Mike
@mike-quirke.bsky.social
Teacher and creative, Merseyside. Likes nature, art, stories, science and history.
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PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
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Why TF would you ‘give Reform a go’?
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Why TF would you ‘give Reform a go’?
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
Yes. They represent change. But not good change. Not the change people want.
This lot would torch everything we value and rely upon (NHS, public services, our rights, protections…)
in an absolute frenzy of corruption, prejudice and uselessness.
FFS. Please don’t.
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Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
Listed on the programme as member of parliament and a representative of HP Trust “family office of Sasan Ghandehari”.
What do sponsors get in return?
Listed on the programme as member of parliament and a representative of HP Trust “family office of Sasan Ghandehari”.
What do sponsors get in return?
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by $10bn family trust of an Iranian-born billionaire.
Listed on the programme as member of parliament and a representative of HP Trust “family office of Sasan Ghandehari”.
What do sponsors get in return?
Listed on the programme as member of parliament and a representative of HP Trust “family office of Sasan Ghandehari”.
What do sponsors get in return?
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Private equity bids £1.5bn to buy Spire, which runs nearly 40 of the UK's biggest private hospitals.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Buyout firms plot £1.5bn takeover of private hospitals giant Spire
Bridgepoint and Triton Partners are among the private equity groups interested in a take-private deal for Britain's biggest private hospitals operator, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Private equity bids £1.5bn to buy Spire, which runs nearly 40 of the UK's biggest private hospitals.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
Attraction - Govt handing more of the NHS to private sector, higher prices, higher profits. PE builds monopolistic control.
Public money will buy less.
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You misspelled "BORED".
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You misspelled "BORED".
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Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 23, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Trump's Davos speech was the act of a madman and that is the only sensible manner in which it should have been covered iandunt.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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They're eugenicists. Can't make it much more obvious than this.
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
They're eugenicists. Can't make it much more obvious than this.
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🇺🇸 Take a look at this, even if for no other reason than just for some ideas of how to communicate an idea with power-
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🇺🇸 Take a look at this, even if for no other reason than just for some ideas of how to communicate an idea with power-
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What deals have been made with AI producers for ed tech that can reduce the requirement for human teaching staff? There’s a previous worked example: The NHS and Palantir. www.bmj.com/content/386/...
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
What deals have been made with AI producers for ed tech that can reduce the requirement for human teaching staff? There’s a previous worked example: The NHS and Palantir. www.bmj.com/content/386/...
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Farage has the unbelievable nerve to talk at Davos about Britain’s “moral decline”.
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
World would be a ‘better place’ if US took over Greenland, says Nigel Farage
Reform leader says he agrees ‘strategically’ with Trump but adds that views of Greenlanders must be respected
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Farage has the unbelievable nerve to talk at Davos about Britain’s “moral decline”.
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This repulsive piece of shit IS Britain’s moral decline. He’s betrayed our country for self-interest, prejudice and greed. Shame on everyone who’s allowed that.
#NeverPM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Our fathers and grandfathers would not believe that they fought in World War II only for Europe to have to contemplate “appeasement” again - this time of its closest ally, America. We really are in a new age.
January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Our fathers and grandfathers would not believe that they fought in World War II only for Europe to have to contemplate “appeasement” again - this time of its closest ally, America. We really are in a new age.
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This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
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The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The Trump disbelief that the Norwegian govt doesn't control the Nobel process is deeply indicative of his thinking. He can't conceive that an institution could (or should) be genuinely independent of coercion or political power. That's the change he represents.
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"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
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The Daily Mail doesn’t change its spots!
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The Daily Mail doesn’t change its spots!
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Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
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« Brexit was driven by a wealthy elite desperate to escape the EU's Anti Tax Avoidance Directive, a set of regulations designed to hold tax dodgers accountable. »
January 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
« Brexit was driven by a wealthy elite desperate to escape the EU's Anti Tax Avoidance Directive, a set of regulations designed to hold tax dodgers accountable. »
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‘The world’s not a toy for grabbing.’ Funny song with a few serious messages in the mix.
Greenland Is Not Fer Sale 🎵 – A Ridiculous Irish Pub Jig About a Toddler Tantrum
YouTube video by Drunken Irish Bard
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 AM
‘The world’s not a toy for grabbing.’ Funny song with a few serious messages in the mix.
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
January 18, 2026 at 10:51 AM
It’s a real shame that Nigel Farage is too unwell to do interviews the morning after Donald Trump threatens us with sanctions.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
Here he is with “the bravest man he ever met”. He campaigned to make Trump President, and has spent the last year enjoying all the chaos he has caused.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests,
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests,
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These people have the integrity of a slug. They’ll hitch their wagon to whoever they think can get them back onto the Parliamentary gravy train. Zahawi clearly wants to heat his stables again.We must educate young people so generation after generation don’t keep falling for these wizards of sleaze
Zahawi defection pushes Reform’s vaccine scepticism into spotlight
The views of the former Tory vaccines minister clash with those of high-profile members and the party faithful
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
These people have the integrity of a slug. They’ll hitch their wagon to whoever they think can get them back onto the Parliamentary gravy train. Zahawi clearly wants to heat his stables again.We must educate young people so generation after generation don’t keep falling for these wizards of sleaze
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Latest on 'Honest' Bob Jenrick joining Reform.
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Latest on 'Honest' Bob Jenrick joining Reform.