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Robin Smith

@bobin.uk
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UK Labour voter and Private Eye crossword & Fantasy Premier League enjoyer. Aiming for even fewer Tories in next election 😈. Less outrage, more facts ⚖️. 🇺🇦 #ElectoralReform #Rejoin 🇪🇺 #RDGUK #HamsturDay

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Poet Sue @poetsue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is big news because this was the most contentious policy. I think many people don't understand the triple lock so this number might increase if people really understood that the impact might be 1 or 2% and if inflation is high the pension will go up by that amount.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 14h
These are actually unbelievable results. Andy Burnham has found a way to end the triple lock which even 43% of boomers support. (Number goes up to 80% when you don't mention that they will have to help pay for it 😆). Guaranteed vote for Burnham from me next election. #UKPolitics #Burnham
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chopmasteronion.bsky.social @chopmasteronion.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Can ANYBODY in politics be fucking normal?!?!
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Chris @christ36.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rayner up to her old tricks . Regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with her, you can’t have a Housing Sec criticising the Home Secretary over Home Office policy . Burnham needs to sack her . Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown www.thetimes.com/article/385b...
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Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown
Speaking before the party conference, the housing secretary says Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans would affect care workers
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 23/09/2026
Our new tactical voting study finds an increase in pro-Labour tactical voting across the board since Feb, while Reform fall behind in key contests Lab v Ref Lab: 41% (+6 from Feb) Ref: 26% (-5) Con v Ref Con: 35% (+4) Ref: 20% (-4) Lab v Con Lab: 34% (+5) Con: 27% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Burnham’s approval ratings are down 4 to +12, high by recent standards, but at the lower end since he became Prime Minister. Badenoch’s ratings drop to net neutral. Farage down 3 points to -23, Davey holds at -8, Polanski is down 1 to -26, Lowe is at -9 but with low awareness.
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Mary Wombat @littlemavis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I genuinely don't understand why he hasn't been arrested given that climate change protestors were arrested for disrupting stuff (weren't they?)
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 22/09/2026
YouGov most important issues tracker, 19-21 September 2026 Immigration: 51% (+2 from 12-14 Sep) Economy: 48% (+2) Defence: 30% (-2) Health: 26% (-1) Welfare: 20% (-1) Crime: 19% (=) Environment: 19% (=) Tax: 15% (+1) Housing: 15% (-2) Brexit: 12% (=) yougov.com/en-gb/tracke...
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 21/09/2026
Thank God, the Russia appeasers are very small in number. I came across an uncomfortable number of them recently in real life but glad to see that sanity overall prevails. The slight Reform/Green pro-Russian bias still exists in their estimation of level of threat. #UKPolitics #UK #Russia
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RSPB Scotland @rspbscotland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Scotland’s nature needs investment to thrive 🌱 The National Lottery Heritage Fund has helped vital projects to connect more people with nature, protect the places we love and support species. The UK Government is reviewing how this funding is distributed - and you can have your say.
Puffin stood on grass looking toward rightChild crouching down on nature trail looking at froglet in their handsAerial view of Forsinard Flows
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 17/09/2026
Ahead of the Lib Dem party conference, we asked Britons to describe Ed Davey in three words 25% used at least one positive term, with "fun" and "caring" among the most common 35% used at least one negative term, with "clown" and "boring" among the most common 42% said "don't know" or even "who?"
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The latest Democratic win probabilities from our Senate forecast: NC 97% (44th Dem seat - most likely D flip) GA 90% (45) NH 81% (46) MN 81% (47) ME 76% (48) OH 69% (49) MI 69% (50 - most likely R flip) TX 60% (51) AK 54% (52) IA 35% (53) KS 30% (54) FL 20% (55) NE 18% (56) SC 12% (57)
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 15/09/2026
Not even the establishment get 72M in donations in 24 hours 😂. We should be calling Reform UK the super-establishment. #UKPolitics #ReformUK
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 14/09/2026
"69% of Brits now see Nigel Farage unfavourably, the highest recorded by @YouGov tracker to date - with just a quarter having a favourable opinion. This leaves him with a net favourability rating of -45" Nice! #UKPolitics #Farage #ReformUK
"NEW: 69% of Brits now see Nigel Farage unfavourably, the highest recorded by @YouGov tracker to date - with just a quarter having a favourable opinion.
This leaves him with a net favourability rating of
-45 - identical to Keir Starmer's just before his resignation, and down from -31 this time last year."
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🤬🤬F….. MONSTERS russian terrorists just struck the railway station in Lutsk. Not a battlefield. A railway station in Ukraine. They terrorize our people from morning until night.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 11/09/2026
"Three quarters of Britons still think assisted dying should be legal in principle" #UKPolitics #UK #AssistedDying
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 11/09/2026
God the public are so fickle. This is basically the same reform as planned under Starmer, but previously everyone were so concerned about "taking away the right to a jury trial". This does the same. I agree with either reform. #UKPolitics #UK
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 09/09/2026
52% of Britons approve of the government's decision to ban the import of goods from contested Israeli settlements in the West Bank Approve: 52% Disapprove: 17% By 2024 vote Grn: +79 net support Lab: +62 LD: +58 Con: +4 Ref: -23 yougov.com/en-gb/daily-...
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 09/09/2026
What an excellent day in British political history. It's certainly never boring. #UKPolitics #UK #ReformUK #Farage 
bbc.co.uk
Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been under way into other donations.
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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Laila Cunningham pressed on Reform UK foreign donations allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mjx3tZp44E
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Laila Cunningham pressed on Reform UK foreign donations allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News
YouTube video by BBC Politics
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Wokerati International Brigades #FreePalestine #Antifa4ever @wokeinter.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
When is Prevent going to deal with the out-of-control online radicalisation of elderly people through rightwing disinformation?
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 04/09/2026
Since I've seen people on here sceptical about defence spending, suggesting that the money could be spent elsewhere: #UKPolitics #Russia #UK
bbc.co.uk
Europe targeted by spiralling campaign of sabotage and Russia is the chief suspect
Germany has blamed Russia for an attack on Leipzig airport but there has been a series of suspicious incidents elsewhere.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 03/09/2026
Two birds in one 🤤. #UKPolitics #UK #Farage #ReformUK 
Channel 4 airs Reform UK allegations
Mocking BBC's Chris Mason for weak coverage compared to Channel 4's Reform report.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 03/09/2026
Nation's favourite joke candidate confirms candidacy for ex-PM's seat! #UKPolitics #UK
ft.com
Green Party leader Zack Polanski to stand in seat vacated by Keir Starmer
Decision presents first electoral challenge for Andy Burnham as prime minister
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 03/09/2026
Good news. Now just to crack down on the medium boats! What would you know, the Labour government are making progress on this major issue for the public. #UKPolitics #Labour
bbc.co.uk
Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
Once-rival criminal groups are being forced to work together because of a shortage of small boats, a BBC investigation has found.
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Stu Can Play At That Game @btnstu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We'd be looking for suspect donations amongst Abbott's finances if they were right wing. #JustSaying
lbc.co.uk
Russian threat is nothing but 'Nato fiction', claims Diane Abbott - as she's branded 'Putin’s useful idiot' | LBC
The Labour MP has been branded "naive" after playing down the threat posed by Putin
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George Sheppard @georgesheppard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Andy Burnham's decision to readmit Dianne Abbott into the PLP has proven to be quite a big mistake. The threat we face from Russia is clearly real and this effort to downplay it is equally dangerous as it is idiotic www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/diane-...
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Diane Abbott Dubbed 'Putin's Useful Idiot' For Claiming Russian Threat Is 'Nato Fiction'
The Labour MP said the UK should not be increasing the amount of money it spends on defence.
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just a helpful reminder that a couple of months ago Diane Abbott went to a big Cranks Conference in Central London (which was well represented by a bunch of trade unions, naturally), and described the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine as "the NATO campaign against Russia".
Diane Abbott tweets today: "The imminent threat from Russia is a NATO fiction to justify their complete capitulation to Trump's demands for more military spending. The increase should not go ahead. "
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 02/09/2026
Ffs, not again. "The imminent threat from Russia is a NATO fiction to justify their complete capitulation to Trump's demands for more military spending." This is perhaps the most egregious of her Putin-appeasing statements. It's not even coherent. Withdraw the whip. #UKPolitics #Ukraine #Russia
spectator.com
No. 10 refuses to condemn Diane Abbott’s Nato conspiracy rant
Downing Street this afternoon refused to condemn prize idiot Diane Abbott for spreading ridiculous conspiracy theories about Nato. In a rant about defence spending, the far-left, newly reinstated Labo...
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 29/08/2026
The MH370 flight recorders will very likely still be readable for some time yet. These things are watertight and airtight and the aircraft looks to have hit the water relatively slowly (from the large pieces of wreckage found). There's no good reason why they wouldn't be intact. #MH370
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 27/08/2026
Then what were the unprecedented levels of immigration for? Ffs. Of course the real answer was to drive down wages and benefit businesses for Tory mates. Glad to have a work and pensions minister saying how it is though and not punching down. #UKPolitics #UK
lbc.co.uk
Young Brits 'not to blame' for being jobless, work and pensions minister says amid youth unemployment crisis | LBC
Young people should not be blamed for the challenges they are facing when trying to find a job, the Work and Pensions Secretary has said.
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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A number of measures have helped streamline the asylum system and bring down costs.
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Cost of the asylum system plummets by nearly £1bn under Labour
The overall cost of the asylum system in the UK has dropped by nearly £1 billion since Labour came into power.
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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 26/08/2026
Reform UK and Tory voters are much more likely than others to think their own views are broadly in line with those of the wider public - but are they right? Reform: 75% say similar Con: 71% Lib Dem: 44% Labour: 42% Green: 38% yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
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JB @viewofthejb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The best government of the last 15 years and people are starting to see through the Reform and Green spin. It’s almost heaven!
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 25/08/2026
🌹 | Highest Labour % in ANY Poll since December 2024.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 24/08/2026
#Rejoin #RejoinEU #UKPolitics 
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 24/08/2026
Good. The Russian bots won't like this! #UKPolitics #Ukraine
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 23/08/2026
Top Bantschester resident and charismat-in-chief Andy Burnham pulling some more popularity magic with the electorate: "What a lad. I love him.", they said. Starmer could never! #UKPolitics #Burnham
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Andy Burnham records message for bride after appeal not to 'ruin' wedding day
'What a lad. I love him.'
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 22/08/2026
Chatted to a regular I see a lot at a café on Friday. Unfortunately started randomly coming out with all the classic Russian propaganda talking points on Ukraine/Zelensky. And my friend started agreeing with him on some of them 🤦‍♂️. It left me feeling dirty. It's something to witness. #UK #Ukraine
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 21/08/2026
I'm so happy that the right-wing vote is now so evenly split in the UK. It's a seriously beneficial modern revelation. I take a moment to appreciate that each time I see a poll! #UKPolitics
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 19/08/2026
"Domestic abuse is a serious crime in the UK. If you do any of the behaviours in the list, you could be arrested and go to prison, lose your accommodation and support, and it could affect your asylum claim." "COULD" 😭😭😭. For rape it is "will". Isn't domestic abuse serious enough? #UKPolitics #UK
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Understanding behaviours and expectations in the UK: a guide for asylum seekers (accessible)
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Richard Blogger @richardblogger.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Are Tory MPs that deluded? Badenoch abandoning any idea of centerism means they'll lose more seats to the Lib Dems. Stratford district council used to be 100% Tory its now almost all LD
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Finally after Farage faced off against Count Binface we were interested in who the public would pick in a battle between the comedy candidate & other party leaders. Badenoch and Burnham won handily.
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 14/08/2026
Am I the only person who wasn't startled by the alert? Lol. It was more confusing than anything as I had just started calling someone at the same time. #UK #UKEmergencyAlert 
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Giles Sparrow is adrift in the vortex @gswrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Misunderstanding the Paddington psychopomp meme, patronising Binface, pretending to be remotely relevant to a future Clacton by-election, *and* posting AI slop? That's quite a lot of unforced errors you've packed into just nine words and a "picture".
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 14/08/2026
Farage: "I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies." Farage: "two fingers up to the entire political establishment". 🤔🤔🤔 #UKPolitics #Farage #BindependenceDay
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 14/08/2026
🚨 WATCH: Count Binface responds to Nigel Farage calling him the "establishment candidate" "That's interesting, isn't it? Because one of the candidates was a sitting MP, formerly an MEP and the architect of Brexit... if that's not the establishment, I'd like to know what is"
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Robin Smith @bobin.uk · 14/08/2026
We win. Thank you Nigel for that. "Establishment candidate" 😂. #UKPolitics
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Farage's by-election stunt wasted enough public money to pay for free dental care for every child in his constituency. Does he care? No. He just wanted to avoid legitimate parliamentary scrutiny of his dodgy bungs. Which he won't. It'll start again immediately. What a cock.
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