Michael
@mikins.bsky.social
Not shocked.
It's Fish in a Birdcage most years tbf.
It's Fish in a Birdcage most years tbf.
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Not shocked.
It's Fish in a Birdcage most years tbf.
It's Fish in a Birdcage most years tbf.
Hmmm, who are we going to believe.
A Tory appointee the current Tories have kept on who has a vested interest in making wild claims that everyone is antisemitic
Or all the people that saw what Maccabi fans have been doing for years, Not just in their last single match?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A Tory appointee the current Tories have kept on who has a vested interest in making wild claims that everyone is antisemitic
Or all the people that saw what Maccabi fans have been doing for years, Not just in their last single match?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Maccabi fan ban evidence 'changed to fit decision', says antisemitism adviser - BBC News
West Midlands Police chiefs are providing evidence to MPs about the decision to ban Israeli fans.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Hmmm, who are we going to believe.
A Tory appointee the current Tories have kept on who has a vested interest in making wild claims that everyone is antisemitic
Or all the people that saw what Maccabi fans have been doing for years, Not just in their last single match?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A Tory appointee the current Tories have kept on who has a vested interest in making wild claims that everyone is antisemitic
Or all the people that saw what Maccabi fans have been doing for years, Not just in their last single match?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If I'd stuck a hedgehog down my trousers I'd probably have that expression too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man sought over trousering of Stamford hedgehog statue - BBC News
Lincolnshire Police say a man was seen putting the statue down his trousers.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If I'd stuck a hedgehog down my trousers I'd probably have that expression too.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rob Cousen was suspended in October 2022 for sending a dick pic to a junior female colleague on at least 2 occasions.
After receiving his ~£100,000 a year salary for 3 years while sitting on his arse he has retired from the Police so he can't be sacked and lose his pension.
After receiving his ~£100,000 a year salary for 3 years while sitting on his arse he has retired from the Police so he can't be sacked and lose his pension.
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Rob Cousen was suspended in October 2022 for sending a dick pic to a junior female colleague on at least 2 occasions.
After receiving his ~£100,000 a year salary for 3 years while sitting on his arse he has retired from the Police so he can't be sacked and lose his pension.
After receiving his ~£100,000 a year salary for 3 years while sitting on his arse he has retired from the Police so he can't be sacked and lose his pension.
Ensuring the accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of our passenger-focussed approach," Lord Hendy said.
"However, I am sorry to advise that there are no current plans for an accessibility scheme at Marks Tey."
So which is it then? Can't be both dumbarse.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"However, I am sorry to advise that there are no current plans for an accessibility scheme at Marks Tey."
So which is it then? Can't be both dumbarse.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Suffolk MP's call for Essex station platform lifts turned down - BBC News
The MP says the lack of step-free access is causing difficulties for many of his constituents.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ensuring the accessibility for all passengers is at the heart of our passenger-focussed approach," Lord Hendy said.
"However, I am sorry to advise that there are no current plans for an accessibility scheme at Marks Tey."
So which is it then? Can't be both dumbarse.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"However, I am sorry to advise that there are no current plans for an accessibility scheme at Marks Tey."
So which is it then? Can't be both dumbarse.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you ever needed any indication of just how shit Reform are, Jonathan Gullis has joined them.
It literally doesn't require any more explanation than that.
It literally doesn't require any more explanation than that.
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you ever needed any indication of just how shit Reform are, Jonathan Gullis has joined them.
It literally doesn't require any more explanation than that.
It literally doesn't require any more explanation than that.
So the Tories have complained this is a bad idea as it encourages people on benefits to have more kids.
This might make some sense if it wasn't for the fact that everyone gets child benefit, working or not.
So it's nonsensical Tory bullshit to punish kids again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This might make some sense if it wasn't for the fact that everyone gets child benefit, working or not.
So it's nonsensical Tory bullshit to punish kids again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
West Midlands MPs differ on two child benefit cap removal - BBC News
It comes as Labour announces the two child benefit cap will be scrapped in April.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
So the Tories have complained this is a bad idea as it encourages people on benefits to have more kids.
This might make some sense if it wasn't for the fact that everyone gets child benefit, working or not.
So it's nonsensical Tory bullshit to punish kids again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This might make some sense if it wasn't for the fact that everyone gets child benefit, working or not.
So it's nonsensical Tory bullshit to punish kids again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
You're not "Gender Critical" and you're not "protecting women and children." You're a transphobe.
The reason this is easy to say is because 30+ years ago the same exact arguments were made about homosexuals being a danger to kids and it was bollocks then and it's bollocks now.
The reason this is easy to say is because 30+ years ago the same exact arguments were made about homosexuals being a danger to kids and it was bollocks then and it's bollocks now.
November 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
You're not "Gender Critical" and you're not "protecting women and children." You're a transphobe.
The reason this is easy to say is because 30+ years ago the same exact arguments were made about homosexuals being a danger to kids and it was bollocks then and it's bollocks now.
The reason this is easy to say is because 30+ years ago the same exact arguments were made about homosexuals being a danger to kids and it was bollocks then and it's bollocks now.
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Because they are all peadophiles?
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Because they are all peadophiles?
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I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
November 29, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I suspect I'll get crap for this, but I do think it's something we all need to be reminded of, especially fans and creators of things.
Iggy Azalea saying she's moving away from the music industry because it's predatorial and moving into cryptocurrency is like saying you're moving from the lion enclosure to the tiger one for some security.
Still once that bubble bursts and all her money is gone I'm sure she'll put out a new album.
Still once that bubble bursts and all her money is gone I'm sure she'll put out a new album.
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Iggy Azalea saying she's moving away from the music industry because it's predatorial and moving into cryptocurrency is like saying you're moving from the lion enclosure to the tiger one for some security.
Still once that bubble bursts and all her money is gone I'm sure she'll put out a new album.
Still once that bubble bursts and all her money is gone I'm sure she'll put out a new album.
Well we said Reform were carny jokes, so of course they hire a theme park manager with zero public sector experience to run a huge county council.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alton Towers boss chosen as next CEO of Reform UK-run council - BBC News
Neil Crittenden is set to take on the role of chief executive at Derbyshire County Council.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Well we said Reform were carny jokes, so of course they hire a theme park manager with zero public sector experience to run a huge county council.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What could possibly go wrong?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I know I might be making a really dumb statement here, but if you actually had deliveries when the shop was open or someone was in to receive it, people wouldn't be able to steal it would they?
But apparently it's "sparked concern in the fine dining community." 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But apparently it's "sparked concern in the fine dining community." 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Langoustines stolen from doorstep of Michelin-star restaurant
There is concern within London's fine-dining community that more targeted thefts are taking place.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I know I might be making a really dumb statement here, but if you actually had deliveries when the shop was open or someone was in to receive it, people wouldn't be able to steal it would they?
But apparently it's "sparked concern in the fine dining community." 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But apparently it's "sparked concern in the fine dining community." 🙄
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Tories ruin everything, then have the cheek to make no confidence votes into the people fixing their bad decisions after they lose the elections.
Still they'll all get booted out by even less competent reform councillors come may.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still they'll all get booted out by even less competent reform councillors come may.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Green Party leader of Maidstone Council faces no confidence vote - BBC News
The Green Party's Stuart Jeffery has been the leader of Maidstone Borough Council since May.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Tories ruin everything, then have the cheek to make no confidence votes into the people fixing their bad decisions after they lose the elections.
Still they'll all get booted out by even less competent reform councillors come may.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Still they'll all get booted out by even less competent reform councillors come may.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Try to bury that one in the budget news, but another abandonment of a manifesto promise to "allay business fears." That they can't treat people like shit and get pulled up for it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour ditches day-one protection from unfair dismissal in U-turn - BBC News
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Try to bury that one in the budget news, but another abandonment of a manifesto promise to "allay business fears." That they can't treat people like shit and get pulled up for it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ah politics "it's not a tax hike, it's a threshold freeze, which just means that after inflation and with constant salary growth from the minimum wage, you'll incidentally pay lots more tax."
So we totally kept our manifesto promise (if you ignore all the other tax hikes they will affect your life)
So we totally kept our manifesto promise (if you ignore all the other tax hikes they will affect your life)
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ah politics "it's not a tax hike, it's a threshold freeze, which just means that after inflation and with constant salary growth from the minimum wage, you'll incidentally pay lots more tax."
So we totally kept our manifesto promise (if you ignore all the other tax hikes they will affect your life)
So we totally kept our manifesto promise (if you ignore all the other tax hikes they will affect your life)
Big shocker, Reform councillor is both a private landlord and a crook who doesn't want to pay his tax and as always with Reform, thinks it's everyone elses fault other than his own.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Councillor Barry Elliott ordered to pay debts owed to own council
Reform UK's Barry Elliott has business rates and council tax arrears of almost £40,000.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Big shocker, Reform councillor is both a private landlord and a crook who doesn't want to pay his tax and as always with Reform, thinks it's everyone elses fault other than his own.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Oh no, turns out being a flag shagging racist can still have consequences even in this, the worst timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Steeple Morden council cancels flag-raising arborist's contract - BBC News
Billy Crotty single-handedly hung about 300 flags along a stretch road in Cambridgeshire.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Oh no, turns out being a flag shagging racist can still have consequences even in this, the worst timeline.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At least he is consistently inconsistent.
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
At least he is consistently inconsistent.
imagine posting shit like this on LinkedIn under your company banner, bigots have been so emboldened to abuse people now even 'professional' websites are getting overrun with this shite.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
imagine posting shit like this on LinkedIn under your company banner, bigots have been so emboldened to abuse people now even 'professional' websites are getting overrun with this shite.
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Well the companies cutting off imports and exports think so.
Whilst I get it's not viable for every industry, the American government is not your friend and the only way you'll show everyone how stupid their policies are is to find other, friendlier trading partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whilst I get it's not viable for every industry, the American government is not your friend and the only way you'll show everyone how stupid their policies are is to find other, friendlier trading partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US? - BBC News
Canada’s prime minister is weighing a trip to Washington after recently suggesting he is in no rush to reboot derailed trade talks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Well the companies cutting off imports and exports think so.
Whilst I get it's not viable for every industry, the American government is not your friend and the only way you'll show everyone how stupid their policies are is to find other, friendlier trading partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whilst I get it's not viable for every industry, the American government is not your friend and the only way you'll show everyone how stupid their policies are is to find other, friendlier trading partners.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Academy trust that does not publish its executive salary details (like they're obliged too) needs to fundraise to put the heating on for kids.
Now, what's the betting someone at the top is being very, very well paid whilst the kids sit in the cold?
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/chelten...
Now, what's the betting someone at the top is being very, very well paid whilst the kids sit in the cold?
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/chelten...
Children told to wear extra layers amid school heating woes
The heating system at Bishop's Cleeve Academy Primary can only run at 50 per cent capacity
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Academy trust that does not publish its executive salary details (like they're obliged too) needs to fundraise to put the heating on for kids.
Now, what's the betting someone at the top is being very, very well paid whilst the kids sit in the cold?
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/chelten...
Now, what's the betting someone at the top is being very, very well paid whilst the kids sit in the cold?
www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/chelten...
"A Bosch Rexroth spokesman said the new proposals were "essential to provide the necessary flexibility to respond to market fluctuations".
TRANSLATION: We're not hitting profit targets and shareholders are mad, so you get pay cuts to do the same work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TRANSLATION: We're not hitting profit targets and shareholders are mad, so you get pay cuts to do the same work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bosch Rexroth factory workers to strike over plans to 'slash' pay - BBC News
Workers in Glenrothes will strike for a week in December after 95% of 280 union members backed the action.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"A Bosch Rexroth spokesman said the new proposals were "essential to provide the necessary flexibility to respond to market fluctuations".
TRANSLATION: We're not hitting profit targets and shareholders are mad, so you get pay cuts to do the same work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TRANSLATION: We're not hitting profit targets and shareholders are mad, so you get pay cuts to do the same work.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...