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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Personally, I’d rather have healthy kids than mollycoddled millionaires
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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why is Farage so triggered by the UK taking defence measures against Russian misinformation? 🤔🤔🤔
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The RNLI has said the abuse of volunteers in Portsmouth has forced it to close the lifeboat station there and stop operating since September 10. Nearby stations have been providing cover to the area instead. One of the UK's largest coastal cities without a lifeboat because of the far-right.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Young people say they have little to look forward to – jobs, homes, climate, cost of living. The reply? A notebook-wielding shout: “Do your children have mobile phones?” Poor communication on show. Anne East tells all. eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politi...
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Pint & Politics? No more thanks, I’ve seen enough entitlement for one lifetime
When the local MP invited me to talk politics in the pub, I listened and learnt a lot about my community
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 19/07/2026
NEW: Who funds Nigel Farage? And why has it taken till now for any journalistic scrutiny? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social who has tracked him for a decade exposes how the UK press & regulators looked the other way 🧵👇
Farage the money launderer and me: a decade of denial
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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Britain is just looking on as a handful of tax hating billionaires buy our political future.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Desperate vulnerable people crossing the channel are not a significant problem. Violent thugs marauding on our streets are a significant problem.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“My profession smiles at hard-right figures when they walk into a TV studio and are given a disproportionate amount of air time to make their fact-free assertions while nodding along to their scapegoating of the weak.” ✍️ Patrick Howse
bylinetimes.com
The BBC Is Just Nodding Along
The corporation's news coverage has lost its soul as a bulwark against unaccountable power and extremism, writes a former BBC News producer
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
To answer your question Mr Lowe, I do. His name is Nasser Hamid. He was 16 when he left his village, to escape Sudan's civil war. He could not speak English. Look what he achieved! I admire his courage, resourcefulness and intelligence. All qualities sadly lacking in... certain people 🤮
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This article must have been written at least a couple of hundred times now, without anyone ever making a convincing argument for it. £100,000 puts MPs comfortably in the top 4% of earners. How would putting them in the top 0.5% instead make them any better representatives of the remaining 99.5%?
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 17/08/2026
Untrue. Totally false. A fantasy, unconnected with reality and unchecked by anyone at Reform (no-one asked) - who does that? bylinetimes.com/2026/08/17/r...
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Jenrick… Farage… Reform… Restore… Musk… crypto money… MAGA money… this network of malignant chaos-creating oligarchs… none of them want anything good for the countries they represent/betray.
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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk
‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...
A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 09/08/2026
East End accents meet Norfolk’s “Turnip Taliban”. Peter Thurlow looks inside the unlikely tensions dividing a former London overspill town. The unrest had long roots.
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Medieval mumbo-jumbo and simple hate lie behind the Thetford riots
A town that should be quiet has erupted and hit the national headlines – again. What’s behind it all?
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 09/08/2026
The Great Farage Funding Timeline “He’s a symptom, not a cause.” Introduced by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social, all the facts we’ve unearthed about Nigel Farage’s biggest benefactor, Christopher Harborne, plus other key facts reported elsewhere, now in one handy forensic resource 1/
Who Funds Farage? 

Follow the money The Farage funding timeline. 

Illustration of Farage, smiling widely, with Harborne and Cottrell in the background and coins falling around him
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 04/08/2026
I genuinely didn’t think when writing last night and this morning that this would happen today. 2 French boats and 1 British boat rescued them all. Read that again. People were in danger and were saved because that is the right thing to do!! #MaritmeSafety #EnglishChannel
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.
Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe
correspondent
31 July 2026
Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.
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Prof Mike Yearworth @mikeyearworth.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Across Hampshire, Kent, Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire, drought linked to the climate crisis and the failure of the water industry to build critical infrastructure means growth plans are hitting environmental barriers.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘We cannot magic up more water’: the supply problems putting housing targets in England at risk
Council leaders say crumbling infrastructure and lack of water are jeopardising government’s plans for new homes
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Among the very many dim takes around the Ceuta incident... the very, very dumbest must be the assumption in Reform circles that all those people were somehow trying to make it to Britain. How exceptionalist and indeed exceptionally stupid can you get?
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aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The outcome was inevitable. But like "2-Tier", "De-Banking", "Family Voting" - the grandstanding was never designed to highlight an actual issue. It was to bolster conspiracy theories & gobble up column inches. Col inches that might otherwise have been populated with Qs about George Cottrell.
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Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com · 16/07/2026
We know of many successful immigrants in the US, but few for the UK despite a greater number of immigrants as proportion of our population. I want to change that, so here is a list of 10 extraordinary people, some of whom you might know of already, and others you might not. Thread 🧵
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David Hearn @daveyph.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf is currently delivering a speech accusing his party's critics of using language that will put his colleagues' lives at risk. In other news, here's Zia Yusuf two months ago
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Left: Rachel Reeves says we have the fastest growing economy in the G7 Right: Boris Johnson said we have the fastest growing economy in the G7 GDP growth doesn’t automatically mean better lives. The real test isn’t how fast the economy grows, it’s who benefits from that growth.
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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 26/06/2026
My column on a new kind of garden show that actually contributes meaningfully to wildlife and communities, now up on Gardens Illustrated www.gardensillustrated.com/chelsea/chan...
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The Great British Gardening Festival? We should aim higher than Chelsea Flower Show | Gardens Illustrated
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show shines a light on horticulture for a week every year, but is there a better way to bring gardening to the masses, asks Jack Wallington
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
Seems to be a lot of selective memory in UK's right-wing newspapers about schools not closing during the 1976 heatwave. I just checked and, yes, many schools did close early as well as allow parents to "keep their children at home if they wish". This clipping from London Evening News, 29 June 1976
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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The story of social media’s problem with news, in two posts (these are from X)
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Nigel Farage has confirmed during an interview with LBC that one of his first priorities were he Prime Minster would be to scrap the Human Rights Act. Here are the rights British people would instantly lose if he did that…..
Core Protections
• Right to Life: Protects your life from being ended unlawfully.
• Freedom from Torture and Inhuman
Treatment: Protects you from abuse, torture, or degrading treatment.
• Freedom from Slavery: Prohibits slavery, servitude, and forced labour. (
EHRC +2
Liberty & Justice
• Right to Liberty: Ensures you cannot be arbitrarily detained or arrested without legal cause.
• Right to a Fair Trial: Guarantees the right to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal.
• No Punishment without Law: Protects you from being convicted of a crime that was not illegal at the time you committed it.Everyday Freedoms
• Right to Privacy and Family Life: Protects your private life, home, and communications from unwarranted interference.
• Freedom of Thought, Religion, and Belief:
Allows you to hold and practice any religious or philosophical beliefs.
• Freedom of Expression: Protects your right to voice your opinions, share information, and access a free press.
• Freedom of Assembly and Association:
Guarantees your right to peaceful protest and to join trade unions or other groups.
Right to Marry: Protects the right to marry and found a family.Public & Social Rights
• Protection from Discrimination: Ensures your rights are applied without unfair discrimination based on sex, race, religion, or other status.
Protection of Property: Protects individuals and organizations against arbitrary state interference with possessions.
• Right to Education: Guarantees that no child can be denied access to the educational
system.
• Right to Free Elections: Ensures that elections must be free and held by secret ballot.
• Abolition of the Death Penalty:
Permanently outlaws the use of capital punishment.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🔴 Reform Councillor Who Slammed Angela Rayner on Tax Owed HMRC Over £250,000 Through Failed Firms EXCLUSIVE: Wigan Reform councillor David Bowker railed against the former Deputy Prime Minister, whilst repeatedly leaving taxpayers out of pocket himself bylinetimes.com/2026/06/09/r...
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Reform Councillor Who Slammed Angela Rayner on Tax Owed HMRC Over £250,000 Through Failed Firms
Wigan Reform councillor David Bowker railed against the former Deputy Prime Minister, whilst repeatedly leaving taxpayers out of pocket himself
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
If the media actually explained Reform’s policies, would anyone support them? thedailybritain.co.uk/peter-stefan...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Every time I see Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf pop up on #BBCLauraK I'm reminded of how upset Nigel Farage would get at unelected people being platformed "None of you have been elected, none of you have any democratic legitimacy for the roles you currently hold"
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
the thing that’s been painfully obvious for years is that unchecked capital accumulation paired with gutting the social safety net and public goods was going to lead to commerce without customers. an economy built on consumption when no one has money to consume.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Dear BBC journalists, you really do not have to 'debate' every far-right talking point that pops up on your X feed. It is not "deeply contentious" to suggest non-white people can't be English. It's racist. The word you're looking for is racist
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Left: Nigel Farage using the murder of Henry Nowak to sew division in society, "rights of white people matter less than ethnic minorities" Right: Henry Nowak's father, "We do not want his death used to create further division hated or tension"
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Farage is obviously trying to stoke up race riots and exploiting a man’s murder to achieve that. Henry Nowak’s dad said outside court that he does not “want the murder used to create further hatred, division or tension. This is not about racism this is a case about murder." Farage doesn’t care.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 01/06/2026
US-style insurance felt brilliant, writes Matthew Pugh, until the bills arrived. Ambulance: $1500, then surgery, copays, and years of debt. See why it matters – before we copy this system.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Beware insurance-based healthcare: my children taught me it’s risky
My experience with both the NHS and the US Healthcare system made me a fierce defender of the NHS
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
As misleading headlines go, that has to be up there with some of the worst! As is the claim that "Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s." The "shocking new study" does NOT show that at all 🙄 🧵 1/21
Express Headline:

Twenty-seven young foreign workers hired for every one Brit as immigration fuels unemployment crisis.
Immigration is fuelling mass unemployment among under-25s, according to a shocking new study.
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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Farage claims his phone was hacked by Russia and that this highlights the “threat they pose to British security”. Which is odd because 7yrs ago he had the chance to strengthen laws against Russian interference but he voted against it, saying the claims were “baseless” The man is never, ever right.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The more we learn about Reform's Makerfield candidate, Robert Kenyon, the more deeply unpleasant he becomes.
Politics
Sunday 24 May 2026
Reform candidate for
Makerfield by-election
calls abortion
cowardly murder'
Robert Kenyon, who is standing
against Andy Burnham,
suggested on social media that
women falsely claim rape to
terminate pregnancies and has
links to far-right figures
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
So we have full 2025 immigration stats - Total net down by 2/3rds in 2025 (3/4 from peak) - Small boat arrivals in 2026 down 40%. Asylum backlog down 48%; returns up 9% - Asylum seekers in hotels down 35% (down 48% from peak) YET PUBLIC PERCEPTION 49% think 2025 saw increase; only 16% know it fell
Graph showing total net migration fell by two thirds in 2025. Graph showing use of supported accommodation lowest since 2022. Use of hotels halved from 2022 peak.Asylum applications, January 2025 to December 2025
100,625
+
4% over 12 months
Home Office data, as of 26 February 2026
Returns and deportations from the UK, January 2025 to December 2025
37,918
↑9% over 12 months
Home Office data, as of 26 February 2026
Arrivals by small boat, 1 January 2026 to 14 May 2026
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↓40% same period 2025
Home Office data, as of 15 May 2026Across the political spectrum, people mistakenly believe that migration is increasing
Perception net migration was higher in 2025 than 2024, by party respondent is likely to vote for
Reform
62%
Con
53%
Lib Dems
46%
Green
44%
Lab
41%
Guardian graphic. Source: British future. Note: 3,003 adults in Great Britain surveyed online, 19-30 Mar 2026
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I'm not as down on the BBC as many on here but there is a structural problem with the way they cover Reform (and other more extreme parties) that needs to be addressed.
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