Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17hI think it's absolutely fantastic. It shows what an extraordinary country I live in and that refugees can fully integrate and participate in society 1372017317
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 17h"Why Was Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided Over ‘Illegal Immigration’ Claims, and Not Elon Musk’s? You Know the Answer"zeteo.comFirst Draft: Why Was Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided Over ‘Illegal Immigration’ Claims, and Not Elon Musk’s? You Know the AnswerIn Donald Trump’s latest fascist outrage, ICE agents swarmed the Minnesota Democrat’s DC house, the whole thing reported by Fox. In Kansas, the president tried to stop a senator from self-destructing. 411634391
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17hKrishnan Guru-Murthy, "How do we deal with the fact that the head of MI5 says that Russia is the biggest threat, and our closest ally, Donald Trump, is regarding Putin with as a friend" Emily Thornberry, "It's as if Donald Trump's default position is to be sympathetic to Putin." 1329383
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialSir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 3hBig Bob Jenrick visited the village yesterday. He went straight to the pub,knocked back 8 pints of Stellas & called us all slags. He tried it on with Jill in the village shop & said he’d nailed loads of birds in his time. After urinating in the duck pond he left flicking the Vs.😳 3518338
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22hWhat he says.theguardian.comMI5 chief Ken McCallum confirms Russia did interfere in Brexit referendum but says it had little impact – UK politics liveHe argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effort 2211442
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 20hGuardian piece about the ongoing destruction of our wild birds by industrialised farming, pesticides, habitat loss and avian flu here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Shocking and sobering’: UK bird populations fall to lowest level on recordNearly half of species are in decline, with farmland birds and seabirds the worst hit, conservation bodies have said 13714
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Sagal came to Camden as a child refugee. Our proud, tolerant country gave her hope and helped her become the leader she is today. Now, she has opportunity to represent her community in Parliament. Her story is the best of Labour and the best of Britain. 1122438
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It’s actually easier to work out why Putin wanted Brexit than it is many of the more culpable culprits Oliver identifies here… 31521104
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Rupert Kirkwood, who took this photo, has now made some calculations, and estimates the tuna in it is between 7 and 8 feet long and weighs roughly 200kg. 1840050
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialSomerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 12/10/2026🏴 Tom Banton earns his first ECB Central Contract, while Thomas Rew joins the England Development contract list for 2026/27. Congratulations to both! 👏 #YouAreSomerset 0111
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialClive Woodbridge @blandishments.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Farage talks such bullshit. 21114
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/10/2026There's PLENTIFUL evidence that Russia interfered in the EU referendum. Most sensible people on both sides accept that as a fact. If Farage can counter this obvious truth then he should present his case to us all rather than grandstanding and lazily calling Burnham a "liar". 911001251
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialTerry O'Connor @osteoconnor.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Waking up to a Reform gobshite blaming everything that is wrong with the UK on immigrants, and Justin Wotsit on BBC R4 Today doing sod all to firmly challenge the eejit. Great start to the week. 1220420
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026To those who say "heat pumps are for the middle classes": the whole damn point of subsidising them and rolling out the technology is to ensure that heat pumps are for everyone, reducing our bills, reducing indoor and outdoor pollution, reducing our emissions, while making our homes more habitable. 2152582
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialRichy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 11/10/2026My online girlfriend was so shocked by the Ukraine drone strike on the Russian data centre that she's been too upset to message me all day. 323658698
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Trump’s obeisance to Putin has been established beyond even the vaguest scintilla of doubt; the possibility of another January 6-style assault on US democracy after/during the mid-terms is clearly acute and ‘we’ are still wary of calling fascism fascism. These are the moments… 611671436
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The BBC is already giving Nigel Farage coverage for a speech he hasn’t even delivered. Report on what he says tomorrow, by all means. But previewing it now gives him free publicity and lets him set the agenda before anyone can scrutinise his words. 55724203
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Times from ten years ago this week. They were wrong. In fact Brexit is costing the UK economy roughly £100 billion a year. #ProjectFear 401221438
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Delighted that Navi Pillay, chair of the UN commission which found Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. Let Trump and Netanyahu splutter and fume: the truth becomes ever harder to deny. 11806157
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Next week in breaking news ... Pope revealed to be a Catholic... and Luxembourg is smaller than Russia 102458
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026In the least surprising news of the century, vast majority of racist flag shaggers who go about brandishing crosses and saying that we're a Christian country... don't pray, or go to church or read the Bible www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comChristian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says reportResearch challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity 2012250690
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Russia has been at war with Britain for years and the EU referendum was an open goal which they exploited. That doesn't mean that "Putin made Brexit happen" but his troll farms and media operations certainly played a part Brexiters may hate to hear it but to deny it is to deny a dangerous reality. 791495449
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialStephen Unwin @stephenunwin.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s not Ukraine that needs a new President. It’s the United States. 227129
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Maybe the most amazing aspect of the Russo-Ukraine War is that Russia is getting backing from both China and the USA, the two largest powers of the moment--and Ukraine could still emerge triumphant as long as Europe backs it stoutly. 19923289
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If you’re thinking that *this time* they will have to admit Trump’s depravity & their hideous folly in supporting him. Then I’m afraid you’re in for another nasty surprise… 1061537232
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialAdam Rutherford @adamrutherford.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Books are woke. 5784
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialAdam Bede @adambede.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Let's also celebrate Kemi Badenoch's achievement from 7.2% at the General Election to 7.1% at this byelection - well done Kemi. 141
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialRabid Cormorant @rabidcormorant.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Meanwhile, the #BBC... Reform 'disappointed' with their fourth place polling in the by-election, despite being a lovely party 061
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK aged 7 having fled the war in Somalia with her family. She has thrived. Leader of Camden council and now the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. A narrative that runs counter to all we are told about refugees. Congratulations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLabour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelectionVictory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics 912880531
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialBrynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Reform Leader confident dirty air and damaged lungs can be reintroducedbbc.co.ukBradford Council leader 'confident' of scrapping Clean Air Zone feesStephen Place says he is still committed to "stop charging people" for driving around Bradford. 914971
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Bob Jenrick. That lone guy in the pub who asks if he can sit with you. 3421034
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"History has shown that a world operating without the rule of law is unjust, unwise and inhumane. The judges - those who guard the thin red line between order and chaos - are therefore highly deserving of our praise. But today... these same judges are sanctioned, and their institutions are attacked" 1327
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"In awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law - national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice." 1316
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialSathnam Sanghera @sathnam.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dear tv and radio producers. Thankyou for the invitation. But, no, I do not want to appear on your show to defend the idea that I am English, after 50 years of living and working here, because the increasingly feral right want to turn this into a "debate" and you cannot see how you're being played 10851881146
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialFolk on Foot @folkonfoot.com · 09/10/2026“Mayfield” from Welsh band Rusty Shackle is one of 14 new entries (including a new number 1) in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart. ▶️ Watch the full Chart Show here: youtu.be/t2MpkXYLKv8 013
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The supposed party of fiscal responsibility are now just the party of fossil fuel dependency. You can’t trust the Tories with your money - nor, more importantly, with defending us from the climate crisis: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet errorExclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data 27013
ajh24.bsky.social @ajh24.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A spot of Elgar and then it was Kemi. There was a fight for the soul of the country. There’s always a fight for the soul of the country as far as the Tories are concerned. They don’t seem to realise that it was them that ripped the soul out of it. 022
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🤣👏 @mrjohncrace.bsky.social 161127224
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Almost forgot: happy That Tom Hollander Interview Day to all who celebrate 1340585
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 07/10/2026Far right groups claim to care about public safety, particularly that of women and girls. Simultaneously they welcome members like Mason who have been charged with extreme violence against women. 1226
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialHumanists UK @humanists.uk · 07/10/2026A very happy 50th birthday to our patron Tim Minchin. Thank you for the music, the laughter, and these really lovely words on living, happiness, and finding meaning in the here and now. Happy Birthday, Tim! 825160
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities 1541786752
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It's like watching Bart Simpson doing a classroom presentation in front of Mrs Krabappel after zero preparation. 89677150
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999. 311479461
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialSarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026To the surprise of absolutely no one, but to their courage, victims of far-right figures arguing they are “protecting women and girls” from unknown and unseen particular threat from migrants are coming forward to tell their story of sexual and domestic abusetheguardian.com‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrolsSeven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement 3369173
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things. 719791
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As Nick later says he "WAS" the Tory Mayoral candidate and indeed it was as a result of running for the gig that he was ultimately brought to justice. This wasn't "a thing that happened" 38596146
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialChris Washington @cwashington.bsky.social · 05/10/2026youtu.beHIGNFY MastermindYouTube video by Steve White 519865
Reposted by @ajh24.bsky.socialPosh Nigel @nigel-hewlett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026+ No road safety + No environmental protections + No safe haven for the world's refugees + No safety net for the poor + No NHS? The rule of the thug is where they are heading (see also Reform UK). 1688
