Gary Cleaver
@meet-cleaver.bsky.social
Cynical socialist, pro EU and science, anti religion
Love visiting new places, riding my motorbike and talking nonsense in pubs
Love visiting new places, riding my motorbike and talking nonsense in pubs
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I keep reading that 'nobody should be forced to pay for the BBC'. Meanwhile, I'm forced to pay for the royal family, nuclear weapons, religiously-affiliated schools and the House of Lords.
October 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I keep reading that 'nobody should be forced to pay for the BBC'. Meanwhile, I'm forced to pay for the royal family, nuclear weapons, religiously-affiliated schools and the House of Lords.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage.
October 12, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #Brown, any bird with Brown in its plumage.
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Hmmm… who to believe… Andy Burnham or the compulsive liar who got sacked twice for lying, lied to Parliament, lied to The Queen, cheated on two wives and ignored the Ministerial Code. Tricky one.
October 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hmmm… who to believe… Andy Burnham or the compulsive liar who got sacked twice for lying, lied to Parliament, lied to The Queen, cheated on two wives and ignored the Ministerial Code. Tricky one.
So the Russians influenced the referendum, but the result is legitimate?
How can both of those things be true?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can both of those things be true?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
PM believes Brexit vote was legitimate despite Russia interference claims, No 10 says
It is "inconceivable" that Russia did not try to use the referendum to its advantage, No 10 said, but the PM believed it did not succeed in influencing the result.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
So the Russians influenced the referendum, but the result is legitimate?
How can both of those things be true?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How can both of those things be true?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Of course there have never been any proven links between members of the Reform Party and Putin's Russia.
Surely it would be a 'lie' to make such a suggestion.
Oh.
Surely it would be a 'lie' to make such a suggestion.
Oh.
October 12, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Of course there have never been any proven links between members of the Reform Party and Putin's Russia.
Surely it would be a 'lie' to make such a suggestion.
Oh.
Surely it would be a 'lie' to make such a suggestion.
Oh.
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America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
October 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
October 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.
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FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
October 5, 2026 at 1:48 AM
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Nigel forgetting the riots that happened here in 2024
What did we call them again?
Ah yes. The Farage Riots
What did we call them again?
Ah yes. The Farage Riots
October 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Nigel forgetting the riots that happened here in 2024
What did we call them again?
Ah yes. The Farage Riots
What did we call them again?
Ah yes. The Farage Riots
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A sad, lonely woman jilted by her brash lover is left to wile away the empty hours in an isolated flat in Dubai.
After consuming yet another vodka her mind wanders & she types out far fetched fantasies desperately seeking attention & solace.
Please could someone call a doctor.😬
After consuming yet another vodka her mind wanders & she types out far fetched fantasies desperately seeking attention & solace.
Please could someone call a doctor.😬
September 30, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A sad, lonely woman jilted by her brash lover is left to wile away the empty hours in an isolated flat in Dubai.
After consuming yet another vodka her mind wanders & she types out far fetched fantasies desperately seeking attention & solace.
Please could someone call a doctor.😬
After consuming yet another vodka her mind wanders & she types out far fetched fantasies desperately seeking attention & solace.
Please could someone call a doctor.😬
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Evening, #Ofcom.
A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight.
Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮
x.com/Nigel_Farage...
A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight.
Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮
x.com/Nigel_Farage...
Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) on X
I will give my full verdict on Andy Burnham’s speech LIVE on GB News at 7PM tonight.
x.com
September 29, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Evening, #Ofcom.
A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight.
Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮
x.com/Nigel_Farage...
A British politician is advertising, in advance, that his "full verdict" on the Prime Minister's speech today will be given in his own programme, which carries his name, on GB News tonight.
Aren't News channels supposed to show due impartiality? 🤮
x.com/Nigel_Farage...
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If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it.
Really sick to death of it.
Really sick to death of it.
September 29, 2026 at 5:38 PM
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it.
Really sick to death of it.
Really sick to death of it.
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When I said they were Iranians arriving in small boats, I meant British nationals living in London.
September 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
When I said they were Iranians arriving in small boats, I meant British nationals living in London.
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This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
September 19, 2026 at 7:45 AM
This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
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Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation”
Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform”
Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr”
Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires.
Reform voters…
They. Are. Laughing. At. You.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform”
Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr”
Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires.
Reform voters…
They. Are. Laughing. At. You.
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 6:21 AM
Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation”
Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform”
Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr”
Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires.
Reform voters…
They. Are. Laughing. At. You.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform”
Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr”
Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires.
Reform voters…
They. Are. Laughing. At. You.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today".
Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
September 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today".
Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that?
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The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying:
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
September 16, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The Tories have attacked appointment of TUC chief Paul Nowak as a director of Bank of England, saying:
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
"The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the BofE."
And yet it was a Tory government that in 2019 appointed the then TUC chief Frances O'Grady to the same role
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September 10, 2026 at 6:57 AM
share.google/AWA0QowotTF2... The RNLI is one of those institutions that make me proud to be British - join me in donating to show your support
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Initially I was frustrated with the rise of self-checkout but I appreciated how stores passed the savings on to me rather than pocket the money, fire armies of workers & make me do a job I suck at. It’s also why I’m optimistic about AI! I have been kicked in the head by several horses.
September 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Initially I was frustrated with the rise of self-checkout but I appreciated how stores passed the savings on to me rather than pocket the money, fire armies of workers & make me do a job I suck at. It’s also why I’m optimistic about AI! I have been kicked in the head by several horses.
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I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
September 9, 2026 at 10:14 PM
I’ve reached the point - well actually, I reached it a while ago - where I’m militantly anti-AI. Fine - use it in bioscience labs and radiology where it might help analyse data more effectively. Use it sparingly for systems engineering. Everywhere else, it can fuck off.
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It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
September 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...