John Robinson
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John Robinson
@john-robinson.bsky.social
@leedscitycouncil.bsky.social why are all your gyms still on festive hours after the New Year? They've been ridiculously busy when open but you've shut them up for most of Christmas and New Year, just when people want to work to shed unhealthy weight gains... 🤯
January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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To add to the madness of it all, the attack on Venezuela is clearly, above all, an oil grab. But we scarcely need oil any more.
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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Interesting & probably accurate assessment of the Trump-Vance administration mentality.

Let‘s see how smoothly Venezuela transitions into cooperative vassal state. If it turns out to be a disaster for the U.S. maybe that will put a damper on future colonization projects.
🔎 From February 2025

Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum

Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect

www.bylinesupplement.com/p/trump-isnt...
Trump Isn't Joking About Lebensraum
Trump's plans for Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada and Mexico aren't just idle talk. A senior US insider tells us what to expect
www.bylinesupplement.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Burnham is Labour’s best hope of keeping Farage out of No10, UK’s top pollster says
Burnham is Labour’s best hope of keeping Farage out of No10, UK’s top pollster says
Burnham is Labour’s best hope of keeping Farage out of No10, UK’s top pollster says
www.independent.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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Donald Trump is so obviously going to annex Greenland.

And European leaders will respond with unparalleled levels of "monitoring the situation".
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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British.
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
More than 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
More fake news?

I Paper thinks £80 per year is equal to 38p a week!

I think I'll pass, thanks!
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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🤝75 years of the European Convention on Human Rights

A landmark treaty that reshaped Europe after the second World War, protecting millions of Europeans and supporting our shared values of human rights, democracy and rule of law.

Because human rights aren’t optional. They’re universal.
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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📘 Today, the European Convention on Human Rights marks its 75th anniversary.

It is available in more than 40 languages on the Court’s website.
🔗https://www.echr.coe.int/european-convention-on-human-rights
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🔴The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report

The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK's infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could 'politicise' our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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We're proud to join @crisis-uk.bsky.social in their call for Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen at the Budget.

❄️ LHA has been frozen since April 2024, heaping financial pressure on low-income renters in the private rented sector.
Abel’s experience is too common among the people we support.

He experienced homelessness for five months. Because housing benefit did not cover the cost of rent, he couldn’t find anywhere he could afford.

His message to the Chancellor: fix housing benefit on 26 November. [1/5]
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Understanding the principles of the Convention system requires us to return to the vision that guided its creation—the vision set out by its founders.

Listen to the words of Pierre-Henri Teitgen, member of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe in 1949.
November 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🔴Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People

The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Manufacturers gaming the system against you.

The Secret Counter in Your Washing Machine Bosch, Siemens series 4 & 6 ...
youtube.com/watch?v=138S...
The Secret Counter in Your Washing Machine Bosch, Siemens series 4 & 6 How long do they last?
YouTube video by how-2-repair.com
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is alarming. What does being British mean? That you are never to be trusted and inheritently fascist?!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported
Katie Lam said move would make UK ‘culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people ‘need to go home’
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's crazy to think that the majority of UK voters want these clowns in power!

Reform council leader says she has launched hunt for ‘cowards’ behind leaked video | Reform UK | The Guardian share.google/HglTZ6lhLYO3...
Reform council leader says she has launched hunt for ‘cowards’ behind leaked video
Linden Kemkaran told fellow Kent councillors those who disagreed with decisions would have to ‘suck it up’
share.google
October 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
There's really a disconnect between Labour and what people are worried about. Until they take on public services like water and energy, they don't stand a chance of being elected ever again.

Worried about rising bills and getting by? try chewing a flag!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty
The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 9:33 AM