Mike
@mikem51.bsky.social
Retired International Education Consultant,keen photographer, loves travel, dining out and the odd drink or two. #FBPE
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"Cryptocurrency is for tax dodgers and money launderers. Two, at least, of Farage's donors have convictions for laundering narcotics money. And his two mega-donors live abroad to avoid paying taxes. They have committed to funding Reform ..."
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September 18, 2026 at 7:25 AM
"Cryptocurrency is for tax dodgers and money launderers. Two, at least, of Farage's donors have convictions for laundering narcotics money. And his two mega-donors live abroad to avoid paying taxes. They have committed to funding Reform ..."
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Corruption: The glue that holds Reform together!
September 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Corruption: The glue that holds Reform together!
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This is a mistake, in a time when the young feel distanced from politics, their voices often ignored it is even more important that we find projects where they can feel invested. Clearly from your comments it needs to be better promoted not defunded.
Scrapping the UK Youth Parliament would be an absurd decision.
But the Department for Culture, Media and Sport - under Lisa Nandy's leadership and PM Burnham - is not committing to supplying funding for it any more.
That amounts to just £453,000 in the last year.
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But the Department for Culture, Media and Sport - under Lisa Nandy's leadership and PM Burnham - is not committing to supplying funding for it any more.
That amounts to just £453,000 in the last year.
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UK Youth Parliament looks set to be axed
Some say scrapping the parliament for 11 to 18-year-olds would be a blow for democracy, while others say it is overdue.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 8:33 AM
This is a mistake, in a time when the young feel distanced from politics, their voices often ignored it is even more important that we find projects where they can feel invested. Clearly from your comments it needs to be better promoted not defunded.
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Ok, so Liz Truss has taken up a job in Florida to talk about how to get Britain - the country that thinks she was a monumental failure - "back on track".
Staying there would help...
Staying there would help...
September 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Ok, so Liz Truss has taken up a job in Florida to talk about how to get Britain - the country that thinks she was a monumental failure - "back on track".
Staying there would help...
Staying there would help...
The Trump family bought and paid for by Russia.
In April, Putin pinned a medal on him at the Kremlin.
In May, he covered Don Jr.'s island and fireworks.
Monday, the Trumps confirmed it.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/congress-j...
In May, he covered Don Jr.'s island and fireworks.
Monday, the Trumps confirmed it.
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/congress-j...
Congress Just Demanded To Know What Don Jr. Owes A Putin Ally.
Plus: Whistleblower sounds alarm on agents posing as voters, a governor’s pen killed a Supreme Court case, and Letitia James is back for round two
www.dworkinsubstack.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:22 AM
The Trump family bought and paid for by Russia.
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NEW: A Vatican theological commission has defined the destruction of nature as a sin against God in a text approved by Pope Leo XIV.
It comes the same month MAGA commentators lambasted the U.S.-born pontiff for asking Catholics to pray for the 2.1 billion people without safe drinking water
It comes the same month MAGA commentators lambasted the U.S.-born pontiff for asking Catholics to pray for the 2.1 billion people without safe drinking water
Vatican Commission Defines Environmental Destruction as “Sin Against Creation”
Pope Leo XIV approved the 29,000-word document in July. Its release came 24 hours after MAGA commentators mocked Pope Leo XIV for praying that 2.1 billion people get safe water.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:41 AM
NEW: A Vatican theological commission has defined the destruction of nature as a sin against God in a text approved by Pope Leo XIV.
It comes the same month MAGA commentators lambasted the U.S.-born pontiff for asking Catholics to pray for the 2.1 billion people without safe drinking water
It comes the same month MAGA commentators lambasted the U.S.-born pontiff for asking Catholics to pray for the 2.1 billion people without safe drinking water
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NEW: The Reform councillor supporting Patriot Platform, and the veteran-led group who want to establish a UK version of ICE. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
The Reform Councillors Embedded in Britain’s Masked 'Patriot' Anti-Migrant Network
A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group
bylinetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
NEW: The Reform councillor supporting Patriot Platform, and the veteran-led group who want to establish a UK version of ICE. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
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“analysis of HMRC data by the Labour Party shows that capital gains tax breaks promised by Reform to crypto investors would be worth more than £100m a year, based on investments in 2025 alone…presenting a huge incentive for investors to back the party.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Reform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaks
Exclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party
www.independent.co.uk
September 18, 2026 at 6:51 AM
“analysis of HMRC data by the Labour Party shows that capital gains tax breaks promised by Reform to crypto investors would be worth more than £100m a year, based on investments in 2025 alone…presenting a huge incentive for investors to back the party.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Join me for another BIG load of old bollocks on the channel owned by Paul Marshall, who views its £130m losses as the price of a propaganda platform to promote his fossil fuel interests and far right & Islamophobic views.
September 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Join me for another BIG load of old bollocks on the channel owned by Paul Marshall, who views its £130m losses as the price of a propaganda platform to promote his fossil fuel interests and far right & Islamophobic views.
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Instead of #TaxTheRich
Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage & Reform UK
want to make millionaires even richer,
(and the rest of us plebs poorer)
"Think tank helping shape Reform’s economic policy calls for taxes on rich to be slashed"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/thi...
Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage & Reform UK
want to make millionaires even richer,
(and the rest of us plebs poorer)
"Think tank helping shape Reform’s economic policy calls for taxes on rich to be slashed"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/thi...
Think tank helping shape Reform’s economic policy calls for taxes on rich to be slashed
A think tank helping shape Reform UK’s economic agenda is preparing to publish a major blueprint focused on cutting taxes for the rich.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Instead of #TaxTheRich
Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage & Reform UK
want to make millionaires even richer,
(and the rest of us plebs poorer)
"Think tank helping shape Reform’s economic policy calls for taxes on rich to be slashed"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/thi...
Nigel 'man-of-the-people' Farage & Reform UK
want to make millionaires even richer,
(and the rest of us plebs poorer)
"Think tank helping shape Reform’s economic policy calls for taxes on rich to be slashed"
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/thi...
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The govt is going to investigate why the UK does so badly at Eurovision.
Thereby guaranteeing that every other country taking part will laugh long and hard as they award “nil point” to the UK every year, forever.
Thereby guaranteeing that every other country taking part will laugh long and hard as they award “nil point” to the UK every year, forever.
September 18, 2026 at 6:21 AM
The govt is going to investigate why the UK does so badly at Eurovision.
Thereby guaranteeing that every other country taking part will laugh long and hard as they award “nil point” to the UK every year, forever.
Thereby guaranteeing that every other country taking part will laugh long and hard as they award “nil point” to the UK every year, forever.
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If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble.
It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
September 18, 2026 at 5:38 AM
If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble.
It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
It's an unforgivable act of thuggery.
The right wing media barely reported it. Was it because it’s good news or because they are complicit.
"Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy."
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
Hundreds of new officers to hunt down dirty money networks
Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy.
www.gov.uk
September 18, 2026 at 6:55 AM
The right wing media barely reported it. Was it because it’s good news or because they are complicit.
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"Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy."
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
Hundreds of new officers to hunt down dirty money networks
Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy.
www.gov.uk
September 17, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"Five hundred new officers to be recruited in a £500 million crackdown on money laundering, as part of the government's Anti-Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Strategy."
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
Haven't seen much coverage of this. Long overdue.
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We stand with the RNLI!
Farage & racist protesters will not win!
RNLI does not care about skin colour, where you’re from, if you’re in trouble @ sea, they will save you!
Fact, RNLI save on avg 122 British ppl every day, compared to 6/7 migrants in small boats.
Farage is a disgrace to society!
Farage & racist protesters will not win!
RNLI does not care about skin colour, where you’re from, if you’re in trouble @ sea, they will save you!
Fact, RNLI save on avg 122 British ppl every day, compared to 6/7 migrants in small boats.
Farage is a disgrace to society!
September 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
We stand with the RNLI!
Farage & racist protesters will not win!
RNLI does not care about skin colour, where you’re from, if you’re in trouble @ sea, they will save you!
Fact, RNLI save on avg 122 British ppl every day, compared to 6/7 migrants in small boats.
Farage is a disgrace to society!
Farage & racist protesters will not win!
RNLI does not care about skin colour, where you’re from, if you’re in trouble @ sea, they will save you!
Fact, RNLI save on avg 122 British ppl every day, compared to 6/7 migrants in small boats.
Farage is a disgrace to society!
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Canada is not bowing down to Trump and he is losing his f**king mind about it.
September 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Canada is not bowing down to Trump and he is losing his f**king mind about it.
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Boris Johnson stuffed the BBC full of Tory placemen, some of whom facilitated six-figures personal loans to support his lifestyle. Now Kemi Badenoch is having a hissy fit because a trade unionist has been given a symbolic place on the Bank of England board.
September 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Boris Johnson stuffed the BBC full of Tory placemen, some of whom facilitated six-figures personal loans to support his lifestyle. Now Kemi Badenoch is having a hissy fit because a trade unionist has been given a symbolic place on the Bank of England board.
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Why do the media and many politicians allow Tommy Twatto and Tommy Ten Names to demonise all asylum seekers as a danger to women. Instead of calling it out as the bollocks it is we're told there are legitimate concerns. There aren't, there's zero evidence to substantiate these claims.
September 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Why do the media and many politicians allow Tommy Twatto and Tommy Ten Names to demonise all asylum seekers as a danger to women. Instead of calling it out as the bollocks it is we're told there are legitimate concerns. There aren't, there's zero evidence to substantiate these claims.
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The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
September 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
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Rupert Lowe-Life is spitting teeth.. ohh he’s mad.. incandescent with rage about the state marking “its own homework” on Covid..
Fun fact — During Covid Lowe’s company took £100,000 in taxpayer funded furlough despite making a massive £7.9 million profit.
He wasn’t so angry about that eh❗️
Fun fact — During Covid Lowe’s company took £100,000 in taxpayer funded furlough despite making a massive £7.9 million profit.
He wasn’t so angry about that eh❗️
September 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Rupert Lowe-Life is spitting teeth.. ohh he’s mad.. incandescent with rage about the state marking “its own homework” on Covid..
Fun fact — During Covid Lowe’s company took £100,000 in taxpayer funded furlough despite making a massive £7.9 million profit.
He wasn’t so angry about that eh❗️
Fun fact — During Covid Lowe’s company took £100,000 in taxpayer funded furlough despite making a massive £7.9 million profit.
He wasn’t so angry about that eh❗️
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Isabel Oakeshitt hates Muslims so much she went to live in a Muslim country to avoid paying British taxes?
September 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Isabel Oakeshitt hates Muslims so much she went to live in a Muslim country to avoid paying British taxes?
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Far-right thugs
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Far-right thugs
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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It’s Reform it’s why billionaires donate.
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’; accompanied by deregulation of the City, weaken the authority of the courts.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
That would be the return on donations by the super-rich.
Cost borne by the old, sick, disabled, unfortunate; cuts to public services.
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
It’s Reform it’s why billionaires donate.