Mark Hebden
@unionlib.bsky.social
Ginger Viking Librarian Trade Unionist Cricket Fan
"The age old rivarly between Chelsea and Barcelona".
OK then.
OK then.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"The age old rivarly between Chelsea and Barcelona".
OK then.
OK then.
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
I'd like to see Martin Scorsese do Love Actually - it would piss everyone off.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I'd like to see Martin Scorsese do Love Actually - it would piss everyone off.
Grindr
Boobs
Crabs
Well, fuck.
Boobs
Crabs
Well, fuck.
The first 3 words you see will define your 2026.
Boyfriend
Job
Moneyass
Boyfriend
Job
Moneyass
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Grindr
Boobs
Crabs
Well, fuck.
Boobs
Crabs
Well, fuck.
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Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. I had a great, but very chilly, evening at the Reclaim the Night March in Aberdeen. I'm currently defrosting! 🥶 Second day of graduations tomorrow. Rector surgery Thursday at Student Union at 2pm!
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Today marks the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence. I had a great, but very chilly, evening at the Reclaim the Night March in Aberdeen. I'm currently defrosting! 🥶 Second day of graduations tomorrow. Rector surgery Thursday at Student Union at 2pm!
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It's always men posting anonymously from private accounts who tell you that it was totally normal to sing Hitler Youth songs in the 1980s.
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It's always men posting anonymously from private accounts who tell you that it was totally normal to sing Hitler Youth songs in the 1980s.
The BBC is pathetic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The BBC is pathetic.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
It absolutely matters what Nigel Farage said and did when he was in school - it wouldn't matter if he had shown the slightest hint of learning from his mistakes and readjusting his opinions but nothing in his political career suggests he is anything other than a far right bigot.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It absolutely matters what Nigel Farage said and did when he was in school - it wouldn't matter if he had shown the slightest hint of learning from his mistakes and readjusting his opinions but nothing in his political career suggests he is anything other than a far right bigot.
Yes, well, it's not hard to discern Mason's politics from the crap he utters is it.
Robbie Gibb describes the BBC's Political Editor Chris Mason as the "unsung hero of covering politics" and "absolutely first rate"
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yes, well, it's not hard to discern Mason's politics from the crap he utters is it.
Due to Nigel Farage's poor handling of his interview with ITV News Reform have taken the decision to have Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to step in for him next time.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Due to Nigel Farage's poor handling of his interview with ITV News Reform have taken the decision to have Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to step in for him next time.
Maybe as a white racist you don't get to decide whether your racism is hurtful or not.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Maybe as a white racist you don't get to decide whether your racism is hurtful or not.
Happy 9th anniversary to when the Daily Mail tried to justify the Nazi murder of an MP
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Happy 9th anniversary to when the Daily Mail tried to justify the Nazi murder of an MP
Robbie Gibb is a far right lunatic. Fuck that guy.
November 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Robbie Gibb is a far right lunatic. Fuck that guy.
If Richard Dannatt is the type of person to accept money for for services beyond his remit then shouldn't his military record be seriously scrutinised, not to mention the possibility that his integrity while in post was seriously compromised to the point where he was a security risk.
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
If Richard Dannatt is the type of person to accept money for for services beyond his remit then shouldn't his military record be seriously scrutinised, not to mention the possibility that his integrity while in post was seriously compromised to the point where he was a security risk.
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Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
Elliott Abrams has demanded the US enact regime change in Venezuela. Who he, you ask? He is the man convicted over withholding information from Congress over the Iran-Contra affair and one of the many architects of the illegal war on Iraq.
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Elliott Abrams has demanded the US enact regime change in Venezuela. Who he, you ask? He is the man convicted over withholding information from Congress over the Iran-Contra affair and one of the many architects of the illegal war on Iraq.
I'll be glad when the budget speech is over and the bloody thing is published - absolutely sick of hearing briefings and counter-briefings and analysis of something that literally doesn't exist yet, at least publicly.
November 24, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'll be glad when the budget speech is over and the bloody thing is published - absolutely sick of hearing briefings and counter-briefings and analysis of something that literally doesn't exist yet, at least publicly.
Why is Tories only support things once its affected them personally? Maybe a few people like David Cameron should live in poverty for a while and then they'd support decent wages and a better welfare state
November 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Why is Tories only support things once its affected them personally? Maybe a few people like David Cameron should live in poverty for a while and then they'd support decent wages and a better welfare state
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‘A horror film a bit like Cocaine Bear where scientists engineer a Great Dane with the brain and temperament of a sausage dog’
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
‘A horror film a bit like Cocaine Bear where scientists engineer a Great Dane with the brain and temperament of a sausage dog’
It's pretty amazing how many of Umberto Eco's 14 characteristics of Ur-Fascism are exemplified by not only Reform but by our own government and the supposed liberal government's of the developed West.
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
It's pretty amazing how many of Umberto Eco's 14 characteristics of Ur-Fascism are exemplified by not only Reform but by our own government and the supposed liberal government's of the developed West.
Don't understand Leeds insitence on playing Calvert-Lewin or Nmecha ahead of Piroe. Neither are capable of putting the ball in the net, Piroe is proven and at least deserves a run of games to see if he can perform at this level - he can't do worse than not score.
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Don't understand Leeds insitence on playing Calvert-Lewin or Nmecha ahead of Piroe. Neither are capable of putting the ball in the net, Piroe is proven and at least deserves a run of games to see if he can perform at this level - he can't do worse than not score.