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Curious Robinface

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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 11h
Palantir does nothing special. It's all bread and butter tech - easy to source the talent in the UK Invest that tax money in our own talent
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 12h
What do the Tories think about Triple Lock? Well... they were all for reform until Labour suggested it!
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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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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Imagine being so certain that your protest is wrong, that you have to pretend what you're protesting against is something else www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ...but doing it anyway! NIMBYs or protestors for hire?
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Protest at start of Oxfordshire rail freight scheme planning process
Campaigners oppose plans to build 6.5 million sq ft of warehouses near Ardley in Oxfordshire.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham confirms that VAT will be removed from electricity bills starting this Thursday
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Expect a very different HoC from 2034 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chancellor John Healey’s description of Nigel Farage as “Liz Truss with a Bitcoin account” has to be a shoo-in for Burn of the Conference www.thepoke.com/2026/09/29/c...
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everyone wants to be able to access their documents easily. Nobody wants a digital ID www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/u... But also nobody's willing to explain (or listen to it being explained) they're the same thing Just get it done, and don't mention ID
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Kyiv's digital minister: 'We want Europe to use us as an AI sandbox'
Ukraine has built a digital state under the pressure of war. Digital Minister Oksana Ferchuk tells Euronews what Europe can learn from Ukraine, from digital government and AI to cybersecurity and resi...
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm not sure Milei's thought this through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... He's about to have an international court rule The Falklands British
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Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration
President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well this is going to please the far right... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ...or the far left
bbc.co.uk
Shabana Mahmood to reopen scheme to resettle refugees in the UK
Around 25% of arrivals under the UK Resettlement Scheme are expected to be Afghan women and girls and Palestinians.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When MPs say this, you check if they're actually increasing jobs or just decreasing access to benefits www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "expansion of a Local Apprenticeships Service for mayors" - that'll do 👍
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Best thing we can offer young people is a job, not benefits, says chancellor
John Healey's speech comes ahead of next month's Budget, as he faces pressure to bring down government borrowing costs.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476. Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard . Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600. Couple with 2 children needs £77400. Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He can have it. It doesn't work.
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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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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's difficult to imagine how you get the top job with what's essentially "can you please give me this exact soundbite?"!
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How does Burnham's Your First Home Scheme compare? It's not particularly unique, so be wary of Tory crocodile tears
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Any service we expect should be a national service www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Waiting until it's been in a manifesto is correct, but we should endeavour to get it done
bbc.co.uk
Andy Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
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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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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unfortunate... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ...but much funnier if you read the punctuation after Which and Booking
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Scam booking sent Loughborough family to Wetherspoon pub near Tower Bridge
Which? says staff are turning away up to 20 tourists a day after scammers used the pub's address.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Guess the app before clicking!
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Avocados for carrot prices! And the lesson is supermarkets should never have let the accountants make decisions about things they didn't know the value of. The one thing you should never automate is your public face If the the entire food chain except the tills were automated, that would be fine
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mince
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You're told to hate minorities because they're a minority - their combined votes aren't valuable
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Every Tory policy is the same www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Hurt the poor, describe it as saving money
bbc.co.uk
Tories would prevent long-term jobless spending benefits on alcohol and cigarettes
The proposals would also see benefits cut for people who are able to work but have failed to hold down a job.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I think Reform are going to find that taking on the RNLI was a line they shouldn't have crossed #SilverLinings
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Far right activists. Going over there, in small boats!
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Bob Medley @bobmedley.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
The purpose of all of these stunts is to raise the individual's profile with the aim of attracting financial donations. Monetising hate and division is a viable business model from which many prominent far-right figures are now doing very nicely.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I can't think of a recent petition I've been happier to sign
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Sarah Owen MP @sarahowen.org.uk · 22/09/2026
This change in law matters to Luton North. It matters for the 1 in 4/5 pregnancies that end in loss. From April next year, women and their partners who experience a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks will be entitled to two weeks of bereavement leave.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sticking to the manifesto they were elected on, plus responding to our current situation by planning changes for the next, is the adult solution You're fine to want to rejoin the EU. I want it too. But "just join now" is a tantrum, and exactly as useful as one
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For perspective, this is close to 5x what Labour and Lib Dems are seeing (Tories are also slightly high right now)
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The far left will berate Labour until they get Reform They (and the first-time Labour MPs) swallowed the media's attack on Starter wholesale. Now they'll be conned into turning against Burnham Nobody on either wing is capable of pragmatism
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
GBNews are paying for this nonsense to be shown on sites dedicated to engineering and infrastructure and climate change They're reaching beyond their usual lot. Recent Reform funding perhaps‽
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Broken Politics 🌍 @landofbritain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks to years of Tory underfunding, the #ToryBrexitDisaster and Farage's persecution of all immigrants... ...our #NHS is now seriously understaffed. Labour will have to sort out the mess, as usual, and no doubt be criticised by the party that caused it! #ukpolitics #RejoinEU #r4today #wato
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
THE PLP FELL FOR IT Starmer wasn’t simply criticised. A relentless, heavily funded right-wing campaign worked to convince voters that Labour was failing. Money, media & social media amplified the message. But the biggest mistake was inside Labour itself. The PLP bought into it
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/09/2026
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bestforbritain.org
Tell Burnham: Canada's Getting Closer to the EU - We Don't Want to be Left Behind - Best for Britain
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
10 down www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 4 to go
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Chiltern Railways renationalised after 30 years as private company
It joins Great British Railways as part of government plans to save money and improve services.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Lib Dems have an existential problem - they generally appeal to people who are progressive as long as it doesn't affect them. ie, they're conservative! They can never be more than a protest party
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
If you earn your profits in the UK, you should pay tax on those profits in the UK I don't want to hear about how difficult it is to codify purchasing "services" from a shell in another country. We all know what's happening; set up a commission with the power fine or seize
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This rich fuck benefits from a weak economy - low productivity and struggling high streets www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... He's saying our economy is on the slide because it's not. We're seeing good growth month on month, ahead of the rest of the G8 He lies to lower confidence. #Traitor
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"that others can join" youtube.com/shorts/VeNM-... (Looking at you UK)
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'Canada-EU alliance would create beacon for democracy'
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Even Reform know Reform isn't fit for purpose
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Patient data is a national resource, like land or energy or mined materials. It shouldn't be handled by any private business, let alone one from another country This data belongs to the people
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On Question Time Danny Kruger just explained that our crypto billionaire donors will "get absolutely nothing" in return for their donations. In unrelated news, we plan to cut capital gains tax on crypto assets from 24% to 10% and set up a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nice to see the UK finally benefiting from big tech hiding profit in Ireland! 😜 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Seriously though, good for NI and British manufacturing. IT is also seeing a boom, on the other island
bbc.co.uk
Data centre demand drives NI manufacturing, figures show
Data centres are effectively warehouses full of computer servers which are central to the operations of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The internet will never tire of conversations coming back to Nazis until we actually learn from that part of history
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have legitimate concerns about closing lifeboat stations. But do only the thugs' "legitimate concerns" about migrants being saved from drowning count?
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rachel, the brave lone sane voice from Piddington with @mrjamesob.bsky.social, touching on the idiotic Trumpism of Tim McNally the parish council chairman.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Learn from Naxos, Canada. Get away while you can.
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Curious Robinface @curiousrobin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is faster than the climate change through the Permian Triassic extinction event - also known as The Great Drying
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