Aldous Gray
@1015saturdaynight.bsky.social
Getting on a bit, worked in Social Housing.
Prefer things that work over ideals that stay purely as ideals
Prefer things that work over ideals that stay purely as ideals
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56 Labour 2024 Manifesto Pledges delivered, on track or in progress.
In 18 months Labour are delivering for ordinary people.
Link in below tweet. Judge Labour on what they’re doing. Not what the daily comics tell you.
In 18 months Labour are delivering for ordinary people.
Link in below tweet. Judge Labour on what they’re doing. Not what the daily comics tell you.
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
56 Labour 2024 Manifesto Pledges delivered, on track or in progress.
In 18 months Labour are delivering for ordinary people.
Link in below tweet. Judge Labour on what they’re doing. Not what the daily comics tell you.
In 18 months Labour are delivering for ordinary people.
Link in below tweet. Judge Labour on what they’re doing. Not what the daily comics tell you.
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I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
December 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I often think back to a Greek taxi driver who once told me: "Too many people want the harshest laws they can imagine - for everyone except themselves."
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
This thinking is rife on the right, but it is also prevalent in a significant minority on the left. And that last part always takes me by surprise.
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Couldn’t agree more !!
It doesn't surprise me one bit. There is a holiness about some folks on the left who will go through timelines etc looking for evidence of ideological impurity. Some of it is fiendishly sexist as well - and don't start me on proseletising vegans. Nowt wrong with veganism but it isn't a religion.
December 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Couldn’t agree more !!
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Seems we’ve wasted years in finding Chancellors who can rip off HMRC and some who only last a matter of days. When all we needed to do was get the girl from accounts to sort it all out.
Bloody good job Rachel.
Bloody good job Rachel.
December 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Seems we’ve wasted years in finding Chancellors who can rip off HMRC and some who only last a matter of days. When all we needed to do was get the girl from accounts to sort it all out.
Bloody good job Rachel.
Bloody good job Rachel.
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Water is another area where Labour are making actual improvements….
“This follows last month’s results showing that 93% of bathing sites meet standards for swimming - an encouraging improvement on last year.”
“This follows last month’s results showing that 93% of bathing sites meet standards for swimming - an encouraging improvement on last year.”
Whether or not you are one of those crazy people who go for a Boxing Day swim in the sea, you still benefit from the progress our Labour government have made to improve the quality of our water.
+ 93% of bathing sites now meet water quality requirements - a big increase on last year.
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+ 93% of bathing sites now meet water quality requirements - a big increase on last year.
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Boxing Day swimmers buoyed by year of action to clean up waters
2025 was landmark year of action on water, with biggest reforms in a decade.
www.gov.uk
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Water is another area where Labour are making actual improvements….
“This follows last month’s results showing that 93% of bathing sites meet standards for swimming - an encouraging improvement on last year.”
“This follows last month’s results showing that 93% of bathing sites meet standards for swimming - an encouraging improvement on last year.”
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This, but it also involves taking away freedom of speech from those who oppose it.
That’s truly how MAGA sees it
That’s truly how MAGA sees it
December 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This, but it also involves taking away freedom of speech from those who oppose it.
That’s truly how MAGA sees it
That’s truly how MAGA sees it
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Pollsters claim Reform UK is ‘in decline’ as lead over Labour drops
Pollsters claim Reform UK is ‘in decline’ as lead over Labour drops
A Yougov poll has shown that the lead held by Nigel Farage’s party has dropped from 10 to five points with both Labour and the Tories gaining
www.independent.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Pollsters claim Reform UK is ‘in decline’ as lead over Labour drops
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New substack: why so many people are content with economic stagnation: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/wallowing-...
Wallowing in poverty
Why we're not bothered about economic growth.
chrisdillow.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New substack: why so many people are content with economic stagnation: chrisdillow.substack.com/p/wallowing-...
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Very soon, the Mail on Sunday main story will have the headline
"Reeves smells and can't get a boyfriend"
The barrel is being scraped.
"Reeves smells and can't get a boyfriend"
The barrel is being scraped.
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Very soon, the Mail on Sunday main story will have the headline
"Reeves smells and can't get a boyfriend"
The barrel is being scraped.
"Reeves smells and can't get a boyfriend"
The barrel is being scraped.
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BREAKING! David Walliams launches right-wing conspiracy theory podcast buff.ly/97ahh92
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BREAKING! David Walliams launches right-wing conspiracy theory podcast buff.ly/97ahh92
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Seems like we also need courts dedicated to rape cases to clear the enormous backlog.
'All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the govt has said.'
#c4news
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
'All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the govt has said.'
#c4news
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Police forces in England and Wales to get units that tackle violence against women
Specialist teams will deal with offences such as rape and stalking as part of VAWG strategy, home secretary says
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Seems like we also need courts dedicated to rape cases to clear the enormous backlog.
'All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the govt has said.'
#c4news
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
'All police forces in England and Wales will have dedicated rape and sexual offences teams by 2029, the govt has said.'
#c4news
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
"Bluesky is an echo chamber."
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
"Bluesky doesn't have enough reach"
"Liberals must return to X to challenge the far right"
I'm not a tech bro or a journalist. Your priorities are not my priorities. Stop telling me I need to do anything other than chat about comics & telly with people who seem nice.
December 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Also we've fetishized "debate” in these spaces as some kind of civic good, when what matters is competence, trust, shared purpose. Medicine, engineering, boardrooms aren’t organized around debate or requirements of false balance. We've poisoned public discourse by insisting it be adversarial.
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His opportunism is bad enough.
But never forget that this is the same Nigel Farage who allegedly made hissing noises and whispered "Hitler was right" to a Jewish contemporary at school.
Things he has NEVER apologised for.
But never forget that this is the same Nigel Farage who allegedly made hissing noises and whispered "Hitler was right" to a Jewish contemporary at school.
Things he has NEVER apologised for.
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
His opportunism is bad enough.
But never forget that this is the same Nigel Farage who allegedly made hissing noises and whispered "Hitler was right" to a Jewish contemporary at school.
Things he has NEVER apologised for.
But never forget that this is the same Nigel Farage who allegedly made hissing noises and whispered "Hitler was right" to a Jewish contemporary at school.
Things he has NEVER apologised for.
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be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
be aware there is a an absolutely massive disinfo campaign going around trying to say that the dude who disarmed this sicko was not named Ahmed al Ahmed but "Edward Crabtree"
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
the site, article, & all articles it links to appear to be all created/registered today & AI generated archive.is/K5eSI
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Same far-right hacks now crying that Polish workers are going back, despite having pushed daily hatred towards them for decades. Piss off, Daily Mail.
December 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Same far-right hacks now crying that Polish workers are going back, despite having pushed daily hatred towards them for decades. Piss off, Daily Mail.
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As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
By Laura Welton
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/wilde...
By Laura Welton
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/wilde...
Wilder Humber marks UK’s largest intertidal oyster release
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
By Laura Welton
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/wilde...
By Laura Welton
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/wilde...
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No doubt this is just the tip of the iceberg.
How many bots? How many fake channels? How much AI generated misinformation...
...is being created, shared, and believed across social media channels.
This is what we are up against, & why is it so important we must keep backing our Labour government!
How many bots? How many fake channels? How much AI generated misinformation...
...is being created, shared, and believed across social media channels.
This is what we are up against, & why is it so important we must keep backing our Labour government!
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
No doubt this is just the tip of the iceberg.
How many bots? How many fake channels? How much AI generated misinformation...
...is being created, shared, and believed across social media channels.
This is what we are up against, & why is it so important we must keep backing our Labour government!
How many bots? How many fake channels? How much AI generated misinformation...
...is being created, shared, and believed across social media channels.
This is what we are up against, & why is it so important we must keep backing our Labour government!
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Walthamstow last nights fatal road traffic accident in Blackhorse Road has broken our hearts - I will continue to work with the local Labour councillors and Transport for London to look at if there is more we can do to tackle speeding on our roads.
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Walthamstow last nights fatal road traffic accident in Blackhorse Road has broken our hearts - I will continue to work with the local Labour councillors and Transport for London to look at if there is more we can do to tackle speeding on our roads.
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Just arrived at the annual Quentin Crisp convention.
December 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Just arrived at the annual Quentin Crisp convention.
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UK | Videos posted on social media show members of far-right group Raise the Colours in Normandy claiming to have found and destroyed small boats that would have made the journey across the Channel and directly confronting supposed undocumented migrants.
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'Stop the boats': British far-right activists accused of harassing migrants in Calais — FRANCE 24 English
British activists have made multiple visits to the beaches of northern France in recent weeks, saying they want to stop undocumented migrants from crossing the channel in small boats. Migrant support ...
apple.news
December 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
UK | Videos posted on social media show members of far-right group Raise the Colours in Normandy claiming to have found and destroyed small boats that would have made the journey across the Channel and directly confronting supposed undocumented migrants.
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apple.news/AjAigQTzDSne...
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Superb from Sanwar !
December 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Superb from Sanwar !