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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 23/08/2026
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 2 September 2026 from 9:30am until 11:00am UK time on the impact of the 2016 EU membership referendum on the UK. Pete Wishart MP (SNP) will lead the debate. It will be televised on Parliament TV:
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Westminster Hall debate - What's on - UK Parliament
Impact of the 2016 EU membership referendum on the UK
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David F. @dfarb.eurosky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm sure Count Binface was pleased to have been spared the embarassment of being photographed standing next to Farage.
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Frenchie McFrenchface @frenchie.eurosky.social · 13/08/2026
Zero contracts are awful. I'm a chef, I had shift taken out on the day. If I had known before I could have have done other things (doing my own cheffing) but to be told on the day you cannot sort anything. Frankly, we should not have these. It's mad. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We started looking at this with this paper but I guess we need to do more: bsky.app/profile/long...
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So why is it that with Long Covid 7 years on we still have this dismissal agenda despite a massive amount of scientific evidence? We really ought to study this sociological phenomenon more closely. That’s what we need more evidence on, not the existence of LC.
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#LongCovid is not a ‘subject’ to dispute. It’s a health condition that changes people’s lives. Definitions can evolve & that’s not an excuse to dismiss the illness itself. Diagnostic criteria for diabetes have repeatedly changed over time but no one takes u seriously if you say diabetes in disputed!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/08/2026
This scheme gave doctors from low- & middle-income countries up to 2yrs to boost skills in the NHS making them better doctors when they went home. Only cost £176K/year. Now axed. www.theguardian.com/society/2026/ju…
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Medical colleges condemn scrapping of NHS placements for overseas doctors
Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
It's not just the seriousness of these stories, but the relationship between them. For instance: If Farage used money from this shady crypto guy to pay for security, why did he say that he used the money from the other shady crypto guy to pay for security?
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Mourners marched across the Mississippi to the federal building carrying coffins for every migrant that has died in DHS custody.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 29/05/2026
Our founder, @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social asks you to become a Friend of Bylines Network – help us build a new, better media, with citizens in the lead. Sign up by 5 pm today, and get the latest Bylines Network Gazette, with a powerful lead article from Gavin Esler 👇 tinyurl.com/2jvufkcu
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Magdalena @csibike1.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Reform UK are targeting low-turnout elections in May. HOPE not hate are organising locally to stop them. Find out more: secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/184951/...
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HOPE not hate | Donate | Help stop Reform UK in 2026
Your donation helps fund the local organising needed to stop Reform UK from making gains this year.
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Rachel5742 @rachel5742.eurosky.social · 23/05/2026
#Butterflies I just signed the campaign calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/to-the-n...
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To the new Health Secretary: Get Palantir out of our NHS!
I just the petition calling on the new Health Secretary to get Palantir out of our NHS!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Rejoin petition jumped from 70K to 75K yesterday. It needs to hit 100K by June 8th when the petition closes in order to get a debate in Parliament. The 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote is June 23rd.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
This is what Farage, Reform and Brexit have done. This is where a very ugly obsession with immigration leads. To this. To “appalling levels of racism and unfair treatment.” To ordinary people being made miserable, day in, day out, at work. What a shameful place to be. www.tuc.org.uk/news/shockin...
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“Shocking” increase in explicit racism at work in recent years – new TUC research reveals
Black and ethnic minority workers are facing “appalling levels” of racism, bullying and unfair treatment at work, according to new TUC research published today.
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TheFirstGirlySwotsToJoinBlueSky @thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
. This is completely unacceptable and has got to stop. #r4today #bbcbreakfast #GMB #NHS #PoliticsLive #C4News #Newsnight #toriesgone683 .
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The oxygen that keeps us alive comes from natural ecosystems: half on land, half at sea. It's not complicated: we are TOTALLY dependent on the living world. Yet it's still treated as nothing but 'resources', to exploit and destroy for profit.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
So, Labour tears itself apart to try to stop Farage being our next PM just as he finally faces scrutiny in a monumental corruption scandal which could… and really should…end his political career. I’d go hard on that rather than each other right now guys. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Farage says £5mn gift was ‘reward’ for Brexit campaigning
Reform UK leader had previously claimed the money had nothing to do with politics
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Farage doesn't think the usual rules apply to him. He thinks he's a special case and that the world needs to stand around clapping as some Thai dwelling crypto billionaire hands him £5 million for making Brexit happen. This is NOT normal www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage bought £1.4m property in cash shortly after receiving £5m gift
Standards watchdog investigating money from crypto billionaire which Reform UK leader now says was ‘reward’ for Brexit
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I’ve contributed to this (again) as I can see that now is the time to give this an extra good push and make sure that future leaders as well as Starmer fully buy in to the understanding that there is no such thing as a “Brexit that works” - especially one outside the SM. Funds ticking up nicely
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
And here’s a convicted criminal paying for Farage’s security long after he secretly accepted £5 million from Christopher Harborne supposedly to pay for his security.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Angela Rayner was dragged through every front page for weeks... HMRC's verdict: NOT deliberate. NOT even careless. Farage pockets £5 million and chooses not to declare it So where's the wall-to-wall coverage? Tell me this isn't a rigged game.
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Brexit was sold as taking back control. But for many ordinary people it delivered more forms, more permissions, more border friction and more dependence on foreign administrative systems.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Presumably, all Farage has to do is provide the receipts for his security bill and apologise to us all for not declaring the £5 million. Shouldn't be a problem and as leader of a major party I'm sure he'll be absolutely delighted to clear up any misunderstanding.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Nigel Farage’s partner, a former waitress not known to have any private money, bought a £1 million house for cash shortly after he secretly received £5 million from a Thailand-based cryptocurrency billionaire - the same house that he claimed, months previously, that he was about to pay for himself.
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The List @thelistuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Leith Short Film Festival (LSFF), a new celebration of films in Edinburgh, has revealed further details of its inaugural event, with plans for short film screenings, live music, discussion panels featuring industry professionals, and an awards ceremony championing selected films.
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Leith Short Film Festival reveals big plans for inaugural outing
The celebration of new voices in film will take place at Granton’s The Pitt
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valerie.bsky.social @valeriea.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
How come this isn't being investigated by the police, the Committee on Standards, the journalists who hound anyone left of centre for even a minor transgression? It's so corrupt.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
MEGA (Make England Great Again) is rising and it should frighten us all. From Farage Camps to Local Election results everything is going Reform's angry way and Britain's decent majority need to step up now. Inaction is no longer an option. Me for @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/farage-camps...
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Farage Camps, Reform Gains and Snake Oil - why Britain's decent majority need to wake up to MEGA
News direct from reporters you trust.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. It does not have to be like this.
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Brexit is not just a political story. It’s a personal one. This video explains why mobility and our relationship with Europe still matter deeply to so many people. Please help politicians see it. youtu.be/JYA3gVGxlnw #SaveFOM #RejoinEU
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Andrew Hesselden: Unlocking the Brexit Impasse with Freedom of Movement
** SUBSCRIBE for more videos from me like this. **Speaking at a London4Europe rally, Andrew Hesselden explains how tackling the omertà around Freedom of Move...
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If the mainstream press refuses to investigate Reform’s candidates and their scandalous backgrounds and attitudes, I guess @bylinetimes.bsky.social will have to do it. These are just some of our exclusives from the last couple of days Www.bylinetimes.com
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Come on, guys, please let’s get the word out, and spread these articles around. Media complicity in Reform’s rise is truly shameful.
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Bearlykat @bearlykat.eurosky.social · 03/05/2026
#wildflowerhour Isle of Gigha
Wild primroses
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Ian Dunt makes this very valid observation on that…
People sometimes say that we would struggle to enter again on the terms we had before, with the rebate and the exemption from the need to join the single currency and all that. That's true, but equally, things are extremely volatile and flexible in the EU right now. Council decisions are signed off without the support of the 27, all sorts of informal networks were created to sidestep Viktor Orban, many countries patently have no intention of joining the euro. Things are currently possible which might not have been possible before.

Crucially, EU membership provides effective counters against the objections we saw before. Britain would have a voice in trade deal negotiations with third parties. It would have a firm and clear-cut role in deciding on regulation.
It would have judges on the European Court of Justice. It would have a seat at the table.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
🎯 💯 Spain, at least, can hold its head up.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
1974: the top marginal rate of UK income tax was 83% + 15% unearned income surcharge. There were no university fees & food banks, short NHS queue. Now top tax rate is 45%. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. 13.4m live in poverty, food banks everywhere, £292bn student debt.
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SayItToMyFace💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 @sayittomyface.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This video is one of the best representations of why so many women don’t come forward. It’s quick, please share widely. We must continue to demand the release of the full #EpsteinFiles. This video is heartbreaking to hear the seats creak as people sit down
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Keri @nonnie.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This 👇
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Bearlykat @bearlykat.eurosky.social · 26/03/2026
Happy Birthday! @stephenold.bsky.social
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a cartoon of snoopy and woodstock celebrating a birthday with a cake
Alt: a cartoon of snoopy and woodstock celebrating a birthday with a cake
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wow. Sadiq Khan asks Keir Starmer to not only “rejoin the EU Customs Union and the Single Market this Parliament”, but also to “fight the next general election with a clear manifesto commitment: a vote for Labour means we would rejoin the European Union”, without a second #Brexit referendum 👏
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
The right doesn't seem very happy with one another lately.
Tweet by Clint Russell criticizing House Speaker Mike Johnson’s comments about Joe Kent’s resignation over the Iran war. The image shows Johnson speaking at a podium with other lawmakers standing behind him in a press briefing.
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𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔰 𝔅𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔱 @pickpear.wsocial.eu · 05/03/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/03/2026
A reminder: Matt Goodwin lost heavily in spite of an almost total lack of tactical voting, not because of it. The combined Green/Labour vote was 66%, versus 28.7% for Reform. If Labour and the Greens split the vote 50/50 – a total coordination fail – he'd have finished third, not second.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Nobel Peace Prize, my ass.
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