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The billionaires and their media are using hate and fear to divide communities and win power. We believe there’s more that unites than divides us and we’re having the conversations that prove it. www.commongroundorg.co.uk

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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today's board in Exmouth. Some good conversations but also some instances of shocking racism and bigotry... so very sad to hear and all the result of toxic propaganda. We need to mobilise people to turn out to vote to keep fascism out of power.
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Great to see new teams out in Loughborough and Basingstoke! Lots of good conversations....so very needed given the crises we face. @labouruk.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @greenparty.org.uk @fwddem.com
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
First board in #Bridport. Lots of positive engagement and good convos.
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding was heavily funded by a Russian oligarch with close ties to Vladimir Putin, according to a bombshell report.
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Putin Pal Secretly Paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding
The relationship between the president’s son and the Russian oligarch has not previously been disclosed.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Anyone know why a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited a fortune from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited his money from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is so strongly opposed to inheritance tax?
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 14/09/2026
So, uh, yeah. This is bad.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026
👏 David Smith MP: "Two individual billionaires giving a total of £72 million to one political party, and hundreds of thousands of individuals, teachers, nurses, care workers, as we were just discussing, giving small amounts of money to something that they believe in."
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Multi board catch up. Modbury All three boards (see earlier posts) in the same week...
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Multi board catch up! Dawlish Food Festival
Town Crier and consort at Dawlish Food Festival with common Ground dem meter
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Multi board catch up! Paisley
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Claraisreading 🌿💙📚📚 @claramay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Really interesting listening to Anthea Simmons — campaigner, citizen journalist, co-founder of the South Devon Primary, founder of Common Ground, and editor-in-chief of West Country Voices. The skills of staying calm and diffusing arguments are skills we are all going to need, and need to teach
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Kingsbridge today Busy positive day - getting a bit of daylight in through the darkness of disinformation. @fwddem.com @hopenothate.org.uk
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Another new location: Crediton Sad to say most people have had a taste of the poison spread by the far right but, so far, they have (in the main) spat it out, thankfully. We aren't fans of hate. Choose love...or kindness at the very least! Empathy is NOT a weakness!
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Join a practical, collaborative course to understand the disinformation crisis, tackle division and build democracy." winwinalliance.org/beyond-the-n...
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Beyond the Noise – Win-Win Alliance
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
First time in Ivybridge. Very good conversations but it is really distressing to see the degree to which the 'immigrants get given everything and we get nothing' narratve has permeated so many people's consciousness. And one individual was hellbent on being called a racist..because he only wanted
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Two boards in Paignton: a number of people who started out very despondent, angry and negative about the point of doing anything, who went on to engage in thoughtful conversation and appreciate the experience. And THAT'S the point!
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Clacton today. Farage will win, sadly,but there are plenty of people in the town who take a different view. Great conversations with people from both sides, hands shaken, thanks given. Positive overall and plenty of interest in replicating what we’re doing. Street convos are the way forward.
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Our Crowdfunder has ten days to run...please help if you can! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/common-gro...
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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How not save the world! An essential book and a 'meet the author' event... - West Country Voices
Let’s face it: a lot of us are worried, aren’t we? We can see that there’s so much that needs to be fought, fixed and/or changed, whether it’s the climate emergency or the return of fascism or wars or...
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Torquay yesterday. Lots of good convos in the heat. #ConvosBuildCommunity
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Annie Mitchell 💙💚🌈 @annieingarden.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I’m enjoying atm is democracy meters with @commongroundorguk.bsky.social - great conversations, often across differences yet anchored in realising we share care for what matters most.
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Please help support our growth if you can! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/common-gro...
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Common Ground Conversations
We want to grow Common Ground by training new teams across the UK to counter the toxic narrative peddled by the far right and their media.
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Very excited to have a new team up and running in Cornwall. A lovely group of people! Look out for them in the coming months. Their first outing was in Newquay today.
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Annie Mitchell 💙💚🌈 @annieingarden.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
So articulate: hope he joins his local @commongroundorguk.bsky.social group to help us all just talk to people ❤️💚💙
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If you want to know more about what we do: 0e750326-df35-4e28-b813-e277a0330062.libsyn.com/finding-comm...
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The GoodStock Tapes Podcast: Finding Common Ground in Divided Times
Politics can often feel tribal, exhausting and designed to keep people at a distance. But what if the answer is not to shout louder, but to listen better? In this episode of The Good Stock Tapes, we s...
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We are doing our best. Join us. www.commongroundorg.co.uk
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Kim Leadbeater urges country to find 'common ground' 10 years after Jo Cox murder
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Kim Leadbeater urges country to find 'common ground' 10 years after Jo Cox murder
Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater reflects a decade after her sister was murdered in Birstall.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Exactly 10 years ago today, Labour MP Jo Cox was murdered by a far-right man. She was just 41 years old. One of many victims of far-right terrorism. R.I.P. 💔
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
You absolutely have to watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf6W...
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James O’Brien reacts to Keir Starmer arson conspiracy theory
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Finally we get active on this account! This is us! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Imagine a technique that can heal Britain of division and keep out the hard right. I call it ‘radical listening’ | George Monbiot
In my constituency, a group of volunteers chats with people – most of whom find they are to the left of their voting intentions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Want to know more? Feb 4, 20:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...
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An introduction to Common Ground
Countering hate and division one conversation at a time – why you need to start a Common Ground group in your community
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
If you are a fan of those democracy meters or keen to find out more about this street campaign to counter the toxic tsunami of disinformation and lies designed to divide societies, please follow: please follow: bsky.app/profile/comm...
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A donation cap is normal in many democracies. 57% of the British public want one here too, so why do we still not have one? electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
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British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties
Polling published in the last few weeks reveals that the British public are worried about the influence of money in politics, with a majority wanting to see the introduction of caps
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
if you want to understand the misinformation about Net Zero estimates this is a great starting point
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
"Reform supporters most likely to say their area compares worse to other areas and most likely to believe that things have got worse over the past decade." www.southampton.ac.uk/leaf_content...
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CommonGroundOrgUK @commongroundorguk.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The billionaires and their media are using hate and fear to divide communities and win power. We believe there’s more that unites than divides us and we’re having the conversations that prove it. We are out on the streets every week, listening and talking to people.
Democracy meter poll showing results for Brixham
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Tim Lowe @timlow3.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
$7 Trillion globally in tax payer support per year globally, for fossil fuels companies. Data from the IMF, not made up. #JustStopOil subsidies www.imf.org/en/topics/cl...
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Subsidies have sizable fiscal costs (leading to higher taxes/borrowing or lower spending), promote inef...
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