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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

“The political, strategic and economic momentum for a reversal of Brexit is growing” and ultimately, despite - and maybe partly because of - the idiotic Tory and Reform tantrums about it, it’s becoming unstoppable. Where there’s a will, there will be a way… giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Beyond the difficult technical negotiations involved in reversing Brexit, it is the bigger strategic question that really matters. Do both sides see a common interest in Britain rejoining the EU? If the answer to that is a clear yes - then it can and should happen.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“Tariffs are a favoured diplomatic tool of President Trump and Reform could face significant legal challenges if it follows suit” (page2) Farage is a desperate, vindictive bullshitter who only appeals to racists with no idea how the world and trade and law actually work. Cos that’s a bit hard.

Farage's tariff plan on migrants

Reform UK would impose tariffs on countries that refuse to accept the return of migrants, under plans expected to be announced this week.

Nigel Farage will outline new policies, including levies on goods and services, that would force countries to agree to deportations.

The party also proposes banning their airlines from British airspace.

The escalation of Reform’s hardline deportations policy comes as the Conservatives embrace a new political strategy designed to recapture voters with a focus on the economy.

Some 20,900 people have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, down about 40 per cent on the same period in 2025, according to official figures. Since 2018, more than 211,000 have made the crossing, of whom about 9,700 had been returned by June.

Reform intends to impose visa bans for people who legally want to visit the UK from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia until the countries agree to take back illegal migrants and foreign criminals, under plans announced in February. The list includes several of the countries with the largest numbers of asylum seekers in the UK in recent years.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Universe of beauty where art.reveals its power over the soul.

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Basically Badenoch has just told the North, the Midlands, the South West, Scotland, Wales and N Ireland to go fuck themselves. Her policies are aimed at the well off and very rich in London and the South East. Well at least she isn’t trying to pretend anymore.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You’re a woman who knows what I like.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.

Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
John Oxley

The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.

Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)

Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.

As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Someone who brings you flowers in the rain is a worthy love. I’d bring you flowers in rain.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October coming in gently this year. Like a gentle lover.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Join me on GB News where I will be lying about what Andy Burnham said, pretending to give a shit about pensioners and definitely not mentioning any £5m gifts, illegal donations or police investigations.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

That’s pinker than mine.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dreaming is for friends and lovers to share.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So that’s what dreams are. Thankyou for your insight.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To touch, reach out for the sun. Reach out for beauty but don’t get burned.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

So Lovely and full of memories

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Amy Robjohns @amythebirder.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026

Thanks to British Summer Time dark commutes have prematurely returned... 😐 Lighter mornings were great while they lasted & we'd get a whole extra month or so of light if it weren't for clock changes

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Lost in a landscape of beauty.

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Clive @cliving2024.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So full of promise for a night of joy and ecstasy.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Would be good if we had a PM prepared to talk honestly about what responsible sovereignty should mean, rather than sticking with the brexity version that’s all about rejecting teamwork, bowing to Trump, erecting monumental trade barriers and waving big ‘you’re not welcome’ signs at foreigners.

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ButterflyGuy99 @butterflyguy99.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A gorgeous Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on a light pink coneflower (Echinacea) for #SundayYellow 💛 #Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋

Large golden yellow-orange butterfly with an intricate pattern of black markings enjoying nectar from an orange-coned, pink-petaled flower.

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