Mike Taylor
@miketaylor9.bsky.social
Vegan father to 3 great feminists. Strong social values. Many years working for charities.
Sometimes write short stories:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F1FRMTZQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Sometimes write short stories:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F1FRMTZQ?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
The Ukraine peace talks have "been a mafia-style shakedown of Ukraine and her allies by the US and Russia".
Trump sides with Putin, trotting along and doing his bidding.
Europe must defend democracy and decency against them both.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump sides with Putin, trotting along and doing his bidding.
Europe must defend democracy and decency against them both.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Ukraine peace talks little more than a mafia-style shakedown by the US and Russia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been powered by lies and backed up by the US. World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets some of Putin’s Russian-speaking victims in Pavlohrad, eastern Ukraine, as Volodymyr...
www.independent.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The Ukraine peace talks have "been a mafia-style shakedown of Ukraine and her allies by the US and Russia".
Trump sides with Putin, trotting along and doing his bidding.
Europe must defend democracy and decency against them both.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Trump sides with Putin, trotting along and doing his bidding.
Europe must defend democracy and decency against them both.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Reform UK would restore the two-child benefit cap in full, Robert Jenrick has announced, in a major U-turn that would plunge hundreds of thousands of children into poverty.
No surprise. These are rich ex-Tory members who want to bring back austerity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No surprise. These are rich ex-Tory members who want to bring back austerity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK would restore two-child benefit cap, Jenrick says in policy U-turn
Treasury spokesperson says disability benefits would also be limited under Reform, but Bank of England would stay independent
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Reform UK would restore the two-child benefit cap in full, Robert Jenrick has announced, in a major U-turn that would plunge hundreds of thousands of children into poverty.
No surprise. These are rich ex-Tory members who want to bring back austerity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No surprise. These are rich ex-Tory members who want to bring back austerity.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America — American democracy, American freedom... — which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C.”
Bruce Springsteen announces ‘defense of America’ tour.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/cul...
Bruce Springsteen announces ‘defense of America’ tour.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/cul...
Bruce Springsteen announces ‘defense of America’ tour, kicking off in Minnesota
www.independent.co.uk
February 18, 2026 at 8:04 AM
“We will be rocking your town in celebration and in defense of America — American democracy, American freedom... — which are under attack by our wannabe king and his rogue government in Washington, D.C.”
Bruce Springsteen announces ‘defense of America’ tour.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/cul...
Bruce Springsteen announces ‘defense of America’ tour.
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/cul...
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Sir Ian McKellen Delivers a 400 year old, Timeless #Shakespeare Monologue About Immigrants on #Colbert. 🎙️
#Immigrants #immigration #FuckICE #ICEOUT #ICEGESTAPO 🔄
#Immigrants #immigration #FuckICE #ICEOUT #ICEGESTAPO 🔄
February 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Sir Ian McKellen Delivers a 400 year old, Timeless #Shakespeare Monologue About Immigrants on #Colbert. 🎙️
#Immigrants #immigration #FuckICE #ICEOUT #ICEGESTAPO 🔄
#Immigrants #immigration #FuckICE #ICEOUT #ICEGESTAPO 🔄
Nigel Farage and Reform UK are "pitching for the votes of misogynists, homophobes, racists and antisemites" as Suella Braverman, the party's new equalities chief, announces plans to scrap the Equality Act.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Politics live: Reform announces plan to rip up Equality Act and unveils top team
Zia Yusuf given home affairs brief as leader unveils top team, claiming to be ‘voice of opposition’ to Labour
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Nigel Farage and Reform UK are "pitching for the votes of misogynists, homophobes, racists and antisemites" as Suella Braverman, the party's new equalities chief, announces plans to scrap the Equality Act.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Nigel Farage picks Robert Jenrick as Reform’s would-be chancellor as he unveils his party’s top team, every one of them a former Tory.
Because Brexit didn't hurt us enough...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Because Brexit didn't hurt us enough...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Politics live: Farage to name Reform cabinet picks
Nigel Farage said he was ‘relieved’ and would allow the party to move on from ‘potential criticism’ about his sole prominence
www.independent.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Nigel Farage picks Robert Jenrick as Reform’s would-be chancellor as he unveils his party’s top team, every one of them a former Tory.
Because Brexit didn't hurt us enough...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Because Brexit didn't hurt us enough...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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😬Not the best look for Reform’s Gorton & Denton candidate Matt Goodwin
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
February 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
😬Not the best look for Reform’s Gorton & Denton candidate Matt Goodwin
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
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Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.
Orbán’s pay cheques: Reform candidate fuelled by profits from Russian oil
The Reform candidate at this month’s byelection claims he wants to put Britain first, but is he still on the payroll of Viktor Orbán’s far-right propaganda unit?
goodlaw.social
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.
UK bank bosses are looking to establish a national, government-backed, alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump’s ability to turn off US-owned payment systems.
The sooner, the better.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The sooner, the better.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK bank bosses plan to set up Visa and Mastercard alternative amid Trump fears
Exclusive: First meeting to be held over domestic payments system aimed at reducing reliance on US networks
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
UK bank bosses are looking to establish a national, government-backed, alternative to Visa and Mastercard, amid growing fears over Donald Trump’s ability to turn off US-owned payment systems.
The sooner, the better.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The sooner, the better.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Matt Goodwin, the Reform candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, is under scrutiny after defending a man who called for people to burn asylum hotels to the ground.
Goodwin is a controversial and extreme choice, fitting right in with Reform UK.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Goodwin is a controversial and extreme choice, fitting right in with Reform UK.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate called it ‘insane’ to jail man who said ‘burn asylum hotels’
Exclusive: It comes after The Independent revealed that Matt Goodwin called for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Matt Goodwin, the Reform candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election, is under scrutiny after defending a man who called for people to burn asylum hotels to the ground.
Goodwin is a controversial and extreme choice, fitting right in with Reform UK.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Goodwin is a controversial and extreme choice, fitting right in with Reform UK.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Since a handful of hate filled people protested outside RNLI HQ yesterday because they're angry that crews don't discriminate in their rescues and work to save all lives at sea you might want to show your support with a one off or regular donation.
rnli.org/pages/ig/new...
rnli.org/pages/ig/new...
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
rnli.org
February 15, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Since a handful of hate filled people protested outside RNLI HQ yesterday because they're angry that crews don't discriminate in their rescues and work to save all lives at sea you might want to show your support with a one off or regular donation.
rnli.org/pages/ig/new...
rnli.org/pages/ig/new...
"Westerners keep waiting for the Russian economy to collapse. It won’t. But nor will it recover."
And now the questions about Putin's health are accelerating.
Russia is weaker than it pretends but is still actively and seriously attacking Europe.
And now the questions about Putin's health are accelerating.
Russia is weaker than it pretends but is still actively and seriously attacking Europe.
Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue
Russia’s economy has entered the death zone
Alexandra Prokopenko wonders how much longer it can go on metabolising its own muscle tissue
econ.st
February 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"Westerners keep waiting for the Russian economy to collapse. It won’t. But nor will it recover."
And now the questions about Putin's health are accelerating.
Russia is weaker than it pretends but is still actively and seriously attacking Europe.
And now the questions about Putin's health are accelerating.
Russia is weaker than it pretends but is still actively and seriously attacking Europe.
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Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister Liz Truss has met with Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, sharing a photo with the caption “right about everything” to reaffirm her Maga allegiance.
Like her friend Nigel Farage, she's always wrong.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Like her friend Nigel Farage, she's always wrong.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Liz Truss shares photo with Donald Trump: ‘Right about everything’
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister blames end of premiership on ‘deep state’
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister Liz Truss has met with Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago, sharing a photo with the caption “right about everything” to reaffirm her Maga allegiance.
Like her friend Nigel Farage, she's always wrong.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Like her friend Nigel Farage, she's always wrong.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform candidate called it ‘insane’ to jail man who said ‘burn asylum hotels’
Exclusive: It comes after The Independent revealed that Matt Goodwin called for ‘young girls’ to be given ‘biological reality’ check
www.independent.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Matt Goodwin said in a post on X: “Welcome to the UK. Where you go to prison for 18 months for anti-immigration tweets. This is insane.”
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
No. What is insane is shrugging off incitement to racial murder.
Put this man in the bin, not the House of Commons.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
At the Munich Security Conference, the European Union’s foreign policy chief rejected Marco Rubio's ignorant suggestion that Europe faces “civilisational erasure”.
Rubio's far right rhetoric implied demands of loyalty and subservience to corrupt gangster Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Rubio's far right rhetoric implied demands of loyalty and subservience to corrupt gangster Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
EU chief hits back at ‘European-bashing’ after Rubio speech
Kaja Kallas rejected what she called ‘European-bashing’ a day after Marco Rubio said the US does not want ‘weak’ allies
www.independent.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 7:50 PM
At the Munich Security Conference, the European Union’s foreign policy chief rejected Marco Rubio's ignorant suggestion that Europe faces “civilisational erasure”.
Rubio's far right rhetoric implied demands of loyalty and subservience to corrupt gangster Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Rubio's far right rhetoric implied demands of loyalty and subservience to corrupt gangster Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Today, California signed an MOU with Ukraine.
Even amid the chaos and anxiety in Washington, California continues to lead as a steady transatlantic partner.
We will always be a global partner for good.
Even amid the chaos and anxiety in Washington, California continues to lead as a steady transatlantic partner.
We will always be a global partner for good.
February 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Today, California signed an MOU with Ukraine.
Even amid the chaos and anxiety in Washington, California continues to lead as a steady transatlantic partner.
We will always be a global partner for good.
Even amid the chaos and anxiety in Washington, California continues to lead as a steady transatlantic partner.
We will always be a global partner for good.
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“We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state.” With those words, Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich abandoned any remaining pretense.
February 15, 2026 at 1:04 AM
“We will continue to kill the idea of a Palestinian state.” With those words, Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich abandoned any remaining pretense.
Vladimir Putin's arch-rival Alexei Navalny died after being poisoned with a lethal toxin and Russia is to blame for the attack, Britain and its European allies have said.
Putin doesn't want peace, only power. A bit like Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Putin doesn't want peace, only power. A bit like Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Navalny died after being poisoned with dart frog toxin by Russia, UK says
Britain and its allies said only Russia would have the ‘means, motive and disregard’ to launch such an attack – as his widow calls for Putin to be held accountable
www.independent.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Vladimir Putin's arch-rival Alexei Navalny died after being poisoned with a lethal toxin and Russia is to blame for the attack, Britain and its European allies have said.
Putin doesn't want peace, only power. A bit like Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Putin doesn't want peace, only power. A bit like Trump.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
"Keir Starmer is announcing a pivot away from America and towards Europe in the most radical shift in British foreign policy for decades – resetting the UK’s place in a world that will diminish America’s power."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Starmer has finally grasped that Britain’s better off in Europe than with the US
The prime minister has shown that the UK needs to stand with the friends it needs - not an American ally that doesn’t need Britain, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley from Kyiv
www.independent.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 PM
"Keir Starmer is announcing a pivot away from America and towards Europe in the most radical shift in British foreign policy for decades – resetting the UK’s place in a world that will diminish America’s power."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
"The inherent DNA of Russia and Putin is imperialism and expansion.”
European leaders are facing up to harsh realities about both Russia and Trump's USA at the Munich Security Conference.
#MSC2026
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
European leaders are facing up to harsh realities about both Russia and Trump's USA at the Munich Security Conference.
#MSC2026
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Trump remains ‘very serious’ about taking over Greenland, Danish PM warns – Europe live
‘I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same,’ Mette Frederiksen tells Munich Security Conference
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"The inherent DNA of Russia and Putin is imperialism and expansion.”
European leaders are facing up to harsh realities about both Russia and Trump's USA at the Munich Security Conference.
#MSC2026
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
European leaders are facing up to harsh realities about both Russia and Trump's USA at the Munich Security Conference.
#MSC2026
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Hypocrisy alert 🚨
It’s ok for Tommy Robinson to flee his homeland to find safety. Pleading for his ‘fans’ to pay.
He’s also a criminal with a lengthy rap sheet. Exactly the type of person who Tommy would decry being let into his own country of residence. Wonder why he thinks he’s so different?
It’s ok for Tommy Robinson to flee his homeland to find safety. Pleading for his ‘fans’ to pay.
He’s also a criminal with a lengthy rap sheet. Exactly the type of person who Tommy would decry being let into his own country of residence. Wonder why he thinks he’s so different?
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Hypocrisy alert 🚨
It’s ok for Tommy Robinson to flee his homeland to find safety. Pleading for his ‘fans’ to pay.
He’s also a criminal with a lengthy rap sheet. Exactly the type of person who Tommy would decry being let into his own country of residence. Wonder why he thinks he’s so different?
It’s ok for Tommy Robinson to flee his homeland to find safety. Pleading for his ‘fans’ to pay.
He’s also a criminal with a lengthy rap sheet. Exactly the type of person who Tommy would decry being let into his own country of residence. Wonder why he thinks he’s so different?
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Siemens invested £496 million in their wind turbine blade factory in Hull now employing 1300 people.
Reform plan to stop building any new wind turbines.
Reform plan to stop building any new wind turbines.
February 14, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Siemens invested £496 million in their wind turbine blade factory in Hull now employing 1300 people.
Reform plan to stop building any new wind turbines.
Reform plan to stop building any new wind turbines.
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, tells Europe that the US wants a renewed, changed alliance – all on Trump’s terms.
So, one based on racism, climate denial, bullying and corruption.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So, one based on racism, climate denial, bullying and corruption.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Rubio tells Europe US wants renewed alliance – but on Trump’s terms
Secretary of state calls the US ‘a child of Europe’ and urges continent to back a new world order
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:54 AM
The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, tells Europe that the US wants a renewed, changed alliance – all on Trump’s terms.
So, one based on racism, climate denial, bullying and corruption.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
So, one based on racism, climate denial, bullying and corruption.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Starmer says “We are not the Britain of the Brexit years any more. Because we know that, in dangerous times, we would not take control by turning inward - we would surrender it” - All true, but real progress won’t be made until the Government abandons their ridiculous red lines! Brexit must go!
February 14, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Starmer says “We are not the Britain of the Brexit years any more. Because we know that, in dangerous times, we would not take control by turning inward - we would surrender it” - All true, but real progress won’t be made until the Government abandons their ridiculous red lines! Brexit must go!