Reposted by Tim BardellPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.theguardian.comFormer Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins PalantirPeer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan 88492301
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026With ever more depressing headlines about how the far right are sowing division I'm attending the @theactionnetwork.bsky.social online briefing: the changing face of the British far right. RSVP here if you are interested: actionnetwork.org/events/onlin...actionnetwork.orgOnline briefing: the changing face of the British far rightRestore, Reform & the street movement: the changing face of the British far right // Online briefing with Richard Donnelly, senior researcher for Stand Up to Racism Tues 29 Sept 6.30pm / registe... 000
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Wearing my Talking Heads t-shirt for 6 Music T-Shirt Day 2026. Lovely birthday present from Sarah and Mic 🎸 #6music #tshirtday 000
Reposted by Tim BardellJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 15/08/2026We are writing to the Prime Minister, and the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, calling for an immediate public inquiry into the British press, following the tragic death of Jason Arday. Sign here 👇goodlaw.socialJason Arday Letter | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 172406817
Reposted by Tim BardellCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A texas oil giant is preparing a ship for an illegal incursion into Greenland waters. The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations. (418) 692-1000 92961610
Reposted by Tim BardellMark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Something to ponder this week. 6269121
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I must have been living under a rock for the last few years. Overmono are blummin’ awesome and this is the first time I’ve heard them! 🤩 🎧 🎵 🙌 on.soundcloud.com/ydMQJkBC4LmA...soundcloud.comOvermonoListen to Overmono | SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create. 000
Reposted by Tim BardellAlexis Conran @alexisconran.com · 09/08/2026It’s the question I get asked the most. The answer is troubling.open.substack.comIs your mobile phone listening in on you?The scary thing is ... it doesn't have to. 77829
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Please make time to take part in this. And encourage others to do the same, especially if they have different views to you! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHow divided is the UK really? Here’s a way to find out | Brendan CoxSocial media-fuelled riots and a fractured political system make us feel more divided than ever, but is that so? Our study hopes to reveal what bring us together – and pushes us apart, says Brendan Co... 000
Reposted by Tim BardellDisciples @disciples.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Thirteen gems from the Disciples catalogue available for a super low price for 24 hours only, full rundown in thread disciples.bandcamp.com/music 275
Reposted by Tim BardellNettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week. 17270852923
Reposted by Tim BardellHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/08/2026Nigel Farage’s Reform UK was roundly beaten in the Greater Manchester Mayoral election. In fact, the party was humiliated. 917833
Reposted by Tim BardellAntiPastor🇺🇦AtheisticalMinista🇵🇸AnticlericalAntifa @jonstackpool.bsky.social · 01/08/2026 1156
Reposted by Tim BardellRoger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕 @rogerzenaf.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Someone needs to lock Matt Damon in his fucking house. You know how much money we've spent bringing his ass back home??? 781676436
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 21/06/2026A long run, gardening, a walk to the pub with my youngest and now having a barbecue cooked for me while I sup champagne 🍾 I lost my old man ten years ago, I hope that I made him feel even a fraction as blessed as I do. Happy Father’s Day ❤️ 110
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Up on the #Ridgeway ancient trail for my #solstice run this morning. While a run all the way to the Avebury stone circle would have been lovely, it would probably have been a bit excessive at 3x my planned distance (and the same back again!) 😆 070
Reposted by Tim BardellSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Reform warmly welcome Ant Middleton's endorsement in Makerfield. Yet Middleton is an overt racist who has told the Home Secretary her ethnicity + faith should see her banned from public office - wanting new rules to ban Kemi Badenoch, Sadiq Khan and Zia Yusuf He was condoing violence this week. 1018984
Reposted by Tim BardellKate Bevan @katebevan.com · 12/06/2026One way scammers get these details is if you reply to one of those "we tried to deliver your parcel, now you have to pay £1 to have it redirected" texts - those are less frequent now as people are more aware of them, but I nearly fell for one of those a while back. Realised before I sent the details 2216
Reposted by Tim BardellBrooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Almost 200yrs ago, the French novelist Honoré de Balzac wrote these words: ""Le secret des grandes fortunes sans cause apparente est un crime oubli parce qu’il a été proprement fait.” "The secret behind great fortunes without an apparent cause is a crime, forgotten because it was well-executed." 616260
Reposted by Tim BardellIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 25/05/202650 years ago today, Enoch Powell was predicting racial violence with guns and bombs, and claiming that parts of Britain were so dangerous that people wouldn't go out in daylight. We stood up to the far-right lies and scaremongering then. As we see the same today, we must do the same. 13010
Reposted by Tim BardellStu @stusteel80.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Ok now for something more wholesome. Some of you will know that our son is non-verbal and autistic. We've never been able to get him using PECS at home, but school have had a lot of success with it so they sent his book home for half term. He's just asked for cereal and a hug with it and I may cry. 4231123
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 23/05/2026According to #Parkrun I *exactly* matched my PB this morning. According my watch, that was my fastest 5k ever*. I’m on a mission for a sub 20:00 Parkrun now 🏃♂️ 🌳 *since I got an Apple Watch in about 2010 0110
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Great thread. This is the sort of detailed debate that we need but the coverage gravitates towards obnoxious man trying to shout down a politician in a petrol station 000
Reposted by Tim BardellAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Further to the quoted... This is becoming a sort of national psychosis. I mean, look at defence. 😂 3224482
Reposted by Tim BardellOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Let those among us who have not accidentally followed a fascist leader on Facebook in full on fascist gear... who's like the most obvious fascist... doing really fascist stuff... cast the first stone. #Reform 37730246
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I’ve signed a letter calling for Andy Burnham to clarify his views on control or ownership of public services. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...weownit.org.ukAdd your name to our open letter to Andy BurnhamPublic control is not public ownership. Andy Burnham must clarify that he backs public ownership of life's essentials. 000
Reposted by Tim BardellHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 16/05/2026“Tommy Robinson’s” supporters are marching through London. But this is not just happening on the streets. It is happening on livestreams, YouTube channels, search results, social feeds and the online spaces where the far right try to control the story. 18838
Reposted by Tim BardellMr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Live feed from the Unite the Kingdom march 737578
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Nice to see something that is technical, informative and beautiful. Also a bit scary! 000
Reposted by Tim BardellMr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Strange how all of these Reform characters keep turning out to be racists. Of course, it’s too early to say if there’s a pattern developing. Just bad luck I suppose. 425762
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 10/05/2026In Bruges for the 🏃♂️ EnergyVision Dwars door Brugge 15k. Thoroughly enjoyable race with spectacular scenery 140
Reposted by Tim BardellThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Morning! Let’s all do our best today not to vote for racists. 21916186
Reposted by Tim Bardellbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I'm hiding this under a pic of Frank because obvs word count issues. Here's how to complain to the Electoral Commission about Reform's 'vote for us or you get concentration camps' bullshit. Details in the pic. 19179100
Reposted by Tim BardellAlan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 06/05/2026A poll finds that more British Muslims view Jews favourably than unfavourably and the greatest share see no difference form anyone else. Most are concerned about Islamist extremism too. But what does our media select from it? It’s almost as if they don’t want to ease community tensions. 813851
Reposted by Tim BardellOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Years from now, one of my as yet unborn grandchildren will say “Mummy, why does Grandpa just sit there staring?” “He saw the war on subtext, darling. He saw it all.“ 16810
Reposted by Tim BardellWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/05/2026This should be illegal. 60% of Wes Streeting's donations come from people and companies linked to private healthcare, according to @goodlawproject.org research. Our NHS should be protected from these private interests - not left defenceless against them. End privatisation in our NHS. 6197123
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 02/05/2026An utterly terrifying insight into the neuroscience implications of AI on the developing brain #NeuroLeadershipInstitute 031
Reposted by Tim BardellAlan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 02/05/2026The mob reaction in Epsom to something that - it turned out - never happened is a depressing tale of populism and misinformation, often by people who should know better. That’s the pattern. app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/73184/...app.prospectmagazine.co.ukThe mob reaction in Epsom paints a dark picture of chaos and populismThe protests and violence that followed an alleged rape that never happened were the result of far-right agitators galvanising fear on our streets 1020694
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Fabulous turnout for #Knowsley #Parkrun number 400 this morning. Great atmosphere and really welcoming as always. Plus a record turnout! 0160
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Great piece by @owenjones.bsky.social on the need for the progressive left to mobilise and cooperate internationally www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe international right has CPAC. Has the left finally found its answer? | Owen JonesSpain’s PM, Pedro Sánchez, hosted the inaugural meeting of the Global Progressive Mobilisation. Keir Starmer and other social democrats were notable by their absence, says Guardian columnist Owen Jone... 000
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 24/04/2026For decades now, decisions about your water system have been made in the interest of faraway shareholders. Now’s it time for you to have a say petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownershipHold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh... 100
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Thames Water wants to set its own rules 💧💩 💦 The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors @weownit.org.uk tinyurl.com/85m396az&nbs...tinyurl.com 000
Reposted by Tim BardellMr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 13/04/2026A papal representative on his way to meet the US president 6454101
Tim Bardell @bardellowski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026The government promised to bring our railway into public ownership. Their Railways Bill leaves huge parts of our railway in the hands of private profiteers. Ask your MP to make sure it delivers for passengers, not profit. weownit.org.uk/rail-tug-of-...weownit.org.ukTUG OF WAR: Ask your MP to make sure the Railways Bill delivers for passengers, not profitWe are organising a tug of war on Parliament Square next Wednesday 15th April and we’d love your MP to be there. 000