Phil Clemo
@philclemo.bsky.social
Barrister. Dad. Lib Dem. Sunderland fan. Like a pint. One day I will make a load of pogs with Brian Noble’s face on them. You see if I don’t.
Very very powerful video on the Trump video showing the Obamas as apes.
This is a distraction ploy by Trump but it nevertheless behoves anyone with even the vaguest shred of humanity to call out this shameful racism and bring those who perpetrate it to justice.
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This is a distraction ploy by Trump but it nevertheless behoves anyone with even the vaguest shred of humanity to call out this shameful racism and bring those who perpetrate it to justice.
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Sky presenter reflects on Trump's since-deleted video depicting Obamas as apes
Sky News presenter Kamali Melbourne weighs in on a video shared online by the White House of the Obamas, which has sparked outrage after featuring imagery widely condemned as racist.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Very very powerful video on the Trump video showing the Obamas as apes.
This is a distraction ploy by Trump but it nevertheless behoves anyone with even the vaguest shred of humanity to call out this shameful racism and bring those who perpetrate it to justice.
news.sky.com/video/share-...
This is a distraction ploy by Trump but it nevertheless behoves anyone with even the vaguest shred of humanity to call out this shameful racism and bring those who perpetrate it to justice.
news.sky.com/video/share-...
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Effective opposition is holding an administration to account and ensuring the delivery of services.
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CW&C Lib Dems Condemn “Culture-War” Motions Ahead of 9 February Council Meeting
Cheshire West & Chester Liberal Democrats have condemned three council motions set for 9 February, accusing their proposers of misrepresenting a children’s Storyhouse event and stoking fear over non-e...
www.cwaclibdems.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Effective opposition is holding an administration to account and ensuring the delivery of services.
www.cwaclibdems.org.uk/news/article...
www.cwaclibdems.org.uk/news/article...
He’s scared. This is distraction. It’s so unquestionably racist that he wants us all to focus on this at the expense of everything else. Yet to be released epstein files?
This is a man who hears the ice cracking beneath his feet.
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This is a man who hears the ice cracking beneath his feet.
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White House removes video shared by Trump showing Obamas as apes
The White House initially defended the post before removing it hours later - blaming a member of staff for "erroneously" sharing the video.
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February 6, 2026 at 10:10 PM
He’s scared. This is distraction. It’s so unquestionably racist that he wants us all to focus on this at the expense of everything else. Yet to be released epstein files?
This is a man who hears the ice cracking beneath his feet.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
This is a man who hears the ice cracking beneath his feet.
news.sky.com/story/donald...
Poor this from the BBC. They have a whole feed on Dan Thomas (no me neither) becoming the new leader of Reform UK in Wales and they haven't even bothered to tell us which hostile foreign power he is a spy for. Shoddy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Reform UK's Welsh leader Dan Thomas announced by Nigel Farage at rally in Newport
Dan Thomas will lead the party at the Senedd election in May, with polling showing Reform performing strongly.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Poor this from the BBC. They have a whole feed on Dan Thomas (no me neither) becoming the new leader of Reform UK in Wales and they haven't even bothered to tell us which hostile foreign power he is a spy for. Shoddy.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...
Do not accept that his ascension is inevitable. It absolutely isn't.
Fight.
Fight every day to stop him and to create a genuinely fair, decent, tolerant and prosperous country for everyone.
Nothing is inevitable. The bad guys, for that is what they are, do not have to win and this shows it.
Fight.
Fight every day to stop him and to create a genuinely fair, decent, tolerant and prosperous country for everyone.
Nothing is inevitable. The bad guys, for that is what they are, do not have to win and this shows it.
📊 28% of the public are satisfied with the way Nigel Farage is doing his job as Leader of Reform UK (-3 v Nov 25)
📊 55% (+3) are dissatisfied
📊 He has a net score of -27 (down from -21 in November)
📊 55% (+3) are dissatisfied
📊 He has a net score of -27 (down from -21 in November)
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Do not accept that his ascension is inevitable. It absolutely isn't.
Fight.
Fight every day to stop him and to create a genuinely fair, decent, tolerant and prosperous country for everyone.
Nothing is inevitable. The bad guys, for that is what they are, do not have to win and this shows it.
Fight.
Fight every day to stop him and to create a genuinely fair, decent, tolerant and prosperous country for everyone.
Nothing is inevitable. The bad guys, for that is what they are, do not have to win and this shows it.
Burnley were rubbish but we were awesome across the park. Diarra, Brobbey, Le Fée stood out but we were great all over.
And Talbi. Good God son. That keeper has a family.
#safc
And Talbi. Good God son. That keeper has a family.
#safc
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Burnley were rubbish but we were awesome across the park. Diarra, Brobbey, Le Fée stood out but we were great all over.
And Talbi. Good God son. That keeper has a family.
#safc
And Talbi. Good God son. That keeper has a family.
#safc
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OH MY WORD CHEMSDINE TALBI!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 PM
OH MY WORD CHEMSDINE TALBI!!!! 🤯🤯🤯
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Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Impose sanctions on refineries that buy Russian crude oil to end war, says Bill Browder
Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Today is the first day of LGBT History Month
LGBT+ people have always been part of our societies, but often their stories are hidden and go untold.
This month is an opportunity to celebrate those stories and continue to campaign for progress.
LGBT+ people have always been part of our societies, but often their stories are hidden and go untold.
This month is an opportunity to celebrate those stories and continue to campaign for progress.
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Today is the first day of LGBT History Month
LGBT+ people have always been part of our societies, but often their stories are hidden and go untold.
This month is an opportunity to celebrate those stories and continue to campaign for progress.
LGBT+ people have always been part of our societies, but often their stories are hidden and go untold.
This month is an opportunity to celebrate those stories and continue to campaign for progress.
Terribly sad news. Thanks for all the laughs and the beautiful heartfelt moments.
#catherineohara
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#catherineohara
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Catherine O'Hara, who starred in Home Alone and Schitt's Creek, has died
She died on Friday at her home in Los Angeles, aged 71, "following a brief illness", her agency, Creative Artists Agency, said in a statement.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Terribly sad news. Thanks for all the laughs and the beautiful heartfelt moments.
#catherineohara
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#catherineohara
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Really excellent pieces by @jamescopley.bsky.social and @philsmithreporter.bsky.social in the Echo today on Dan Neil. The below paragraph perfectly sums up how I think most supporters are feeling. #SAFC
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The United Kingdom is at its best when we’re true to our values: tolerance, decency, respect for individual freedom and the rule of law.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
We can't let Nigel Farage throw that all away by turning Britain into Trump’s America.
Choose a brighter future with the Liberal Democrats.
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The Conservatives are making it crystal clear that they are purposely leaving sensible centrists out in the cold.
Only the Liberal Democrats are offering a realistic alternative to the two parties of old, and the populist fantasists on the extremes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Only the Liberal Democrats are offering a realistic alternative to the two parties of old, and the populist fantasists on the extremes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:42 PM
The Conservatives are making it crystal clear that they are purposely leaving sensible centrists out in the cold.
Only the Liberal Democrats are offering a realistic alternative to the two parties of old, and the populist fantasists on the extremes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Only the Liberal Democrats are offering a realistic alternative to the two parties of old, and the populist fantasists on the extremes. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It's not radical to think every vote should count.
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It's not radical to think every vote should count.
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I didn’t realise until kick off that this game was on TNT so can’t watch it. Was gutted. May prove to be a blessed relief by the looks of it.
I really hope this isn’t a case of having assumed we’d beat West Ham because that’s simply not good enough if it is.
#safc
I really hope this isn’t a case of having assumed we’d beat West Ham because that’s simply not good enough if it is.
#safc
January 24, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I didn’t realise until kick off that this game was on TNT so can’t watch it. Was gutted. May prove to be a blessed relief by the looks of it.
I really hope this isn’t a case of having assumed we’d beat West Ham because that’s simply not good enough if it is.
#safc
I really hope this isn’t a case of having assumed we’d beat West Ham because that’s simply not good enough if it is.
#safc
Isn’t it strange that a foreign head of state has told deeply hurtful and demonstrably false lies about the valour and sacrifice of UK armed forces and yet the apparent patriot in chief Farage is silent? I wonder if there is a reason?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Isn’t it strange that a foreign head of state has told deeply hurtful and demonstrably false lies about the valour and sacrifice of UK armed forces and yet the apparent patriot in chief Farage is silent? I wonder if there is a reason?
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
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the Lord is my shepherd, He shaves my entire body to make sweaters
June 11, 2023 at 4:58 PM
the Lord is my shepherd, He shaves my entire body to make sweaters
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
January 19, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Trump is acting like an international gangster.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
The Prime Minister has tried appeasing him for 12 months and has failed. It's time we finally stood up to him and united with our European allies to make him back down.
OK I shouldn't have to ask this but apparently I do: Why the hell is Beckham at Davos? What is he going to add to this meeting of global financial power players? What next? Wayne Rooney addresses the UN? Shaun Ryder hosts the Nobel Prize Ceremony? Maybe Gemma Collins is the new ambassador to France?
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 AM
OK I shouldn't have to ask this but apparently I do: Why the hell is Beckham at Davos? What is he going to add to this meeting of global financial power players? What next? Wayne Rooney addresses the UN? Shaun Ryder hosts the Nobel Prize Ceremony? Maybe Gemma Collins is the new ambassador to France?
If Starmer shows even the slightest hint of buckling under this bullying act by Trump then the Labour Party should jettison him and get someone with a backbone. End of.
#Greenland
#Greenland
January 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
If Starmer shows even the slightest hint of buckling under this bullying act by Trump then the Labour Party should jettison him and get someone with a backbone. End of.
#Greenland
#Greenland