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Social Worker & SWU member Punches up not down Proud member of the tofu eating woke blob An injury to one is an injury to all 'Understand and judge not' - Georges Simenon

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 6h
Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started? There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis… bylinetimes.com/2026/10/07/why-did-…
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Why Did Polymarket Trading Surge an Hour Before the Iran War Started?
There was a major spike in Polymarket bets predicting the Iran War, an hour before Trump's strikes began, new analysis finds
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6h
Here in Britain, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred have risen sharply. We stand with Jewish and Muslim communities in their grief, and against all who seek to divide them.
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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 9h
On this sombre anniversary, may we remember, may we mourn, and may we work for peace for all who call the Holy Land home 🙏🕊️
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Understanding Humanism @humanismedu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Curious about humanism? Explore our free, highly-rated online course! Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule, and deepen your understanding of humanism. Get started today ⬇️ courses.understandinghumanism.org.uk/courses/intr...
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Introducing Humanism: non-religious approaches to life, with Sandi Toksvig
Learn about how humanists approach life's big questions
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10h
“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Basic Income Action ↗️ @basicincomeaction.org · 15h
First donation in! An anonymous supporter just gave $50 toward BIA's nonprofit status. $3,449 to go. Will you match it? #BasicIncome #UBI basicincomeaction.org/campaigns/6a...
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Make Basic Income Action a Nonprofit • Basic Income Action
Help us raise $3499 to file for nonprofit status.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13h
Let me try this once more. It was a choice. EITHER the Greens adopted a slogan. OR they could have joined the next govt, where they could push for an end to arms sales, sanctions, support for the arrest warrants etc. It was never going to be both. Which one makes a material difference? #GazaGenocide
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13h
Ofwat appoints Grant Thornton to help improve South East Water performance l £6m wasted. Similar exercise at Thames Water yielded zilch. SEW has £1.7bn debt, can't raise new money, loses 100m litres of water a day to leaks, customers fleeced for decades. End the scam. Nationalise water.
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Ofwat lines up independent monitor for troubled South East Water
The water regulator plans to appoint Grant Thornton to a multimillion-pound contract overseeing the utility's performance and turnaround plan, Sky News learns.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?
theguardian.com
Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
The hypocrisy 👀 Sarah Pochin MP bought an £800,000 second home on a Welsh island two days after raising concerns in Parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communiti
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
A newly elected Reform UK councillor has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. Reform UK is haemorrhaging the people it recruits. We keep track of all of them: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect…
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Reform councillor arrested over election paperwork
Elected representative for Nigel Farage’s party arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers
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Joe Hanley @joehanley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Great to see such interest in social work history, and in what it can teach us about today. Too often, policy and reform are shaped without enough understanding of the past. Ignore history, and we risk repeating its mistakes.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔴 NEW Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“They shall not pass.” 90 years ago today, as antisemitism and fascism were on the rise throughout Europe, Oswald Mosley’s racist British Union of Fascists planned a provocative march through the Jewish community of East London.
A placard that reads "every street is cable street" in front of the Cable Street mural Someone holding a sign that reads "no pasaran"
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
While Farage slurps oysters and sips champagne with billionaires, the people elected to represent Britain’s communities are walking out the door. Read here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nige…
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now roughtradebooks.com/products/cab...
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Social Work History Network @socwkhistory.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This day in social work history⏳ 4 October 2021: Following widespread criticism for not having social worker representation on their board since being founded, Social Work England finally appoints two registered social workers to their board: Adi Cooper and Sue Ross.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Burnham scraps Starmer-era plans to curb jury trials. A victory for common sense. The Bill would have been defeated in the Lords. Due to Tory cuts, there is a backlog of over 81,000 Crown Court cases in England & Wales. Govt must invest in public services.
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Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.
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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 02/10/2026
Intrigued to see the Conservative conference will feature a speech on "press freedom" next week while they ban lobby journalists such as @josiahmortimer.bsky.social from attending their conference.
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
'Prospect of Whitby' (wood engraving) by John Bryce www.re-printmakers.com/member-information/john-bryce-re/
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Locate International CIO @locateintl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🔎 Two unidentified people. Two cases. Could you help give them back their names? Shakespeare Cliff Man and Dover Woman were found decades apart in Dover. Could you recognise their clothing or possessions? #DoverWoman #ShakespeareCliffMan #Dover #Kent
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/10/2026
The NHS wants their logo out of our spoof video, but we’re not going to be silenced. We won’t stop criticising their contract with Palantir. After all, it’s not our fault they went into business with a sinister company hungry for our data 👀
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences. Judge us by our critics, and subscribe to support our work: subscribe.bylinetimes.com @peterjukes.bsky.social
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be… bylinetimes.com/2026/10/02/reform-u…
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Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years
Exclusive: Reform UK's Sam Journet branded "Britain's worst councillor" as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Millions of UK workers withdrawing from pension schemes to make ends meet Consequence of low wages and high cost of living forcing people into hardship choices - living now v income in retirement. They will have lower private pension in later life and state pension isn't enough even now.
bbc.co.uk
Why Gen Z are opting out of workplace pensions
A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.
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Social Work History Network @socwkhistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This day in social work history ⌛ 1 Oct 1975: First publication of the book “Radical Social Work”, edited by Roy Bailey & Mike Brake. It heavily criticised apolitical practice & education, & helped popularise ideas of radical social work that continue to be influential today.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/10/2026
The far right thrives on lies and disinformation. We’re debunking some of the most common myths they peddle, exposing the harm they cause, and showing why their claims don’t stand up to scrutiny. Read our new report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/01/f...
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Far Right Fact Check
Disinformation Debunked - What the data actually says.
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Sharpie @sharpinsky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I suppose the Free Speech Union will be all over this… won’t they? Is anyone there?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
Shocking.
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their confer
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
🚨 We’re calling on Ofcom to open a formal investigation into Nigel Farage presenting GB News shows and whether his programme on 15 September 2026 was within the rules on impartiality ⚠️ Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A *third* Byline Times journalist has now been barred from Conservative conference – Chief Reporter @josiahmortimer.bsky.social. It comes after Political Editor @adambienkov.bsky.social and the late, great David Hencke were barred last year. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference
The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GB News aired this on 20 Sep – but the episode has gone missing from their socials 🤔 Lots more to be said about this clip, the latest in a long line of hateful commentary from GB News. Let's at least agree they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it scott-free. #stopfundinghate #gbnews
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to Andy Burnham's Labour Party Conference speech 💬 #TaxTheSuperRich
We welcome the Prime Minister's vision to bring hope back to our country and communities.
And we repeat our longstanding message: we're ready to play our part by paying our fair share, so Britain gets the investment it needs to make that vision a reality. 
This country helped to build our success. So millionaires like us must be taxed more. It's our turn to step up first and help build a better future for everyone.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage. They claim lifting people out of poverty is inflationary. Can't recall millionaires restraining on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Have they tried living on minimum wage? archive.ph/h0pVc
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Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage
Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Protesters were being ARRESTED for HOLDING UP SIGNS outside the Labour Party Conference yesterday! But this is nothing new. In the UK, OVER 3,500 people have been arrested, with MORE THAN 2,250 formally charged under TERROR LAWS for PEACEFULLY PROTESTING the ban on Palestine Action.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers. Any help welcome but what about renters? No curbs on rents. Previous schemes boosted house prices. Real problem is low wages, job insecurity, high interest rates, profiteering by developers.
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Andy Burnham announces new homes scheme for first-time buyers
Exclusive: Policy initiative for England will help more young people on to property ladder, prime minister tells Guardian
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solomonhughes.bsky.social @solomonhughes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
George Osborne, British Museum Chair and Palantir's Peter Thiel are both investors in the same Defence Tech company. By coincidence, Peter Thiel was given a VIP tour of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum before even the King or PM - Osborne-Thiel links in current @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely huge victory as the Green Party take on Labour and win in Brighton! Huge congratulations to Cllr Mark Strong and the entire team. Labour have tired old solutions and Burnham is more of the same. The Green Party is the change we need. Awesome win! 💚🎉
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
This is what Reform UK do when they're in charge.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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