Reposted by Richard PAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 20hRemember: the hype IS the product. 813223
Reposted by Richard PAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 20hReform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 2881730511
Reposted by Richard PJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 21has a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 972048705
Reposted by Richard PRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I set them out in the linked articles. translucent.org.uk/clearing-up-...translucent.org.ukClearing up the Supreme Court's MessClearing up the Supreme Court's Mess - by barrister Robin Moira White, explaining how simple it would be for the government to rectify the judgment FWS v SGM. 219020
Reposted by Richard PRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There are two ways to sort this - perhaps BOTH need to be implemented. By far the best is to introduce short primary legislation to restore the position of trans people in the Equality Act. The second is to recognise that the promotion of womens’ (or anyone’s) rights is a matter for all. 240924
Reposted by Richard PRobin Moira White @robinmoirawhite.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Labour Party’s women’s conference on 26/9/26 was an embarrassing farce, with only 200 delegates of the 1,000 normal attendance (no major unions) in protest of the Labour Party’s shameful abandonment of trans people following the legally absurd ruling of the Supreme Court in FWS in April 2025. 121254276
Reposted by Richard PCrime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 28/09/2026I am a barrister who once spent time seconded to the CPS serious crimes unit making charging decisions. Today, you can pretend to be one too and work through the decision-making framework in a very serious case. The police have multiple suspects in custody and the phone just rang. 👨 👨 👨 👨 👨 📱 👮♀️ 🚨 515869
Reposted by Richard PJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19hIt never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks. 481268226
Reposted by Richard PMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19hTrump’s weakness after his defeat in the Iran War is evident in how the Iranians feel comfortable ramping up their demands. Today an IRGC spokesperson said the US “must admit defeat” and withdraw from the region. 24495133
Reposted by Richard PSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 18hThe rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once. 561552499
Reposted by Richard POtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18hAs in 1940 when exactly the same fearmongering was used against people fleeing Hitler... any incident gets weaponised immediately and framed as evidence that the 5th column is real. Evidence and reason take second place to hysteria 221029
Reposted by Richard POtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18hFaragists rely on the narrative of "men on boats" creating a de facto Fifth Column in the UK to feed their agenda and to stir up hostility and to win votes and ultimately power. Suckers fall for it. Media boosts it. We've been here so many times before and you'd think we'd all wise up but hey ho 37765204
Reposted by Richard PSøren Have @sorenhave.dk · 04/04/2025Another airport expansion planned, another occasion to repeat: As long as there are no credible plans for climate neutrality of aviation, investing in airport expansion is betting on us all giving up on the Paris agreement. 56522
Reposted by Richard PRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The rich would prefer you to believe that the "free market" is subject to the immutable law of supply and demand. But for years, the wealthy and powerful have manipulated the market for their own gain. There is nothing “free” about it. Watch. 13354412034
Reposted by Richard PAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A lie does not become truth because millions believe it. Wrong does not become right because the majority accepts it. And evil does not become good because enough people choose to look the other way. The masses can make evil normal. It can never make it right. 301370497
Reposted by Richard PGreen Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 25/09/2026“Today, the Parades Commission allowed a restricted parade down the Garvaghy Road, first time in almost 30 years. This is not a moment for triumphalism, but responsibility. We owe the next generation a broken cycle, not a repeated one.” 1/2 13816
Reposted by Richard PAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago. 75840268
Reposted by Richard PDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Labour's immigration/asylum policies are profoundly racist and xenophobic. They embolden far right, undermine international law and violate basic human rights, while being even more hostile than the previous government. They can't be tweaked. They need to be scrapped. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukAngela Rayner criticises worker visa plans on eve of Labour conferenceThe housing secretary says the government's plans to change wait times for permanent residency are unfair because they "change the goalposts". 820166
Reposted by Richard PDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Labour aren't winning over Reform voters by pushing for anti-immigration, anti-asylum, anti-trans, anti-disabled voters. They are reinforcing Reform's, Restore et al's arguments that marginalised groups are an "issue" and to be blamed for all the ills of the world though. That's not helping anyone. 19322
Reposted by Richard PDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I am well aware about the number of people who seem quite happy to watch human rights be curtailed on a level not seen since before the European Convention on Human Rights was signed on the basis "better Labour than Reform", but the reality is it won't stop Reform. 47916
Reposted by Richard PChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.com‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the MidtermsA disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law. 25237011371
Reposted by Richard PAlan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 24/09/2026IMO it’s clear from Richard Hanania’s own words that he believes that rape, both statutory and violent, is the right of a certain kind of man. Elite men It’s appalling that this man is given a drop of ink or a second of interview time in our media. My latest: www.liberalcurrents.com/richard-hana...liberalcurrents.comRichard Hanania Doesn't Even Try to Hide His Male SupremacismHanania is a reminder of the dangers of rehabilitating extremist intellectuals. 14729168
Reposted by Richard PSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Our Danny Who art in prison Racist be thy name Thy balaclava come Thy will be done In ports as it is on dinghies Give us this day Our daily funding & forgive us our racism as we intimidate those who speak against us & lead us all into aggravation But deliver us from being civil. 🙏 48742237
Reposted by Richard PElection Truth Alliance @electiontruthalliance.org · 24/09/2026This is deeply concerning. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has sent observers to monitor every U.S. federal election for the past two decades. Governors need to pick up the phone and find out if an invitation extended by leaders of states can fill that federal gap. 66759
Reposted by Richard PMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Every. F*cking. Time. The. Same. Story. Make a big fraud claim that doesn't hold up on inspection. The goal is to create doubt, not provide truth www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 341461558
Reposted by Richard PGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Awful. Capital overrides communities once again. Frome's bid for a community-led housing & regeneration project at Saxonvale lies in tatters: the council's agreed a deal with a London-based real estate company instead. Similar story in Totnes with Atmos project www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.com‘Devastating’: council rejects Frome residents’ bid for regeneration projectLocals raised £1m for Mayday Saxonvale scheme involving homes and park but Somerset officials agreed deal with London-based real estate company 610648
Reposted by Richard PFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Helen Whateley, daughter of a surgeon and a physician, who attended private schools and then Oxford university, "When I was younger, I worked as a waitress, I worked as a cleaner, I did all sorts, being a receptionist, they were not my dream job, but they were a way of earning some money" 4017150
Reposted by Richard PPaul Tyreman 〓〓 @drpaulitious.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Why not 1000 words on how fixing the so-called small boats issue will not make anyone's day to day life in the UK any better, and what issues really need fixing? Why not 20,000 words in why the luxury world of the 21st century predicted in my childhood has not come to pass? 131
Reposted by Richard PHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026September 24, 2026heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 24, 2026After a hearing yesterday about Trump’s Friday ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House campus, very early this morning—I was still awake writing yesterday’s letter—U.S. 26731262
Reposted by Richard PBethU @beth-u.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Banks have had £100bn in subsidies in last 3 years. Hear politicians shouting about cutting welfare bill but never hear about cutting subsidies to many private enterprises. 15232
Reposted by Richard PAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 25/09/2026Why have we reached a stage where people call in to @natashadevon.bsky.social and say they want people to drown? Well headlines like this don’t help. Let’s forget that numbers are way down on years previous and just keep stoking fear and division. This is why the RNLI is under attack. 62594145
Reposted by Richard PFi Daisy G @fidaisyg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Imagine what you could build at Heathrow if you reduced and relocated flights to make the airport redundant. Plenty of room for a new eco town, with excellent transport links to central London, plus a new reservoir, solar farm and data centre - all interlinked for efficient use of energy and warer 091
Reposted by Richard PJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Andy Burnham has plunged the plan for a third runway at Heathrow into doubt by privately telling MPs he has always opposed the project, and the new prime minister is said to be “open minded” about whether it should go ahead. www.ft.com/content/0206...ft.comBurnham’s opposition to Heathrow expansion puts third runway in doubtNew prime minister has been a longstanding critic of the project 2411127
Reposted by Richard PGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925101702
Reposted by Richard PWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/09/2026For 40 years, our public services have delivered for shareholders, pension funds and private equity - and squeezed us It is time for legislation to force them to RAISE THEIR GAME OR GO BUST, and then take them into public ownership Read our NEW REPORT: vist.ly/5jnq4 15025
Reposted by Richard PDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These trials form part of the thorn in the side of politicians and corporate funders who are desperate to silence peaceful protest while maintaining the illusion of “democracy”. We must defend our right to protest against government failures. Join us: actionnetwork.org/forms/intere...actionnetwork.orgHow will this data be used? We’ll email general updates to those who have subscribed to our mailing list, and occasionally send information to those who have specifically indicated their interest about opportunities to get involved. For people who have been directly involved with the campaign, we may also get in touch about support systems. 02512
Reposted by Richard PDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Meanwhile, inside court, one of many Just Stop Oil trials is ongoing years after their nonviolent actions made headlines. Juries are regularly giving “not guilty” verdicts in these cases where people were charged for slowly walking in the road, often for just a few minutes… 12510
Reposted by Richard PDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 24/09/2026OUR CORE WORK CONTINUES Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience. This 1670 legal principle is stated in a stone plaque inside the Old Bailey. Supporters in Oxford are today informing the public of that fact. 📸: @camerazoe.bsky.social 16231
Reposted by Richard PPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises. Scaremongering is used to squeeze concessions from govt. The industry should not be allowed to book profits offshore. Need higher taxes, the industry does not bear the social cost of profits. archive.ph/3ZCmqft.comPaddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax risesStewart Kenny hits back at warnings over UK job losses, saying he used ‘the same script’ when he was in the industry 1121393
Reposted by Richard PSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 23/09/2026Public financial figures or specific contract amounts paid by the Hungarian government during Viktor Orbán's term as Hungary's Prime Minister to Times Higher Education for its rankings or partnership agreements have not been publicly disclosed. But I think they should be. 1113
Reposted by Richard PSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 23/09/2026Orr has openly praised Orbán's administration, describing it at a 2025 political festival in Hungary as a "counterexample to the ideology in my own country that rejects national pride and heritage". novaramedia.com/2025/08/14/m...novaramedia.comMeet the Orbán Fans Hoping to Write Policies for Prime Minister Nigel Farage | Sam BrightAnti-woke academics, influencers and mining magnates are behind a new think tank making a plan for a Reform UK government. Sam Bright reports. 1101
Reposted by Richard PSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 23/09/2026As @bylinetimes.bsky.social to has extensively reported, James Orr is a trustee of the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation (RSLF), which has received over £512,500 (more than 90% of its funding) since 2023 from Orbán’s state-funded Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) think tank. 13016
Reposted by Richard PSamantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 23/09/2026So I think maybe I just figured out why @timeshighered.bsky.social has not reported anything negative about James Orr. I could very well be wrong, but here we go: In 2024, THE signed an agreement with Hungary's Culture and Innovation Ministry which oversees Hungarian higher education.. 27851
Reposted by Richard PPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Holding Govts to Ransom. Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London. None complained about bailouts, £100bn UK subsidy in last 3 years. Banks profiteering, higher interest rates/charges, measley return to savers, speculation on price of energy/food. archive.ph/gQKNTft.comGlobal banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from LondonChancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month’s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war 24298133
Reposted by Richard Pdeidan.eurosky.social @deidan.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026Seriously if you think a man with a knife trying to sink a vessel with emergency service personell on board isnt the substantive point of this story..as opposed to people who may become undocumented. Well sorry..not me. 1112
Reposted by Richard PJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026I 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. 501556415
Reposted by Richard PZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...middleeasteye.netPolanski makes his mark as Labour candidate fails to attend election hustings 17309103