Mike Wrigley
@mikewrigley.bsky.social
Salus populi suprema lex
Medical Anthropologist.
MH Practitioner/critic of conv. psych.
#FBPE #RejoinEU
Medical Anthropologist.
MH Practitioner/critic of conv. psych.
#FBPE #RejoinEU
Hillsborough:
"I cannot accept... how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable... It’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” M Aspinall
#JFT97
"I cannot accept... how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable... It’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” M Aspinall
#JFT97
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hillsborough:
"I cannot accept... how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable... It’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” M Aspinall
#JFT97
"I cannot accept... how 97 people can be unlawfully killed, the police can lie, and nobody is held accountable... It’s absolutely ridiculous that so few people have been accused of gross misconduct for the lies and cover-up we’ve had to fight for 36 years.” M Aspinall
#JFT97
The budget news was premature.
The resignation was delayed.
The resignation was delayed.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The budget news was premature.
The resignation was delayed.
The resignation was delayed.
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
Former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP, who is being investigated re: Russian bribes, now lives in France. So much for telling us all we should leave the EU.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Former Brexit Party & UKIP MEP, who is being investigated re: Russian bribes, now lives in France. So much for telling us all we should leave the EU.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“She is doing things that I think are letting this country down".
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
Labour peer Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK on the Kindertransport, tells @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social that he is deeply disappointed in Shabana Mahmood and Keir Starmer's betrayal of child refugees
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/a...
So, everyone is going to pay increased taxes on income... except non-doms worth >£83m.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms
Cap on inheritance tax paid by their offshore trusts will only help those worth more than £83m, say experts
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
So, everyone is going to pay increased taxes on income... except non-doms worth >£83m.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
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I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
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Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Y’know, believing there’s a kind of racism that isn’t hurtful or insulting is itself quite revealing.
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“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
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Trade folk (including myself) are unconvinced there is much of a growth dividend for Rachel Reeves from agreements with India, EU, and US. Just as there's no evidence of positive impact from independent UK trade policy since 2021. www.politico.eu/article/rach...
Rachel Reeves hopes trade deals can save Britain’s budget. Economists aren’t convinced.
With a difficult budget looming, the chancellor has increasingly turned her gaze overseas.
www.politico.eu
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Trade folk (including myself) are unconvinced there is much of a growth dividend for Rachel Reeves from agreements with India, EU, and US. Just as there's no evidence of positive impact from independent UK trade policy since 2021. www.politico.eu/article/rach...
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@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social again with the latest on the Nathan Gill sentencing...and a personal message.
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social again with the latest on the Nathan Gill sentencing...and a personal message.
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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Where’s Nigel? And why won’t he answer our questions?
Who introduced his good friend Nathan Gill to a Russian spy? 🧐
Cracking new film from @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @sheridanflynn.com for @thenerve.news
Who introduced his good friend Nathan Gill to a Russian spy? 🧐
Cracking new film from @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @sheridanflynn.com for @thenerve.news
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Where’s Nigel? And why won’t he answer our questions?
Who introduced his good friend Nathan Gill to a Russian spy? 🧐
Cracking new film from @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @sheridanflynn.com for @thenerve.news
Who introduced his good friend Nathan Gill to a Russian spy? 🧐
Cracking new film from @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social & @sheridanflynn.com for @thenerve.news
The Right in France seek to work together with the Far-right to stop the Left in power.
But, remember, this is how Hitler gained power in 1932. We live in dangerous times.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But, remember, this is how Hitler gained power in 1932. We live in dangerous times.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country | Paul Taylor
In trying to woo Le Pen’s voters, Les Républicains risk destroying France’s Gaullist legacy and putting Paris on a collision course with the EU, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The Right in France seek to work together with the Far-right to stop the Left in power.
But, remember, this is how Hitler gained power in 1932. We live in dangerous times.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But, remember, this is how Hitler gained power in 1932. We live in dangerous times.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Just imagine a Reform government at Westminster...
On second thoughts... please, don't.
On second thoughts... please, don't.
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Just imagine a Reform government at Westminster...
On second thoughts... please, don't.
On second thoughts... please, don't.
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"Some bloviating orange monster from Mar-A-Lago" in perfect received pronunciation.
Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"Some bloviating orange monster from Mar-A-Lago" in perfect received pronunciation.
Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
Rory Stewart's speech on the fight for democracy.
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Another one! Reform councillor accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k through his businesses.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax. His council is suing him
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax. His council is suing him
Blyth Reform councillor Barry Elliott's property firms owe customers £140,000
Property companies owned or run by Barry Elliott owe tens of thousands of pounds to customers.
www.bbc.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Another one! Reform councillor accused of ripping off his constituents to the tune of £140k through his businesses.
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax. His council is suing him
He owes his own council nearly £40k in unpaid tax. His council is suing him
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Fox News displaying a poll with the first age bracket for women and men being 15-44.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Fox News displaying a poll with the first age bracket for women and men being 15-44.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
Once again, 15 year olds are children.
They are kids.
They are not adults, they can’t consent to sex, and pedophilia must not be normalized.
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![Andy Field, 61, an NHS doctor who said he
knew Farage well because they took the
same train to school, has similarly clear
memories.
"When I became a prefect, he [Farage] said,
Tll show you how to do it,' claimed Field,.
"He took me for a walk up to the lower
school playground, where all the children
from about nine years old to 12 would be.
And he singled out, completely at random, a
kid of Asian extraction, and just put him in
detention for no reason whatsoever. I was
flabbergasted, absolutely stunned. I was just
disgusted, really. No rhyme or reason, just
purely based on the colour of his skin.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5mqpgxjffcckasqv7h6g7itu/bafkreifwa2hlzevsllsekm44ne6yprkgrfhwryxxclupy3cz2qqj42sxma@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Labour copying the Social Democrat Danish policy isn't the vote-saving policy it's claimed.
The Danish Social Democrats are in meltdown (could lose Copenhagen for the first time ever).
And where are their votes going? Greens and the far right. Sound familiar?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Danish Social Democrats are in meltdown (could lose Copenhagen for the first time ever).
And where are their votes going? Greens and the far right. Sound familiar?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Labour copying the Social Democrat Danish policy isn't the vote-saving policy it's claimed.
The Danish Social Democrats are in meltdown (could lose Copenhagen for the first time ever).
And where are their votes going? Greens and the far right. Sound familiar?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The Danish Social Democrats are in meltdown (could lose Copenhagen for the first time ever).
And where are their votes going? Greens and the far right. Sound familiar?
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Ed Davey is supporting Britain and Democracy. The Tories and Farage are siding with Trump and the enemies of democracy.
The further right on the political spectrum you look, the more you see traitors betraying our country.
The further right on the political spectrum you look, the more you see traitors betraying our country.
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ed Davey is supporting Britain and Democracy. The Tories and Farage are siding with Trump and the enemies of democracy.
The further right on the political spectrum you look, the more you see traitors betraying our country.
The further right on the political spectrum you look, the more you see traitors betraying our country.
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"Nobody really knew for sure what a vote for leaving the EU meant almost a decade ago. This time there are plenty of warning signs for what a Farage led government might look like, and it's not pretty." Our latest letter in this morning's Yorkshire Post.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Nobody really knew for sure what a vote for leaving the EU meant almost a decade ago. This time there are plenty of warning signs for what a Farage led government might look like, and it's not pretty." Our latest letter in this morning's Yorkshire Post.