Sylvia Booth
@smfbooth.bsky.social
Ex Treasury Manager for large UK Company - interested in Politics and Trade. Likes horses, cats, friends, fairness, logic, atheist, gardens, art, decency and kindness not necessarily in that order.
Anyway I have to make Sunday lunch for the family- it’s just that I am not very good on the vegetarian aspect. Was thinking of doing some sort of mushroom, cheddar cheese and mozzarella puff pastry pastie and roast chicken for the rest. Obviously Yorkshire puddings and veg. What are your thoughts?
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Anyway I have to make Sunday lunch for the family- it’s just that I am not very good on the vegetarian aspect. Was thinking of doing some sort of mushroom, cheddar cheese and mozzarella puff pastry pastie and roast chicken for the rest. Obviously Yorkshire puddings and veg. What are your thoughts?
Am pleased to see that Reform are being scrutinised well before a UK election. It’s no good waiting to question their policies at the eleventh hour. Let’s explore Farage’s close ties to Putin/ Trump and fascism. See what his policies mean to his voters.
January 27, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Am pleased to see that Reform are being scrutinised well before a UK election. It’s no good waiting to question their policies at the eleventh hour. Let’s explore Farage’s close ties to Putin/ Trump and fascism. See what his policies mean to his voters.
The only way forward for the Tories is to ditch Badenoch and return to the EU. They have hitched their wagon along with Reform to Trump and it’s going to explode.
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The only way forward for the Tories is to ditch Badenoch and return to the EU. They have hitched their wagon along with Reform to Trump and it’s going to explode.
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It will be an awkward first day for some!
January 27, 2026 at 11:07 AM
It will be an awkward first day for some!
You would think nowadays Government with AI could involve people far more in making decisions.
January 26, 2026 at 6:18 PM
You would think nowadays Government with AI could involve people far more in making decisions.
Generally,I reckon the maximum number of followers you want is circa 3,000 unless you are here as an informed source, otherwise it just gets out of hand. Also you don’t want loonies or adult content stuff. I like some silly animal stuff and the wonderful pictures and the art.
January 26, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Generally,I reckon the maximum number of followers you want is circa 3,000 unless you are here as an informed source, otherwise it just gets out of hand. Also you don’t want loonies or adult content stuff. I like some silly animal stuff and the wonderful pictures and the art.
The only hope for the Tories is a Bojo return - a sort of Damascene event. Trump much prefers Johnson to Farage - who is dull and needy. Why haven’t the Tories plugged this hole ?
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The only hope for the Tories is a Bojo return - a sort of Damascene event. Trump much prefers Johnson to Farage - who is dull and needy. Why haven’t the Tories plugged this hole ?
Feel sorry for people in the US with power outages that last for days. Feel sorry for people in Ukraine suffering power outages that last for weeks.
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Feel sorry for people in the US with power outages that last for days. Feel sorry for people in Ukraine suffering power outages that last for weeks.
Bring back Angela Rayner and get her to sort out Social media and the British media.
January 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Bring back Angela Rayner and get her to sort out Social media and the British media.
Why do old people vote for Reform ? Many of them would be unable to afford an insurance based healthcare system. In a fascist State, such as Nazi Germany, old people were termed “ useless eaters” and therefore expendable.
January 26, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Why do old people vote for Reform ? Many of them would be unable to afford an insurance based healthcare system. In a fascist State, such as Nazi Germany, old people were termed “ useless eaters” and therefore expendable.
Would Badenoch fit in to Stephen Miller’s racist philosophy?
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Would Badenoch fit in to Stephen Miller’s racist philosophy?
Quite why would anyone want the chaos and extremism in the UK that we see in the US ? Civil war lasts for decades, as we have seen in NI. There is no good outcome from electing Farage. His greed is obvious as is his racism. He is in thrall to far right extremism and paid well for his input.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Quite why would anyone want the chaos and extremism in the UK that we see in the US ? Civil war lasts for decades, as we have seen in NI. There is no good outcome from electing Farage. His greed is obvious as is his racism. He is in thrall to far right extremism and paid well for his input.
Personally, I would give Burnham Lisa Nandy’s job, should he get elected to Parliament.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Personally, I would give Burnham Lisa Nandy’s job, should he get elected to Parliament.
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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 10:36 AM
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
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There is a point when you are trying to contact the water company when you have lost the will to live. I have downloaded the app to the I pad twice and have now abandoned this for the phone. Am clicking on the white box and it won’t let me enter anything. FFS.
January 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
There is a point when you are trying to contact the water company when you have lost the will to live. I have downloaded the app to the I pad twice and have now abandoned this for the phone. Am clicking on the white box and it won’t let me enter anything. FFS.
I have not quite grasped the thoughts of the Farage supporters yet because it’s fluid - on the one hand they are desperate for Farage to ‘stop the boats’ ( lying through his teeth by the way) and on the other they have to despise his best mate Trump.
January 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I have not quite grasped the thoughts of the Farage supporters yet because it’s fluid - on the one hand they are desperate for Farage to ‘stop the boats’ ( lying through his teeth by the way) and on the other they have to despise his best mate Trump.
Not sure where UK sees its future. Half the Country seems to back the/ Farage/ Trump/ Putin axis and the other half seems to back a return to the EU. You can’t compromise on those two positions.
January 24, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Not sure where UK sees its future. Half the Country seems to back the/ Farage/ Trump/ Putin axis and the other half seems to back a return to the EU. You can’t compromise on those two positions.
So what will Trump do this month ? Well - there’s bombing Iran, then there’s taking over Mexico, then there’s taking over Cuba, then there’s shitting on Ukraine, then there’s shitting on the EU, then there’s shitting on the UK, then there’s moving ICE into more blue states then ….ad nauseoum.
January 24, 2026 at 4:28 PM
So what will Trump do this month ? Well - there’s bombing Iran, then there’s taking over Mexico, then there’s taking over Cuba, then there’s shitting on Ukraine, then there’s shitting on the EU, then there’s shitting on the UK, then there’s moving ICE into more blue states then ….ad nauseoum.
Just remember Farage is mentioned numerous times in the Epstein files.
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Just remember Farage is mentioned numerous times in the Epstein files.
I might have to get some IT lessons as I can’t figure out how to contact my water Company on WhatsApp on the I pad. I have downloaded the app twice - what the fuck !
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I might have to get some IT lessons as I can’t figure out how to contact my water Company on WhatsApp on the I pad. I have downloaded the app twice - what the fuck !
It’s actually objectively interesting to watch Trump. He is such an extreme example of all those people who have crossed your path in life who you despised. Not necessarily with the power to take them to task.
January 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
It’s actually objectively interesting to watch Trump. He is such an extreme example of all those people who have crossed your path in life who you despised. Not necessarily with the power to take them to task.
What is the point of a far right policy, where nobody can afford to buy the goods and services that a few rich Oligarchs are selling. By definition - it’s short term greed.
January 24, 2026 at 2:40 PM
What is the point of a far right policy, where nobody can afford to buy the goods and services that a few rich Oligarchs are selling. By definition - it’s short term greed.
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In case you missed it:
Making sense of the madness. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Analysis of the international and domestic implications of the ‘Greenland crisis’, including how the ‘Carney doctrine’ could offer a way forward for post-Brexit Britain: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/maki...
January 24, 2026 at 10:03 AM
In case you missed it:
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January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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