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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 19h
The 1997 Jenkins Commission had five members. Today, a credible review of our voting system needs the public in the room. We agree with the UCL Constitution Unit: this commission must bring voters into the conversation. buff.ly/zDitfyf
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If he wants to secure legitimacy for electoral reform, Andy Burnham must stick to these rules
Involving both the public and all parties in shaping reforms on how they vote will be crucial.
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 20h
Politicians have been talking for years about solving the social care crisis. Is Andy Burnham the PM to finally solve it? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @adambienkov.bsky.social @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/66ec7f YouTube: youtu.be/HO3hKXvXx00?...
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BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Speech
It wasn't so much ‘honest guv’ as 'honest gov' when Andy Burnham spoke at The Labour Party conference in Liverpool. The PM pledged to  say the things politicians usually avoid - namely deindus...
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rebel.resist @sam--2025.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🔴 Manchester City is what happens when the rich and powerful believe money trumps any rules or regulations I've written about club football's biggest ever scandal, and interviewed the brilliant @migueldelaney.bsky.social, for Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/manchester...
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Manchester City: club football's "biggest ever scandal"
I spoke to author Miguel Delaney about the UAE, industrial-scale cheating and football's “financial wild west.”
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey Tom Watson, you ok with this? @bylinetimes.bsky.social At least he won’t have to try to defend this in @houseoflords.parliament.uk
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hey Tom Watson, you ok with this? @bylinetimes.bsky.social At least he won’t have to try to defend this in @houseoflords.parliament.uk
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Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate @hutchingsmusic.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Spotted this at the same time you did I think: bsky.app/profile/hutc...
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Chris Hutchings #ChoirsForClimate (@hutchingsmusic.bsky.social)
"The Tory party doesn't have an anti-semitism problem"
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now that @bylinetimes.bsky.social has failed to get accredited for the #ToryConference will we ever know if Tom Watson will be appearing in Birmingham representing #Palantir? @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now that @bylinetimes.bsky.social has failed to get accredited for the #ToryConference will we ever know if Tom Watson will be appearing in Birmingham representing #Palantir? @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump is suing the #BBC for $10bn for repeating Trump’s own words on a #panorama documentary? Anybody know who leaked the memo that triggered the lawsuit? @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump is suing the #BBC for $10bn for repeating Trump’s own words on a #panorama documentary? Anybody know who leaked the memo that triggered the lawsuit? @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fascinated by the Jack Smith/Eric Schmitt thing because I can’t grasp how desperate you would need to be to ‘own’ an opponent to end up in such a humiliating mess. I ‘think’ it’s because Trump loyalists have been so grossly dishonest that they have to convince themselves that the other lot are too.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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Oversight Dems @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
On January 7th, Renée Good dropped her son off at school, but never made it back to pick him up. She was wrongfully shot and killed by an ICE agent. Her brother Brent Ganger sat down with us to talk about Renée and his fight for justice. Oversight Dems will hold ICE accountable.
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New York News @newyorktopnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Former special counsel #JackSmith defended subpoenas for #Republican lawmakers' phone records during a #Senate hearing, saying records helped investigators understand #Trump’s efforts to delay certification of #Biden’s 2020 victory. Democrats defended the investigations. apnews.com/article/jack...
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Ex-Trump prosecutor Smith forcefully defends investigations as Republicans assail his team's tactics
Former special counsel Jack Smith has forcefully defended his prosecutions of President Donald Trump and his investigative tactics.
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
True. Labour should be calling higher petrol/diesel prices & higher bond yields the Trump tax - which is far more accurate than saying that Truss crashed the economy.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The 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.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We're a cross-party grassroots movement for Proportional Representation. If you support the work we do, please donate here. makevotesmatter.org.uk/2026-wake-up...
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2026 Wake Up Westminster - Make Votes Matter
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incidentally, Burnham referring to the two previous conference votes on proportional representation is a tribute to the diligent work of campaigners in the party. They worked extremely hard to build a base of support in Labour, against the odds.
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Farage says Burnham’s National Centre for Information Defence will “clamp down on free speech”. The government says it will target hostile foreign information attacks. Farage’s Brexit Party voted against stronger action on Russian propaganda in 2019.
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And it’s not just Twitter. The far-right have their thumb on the media ecosystem’s scales
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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I try not to spend my life thinking about the last utterances of the US President, but this one is… something.
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NoINGSOC @noingsoc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Trump's oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family's assets came from Russia
A decade-old quote from Donald Trump Jr. resurfaced in a New York Times column over the weekend.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Vietnam veterans are suing to stop a 250ft eyesore near Arlington. Trump's answer? Reclassify it as a "top grade Military Complex" with roof snipers and drones. Desecrating sacred ground for a dystopian sniper nest—who is he preparing to fight? We, the people?
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Lisa Smart MP @lisasmartmp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Matthew Wright on LBC asked me about coalitions – whether that's the Conservatives and Reform or other parties. It's vital that politicians are grown up about working together on key issues. That's why we'll work constructively and push for the priorities that we feel will help our country the most.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨NEW: Todd Blanche has filed an appeal of Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order requiring him to turn over unredacted handwritten FBI notes and take other steps in Katie Phang’s Epstein files lawsuit by September 24. Phang says Blanche is continuing his “Herculean efforts” to avoid turning over the files.
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Todd Blanche Fights Judge’s Order for Unredacted FBI Notes as Deadline Looms
Attorney General Todd Blanche is appealing a federal judge’s latest order in journalist and attorney Katie Phang’s lawsuit over the Justice Department’s
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Simon Ferrigno @brexcyclopaedia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have bad news for you, Chuck. It already is www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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King Charles warns of 'existential danger' of AI falling into wrong hands
The comments were made at a summit in Scotland with participants from AI giants including Nvidia, OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors - www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... well, doh: many of us have been warning about this for years...
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Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackers
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🇪🇺🇨🇦 Here's the main section of Carney's speech in Brussels about becoming an Associate Member of the EU. From rare minerals and sustainability to defence and freedom of movement, this is what sensible grown-up politics sounds like when it's based upon cooperation, democracy and the rule of law.
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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Greens are calling for a moratorium on data centre approval in Australia, amid new polling showing a majority wanting more government regulation to deal with AI Greens communications spokesperson @sarahhansonyoung.bsky.social spoke with 6 News: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL0b...
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Greens want Australians protected from AI with call for data centre pause
YouTube video by SIX News Australia
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just in case anyone still had any questions, today Trump proved beyond all doubt that has absolutely no idea how the economy, trade, or finance work. It would be genuinely difficult to cram more falsehoods, backwards statements, and sheer gibberish into his statement.
Trump social media post declaring "Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World – BY FAR. Our Country is BOOMING with new Investment! If we stopped Trading with every country that we have a Deficit with, which is most of them, we would make, at least, 1.5 Trillion Dollars a year. The word ‘Deficit’ is nothing more than a fancy word for LOSS. We are ‘carrying’ almost every country in the World, and that cannot go on any longer. LOWER THE INTEREST RATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FAST!"
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not sure who the original poster was, but the "Trump prices" quoted are from late May or early June of 2026. We should pass this around to remind people of reality.
Table showing how the prices of various products has changed since Trump took office, using prices from the end of the Biden Administration as a point of reference.  All prices increased. The amounts are:

Gas (from $3.13 to $4.59 per gallon)
Electricity (from 17.5¢ to 22.7¢ per kWh)
Oil (from $70 to $124 per barrel)
Heating Oil (from $2.50 to $4.99)
Coal (from $116.35 to $158.40 per ton)
Beef (from $5.50 to $8.49 per pound)
Bread (from $2.00 to $2.69)
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The worst human being to ever occupy the office. Just reprehensible scum.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
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Reuters @reuters.com · 17/09/2026
OpenAI plans regular reports on unexpected AI behavior reut.rs/3USlbcA
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OpenAI plans regular reports on unexpected AI behavior
OpenAI said on Wednesday it would begin regularly publishing reports on unexpected or unauthorized AI behavior, while warning that the ​industry has yet to solve key alignment challenges as systems grow more ‌powerful.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Donald Trump's State Department is pouring tens of millions into reshaping British and European culture and politics – including a reported $12 million for groups founded by Toby Young and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Help us follow the money and #LightUpTheDark 👇 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15/09/2026
⚡️ Russian forces kill 11, injure 64 across Ukraine over past day, hit diesel locomotive close to Polish border. Alongside the attack near the Polish border, Russian forces launched 200 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered versions, on Sept. 15, the Air Force said.
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Russian forces kill 11, injure 64 across Ukraine over past day, hit diesel locomotive close to Polish border
Alongside the attack near the Polish border, Russian forces launched 200 Shahed-type attack drones, including jet-powered versions, on Sept. 15, the Air Force said.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why is Texas one of the hardest places in America to vote? Because people in power know what happens when young voters and Black voters show up: they lose. Voter suppression is their confession that your vote has the power to end their grip on this state. #BlueWaveIn50Days #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When somebody gives £millions to a politician they are buying influence. If you buy almost anything else you have to pay tax on the transaction. Why not levy a tax on political donations over a certain limit? Make it genuinely progressive. Use it to pay for a beefed up @electoralcommission.org.uk
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@bma.org.uk Many GPs over the last decades spent a huge amount of time and effort coding patient diagnoses and interactions with patients in the belief that the information was securely controlled locally and would be used only to benefit patients. Now, that data has been harvested. 1/6
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@bma.org.uk Many GPs over the last decades spent a huge amount of time and effort coding patient diagnoses and interactions with patients in the belief that the information was securely controlled locally and would be used only to benefit patients. Now, that data has been harvested. 1/6
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Andy Wood @andyatnanyuki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Siri - show me how AI does blasphemy in USA…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Agents of the Department of Homeland Security have been ordered to unlawfully access state voting records to carry out the department’s escalating elections-related probes, an anonymous federal whistleblower recently disclosed to Sen. Alex Padilla. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Homeland Security officers are illegally accessing state voter data, new whistleblower alleges
The searches likely resulted in "thousands of violations of state laws," Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I've done a deep-dive on the Harborne and Delo mega-donations over the weekend, and whether they may have to be handed back From my reading, a lot of unlikely things have to be true at once for the two £36m 'gifts' to be allowed once the (retrospective) Representation of the People Bill becomes law
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Why Reform UK Could Be Forced to Hand Back Their £72m Donations From Crypto Billionaires
Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo gave a record £36 million each over the weekend to Nigel Farage's party, but a new law means they may have to take it all back
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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
💷 TODAY: Peers debate big money in UK politics Reports that Reform UK secured £72m in pledges from two crypto-billionaires is a watershed moment. But it's not new. UK politics' dependency on mega donors risks corruption & policy capture by the super rich. It's time to cap donations. Watch ⤵️
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What? Sorry? Pardon? I thought the HofC Committee recommendation was to disentangle us from Palantir. Instead NHS Cheshire & Merseyside, the integrated care board responsible for planning & commissioning local health services, has overseen the sharing of patient data from 5 local GP practices
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I was asked "What do other countries do about big money in politics?" Canada is a useful case study as their parliamentary system closely mirrors the UK's (for obvious reasons) - except they've totally clamped down on mega-donations.
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