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David Cook

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39 years working for the government. It's been quite the ride. Anti-fash progressive.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 10h
This is what consistently leaves this country stuck & broken in the most basic ways
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postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social @postpunkandnewwave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Talking Heads Drugs Live 1980 1979 youtube.com/watch?v=PH9K...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10h
What is Nigel Farage is as usual missing is facts, evidence, rational reasoning which he again replaces with a spewed out mish-mash of racist rumour, anti-migrant bias, anti-Muslim hate, peppered with umpteen outright lies meme via We Demand UK
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23h
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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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10h
There was a chance here to look more grown up and it is entirely unsurprising that Badenoch did not take it.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 12h
All this low hanging fruit that the Tories plan to use to save £50bn begs the question, why did they allow all this pointless spending to arise in their 14 years in office?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"
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Gerard @groverxv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bluesky Rule/Law/Lore. Always always read a @sarahkendzior.bsky.social post. I urge you.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "Homes, water, energy, transport, care, broken up and sold off." "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget they are the ones. That gave it away in the first place."
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Outstandingly dishonest even by Nigel Farage's standards. Farage knows that the men arrested at Fairford would not have been released if they were still suspected to be terrorists. He's stirring up fear, hatred & resentment against both immigrants & the police. Pure malice.
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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 29/09/2026
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that Nigel Farage has had his demands answered in the RAF Fairford investigation can we all demand an update from the Parliamentary standards commission and Met police regarding their investigations into him and Reform.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK Councillors, know the 5 stages.
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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...
you.38degrees.org.uk
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
"Most civil servants work in Justice, Home Office, DWP, HMRC & Defence. Cut 224,000 jobs and you cut: prisons, borders, benefits, pensions, tax collection, the armed forces. Then the specialists who keep rivers clean, stop cyber attacks and contain animal disease ..." via Reform Are Not Your Friends
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ShannonB @shannonbuz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't have the raw data, but sounds about right.
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If only we'd had someone like Chis Philp in government for fourteen years, including being Minister for Immigration...
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UK Politics News // Papernaut @ukpolitics.papernaut.co · 27/09/2026
THE GUARDIAN: Thames Water’s £19bn debt, pollution and broken pipes expose privatisation’s failure. With 90% of the world keeping water public, Labour should nationalise the monopoly - not merely oversee it.
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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago.
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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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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The police have asked everyone to please not speculate about the RAF Fairford incident, so naturally I'm going to waste no time in making up total bollocks to suit my own agenda.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Farage (et al) literally panting for Fairford to be linked to asylum seekers and, as usual, the ludicrous demand for immediate information with totally irresponsible implication that the absence of such information is suspect.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The chipping away at citizenship, which started with Shamima Begum, is utterly poisonous. Anytime now, Restore will support the removal of citizenship on the basis of race or religion.
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David Cook @cookcdj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hurrah for the blacksharts
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jeez. By now even Larry the cat knows it was Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal which caused the skyrocketing number of small boat crossings in the English Channel
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Even the GB News presenter is thrown by his guest's suggestion that all asylum seekers be castrated. This is what happens when the narrative marches ever rightwards. It drifts out of everyone's control and requires individuals involved to suddenly realise 'no wait, f***, that's mad'.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Between 2019 and 2025, export volumes slumped 31 per cent as Brexit added border checks and trade complexity, pushing up costs for businesses” … and threatening our food security. Why TF would *anyone* want this for our businesses and our country? giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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David Cook @cookcdj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The only outrage here is Lowe soiling the word "democracy".
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"The people who brought us Brexit, now bringing fascism with the effects of it." via The British Pro-European Political Blog ·
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
'It's a mystery, isn't it' via Christopher Warner
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Think how good it would be if these right wing nut jobs donated in their millions to veterans, kids, women or local causes. We could've restored youth groups, removed thousands of homeless vets from the streets or reduced domestic violence ..." via The UK Against Hate
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So they're now talking about attacking the system of policing and law. Arrest these f*ckers. Stop bowing down to them and dancing around them.
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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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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You have to get a very long way through this BBC report before you learn which party runs the council which took the decision to close all these nurseries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
South Tyneside Council nursery closures decision 'devastating'
Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The chemistry is so real
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It's no surprise the Reform poll numbers are tanking. A collection of racists, thugs and gobshites with little ability or work ethic making a pig's ear of running local councils led by a charmless thin skinned grifter isn't a winning combination.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Abolish the state pension. Dismantle the NHS. Is Reform UK's plan to cull old people, using the savings to make millionaires even richer ... "‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes'" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should be reposted every month....
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single market
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Brexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn
In the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record
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NewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This card kills fascists...
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David Cook @cookcdj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Time for the separation of church & state.
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David Cook @cookcdj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anyone think Reform aren't salivating at the prospect of the same abominations on this side of the pond?
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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is revolting! Rabbiatu, a dedicated nurse who served in the US for over 30 years, was forcibly deported to a country she’s never even set foot in—despite a court ruling halting her removal! Seeing her dragged on the floor is heartbreaking. Humanity where? 🎥 The Guardian
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interesting speech by Burnham at the UN where he announced a new National Centre for Information Defence to counter, mainly, Russian disinformation. Oddly, Reform and GB News are already angry about it.
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UK to fight Russian disinformation and push new global AI standards, Burnham says
The UK could act as "an honest broker" on AI and other global challenges, the prime minister tells world leaders at the UN.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“I monitor several US Midterms models. Numbers are not always bulletproof, but the direction of travel, so as long as they don't change the model, you can usually trust. All of them have increased the probability of Dems flipping both House and Senate. The public is moving very much against Trump.”
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Syd Barhey Esq. FCA. #FBPE @barheys.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How about information warfare from the UK media ? Who's going to sort them out ?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Police arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in Channel
Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life
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