Honest Dave
@honestdave11.bsky.social
Interested in news, politics & classic cars, esp MGB's. Centre left, wanting truth and integrity in government, business and the media. Not on X. #FBPE, #FBPA, #FBPR, #FBNHS, #FarageOut, No DMs unless I know you. No porn, no bitcoin. No posts = no follow.
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🧐 NBER study may have overestimated Brexit hit, apparently, because "a good deal of this effect will have been due not so much to Brexit as such, but the long period of uncertainty after the vote". 🤣
But that uncertainty was a predictable product of Brexit. Why should it be discounted? ~AA
But that uncertainty was a predictable product of Brexit. Why should it be discounted? ~AA
December 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🧐 NBER study may have overestimated Brexit hit, apparently, because "a good deal of this effect will have been due not so much to Brexit as such, but the long period of uncertainty after the vote". 🤣
But that uncertainty was a predictable product of Brexit. Why should it be discounted? ~AA
But that uncertainty was a predictable product of Brexit. Why should it be discounted? ~AA
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An economist from Ghana told me that a bonus reason for promoting wind and solar power is that it’s much harder to use for corruption and repressive geopolitics.
Remind me again. Who is in favour of fossil fuels?
Remind me again. Who is in favour of fossil fuels?
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
An economist from Ghana told me that a bonus reason for promoting wind and solar power is that it’s much harder to use for corruption and repressive geopolitics.
Remind me again. Who is in favour of fossil fuels?
Remind me again. Who is in favour of fossil fuels?
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Reform sais this was just a "disgruntled former councillor" - which could be a problem for them, since they seem to be acquiring newly disgruntled former councillors, daily.
The Reform UK leader has been accused of falsifying his election expenses. The allegations have been made by a former member of Mr Farage’s campaign team, who is said to have submitted documents to the force. 😬~AA
www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/nige...
Nigel Farage reported to the police over 'election fraud' allegations | LBC
Reform UK has strongly denied breaking the law on election spending
www.lbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Reform sais this was just a "disgruntled former councillor" - which could be a problem for them, since they seem to be acquiring newly disgruntled former councillors, daily.
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This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka Bankole was 12 when Farage spotted him in the playground:
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“He towered over me. ‘Where are you from?’ he asked. Within seconds of offering my rather confused and sputtering answers, he had a clear response: ‘That’s the way back to Africa,’.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This story more than any other disgusts me.
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
Yinka was a little 9 year old boy
Farage was a swaggering bully aged 17
We all knew those bullies at school and in this case teenager Farage was a racist bully too
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Nothing says “Man of the people” more than Farage jetting off to Dubai for the weekend to watch F1 Season Final in the Paddock where tickets cost from £4,500 to over £10,000
He couldn’t watch it among the plebs there or at home like normal people..
But hey that’s #FaragePlasticToTheCore🙄
He couldn’t watch it among the plebs there or at home like normal people..
But hey that’s #FaragePlasticToTheCore🙄
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Nothing says “Man of the people” more than Farage jetting off to Dubai for the weekend to watch F1 Season Final in the Paddock where tickets cost from £4,500 to over £10,000
He couldn’t watch it among the plebs there or at home like normal people..
But hey that’s #FaragePlasticToTheCore🙄
He couldn’t watch it among the plebs there or at home like normal people..
But hey that’s #FaragePlasticToTheCore🙄
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Posted on Threads.
Give it a week and the fawning media will have moved on to attack some female Labour politician for winning Go Fish when she was 8.
Posted on Threads.
Give it a week and the fawning media will have moved on to attack some female Labour politician for winning Go Fish when she was 8.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️
Posted on Threads.
Give it a week and the fawning media will have moved on to attack some female Labour politician for winning Go Fish when she was 8.
Posted on Threads.
Give it a week and the fawning media will have moved on to attack some female Labour politician for winning Go Fish when she was 8.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
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December 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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There is a crisis in our courts that is a legacy of the last government but I am sceptical cutting jury cases the way to fix it - investing in the people needed to oversee cases vital to tackle backlog of cases and ensure justice is not denied to any victim nor any defendant wrongly imprisoned.
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
There is a crisis in our courts that is a legacy of the last government but I am sceptical cutting jury cases the way to fix it - investing in the people needed to oversee cases vital to tackle backlog of cases and ensure justice is not denied to any victim nor any defendant wrongly imprisoned.
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Now is the time to speak up and stand up for who we are and who we are not.
December 3, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Now is the time to speak up and stand up for who we are and who we are not.
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When Farage uses his millions to promote hate, we all pay the price.
December 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When Farage uses his millions to promote hate, we all pay the price.
Meanwhile, what has the local MP done for the residents of Clacton, I wonder...
In the last month we have handled 754 cases for local residents- this is a snapshot of just 20 of them. It’s not the full list of everything we have done and can’t follow up issues for anyone who isn’t a Walthamstow resident but if you are a resident please do get in touch if you think we can help.
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Meanwhile, what has the local MP done for the residents of Clacton, I wonder...
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This is NOT FUNNY AT ALL (giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...).
December 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is NOT FUNNY AT ALL (giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...).
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'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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We only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017.
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017.
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally
The former UKIP leader says the key poll challengers are refusing to discuss Brexit as it is a "huge embarrassment" to the EU.
news.sky.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:19 AM
We only have to look back a few years to understand why Farage won’t apologise for his Neo Nazi school days
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017.
news.sky.com/story/farage...
Nigel Farage given standing ovation at German far-right AfD election rally in 2017.
news.sky.com/story/farage...
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Siri, show me British understatement: "There is scepticism about the party’s infrastructure and its ability to vet suitable candidates." ~AA
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
www.ft.com/content/de36...
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
www.ft.com/content/de36...
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Siri, show me British understatement: "There is scepticism about the party’s infrastructure and its ability to vet suitable candidates." ~AA
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
www.ft.com/content/de36...
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
www.ft.com/content/de36...
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.
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"History shows that simply saying we want something from Europe doesn’t make it happen – acting as if the challenge is in us deciding our objectives and the easy part is Europe agreeing."
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"History shows that simply saying we want something from Europe doesn’t make it happen – acting as if the challenge is in us deciding our objectives and the easy part is Europe agreeing."
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Donald Trump Jr. suggested his father might walk away from Ukraine if no peace deal is reached, citing corruption in Kyiv and calling Zelensky “a borderline deity” created by the left.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, Trump Jr. said unpredictability is his father’s strength.
Delusional idiot.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, Trump Jr. said unpredictability is his father’s strength.
Delusional idiot.
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Donald Trump Jr. suggested his father might walk away from Ukraine if no peace deal is reached, citing corruption in Kyiv and calling Zelensky “a borderline deity” created by the left.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, Trump Jr. said unpredictability is his father’s strength.
Delusional idiot.
Speaking at the Doha Forum, Trump Jr. said unpredictability is his father’s strength.
Delusional idiot.
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Multimillion-pound plans for technology needed to defend the UK's undersea cables and pipelines have been set out by defence chiefs
news.sky.com/story/uk-unv...
news.sky.com/story/uk-unv...
UK unveils undersea military technology to defend against Russian threats
First Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins is issuing an update about Atlantic Bastion, as concerns grow over recent Russian activities, including the spy ship Yantar which was spotted around UK waters.
news.sky.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Multimillion-pound plans for technology needed to defend the UK's undersea cables and pipelines have been set out by defence chiefs
news.sky.com/story/uk-unv...
news.sky.com/story/uk-unv...
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On certain key areas, especially related to rights, you need a rizla paper to measure the difference in outcomes, if not stated policies, between Reform and Labour. That is not to say they are the same though. It's dangerous ground to think things "can't be worse" under Reform. 1/
December 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
On certain key areas, especially related to rights, you need a rizla paper to measure the difference in outcomes, if not stated policies, between Reform and Labour. That is not to say they are the same though. It's dangerous ground to think things "can't be worse" under Reform. 1/
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#FBPE is a European movement that was founded to defend the EU and fight fascism & far right populism.
That's why it's hard to get why people, who support our movement, are still active on a platform run by someone who wants to destroy the EU.
That is like fighting fascism on a Nazi network.
#BanX
That's why it's hard to get why people, who support our movement, are still active on a platform run by someone who wants to destroy the EU.
That is like fighting fascism on a Nazi network.
#BanX
December 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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PUTIN BOUGHT PERPETUALLY BANKRUPT TRUMP OVER 40 YEARS AGO
TRUMP IS KRASNOV
TRUMP IS KRASNOV
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings
President Trump has downplayed his business ties with Russia. But @reuters found that buyers from Russia have invested at least $98 million in Trump buildings.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
PUTIN BOUGHT PERPETUALLY BANKRUPT TRUMP OVER 40 YEARS AGO
TRUMP IS KRASNOV
TRUMP IS KRASNOV
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“If we allow Russia to come out of this conflict as a victor, we have all lost” - very important and timely words from Czech President Petr Pavel.
The cost to stop a growing evil today will always be lower than the cost to stop it tomorrow.
And not just in money.
The cost to stop a growing evil today will always be lower than the cost to stop it tomorrow.
And not just in money.
December 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“If we allow Russia to come out of this conflict as a victor, we have all lost” - very important and timely words from Czech President Petr Pavel.
The cost to stop a growing evil today will always be lower than the cost to stop it tomorrow.
And not just in money.
The cost to stop a growing evil today will always be lower than the cost to stop it tomorrow.
And not just in money.
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Who are the people who are murdering on command?
Trump has shamelessly given up any pretence of acting in America's interest. Blatantly corrupt, he only acts in his own interests and those of his wealthiest supporters.
The US is no better than a sick dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has shamelessly given up any pretence of acting in America's interest. Blatantly corrupt, he only acts in his own interests and those of his wealthiest supporters.
The US is no better than a sick dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Trump administration sinks to a new low – opening fire on drowning men | Jonathan Freedland
These deadly US boat strikes are the latest example of a president corrupting both the law and morality, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Who are the people who are murdering on command?
Trump has shamelessly given up any pretence of acting in America's interest. Blatantly corrupt, he only acts in his own interests and those of his wealthiest supporters.
The US is no better than a sick dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has shamelessly given up any pretence of acting in America's interest. Blatantly corrupt, he only acts in his own interests and those of his wealthiest supporters.
The US is no better than a sick dictatorship.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...