Deryck Francis
@deryckfrancis.bsky.social
Data Analyst | UX - Scot living in London. (He/Him)
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Listening to today's show on catch up and I had a thought on the propoganda topic and I think the answer to why people aren't awake to the danger is the same as 'why is propaganda so effective', I think it's because things feel hard at the moment.
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Listening to today's show on catch up and I had a thought on the propoganda topic and I think the answer to why people aren't awake to the danger is the same as 'why is propaganda so effective', I think it's because things feel hard at the moment.
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
December 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏
Also a video from @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social while I'm listening to my Spotify wrapped with @thetrawl.bsky.social paused seemed on purpose. 😂
Back to the latest episode! 🤘🏻😂
Back to the latest episode! 🤘🏻😂
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Also a video from @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social while I'm listening to my Spotify wrapped with @thetrawl.bsky.social paused seemed on purpose. 😂
Back to the latest episode! 🤘🏻😂
Back to the latest episode! 🤘🏻😂
@quietriotpod.bsky.social knocked @mrjamesob.bsky.social off my top spot this year!
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
@quietriotpod.bsky.social knocked @mrjamesob.bsky.social off my top spot this year!
Sorry @mrjamesob.bsky.social , did I hear you correctly, did you just say Farage will be back on your show next week?
(I sent a WhatsApp but it doesn't seem to be going through -
@lbc.co.uk)
(I sent a WhatsApp but it doesn't seem to be going through -
@lbc.co.uk)
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Sorry @mrjamesob.bsky.social , did I hear you correctly, did you just say Farage will be back on your show next week?
(I sent a WhatsApp but it doesn't seem to be going through -
@lbc.co.uk)
(I sent a WhatsApp but it doesn't seem to be going through -
@lbc.co.uk)
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I'm listening to today's show on catch up so you may get a caller who posits this thought but I think Labour will inevitably adopt a similar tax set up to Scotland. The issue I see with this is that Scottish Labour have spent years attacking the SNP for the structure (1/2)
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I'm listening to today's show on catch up so you may get a caller who posits this thought but I think Labour will inevitably adopt a similar tax set up to Scotland. The issue I see with this is that Scottish Labour have spent years attacking the SNP for the structure (1/2)
@sturdyalex.bsky.social the pro-tip about Nistisima food is brilliant pro-tip! My partner & I are thinking about going to Athens and we're vegetarian so it's one I'll be remembering!
@quietriotpod.bsky.social Come for the political content and get added extras along the way. 😂✌🏻
@quietriotpod.bsky.social Come for the political content and get added extras along the way. 😂✌🏻
September 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@sturdyalex.bsky.social the pro-tip about Nistisima food is brilliant pro-tip! My partner & I are thinking about going to Athens and we're vegetarian so it's one I'll be remembering!
@quietriotpod.bsky.social Come for the political content and get added extras along the way. 😂✌🏻
@quietriotpod.bsky.social Come for the political content and get added extras along the way. 😂✌🏻
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Are we giving the mango Mussolini a better parade that his birthday one with the rubber tanks? 🤔
September 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Are we giving the mango Mussolini a better parade that his birthday one with the rubber tanks? 🤔
@mrjamesob.bsky.social The segment you had with Roman Kemp was really good & the initiative sounds amazing. It actually sounds like something that could be scaled to every sport in the UK, hell every football league in the UK.
Honestly, such an impressive initiative.
Honestly, such an impressive initiative.
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social The segment you had with Roman Kemp was really good & the initiative sounds amazing. It actually sounds like something that could be scaled to every sport in the UK, hell every football league in the UK.
Honestly, such an impressive initiative.
Honestly, such an impressive initiative.
Has anyone used @zipcar.bsky.social flex to hire a car to go to the shop (like ASDA) and back?
Just trying to decide whether I can use flex for this & have the car coming out of the shop to drive home or if I need a round trip. #zipcar #london
Just trying to decide whether I can use flex for this & have the car coming out of the shop to drive home or if I need a round trip. #zipcar #london
September 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Has anyone used @zipcar.bsky.social flex to hire a car to go to the shop (like ASDA) and back?
Just trying to decide whether I can use flex for this & have the car coming out of the shop to drive home or if I need a round trip. #zipcar #london
Just trying to decide whether I can use flex for this & have the car coming out of the shop to drive home or if I need a round trip. #zipcar #london
@sturdyalex.bsky.social on for @quietriotpod.bsky.social wokey dokey... apparently Anne Widdecombe is woke now according to Jonathan Hinder.
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
@sturdyalex.bsky.social on for @quietriotpod.bsky.social wokey dokey... apparently Anne Widdecombe is woke now according to Jonathan Hinder.
Why wait?
W/ their ultimatum to Israel to work towards a 2 state solution means that they'll have to recognise a Palestinian state eventually.
This just gives the option to kick into the long grass w/ Israel giving a lip service ceasefire & promising to work towards 2 states but never delivering.
W/ their ultimatum to Israel to work towards a 2 state solution means that they'll have to recognise a Palestinian state eventually.
This just gives the option to kick into the long grass w/ Israel giving a lip service ceasefire & promising to work towards 2 states but never delivering.
Keir Starmer says UK will recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution – UK politics live
Starmer says UK will recognise Palestinian statehood in September unless Israel agrees ceasefire and two-state solution – UK politics live
Downing Street has issues its readout of today’s cabinet meeting on Gaza.
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Why wait?
W/ their ultimatum to Israel to work towards a 2 state solution means that they'll have to recognise a Palestinian state eventually.
This just gives the option to kick into the long grass w/ Israel giving a lip service ceasefire & promising to work towards 2 states but never delivering.
W/ their ultimatum to Israel to work towards a 2 state solution means that they'll have to recognise a Palestinian state eventually.
This just gives the option to kick into the long grass w/ Israel giving a lip service ceasefire & promising to work towards 2 states but never delivering.
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"As part of a peace deal".
Starmer still dedicated to giving Israel veto power over the recognition of Palestine. We know they'd never allow it, he knows they'd never allow it, they'd murder hundreds of thousands more to prevent it.
A complete charade.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer still dedicated to giving Israel veto power over the recognition of Palestine. We know they'd never allow it, he knows they'd never allow it, they'd murder hundreds of thousands more to prevent it.
A complete charade.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
UK ready to recognise Palestinian state in peace deal
Starmer will lobby Donald Trump over the Israel-Gaza conflict in Scotland at the weekend
inews.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
"As part of a peace deal".
Starmer still dedicated to giving Israel veto power over the recognition of Palestine. We know they'd never allow it, he knows they'd never allow it, they'd murder hundreds of thousands more to prevent it.
A complete charade.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer still dedicated to giving Israel veto power over the recognition of Palestine. We know they'd never allow it, he knows they'd never allow it, they'd murder hundreds of thousands more to prevent it.
A complete charade.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
July 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
These pictures will be remembered for centuries.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
Future generations will ask:
"Who did what, and when?
Who made this abomination possible?
Who spoke out - and who remained silent?"
Make sure you have good answers.
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@maitlis.bsky.social is 100% right here. You can't rail against unjust bonuses then stand back when those bonuses are converted to salary instead.
The answer is nationalisation, which Labour won't countenance but which we've had in Scotland the whole time.
The answer is nationalisation, which Labour won't countenance but which we've had in Scotland the whole time.
"People are saying to 𝙮𝙤𝙪 it's unacceptable money - you can't say it back to them, you've got to act on it!"
Environment Sec. Steve Reed agrees water bosses’ pay is outrageous, but what will 𝘩𝘦 do about it?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Environment Sec. Steve Reed agrees water bosses’ pay is outrageous, but what will 𝘩𝘦 do about it?
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
@maitlis.bsky.social is 100% right here. You can't rail against unjust bonuses then stand back when those bonuses are converted to salary instead.
The answer is nationalisation, which Labour won't countenance but which we've had in Scotland the whole time.
The answer is nationalisation, which Labour won't countenance but which we've had in Scotland the whole time.
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Every day, Israel deliberately massacres unarmed civilians it has deliberately starved.
How is this possible?
Because instead of framing Israel’s atrocities as obscene outrages demanding urgent action, the Western media has normalised Israel’s atrocities.
How is this possible?
Because instead of framing Israel’s atrocities as obscene outrages demanding urgent action, the Western media has normalised Israel’s atrocities.
July 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Every day, Israel deliberately massacres unarmed civilians it has deliberately starved.
How is this possible?
Because instead of framing Israel’s atrocities as obscene outrages demanding urgent action, the Western media has normalised Israel’s atrocities.
How is this possible?
Because instead of framing Israel’s atrocities as obscene outrages demanding urgent action, the Western media has normalised Israel’s atrocities.
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Every day, the same story, the same moral pit. The fall of this murderous government can't come soon enough. The only suitable place for Netenyahu is in court for war crimes.
Gaza: More than 30 people killed 'as Israeli troops open fire towards Palestinians waiting for aid'
Gaza: More than 30 people killed 'as Israeli troops open fire towards Palestinians waiting for aid'
More than 30 people have been killed after Israeli troops opened fire towards crowds of Palestinians waiting for aid, according to witnesses and hospital officials.
news.sky.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Every day, the same story, the same moral pit. The fall of this murderous government can't come soon enough. The only suitable place for Netenyahu is in court for war crimes.
What an insane story but fabulous piece of investigative journalism.
I'd never read The Salt Path but the backdrop discovered here could be a book/film in its own right.
I'd never read The Salt Path but the backdrop discovered here could be a book/film in its own right.
Penniless and homeless, Raynor and Moth Winn found fame with their story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. The Salt Path became a global bestseller and was adapted into a major film.
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
But we can reveal it wasn’t the whole truth.
@chloehadj.bsky.social
Read more:
The real Salt Path: how the couple behind a bestseller le...
Penniless and homeless, the Winns found fame and fortune with the story of their 630-mile walk to salvation. We can reveal it was far from the truth
observer.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
What an insane story but fabulous piece of investigative journalism.
I'd never read The Salt Path but the backdrop discovered here could be a book/film in its own right.
I'd never read The Salt Path but the backdrop discovered here could be a book/film in its own right.
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Personally, I'd reserve overheated rhetoric like "national shame" for our (and the international community's) failure to take action to halt systematic war crimes and the deliberate murder of starving civilians, not what some rappers said at a music festival.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chief Rabbi says 'vile Jew-hatred at Glastonbury' a 'national shame'
Sir Ephraim Mirvis hit out after Bob Vylan's controversial performance at Glastonbury was aired by BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Personally, I'd reserve overheated rhetoric like "national shame" for our (and the international community's) failure to take action to halt systematic war crimes and the deliberate murder of starving civilians, not what some rappers said at a music festival.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@jemmaforte.bsky.social Buckled at your attempt to pronounce Tadgh. 😂
It should be pronounced similar to Tie-guh.
It should be pronounced similar to Tie-guh.
June 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@jemmaforte.bsky.social Buckled at your attempt to pronounce Tadgh. 😂
It should be pronounced similar to Tie-guh.
It should be pronounced similar to Tie-guh.
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Waiting for news outlets and reporters to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, reporting Trump's social media posts on foreign policy without confirmation is deeply irresponsible and an embarrassing failure of journalism.
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Waiting for news outlets and reporters to acknowledge that maybe, just maybe, reporting Trump's social media posts on foreign policy without confirmation is deeply irresponsible and an embarrassing failure of journalism.
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When even your whips won’t whip or vote for a Bill, you must surely pause and rethink. The Welfare Bill is cruel. It is morally wrong, economically illiterate and politically naive. Bravo this woman, that’s what leadership looks like 👇
(1/2) With a heavy heart, I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as a whip.
Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.
Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.
June 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When even your whips won’t whip or vote for a Bill, you must surely pause and rethink. The Welfare Bill is cruel. It is morally wrong, economically illiterate and politically naive. Bravo this woman, that’s what leadership looks like 👇
@quietriotpod.bsky.social I can't find the Wokey Dokey submissions but I saw this and couldn't stop laughing. 😂 Seems like a great edition.
June 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@quietriotpod.bsky.social I can't find the Wokey Dokey submissions but I saw this and couldn't stop laughing. 😂 Seems like a great edition.
Chaotic Neutral for me.
Neutral good but make them BIG
At work I add the laptop from lawful neutral
At work I add the laptop from lawful neutral
Team lawful neutral all the way.
May 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Chaotic Neutral for me.
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There is no separating the art from the artist. If you buy Harry Potter shit, you are funding transphobic campaigning. It’s that simple.
JK Rowling has emerged from the shadows as a funder of the anti-feminist biology is destiny movement.
May 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
There is no separating the art from the artist. If you buy Harry Potter shit, you are funding transphobic campaigning. It’s that simple.