Retired Project Manager. Now EX Chairman of JIGSAW (Bolton Stroke Group) I like to keep the little grey cells working. All comments and opinions are my own
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Graham Bridge retweeted
The majority of British pubs will not fall into the Chancellors Business rate reduction.
For me, this was a move to get headlines that theyโre trying to save pubs.
Extra wage increase will be the final nail in the coffin for many struggling.
THEY ARE KILLING PUBS ๐บ
Graham Bridge retweeted
We MUST have legal action against govt over this lab made drug folic acid mandate. Contravenes Food Safety Act. They KNOW its injurious to health of millions, AND at the high dose levels of 250mcg per 100g flour its imposed - highest in developed world, will incur even more harm
Graham Bridge retweeted
White slaves. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง
For three hundred years, pirates from Algiers sailed to Britain and Ireland, came ashore at night, and took people from their beds.
Baltimore, 1631. A hundred and seven people gone in one night. At most three ever came home.
Over a million Europeans ended up in chains in North Africa. Nobody bought them. They were stolen.
The kings of Europe paid ransom. For centuries.
In 1816, Britain stopped paying.
Lord Exmouth. Twenty British ships, six Dutch, against one of the strongest fortresses on earth. 27 August 1816. Nine hours. Fifty thousand cannonballs. 128 British sailors killed.
The next day the Dey signed. Every Christian slave freed. 1,083 people walked out of Algiers in one afternoon.
Nobody came for them... Until we did. โ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช
Graham Bridge retweeted
Somebody owned your ancestor. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง Welsh, Scottish, Irish too. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช
1086. He was a villein. Property of the soil. ๐๏ธ
He couldn't leave. Couldn't marry without permission. ๐
His daughter married? He paid the lord. ๐ฐ
He died? The lord took his best animal. ๐
Two or three days a week on the lord's fields. โ๏ธ
Wronged by his lord? Nowhere to go. โ๏ธ
1.4 million people lived like this. For two and a half centuries. โณ
Then they ended it. Nobody else did it for them. ๐ฑ
This is who we were before we freed anyone. ๐ฌ๐ง
Be part of us. โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
Be Proud Of Us. ๐๐ฌ๐ง
Graham Bridge retweeted
We really must hold firm against demands for reparations.
Working with a historian, I looked into the vast contribution that the British made to countries like India, Mauritius and Kenya for my book, โPatriot: Empire, betrayal and hopeโ.
It was thanks to British investment, innovation and leadership that former colonies prospered, women were emancipated, girls were educated, living standards improved and life expectancy increased.
We donโt owe these countries a penny.
The King will face protests demanding slavery reparations during his visit to the Caribbean this week, The Telegraph can reveal.
Activists are understood to be planning to hold demonstrations on the streets of Antigua when the monarch arrives, as part of a long-running campaign to secure compensation from European powers.
๐ hhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2026/10/26/king-protests-caribbean-slavery-reparations-antigua/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_tw_post_protests-caribbean-slavery-reparations-antigua/
Graham Bridge retweeted
A post on the importance of giving time and appreciation to elderly people:
โTwice this week, I have watched an elderly individual, fade into the busy life in which we all live. One man just needed Panadol for his wife but the shop assistant simply said itโs in โ6โ. But he struggled to navigate the supermarket and as I watched him go in the wrong direction, I left all my groceries and took him where he needed to go.
Today, I watched an elderly man struggle in the heat, who had obviously had a fall with a huge scrape and blood on his leg. He walked past people in the cafe, while he slowly made his way to his car. Not one person stopped. Or looked. Or acknowledged him. I took him to his car and checked he was ok. He told me he had a fall and wasnโt sure how the air con worked in his car so he just didnโt use it. I sat with him, until his air con kicked in and heard him talk about the old frail body that he is in, that fails him now, every single day.
When you see an elderly person walking down the street, searching in the supermarket or struggling to their car, take a minute out of your busy schedule and ask them if they need a hand. Think about your grandparents and your parents and how pissed off you would be if someone didnโt stop to help them. But more, think of them as you.
Once upon a time they were you. They were busy, they had work, they had children, they were able... Today, they are just in an older body that is not going as fast as it used to and this busy life is confusing. They deserve our utmost respect and consideration.
One day it will be you, it will be us. I wish more people gave a shit about them and acknowledged them for their admirable existence and geez I hope someday, not that far away, someone does it for me.โ
Credit: Adele Barbaro
Graham Bridge retweeted
Your gherkins & marmalade will be 4p cheaper, shame when youโre sat in the dark you wonโt be able to see them!
Graham Bridge retweeted
He died today, 1,087 years ago. ๐ฏ๏ธ
The first king of all England. ๐
Alfred's grandson. ๐ก๏ธ
927: he marched on York and the Vikings ran. โ๏ธ
937: Brunanburh. Five kings and seven earls dead. ๐ฉธ
Two years later he was gone. No children. ๐
What he left us was our country. ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
We call his grandfather Great. We should call both of them Great. ๐
Proudofus.co.uk
Be part of us. โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
Be Proud Of Us. ๐๐ฌ๐ง
Graham Bridge retweeted
Nelson got a column. These men got nothing. โ
1808 to 1867: the West Africa Squadron. ๐ฌ๐ง
Sixty years hunting slave ships. โต
1,600 ships taken. 150,000 people freed. โ๏ธ
Two thousand British sailors died doing it. ๐ชฆ
Malaria. Yellow fever. Sewn into their own hammocks. ๐
There is no national monument. ๐๏ธ
Not one. โ
Be part of us. โ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง
Be Proud Of Us. ๐๐ฌ๐ง
Graham Bridge retweeted
I'm very pleased that the Government has launched a consultation on the CO2 stunning of pigs.
This is a very serious animal welfare issue that needs to be addressed, and I'm looking forward to working with experts and stakeholders to ensure we take action on this.
Graham Bridge retweeted
Keep sharing and keep informing people that their government wants to make them sick and viotate their human right to bodily autonomy, by adding a drug to their food.
Graham Bridge retweeted
Shame no other country does, infact other countries are expanding them to farm animals. Sick world ๐คข
Sweden is officially ditching mRNA vaccines, and they are not hiding their reasons for doing so.
artsencollectief.nl/zweden-kโฆ
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Misleading. Image text is from a Dutch group (Artsen Collectief), not a Swedish source. Swedenโs regions chose Sanofiโs Nuvaxovid as sole supplier for the 2027/2028 campaign only.
There has been no mRNA ban; Public Health Agency says 2026/2027 mainly uses mRNA Comirnaty.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artsen_Coโฆ
adda.se/upphandling-ocโฆ
folkhalsomyndigheten.se/publikationer-โฆ
lakemedelsvarlden.se/myndighetsrad-โฆ
Graham Bridge retweeted
Woo hoo! Keep signing and sharing.
And reading labels, don't forget to read the labels!
Graham Bridge retweeted
Wheat flour is the main culprit, but I am still shocked that of all supermarkets @marksandspencer has it in every single flour laden product, white, brown and wholemeal. Check out all their Christmas goodies, if containing Folic Acid, put it back on the shelves. Why isn't the supermarket defending it's customer's health?
Graham Bridge retweeted
In 2014, 888,246 ceramic poppies were arranged around the Tower of London to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
Each one represented a British or Commonwealth service person who lost their life in the conflict, a profoundly moving and beautiful tribute.
We will remember them.
Graham Bridge retweeted
Has your life improved in the last 100 days? In any way?
Have your bills gone down? Do you feel richer? Safer? Has your local community improved at all?
For the average person, the answer is a resounding NO.
Burnham is making tweaks as broken Britain slides further into terminal decline.
Heโs a talker, not a doer. He hasnโt changed the country one bit so far, and isnโt going to.
We need fundamental change - and that's what I will bring.
In our first 100 days, we will:
Put the Royal Navy in the Channel and stop the boats forever.
Begin the mass exit of over 1 million people who illegally entered Britain.
We will make it impossible to live here illegally, so many will leave voluntarily. But, make no mistake, the deportation of those who donโt will be enforced.
We will increase your tax-free personal allowance from ยฃ12,570 to ยฃ15,000 to keep money in your pocket.
Weโll reduce your annual energy bills by ยฃ250.
Weโll charge NO interest on loans for nursing students, lift the cap on medical school places and cut student loan issuance by 20%.
If my ministers fail to deliver, I'll sack them. Simple as.
The stakes have never been higher. It's time we have a government that acts like it.
Graham Bridge retweeted
๐ฌ๐ง๐บ SIX SMALL STAMPS. ONE POWERFUL MESSAGE. THEIR SACRIFICE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง
Royal Mail has unveiled six stunning new stamps, and behind every design is a story of courage, sacrifice and remembrance.
These aren't just stamps. They're miniature tributes to the men and women who served our country, fought for our freedom and, in so many cases, never returned home. ๐ฌ๐ง
From the trenches of the First World War to the battlefields of the Second, and the generations who have served in conflicts since, this collection carries a message that must never fade.
๐บ What makes these stamps even more special?
The artwork was created by Matthew Cook, a military veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Someone who understands the meaning of service, sacrifice and remembrance firsthand.
๐ฎ The six First Class stamps will be released on 11 November 2026, Armistice Day.
A beautiful and fitting tribute from Royal Mail, ensuring that the stories of those who served continue to be remembered and passed on to future generations.
โค๏ธ Because remembrance isn't just about looking back. It's about making sure we never forget.
๐ฌ๐ง WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. ๐ฌ๐ง
๐บ LEST WE FORGET. ๐บ โ at Streetly, England
