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@barneym

Retired critical care nurse. Trade Unionist. Was left of centre even before the centre shifted right.

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Respect transport workers’ bargaining rights Transport for Greater Manchester, West Midlands Combined Authority and West Yorkshire Combined Authority have signed up to the ‘Passenger Transport Forum’ bargaining agreement with UNISON and Unite. T...

I've just signed this petition to stop the drop in pay for transport workers in Greater Manchester. It's really important for passengers like me. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...

17.12.2025 08:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Haven't you read it for the last few years then?

13.09.2025 18:13 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So that's Dench, Walters and Imrie on standby then 🙂

13.09.2025 18:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yes can't believe it's 52 years now.

11.09.2025 14:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

She speaks, must be an election coming up

06.09.2025 22:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Must be an election coming up.

06.09.2025 22:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ooh, is there an election?

06.09.2025 22:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ooh, is there an election?

06.09.2025 22:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

C'mon if they can give it Kissinger...

06.09.2025 18:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Now let's see the national union put something out about the other candidate, Andrea Egan, and how many branches have supported her.

04.09.2025 16:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Great Yarmouth to Host Britain’s Biggest White Power Concert in Years – HOPE not hate Great Yarmouth is set to host the largest white power music gig held in the UK for at least 10 years, HOPE not hate can...

Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans. But they won’t act unless we demand it. Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

30.08.2025 08:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No shit Sherlock...

07.08.2025 18:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So basically the "heritage " sector can't make money without undervaluing their workforce...

06.08.2025 17:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

And Fred Trump - out and out klan supporter.

02.08.2025 09:25 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I wasn't born when Hitler was elected chancellor but I can see it was a significant event in shaping the years to come...

30.07.2025 20:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kneecap performing at Glastonbury 'not appropriate', PM says He made the comments after Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

16.07.2025 20:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Sir Starmer has indeed called for Palestinian supporting artists to be removed from programmes.

16.07.2025 19:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

1stly, apologies for the autocorrect - front benchers to fro teachers. I agree that there is a divide between saying things and stopping them. However if you are the prime minister of the country and Knight of the empire etc., then demanding that artists are banned comes close to trying to stop them

16.07.2025 15:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Think you need to research what govt leaders and fro teachers have said about music bands (sic) expressing opinions about Palestine.

15.07.2025 23:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Why do you continue to push a neoliberal agenda and support for NATO?

20.06.2025 07:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That wasn't very many though.

09.06.2025 07:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Do you mean given plum jobs by the US and UK governments?

09.06.2025 06:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yes, the Green Party should oppose NATO even if there was no Trump, then they would really be attractive to socialists.

23.05.2025 14:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Best novel in English of the 20th century. May be best novel in all languages but there are a heck of a lot of brilliant other contenders. Doesn't really matter- it's great!!!

11.05.2025 22:34 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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River stout, Zapato brewhouse, rather nice

13.04.2025 15:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Remember watching this in the 70's- the subtitles were very much needed. I think this was the first time, other than in song, I gained any understanding of the US working class experience.

08.04.2025 07:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Agree on the whole but "legitimate " expenses aren't benefits. Do we want to return to the times when being an MP was exclusive to the rich to fight for their class?

04.04.2025 13:03 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So why has he always opted for the easy decision since election? (That is to make the poor and the working class pay for the continued privilege of the rich).

26.03.2025 22:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And the wee woman from Lewis was very happy to marry racist segregationalist Fred Trump.

26.03.2025 22:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ffs sake,that means half the b#@tards think they are going in the right direction!!!

22.03.2025 00:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0