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Ali Harman

@alihar.bsky.social
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Retired library and information specialist. Volunteers at Brent Museum and Archives. Into local and family history. Sings with the amazing Cecil Sharp House Choir. Plays piano. Spins, dyes, knits, reads. Bit of gardening. She/her.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I see a lot of people complaining about the undoubtedly stressful conditions at present on London's roads. But I see few people complaining about motor vehicles. Yet in the last 24 hours three vulnerable road users have died after being hit by people driving motor vehicles.
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is insane (I know what it's like to suffer from endo....laparoscopy was a minor procedure) And... "Going public has also... been a boon for Tolo’s profile: Since April 2026, when Johnson posted about Tolo’s vaginal microbiome, she has more than tripled her Instagram following"
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Farage being deliberately misleading by pretending the Govt have only announced that the donations cap will be retrospective as a response to Refuk's recent £76m. In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then. Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
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Jonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One for every Labour MP to read. #ldconf
lincolnshirelive.co.uk
30 years ago, Lincoln was 'on its knees' - then the university arrived
The construction of the University of Lincoln marked a turning point in the city's fortunes
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Deaths specifically on 20mph roads stayed flat at 19 in both 2024 and 2025, according to the Welsh Government. Whatever drove the overall rise happened on roads the policy never touched."
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
War on Cars latest. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Horrified children look on as lollipop man struck by car on school crossing
Shocked children and parents saw the lollipop man suffer a suspected broken leg
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Selsey Shantymen perform sea shanties across Europe, raising money for local charities. "Regrettably due to the current circumstances, and following discussions with the RNLI, we will be postponing our planned performance at Selsey RNLI this Sunday (20th September). We're very sorry."
facebook post by The Selsey Shantymen 2d

The Selsey Shantymen's performance at the RNLI Selsey this Sunday has been cancelled

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Such a shame on so many levels

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What's the reason

The Selsey Shantymen. 1d
Regrettably due to the current circumstances, and following discussions with the RNLI, we will be postponing our planned performance at Selsey RNLI this Sunday (20th September). We're very sorry.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16GWtc4Wid1/
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026
What on earth is happening?
  This had become the new normal. RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised, recognised for TV interviews he had done.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible
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Reform Watch @reformwatch.org · 15/09/2026
Three more councillors have left Reform at Durham County Council, pushing the number of departures since the party seized control last year to 16. Allegations of bullying, ignored safeguarding concerns and contempt for mental health now surround the administration.
Three more councillors have left Reform at Durham County Council, pushing the number of departures s
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New YouGov polling: Voters overwhelmingly back a UK donations cap
YouGov bar chart headed 'Do you think there should or should not be a limit on the amount of money individuals and entities can donate to a political party?', based on 5,456 GB adults surveyed on 14 September 2026. Should: 60%. Should not: 22%. Don't know: 18%
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Inner Circle Hosted Indicted Cocaine Trafficker Cottrell's partner is the sister of two men indicted over an alleged operation involving 5,670 kilograms of cocaine and one of the most powerful organised crime groups in the Balkans...
bylinetimes.com
Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Inner Circle Hosted Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
Cottrell's partner is the sister of two men indicted over an alleged operation involving 5,670 kilograms of cocaine and one of the most powerful organised crime groups in the Balkans
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If you see this graphic floating around, do not believe it. Fact checked: Since 2021: Reform has taken £110M not £74M. Since 2024: Reform £113M, Labour £57M & Tories £54M. Reform has out-raised both combined!
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.
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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Incidents like this have happened with increasing regularity over the past couple of years, with many triggered by local misinformation about the arrival of non-white people at hotels But it has also happened elsewhere, including a church gathering in a park and a Scout trip to an activity centre
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 08/09/2026
With over 870 school streets in London, 66% of kids are now getting to school by active travel. Every day there are 73,915 fewer cars doing the school run than when we started in 2016 - that’s the equivalent of a traffic jam from London to Newcastle.
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend this crucial debate on water ownership? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to attend the water debate
People are fed up with privatised water companies letting us down and ripping us off. We deserve a real conversation about public ownership. Can you help build pressure by asking your MP to attend th...
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.
Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
So Kent Police knew about the fash mobilising 24 hours prior to the event? nicklowles.substack.com/p/did-kent-p...
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Did Kent Police ignore a 999 call?
Contrary to their public statement, HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that Kent Police were tipped off about the Patriot Platform mobilisation – and seemingly did not act on the information.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Bad week? Reform fail to finish above third in SIX local by-elections – as 10 councillors leave party www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
thelondoneconomic.com
Bad week? Reform fail to finish above third in SIX local by-elections - as 10 councillors leave party
They say a week is a long time in politics - and it's safe to say Reform have had an absolute shocker over the last seven days.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Very worrying escalation of events by the Tommo fash tonight in Portsmouth and Poole. Government needs to act swiftly and harshly against these thugs. They’ve been warned for months and ignored it.
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Highway Code update.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It seems odd that law enforcement appears to be unaware of this guy's activities
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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
My first cartoon for adults for a while, on the Dover business
A one panel cartoon showing three male-looking figures in all black wearing balaclavas, so you can only see their eyes. Below it says: 'Spontaneous' protest. The figure on the right is saying: 'OMG, SO EMBARRASSING, WE ALL WORE THE SAME OUTFIT!
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Important thread.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"Just a reminder That Reform banned dozens of journalists from attending their conference" via St Helens Resistance ... but not out-and-out racist, fascist, violent criminals like
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johnw60.bsky.social @johnw60.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
‘Masked paramilitary group occupies crucial port’ is the headline the media would go for if it wasn’t happening in Britain.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Toxic politics - toxic men. Police data has “consistently shown that a significant proportion of men arrested during far-right riots are already known to the police for domestic abuse” www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
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James English: one of many men with far-right ties accused of domestic violence
Podcaster James English is one of many men with far-right ties to have been found guilty or accused of domestic violence
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s almost as if immigration is good for the economy…
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Healey could suffer £4bn headroom hit because of lower immigration forecasts
New chancellor is seeking to reassure investors as he prepares for first Budget in October
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"If you commute on an e-bike 20km a day, five days a week, your charging cost would be about $20 – annually."
theconversation.com
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
If anyone else is getting this kind of warning from landlords / estate management firms against installing plug-in solar, please get in touch: josiah@bylinetimes.com
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Labour showing it isn't impossible to run the asylum system (even if it isn't easy)...
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 24/08/2026
“For generations as a nation we've drained wetlands, straightened rivers and moved water off the land as quickly as possible. Here, we've reversed that approach and the results are remarkable." Aerial images of Holnicote in Somerset reveal the benefits of rewilding: bit.ly/4g9Linx
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
NEW: Tracker shows Reform losing a councillor every three days. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
Reform loses newly-elected councillor every three days as troubles mount
EXCLUSIVE: A new online tracker by campaign group Best For Britain shows 35 newly-elected Reform councillors have quit or been suspended since May as the group's chief say it would 'struggle to run a ...
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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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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hahaha. We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage. No one should be taking him seriously any more.
Wildfire in Clacton
AS temperatures soared on Friday, Essex fire authorities reported things were so bad that a man's pants had caught fire.
The individual, identified as Nigel Farage, had claimed Essex police had told him to keep away from his by-election declaration.
"We've never seen such an enormous fire coming from a single pair of Union Jack Y-fronts," said a police spokesman. "We urge members of the public to avoid pants on fire by at least coming up with a half-decent excuse for their cowardice."
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John @jonmalta99.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Urgent hearing: Craig Murray’s judicial review of the Palestine Action proscription goes to Court 1, Court of Session, Edinburgh this Thursday 20 Aug @ 9am. ​High stakes for free speech, protest rights, and the constitutional autonomy of distinct Scots Law.
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Ant Breach @antbreach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
About a month until 8,000 volumes on British postwar planning and housing history gets pulped. Unless we can find someone to save it municipaldreams.substack.com/p/a-good-hom...
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A Good Home Needed Urgently for One of the Most Significant Libraries of Housing and Planning in the Country
The trustees of the Octavia Hill Birthplace Museum are disposing of its Harry Simpson Memorial Library in September, next month.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Why oh why is BBC headlining half arsed policies, by a minority Party with just 8 MPs, that’s in a tailspin down the polls, awash with financial investigations over dodgy dealings❓ It’s clearly a diversion.. 🤷🏻‍♂️ LibDems have 71 MPs, when was the last time one of their policies got such coverage🤔
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Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens
The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/08/2026
A former director of BBC News speaks:
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
NEWSFLASH/FUCK IT. I am giving away 5 signed copies of the paperback of my latest novel, Everything Will Swallow You. To enter, simply repost this & pop a reply below. You might like it if you like any of these things: Community Knitting Folklore The sea Dorset Silliness Old records CONTINUED...
Five copies of the new paperback of my third novel, Everything Will Swallow You, leaning on a shelving unit full of 20th-Century Penguins. If you are in the UK and would prefer to purchase the book direct from me, just drop me an email at hello@tom-cox.com. I am happy to sign and personalise each copy and will also send you a linocut bookmark handmade by my mum, Jo, who does a lot of the illustrations for my books.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Not hard to see why Reform did not announce their plan to abolish Personal Independence Payment until *after* the by-election..
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
🔎 From the archive: What’s Going On a Cambridge? The tragic premature death of Jason Arday puts the university and its safeguarding policies back in the spotlight
bylinetimes.com
Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project Revealed
The world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at Cambridge University. Why?
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Ali Harman @alihar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I hand spun some Jacob #sheep wool, then dyed it with #sage from my garden. Pleased with the result. Not sure what to knit yet #spinning #wool into #yarn #naturaldyes #knitting
A hand spindle with wool spinning on it, together with spun naturally yarn dyed with sage
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Center for Countering Digital Hate @counterhate.com · 13/08/2026
Hostile foreign actors are exploiting X’s algorithm to fuel violence in the UK. The Guardian investigated a recent crisis in the UK & found that many of the most-viewed posts on X, often further inflaming tensions, came from outside the country.
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