Nick Hollinghurst
@nickhollinghurst.bsky.social
From: Birkenhead
Former: Scientist, export salesman, politician
Current: Politician, humanist, elderly retired man
Interests: people, travel, good food, reading
Languages: English, Deutsch, Cymraeg, French, bits of others
Member: National Liberal Club
Former: Scientist, export salesman, politician
Current: Politician, humanist, elderly retired man
Interests: people, travel, good food, reading
Languages: English, Deutsch, Cymraeg, French, bits of others
Member: National Liberal Club
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Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
ICYMI
Biden saw the dangers of biased AI systems, so he introduced safeguards. But Trump saw the potential of “politically correct” AI in moulding thought & culture to please MAGA, Heritage & the US ‘Technoplutocrats’, so he cancelled Biden’s safeguards as quickly as he could!
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Biden saw the dangers of biased AI systems, so he introduced safeguards. But Trump saw the potential of “politically correct” AI in moulding thought & culture to please MAGA, Heritage & the US ‘Technoplutocrats’, so he cancelled Biden’s safeguards as quickly as he could!
tinyurl.com/46j3a86h
Biden was aware of the dangers of biased AI systems - so he introduced safeguards. But Trump could see the potential of "politically correct" AI in moulding thought and culture to please the MAG...
As you all know there are many different versions of “AI” from Expert Systems to “LLM Chatboxes”, e.g. ChatGPT. It’s […]
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December 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ICYMI
Biden saw the dangers of biased AI systems, so he introduced safeguards. But Trump saw the potential of “politically correct” AI in moulding thought & culture to please MAGA, Heritage & the US ‘Technoplutocrats’, so he cancelled Biden’s safeguards as quickly as he could!
tinyurl.com/46j3a86h
Biden saw the dangers of biased AI systems, so he introduced safeguards. But Trump saw the potential of “politically correct” AI in moulding thought & culture to please MAGA, Heritage & the US ‘Technoplutocrats’, so he cancelled Biden’s safeguards as quickly as he could!
tinyurl.com/46j3a86h
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
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Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
While the men are waging war on foreign soil, and the state spends massive resources on violence and territorial expansion, the wives and children of military men from the Kola Peninsula are experienc...
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December 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Families of Russian arctic warriors are left in freezing cold
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Nick Hollinghurst was among 19 Honorary Aldermen appointed by Hertfordshire County Council last month.
He said, "It was a great honour to be appointed an Honorary Aldermen of Hertfordshire. I was my privilege to represent Tring for 16 years. Thank you all for this kind recognition of my service."
He said, "It was a great honour to be appointed an Honorary Aldermen of Hertfordshire. I was my privilege to represent Tring for 16 years. Thank you all for this kind recognition of my service."
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Nick Hollinghurst was among 19 Honorary Aldermen appointed by Hertfordshire County Council last month.
He said, "It was a great honour to be appointed an Honorary Aldermen of Hertfordshire. I was my privilege to represent Tring for 16 years. Thank you all for this kind recognition of my service."
He said, "It was a great honour to be appointed an Honorary Aldermen of Hertfordshire. I was my privilege to represent Tring for 16 years. Thank you all for this kind recognition of my service."
New military hospital in Northern Russia opens doors for legions of wounded men
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New military hospital in Northern Russia opens doors for legions of wounded men
As the number of killed and wounded soldiers on the battlefields in Ukraine reaches a record high, the Russian ministry of war opens its new large military hospital in Mirny, Arkhangelsk region.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
New military hospital in Northern Russia opens doors for legions of wounded men
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"I get all the news I need in the weather report"
A Trump spokesman has announced that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a major sources of "climate alarmism" and so will be closed down.
Climate is to be cancelled and replaced by good, old American weather to avoid such alarm.
A Trump spokesman has announced that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a major sources of "climate alarmism" and so will be closed down.
Climate is to be cancelled and replaced by good, old American weather to avoid such alarm.
December 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"I get all the news I need in the weather report"
A Trump spokesman has announced that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a major sources of "climate alarmism" and so will be closed down.
Climate is to be cancelled and replaced by good, old American weather to avoid such alarm.
A Trump spokesman has announced that the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is a major sources of "climate alarmism" and so will be closed down.
Climate is to be cancelled and replaced by good, old American weather to avoid such alarm.
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President Trump has shown, again and again, he can’t be trusted as a reliable ally.
The Prime Minister needs to stop hoping for the best and start dealing with reality.
The Prime Minister needs to stop hoping for the best and start dealing with reality.
December 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
President Trump has shown, again and again, he can’t be trusted as a reliable ally.
The Prime Minister needs to stop hoping for the best and start dealing with reality.
The Prime Minister needs to stop hoping for the best and start dealing with reality.
Is Susan Wiles Donny's nanny?
December 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Is Susan Wiles Donny's nanny?
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The long‑delayed Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy is finally here – it shouldn’t have taken this long.
Tackling misogyny among young boys through early intervention & education in schools is a very welcome step.
Now we need to see real action taken and change delivered, not just words.
Tackling misogyny among young boys through early intervention & education in schools is a very welcome step.
Now we need to see real action taken and change delivered, not just words.
Violence against women and girls strategy: Boys to be sent on courses to tackle misogyny in schools
The measure is part of the government's strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in England.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The long‑delayed Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy is finally here – it shouldn’t have taken this long.
Tackling misogyny among young boys through early intervention & education in schools is a very welcome step.
Now we need to see real action taken and change delivered, not just words.
Tackling misogyny among young boys through early intervention & education in schools is a very welcome step.
Now we need to see real action taken and change delivered, not just words.
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Six years after it was ripped away, Erasmus is coming back, and it did not happen by accident. Sustained campaigning and relentless pressure forced this back onto the agenda. Young people finally get their opportunities back.
December 17, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Six years after it was ripped away, Erasmus is coming back, and it did not happen by accident. Sustained campaigning and relentless pressure forced this back onto the agenda. Young people finally get their opportunities back.
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73% of rape survivors say police treatment worsened their mental health. That is a disgrace.
I asked Justice Secretary David Lammy what improvements will be made to how police treat rape survivors?
He gave no clear answer. I will keep pushing until police treat every survivor with dignity & care.
I asked Justice Secretary David Lammy what improvements will be made to how police treat rape survivors?
He gave no clear answer. I will keep pushing until police treat every survivor with dignity & care.
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
73% of rape survivors say police treatment worsened their mental health. That is a disgrace.
I asked Justice Secretary David Lammy what improvements will be made to how police treat rape survivors?
He gave no clear answer. I will keep pushing until police treat every survivor with dignity & care.
I asked Justice Secretary David Lammy what improvements will be made to how police treat rape survivors?
He gave no clear answer. I will keep pushing until police treat every survivor with dignity & care.
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Great! Now do a Customs Union!
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Great! Now do a Customs Union!
Thanks for pressing for this, Ed.
Thanks to Keir Starmer for going ahead with it.
Thanks to Keir Starmer for going ahead with it.
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
December 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thanks for pressing for this, Ed.
Thanks to Keir Starmer for going ahead with it.
Thanks to Keir Starmer for going ahead with it.
Ecellent. Well done Starmer.... at last.
Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference, The Times reports. It follows Reform’s Nathan Gill’s conviction for taking bribes from Russia.
The inquiry will be led by top civil servant Philip Rycroft who has been given licence to "go wherever he wants to go".
The inquiry will be led by top civil servant Philip Rycroft who has been given licence to "go wherever he wants to go".
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ecellent. Well done Starmer.... at last.
I agree with Adam.
Again these people aren't patriots.
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
They hate our country and are allied to others who hate it too.
Nothing will ever be achieved by seeking to appease them
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I agree with Adam.
Delighted that BBC seems to be intent on fighting Trump's malicious SLAPP. T claims that quoting 2 separate statements of his in the same paragraph is defamatory. In his hour-long speech the 2 statements were separated by 40 mins but BBC quoted them in consecutive sentences.
Can this be defamation?
Can this be defamation?
December 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Delighted that BBC seems to be intent on fighting Trump's malicious SLAPP. T claims that quoting 2 separate statements of his in the same paragraph is defamatory. In his hour-long speech the 2 statements were separated by 40 mins but BBC quoted them in consecutive sentences.
Can this be defamation?
Can this be defamation?
Putin's envoy, who recently fought in Ukraine, says Russia will stand up for its rights on Svalbard
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Putin's envoy, who recently fought in Ukraine, says Russia will stand up for its rights on Svalbard
A few months ago Yuri Trutnev was shooting at Ukrainians with a sniper rifle. This week, he chaired a meeting in Russia's so-called Governmental Commission on Svalbard, the Norwegian arctic archipelag...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Putin's envoy, who recently fought in Ukraine, says Russia will stand up for its rights on Svalbard
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.
Don't fall for it.
Here comes Russia's first serial submarine to carry nuclear-powered giga-torpedoes
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Here comes Russia's first serial submarine to carry nuclear-powered giga-torpedoes
The Khabarovsk was launched from the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk on Saturday.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Here comes Russia's first serial submarine to carry nuclear-powered giga-torpedoes
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/her...
www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/her...
Me too banned!
December 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Me too banned!
Oh, I do hope so!
December 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Oh, I do hope so!
He who calls the piper... calls the tune!
December 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
He who calls the piper... calls the tune!
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Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
December 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Those tree hugging hippies in Hungary now lead the world in the share of electricity generated from solar with almost 25% of their electricity coming from solar in 2024.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.
A remarkable leap from just 7% five years ago.