(They/Them) Amateur Politico, Former Chair of LGBT+ Lib Dems, Ambulance control minion, writer, musicals nerd, carer, disabled person, very bi. Once told Heathrow Airport ops centre to "go away"!https://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mtoujt7sws24I am signed up to the Sotheby's mailing list because I enjoy looking at books I very much want and can't afford. It also provides an intriguing glimpse into how the other half live when you get emails with subject lines like "your guide to buying loose gems."22 Aug 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoujt7sws24https://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mthhupgtfc2kThing is you know full well if Jenrick, Braverman, Farage or Tice or any of that lot ever actually became disabled they'd be filling in the claim forms for PIP and AtW before you could finish saying 'Department for Work and Pensions'. Grifters gonna grift.19 Aug 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthhupgtfc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mtfo6ylzos2oToo bad, so sad. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfo6ylzos2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mt2goag4rk2eI think they don't want to risk being in control. Being in control means you have to do things. You have to produce results and, most importantly, you have to take the blame. Farage as PM would be bound by a lot more rules. He'd have a lot less time and make far less money than he'd get as PM. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2goag4rk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3msvqtexrec2zIf you can't have a total eclipse, why not have a teddy eclipse!?!12 Aug 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvqtexrec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3msh6vrj76k2gNot a woman but I use a stick for various reasons among them: - it increases my walking distance by relieving pressure and pain on an old injury. - it gives me extra stability as I have poor balance due to dyspraxia. - it's a much better visual indicator that I need a seat than a badge. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh6vrj76k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3msgbafupa22gBut convicted neo-nazi's she fine with apparently. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgbafupa22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3msdbdb5vts2vLove the "I don't want my taxes being spent on EDI woke nonsense" rage. Sweetie the NHS pays me which means you get to fund ALL my nonsense, EDI, Woke or otherwise. 😘😘05 Aug 2026 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdbdb5vts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrwsxryt3s2lI've been taking part in Amnesty Campaigns for nearly 30 years. I even helped run an Amnesty International Club at my school. It's the reason I studied Human Rights Law at Uni. This is so extremely disappointing. "We'll stand up for everyone's human rights unless they threaten to sue us." [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwsxryt3s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrwn3zgirk2lI really hope the "don't have kids you can't afford" crowd are taking that same energy into their financial planning to pay for their care needs...31 Jul 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwn3zgirk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mruu66td5k2jWhen your Mum says you're rude and you get to point out that she was responsible for raising you so it's technically her fault.30 Jul 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mruu66td5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrqbgbehj22zStop assuming politicians don't know PIP isn't an out of work of work benefit. They know. It just suits their desire to slash support for disabled people to keep comparing it to the minimum wage.28 Jul 2026 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrqbgbehj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrl5rh3bik2sI mean this very genuinely- it's easy to forget how much you actually get done in a day sometimes trying to make up a bit of doggerel forces me to remember what I've achieved and makes even the mundane every day stuff feel a bit more epic 😀 (I'm also a fan on the 'to done' list) [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 19:51 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl5rh3bik2shttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrl5e465ak2sHad a particularly productive day in the kitchen with the complicated parts of four dinners done in advance*. As is customary**, I started singing a little riff on 'we are the champions'*** The moral here is "make sure songs are sung of your deeds even if you're the one who has to sing them!" 1/226 Jul 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrl5e465ak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mrd7qvvuq22mWent to Whipsnade Zoo today and nearly saw the Child Redistribution system! Small child ran up to an adult and grabbed their hand. The adult was pushing a pram and started walking off with them. Then started speaking to them - about three words in looked down and just went "You're not mine!" 😂😂23 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd7qvvuq22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mqwz57jel22nSomething something leopards eating faces... [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwz57jel22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mqwwtqvnd22nChariots of Fire is "on top of spaghetti" but really dramatic. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwwtqvnd22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mq5dsdv2kc2jGot married (the legal bit) today - now off to #MyChemicalRomance #MCR to celebrate!!08 Jul 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5dsdv2kc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mq2owmbnlc2tFarage quitting to spend more time with his g̶r̶i̶f̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ family?07 Jul 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2owmbnlc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mpoyepzbns23Out of interest @overlysarcastic.bsky.social how is Blue enjoying some real life Pope fights?02 Jul 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoyepzbns23https://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mpg6uiic6s2gSeeing "X age Group doesn't want to work anymore!" Doing the rounds. Let's be clear. The number of people who *want* to work is miniscule regardless of age. If I said "you can have £20m on the condition you never undertake paid work again." I'd not have time to finish the sentence 99% of the time.29 Jun 2026 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpg6uiic6s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3mp2c4wvlfs2kSweating like Boris Johnson on Father's Day!24 Jun 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2c4wvlfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/charleyhasted.bsky.social/post/3moml6fgllk2hThe venn diagram of people who say "all Muslims are terrorists" and "Not all men" is damn nearly a circle. #Hypocrisy19 Jun 2026 05:08 +0000at://did:plc:gi5gurst3htbfiarbfpuls2i/app.bsky.feed.post/3moml6fgllk2h