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Retired. Manchester born. MCFC. Accountant. Passionate Rejoiner. Escaped to the EU 🇪🇺🇫🇷.Loath Reform ☠️and Tories☠️

Chillac, France
Joined June 2012
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Patrick Stewart in lockdown reading my favorite sonnet, Sonnet 73, “That Time of Year Thou May’st in Me Behold.” RIP.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
So, @bbcquestiontime yet again has Zia Yusuf on But #bbcqt had always favoured Farage’s parties During 10 yrs when Brexit was a key issue, they had UK Members of the European Parliament on 50 times: - ALL pro-Brexit - 47 from Farage’s parties (45 UKIP 2 Brexit Party)
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Alastair Campbell, "I will say to Zia Yusuf and his friend Nigel Farage" "Brexit has taken 6-8% out of economy" "If we had not left, the Chancellor today would have had £90 billion more to spend" "He could have doubled the defence budget" Fiona Bruce, "That is a projection Alastair, no one can be sure about that" Alastair Campbell, "And added 50% to the health budget as well" "The people who gave us Brexit now want to give you another set of false promises" "Do not fall for them because they are a bunch of conmen. They're being found out. And its one reason why Nigel Farage will never be Prime Minister of this country" My view: Fiona Bruce was quick to dismiss Campbell’s figures as “a projection”. But that shouldn’t be a way to shut down the argument. Campbell was making a point about what Brexit has cost the country: on his figures, a 6–8% hit to the economy means around £90 billion less for the Chancellor to spend—enough, he said, to double the defence budget or increase health spending by 50%. And remember what Nigel Farage was saying in 2016: that even without a trade deal, Britain would be better off than it was then. The evidence points the other way. The OBR estimates that Brexit will leave UK productivity around 4% lower than it would have been inside the EU; other studies put the economic hit higher. That means we’re poorer than we would have been had we stayed. So yes, these are estimates—but the claims made by Brexit’s champions were projections too. Bruce’s caveat shouldn’t obscure the central question Campbell raised: how much has Brexit cost us, and what could that money have done for the country?
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Such a sad and ineffective little man that he can't focus on anything relevant he has to go back decades to try and undermine and point score.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
En 2014, una niña de 11 años pidió conocer a Patrick Stewart. Su familia esperaba que el actor le dedicara apenas dos minutos, pero él se quedó casi veinte. Un fotógrafo tomó unas 5.000 imágenes durante aquella convención. Sin embargo, decidió publicar solamente una. La niña se llamaba Dawn Garrigus y padecía una enfermedad mitocondrial grave. Era admiradora de "Star Trek" y su mayor ilusión era conocer al hombre que interpretaba al capitán Jean-Luc Picard. Gracias a la fundación Make-A-Wish, consiguió reunirse con Stewart durante una convención en Atlanta. Sus padres pensaron que el encuentro sería muy breve. Pero Patrick se sentó junto a Dawn y comenzó a conversar con ella sobre sus personajes favoritos. Le firmó sus figuras de acción y compartieron algunas risas. En un momento, la niña le dijo que era un honor conocerlo. Stewart respondió: "No, el honor es mío". Después de unos quince o veinte minutos, cuando la conversación estaba terminando, Dawn lo abrazó espontáneamente. El fotógrafo James Barker, que había permanecido a cierta distancia para darles privacidad, consiguió capturar aquel instante. Durante los cuatro días de la convención había tomado unas 5.000 fotografías. Pero decidió publicar solamente esa. La imagen se difundió ampliamente y conmovió a miles de personas. El padre de Dawn contó después que aquel encuentro había cambiado su admiración por el actor. Ya no lo recordaba solamente por sus personajes, sino por la manera en que había tratado a su hija. Hoy, 29 de octubre de 2026, se anunció el fallecimiento de Patrick Stewart a los 86 años. Entre tantos papeles inolvidables, también quedan momentos como aquel: una niña que soñaba con conocer a su héroe y un hombre que consiguió hacerla sentir que la persona importante de aquel encuentro era ella.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Good morning world. This is a typical morning in the USA. Think twice before visiting.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Very enjoyable evening in Warwick with an audience clearly supporting the idea that Brexit was a disaster and net zero is the only way to go. Nice of @libdemdaisy to be there on her birthday! We all drank to her health afterwards apart from @ZiaYusufUK who legged it with his status symbol bodyguard. Fascinating to see how he did not make a single positive argument for Brexit. They never do. He has lovely shoes though, but a very weak handshake which is never a good sign in anyone.
Tonight, Question Time is in Warwick Joining Fiona on the panel are Emma Reynolds, James Cartlidge, Daisy Cooper, Zia Yusuf, and Alastair Campbell Watch at 9pm on @BBCiPlayer, @BBCSounds & the @BBCNews channel, 10.40pm on @BBCOne #bbcqt
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Flávio Bolsonaro declaring himself president of Brazil while hiding like a coward in Miami, is honestly, very embarrassing. It's the 2nd most embarrassing political moment this year, right behind Donald Trump openly fantasizing about men's asses and bodies on stage.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Trump aides are literally trying to convince US companies to break the law and accept Russian diesel, well knowing that they are not going to bear the consequences, but those US companies. The moment a ship would dock, US customs would be obliged to seize the ship and cargo. Prosecutors would step in and charge penalties for sanction violations. Therefore, my guess is that this little bit diesel is going to somewhere else.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
With 99% of the votes counted in Israel’s election, Netanyahu’s bloc has just 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset, well short of the 61 needed to form a government and down from the 68 seats it held before the election. The opposition parties hold a combined 67 seats
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Patrick was one of those icons who we somehow all took for granted would always be with us. I grew up as a fan, and was later gifted the privilege of becoming a colleague and friend, working with him for many years on “American Dad!”, “Family Guy”, and “Ted”. He was that rare actor who could take any bit of dialogue and elevate it, making a good writer sound great, and a great writer sound masterful. He was also as humble as they come. I remember exchanging emails with him a number of years ago when he was beginning day 1 of a new film. He commented to me that he always walked onto a new set feeling like the biggest novice there. My stunned reaction was the same as anyone’s would be. I said, “Patrick, if you feel that way, the rest of us are screwed.” We have lost a legendary actor today, and for many of us, a good friend. He will be deeply missed by the entire planet.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
The owner of this app made it clear to Rupert Lowe that he must support Tommy Robinson if he wants the owner's support.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Badenoch has forgotten that Thatcher sold off the family silver, Cameron ruined public services with austerity, Johnson ruined the economy for a generation with his Brexit deal. Then he pissed £billions up the wall with dodgy Covid loans and PPE contracts. Then we had Mad Lizzy!
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Nigel Farage adds House of Commons to places he is too scared to attend. How long before he moves to the Führerbunker full time for the final days? telegraph.co.uk/politics/202…
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
And to the maga nasties out here who are suggesting I am not an American since I also have a Czech citizenship and therefore I voted illegally here in Florida. I got news for you. Melania trump is also a dual citizen- of US and Slovenia. So yes- I can vote, I have voted and will be voting democratic as long the GOP remains a party of pedophile and rapist protectors. Among other things.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
We've got one around here, even the dog won't walk past
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
Holy crap. This is the Obama/Ossoff/Bottoms rally in Georgia tonight. It’s PACKED. Trump could only dream of this.
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Brian Coyle 🇺🇦🇫🇷🇪🇺#FBPE retweeted
I'm thinking overall it's a budget aimed at building up some more momentum before taking on completing the harder stuff where there are situations likely to change in the meantime anyway ~ sensible. #politicsLive #wato #budget2026 so suck it up tories and @bbcpolitics
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