Had a quick check in the Fuck Shed and I'm all out of fucks to give.
#sorrynotsorry
#abolishthelords
#abolishthemonarchy
#sorrynotsorry
#abolishthelords
#abolishthemonarchy
November 1, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Had a quick check in the Fuck Shed and I'm all out of fucks to give.
#sorrynotsorry
#abolishthelords
#abolishthemonarchy
#sorrynotsorry
#abolishthelords
#abolishthemonarchy
We have a Russian Lord.......
They all need removing. Every last one. No matter their nationality.
Those in power keep telling us its a democracy - it isn't - it's feudalism. We never moved on, we jsut gave it a different title.
#votegreen
#taxtherich
#abolishthemonarchy
#abolishthelords
They all need removing. Every last one. No matter their nationality.
Those in power keep telling us its a democracy - it isn't - it's feudalism. We never moved on, we jsut gave it a different title.
#votegreen
#taxtherich
#abolishthemonarchy
#abolishthelords
October 29, 2026 at 5:07 PM
We have a Russian Lord.......
They all need removing. Every last one. No matter their nationality.
Those in power keep telling us its a democracy - it isn't - it's feudalism. We never moved on, we jsut gave it a different title.
#votegreen
#taxtherich
#abolishthemonarchy
#abolishthelords
They all need removing. Every last one. No matter their nationality.
Those in power keep telling us its a democracy - it isn't - it's feudalism. We never moved on, we jsut gave it a different title.
#votegreen
#taxtherich
#abolishthemonarchy
#abolishthelords
The HoL is so enormous now, with every former PM nominating his or her mates.
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishTheLords
October 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The HoL is so enormous now, with every former PM nominating his or her mates.
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishFeudalism
(Sorry Prem, I know you’re one of the good ones but you and the few other decent Lords are well outnumbered by grifters and chancers. The UK needs a new second chamber not determined by patronage. )
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishFeudalism
(Sorry Prem, I know you’re one of the good ones but you and the few other decent Lords are well outnumbered by grifters and chancers. The UK needs a new second chamber not determined by patronage. )
The Duchy of Cornwall says it collected £503,711 rent from the King for Highgrove House.
Prince William is the Duke of Cornwall. Father pays rent to son. No money left the family but nice PR.
Previously, King Charles was the Duke of Cornwall. He was paying rent to himself.
Prince William is the Duke of Cornwall. Father pays rent to son. No money left the family but nice PR.
Previously, King Charles was the Duke of Cornwall. He was paying rent to himself.
Royal financial privileges show that we are not in it together
This week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...
leftfootforward.org
October 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishFeudalism
(Sorry Prem, I know you’re one of the good ones but you and the few other decent Lords are well outnumbered by grifters and chancers. The UK needs a new second chamber not determined by patronage. )
#AbolishTheLords
#AbolishFeudalism
(Sorry Prem, I know you’re one of the good ones but you and the few other decent Lords are well outnumbered by grifters and chancers. The UK needs a new second chamber not determined by patronage. )
The youngest House of Lords peer, Baroness (Carmen) Smith of Llanfaes, is proposing a new bill to overhaul the second chamber – and abolish her own role – this Friday. It’s already ruffling feathers among the ermine-robed masses...
open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...
open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...
Interview: The Plaid Cymru Baroness Holding Burnham’s Feet to the Fire on House of Lords Reform
Josiah Mortimer talks to Carmen Ria Smith who, at 30 years old, is the youngest Peer, on her bill to abolish the House of Lords
open.substack.com
October 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Agree, except for the HoL, of course.
#AbolishTheLords & make the 2nd chamber elected.
#AbolishTheLords & make the 2nd chamber elected.
October 17, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Agree, except for the HoL, of course.
#AbolishTheLords & make the 2nd chamber elected.
#AbolishTheLords & make the 2nd chamber elected.
We see you and raise you the #British House of Lords - once you’re in there it’s for life, you cannot be voted out, and you get £300 per day just for turning up!
#AbolishTheLords
#UnitedKingdom
#Britain #UK
#AbolishTheLords
#UnitedKingdom
#Britain #UK
October 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
We see you and raise you the #British House of Lords - once you’re in there it’s for life, you cannot be voted out, and you get £300 per day just for turning up!
#AbolishTheLords
#UnitedKingdom
#Britain #UK
#AbolishTheLords
#UnitedKingdom
#Britain #UK
MPs have voted 286 to 270 for the Assisted Dying Bill to be blocked and the peers who subverted our democratic process have succeeded.
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
'Just nine peers laid down more than 1,200 amendments, most pointlessly near-identical, to prevent a vote, knowing that a majority in the Lords would have backed it, given the chance. That disgraceful filibuster alone should be the trigger for Lords reform.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
and the grift goes on, and on, and on...why is Bailey is even in the Lords? - one of the Boris appointments of loyal/tedious nonentities - we should #abolishtheLords
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
Conservative Peer Hosts Far-Right Activists Alongside US-Funded Anti-Abortion Group
Prominent Neo-Nazis attended the event in Parliament, hosted by an anti-abortion group, in which they called for politicians to "stop importing an invasive foreign serf class"
bylinetimes.com
September 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
and the grift goes on, and on, and on...why is Bailey is even in the Lords? - one of the Boris appointments of loyal/tedious nonentities - we should #abolishtheLords
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
bylinetimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
MPs have voted 286 to 270 for the Assisted Dying Bill to be blocked and the peers who subverted our democratic process have succeeded.
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
'Just nine peers laid down more than 1,200 amendments, most pointlessly near-identical, to prevent a vote, knowing that a majority in the Lords would have backed it, given the chance. That disgraceful filibuster alone should be the trigger for Lords reform.'
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My plea to MPs: this is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history | Polly Toynbee
Any MP not voting for it on Friday will condemn thousands of us to die in agony. The public is hugely in favour too, so do the right thing, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:53 PM
MPs have voted 286 to 270 for the Assisted Dying Bill to be blocked and the peers who subverted our democratic process have succeeded.
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
#AbolishTheLords
bsky.app/profile/paul...
No-one, but no-one, "deserves" to be a legislator for life. It's an absurd system that belongs in the middle ages whence it arose. #abolishthelords
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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UK politics latest: Winter fuel cut was the right thing to do to save public services, minister says
Gray was previously the civil servant who investigated partygate before jumping to Labour
inews.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 10:39 AM
No-one, but no-one, "deserves" to be a legislator for life. It's an absurd system that belongs in the middle ages whence it arose. #abolishthelords
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
It's time to:
Abolish the Lords
Abolish the Monarchy
End the 'special relationship'
And replace FPTP with PR.
In fact it's past time and long overdue.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#EpsteinFiles
Abolish the Lords
Abolish the Monarchy
End the 'special relationship'
And replace FPTP with PR.
In fact it's past time and long overdue.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#EpsteinFiles
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It's time to:
Abolish the Lords
Abolish the Monarchy
End the 'special relationship'
And replace FPTP with PR.
In fact it's past time and long overdue.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#EpsteinFiles
Abolish the Lords
Abolish the Monarchy
End the 'special relationship'
And replace FPTP with PR.
In fact it's past time and long overdue.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
#AbolishTheLords
#EpsteinFiles
#AnythingButLabour
Destroy the two-party system
Destroy the Conservative Party
Destroy Labour
We need proportional representation & to #AbolishTheLords
Vote Green
Vote Your Party
Vote independent
All Starmer represents is Israel's GENOCIDE in Gaza & the rich.
Client government. #StarmerOut
Destroy the two-party system
Destroy the Conservative Party
Destroy Labour
We need proportional representation & to #AbolishTheLords
Vote Green
Vote Your Party
Vote independent
All Starmer represents is Israel's GENOCIDE in Gaza & the rich.
Client government. #StarmerOut
September 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#AnythingButLabour
Destroy the two-party system
Destroy the Conservative Party
Destroy Labour
We need proportional representation & to #AbolishTheLords
Vote Green
Vote Your Party
Vote independent
All Starmer represents is Israel's GENOCIDE in Gaza & the rich.
Client government. #StarmerOut
Destroy the two-party system
Destroy the Conservative Party
Destroy Labour
We need proportional representation & to #AbolishTheLords
Vote Green
Vote Your Party
Vote independent
All Starmer represents is Israel's GENOCIDE in Gaza & the rich.
Client government. #StarmerOut
I've seen the video on Twitter, utterly shameful.
Arrogant & out-of-touch, Welby makes gags & takes no responsibility other than having to step down as head.
26 Church of England arch/bishops in the House of Lords.
Get the CofE Church out of our democracy. #AbolishTheLords time for a real democracy.
Arrogant & out-of-touch, Welby makes gags & takes no responsibility other than having to step down as head.
26 Church of England arch/bishops in the House of Lords.
Get the CofE Church out of our democracy. #AbolishTheLords time for a real democracy.
I have a video of Welby's remarks relating to his resignation.
But sadly one disadvantage of Bluesky is that you can only post very short videos on here, compared to both X and Threads
So I've posted the two-minute clip on Threads here if you want to see it: www.threads.net/@kayaburgess...
But sadly one disadvantage of Bluesky is that you can only post very short videos on here, compared to both X and Threads
So I've posted the two-minute clip on Threads here if you want to see it: www.threads.net/@kayaburgess...
Kaya Burgess (@kayaburgess) on Threads
A video of Welby's remarks about his resignation during his valedictory speech in the Lords during a debate on housing
www.threads.net
December 6, 2024 at 10:05 PM
I've seen the video on Twitter, utterly shameful.
Arrogant & out-of-touch, Welby makes gags & takes no responsibility other than having to step down as head.
26 Church of England arch/bishops in the House of Lords.
Get the CofE Church out of our democracy. #AbolishTheLords time for a real democracy.
Arrogant & out-of-touch, Welby makes gags & takes no responsibility other than having to step down as head.
26 Church of England arch/bishops in the House of Lords.
Get the CofE Church out of our democracy. #AbolishTheLords time for a real democracy.
Ben Tausz:
"McAnea gets a seat in the House of Lords. In how many countries do you become a legislator after *losing* an election?
And as a Labour peer too - apparently being voted out by organised workers qualifies someone to represent the party of organised workers."
#AbolishTheLords
"McAnea gets a seat in the House of Lords. In how many countries do you become a legislator after *losing* an election?
And as a Labour peer too - apparently being voted out by organised workers qualifies someone to represent the party of organised workers."
#AbolishTheLords
July 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Ben Tausz:
"McAnea gets a seat in the House of Lords. In how many countries do you become a legislator after *losing* an election?
And as a Labour peer too - apparently being voted out by organised workers qualifies someone to represent the party of organised workers."
#AbolishTheLords
"McAnea gets a seat in the House of Lords. In how many countries do you become a legislator after *losing* an election?
And as a Labour peer too - apparently being voted out by organised workers qualifies someone to represent the party of organised workers."
#AbolishTheLords
Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords
A step in the right direction…
#AbolishTheLords
#DismantleTheAristocrasy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A step in the right direction…
#AbolishTheLords
#DismantleTheAristocrasy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords
Upper chamber accepts final draft of bill, which offers life peerages to some of those who would otherwise be removed
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Hereditary peers to lose their seats in the House of Lords
A step in the right direction…
#AbolishTheLords
#DismantleTheAristocrasy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A step in the right direction…
#AbolishTheLords
#DismantleTheAristocrasy
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“The real question is why the system of patronage and an unelected second chamber is still allowed to exist. It’s way past time to abolish it and urgently replace it with something elected and modern”
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Peter Mandelson is fleeing the House of Lords: now let’s throw out all the other rogues and idlers | Jenny Jones
The disgraced politician throws all that is wrong with our present system into sharp focus. We need a second chamber the public can trust, says Jenny Jones, a Green party peer
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:34 PM
“The real question is why the system of patronage and an unelected second chamber is still allowed to exist. It’s way past time to abolish it and urgently replace it with something elected and modern”
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Peter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”
Isn’t this treason?
There are a few who shouldn’t be there:
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Isn’t this treason?
There are a few who shouldn’t be there:
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer wants Peter Mandelson to be permanently removed from the Lords amid Epstein scandal - UK politics live
The prime minister called for the House of Lords to modernise procedure so that peers can be more easily removed from the upper chamber
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Peter Mandelson “leaked a sensitive UK government document to Jeffrey Epstein while he was business secretary that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour’s tax policy plans”
Isn’t this treason?
There are a few who shouldn’t be there:
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Isn’t this treason?
There are a few who shouldn’t be there:
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Another corrupt institution!
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Another corrupt institution!
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Another corrupt institution!
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Another corrupt institution!
#AbolishTheLords
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Isn't it crazy that you can be found to have ripped off the government to the tune of £122m and still retain your position as a legislator for life.
October 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
While you count pennies after Christmas, 800 unelected Lords in Westminster are collecting £342 a day just to turn up. We have no House of Lords in Scotland, yet we pay for this medieval nursing home for failed politicians. Abolish the Union. 🏰🤡 #AbolishTheLords
December 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
While you count pennies after Christmas, 800 unelected Lords in Westminster are collecting £342 a day just to turn up. We have no House of Lords in Scotland, yet we pay for this medieval nursing home for failed politicians. Abolish the Union. 🏰🤡 #AbolishTheLords
Disgusted The Lords have talked out the #AssistedDying Bill.
I hope all those in that place experience a long drawn out and painful death, just like they have imposed on many people now!
#AbolishTheLords
I hope all those in that place experience a long drawn out and painful death, just like they have imposed on many people now!
#AbolishTheLords
EastEnders legend June Brown requested help from former co-star Lord Michael Cashman to secure an assisted death before she passed away in 2022, the peer has revealed.
Dot Cotton actress June Brown asked EastEnders co-star for help to end her life
www.mirror.co.uk
April 24, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Disgusted The Lords have talked out the #AssistedDying Bill.
I hope all those in that place experience a long drawn out and painful death, just like they have imposed on many people now!
#AbolishTheLords
I hope all those in that place experience a long drawn out and painful death, just like they have imposed on many people now!
#AbolishTheLords
Over 1,000 amendments?
That’s ridiculous!
#AbolishTheLords - At least get rid of the 29 Bishops still sitting there.
Separate State and Church.
#DignityInDeath
#AssistedDying
That’s ridiculous!
#AbolishTheLords - At least get rid of the 29 Bishops still sitting there.
Separate State and Church.
#DignityInDeath
#AssistedDying
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Over 1,000 amendments?
That’s ridiculous!
#AbolishTheLords - At least get rid of the 29 Bishops still sitting there.
Separate State and Church.
#DignityInDeath
#AssistedDying
That’s ridiculous!
#AbolishTheLords - At least get rid of the 29 Bishops still sitting there.
Separate State and Church.
#DignityInDeath
#AssistedDying
US House of Representatives: 435
US Senate: 100
US population: 342,000,000
UK Lords: 825
UK Commons: 650
UK population: 69,000,000
The #UK is over-represented!
#AbolishTheLords - replace it with a wholly elected Upper House (100 Senators)
US Senate: 100
US population: 342,000,000
UK Lords: 825
UK Commons: 650
UK population: 69,000,000
The #UK is over-represented!
#AbolishTheLords - replace it with a wholly elected Upper House (100 Senators)
December 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
US House of Representatives: 435
US Senate: 100
US population: 342,000,000
UK Lords: 825
UK Commons: 650
UK population: 69,000,000
The #UK is over-represented!
#AbolishTheLords - replace it with a wholly elected Upper House (100 Senators)
US Senate: 100
US population: 342,000,000
UK Lords: 825
UK Commons: 650
UK population: 69,000,000
The #UK is over-represented!
#AbolishTheLords - replace it with a wholly elected Upper House (100 Senators)