Trevor Tucker 🇪🇺🇬🇧
@tromstar.bsky.social
Retired IT manager. Anything tech, photography, music, audio, parkinsons. Old British films & TV.
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“the numbers do suggest that restoring borderless trade with the EU would bring big economic benefits. And since those who think Brexit has been a failure outnumber those who think it has been a success by 61% to 13%, I doubt the political cost would be significant.” www.europesays.com/uk/657414/
Brexit made us poorer and it’s getting worse - United Kingdom
As the government searches desperately for ways to boost growth, rejoining the EU customs union and single market looks increasingly appealing. There might be
www.europesays.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
“the numbers do suggest that restoring borderless trade with the EU would bring big economic benefits. And since those who think Brexit has been a failure outnumber those who think it has been a success by 61% to 13%, I doubt the political cost would be significant.” www.europesays.com/uk/657414/
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Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and take our money. And Nigel Farage is egging him on.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
All true patriots should tell them both: hands off our BBC.
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Cut benefits, cut minimum wage, raise retirement age, means test pensions, get rid of the NHS.
Why are you voting for Farage?
Why are you voting for Farage?
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Cut benefits, cut minimum wage, raise retirement age, means test pensions, get rid of the NHS.
Why are you voting for Farage?
Why are you voting for Farage?
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"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."
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Curse of private equity.
After US hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency depts rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals.
PE cut staffing, wages, investment; hiked profits.
People killed for profit.
Yet UK handing healthcare to PE.
After US hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency depts rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals.
PE cut staffing, wages, investment; hiked profits.
People killed for profit.
Yet UK handing healthcare to PE.
Death rates rose in hospital ERs after private equity firms took over, study finds
The increased deaths in emergency departments at private equity-owned hospitals are most likely the result of reduced staffing levels, researchers say.
www.nbcnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Curse of private equity.
After US hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency depts rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals.
PE cut staffing, wages, investment; hiked profits.
People killed for profit.
Yet UK handing healthcare to PE.
After US hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency depts rose by 13% compared with similar hospitals.
PE cut staffing, wages, investment; hiked profits.
People killed for profit.
Yet UK handing healthcare to PE.
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Private finance has been a disaster for our public services. ❌
Say no to new #PFI in our #NHS. 🏥
Join us at #Labour conference to urge the government to change course ahead of their final decision in their autumn budget on 26 November.
Or you can email your MP today 👇
Say no to new #PFI in our #NHS. 🏥
Join us at #Labour conference to urge the government to change course ahead of their final decision in their autumn budget on 26 November.
Or you can email your MP today 👇
Say no to new PFI in our NHS - Labour conference action
You can still stop the government's plan for new PFI in our NHS
weownit.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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'Patriot' Nigel Farage has been accused of skipping the return of Parliament this week to badmouth Britain in the US and help Donald Trump's White House meddle in our politics.
Nigel Farage skipping Parliament for two days 'to help Trump meddle with UK'
www.mirror.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
'Patriot' Nigel Farage has been accused of skipping the return of Parliament this week to badmouth Britain in the US and help Donald Trump's White House meddle in our politics.
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Nigel Farage has been accused of hypocrisy after banning journalists shortly before flying to the US to discuss free speech.
Farage 'is a hypocrite' for lecturing on free speech while banning journalists
www.mirror.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nigel Farage has been accused of hypocrisy after banning journalists shortly before flying to the US to discuss free speech.
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🚨 “Not For EU” Label. Check your asparagus.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
June 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🚨 “Not For EU” Label. Check your asparagus.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
🇲🇽 Mexican asparagus in @sainsburys may be grown with pesticides banned in the EU, including carbofuran and paraquat.
🥵 No EU label = No EU safety standards.
🇬🇧 Post-Brexit, UK rules are weaker.
🧪 Lower testing. Less traceability. More risk.
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🚨URGENT: Sign and share our petition.
❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis.
It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands.
vist.ly/3n529qc
❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis.
It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands.
vist.ly/3n529qc
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🚨URGENT: Sign and share our petition.
❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis.
It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands.
vist.ly/3n529qc
❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis.
It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands.
vist.ly/3n529qc
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Thames Water's in crisis AGAIN! 🚨
The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.
Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇
The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.
Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇
Thames Water is back in crisis - It's time for MPs to take action | We Own It
With Thames Water once again in crisis, it is time for MPs to stand up and demand a permanent fix from the government.
weownit.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Thames Water's in crisis AGAIN! 🚨
The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.
Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇
The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.
Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇
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This is really good news for Thames Water customers.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
June 3, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This is really good news for Thames Water customers.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
Predatory KKR was so bad they were nicknamed "Barbarians at the gate" in the US.
It is time the government stopped dithering and took Thames Water into public ownership. It's what 82% of the public wants.
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UK Govt AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat, 242 to 116 votes.
Copyright holders must be able to see when their work has been used and by whom. Tech firms need to be licensed to use the work and pay. Govt disagrees.
I voted against the govt.
Copyright holders must be able to see when their work has been used and by whom. Tech firms need to be licensed to use the work and pay. Govt disagrees.
I voted against the govt.
Government AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat
The bitter row over how to protect artists in the artificial intelligence age returns to the Lords.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 6:07 AM
UK Govt AI copyright plan suffers fourth House of Lords defeat, 242 to 116 votes.
Copyright holders must be able to see when their work has been used and by whom. Tech firms need to be licensed to use the work and pay. Govt disagrees.
I voted against the govt.
Copyright holders must be able to see when their work has been used and by whom. Tech firms need to be licensed to use the work and pay. Govt disagrees.
I voted against the govt.
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice has a plan to turn Britain's economic mess around, Willy and Bill take a sideways look at it | Willy and Bill
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The Tice is wrong: open letter about Britain’s latest economic mess
Reform UK’s Richard Tice has a plan to turn Britain's economic mess around, Willy and Bill take a sideways look at it
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June 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Reform UK’s Richard Tice has a plan to turn Britain's economic mess around, Willy and Bill take a sideways look at it | Willy and Bill
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northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/eco...
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🇳🇴 Norway took its oil wealth and built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — investing in pensions, healthcare, and the future.
🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
May 26, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🇳🇴 Norway took its oil wealth and built the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund — investing in pensions, healthcare, and the future.
🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
🇬🇧 Britain sold ours off in the 1980s, handed control to private corporations, and spent the revenues on short-term tax cuts.
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Day 9 of Lois asking Steve Reed to join her at the football. ⚽
Something stinks about Thames Water's sewage plant upgrade costs. How can it be 15x more expensive than building a new one in other countries?
Perhaps Environment Secretary Steve Reed can tell her?
#LoisvSteve
Something stinks about Thames Water's sewage plant upgrade costs. How can it be 15x more expensive than building a new one in other countries?
Perhaps Environment Secretary Steve Reed can tell her?
#LoisvSteve
May 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Day 9 of Lois asking Steve Reed to join her at the football. ⚽
Something stinks about Thames Water's sewage plant upgrade costs. How can it be 15x more expensive than building a new one in other countries?
Perhaps Environment Secretary Steve Reed can tell her?
#LoisvSteve
Something stinks about Thames Water's sewage plant upgrade costs. How can it be 15x more expensive than building a new one in other countries?
Perhaps Environment Secretary Steve Reed can tell her?
#LoisvSteve
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🚨BREAKING: New report shows private eye companies treating NHS patients are putting their profits before patient care.
Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/save...
Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/save...
Take action: save our health from profiteering private firms | We Own It
The Sunday Times and CHPI have recently reported that private eye firms are making huge profits and providing poor service to patients. It is time to change this.
weownit.org.uk
April 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🚨BREAKING: New report shows private eye companies treating NHS patients are putting their profits before patient care.
Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/save...
Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP: weownit.org.uk/act-now/save...
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"How can you justify this?"
I have written to Rachel Reeves to share my constituents' profound distress over the cuts to disability benefits.
We are appalled by the government's cruelty - and we will not back down.
I have written to Rachel Reeves to share my constituents' profound distress over the cuts to disability benefits.
We are appalled by the government's cruelty - and we will not back down.
April 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"How can you justify this?"
I have written to Rachel Reeves to share my constituents' profound distress over the cuts to disability benefits.
We are appalled by the government's cruelty - and we will not back down.
I have written to Rachel Reeves to share my constituents' profound distress over the cuts to disability benefits.
We are appalled by the government's cruelty - and we will not back down.
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No suit, no thank yous, that's a 10% Tariff for you MR Penguin.
April 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
No suit, no thank yous, that's a 10% Tariff for you MR Penguin.
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Thames Water names US private equity (PE) group KKR as preferred bidder.
Worst possible outcome. Water industry woes started with PE.
PE business model: profiteering, asset-stripping, low investment, staff/wage cuts, tax dodging.
Govt must reject PE takeover. Must nationalise.
Worst possible outcome. Water industry woes started with PE.
PE business model: profiteering, asset-stripping, low investment, staff/wage cuts, tax dodging.
Govt must reject PE takeover. Must nationalise.
Thames Water names US private equity group KKR as preferred bidder
KKR expected to acquire stake worth £4bn as UK’s biggest water supplier tries to stave off nationalisation
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Thames Water names US private equity (PE) group KKR as preferred bidder.
Worst possible outcome. Water industry woes started with PE.
PE business model: profiteering, asset-stripping, low investment, staff/wage cuts, tax dodging.
Govt must reject PE takeover. Must nationalise.
Worst possible outcome. Water industry woes started with PE.
PE business model: profiteering, asset-stripping, low investment, staff/wage cuts, tax dodging.
Govt must reject PE takeover. Must nationalise.
