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What the actual fuck is wrong with these fascist Tory cunts
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So, basically everything the left wing said about this is true and she is a lying Tory shit!
#uk politics#uk news#politics#tory crisis#nasty party#tory corruption#corruption#never trust a tory#Tory lies
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It's not just me who thinks the guilty British Post Office executives should get jail time and their fat bonus payments clawed back, then.
They ruined hundreds of lives over many years, tried to cover up their actions, and are now dragging their heels over compensation for the victims.
This is corrupt Britain, where the REAL crooks, fraudsters and incompetents in business and politics get rewarded for screwing us all year after bloody year.
#britain#uk#uk politics#fuck the tories#conservative party#british politics#tory party#inequality#postmaster scandal#post office scandal#uk post office#tory corruption#rich v poor
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I prefer fictional dystopias
#uk#uk politics#tory corruption#tory government#tory scum#trans rights#trans rights are human rights
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Everything is Awful, yes. This is a gentle reminder that you will not fix anything by burning yourself to the ground.
Breathe. Feel the sun on your skin. Allow yourself joy in the small things. Stop doomscrolling. Play with a small creature. Notice the blooming flowers.
Be kind to yourself first. Then when you have the strength go kick ass in the places where you can actually make a difference.
You are loved. 💕
#mental health#usa politics#roe vs. wade#tory corruption#late stage capitalism#climate activism#black lives matter#pride#trans rights are human rights
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#conservative party#tory corruption#tory sleaze#political corruption#uk politics#nasty party#michelle mone
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#brexit reality#brexit isn't working#Brexshiters#Brexit#british politics#great britain#boris johnson#tory lies#kier starmer#ukpolitics#uk papers#uk parliament#tory corruption#uk labour#vote labour#united kingdon#Tory scum#Farage#Ukip#european union
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The Tory cookbook for the poor
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With Local Elections coming up
Might be worth having a reminder of what the conservatives have done for the UK
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27 March 1963
61 years ago today
Corruption, Same as it ever was.
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New EP 'Resist' from The Missed Trees out on Thursday
My alt-folk duo released our debut EP back in April to some great feedback, as you can see in this blog post I wrote back then. At the time, I said we were deciding whether to release an EP of songs we had been playing for a while called Solitude, or to go for a more political EP - well as you can see we've gone the later.
Earlier this year, I was incensed by the rhetoric of the government, as they were trying to whip up anger about vulnerable people arriving on our shores in the most desperate way to deflect from their failings. They made it a specific pledge to stop small boats and spent a lot of time and effort dehumanising victims of global issues, like the climate crisis, war and poverty, which have been largely caused by countries like ours. At the same time, these privileged, wealthy politicians, who are so detached from the everyday life of normal people, were making it impossible for anyone to arrive here legally to claim asylum, thereby forcing more people onto small boats and into the hands of criminals.
The song I wrote is not really an angry-sounding protest song. I went for a more subtle approach with a very melodic classic-sounding English pop/folk song, but with some biting lyrics. For example, the second verse goes:
"We are told there's not enough to go round/ We must close the borders while children are drowned/ But bad guys come in private jets not little boats"
I take the lead vocal on this with Louisa playing fiddle during the verses and then joining me to sing harmonies in the chorus, which goes:
"The wealth won't trickle down, oh no/ It's offshore anyway/ Look good by setting up a charity/ It's good for their ego, but why not just pay taxes?"
I love Louisa's fiddle solo in this song, where she double tracked it to play a harmony with herself. I think it sounds great, although we won't be able to replicate it live unless we clone Louisa.
The second song on the EP is called Guilty Bystanders and is based on a story about the black British activist Olive Morris. I read about a short film that was made about her and it immediately sparked my interest, so I read up a bit more about her and wrote the song very quickly.
Olive was in a record shop one day when she saw a man being pulled out of his car by the police, who thought it must be stolen. He was a Nigerian diplomat and, because the racist offiers didn't believe a black man could possibly drive this car, he was being brutally mistreated. Olive stepped in to try to stop this, but was beaten and arrested herself. The horrendous incident made Olive even more determined to fight injustice and she became a prominent activist in Brixton up until her tragically early death from cancer.
In the song, I contrast Olive's bravery and determination to stand up to protect someone else's rights with the crowd of bystanders, who were happy just to watch and let it all happen. As the final lines say: "We need to be more like Olive Morris when they're trampling on our rights"
See the trailer for the film here:
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The third song is called Bunker. It's a song about Vladimir Putin inspired by a Russian friend who told me his nickname was "бункерный дедь" which translates as Bunker Grandpa. Far from being seen as the macho alpha male that he always used to try to appear as, he's now seen as a sad old man cowering in his bunker getting more paranoid and scared of everyone as his health deteriorates.
I felt this was a better way of standing up to him than just talking about the massive corruption he's overseen and benefitted from, or talking about his horrendous human rights record. He doesn't care about truth and will use an army of bots to fight back and make people doubt such things are true. However, like all dictators with fragile egos he hates being mocked, so I hope you enjoy listening to a song half in Russian and half in English. It's my little attempt to show solidarity with the Ukranian people and also the Russians who hate what he's done to their country.
You can pre-save the EP here.
We're playing a gig to launch the EP this Thursday 28th September at one of my favourite venues, Kitchen Garden Cafe, so if you're in Birmingham, please get a ticket and come and see us.
#singer songwriter#alt folk#songwriting#Olive Morris#blm#black lives matter#refugees welcome#small boats#tory corruption#vladimir putin#ukraine#russia#stop putin#fuck putin#Youtube
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WE DON'T F**KING BELIEVE YOU!!!! 😠
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Corruption, fraud, lies, Tory cronies, corrupt 'honours' system, government contracts to pals and Tory donors... it's just another average day for this Tory government of crooks and greedy chancers.
The Tories handing out taxpayer money and 'lordships' to their chums as always.
#britain#uk politics#british politics#uk#fuck the tories#conservative party#tory party#inequality#rich v poor#michelle mone#ppe scandal#tory covid disaster#tory corruption
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To all users in the UK:
Sign the petition here: Petition Parliment UK
#not my video#tiktok#uk#united kingdom#britian#great britain#boris johnson#parliament#tory government#tory lies#tory corruption#fuck the tories#fuck the rich#fuck boris#petition#action
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"Hostile, Authoritarian UK downgraded in civic freedoms index."
We now rate alongside Poland, Hungary, and South Africa.
We are already an oligarchy, not a democracy. Now we are apparently going for fascism too.
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