David
@thefatfryer.bsky.social
Leftish socially aware small business owner. (Yes a Chippy!) Living in Belfast. Loves politics, my husband and my French Bulldog Cybil. (In reverse order!) Hates Brexit and all those involved in it.
Also love cars, any type any age. Yes I’m that sad.
Also love cars, any type any age. Yes I’m that sad.
We can only hope @chadbourn.bsky.social we can only hope…
New Survation poll. Have Reform peaked?
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
RFM: 29% (-5)
LAB: 22% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
LDM: 12% (+1)
GRN: 11% (+3)
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We can only hope @chadbourn.bsky.social we can only hope…
The Pontiff speaks quietly and carry’s a big stick.
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Pontiff speaks quietly and carry’s a big stick.
What does Reform do? Deny deny deny.
When your past finally catches up, what do you do? What do you do?
When the record shows you voted against every measure meant to help working people—what do you do? What do you do?
When stories about your ties to Russia won’t disappear, what do you do? What do you do?🤨👇
When the record shows you voted against every measure meant to help working people—what do you do? What do you do?
When stories about your ties to Russia won’t disappear, what do you do? What do you do?🤨👇
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What does Reform do? Deny deny deny.
The proposed electric car tax is stupid, illogical and unworkable. Simpler would be a tax on an electric vehicles weight.
This month in my electric Renault 5 cost £55. The equivalent distance in my fiat 509 would be £340 thus saving £285. Or roughly the tax for 10k miles.
Do the maths.
This month in my electric Renault 5 cost £55. The equivalent distance in my fiat 509 would be £340 thus saving £285. Or roughly the tax for 10k miles.
Do the maths.
The new rules on electric cars in the budget, incomprehensible. The answer is simple, don't buy electric cars.
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The proposed electric car tax is stupid, illogical and unworkable. Simpler would be a tax on an electric vehicles weight.
This month in my electric Renault 5 cost £55. The equivalent distance in my fiat 509 would be £340 thus saving £285. Or roughly the tax for 10k miles.
Do the maths.
This month in my electric Renault 5 cost £55. The equivalent distance in my fiat 509 would be £340 thus saving £285. Or roughly the tax for 10k miles.
Do the maths.
Introduce yourself with five cars you have owned.
Triumph Doomite Sprint
Astra GTE 16v
Lexus IS200
Audi TT
Renault 5
Triumph Doomite Sprint
Astra GTE 16v
Lexus IS200
Audi TT
Renault 5
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Morris Traveller
Peugeot 205 1.6GTi
Vauxhall vx220
MGZTT 260
Audi A2
Morris Traveller
Peugeot 205 1.6GTi
Vauxhall vx220
MGZTT 260
Audi A2
Introduce yourself with 5 cars you've owned
Peugeot 104
Volvo 244
Ford Escort mk1
Vauxhall Victor FB
British Leyland Mini Clubman
Peugeot 104
Volvo 244
Ford Escort mk1
Vauxhall Victor FB
British Leyland Mini Clubman
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Introduce yourself with five cars you have owned.
Triumph Doomite Sprint
Astra GTE 16v
Lexus IS200
Audi TT
Renault 5
Triumph Doomite Sprint
Astra GTE 16v
Lexus IS200
Audi TT
Renault 5
Performative cruelty.
Just to try and appease Farage. Hopeless and disgusting and ultimately bound to fail.
Just to try and appease Farage. Hopeless and disgusting and ultimately bound to fail.
They won't be the only one. This government's cruel and inhumane anti-immigration policies are already cause widespread fear, even before they are implemented. Labour needs to change course on this right now before more harm is caused.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Performative cruelty.
Just to try and appease Farage. Hopeless and disgusting and ultimately bound to fail.
Just to try and appease Farage. Hopeless and disgusting and ultimately bound to fail.
Worse job I have ever done?
Operating a plastic injection moulding machine. Mind numbingly boring while doing my optics degree.
Mind you using that degree was the second. Robbing customers (patients) as it was my “professionalism”
Operating a plastic injection moulding machine. Mind numbingly boring while doing my optics degree.
Mind you using that degree was the second. Robbing customers (patients) as it was my “professionalism”
Beater for a pheasant shoot.
Objectivelt horrible thing to do - plus I got shot by a posh idiot.
Quite a pivotal moment as it put me right off both hunting and rich idiots.
Objectivelt horrible thing to do - plus I got shot by a posh idiot.
Quite a pivotal moment as it put me right off both hunting and rich idiots.
19. What is the worst job you ever worked?
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Worse job I have ever done?
Operating a plastic injection moulding machine. Mind numbingly boring while doing my optics degree.
Mind you using that degree was the second. Robbing customers (patients) as it was my “professionalism”
Operating a plastic injection moulding machine. Mind numbingly boring while doing my optics degree.
Mind you using that degree was the second. Robbing customers (patients) as it was my “professionalism”
This really explains the modus operandi in full. He has never deviated from the rules. Ever…
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This really explains the modus operandi in full. He has never deviated from the rules. Ever…
I understand that tax from motoring amounts to £50B and the spend on the roads service amounts to £10B.
Is it me but that doesn’t seem like value for money?
Is it me but that doesn’t seem like value for money?
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I understand that tax from motoring amounts to £50B and the spend on the roads service amounts to £10B.
Is it me but that doesn’t seem like value for money?
Is it me but that doesn’t seem like value for money?
Large sections of our media are performatively cruel. Lifting half a million children (regardless of their parents) can only ever be a good thing.
You cannot hypothecate your own personal income tax to a policy you agree with…
You cannot hypothecate your own personal income tax to a policy you agree with…
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Large sections of our media are performatively cruel. Lifting half a million children (regardless of their parents) can only ever be a good thing.
You cannot hypothecate your own personal income tax to a policy you agree with…
You cannot hypothecate your own personal income tax to a policy you agree with…
It’s an odd way to carry favour with the government of the day.
The charter is up for renewal rather soon…
The charter is up for renewal rather soon…
The attacks on Labour from BBC News are now so relentless, day after day, minute after minute, putting headline negativity on absolutely anything they say, or do.
Are they now the official opposition?
Are they now the official opposition?
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s an odd way to carry favour with the government of the day.
The charter is up for renewal rather soon…
The charter is up for renewal rather soon…
@sophiakaur.bsky.social is completely accurate. The government change UC to silence twitter trolls, yet fail to change the very inequities baked into the unfair and unjust system.
Don’t know who @ukparliament.parliament.uk needs to hear this; but the only reason you have monies to fund a budget in the first place is bc of the society that’s delegated their power to you.
Y’all look at Nordic countries wondering why they don’t have these issues but then go on to bastardise UC.
Y’all look at Nordic countries wondering why they don’t have these issues but then go on to bastardise UC.
You are completely accurate. The state doesn’t “subsidise “ lease deals. Those who receive the benefits can choose to spend their benefits on a lease topping it up if they can afford and or want to.
UK only built cars will be slim pickings for choice and also affect the second hand market🙄
UK only built cars will be slim pickings for choice and also affect the second hand market🙄
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
@sophiakaur.bsky.social is completely accurate. The government change UC to silence twitter trolls, yet fail to change the very inequities baked into the unfair and unjust system.
Woke to a laugh!
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Woke to a laugh!
It’s a shame we can’t spend sovereignty…
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
It’s a shame we can’t spend sovereignty…
@philsbodydouble.bsky.social uses just the right amount of sarcasm to explain the government proposed changes to Motability.
It’s the politics of envy.
It’s the politics of envy.
Personally I think every disabled person using mobility scheme should drive something that shows them for the incapable folk they are so we can all keep our distance and be safe. Something like this.
(warning: sarcasm)
(warning: sarcasm)
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
@philsbodydouble.bsky.social uses just the right amount of sarcasm to explain the government proposed changes to Motability.
It’s the politics of envy.
It’s the politics of envy.
Advice needed. Car cleaned but very streaky. What’s the best way to remove them. (Car was ceramic polished a month or so ago but by hand)
Thanks.
Thanks.
November 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Advice needed. Car cleaned but very streaky. What’s the best way to remove them. (Car was ceramic polished a month or so ago but by hand)
Thanks.
Thanks.
Who is the real slim shady?
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
Please read & share.
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Who is the real slim shady?
I think Cybil wants the heating turned up?
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I think Cybil wants the heating turned up?
I think Cybil’s small amount of fame isn’t going to her head!
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I think Cybil’s small amount of fame isn’t going to her head!
Getting Cybil winter ready.
She wasn’t terribly impressed 🤣
She wasn’t terribly impressed 🤣
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Getting Cybil winter ready.
She wasn’t terribly impressed 🤣
She wasn’t terribly impressed 🤣
Lovely gentle stripped back track. Great listen and a good way to start the day.
I don’t do this very often but sometimes when you’ve written songs you want to share them.
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Home to You (Andy Hearn/Dave Farrar) | Andy Hearn
Home to You (Andy Hearn/Dave Farrar) by Andy Hearn, Rock music from Blackpool, UK on ReverbNation
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November 19, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Lovely gentle stripped back track. Great listen and a good way to start the day.
Excellent short piece by @brexitrage.bsky.social about the travails of the BBC. Worth a read.
The BBC is one our only soft power institutions left now that international aid is a shadow. It needs protecting not attacking.
Offer Trump a big golfing tournament at Turnberry to shut him up.
The BBC is one our only soft power institutions left now that international aid is a shadow. It needs protecting not attacking.
Offer Trump a big golfing tournament at Turnberry to shut him up.
My latest thought piece on the BBC, Trump, Starmer and our place in the world - it may get edited after the lawsuits come in !!!
open.substack.com/pub/rebootbr...
#BBC #Trump #Starmer #RejoinEU #Brexit #Britain #Trumpectomies
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @nmwilkinson.bsky.social
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#BBC #Trump #Starmer #RejoinEU #Brexit #Britain #Trumpectomies
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @nmwilkinson.bsky.social
In praise of the BBC
You may think this is an odd way to start such a piece, but I think the BBC deserves everything it got from Trump and the far right loons and gutterpress.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Excellent short piece by @brexitrage.bsky.social about the travails of the BBC. Worth a read.
The BBC is one our only soft power institutions left now that international aid is a shadow. It needs protecting not attacking.
Offer Trump a big golfing tournament at Turnberry to shut him up.
The BBC is one our only soft power institutions left now that international aid is a shadow. It needs protecting not attacking.
Offer Trump a big golfing tournament at Turnberry to shut him up.
@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social is right of course.
As I said as reply, the PM took a fork in the road and as usual it was the wrong fork..:
As I said as reply, the PM took a fork in the road and as usual it was the wrong fork..:
Six weeks since the PM said Britain faced a choice between decency or division and our bad, obviously, for not understanding that he was in fact Team Division
November 17, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social is right of course.
As I said as reply, the PM took a fork in the road and as usual it was the wrong fork..:
As I said as reply, the PM took a fork in the road and as usual it was the wrong fork..:
Currently in the out of hours vet with Cybil our French bulldog. Consultation cost £307 plus treatment costs. (Our vet £44)
It’s almost as though they profit through the owners anxiety.
Surely not?
It’s almost as though they profit through the owners anxiety.
Surely not?
Cat back from vet. Apparently she has anxiety and is self-harming!? We’ve been given cat anti-depressants and a calming plug-in diffuser to help calm her and develop her emotional well-being. Having seen the €€€€ bill I have now taken the anti-depressants!
November 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Currently in the out of hours vet with Cybil our French bulldog. Consultation cost £307 plus treatment costs. (Our vet £44)
It’s almost as though they profit through the owners anxiety.
Surely not?
It’s almost as though they profit through the owners anxiety.
Surely not?