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Kate

@catherinesmith.bsky.social
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Never voted Tory, didn’t vote Brexit. Ex-NHS - it’s been a long 14 years. Things can only get better….No DMs. I don’t post much, here to learn and the chances are you know more than me. Over here from over there. #FBPE

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Peter Cook: Brexorcist in Chief: Reboot Britain @brexitrage.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hit me with your Reform stick, hit me, hit me, HIT ME Please like, share and subscribe www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG33... @jenrickite.bsky.social @reformexposed.bsky.social
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Hit me with your Reform stick - Ian Dury Parody
YouTube video by Peter Cook
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
94-year-old Clacton voter's beautiful takedown of Reform canvasser is must-watch
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94-year-old Clacton voter's beautiful takedown of Reform canvasser is must-watch
A clip has gone viral online of a 94-year-old Clacton voter beautifully dismantling all the arguments of a Reform councillor.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 22/07/2026
This could very well be the most important story in politics for the last decade and a half. Please read and share this equally harrowing and illuminating account by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social of just how dark the money in politics pit really goes. Absolutely mind blowing.
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Farage, the money launderer and me: a decade of denial
The Reform leader’s relationship with the UK media has enabled him to operate with impunity for years. This past fortnight, that impunity finally appeared to be coming to an end. Carole Cadwalladr, wh...
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Kate @catherinesmith.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I don’t know about these things but as Count Binface and others seemed to have ruled themselves out, could an independent stand as ‘Not Nigel Farage’ …. and the only other option on the ticket? #Clacton #Farage
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oslo Pride video 🥹 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove
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Max Wilkinson MP @maxwilkinson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It was kind of Robert Jenrick to set me up for an obvious joke at his expense.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Yes is winning on 58%
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
The Government is considering scrapping the NHS-Palantir deal. Do you want Palantir out of the NHS? RT if you do. #PalantirOUT
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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes
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allaninblack @allaninblack.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Honestly, this extraordinary wee guy, cooking in the ruins of Gaza, gives you hope for humanity whilst despairing at its madness 💝 @neilmackay.bsky.social
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Why was this story on the front page of the UK’s Daily Telegraph — but NOT America’s leading newspapers?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Who the hell is this guy? And what does he want as a return on his £millions invested in Reform? Because it sure as shit isn’t a fairer, more progressive, equal and prosperous UK with good public services and well-regulated consumer protections. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform
Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Did you see this headline? Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you? Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷‍♀️ Would you like to know the reality behind the headline? Course you would!😜 Let's take a look 🧵 1/25
Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.
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Kate @catherinesmith.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s recent comments about migration weren’t just wrong, or offensive, they were a distraction. There’s a reason billionaires keep stoking anti-migrant sentiment, here’s what they don’t want you to realise… 🧵1/10
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Bernd von Mallinckrodt @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
#PeterThiel ist in den Epstein-Akten und sagt … "Demokratie ist ein gescheitertes Experiment" und dass Frauen und arme Menschen niemals das Wahlrecht hätten haben dürfen, und sie postulieren strategisch, wie sie beides stoppen können. (…). #noThiel #noPalantir #noMusk #noTrump #AFDVerbot 🖖
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Peter Thiel is in the Epstein files saying "democracy is a failed experiment" and that women and poor people should have never had the right to vote and they are strategically positing how to stop both.
They also used Epstein to pressure governments to get their way.
One of Trump's biggest donors.🖖
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NormandieCJ @normandiecj.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
The always excellent Marsh family and Minnesota. I found this really affecting. It's almost impossible to believe what the US is becoming and so quickly.
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"Minnesota" - Marsh Family adaptation of "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)"
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Kate @catherinesmith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This is what happens when you blame migrants instead of billionaires open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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This is what happens when you blame migrants instead of billionaires
The poor get poorer, the rich get richer, and the list of 'domestic terrorists' gets longer.
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Murielle S @frenchieinlimbo.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Hear hear #Trump
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Angelique @ladydelancelevee.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Give this man all the Pulitzers
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Kate @catherinesmith.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This is pretty much the only post anyone should need to understand that Farage is a traitor, a conman and a populist simpleton who must *never* be given power.
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• 08/05/2025
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We have a pro-British American President in the White House.
Striking our own deal with America is another benefit of Brexit.
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Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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Kercle @kercle1.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
We deserve the same access to UK govt information that twitter users get. MOD DWP HEALTH EDUCATION DEFRA..... I don't want seconhand screenshots from twitter. Shape up Labour comms team.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 11/12/2025
White men, imagine you go for a job. The interview panel is three black women. The board of directors is all black women and has been, without exception, forever. You notice that all supervisors are black women and the only white man you see is cleaning. The company insists they appoint on merit /1
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Whole fucking thing makes me sick to my stomach. An abject fucking liar, a man who lies as easily as he fucking breathes, threatening an organisation which strives for truthfulness. And plastic patriots like the Mail and Farage urging him on. Jackels.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
US ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz had his ass handed to him for acting like a rude privileged asshole. 😳👇
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
The reform party nativity scene. No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation. And not a wise fvcking man in sight…
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Let’s get this trending today. Thinking of you Janey. #Trumpisacunt
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
If you wrap yourself in national flags and go on a fascist march with violent thugs… you shouldn’t be validated by our media. It was a march for racism, for radicalised prejudice, for mass deportations and for threat against ethnic minorities. It was an ugly expression of division. Shameful.
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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. “As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.”
Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP
HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON SWIA OAA
The Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP,
Prime Minister
Sent by email
Sunday 14 September 2025
Dear Prime Minister,
The attempts this weekend by Elon Musk to sow discord and incite violence on our streets represent a serious and dangerous interference in our democracy. Speaking at the "Unite the Kingdom" march organised by far-right hate preacher Tommy Robinson, Musk told the crowd that "violence is coming" and that "you either fight back or you die".
The United Kingdom has always prided itself on resolving disagreements through debate, through the ballot box, and through the rule of law. The recent conduct of Elon Musk - deliberately spreading misinformation, stoking anger and encouraging violence - represents a reckless and dangerous assault on those values. This attempt to endanger public safety and meddle in our politics must be met with clarity and resolve.
At times like this, it is vital that the people of our country see their leaders united. That is why l am writing to urge each of you to put party politics aside and join me in publicly condemning these dangerous remarks, and to jointly consider what sanctions Elon Musk should face as a consequence. We must make clear that no individual, however wealthy or powerful, can get away with using their platform to inflame tensions and incite violence.
At the same time, we must uphold freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protest without fear of violence, intimidation, or manipulation from abroad.
The strength of Britain lies in our shared commitment to mutual respect, decency and the rule of law. If we fail to speak with one voice now, we risk emboldening those who want to threaten these values and undermine our democracy.
I hope you will join me in making this important stand.
Yours sincerely,
Eer Da
Ed Davey
MP for Kingston and Surbiton
Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
All sounds very “I’ll end the Ukraine war in 24 hours”
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
“It was the moment that someone finally called out the breathtaking, weapons-grade hypocrisy that has defined Farage’s entire approach to free speech. While he was giving testimony about the threats to freedom of expression in the UK, his own party bans journalists from their conference”
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I go. I try. And I will keep trying, even though it feels like a losing battle. Because I remember the whole point of the far-right astroturfing of social media is to make it feel like a losing battle, to make us give up. Anyway, a few snippets on small boat crossings and immigration.
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Kate @catherinesmith.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
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Why your government is about to raise YOUR taxes
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream. Macquarie controlled company loses 91m litres of water per day to leaks. No new reservoirs built since 1989. Dumped sewage for 300,000 hours into rivers. Customer bills up 47% this year. End fleecing. Nationalise water.
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Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream
Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in Hampshire
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Today, we remember and celebrate Janey Godley.
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
It was great to bump into @garyseconomics.bsky.social as I was delivering my petition for a Wealth Tax to 10 Downing Street. Gary has done an absolutely amazing job making the case for a wealth tax and real action against wealth inequality. This is a campaign we are going to win!
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
This is a really big deal. Who knows what will happen but this is a really solid case brought by a group of incredible MPs and human rights lawyers. And all they want is for the UK government to try and find out the truth. broligarchy.substack.com/p/new-landma...
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NEW: Landmark decision on UK's failure to investigate Russian interference to be handed down tomorrow
A five-year legal battle in UK and European courts comes to a head: will we finally - learn the truth about the Kremlin & the Brexit vote?
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Bob @choochoo-bob.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Must have a 75% top rate and wealth tax on billionaires.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Julia Davies - member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage. 👏👏👏
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We need a wealth tax not a “Britannia Card”
Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage
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Ewan McGaughey @ewanmg.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Very good to see this from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social including our work with @cmmonwealth.bsky.social that public water would cost close to zero. The government must listen to the evidence, not the lobbyists. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 16/07/2025
💰 Should Britain tax the ultra-rich? According to a new poll, two-thirds of voters say yes. But would a wealth tax help fix the UK – or drive wealth away? 🧠 Business commentator Chris Blackhurst is answering your questions today at 6pm👇
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What would a wealth tax mean for Britain? Join Q&A with Chris Blackhurst
Award-winning business writer Chris Blackhurst is here to answer your questions as Labour flirts with a wealth tax, investors grow uneasy, and doubts mount over the party’s economic direction
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🔴Tax-Dodging Billionaires Are Being Let off the Hook by HMRC, Warn MPs Prosecutions of wealthy tax evaders have collapsed, with MPs warning that UK authorities are failing to keep track of those avoiding their dues bylinetimes.com/2025/07/16/h...
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Tax-Dodging Billionaires Are Being Let off the Hook by HMRC, Warn MPs
Prosecutions of wealthy tax evaders have collapsed, with MPs warning that UK authorities are failing to keep track of those avoiding their dues
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | @chrisgpackham.bsky.social hits the woolly nail on the head. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill | Chris Packham
Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham
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