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@chris17jn

Love Scotland, Northumbria/Yorkshire, open spaces & sailing. Worked for NHS for 40 years. β€˜Woke’ socialist. Hate Brexit, spivs & Thatcher’s legacy (&Tories/Reform). #FBPro EU and a bit of a Francophile too. 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί DMs=🚫unless I know you.

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Couldn’t agree more! 😊

07.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning Ted. Yes - bright outside today! Always lifts the spirits!

07.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning. Have a great time. Cake sounds essential!

07.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning. πŸ˜ƒ Coffee and cuddles definitely needed with everything that’s going on out there at the minute!

07.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not a farmer and don’t know what those around and about do. Personally I sail so at least the wind is free! (Though I do have a small petrol outboard)

07.03.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Depressingly I think you may be right.. πŸ˜•

07.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep - rocketing everywhere. One local outlet had diesel at 1.43 today but elsewhere 1.57 looking the norm..
shameful. I hope prices drop as quickly if the price of crude falls ..

07.03.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

He is brilliant! Read his book β€˜The Invisible Doctrine’ - really interesting insight into capitalism and all that is wrong with it.

06.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning Kev - emails and chores, chores, chores but… bit of a birthday bash later (not my birthday!).

06.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nooo .. it’s always sunny in Donny! 😜

06.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly!

06.03.2026 09:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think Trump may be confusing β€˜British bulldog’ with poodle.. πŸ€”

06.03.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I saw this, George. It was very good and I certainly learned something last night! I think you were getting the most applause from the audience too!

06.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning M and everyone! Happy #FollowBackFriday.
How much has changed in 1 week.
It’s wearying… here we go again.. where will it end?

06.03.2026 07:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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04.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuine laugh out loud here … Thank you - I needed that today! 🀣🀣🀣

04.03.2026 09:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Morning David (and Kevin). With you on both counts there. (I have no desire to visit at the moment)

04.03.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you’re alright.
Agreed - I am totally sick of it!

03.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He doesn’t like anyone who doesn’t say, β€˜Yes Donald.’
Contemptible remark!

03.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to hear πŸ‘πŸΌ

03.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy #WorldWildlifeDay lovely phone family. Our beautiful planet and all her inhabitants need to be cherished and protected, so we can read more good news stories πŸ˜πŸ¨πŸ¦πŸ¦πŸ¦’πŸ»β€β„οΈπŸ†πŸΌπŸ¦₯

03.03.2026 09:18 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Kitty. Very important message. Meanwhile β€˜old men’ are busy throwing things at each other in the Middle East. So depressing.
Hoping you are doing β€˜ok’.

03.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Latest YouGov voting intention poll:

Reform UK 23%
Greens 21%
Labour and Tories 16%
Lib Dems 14%

@greenparty.org.uk 2 points below Reform is a truly astonishing achievement by @zackpolanski.bsky.social and his team.

03.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2

It’s amazing and exciting. I guess if you add Greens and LibDem together you have 35% but I’m still surprised that’s not higher!
It suggests to me that they should work together at any GE to keep Reform out and then push for PR/electoral reform.

03.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes - β€˜Lifeboat Scotland’ certainly appeals to me. So much has changed in the UK since the 2014 independence referendum, and not for the better.
The road to being a prosperous independent nation within the EU could be a tricky and rocky one, which I think is why many are put off.

03.03.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I stand right with you there!

03.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep agreed Tarqs. So chuffed to see Hannah there but that line made me wince too. It could definitely do with an update IMO.

02.03.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Completely agree! It really is a β€˜must watch’ just as re-nationalising our water companies is also an urgent β€˜must’ - my dad predicted exactly what has happened when Thatcher started the sell off in the 1980s.

02.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No words.. only contempt.. (oh and use of our airbases apparently.. )

02.03.2026 09:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ohhh yes..

02.03.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0