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Sarah Cowley

@bournemouth4eu.bsky.social
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No such group now as Bournemouth for Europe - it morphed into Dorset for Europe, which is thriving, so personal views here. Pro-European, #FBPE #FB99% Former academic and health visitor, DBE 2013 Grandma, political (UK), hate injustice and inequalities

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Karen by name not nature! 📎 🦋 @katzrule.bsky.social · 1h
Why indeed 🤷‍♀️🧐
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NaqviMA @naqvima.bsky.social · 1h
Good Morning Everyone🙏✊🏻☮️ It’s a week ago that Tom Watson sold his soul to Palantir & 👇🏼we are, Tom is actively defending & promoting Palantir & in Guardian too. Shame on @guardian for printing Tom’s bare faced lies & shame on Tom being a Hypocrite. #ToriesGone818 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Braders @braderz.bsky.social · 1h
Absolutely fantastic news! This was an absolutely brilliant military operation. #Ukraine Operation Vivaldi breaks the northern jaw of Russia's pincer. share.google/GdAniLaJmANN...
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Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi breaks the northern jaw of Russia's pincer
In Operation Vivaldi, Kyiv has retaken 176 square kilometres, captured 250 Russian troops and killed a further 5,000 soldiers
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 2h
Conservatives a facing quite the rebellion on their opposition to Andy Burnham's Triple Lock Reforms for the National Care System.
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 1h
Says it all, does it not? The appalling tardiness, not to say rank incompetence, of the British criminal justice system.
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I know why social care isn’t being fixed
Finding £17,000 a month towards the care of my parents forced me to reflect on the collective delusions and political cowardice that conspire to prevent us confronting – once and for all – this huge s...
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Trading the Triple Lock for a National Care Service
A bold, brave and deeply unpopular choice, and why someone who spent years stuck on discharge calls is cautiously on board.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 7h
Labour's polling lead expanding while Reform's support continues to collapse demonstrates that populist bluster eventually runs out of steam. Voters are growing tired of grievance politics and unworkable slogans. How long before hard-right populism fades completely? 🤔 #FBPE
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Labour polling lead grows as Reform continue to sink
The contrasting polling fortunes of Labour and Reform show no signs of turning according to two major polls released this week.
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Rosalind Stewart @rosalindstewart.bsky.social · 7h
Bring it on! A General Election on Rejoining the EU! #RejoinEU!
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Steve Hughes 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 - Remember better? #RejoinEU @steven-hughes.bsky.social · 5h
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Pro-Russia disinformation falsely links Macron to Epstein, French government source says
France has uncovered a pro-Russia disinformation campaign falsely connecting President Emmanuel Macron to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a French government source said on Friday.
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Steve Hughes 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 - Remember better? #RejoinEU @steven-hughes.bsky.social · 8h
Open arms it is. It's true, the EU has no say over any member nation's wealth distribution. The inequality in Britain is ALL the Tories crime. But now we *know* it's a Tory crime. Trickle Down, Austerity and Brexit. But it will help a lot to have frictionless trade back. #UKPol #RejoinEU
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France And Spain Welcome Burnham Proposal For UK To Rejoin EU
Emmanuel Macron said: “Come back!”
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 8h
Emmanuel Macron offering a warm 'welcome back' as the UK opens the door to rejoining the EU underlines European readiness for reconciliation. Continuing to suffer economic isolation when key allies stand ready to rebuild ties is self-sabotage. Why delay re-engagement? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE
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Macron says ‘welcome back’ to Burnham suggestion UK could rejoin EU
French president, speaking alongside Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sánchez, says EU bid would be good news for UK and Europeans
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 11h
President Trump signing a voluntary AI self-regulation pact while executive-ordering federal agencies to rename Artificial Intelligence to 'Super Intelligence' (SI) is peak political theater. Relying on tech CEOs to self-police frontier risks is unsafe. Why abandon oversight? 🤔 #FBR
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'Even Republicans are concerned about this' | Simon Marks
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Sarah Cowley @bournemouth4eu.bsky.social · 4h
With all the conference excitement, I'd missed the detail of this development. Promising and important. open.substack.com/pub/uglypoli...
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Security starts in every home. So tell us what happened.
Burnham has recognised the scale of Russia’s information war. The public inquiry Britain needs is still missing.
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Glasgow For Europe @glasgowforeurope.bsky.social · 10h
“Russia is boiling western democracies like a frog — turning on the heat step by step and testing our responses. Our main goal is to show [Russian President] Putin that we attribute, we react and we prepare for any kind of provocations” @rory-stewart.bsky.social @data.ft.com @ne4eu.bsky.social
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 7h
Does the EU want Britain back? Yes, @sandrogozi.bsky.social tells Andrew Marr.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 6h
Emmanuel Macron says “welcome back” if the UK wants to rejoin the EU. Pedro Sanchez says Spain would have “open arms” if Britain wants to reverse #Brexit #RejoinEU #JoinEU
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GinGin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺🐀🎹💪🔞 @gingintigtig.bsky.social · 5h
Holy shit they're actually doing it. They only announced it a few hours ago and they're actually doing it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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boykobostonian.bsky.social @boykobostonian.bsky.social · 5h
Brexit was a Russian psyop. Reverse it.
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Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot @guardian-uk-rss.bsky.social · 5h
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for rejoining the EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 8h
Thank you for the truth bomb, President Macron!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 7h
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 · 7h
🚨 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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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 7h
Yup.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10h
Always remember ... Brexit was the first salvo in a Putin-backed attack upon the West. The same battle is now being fought throughout Europe. If the UK finally bins Brexit and rejoins the EU, it will be seen as a victory for the whole of Europe — and a decisive strike against Putin-backed populism.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 6h
It's time to take us back to where we belong: at the heart of Europe. ♥️
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham has stated clearly that Brexit was a costly mistake, and has promised to look at the options for our future relationship with our European neighbours. Turns out that the most popular option is to become a member of the EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 15h
So what ARE the options for Britain re EU? - Status quo: massive damage to the economy - Customs Union: limited economic benefit - Single Market: significant economic benefit but UK has to follow EU rules without a say on them - EU membership: econ & political benefits with a seat at the table
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 10h
First EU reactions to Burnham suggestion that UK might rejoin EU: French President Macron: “Welcome back” Spanish PM Sanchez: Brexit was a “huge loss” for both the UK and the EU, and if Britain takes a decision to rejoin, Spain will “open its arms” again to the British people.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite all the talk about him being 'Starmer with a Northern accent,' Andy Burnham's conference speech suggests he is set to be a very different prime minister from his predecesssor bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 12h
🟢 New Podcast... Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Conference Speech. @goldbergradio.bsky.social is joined by @adambienkov.bsky.social and @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2dc2...
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Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Speech
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10h
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban 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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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 18h
Here’s the moment @labourlewis.bsky.social read out the letter at a fringe event at Labour conference hosted by @the-citizens.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/the-...
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 14h
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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'We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 15h
“Stop accusing us of spying! We’ve been watching you!”
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8h
Thank you also to @charlottetobitt.bsky.social & @pressgazette.co.uk for this report (& your support). It honestly feels like some sort of miracle to have built a new masthead in a year from the Guardian/Observer shitshow with nothing more than our wits & fresh air archive.is/rogPR
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 8h
NEW: We are one! The @thenerve.news is celebrating its first birthday today!!! With the news that we are financially sustainable!!! THANK YOU so much to the many, many people who helped us get here. Your support is everything! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-ner...
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The Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first year
Newsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once upon a time, before Hugo Chávez came to power in 1999, Venezuela was a serious oil power, pumping more than 3m barrels a day and on track for 5m. A quarter century of corruption, negligence and incompetence later, it barely manages a million.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17h
1971 vs 2026 From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18h
'I'm considering everything that might help people in very difficult times' Andy Burnham tells #BBCBreakfast he is still looking at what extra support he can give people to deal with the rising cost of energy bills and fuel, but 'people wouldn't thank me for making unfunded commitments'
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Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social · 15h
Our team had a really engaging & productive time at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Thank you to all the participants at our three panels, especially Secretary of State Lisa Nandy MP, @liambyrnemp.bsky.social, Leigh Ingham MP & @joemorrismp.bsky.social, as well as all those who attended.
Panel photo of good growth in townsPanel photo about wealth inequality Panel photo of room in Britains wealth gap
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 6h
'Brexit in its current form has caused more harm than good and I think around 60% of the British public now hold that view' Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU could be among options the government could examine to reshape the UK's long-term relationship with Europe
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Balint Marczin 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇭🇺 @nakamurarts.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
When even the slowpokes come to realise what they have done, our movement is clearly getting somewhere. Let's keep up the pressure.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 17h
Day 17 of asking @andyburnham.bsky.social to jam with us so we can talk about getting UK artists touring Europe again! 🎵 Tag Andy in the comments so he sees this!
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 16h
"Let’s be clear about where we want Britain to go in the next decade. I am very clear, and I will say this bluntly, Brexit has caused more harm than good." Andy Burnham on Radio 4 says all options are on the table when it comes to a closer relationship with the EU.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 15h
"We could stay as we are if people think that’s the right place to stay, we could look at the customs union or the single market, or we could go all the way." Andy Burnham set out the options for our future with the European Union on Radio 4 this morning.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 9h
A stronger relationship between the UK and the EU would benefit us all. An encouraging message from Sandro Gozi MEP as the debate about our future in Europe gathers pace. Now is the time to be ambitious about what we can achieve together.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 6h
"What is our long term relationship with Europe? It's the right question to ask."
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Sarah Cowley @bournemouth4eu.bsky.social · 16h
Jack Smith is formidable person, isnt he? No wonder he’s seen as a target by Trump supporters. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
3,750 days after Britain voted to leave the EU by the slimmest of margins. A British Prime Minister has finally said: Brexit has been bad for the country.
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