tax on these industries profits.
Now many of them pay 0% tax.
That is where all the money has gone.
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
In 1970 the Government owned Energy, it owned Water, it owned Rail, it owned Mail, it owned Steel, it owned Shipbuilding, it owned Oil and Gas.
There was a 100% tax on these industries profits.
Now many of them pay 0% tax.
That is where all the money has gone.
There was a 100% tax on these industries profits.
Now many of them pay 0% tax.
That is where all the money has gone.
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What happened to the 'no or low standing charge' tariffs we were promised by @Ofgem... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
What happened to the 'no or low standing charge' tariffs we were promised by @Ofgem... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2026/01...
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Curse of Private Equity.
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
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PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
The private equity firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis
Specialist schools are a source of income for investors and a financial burden on cash-strapped councils
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Curse of Private Equity.
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
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January 30, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny
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Vote Reform to get multimillionaire MPs who don't give a fuck about you and who will vote for whatever Nigel Farage's billionaire donors from Qatar and Dubai want.
January 29, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Vote Reform to get multimillionaire MPs who don't give a fuck about you and who will vote for whatever Nigel Farage's billionaire donors from Qatar and Dubai want.
This can change - but only if we can mobilise young people to vote. They are the key to our future in every way and we must not let them feel they are shouting into a void.
Lady in brown, "I honestly think the general consensus particularly amongst young people is that we've lost our humanitarianism"
"And the only party that is showing any semblance of that are The Greens"
"And the only party that is showing any semblance of that are The Greens"
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 AM
This can change - but only if we can mobilise young people to vote. They are the key to our future in every way and we must not let them feel they are shouting into a void.
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This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act
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It appears that the 'Rogue Landlord' involved in this story is Reform UK Councillor Edward Harris, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council (of Polesworth).
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal HMOs shut down over safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
The two six-bedroomed properties out in Tamworth, 'failed to meet even the most basic of living standards and legal requirements'
www.birminghammail.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
It appears that the 'Rogue Landlord' involved in this story is Reform UK Councillor Edward Harris, Chairman of Warwickshire County Council (of Polesworth).
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
Illegal Tamworth HMOs shut down over string of safety concerns after landlord ignored warnings
www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...
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Hot on the heels of our £9m donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor, I am currently serving my Clacton constituents by flying to Dubai for a private lunch hosted by an Indian billionaire, where I hope to encourage more foreigners to interfere in British politics.
January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Hot on the heels of our £9m donation from a Thailand-based crypto investor, I am currently serving my Clacton constituents by flying to Dubai for a private lunch hosted by an Indian billionaire, where I hope to encourage more foreigners to interfere in British politics.
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
January 26, 2026 at 12:23 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK.
Another failed Tory joins Farage.
Vote for Reform UK, get the worst of the Tories.
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Why TF would you ‘give Reform a go’?
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Why TF would you ‘give Reform a go’?
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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Laila Cunningham complains about crime in London, while the hotel she co-owns has safety and crime issues
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
Reform mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham co-owns ‘unsafe squat hotel plagued by bed bugs’
Cunningham has promised an "all out war" on crime in London, yet there have been complaints of theft and safety issues at the hotel she co-owns
leftfootforward.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Laila Cunningham complains about crime in London, while the hotel she co-owns has safety and crime issues
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
leftfootforward.org/2026/01/refo...
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As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.
January 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
As great powers abandon rules and values for their own interests, middle powers like Canada have a choice: compete with each other for favour or act together with impact.