skyrsix
@skyrsix.bsky.social
Husband, father, dog owner, pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, car driver, paraglider pilot, gamer, retiree - a deaf person.
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Kemi Badenoch has given an interview in which she says the Grok/X issue can be solved simply by stopping children going on social media because social media is an ‘adult space’. So presumably she thinks child abuse images are fine, as long as only adults look at them?!!
January 12, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Kemi Badenoch has given an interview in which she says the Grok/X issue can be solved simply by stopping children going on social media because social media is an ‘adult space’. So presumably she thinks child abuse images are fine, as long as only adults look at them?!!
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These British idiots are fighting so hard to protect Musk and X because they will have their voices silenced if action is taken, twitter is their tool of hate.
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
These British idiots are fighting so hard to protect Musk and X because they will have their voices silenced if action is taken, twitter is their tool of hate.
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If the average UK techie launched an app with this feature built in, they'd have the cops round before the first bugs had been reported. Absolute joke it's not been taken down.
January 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
If the average UK techie launched an app with this feature built in, they'd have the cops round before the first bugs had been reported. Absolute joke it's not been taken down.
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Nelson's full piece is even worse than the headline; I threw up a little in my mouth
"Shortly after Donald Trump was re-elected I was in Washington at a briefing with his border force agency about their plans....What struck me most when hearing ICE’s plans was how much sense it made"
WTAF
"Shortly after Donald Trump was re-elected I was in Washington at a briefing with his border force agency about their plans....What struck me most when hearing ICE’s plans was how much sense it made"
WTAF
Yep, The Times is going with 'The murder of Renee Nicole Good is the fault of immigrants'.
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Nelson's full piece is even worse than the headline; I threw up a little in my mouth
"Shortly after Donald Trump was re-elected I was in Washington at a briefing with his border force agency about their plans....What struck me most when hearing ICE’s plans was how much sense it made"
WTAF
"Shortly after Donald Trump was re-elected I was in Washington at a briefing with his border force agency about their plans....What struck me most when hearing ICE’s plans was how much sense it made"
WTAF
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Here's another one who it seems is a keen supporter of paedophiles ...
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Here's another one who it seems is a keen supporter of paedophiles ...
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Fighting the Brexit reset means scrapping Erasmus again and telling businesses that red tape, queues and cost are the price they should all pay for Farage’s petulant prejudice.
What a very tiresome bore of a man shouting at us in his soiled Brexit pants.
www.ft.com/content/3f97...
What a very tiresome bore of a man shouting at us in his soiled Brexit pants.
www.ft.com/content/3f97...
Farage vows to fight Starmer’s reset of EU ties and uphold Brexit
Reform UK leader launches party’s campaign for London local elections by targeting control of six councils
www.ft.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Fighting the Brexit reset means scrapping Erasmus again and telling businesses that red tape, queues and cost are the price they should all pay for Farage’s petulant prejudice.
What a very tiresome bore of a man shouting at us in his soiled Brexit pants.
www.ft.com/content/3f97...
What a very tiresome bore of a man shouting at us in his soiled Brexit pants.
www.ft.com/content/3f97...
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And when I say censored I mean banned completely and jail people who make it.
January 10, 2026 at 9:28 AM
And when I say censored I mean banned completely and jail people who make it.
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The richest individual on Earth should not own the keys to the largest disinformation machine on the planet.
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The richest individual on Earth should not own the keys to the largest disinformation machine on the planet.
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wow. I'm in a webinar about the new road safety strategy, and a guy from the ADI has just said that there is no mandatory requirement for driving instructors to carry out CPD! So they could have been a driving instructor for 30 years and never have done any further learning in that time 😱
January 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Wow. I'm in a webinar about the new road safety strategy, and a guy from the ADI has just said that there is no mandatory requirement for driving instructors to carry out CPD! So they could have been a driving instructor for 30 years and never have done any further learning in that time 😱
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In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
In 2024, more than 1,600 people died on UK roads. Yet a major new road safety strategy has passed largely unnoticed. This reflects media acceptance of road danger and a societal complacency—an “it won’t happen to me” mindset. Sadly, it can, and by then it is too late. How do we change this?
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❗️66% of Labour Party members want to change the voting system to Proportional Representation - @survation.bsky.social has found.
This is despite Labour being FPTP's biggest winner at the general election.
It's more clear than ever that the current system is a mess. It's time for change.
This is despite Labour being FPTP's biggest winner at the general election.
It's more clear than ever that the current system is a mess. It's time for change.
Electoral reform: Strong support for proportional representation among Labour members - LabourList
Two thirds of Labour members would back change to UK voting system towards Proportional Representation, exclusive LabourList polling reveals.
labourlist.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
❗️66% of Labour Party members want to change the voting system to Proportional Representation - @survation.bsky.social has found.
This is despite Labour being FPTP's biggest winner at the general election.
It's more clear than ever that the current system is a mess. It's time for change.
This is despite Labour being FPTP's biggest winner at the general election.
It's more clear than ever that the current system is a mess. It's time for change.
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Shocking story about the failure of PFI. The implication is that the PFI company held back repairs until after the contract expired, then liquidated itself to grab the profits, leaving schools and subcontractors out in the cold (literally). We need laws to stop this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
School pool barricaded as repairs contract ends with work unfinished
A BBC investigation finds building issues across city schools after a firm contracted to carry out repairs went into liquidation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Shocking story about the failure of PFI. The implication is that the PFI company held back repairs until after the contract expired, then liquidated itself to grab the profits, leaving schools and subcontractors out in the cold (literally). We need laws to stop this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Grok may have performed the action, but I one hundred percent guarantee the instruction to do so came from a man.
Let's not hide what's really going on here.
Let's not hide what's really going on here.
January 8, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Grok may have performed the action, but I one hundred percent guarantee the instruction to do so came from a man.
Let's not hide what's really going on here.
Let's not hide what's really going on here.
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In other words, it won't happen. We need a national pavement parking ban. It isn't happening.
DfT press release on footway parking.
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New local powers to keep pavements clear for those who rely on them most
Local councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
In other words, it won't happen. We need a national pavement parking ban. It isn't happening.
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For fucks sake. A nationwide no stopping on footways & verges would have been an easy win. Councils & government are not responsible for helping you store private property; but they are responsible for ensuring your ability to pass & repass. Footpath/verge parking prevents that right being exercised
DfT press release on footway parking.
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
They've bottled a national ban and so will rely on local action with new powers (which are not explained, but area-based).
A postcode lottery as now then? I await actual details.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New local powers to keep pavements clear for those who rely on them most
Local councils will be given the power to crack down on problem pavement parking.
www.gov.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:38 AM
For fucks sake. A nationwide no stopping on footways & verges would have been an easy win. Councils & government are not responsible for helping you store private property; but they are responsible for ensuring your ability to pass & repass. Footpath/verge parking prevents that right being exercised
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A longer post from me to start the year: the Dutch are panicking. Their digital ID system will soon fall under the control of an American company and far-reaching US government powers.
Why is that such a problem? And what does it mean for the UK?
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
Why is that such a problem? And what does it mean for the UK?
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
Digital ID, big tech and the Dutch dilemma
A planned US takeover of critical infrastructure raises troubling questions
open.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:04 AM
A longer post from me to start the year: the Dutch are panicking. Their digital ID system will soon fall under the control of an American company and far-reaching US government powers.
Why is that such a problem? And what does it mean for the UK?
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
Why is that such a problem? And what does it mean for the UK?
open.substack.com/pub/georgina...
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I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 7:37 AM
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
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Car-first design creates the exact conditions women (understandably) fear.
Wide roads, long gaps between buildings, dark underpasses, empty parks after 6 pm. These are not accidents. They’re the natural outcome of planning that prioritises vehicle flow over human presence.
Wide roads, long gaps between buildings, dark underpasses, empty parks after 6 pm. These are not accidents. They’re the natural outcome of planning that prioritises vehicle flow over human presence.
January 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Car-first design creates the exact conditions women (understandably) fear.
Wide roads, long gaps between buildings, dark underpasses, empty parks after 6 pm. These are not accidents. They’re the natural outcome of planning that prioritises vehicle flow over human presence.
Wide roads, long gaps between buildings, dark underpasses, empty parks after 6 pm. These are not accidents. They’re the natural outcome of planning that prioritises vehicle flow over human presence.
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Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
90% of Britons support government proposals to require drivers over the age of 70 to have their vision checked every three years - including 89% of the over-65s
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Critically, we also need the public to support actions that enable older people to live great lives without having to drive for when they fail the eye tests. So the public need to get onboard with no pavement parking, pedestrian priority, denser housing, fewer out-of-town shopping centres, etc etc
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The wealthy are simply sucking us dry, it's as clear as that, the more they squirrel away, the less the rest of us have access to via our vital services and infrastructure. Neo Liberalism is literally killing off the most vulnerable around the globe. Eco socialism will rebalance this injustice.
January 6, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The wealthy are simply sucking us dry, it's as clear as that, the more they squirrel away, the less the rest of us have access to via our vital services and infrastructure. Neo Liberalism is literally killing off the most vulnerable around the globe. Eco socialism will rebalance this injustice.
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We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
Fat Cat Day 2026 - High Pay Centre
Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary. Median FTSE100 CEO pay amounted to £4.398 million (excluding pension), 113 time...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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We also need to stop taxing profits of big companies, & instead tax turnover. Profit can be hidden easily, as I see everyday when I look at company accounts. Applying a small tax to turnover for companies with a turnover above £500m which account for just 0.2% of UK companies, would be a lot simpler
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We also need to stop taxing profits of big companies, & instead tax turnover. Profit can be hidden easily, as I see everyday when I look at company accounts. Applying a small tax to turnover for companies with a turnover above £500m which account for just 0.2% of UK companies, would be a lot simpler
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it’s so refreshing having a party leader that actually says what I’m thinking
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
it’s so refreshing having a party leader that actually says what I’m thinking