Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18hIf people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it. 1172442463
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13hThis is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy. 251780682
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialProspect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 35mIn today’s Lightbulb, Prospect’s free daily newsletter, Kathryn Schoon reports on Andy Burnham’s good vibes from the annual Labour conferenceprospectmagazine.substack.comLabour dares to hope in LiverpoolPlus: is an early election brewing? 002
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15hAt a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity. 296154454373
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 13h"Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest reservoirs in the system, reached historically low combined storage in July, with experts warning that the Colorado River Basin is facing increasingly difficult conditions." 61911563
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1hPresident Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market. 318172
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialKevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 19mReform UK Slump To 18-Month Opinion Poll Low In Latest Blow For Nigel Farage www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...huffingtonpost.co.ukReform UK Slump To 18-Month Opinion Poll Low In Latest Blow For Nigel FarageThe party is now in third place behind Labour and the Tories. 1144
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026First thing I saw outside Labour conference today, mobile sign calling on Burnham to ditch Palantir… 433759
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4h'I am saying that Brexit has caused more harm than good. I think about 6 out of 10 of the public agree with that' says Andy Burnham on Today More a failure than a success 57% More a success thsn a failure 21% New @britishfuture.bsky.social study of what the public think now 69529
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 18hBefore calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2251223985616
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 16hIt's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again. 689234766933
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 5hThis mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 35787186
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22h🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies." 791591413
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2hRichest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 21525219
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 3hWhat is Nigel Farage is as usual missing is facts, evidence, rational reasoning which he again replaces with a spewed out mish-mash of racist rumour, anti-migrant bias, anti-Muslim hate, peppered with umpteen outright lies meme via We Demand UK 27425
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3hThere was a chance here to look more grown up and it is entirely unsurprising that Badenoch did not take it. 3646068
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4hThis is promising. The UK could go "all the way" towards rejoining the EU, Burnham tells the BBC. 🚨 EU membership is the only option that delivers £92 billion of growth. The government needs to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe. 38653182
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5hIn terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHalf a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says governmentExclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather 831014238
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 3h... and I suspect after another 3,750 days Nigel Farage & Boris Johnson will still refuse to apologise for all the Brexit benefit lies they told us meme via We Demand UK 15260100
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 1hsuch a good eg of why political argument matters - polling previously showed over 60% support for keeping triple lock. Argue to unlock it *for something people also want* & numbers can change. (Obv can change back again if someone makes a good argument against, but either way, politics=argument) 1114142
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3hMacron: “Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. “Those who said, "We will be richer" - eight points of GDP less ten years later. "”We will solve the problem of immigration" - it is more complicated than before. "”We are going to crush it in international trade" - it is worse.” 43831240
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 14hSeriously 💥 😡🙄 16695252506
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialDavid Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 1hIt's amazing what this reveals about their mindset: "We are a political party and there is a proposal from the government to change something that will have a profound effect on politics in this country so NO we will not take part in any discussions about it." 🙄 0382
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialAndrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 1hTories rule out taking party in Burnham's proposed cross-party commission on electoral reform - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... 152515
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 1hActually pretty funny when you consider that they could benefit significantly from this. 1628337
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialMr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 5hOfcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.. bestforbritain.org/petition/far...bestforbritain.orgFarage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for BritainThese cookies are needed for the website to work properly. 818794
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 3h#NigelFarage has been named Terrorists’ PR Professional of the Year after once again demonstrating that people can be made to #fear a terrorist attack without terrorists even having to organise one. #ReformPanic 317767
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17hThings that Senator Eric Schmitt always confuses: Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Atlanta Hawks. A John Deer Tractor vs. A Dear John Letter. Washington State vs. Washington DC. Gorrillas vs. Guerrillas. Duke University’s Blue Devils vs. Arizona State University’s Sun Devils. 3724345915
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2hI'm very happy to see a viable pathway back to EU membership. My heart is sinking in my chest at the idea that I will once again spend a lot of time reading and talking about customs checks and regulatory barriers. 3752731
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 3hNigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office 71711330
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialStevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 4hMan City’s top lawyer mounting a robust defence and providing a full explanation to each of the charges from the Premier League. #ManCity #PremierLeague 4551694
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2hThis is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity. 46558129
acedance.bsky.social @acedance.bsky.social · 25mwww.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFive takeaways from Andy Burnham's Labour conference speechBig policy announcements and emotional moments as the prime minister delivers a speech to Labour's conference. 000
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 22h"A common argument I hear in favor of wealth taxes is about the ability of wealthy people to leverage their assets as a form of untaxed income. … If it is true that the asset-rich are skirting taxes with loans, the obvious solution is to close the loophole." www.liberalcurrents.com/tax-the-weal...liberalcurrents.comTax the Wealthy, Not WealthDon’t miss the forest for the tallest trees. 27999357
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 22hAndy Burnham confirms that VAT will be removed from electricity bills starting this Thursday 1119745
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Chris Bryant, "I have this warning for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. They say they'll bin the European Convention on Human Rights" "They've clearly never read the Good Friday Agreement, or maybe they don't even care about it" "I promise you this: we will not dump the ECHR, we will stand by it" 10676150
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialClaire Laila Dines @freedomtodoubt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Your non-critical-thinking base will be "missing something" Nige but that's the point is't it! The Fairford men had not been charged. Thomas had. One decision was made by police during active investigation. The other was made by a court after criminal proceedings had begun. Check out Bail Act 1976! 1818339
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Angela Rayner, "In the past few weeks the Prime Minister Andy Burnham and I promised a route off the street for every rough sleeper by Christmas" My view: This is an enormously consequential commitment if it is delivered. 512415
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 22h🚨BREAKING🚨 "Caring for other people's parents on poverty pay, but doing it with huge skill, humor, and humanity, holding a threadbare system somehow together, yet invisible to the political class of this country" "I want to speak directly today to our care workers. You are not invisible to me." 1027057
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.social🇪🇺 #AgainstLies 🦋 @againstlies.bsky.social · 22hBurnham: Biggest national building prog since WWII Public ownership of utilities 10yr programme to bring down energy costs - break link to intl gas price. Great British Grid part of GBE VAT off electricity bill this Thursday statement of intention. BUT delivery? Voters are impatient 1163
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21h🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I cannot say to you truthfully that where we are is good enough. Brexit has done more harm than good. We need to restore a higher level of growth and prosperity for Britain." Britain needs EU membership - only then will we have the growth that our country needs. 32656160
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 20hWe can all argue about Burnham's speech but it meant girl twin asking me what the triple lock was and boy twin asking me what my preferred form of PR is. So it's done its work. 1773535
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialSantiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 29/09/2026Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future” 374131672298
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21hA Prime Minister seeking to fix this country's pressing problems and the broken politics and stagnant consensus that underpins so much of it... A PM promising real improvements rather than unicorns sunlit uplands and an agenda of hate... Who knows? This could be catching. 4175894
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 21hThis. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇 830246468494
Reposted by @acedance.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22hJack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 660266369126
acedance.bsky.social @acedance.bsky.social · 19hwww.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSouth West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and DevonDistrict judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated 001
acedance.bsky.social @acedance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comTrial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrestsFreedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert 000
acedance.bsky.social @acedance.bsky.social · 29/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAndy Burnham to unveil public body to invest in electricity gridThe prime minister will say he wants to reduce energy costs in his first conference speech as Labour leader. 000