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This was the Greens chance to push back against the extreme antisemitic entryism into their party over the last year. They missed it entirely. What happens next in the party is likely to be very grim, indeed.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 12h

Heard Polanski this week when asked if he supported Israel's right to exist say he wasn't in the business of supporting states but just people. So where does that leave Ukraine? Or anywhere else, in fact. Sovereign nations are not a thing for him at all?

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 03/10/2026

I am not very worried about about the Tory Tapestry’s misuse of “doth”. What worries me much more is this sequence of panels which seems to show a small boat full of brown-skinned people followed by a plague of rats running riot and then a lot of dead white people labelled tax payers.

Detail from Conservative Party mock Bayeux Tapestry showing 1. A boat full of brown skinned people. 2. Enormous rats chasing cats. 3. White-skinned “tax payers” dead in the streets.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Don't worry, Kemi, there is no chance we think you are a serious politician.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1/n I am very much on record as not being an Ofsted fan but this is a worrying direction. This isn't the Premier League. Their primary aim shouldn't Be To Be Fair. It's to drive better schools for children. Bear with me for nuance. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

theguardian.com

England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints

Exclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise serious concerns about new system

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fog? In London? I can't even remember the last time we had a light mist. Otoh, the algorithm promoting this at me is definitely lost in the Internet fog. Months since I was in a car at all, let alone one in London.

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think it is very good that the PM is being so publicly vulnerable about grieving his father. That is also a form of leadership

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My mum would have adored Burnham

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Wow. He's not putting this on. The Roy Burnham Care Service. Bring it on.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yes. Seems odd when you say it, but it's obvious - If we want it free for all, all will have to pay. We can distribute that payment accordingly to who benefits most and can afford to pay most. So IHT is an obvious one, but massively unpopular for reasons I cannot fathom.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 28/09/2026

Damn I am tired of people laughing about Deutsche Bahn. Travel in many other places in Europe and you will discover Germany is trying to do many things right with its railways. A quick blog post / rant from me: jonworth.eu/your-deutsche-… #CrossBorderRail

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Your Deutsche Bahn "joke" is no longer funny (if it ever was)

Before attempting my record attempt between Kemijärvi, Finland and Lagos, Portugal, people told me over and over it would break down in Germany. So much so that I even tried to re-but (pre-but?) some of the likely critique. Now, having made the trip, and none of the total

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Labour Walks & Cycles @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lovely to hear a rousing speech from @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social at the start of our conference walk and cycle ride on the opening day of Labour conference

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I was sceptical. Imagine a shop offering a 20% discount to new customers. That can work. Imagine having to give it to every existing customer too. That's VAT-free shopping. The refund for tourists who'd come anyway is pure cost, and it dwarfs gains from the few it attracts.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The report I read said a member of the public saw suspicious vehicles so rang the base but got no reply so called 999. But yeah, Trump had it all in hand all the time. 🙄

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tickles me to have the (theoretical) right to do this. Clerk made it clear that police would take a very dim view if I actually tried to do it. But today is the official sheep drive day. So Baaa. 🐑

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Epic women's world champs road race. What stars. #bikesky #uci2026

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Easy. Set up a payment card system that takes years to procure and implement and is run by Capita for a fat fee. It has glitches that leave families without food, but they don't matter. Meanwhile, I use my card to buy approved goods for my mate and he gives me cash reimbursement to get my fags.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is simply far-right terrorism. And right now it’s being done with impunity.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Hard to explain how gobsmacking this is. The government opened applications for farm subsidies this morning at 10. And closed it just before 4 because they'd run out of cash. Applying for your livelihood like it's Oasis tickets. defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2026/09/22/s...

defrafarming.blog.gov.uk

SFI26: Window 2 now closed

Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an application.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Omg. I had completely forgotten this. Imagine, there was actually a time when the country could afford to do this. Or, at least, thought investing in young people was a priority. This, Sure Start, the 2 child benefit cap, student loan rates v Triple Lock. No wonder young feel such despair.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So delighted that Zoe Backstedt rode so well for silver - she's just 21, so the gold she really wants is realistic. Great that BBC has rights to the champs; shame it's hidden away on BBC3. Men's TT up now. #bikesky www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cyclin...

bbc.co.uk

Cycling World Road Championships: GB's Zoe Backstedt wins women's time trial silver

Britain's Zoe Backstedt, 21, wins silver in the women's time trial behind Switzerland's Marlen Reusser at the UCI World Road Championships in Montreal.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I never feel more disabled than when getting a train that requires me to hang my bike from a hook three feet above my artificial shoulder #bikesontrains #bikesky

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The government have been poor on this, but the police have absolutely given up on their basic functions.

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Rich @hoxtonrich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Virtually every time I try to cross busy main road, this happens. Far more dangerous & less accessible than a bus stop with a cycle track, & happening everywhere. Yet no moral panic & media hysteria.

Car stopped on crossing when green man is showing for pedestrians- usually they will move off as soon as there is space even when crossing still in pedestrian phase.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The hospitality industry are back lobbying for a VAT cut They don't mention the cost: £12bn They don't mention who gets the £: ❌ The smallest most vulnerable businesses? Get nothing ❌ Consumers? Prices won't fall ✅ McDonald's gets £400m. Big chains are big winners 🧵:

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German Embassy London @uk.diplo.de · 14/09/2026

Germany is launching a digital identity wallet in 2027, enabling people to verify their identity via their smartphone and use digital documents. Over time the 'd-you' EUDI wallet will be expanded to also store documents such as birth certificates and driving licences.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Things I was frightened of as a child My mother The Parish Priest Mrs Kelly and her ruler The giant maggotty monsters on Dr Who The monster in the toilet Lightning Rough boys at the rec Getting something wrong

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I hope it comes before I have need of it. I'm fit and well and about to be 60. But when I'm ill and weary and hope has gone, I want a dignified way to end my suffering and that of those who love me. Keep going, campaigners - don't leave it too long before the next try.

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Dismayed by defeat of the assisted dying bill. Nothing was won today – no new palliative care funding, no new disability support. And the suffering that brought this bill to parliament remains.

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Lee D @leedon1982.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A load of his fascist mates have turned up to support him in a personal complaint? Surely the very definition of a private army? Which you’re defo not allowed to have. Arrest the lot of them.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026

Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"?

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newadrian.bsky.social @newadrian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The most annoying claim is that the 'protests' about small boats are happening because politicians are 'ignoring' voters. The government has spent an enormous (and arguably disproportionate) amount of time on the issue and made a huge impact. It is the politicians who are being ignored.

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 07/09/2026

This is @mrjamesob.bsky.social's London.

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Jonathan Simons @jonathansimons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Interesting and disturbing thread. Makes the point that, with this level of coordination and planning, supposedly all in secret, if this group had been armed they would have completely overwhelmed police (inc special branch) and security services; only army and special forces could have engaged.

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

‘Masked paramilitary group occupies crucial port’ is the headline the media would go for if it wasn’t happening in Britain.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Past experience would suggest that arresting baclava-clad men on far right protests improves crime clear up rates. One of the Soton lot arrested this week found importing a load of cannabis. Thugs are thugs - at home, on the streets, in bars as well as when 'protesting'.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026

With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.

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Rachel Gooch @cambridgerach.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is jaw dropping stuff with questions for JLP, the Telegraph and, wellv obviously, Reform UK. It should be the end of a few careers but I fear it won't be because, as the Reform chap says, the regulators are pretty toothless.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026

This is racism, straight out of the Trump playbook. Reform are trying to turn our great country into a franchise of Trump's America. There are countless British patriots who came here from overseas, many of them refugees we proudly welcomed. That's the kind of country we are.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good to see the LibDem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk challenge Yusuf's racist remarks about a citizen who came as refugees, in public life for another party. Good for Greens, Conservatives + those mainstream supporters of Reform who challenge Restore on racism to do this bsky.app/profile/edda...

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Robert Fessler @professler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Pay attention to how media chooses its words. The headline could have said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a 'life saver' or 'an inconvenience". Better yet, they could have avoided the evocation of a conflict and said: "Birmingham 20mph limit: a "minor inconvenience" is a "life saver".

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Please donate if you can www.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam-in-act...

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Oxfam GB | Nepal floods

Donate to the Emergency Response Fund

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I mean it's a slight over-simplification, but yes, that's more or less what transport policy *should* be like and sometimes is, certainly in urban areas.

It’s difficult to avoid the conclusion that the people in charge of transport policy in this country think that private car use is intrinsically harmful, morally suspect, and should be progressively made harder everywhere until it is a marginal mode reserved for specific essential trips.

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The anti-car blob is out of control. It’s trying to make driving impossible

Motorists are crying out for a political party brave enough to fight back against the transport bureaucracy and its charity offshoots

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 21/08/2026

Honestly it wasn't that long ago that half the things on this list would have been written off as feminist man-hating anti-sex nonsense by the same people attacking it now as too obvious to write down.

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I've talked about fake headlines in my workshops. And fake news websites... But I've not come across a fake website so closely linked to a real one before. Given that headline, millions are going to see it and believe it🙄 8/

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