David Thompson

@davesthompson.bsky.social

Old Man from the North - and now a widower. Science, art, photography, cycling. 2 daughters & 2 sons - and a recently arrived granddaughter! Still Pro EU. Northumberland & Edinburgh

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations

This 1971 Fisher-Price record player played REAL music with no batteries or electricity The plastic records used tiny raised bumps to pluck metal teeth hidden inside, turning a spring, gears, and molded plastic into music. [📹 t_nobuko]

The best way to settle the Brexit issue is for Burnham to offer parliament a FREE VOTE on whether we should apply to rejoin the Single Market. Remove all the partisanship and manifesto pledges from the issue and let MPs decide by themselves. What a bold move that would be! 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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I used to live in a ruby red state, surrounded by these people. They are among the lowest of low-information voters: zero awareness of current events, heads filled with things heard second-hand from Fox or seen on TikTok or FB. They do not care about anything outside their very circumscribed lives.

80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.

Did he mention this? “Police carrying riot shields protected a number of coaches parked on a road leading away from Eastney Marina as protesters blocked traffic. Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo – an associate of far-right activist Tommy Robinson – was livestreaming from the scene.”

Robinson is far from alone. Had police on talking about the ‘peaceful protesters’ and, so far, Labour’s response to Dover and Portsmouth has been to talk about understanding the protesters These are literal street fascists!

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

Someone should do some number plate surveillance on Dover & Portsmouth... I'd be fairly certain many of the protagonists were at both events! And seize their phone & find out who is orchestrating them...

⚡️Update: 'The war will continue' — US peace push fails to achieve deal after Witkoff, Kushner's first visit to Kyiv. "We expect the war will continue," Zelensky said after the talks, adding that Ukraine is counting on U.S. energy and air defense support this winter.

'The war will continue' — US peace push fails to achieve deal after Witkoff, Kushner's first visit to Kyiv

The latest peace talks in Kyiv and Moscow did not appear to yield a diplomatic breakthrough. "We expect the war will continue," Zelensky said, adding that Ukraine is counting on U.S. energy and air de...

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Chatting just now with local Kent winegrower at farmer's market. This year's grapes are "smaller than peas" - not going to bother to harvest. What did he think of politicians saying 'hey enjoy your English sparkling wine thanks to climate change'? "Fucking morons."