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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Lookalike: Vance and Ewok From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 30/05/2025
There are 8760 hours in a year by the way - 4m hours is 400 years worth. Privatisation is a joke, but not a funny one - time to regulate the water version properly - no dividends until they do their job.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
£1.2bn is being invested by the government to help repair schools and hospitals as part of Labour's promise to repair our public infrastructure. £750m is being given to 400 hospitals, while 656 schools will get a share of the £470m to conduct essential repairs and keep the buildings safe & usable.
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Patients and pupils to benefit from school and hospital repairs
Government investing £1.2 billion to fix crumbling hospitals and schools across England
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Warning Farage abortion plans would have ‘catastrophic consequences for women’ “Leading fetal medicine experts wrote to members of parliament to warn that there is no clinical justification for reducing the time limit based on national outcomes data.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Warning Farage abortion plans would have ‘catastrophic consequences for women’
Exclusive: Campaigners are raising concerns about Nigel Farage’s calls for stricter abortion laws
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Gaisfordsurf @gaisfordurf.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
For context....
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Today proscetors have confrimed 21 charges against 'Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.' 'Is it time for parliament to question Nigel Farage over his relationship with Tate?'
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Farage and Tate: a similar phenomenon?
Should Nigel Farage face questions in parliament over his relationship with Andrew Tate?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
It's important to know the warning signs.
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People Who Escaped Authoritarian Governments Share How They Knew It Was Time To Go
Know the warning signs.
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I have the WORLD’S NICEST READERS! Nice enough to queue for two hours to get their books signed without complaining. And talented and thoughtful like Maisie, who made this amazing No Friend to This House print before the book is even out! 💚📗 Thank you so much, everyone! @hayfestival.bsky.social
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her. RT if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
Headline from the independent: Trump gives rambling speech about trophy wives, golf and the 'great late' Al Capone in politically-charged West Point addressHeadline from the New York Times: Trump Gives Commencement Address at West Point, Stressing a New Era
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Seemingly even the Telegraph weren't shameless enough for this - it's been taken down, and all links go to the homepage, which leads with attacks on trans people, and blaming Starmer for Brexit. So they're still shameless about some stuff.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I don't really blame the politicians for going into journalism jobs. I do blame journalism for allowing them in. Politicians are supposed to fear us, not use us as their alternate career path.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I remember when he saluted North Korean military officers, too.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
First up is Laura Hughes (The Financial Times) for her deep-dive about the abandoned mines leaching toxic lead into British soil, livestock and food, and why nobody is taking responsibility.
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Tom Killick @killicktom.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Hi @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social. If I say I am a huge Trawl fan (which is true) will you repost to your zillions of followers please?
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Reunite Families UK @rfuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Our members featured in I News and highlight the human costs of the family migration rules, the ways in which it makes people feel unwanted. The continuous changes and announcements compound a very stressful situation. Couples and family deserve better. Read more: inews.co.uk/news/11k-vis...
inews.co.uk
'I paid £11k to get my visa due to Home Office errors - then had a stroke'
Visa application cost £5,000, but teacher had to submit a second one after his first was rejected due to a "computer error" at the Home Office
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The Conservative Party willfully inflicted catastrophic damage on the country with their flagship Brexit policy before leaving office - this latest revelation on small boat crossings should open the door to a frank & open discussion about the harm it’s actually caused youtu.be/AvrcESpVuRM?...
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Admission by top Tory of Brexit harm should open door to honest discussion about Brexit damage
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
British voters ready to back a more ambitious EU reset www.bestforbritain.org/british_vote...
bestforbritain.org
British voters ready to back a more ambitious EU reset
New data shows strong public support for the government to go further in securing better trade terms with the EU including among Labour voters who are now considering voting for Reform UK.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
In some areas of Salford and Wigan... "when there is heavy rain, there is loo roll and sanitary products hanging from people’s rose bushes" 🧻 🤮 "The problem is that United Utilities and Salford city council keep blaming each other"
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‘Loo roll and sanitary products hanging from people’s rose bushes’
In some areas of Salford and Wigan ‘when there is heavy rain, there is loo roll and sanitary products hanging from people’s rose bushes’
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
🔥 "The Reform company, sorry party, has already seen four of their new cohort announce that they can’t or won’t represent them in the council chamber, decisions that in some cases will cost local government tens of thousands of pounds."
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Ineligible, inept and unspeakable
Reform UK Ltd’s councillors, are already proving they are unfit or unwilling to serve
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
BREAKING: Economy grew 0.7% in first quarter of the year
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Helpful, legally informed unpacking of what the terrible Supreme Court ruling does (and does not) mean. It shows the wisdom of those organisations, that wish to remain inclusive, not rushing to change their services. The ruling is still awful but not as clearly as the EHRC interim update assumes.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Economists warn UK faces 'immediate and violent' sterling crisis if Reform wins next election www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-...
lbc.co.uk
Economists warn UK faces 'immediate and violent' sterling crisis if Reform wins next election
The UK faces an “immediate and violent” sterling crisis if Reform wins the next election and stays good on its pledge to cut taxes, economists have warned.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Reform's plans to block renewable energy will increase energy costs. Why do they want to do that when there are much better things to do? youtu.be/gv24x9xR8GM?...
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Reform's plans to block renewable energy will increase energy costs. Why do they want to do that?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses – here's why More than 16,000 employers are now paying the real Living Wage, which has put £3.85bn back into the pockets of low-paid workers since 2011 www.bigissue.com/opinion/real...
bigissue.com
Why the real Living Wage is a win-win for workers and businesses
More than 16,000 employers are now paying the real Living Wage, which has put £3.85bn back into the pockets of low-paid workers since 2011.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
This latest admission should open the door to an honest & frank discussion about the harm caused by Brexit - and the Labour government must now hold the Tories accountable for it
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Damning report from Work and Pensions Committee today “Over several years there are known to have been hundreds of serious harms and deaths of claimants, many of which could have been prevented had DWP discharged its responsibilities more effectively” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
DWP 'could have prevented' tragic deaths of benefit claimants, MPs' report says
The Work and Pensions Committee said the DWP provides a 'lifeline to millions of people' but when mistakes are 'it is possible that the severest consequences can arise'
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
*Copy one of Boris Johnson's stupidest and most self-destructive policies. *Ignore the massive wave of public fury it ignited. *Smear and attack anyone warning that it might not be a great idea. In this week's column I ask what the hell Keir Starmer is playing at. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot
Even it now admits that brick by brick, these proposals will wreck habitats. This could be Starmer’s most damaging mistake yet, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Good morning, a row of tulips to brighten up your timeline ☺️ Have a good Thursday 🙏
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Thanks to the Labour government over 240k pupils with SEND will benefit from improved access to school sport. The Inclusion 2028 programme will work with 50 Youth Sport Trust lead schools to provide expert training for up to 10k teachers to deliver lessons that meet pupil's diverse needs. 1/2
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Improved PE and sport for more than 240,000 pupils with SEND
Government launches Inclusion 2028 programme which will improve access to PE and school sports for pupils with SEND.
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Reform is a disastrous destructive party, much worse than the Tories! #NeverVoteReform
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The government says it will limit the duration of recall to 28 days, aside from serious reoffending. This is significant because prison is a merry-go-round of recalls, as we discovered last Oct. We found offenders even deliberately being recalled. www.itv.com/news/2024-10...
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/05/2025
Trying to fact check something I wasn't 100% sure of and getting no results, just ai, misinformation, adverts and not even close articles. I really don't think people are taking this pollution of the internet as seriously as they should. We are losing the truth and I don't think we'll get it back.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
extraordinary that Thames Water executives are getting *new* bonuses, this time as a result of the £3bn rescue loan from the spring - which loads the company with interest rates of nearly 10% via me and Gill Plimmer www.ft.com/content/1f6d...
ft.com
Thames Water executives to receive bonuses from £3bn emergency loan
Utility’s chair tells MPs that retention payments are needed to prevent rivals ‘picking off’ staff
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I’ve repeated myself to the point of fucking tedium: - I advocated for tactical voting - No other party could beat the Tories under FPTP - I make NO apology for doing what I could to help eject the Tories The “told you so” bullshit from those who refuse to acknowledge FPTP is beyond stupid
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 13/05/2025
A clip from December 2023 is circulating on social media with captions incorrectly claiming it shows the aftermath of a recent Indian missile attack on Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase.
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Clip of 2023 fire falsely shared as Indian missile attack on Pakistani airbase – Full Fact
The clip shows a fire near Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase in December 2023.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
But her necklace.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Had a valrhona chocolate brownie earlier today, it was good 😋 This is the food of friends, not strangers 👀
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Sam Leith @questingvole.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Hear bloody hear
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
worth listening to just for Armando Iannucci reading out a bonkers thread from Xitter from last year, about who gets to decide who is British, involving cats, horses (white and brown) and barns.
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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
So pleased to see Scotland vote in favour of the principle of #AssistedDying. Personal stories are making clear: the status quo cannot be defended any longer & Parliaments across the world are listening. Well done Liam McArthur for your leadership👏 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
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Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Oh thank God. It’s Eurovision.
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a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
ALT: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a sweater and smiling .
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
🚨 NEW POLLING ALERT
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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Meanwhile, over on the Hellsite…
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oi Ed Miliband! We couldn’t do this with your bloody eco friendly heat pumps could we? 😡
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
You know what worked well? That thing we had the massive market right next to us that was thousands of times deeper and more beneficial than the other deals we see out there. We might want to consider doing that again.
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
From the radical commie uhh Financial Times
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
LibDem MP Max Wilkinson makes an important Point of Order, "A Reform UK social media account digitally manipulated those comments to give the appearance that I had described Nigel Farage using a four letter expletive" "This is misinformation, it is fake news, this is Trumpian tactics"
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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