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Brian Corney

@brian-corney.bsky.social
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Archaeologist, Bristol City FC supporter, Green Party member, Republican, pro European

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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 13h
My last question on Braverman's confusion. Does she think her children born in England, fathered by a Jewish immigrant from South Africa, are English or British/African/Asians?
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
These days you have to take your joy where you find it and right now all those Brexiteers in meltdown over Burnham's suggestion that we might re-join the EU is giving me a warm glow inside. Mustn't get complacent though. More important than ever to expose their stupidity and lies.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Haven't managed to fact check this but according to the political commentator, Donkey Dave, if the the double lock pension, as opposed to the triple lock pension, had been introduced in 2010, todays pension would be £8 less per annum than it is now. youtu.be/KLlgJvaGomk?...
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Triple Lock #news #politics #israel #palestine #protest #strike #pension
YouTube video by DonkeyDave269
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
THIS!
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Danny Thommo being kept on remand - absolutely correct. And while on the subject of banging up grifters, why are the BBC interviewing Jeffrey Archer and publicising his book. I am all for re-habilitating offenders but Archer shows little or no contrition and is still in the House of Lords.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There always was money in spreading false rumours and hateful lies ... "So true." via Truth Against Hate
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...
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The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.
We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A little bit disappointed that I share other Blueskiers relief that the Fairford suspects are UK citizens. It spikes Farage's guns for now but if there is a hint of overseas ethnicity in their ancestry the faux patriot will be screaming for the deportation of anyone whose kin came after 1066
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
Mahmood's
reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 26/09/2026
The BBC is part of the problem...
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Timely warning by Nick Lowles of Hope not Hate that Reform are not yet beaten. They might be backed into the ropes but they remain a danger and we, must maintain our diligence and ensure that Reform's massive £76 million war chest never buys our democracy.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 25/09/2026
Socrates added that the collapse of society has accelerated when people share absolute modern day nonsense and attribute it to him.
An incredibly stupid socrates meme too long to type out, sorry.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Oh God," muttered Ford, slumped against a bulkhead, and he started to count to ten. He was desperately worried that one day sentient life forms would get how to do this. Only by counting could humans demonstrate their independence of computers. Ford Prefect 1979. in Douglas Adams THHGTTG.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
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Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am not sure if this helps sort out Suella Braverman's confusion. I identify as Bristolian, English, European/British, Earthling. This is despite having no knowledge of my ancestry before the 18th century and the possibility that I share DNA with Ghengis Khan (1 in 200 men)* *Nb: now disputed.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why do you think so many British papers haven't?" via Very Brexit Problems
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh the irony. Liz Truss to Nick Ferrari on LBC today: "You remember Nick, when I was Prime Minister?" You could almost hear the roar of millions of British voters yelling: "No. It was only 44 days."
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
LBC News copying the BBC headlining with total trivia by platforming Liz Truss' horror over benefits. No doubt she feels she is value for the £221,794 she has trousered from Public Duty Costs Allowance (PDCA) despite only 44 days as PM. Still nice to see DEI in action giving time to SN people.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
My eccentric, wacky West Country has done it again. Having presented cheese rolling to the world, the Zumerzet folks of West Polden have revived the manglewurzle, a veg of the beet family. A Manglewurzle Day festival had 13 awards including 1 for the Most Trump like www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hannah Spencer MP and Benny the Beaver have rattled the cage of Katharine Birbalsingh aka Miss Snuffy, the vacuous waste of space, because an MP should not display a sense of humour. Snuffy, born in the Victorian age, had her sense of humour surgically removed on her resurrection in 1973.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our politics should not be for sale. It's time for a strict cap on political donations. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/donations-cap/
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Petition: We need a cap on political donations NOW
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We are currently generating 100% of our electricity demand via net-zero at a cost of...er...minus £3.23/MWh. Yet the Tories and Refukkers insist we use more gas and pay more for the 'privilege' whilst also harming the planet more - all to benefit their fossil-fuel donors. grid.iamkate.com
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Proscribe the extreme far right groups before it's too late" via The UK Against Hate
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Youtube video talks about Russia embracing crypto currency and also having vast amounts of gold stolen from Africa by the Wagner Group. Now I don't wish to start a rumour but isn't Farage and his cronies into crypto money and isn't he also an ambassador for a gold bullion dealer? Only asking.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18/09/2026
TAKE ACTION🚨 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. Sign the petition here: bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do you want Israel to be sanctioned? Not their settlements, some meaningless sanction that can be avoided by changing a sticker. But Israel itself, for Crimes against Humanity. Spread the word if you do.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you would like to imprison Nigel Farage for being a corrupt Traitor. RT/Like
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just read Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings for the 1st time in 40yrs. Popular among the many allegorical interpretations is that it warns of the A-Bomb. J Miltimore says Tolkien was warning against placing human ingenuity and knowledge above moral wisdom. V apposite to the current debate about AI.
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Mark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Help please: This is Christine. She has been standing in St George's Square Hebden Bridge for over 17 years in solidarity with the Palestinian people. She has been told she is no longer allowed to do this and is likely to be arrested. Please RT this for awareness. Photo credit: Morning Star.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Returning home from Devon, the radio is playing Pink Floyd's "Time." Often in my life that song has seemed aimed at me. "You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten years have got behind you No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun."
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes
We urgently need to replenish our decimated council housing stock, and part of the answer is real funding for councils to Buy the Supply. Over 169,000 children are homeless and living in overcrowded ...
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💰Hoarded wealth is holding us all back. That's why we've sent Burnham a message in a bottle from 150,000 of you, with a treasure map to track it down. We can turn the UK around, but we have to end the failed austerity experiment & finally invest properly in our country.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Government must honour its manifesto commitment to hold a public consultation on the future of the House of Lords. We're asking peers to support a Bill that would kickstart that process. Please sign the letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/200648/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
House of Lords reform
The Government must honour its manifesto commitment to hold a public consultation on the future of the House of Lords. We're asking peers to support a Bill that would kickstart that process. Please si...
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Angles, Saxons, Jutes are a fascination of mine. Who were they? Germanic tribes? Did they invade, were they invited or left behind Roman mercenaries? Their language supplanted the indigenous Celtic tongue, defied their Norman conquerors attempts to impose French to eventually emerge supreme.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Taxpayers foot the £2,700 a month rent on Kemi Badenoch's six-bedroom farmhouse in Essex. Then she goes on telly and argues that taxpayers shouldn't subsidise other people's rent.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Daniel Thomas, nicknamed Danny Tommo attended a fee-paying private school. 1) His parents should ask for a refund. 2) We should be told which school so that other unsuspecting parents don't make the same error.
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I’ll be in Parliament Square tomorrow, rallying for choice and compassion at the end of life as MPs debate @laurenedwardsmp.bsky.social's Assisted Dying Bill. If you can join us to stand up for a more humane law, info below. humanists.uk/events/unite...
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Unite for assisted dying – Don’t let MPs ignore us
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'll say this quietly because I wouldn't want to jinx it but maybe the planets are about to align. The perfect hat-trick by Christmas would be Trump impeached, Netanyahu defeated in the Israeli elections and put on trial and Nigel Farage charged with accepting illegal donations. Oh bliss.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chucked the RNLI a small donation today. I hope they're getting a good surge of much-needed support right now.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Be sure to watch Channel 4's Despatches tonight at 10:00 pm (22:00 hrs) "Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?" Could be very revealing. Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson already bleating about it, issuing threats against the journalist and claiming to be a victim like all fascist ghouls.
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The RNLI one of the few reasons to be proud of Britain. Brave selfless men and women who put duty above money, devoted to saving lives. They have no need to hide their faces.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
via The UK Against Hate
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Times
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
📌 ICYMI: Lest we forget — the key roles of James Orr, Nathan Cofnas, Toby Young and the Free Speech Union in the persecution of Jason Arday One of this month’s most-read stories.
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Brian Corney @brian-corney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Mercator map, shows Africa as of similar in size to Greenland, although it is actually 14 times larger. The UN, supported by 164 nations has passed a "Correct the Map" resolution. 6 abstentions, only the US voted against it (no surprise). The vote is non-binding but some maps will change.
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