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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Come on down to the Council House for International Day of Birmingham, see the Re-Union Jack ♥️ #OneBrum Goldship have repurposed dozens of dirty & torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts to create a huge Union Jack, adorned with the names of people who have called Birmingham home

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GOLDSHIP Re-Union Jack 2026

Repurposed polyester flags/Mixed media.

Re-Union Jack is an ongoing community art project conceived by GoldShip, the creative duo of textile sculptor Clare Elisabeth and event producer Sam Shipman.

Repurposing dozens of dirty and torn polyester flags removed from Birmingham's lamp posts, Clare and Sam, alongside countless contributors from the wider community, pieced them together to create a huge Union Jack.

The flag was then transformed over several months by countless more contributors into a visual celebration of the people and stories that have helped shape the West Midlands. Across its surface are the names of influential Midlanders, spanning from the Anglo-Saxon Beorma, after whom Birmingham takes its name, through to the present day. Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

Together, these names reflect the region's extraordinary history as a vibrant melting pot of cultures, ideas, talent and communities - and the positive contribution that migration has made to its identity.

The flag has since been signed in black by many of the people whose names feature upon it as a collective endorsement of its message of unity, inclusion and community.

Photo of huge Union (Jack) Flag on lighting truss in the hall of the Council House.
It's glorious and bears many names upon it of the people of Birmingham
Each has a connection to migration, immigration or the positive influence of people who have made the West Midlands their home.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Interesting trends here. Very good for Burnham's Labour and encouraging for Badenoch's Tories. A bit concerning for Lib Dems - only just keeping ahead of the Tories in the key battleground. Absolutely terrible for RefUK and Green Party.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Quite pleased to see My Lot least afflicted with Dunning Kruger Effect. Unsurprised to note the worst culprits.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026

I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I am the local LD councillor and I have not supported this campaign. No one asked me to, presumably because they knew what I'd say. This just absolutely, categorically untrue.

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A personal story about that phrase “young men of fighting age” applied to asylum seekers. As many of you know I took in a young Ukrainian woman under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. As part of that process, soon after she arrived we were visited by the local authority rep and a Fire Brigade rep.

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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

100% this, a rubicon has been crossed The Israeli govt has killed tens of thousands of people, including 20,000 children, over the course of just a few years - and have showed no accountability, no genuine remorse, and came under little meaningful intl pressure to end the killing

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So, on Wednesday evening St Etienne are playing Bristol on their farewell tour and I have an unmissable Zoom meeting and people try to tell me that there is a benevolent God.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Isolated Post On Timeline Phenomenon: This popped up on my timeline and I briefly imagined it might refer to Sinn Fein and Gerry Adams rather than (as it is in fact) Science Fiction and Douglas Adams.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand. mol.im/a/16127415

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US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images

The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The BBC groups "Patriot Patrol" with "Britain First, Turning Point and the neo-Nazi Patriotic Alternative" as having the shared feature of "activists campaigning against immigration" The claim that was is most distinctive about Patriot Patrol is talking about a "voting bloc" is not accurate

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is outrageous in and of itself. It's also outrageous that the government isn't doing anything about it. There's a constant political refrain that 'the first duty of government is to protect its citizens'. So do it.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Reposted to draw attention to the second "Times" letter in particular.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Laura Gordon @lauragordon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This government reminds me of Joe Biden. Biden didn't want to be the prosecute Trump president, he wanted to pass an infrastructure bill. Burnham doesn't want to be the take on the hard right PM, he wants to do social care reform and devo. But you have to do the task you're set or face disaster.

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What the fuck do they mean 'spontaneous protest'? 1000 people spontaneously taking a walk around Dover with Balaclavas? Look at the social media of every Far-Right organiser in the UK... This was so clearly planned. This tells every Far-Right thug in the country that they have utter impunity.

BBC news reporting on the Far-Right blockade of Dover in which Kent Police call the activity a 'spontaneous protest'

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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Shocking to see. Those who attacked her in the crowd & the security who dragged her out - it looked horrific & being on camera should provide efficient evidence

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This part of the programme screamed out to me, too. More than one name was bleeped out so they can't all be George Cottrell.

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David Emmett @motomatters.com · 04/09/2026

You would think someone who used to be a commodities trader in the City of London would have some interest in and grasp of money and financial regulation. Perhaps he gave it up because racism was easier.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So much of Reform is driven by the moneyed, old establishment elite who want to take back power from the proles who dared to rise above their station post-war.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If the EC is going to persist in this line - and I really hope they have a rethink - then a political party (hello @eddavey.libdems.org.uk) ought to formally say they have no confidence in the EC under current leadership.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A mall thing, but Farage boasted to the US “donor” that he worked with Drexel Burnham Lambert. This was a US bank that collapsed in 1990 after becoming embroiled in criminal activity. One wonders why Farage is so proud of his connections here.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026

Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Enjoying Radio 4's Norman Day but in the otherwise interesting Food Programme episode the presenter has twice referred to the Conquest being responsible for monasteries in England and I have to ask WTF are you talking about?

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

These ward profiles are always fascinating for those of us of a certain nerdy bent, but this one has the extra joy of a lead character known to his friends as "A.I. Willie" who turns out to be nothing to do with Artificial Intelligence.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 31/08/2026

Reform politicians need an urgent intervention. They have become tragically addicted to ChatGPT. Their habit has become a problem, and here are some of the worst examples…

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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.” Found for this week’s #WildflowerHour: snake’s head fritillary, wild carrot, selfheal, common knapweed, yellow rattle, oxeye daisy, and cock’s-foot. #Seedheads

Collage of seven wildflower seedheads in soft late-summer shades of gold and brown: snake’s head fritillary, wild carrot, selfheal, common knapweed, yellow rattle, oxeye daisy and cock’s-foot. The large central photograph shows the intricate, basket-like seedhead of wild carrot.

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This was a depressing listen earlier today, but top quality stuff and far superior to most of what even the BBC puts out on its other channels. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Documentary - Israel and the Palestinians: From 2010 to the present - BBC Sounds

The back-story of the Middle East conflict from 2010 to the start of the Gaza war

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Four female legends for the price of one: Love Is Like A Butterfly, written by Dolly Parton, sung by Clare Torry (“The Great Gig In The Sky”) and known to those of us of A Certain Age as the theme music to Butterflies, written by Carla Lane and starring Wendy Craig. youtu.be/TWFWZcHpLe4

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Love Is Like A Butterfly

YouTube video by Clare Torry - Topic

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

No idea what this means, but possibly the birth of the king who was foretold is imminent? Either that or a Prog Rock supergroup.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Coming soon to BBC1 and iPlayer - Burnham A hard-bitten, northern detective moves down to that London. Does he play by the rules? No. But does he get results? Probably also no.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is not misinformation. That's what I normally cover - something out of context, an opinion quoted as fact, or a deliberate misinterpretation... This is none of those. This is full-on disinformation. Because that is NOT from the Express. It is entirely fake😱 🧵 1/10

Lembit Opik tweet:

Burnham's big migration plan: take 4,000 stranded migrants from Ceuta, bring them to the UK and put them up in luxury hotels. Americans look at Europe in despair.

Express Headline: Burnham's migrant, Campbell, 1,000 stranded in Ceuta to be brought to UK. The Prime Minister proposes flying thousands of stranded migrants from Spanish enclave to Britain and housing them in London hotels.

Monk Debunked stamp on top of both

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Basic misunderstanding of social media here IMO. 1. Original Twitter (and therefore all derivatives) was premised on character limit. It’s never been "the market place of ideas”, there’s not enough space to develop a thesis. 2. Shouting at each other isn’t debate.

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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

ADHDers will definitely get round to complaining to Channel 4 at some point

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Paulcotswolds @paulcotswolds.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

This green and pleasant land? Climate change in the Cotswolds. 😳

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 18/08/2026

Reform voters are the least likely to think the climate is changing due to human activity, though 79% believe it is changing 24 Grn: 92% say changing due to humans / 4% not due to humans / 0% not changing 24 LD: 87% / 6% / 2% 24 Lab: 81% / 10% / 2% 24 Con: 58% / 29% / 2% 24 Ref: 40% / 39% / 8%

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 18/08/2026

Just 21% of Britons believe the threat posed by climate change has been exaggerated, the lowest level recorded by our trackers in three years, following Britain's record-breaking summer Threats not exaggerated: 67% (+4 from 6-8 Jun) Threats exaggerated: 21% (-4) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Bit late for me to form a band but if I do it's going to be called Los Tremendos Piratas del Venus.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I reviewed Sarah Williams' book on Josephine Butler - one of the most extraordinary women in modern British history, who should be *much* better known. It's "both a biography of a remarkable woman and an argument about how to write the history of Victorian Britain". academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

"Josephine Butler (1828–1906) was one of the most famous women of her age. She led an international crusade against sex-trafficking and child abuse. She brought prostitutes out of prison and into her home; challenged governments, police chiefs and judges; and spoke of rape and sexually transmitted disease on public platforms. Over a long career, Butler fought for women’s education, argued for female suffrage, served on the Married Women’s Property Committee and supported Home Rule for Ireland. She wrote numerous books, pamphlets and articles, as well as biographies of her husband, her father and the fourteenth-century mystic St Catherine of Siena. Most famously, she led the victorious campaign against the Contagious Diseases Acts (CDAs), which allowed the detention, medical inspection and imprisonment of women suspected of prostitution without trial. Millicent Garrett Fawcett thought that ‘No other woman in history has had such far-reaching influence’, and the suffrage movement carried her name on its banners. Yet she is largely forgotten today; and when the Fawcett Memorial was erected in 2018, her name was not among the fifty-five pioneers inscribed on its plinth."

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Reminder of those in British politics who supported Trump. • Boris Johnson • Liz Truss • Suella Braverman • Andrea Jenkyns • Jacob Rees-Mogg • Nigel Farage • Lord Frost • John Hayes • Robert Jenrick • Sammy Wilson • Ian Paisley • Jake Berry • Kwasi Kwarteng • Tim Montgomerie

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I dunno why for some reason everyone is talking about speeding, but yesterday I drove from western Gloucestershire to Bermondsey and back and not only did I somehow refrain from speeding I don't recall seeing anyone else doing it either. Virtually impossible in central London.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Reform’s electoral record at parliamentary by-elections: win by five votes when the previous Labour MP had literally decked one of his constituents. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Lose. Beat a novelty candidate with no ground game while doing worse than the Tories in the same seat in 2019.

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This morning the website of Parliament’s standards commissioner has been updated to confirm that his investigation is no longer suspended

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Adam Cain @adamcain.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Going to make a small point here that maybe only political activists will get. One of the little rituals of British politics is that at the acceptance speech you thank your volunteers, and the council staff for their hard work, and the police for ensuring everyone's safety.

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