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Stuart Leeks

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Web and cloud geek. Father to three, husband to one. Software Engineer for Microsoft Corp, in UK. Opinions mine He/Him https://stuartleeks.com

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Over 1000 civilians dead, and we're letting Trump use UK bases to further his war.

Britain should stand firm against Trump's illegal warmongering, and stop these bombers landing on UK soil.

07.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 1522 πŸ” 489 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 24
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The lying, racist Mail on Sunday going Full Trump after its Far Right candidate got spanked in the by-election.

We need proper controls on dishonest journalism that peddles racial hatred.

01.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 1041 πŸ” 244 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 27
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Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…

Get Palantir out of the UK.

Protect our NHS.

Protect our country.

www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

05.02.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 2816 πŸ” 923 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 50
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The UK is a rich country built on mass poverty Record levels of very deep poverty expose the true cost of austerity, inflation and the concentration of power at the top.

Politicians tell us they can fix poverty with economic growth, or labour market reforms, or easy money.

But all of these fixes just obscure the fact that the poverty of those at the bottom is a direct consequence of the wealth of those at the top. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-uk-is-...

03.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about β€˜splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Regardless of which party you support, this is a key point by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social:

"With Proportional Representation, no one would ever need to worry about splitting the vote again. We could vote for the parties we actually wanted."

Wouldn't that be nice? To vote with hope, not fear?

04.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Nigel Farage β€˜chickens out’ of debate with Zack Polanski 'He always falls apart when challenged'

Is Farage running scared?

leftfootforward.org/2026/02/nige...

04.02.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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Water bills up again.

The Green Party will lower bills by ending the privatised water company rip off. Water must be taken into public ownership now.

29.01.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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Flagship Reform council proposes to raise tax almost 4 after pledging cuts Kent County Council produced a draft budget for 2026-27 on Thursday evening, revealing a 3.99 council tax hike.

Reform UK is unfit to govern. It shows.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/25752367.flagship-reform-council-proposes-raise-tax-almost-4-pledging-cuts/

10.01.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Let me get this straight in my head.
Trump would have us believe that his morality is of a higher standard than the rule of International Law?

10.01.2026 18:08 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship' The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

Preventing the sharing of sexualised images of children is β€œcensorship” according to Elon Musk.

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

10.01.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 1804 πŸ” 816 πŸ’¬ 283 πŸ“Œ 544
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British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily β€œWhy do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

This is truly brilliant!πŸ‘πŸ‘βœ¨
I wondered why I disliked Trump so muchβ€¦β€¦πŸ€­

londondaily.com/british-writ...

10.01.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 14
Worlds richest families have never been richer - Walton's lead with net worth of $513bn

Worlds richest families have never been richer - Walton's lead with net worth of $513bn

This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?

The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.

18.12.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 5430 πŸ” 2437 πŸ’¬ 344 πŸ“Œ 188
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Society of Editors decries Starmer’s plan to reduce media scrutiny of No 10 Body representing news organisations says move to cut back on number of lobby briefings is deeply concerning

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

19.12.2025 13:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Since David Frost has NEVER been right about anything at any point when it comes to Brexit, this feels like a strong endorsement for our participation in Erasmus.

19.12.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 1292 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 16
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The govt says it’s taxing the super-rich… but it doesn’t seem to know what that means.

Last week the Chancellor was asked about her Budget's impact on the richest 1%, she said they only analyse impact by deciles (10% slices of the pop).

🧡Here's why that's a BIG problem... 1/9

15.12.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

If you enjoy our work please buy us a coffee πŸ™ ko-fi.com/explodingheads

15.12.2025 12:38 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Kingsbridge this morning. 90 minutes.
Again, look at personal impact of immigration. One person.

13.12.2025 12:50 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Just so we're clear, one incident of alleged anti-semitism by a musician = a major national scandal that should be roundly condemned.

Multiple incidents of alleged anti-semitism from the man leading the race to run the country = a load of nothing that should be completely ignored

13.12.2025 09:23 πŸ‘ 2067 πŸ” 735 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 29
Graphic saying: Live music from The Small Strings at the taproom

Graphic saying: Live music from The Small Strings at the taproom

Last gig of the year! Come along to the Double Barrelled taproom this from 7pm evening for our festive shindig. Gonna be a lot of fun. Book your table if you want a seat as it's likely to be a busy one :-)

13.12.2025 08:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well, will you look at that! Great news for our gig at @southstreetarts.bsky.social in March... not so great if you didn't manage to get a ticket...

13.12.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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*signs up to become a police officer*
β€œI’m going to protect people and keep them safe!”

BOSS: I need you to arrest those protestors who want us to stop selling death bombs that are used to kill babies.

09.08.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brexit dividend: our swimming waters are MUCH more polluted than any EU country's because we no longer have to follow EU environmental law since Brexit so water companies can get away with just about anything.

(Just one of many pesky EU rules Brexiters hated.)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.08.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 5
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Another day, another attack on immigrants. Not by the mobs swilling outside of asylum hotels, but by the Prime Minister.

Britain. Lovely place.

x.com/keir_starmer...

09.08.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 294 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 57 πŸ“Œ 19
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09.08.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"What Britain looks like after Brexit"

A piece by Daniel Hannan which is the least accurate thing anyone has ever written about Brexit. (This was the title graphic to it.)

"What Britain looks like after Brexit" A piece by Daniel Hannan which is the least accurate thing anyone has ever written about Brexit. (This was the title graphic to it.)

It's here! It's finally here! It's Daniel Hannan Day!

The future he promised everyone a mere 2 days before the Brexit referendum is so exciting, I think my heart may burst with joy when I step outside and experience it for myself.

(Read it. You deserve a laugh.)

www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...

24.06.2025 06:15 πŸ‘ 314 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3
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Younger Britons mostly back left-wing parties, while older Britons largely vote for parties on the right

18-24 year olds
Labour: 33%
Green: 26%
Lib Dem: 16%
Reform: 11%
Conservative: 7%

70+ year olds
Reform: 35%
Conservative: 33%
Lib Dem: 14%
Labour: 11%
Green: 4%

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

24.06.2025 13:58 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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TODAY: Mysterious Brewing turns 2 β€” and we’re throwing their bday bash at ours! πŸ™Œ

We’re pouring 13 kegs + 3 casks of their finest, with live music in the marquees from 3–9pm, a Mexican street food pop-up in the beer garden, & all the good vibes you’d expect at The Nag’s. πŸͺ…

03.05.2025 06:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yet more evidence that party funding rules desperately need reform.

British politics is painfully open to capture by wealthy vested interests.

And to the oil magnates, tech-bros and right-wing ideologues emboldened by Trump, the sums needed to capture UK parties are not even loose change.

18.03.2025 09:10 πŸ‘ 170 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

β€œScandalous” doesn’t even come close. Bring them into public ownership *now* @weownit.org.uk

18.03.2025 09:47 πŸ‘ 507 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
The Thames Water Effect

1990
No debt
Public service
No dividends
Fair bills

2025
Β£19bn in debt
Private profits
Β£7bn paid out
Bills up 47%

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. The Thames Water Effect 1990 No debt Public service No dividends Fair bills 2025 Β£19bn in debt Private profits Β£7bn paid out Bills up 47% Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Thames Water's Β£3 billion loan will include Β£898 million in consultancy fees and interest payments.

And they plan on forcing customers to pay for it.

We can't keep rewarding them for failure. Public ownership of our water is the only option.

17.03.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7