Richard Bates 💙 he/him

Political Officer - CWU Darwen Branch - Absque Labore Nihil - on the square - all views are my own

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@ElizaH64344 Fabulous you are smashing it! 😘

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@mercede72928186 Happy Birthday Merc, have a fab day 😘

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@mercede72928186 Gotta get your morning protein

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@ElizaH64344 Head says Doctor Who, heart says clumsy maid

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@ravenalternativ Stood on the platform many times!

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@ElizaH64344 Sounds perfect to me

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@ElizaH64344 Fabulous pair of zarbis

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@supertanskiii That may be the greatest description of all time

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@mercede72928186 You look incredible!

[Ben Mcbean OFFICIAL @benmcbean]

It’ll be 18yrs tomorrow since getting seriously injured in Afghanistan as a young Royal Marines Commando.
Happy to fight for my country where me and my parents were born, raised.
No regrets. I’m British.
However, fast forward 18yrs and you have people trying to make others believe I should have no say in this country because my skin is dark.
Some of these voices are actually trying to get into a position of power.
I’ll never be made, or make my kids believe we ain’t good enough. 🫡

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@BBCSport I would love to hear Tim and Ed commentate on other sports, like snooker! #MilanoCortinaOlympic2026 #Snowboarding

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@mercede72928186 Happy Birthday!

[Daniel Lismore @daniellismore]

For 16 years until 2014 Julie Hesmondhalgh played a trans woman called Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street. Nobody screamed. Nobody rioted. There was no national meltdown. People just watched the show and got on with their lives.

During those same years Helen Joyce worked at The Economist and Maya Forstater was a tax advisor and JK Rowling just wrote books.

Oh and Nadia won Big Brother!

So what changed.
Not trans people.
The only thing that changed was the hate campaign.

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@Yoni_Live_Once Yes Mistress

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@mercede72928186 Christmas Eve 😕

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@Yoni_Live_Once I'll grab my mask

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@Yoni_Live_Once @scentedgarden Absolutey fabulous

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@mercede72928186 Outstanding

[Richard Bates 💙 he/him @batesylancs]

@Yoni_Live_Once Nice to have a well trimmed front lawn and a tidy back alley