Raymond Bennett
@raymondbennett.bsky.social
North Londoner
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I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...
September 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...
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Any lives lost due to this closure should be laid firmly at the feet of the far-right agitators who caused this. The way in which anti-asylum activists are putting more and more people at risk should be a wake up call that it is time to genuinely combat them, rather than pandering to their ideology.
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 3:13 PM
Any lives lost due to this closure should be laid firmly at the feet of the far-right agitators who caused this. The way in which anti-asylum activists are putting more and more people at risk should be a wake up call that it is time to genuinely combat them, rather than pandering to their ideology.
So sad to hear Catherine Ringer has passed away. For anyone who spent time in France in the 80s and 90s Les Rita Mitsouko really was one of the most memorable sounds.
youtu.be/1zWlnzFXcKY?...
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Les Rita Mitsouko - Marcia Baïla (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Les Rita Mitsouko
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September 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
So sad to hear Catherine Ringer has passed away. For anyone who spent time in France in the 80s and 90s Les Rita Mitsouko really was one of the most memorable sounds.
youtu.be/1zWlnzFXcKY?...
youtu.be/1zWlnzFXcKY?...
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Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
September 17, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Friend shared this video of a man unveiling the library he hid when he fled Damascus in 2011. It’s incredible
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Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
September 16, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.
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@georgeosborne.bsky.social
You do understand it was most likely your Austerity policies that got the Referendum over the line for Leave. You destroyed our services & the europhobes weaponised this as the EU’s fault. Still waiting for an apology from you.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
You do understand it was most likely your Austerity policies that got the Referendum over the line for Leave. You destroyed our services & the europhobes weaponised this as the EU’s fault. Still waiting for an apology from you.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade
Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
@georgeosborne.bsky.social
You do understand it was most likely your Austerity policies that got the Referendum over the line for Leave. You destroyed our services & the europhobes weaponised this as the EU’s fault. Still waiting for an apology from you.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
You do understand it was most likely your Austerity policies that got the Referendum over the line for Leave. You destroyed our services & the europhobes weaponised this as the EU’s fault. Still waiting for an apology from you.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Activists? Activists?
September 11, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Activists? Activists?
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It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI
September 10, 2026 at 2:13 PM
It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI
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If you're in government watching criminal-led blackshirt thugs in balaclavas wage war on the RNLI and you're hedging your bets because you're not sure who the majority of the country will side with, why do you even want to be in government?
Why would you WANT to lead people you think so little of?
Why would you WANT to lead people you think so little of?
September 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
If you're in government watching criminal-led blackshirt thugs in balaclavas wage war on the RNLI and you're hedging your bets because you're not sure who the majority of the country will side with, why do you even want to be in government?
Why would you WANT to lead people you think so little of?
Why would you WANT to lead people you think so little of?
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For me there is no mystery to these people. I grew up in a street with plenty of them, where the British National Party felt confident enough to visit our doorsteps. There is no dignity to their hatred and it has been indulged far too long. It has already cost us enough time, enough lives. Enough.
The "stop the boats" movement is being driven by the type of English suburban racist who thinks that one black family living in their street is one too many. Yes, it really is as simple as that, and it has been for decades. There is no intellectual depth to this stuff. It is pure, distilled hate.
September 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM
For me there is no mystery to these people. I grew up in a street with plenty of them, where the British National Party felt confident enough to visit our doorsteps. There is no dignity to their hatred and it has been indulged far too long. It has already cost us enough time, enough lives. Enough.
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Finally they came for the Daily Mail and my irony meter just packed up and left and I never heard from it again.
Daniel Thomas / Danny Tommo has today marched his private army of blackshorts to Daily Mail HQ to demand a new house for his mum within 48 hrs, after they doorstepped her for a feature on him.
Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do
Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas
Apparently he plans to blockade them + cry at them until they do
Bet those lads are glad of the balaclavas
September 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Finally they came for the Daily Mail and my irony meter just packed up and left and I never heard from it again.
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The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
September 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
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No company (and even more so, no public sector organisation) should ever get into a position like this with any vendor, come on, this is basic
Britain’s state-owned electricity system operator has awarded Palantir a £21mn contract without inviting rival bids, arguing critical processes are too reliant on its tech to run a competitive procurement process
Latest for @financialtimes.com:
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Latest for @financialtimes.com:
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Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bids
Neso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative
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September 8, 2026 at 7:41 AM
No company (and even more so, no public sector organisation) should ever get into a position like this with any vendor, come on, this is basic
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Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town.
This is how street fascism is normalised
This is how street fascism is normalised
September 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town.
This is how street fascism is normalised
This is how street fascism is normalised
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BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little.
At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?
#StolenValor
At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?
#StolenValor
September 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
BonesSpurs McDraftDodger had the unmitigated gall to post this image & I just threw up in my mouth a little.
At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?
#StolenValor
At long last, sir, have you no sense of decency?
#StolenValor
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The images here are extremely sinister, and the word 'protestors' hardly applies. But there's also a bizarre aspect as it's thought to be a 'stop the boats' action, yet it is targetting cars trying to reach the terminal to take cross-channel ferries to France:
www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/l...
www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/l...
Large group of balaclava-wearing protesters target area around port
Protesters are causing major disruption after descending on the area around the Port of Dover.
www.kentonline.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The images here are extremely sinister, and the word 'protestors' hardly applies. But there's also a bizarre aspect as it's thought to be a 'stop the boats' action, yet it is targetting cars trying to reach the terminal to take cross-channel ferries to France:
www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/l...
www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/l...