Peter Smith
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Peter Smith
@redpeter99.bsky.social
Recovering X and Twitter addict. Looking for a funnier, more intelligent place.
Lifelong Leeds United supporter.
I block racists.
Elderly white hippie and proud.
It is imperative that whatever action Europe takes, we take together.
The tectonic plates are starting to shift.
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The Labour defection to Reform is the political equivalent of Billy Bunter's postal order. It's always on its way but never actually arrives.
#ForTheTeenagers
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Badenoch just can't help herself. The country needs unity and maturity from its leaders.
The opportunity to kick Starmer was too tempting.
January 20, 2026 at 11:33 AM
I reckon Farage's nicotine stained fingerprints are all over Trump's sudden obsession with the Chagos Islands.
Farage may wear Union Jack socks but he ain't no patriot.
January 20, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Will it now be in two weeks?
Politico reporting that the much hyped Labour defection to Reform, supposedly lined up for today, has been put off
January 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Reposted by Peter Smith
"He said he didn't like the Chagos Islands deal but he had to go along with it."
January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 AM
For us of a certain age, replace Wendy James with Sonja Kristina.
Current events have confirmed my long-held view that the 'special relationship' is very similar to the one I didn't have with Wendy James in the late 1980s.
January 20, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Davey and Polanski are doing a decent impression of this guy.
The reality is that dealing with Trump is impossible. He's barking mad.
To suggest simple solutions is dishonest.
January 20, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Controversial*

(*F*cking insane)
EXC: Zack Polanski tells us Britain should consider closing US military bases, leave Nato and denuclearise, as he begins to flesh out the Greens’ foreign policy.

Also spells out to @pippacrerar.bsky.social and me his red lines in any coalition talks to come.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Why there are news bulletins at all on #Radio3 is baffling. Why they're every 30 minutes on the Breakfast Show is bafflinger.
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 AM
When America sends its people to Davos, they're not sending their best. They're sending rapists.....
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM
I'm glad we spent time having a laugh and fun with our kids when they were growing up and didn't waste it worrying about Brand Smith.
January 20, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Is there a more inappropriately named ground than the Vitality Stadium?
It has the atmosphere of an out of town shopping centre on a wet Tuesday afternoon in February.
#BOUBHA
January 19, 2026 at 8:39 PM
To fully appreciate the majesty of Trump's letter, read it out loud in the voice of Bonnie Langford in her role as Violet Elizabeth Bott.
January 19, 2026 at 8:26 PM
What's not to like about the President of Norway? Jonas Gahr Store is a man of impeccable judgement.
#lufc
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Wish Ed would buy a Ducati or a Gibson 335 if he wants to recapture his youth.
The stroppy silly teenager vibe doesn't suit him.
Weak, weak, weak. This appeasement must end.

Starmer should be uniting with our allies against Trump's threats, not splitting off to suck up to him.
January 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I scratch my head until it bleeds to understand the appeal of Donald Trump.
The woman on #C4News needs help to discover the workings inside her bonce.
January 19, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Blimey. Priti Patel is talking sense in the Commons.
January 19, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Witnessed a confused OAP getting on the bus this morning. She didn't realise it was too early to use her free pass. She didn't have 30p cash. Seeing her distress, a young lad on his way to college paid it for her.
Take that Britain is Broken lot.
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Danish Foreign minister has welcomed and appreciated Starmer's speech.
@skynewsrss.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM
When Trump says he'll follow through, I believe him.
He likely does it most days.
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Beth Rigby will never knowingly ask a question that hopes for an answer that supports Starmer.
@skynewsrss.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Romford voters talk of little else other than the Chagos Islands.
In every pub, parents outside schools, on every bus, it's Chagos Islands this and Chagos Islands that....
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM