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Charmian Waters

@chowlets.bsky.social
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Artist, jeweller, mother, loves animals especially dogs and wild birds. Desperate to rejoin EU. Hate Tories. Worries a lot.

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Charmian Waters @chowlets.bsky.social · 10h
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/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
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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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 14h
Robert Jenrick is a dead man who doesn’t know when to lie down❗️ First he & Reform make themselves clowns claiming 5 men were Iranian agents who arrived by boat, rather than fly from Iran Then they demanded release of Fanny Tommo Now he’s embarrassing himself saying you can trust what Trump says 😂
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Alex Vijatov @alexvv.bsky.social · 17h
As a pensioner, I have no problem with the triple lock being removed. Fixing social care is far more important and would benefit pensioners more. When Conservatives scream betrayal, remind them that they suspended it in 2022 when it suited them.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 20h
This really gets me. No-one is ever held to account for their hate-filled speculation.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 20h
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💥 HUGE NEWS 💥 “Ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next election manifesto” Exclusive for The Independent.
independent.co.uk
Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
Exclusive: After Ed Miliband told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Britain’s future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next el...
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 28/09/2026
This is…very much not in line with Donald Trump's comments last night. Which could get interesting later. The investigation is still ongoing, of course. But the fact police have given bail does seriously change things.
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Shruti Bhargava @shrutinha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He should be prosecuted for this IMO
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sitting in her luxury apartment in Dubai, merrily avoiding paying UK tax Isabel Oakshitt wades in to shit stir in the Country she turned her back on and constantly talks down. If only she’d shut TF up 🙄
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
🚨 Ed Miliband: "Europe is not just our geography, but so much more. "And on economics, on defence, on security, I say to this conference: our future lies in a stronger, deeper partnership with the European Union."
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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Twenty something Londoners should be banned
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Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The five people arrested are all British nationals so it would be remarkable if they re-entered the UK by small boat crossing the Channel
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UK Nationals.
theguardian.com
RAF Fairford live updates: Five men arrested over suspended bomb plot are UK nationals from London, say counter terror police
The counter terror police say the investigation has led to multiple lines of new enquiry
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Stop Big Billionaires Buying British Politics" petition 'This month's mammoth donations to Reform UK are the latest obscene example. In just 24 hours, two men donated £72 million — more than the total that all political parties received last year!' www.change.org/p/stop-big-b...
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Sign the Petition
Stop Big Billionaires Buying British Politics
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Brief bios of super-rich Reform UK leading lights and their dodgy get-rich-quick dealings ... (ps These Men-of-the-People are so concerned about poverty, they want to slash the minimum wage, and remove protection for people on zero hour contracts) meme via William J Dovercourt III
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Investigate Reform's foreign funding now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Exposed: The thriving black market for crypto-to-fiat money mules." 'The anonymity of cryptocurrencies combined with money mule accounts makes an ideal method for money laundering [the proceeds of crime].' www.transparency.org.uk/news/exposed...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"This incident near RAF Fairford is an ongoing investigation Yet, Reform UK are already trying to hijack it, stir up tension with disinformation Absolute gutter politics from the party desperate to deflect from their own criminal investigations and corruption." via We Demand UK
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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can’t even begin to fathom the energy and nerve it has taken to inch the dial these few millimetres ‘Numbers will be small” But still. It’s a tiny fraction less mind numbing callous. UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A genuinely positive step for those who will benefit - but in no way is this a substitute/tradeoff for Mahmood's earned settlement proposals. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27/09/2026
UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
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UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings * UK politics live – latest updates Shabana Mahmood will announce a new legal route for refugees that prioritises Afghan women and girls and Palestinians, unfreezing a scheme that will put the most vulnerable refugees on a faster path to permanent status. The change marks a shift in Mahmood’s approach to asylum seekers after the abrupt closure of the Afghan resettlement scheme last year and changes that will keep refugee status under constant review for two decades. Continue reading...
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An autummal delight, Apple and Walnut Crumble i #RecipeOfTheDay! Whether you serve it with custard, cream or even a scoop of ice cream is, of course, up to you. www.nigella.com/recipes/appl...
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Apple and Walnut Crumble
In How to Eat, I suggested this as a recipe for two. Yes, my portions are always generous, but the thing is, on certain days, we just ate this, the two of us, for supper in its entirety. Or almost: I ...
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Still think this is a good idea, tbh - I’m still shocked by the number of empty flats in the new builds around Vauxhall that were purchased as investments. Those flats would be perfect for young people starting out - and would do far more for the country than a nice big return on investment.
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Secret Agent Number Six @designationsix.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Elon Musk as he really is and he is pissed about it. boingboing.net/2026/09/25/o...
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Official trailer for "Musk" documentary
If you haven't figured out the deal with Elon Musk, yet, a blockbuster documentary is on its way to explain it in detail. Filmed by Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest…
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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’m a dual national. I’m not planing on committing any crimes anytime soon, let alone ones with a sentence of 5+ years, but if I ever did I’m not sure why my second passport should disqualify me from facing the same British justice system as everyone else and instead strip me of my citizenship
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AB: "I don't think you get the welfare bill down with crude cuts. It plunges people into crisis and they show up in other parts of the system which end up costing more." LK: "Yeah, you've said this before, but I'm looking for a specific commitment you will cut the bill by the next election." WOW
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jim Ratcliffe patriotic billionaire hater of immigrants who funded Brexit then emigrated to avoid paying UK taxes "Does anyone else NOT give a damn about what Jim Ratcliffe has to say about the country?⁠" via Greenpeace UK
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The PM is asked if Mr Daniel Thomas ("Danny Tommo") is racist, on the BBC "Its hard to conclude he has anything but racist views", he says. He doesnt like to just throw labels but his actions have been "the worst kind of hateful behaviour".
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He’ll sell you a dream, but deliver a nightmare. Alex Gibney’s epic 3¾-hour documentary ‘Musk’ provides an unprecedented insight into the mind of a dangerous far-right megalomaniac.
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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X
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@bobhudson.bsky.social @bobhudson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Johnson’s lack of shame and absence of integrity have done incalculable damage to our political life.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
‘Nigel loved her’: the mystery woman looking after Reform’s billionaire backers observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk
‘Nigel loved her’: the mystery woman looking after Reform...
Former Cameo executive Katie Lewis has flown under the radar since working with the party’s crypto donors, with online posts that mention her name being swiftly deleted
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Alex Gibney @alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can’t cope with Truss. She’s too mad. It feels like abuse to keep letting her torch her own dignity in front of us all.
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Maria Drutska @mariadrutska.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
❗️Putin says Russia “knows” about alleged violations of the rights of Russian speakers in the Baltic states and has “already developed an approach” to respond. He insists Russia will act only through humanitarian and international-law mechanisms.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are Reform UK Councillors hiding their criminal pasts ... "It seems that the very good boys and girls of Reform UK in Barnsley have decided that, despite the opportunity to vote for mandatory DBS checks for their council... they'd really rather not thanks ... " www.facebook.com/eckimberley/...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
⚠️ "If you don't have growth, then people's wages stagnate, then they start thinking that the whole system is broken, that government isn't working for them, and then they look for something else." 💷 "Why we've had no growth is frankly financial crash, Brexit, and the difficulties of the pandemic"
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
🇪🇺"Until we actually admit to ourselves that leaving the EU massively hit our growth" 📈 "By growth we actually mean our prosperity, you know, our ability to function, our ability to push up our wages, our ability to actually, you know, trade easily with our nearest partners."
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 25/09/2026
That's a huge success for the British cultural industry on the world stage. We should maybe even start considering it a major 21st century British export industry, maybe even get a ministry to oversee it?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
This is what Reform UK do when they're in charge.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Something very strange and disturbing is happening in this country, of which Braverman is just the most pitiful example. iandunt.substack.com/p/the-return...
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The return of race politics
Ethnic minority politicians on the right are engaged in depraved acts of self-hatred, in order to capture a movement which will never accept them
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Mincemeat Joe @micemeatjoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
She is little more than a proxy for her husband ,Emmett Who has tried unsuccesfully 7 times since 2010 to get a seat for either UKIP or Reform in various places His best result was in Bromley in 2010 4th /7 Hails from Farage's back yard Arrogant? He certainly looks the part .
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mind-blowing story in Private Eye about how the Telegraph's chief reporter reached out to James Orr (or meant to) after the Channel 4 donation revelations


...within hours of journalists on either the *Guardian* or *Sunday Times* contacting Reform for comment on the same stories ahead of them publishing their own investigations. Reform deputy leader Richard Tice and his fiancée, supposed journalist Isabel Oakeshott, even crowed online about their spoiler tactics.

Not that the *Telegraph* doesn't do its own leg work when reporting on Reform. After James Orr, the party's head of policy, had to resign after a sting by *Channel 4 News* (see "*Right Orr Wrong*, p14"), *Telegraph* chief reporter Rob Mendick texted Orr: "I was hoping to talk to you entirely on background," he schmoozed. "You must be feeling very bruised and I totally Appreciate [sic] the sensitivities. I suspect you deserve better and I wanted to see how I can put the record straight in some way." Alas, instead of the Reformer and Cambridge theologian, Mendick messaged someone else, who shared it with the *Eye*!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 25/09/2026
🚨 "Sir Richard said the vote in 2016 had been an “unprecedented act of economic and political self-harm”, and the British people should be given a “second chance” to decide whether to be in the EU."
edp24.co.uk
Richard Branson joins call from Tony Blair think tank for Britain to rejoin EU
The Virgin Group founder compared Brexit to ‘swapping an F1 car for a hatchback’.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"This is where the rhetoric ends up. On Tuesday night, hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gathered in Gosport after social-media reports that a small boat carrying people across the Channel was going to be brought ashore there. Among the crowd were children ..." www.facebook.com/TruthAgainst...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't miss GB News to hear me spout Reform propaganda and talk absolute bollocks completely unchallenged because for some reason I'm the only MP allowed to get away with this.
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