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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 11h

Total folly of #Brexit revealed again. European Commission will slash existing tariff-free import quotas to around 18 million tonnes, potentially this could be a disaster for UK steel. The EU market is the destination for 78% of all UK steel exports. shorturl.at/u3Tls #RejoinEU #ClimateCrisis

UK Steel: EU unveils plan to slash import quotas, devastating impact

07 October 2025: The EU Commission proposes new import quotas, which will severely curtail UK steelmakers access to their biggest export market. This could have a devastating impact on the industry.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 4d

Badenock's distorted views lead to outperform Reform, away from one nation policies. Her latest calamity is to repeal the #Climate Change Act. The Chief Exec of the CBI says "The scientific reality of climate change makes action from business and Govt imperative. #RejoinEU

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 5d

#Stanley v Barnet tomorrow. Our injury list, Madden, Sass, Farrend, Rawson, Connor, to name a few. We have young players ready. Barnet have just been promoted, have something to prove. Consistency, shape, crosses into Barnet box etc all important. C'mon #AccringtonStanley

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 7d

At last the worst excesses of the Tory Govt during the Covid crisis are being exposed &, to some extent, put right. PPE Medpro, a company closely linked to Lady Mone & husband Doug Barrowman ordered to repay £122M for their part in this rip off of the UK taxpayer.https://shorturl.at/pX8gv #RejoinEU

Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE

High Court rules PPE Medpro provided government with 25 million faulty surgial gowns during pandemic

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 15d

Listening to #Farage one may think this iman is merely misguided. His record as a constituency MP tells a different story. This charlatan has never held a single surgery for constituents. Utter contempt for the voters. #FarageOut

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 18d

#Stanley 2 MKD 1 Great stuff, 2 consecutive wins. Goals from Caton and Sinclair sealed the win. Stanley dominated in most of the first half, and performed well in the second. MKD were one of the fancied teams pre season, let's see what this great win means for Stanley. C'mon #AccringtonStanley

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 19d

#Stanley v Milton Keynes tomorrow. The Dons were pre season favourites, they have slipped but are still strong. Stanley's win last week should do wonders for our confidence. We know that if we shower the opposition box with crosses we have the forwards to score. C'mon #Accringtonstanley

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 25d

#Stanley 1 Colchester 0 Great stuff, Stanley's first win of the season. Stanley rained balls into the Colchester box until Sinclair cracked in that great goal. Now the sky's the limit. C'mon #AccringtonStanley

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 26d

#Stanley v Colchester tomorrow. We are the only League 2 team who haven't won yet. We can put that right tomorrow. 100% effort, ball into their box from the wings, it's important to win games in front of our own supporters. C'mon #AccringtonStanley

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · 29d

The #LiberalDemocrats have called for #BorisJohnson to be stripped of his access to an allowance for former prime ministers over allegations he has profited from contacts he made while in office. shorturl.at/qWz6o
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Call to strip Johnson of ex-PM allowance over alleged profiting from contacts

The Guardian published a series of stories based on leaked data provided by a non-profit organisation.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 8

The brass neck of #Fararge & his acolytes is breathtaking, he thinks he can lie and many people won't see through it. Oxford Migration Observatory reports 'asylum seekers know because the UK no longer part of EU & not party to EU’s fingerprint database they cannot be quickly identified & sent back.

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 5

The great con trick, that's ReformUK. Richard Tice commutes every month to Dubai to see his partner. She lives there 4 tax purposes (yes tax avoidance), & she objects to private schools having to pay fair tax. They are parasites. shorturl.at/d55UX #RejoinEU #ClimateCrisis #StandwithUkraine

Proud patriot Isabel Oakeshott moves to Dubai to avoid tax hike

Isabel Oakeshott has said Labour's 'pernicious tax on private schools' prompted her to relocate to Dubai with her kids.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 4

#ReformUK shows hypocrisy of the highest degree by banning New World reporters from their party conference. Reform's Nottinghamshire brethren show their own hypocrisy by banning their councillors from talking to journalists.
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Reform’s Decision to Ban Journalists from Conference Branded ‘Shocking’ by Press Freedom Watchdog

A leading press freedom group has accused Reform UK of drawing from the “authoritarian playbook” by blocking media outlets from attending its annual conference this weekend. The party informed DeSmog ...

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 3

Philosophical Investigations by Wittgenstein, The EnglishText of theThird Edition, read for free at writeon.atspace.co.uk, then Writing of Distinction from main menu. This work is considered by many as the greatest work of philosophy of the 20th century.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 3

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trump has driven India right into the hands of China. Because of the sycophantic nature of Trump's cabinets no one has ever warned of these dangers. Trump himself so unfitted, lacks concentration & knowledge, & his style is to serve his own narcissism. shorturl.at/wmMjS #RejoinEU #ClimateCrisis

Are Trump’s tariffs pushing rivals India and China closer together?

American president’s targeting of India with hefty levies, coupled with his efforts to strengthen ties with Pakistan, could cost him a powerful ally in the Asia-Pacific region, reports Alisha Rahaman ...

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Sep 1

As #Reform spits out bigotry and hate to obtain a few grubby votes it could do real damage to the UK. Reform's thoughtless plan to leave the ECHR totally ignores the fact that people on both sides of the Irish border voted for the NIAgreement, which is predicated on mship of ECHR shorturl.at/p6RAL

Victoria Derbyshire grills Richard Tice over claim ECHR withdrawal won’t ‘unravel’ the Good Friday Agreement

"That doesn't make sense"

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 30

Trump administration shames the US population once more by blocking Palestinian leader. Trump launched attacks on the media, courts, civil servants & former allies like John Bolton. amassing more power for the 'great' leader. Incompetent, cruel couldn't run a bath. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

US blocks Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas from attending UN meeting in New York

The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 29

#Stanley v Shrewsbury tomorrow. Josh Smith, Dan Martin, and Tyler Walton coming back from injury. We need a first win, discipline, work rate, strong tackles will all play their part. C'mon #AccringtonStanley

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 27

Some will laugh, some will cry. The sycophancy that dominates Trump's meetings should shame every US citizen. It also means that if his 'Cabinet' behave like this what are they like when giving 'advice'. It's stomach churning. In the UK we'd say they couldn't run a bath! shorturl.at/elgCV

Trump's Cabinet Meeting Was Stuffed With Flattery for Dear Leader

Donald Trump's latest Cabinet meeting was a spectacle of flattery, with the president's appointees shamelessly praising him for saving America.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 26

Farage's bigotry clear, he doesn't care about other human beings so long as it gets a few grubby votes. His #Brexit xenophobia cripples the UK, making it impossible for proper talks between UK & EU. He's quite happy to see UK as an international pariah by ripping up human rights. shorturl.at/YLXsY

Why Nigel Farage’s ‘fag packet’ migrant deportation plans don’t add up

Nigel Farage claims he would deport 600,000 asylum seekers in the first term of a Reform government and ramp up detentions of those who come here illegally. But the numbers don’t quite add up, as Alic...

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 25

#LibDems have raised the shocking situation re shoplifting across the UK. These are appalling figures & must be addressed by new thinking e.g. abolish Crime Commissioners, put the money into fighting shoplifting. shorturl.at/jzCDc
#RejointheEU #ClimateCrisis #StandwithUkraine

Burglaries and shoplifting "decriminalised" as most offences don’t result in a suspect being charged

The Liberal Democrats have warned that burglaries and shoplifting are being effectively “decriminalised,” after shocking figures uncovered by the party show how few of these offences resulted in a sus...

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 23

#Farage spits out his message of hate, regardless of the trauma that many asylum seekers have endured. He also talks of leaving the ECHR. After weakening the UK with his Brexit madness, he now suggests isolating the UK morally. Madness from a bigot. #RejoinEU www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nigel Farage pledges to deport small boat asylum seekers

Plans outlined by the Reform UK leader would see the country taken out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 22

Stanley v Grimsby tomorrow. New striker Paddy Madden should be available, let's hope he's got his shooting boots on. Grimsby unbeaten in five. Last season Stanley won, we want more of the same tomorrow. C'mon #AccringtinStanley

deepvalleys.bsky.social @deepvalleys.bsky.social · Aug 22

As #Putin stitches #Trump up like a kipper it's well to remember Putin's track record. It is lies, lies and more lies. As Trump plays the sycophant Putin has not moved one iota from his original position. Strength is one thing he will understand. #Standwithukraine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Proposed Ukraine land concessions are Putin's trap, EU top diplomat tells BBC

Kaja Kallas' warning comes as Donald Trump sets a two-week period to assess peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv.

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