Bob Hopcraft
@bobhop.bsky.social
Son, husband, dad, grandad. Education Consultant. Retired primary headteacher and SEA. Veteran guitarist. Runner. #parkrun. Art lover. Europhile. Rejoiner. #FBPE
Hertfordshire, UK
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Hertfordshire, UK
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
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Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
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September 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Factcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon Brief
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The media aren’t that interested in reporting facts. More interested in undermining the government at every opportunity.
March 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The media aren’t that interested in reporting facts. More interested in undermining the government at every opportunity.
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The Chancellor even pointed out in her speech that despite growth being projected to be lower this year, the OBR is predicting larger growth in every future year than they predicted in the autumn budget.
Suggests that this year's drop is just a delay in growth, rather than a reduction.
Suggests that this year's drop is just a delay in growth, rather than a reduction.
March 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Chancellor even pointed out in her speech that despite growth being projected to be lower this year, the OBR is predicting larger growth in every future year than they predicted in the autumn budget.
Suggests that this year's drop is just a delay in growth, rather than a reduction.
Suggests that this year's drop is just a delay in growth, rather than a reduction.
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Of course. The attack line was always "Labour can't govern, they can't make the tough decisions". As soon as they do it's knives out from all angles.
March 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Of course. The attack line was always "Labour can't govern, they can't make the tough decisions". As soon as they do it's knives out from all angles.
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Of course it is, we are hearing "you cannot blame this on Tories" after 9 months in government and 14 years of chronic under investment. Yet the Tories dined out on "Labour crashed the economy" for a decade, utterly pillaging the public purse and given a wide berth by the media, when it was a lie
March 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Of course it is, we are hearing "you cannot blame this on Tories" after 9 months in government and 14 years of chronic under investment. Yet the Tories dined out on "Labour crashed the economy" for a decade, utterly pillaging the public purse and given a wide berth by the media, when it was a lie
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It just doesn’t feed into the MSM narrative does it? 😠 I admit to being disappointed with some of Labour’s policies but honestly the right wing bias by the UK media is glaring obvious given their muted tones for the past 14yrs! 😳
March 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It just doesn’t feed into the MSM narrative does it? 😠 I admit to being disappointed with some of Labour’s policies but honestly the right wing bias by the UK media is glaring obvious given their muted tones for the past 14yrs! 😳
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ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
March 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ABC News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
CBS News: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
MSNBC: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
CNN: "An unthinkable breach of national security."
Fox News: "We've all texted the wrong person before."
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“I did not come into politics to inflict this on the most vulnerable people in our society, and I cannot vote for changes which will have this impact”
Connor Naismith Labour MP 👏
Connor Naismith Labour MP 👏
March 27, 2025 at 7:12 AM
“I did not come into politics to inflict this on the most vulnerable people in our society, and I cannot vote for changes which will have this impact”
Connor Naismith Labour MP 👏
Connor Naismith Labour MP 👏
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The US added only 151,000 jobs in February, lower than the forecast 170,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%.
Yet again, a Republican president is blowing the strong economy he inherited from a Democrat.
Yet again, a Republican president is blowing the strong economy he inherited from a Democrat.
March 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The US added only 151,000 jobs in February, lower than the forecast 170,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%.
Yet again, a Republican president is blowing the strong economy he inherited from a Democrat.
Yet again, a Republican president is blowing the strong economy he inherited from a Democrat.
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Reform voted against the Employment Rights Bill
March 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Reform voted against the Employment Rights Bill
I suspect that this is likely to be the case for any government that isn’t in bed with the predominantly right-wing MSM in this country.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In this government's hands, big ideas always end up looking small. Just ask Ed Miliband | Rafael Behr
Labour is constantly torn between its self-image as a party of radical change and its fear of alienating voters with the wrong kind of radicalism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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January 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I suspect that this is likely to be the case for any government that isn’t in bed with the predominantly right-wing MSM in this country.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Public responses to EU-related questions in Falmouth, Cornwall yesterday.
Passers by were invited to put a sticker in the boxes to give their answers.
Follow @cornwall4eu.bsky.social
Passers by were invited to put a sticker in the boxes to give their answers.
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January 26, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Public responses to EU-related questions in Falmouth, Cornwall yesterday.
Passers by were invited to put a sticker in the boxes to give their answers.
Follow @cornwall4eu.bsky.social
Passers by were invited to put a sticker in the boxes to give their answers.
Follow @cornwall4eu.bsky.social
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•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
•sarcasm on•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
I have no idea what this might look like. You?
•sarcasm off•
Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered… Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
The Department of Justice has just DELETED its four-year-old webpage on the US Capitol riot investigations.
January 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered… Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.
George Orwell, 1984
George Orwell, 1984
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Wait until they figure out it means Obama can run again.
January 24, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Wait until they figure out it means Obama can run again.
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"I have a lot of support and a lot of safety around me, so no, I'm not feeling personally at risk" is NOT the line an ordained priest should have to use in a civilised society.
time.com/7209222/bish...
time.com/7209222/bish...
'I Am Not Going to Apologize': Bishop Who Confronted Trump Speaks Out
In an interview with TIME, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde discussed her sermon, which has drawn death threats and prompted Trump to demand an apology
time.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
"I have a lot of support and a lot of safety around me, so no, I'm not feeling personally at risk" is NOT the line an ordained priest should have to use in a civilised society.
time.com/7209222/bish...
time.com/7209222/bish...
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I defend Labour a lot. I think they are doing a good job overall in the face of adversity. But even I cannot find a positive in this continued rejection of joining the SM or CU or anything that is offered by Europe. I want them to get this sorted. ASAP.
January 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I defend Labour a lot. I think they are doing a good job overall in the face of adversity. But even I cannot find a positive in this continued rejection of joining the SM or CU or anything that is offered by Europe. I want them to get this sorted. ASAP.
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"Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy. At the start of the European Green Deal in 2019, few thought the EU’s energy transition could be where it is today; wind and solar are pushing coal to the margins and forcing gas into structural decline"
Big new @ember-energy.org report on EU energy
Big new @ember-energy.org report on EU energy
European Electricity Review 2025 | Ember
The EU’s electricity transition continued at pace in 2024, as solar overtook coal for the first time and gas declined for the fifth year in a row.
ember-energy.org
January 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
"Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy. At the start of the European Green Deal in 2019, few thought the EU’s energy transition could be where it is today; wind and solar are pushing coal to the margins and forcing gas into structural decline"
Big new @ember-energy.org report on EU energy
Big new @ember-energy.org report on EU energy
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The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.
January 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The thing is, I feel like if someone truly, accidentally, & unintentionally made a n*zi salute on a national stage, they would be appropriately horrified by it and apologize. And when they don’t ….. it says everything.