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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 5h

Robert Jenrick chasing a guy in his ridiculous videos, who stole a bottle of Coke. This is the same Robert Jenrick who helped his mate avoid paying £40 million in tax when he was Housing Secretary.

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 9h

the story about the ULEZ bomber, a white bloke in his 60s, still isn’t on the front page of the BBC News when it feels like quite a big story about online radicalisation & violence

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

James Burke with one of the greatest pieces if timing in Television history as he turns, points, and Voyager 2 takes off from Cape Canaveral in August 1977.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Avg GDP growth 1945-79: 2.8% Since then: 1.6% And this apparently "broken, economically stagnant" basket case kept its AAA status right through the Winter of Discontent We lost it under Cameron, and it fell again under May, then Johnson, and then Truss: i.e. the whole time Clarke was in govt

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Reading the details of the US execution story from last night and it is absolute barbarism. Like reading a history of the medieval period.

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nigel Farage's natural environment is the bar in a Home Counties golf club where he can speculate, smear, spew racism and offer half arsed evidence free opinions on the issues of the day.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I keep trying to point this out russincheshire.substack.com/p/legitimate...

Britain’s birth rate is at a record low, and our population is ageing. In the year 2000 the ratio of workers to pensioners was 6-to-1 (i.e. the tax from six workers supported each pensioner). By 2040 it will have almost halved to 3.3-to-1, and will continue to fall to 2.5-to-one within the lifetime of most people reading this article.

Let me make this clear for the guy struggling to remember if that’s a balaclava or a potty: that’s three times as much of your tax going on pensions.

Without migration, who's going to pay that tax? The British kids who don't exist, from the British parents who can't afford to raise children?

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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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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage

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Bilodea @wjdee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Indeed. I’m old enough to remember the UK (Tory) government being a major proponent of the EU’s “Smart borders” package, which include the EES, when it was first proposed in 2013. Of course, back then, no one in government thought the UK would be stupid enough to leave the EU.

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Laura Kuenssberg is paid £405,000.00 a year by licence payers and this is the best she can manage as a so called journalist “I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe - him or the King?” It’s like asking ‘is your new book worth buying or is it packed with BS and lies?’ 🙄🙄 Time she was fired

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Laura Kuenssberg: I asked Earl Spencer who we should believe, him or the King?

Princess Diana's brother has caused a storm with his new memoir - the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg describes how she put his claims to the test.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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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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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As someone who doesn’t give a monkeys, who said what when Princess Diana died or what Jim Ratcliffe has to say in his own self interest, I’m glad I have given up with #bbcnews

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Julia @toddlenrant.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Parroting the perennial whine of Jim Ratcliffe, Brexiter, avoids paying tax by residing in Monaco, is not a good look #R4Today NB: Brexit has impoverished UK by £bns annually, tax avoidance deprives UK of £bns annually.

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

‘Activists’ [read extremists] also targeted RNLI headquarters & a nearby museum in Poole Which tells you they’re targeting the institution #R4today PS. This story from yesterday’s Guardian too

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Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action

RNLI facility had been targeted by activists trying to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The EU has delivered greater stability across the continent, greater mobility for its citizens, and a single market that gives Europe global economic weight. An honour to hear President von der Leyen address the European Parliament today as we build a deeper partnership for the future.

Prime Minister Carney visits the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Can't believe I'm hearing Justin Webb proposing 'performative' cuts to public spending It's not for the BBC to suggest a new round of austerity Nor for politicians to perform for markets Their job is to make our lives better #BBCR4Today

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Express describes IHT as Britain’s most hated tax. It’s paid by around 5% of estates. The Express should try and increase its credibility by running a “Elvis seen in London bus on the moon” story.

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Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Propaganda works a lot of the time- One presumes that's why crypto billionaires are willing to spend money buying a UK political party to 'smooth things over' for them. #r4today

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Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Presenters wonder why the public is so misinformed on various issues after years of the same presenters reading out misinformation and outright lies on the numerous 'paper reviews' on #r4today

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If #BBCnews still had some semblance of authority, they would have looked at the #C4news piece on Farage and posed the question “what else is Reform and Farage up to that requires investigating?” Instead, we will have a latest instalment of Mason’s WestminsterEnders piece on how Farage is coping.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026

With all respect to the BBC, the reason this story "matters" is not about whether it distracts from Reform's conference. It "matters" because it is important our leaders are not conspiring to break the law.

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

MSM have given Reform a level of coverage beyond Reform’s number of MPs would normally expect. The reason they have used to explain this is the level of support for Reform in the polls. Were the polls secretly paid for by Reform part of this reasoning?

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Brexit was, is and always will be a disaster. Governments who ignore it were, are and will continue to be unfit for office.

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Waving European Union Flag

ALT: Waving European Union Flag

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Not looking good for the Black Velvet and Oysters stall at the Reform conference today.

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Doug Winter @doug.winter.cx · 03/09/2026

This is incredible stuff from C4, going undercover with Reform. All on camera!

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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

YouTube video by Channel 4 News

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My personal view: even believing in an anti-Christ makes a person wholly unsuitable for any position in government.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/2026

2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Victoria Derbyshire, "Does the data back up what Burnham said about Brexit contributing to ten years of low growth" Ed Conway, "You'd be crazy if you didn't think throwing sands into the wheels of commerce, which is what Brexit essentially is, wasn't to some extent reducing our standard of living"

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Steve Jary @unionsteve.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Emma fixated on cutting benefits as the only way to control the welfare bill. How about changing things so people don’t need benefits in the first place? Blinkered Barnett. #r4today

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Pensioners “triple lock needs to go” covered by #r4today on the day they report record spend on footballers. They are not directly linked but I feel it’s indicative of the problems at the heart of our society.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I mean, this is great, but he’s still keeping the red lines, he’s still wimping out in the face of the hedge fund owners of Thames Water and the megabucks donors. Words are fine. Where’s the action?

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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

No amount of trade deals with far-away countries can make up for the loss of trade with the EU. Why not use our time & effort negotiating (properly) with friends much closer to home? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’

The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Such a rightwing/populist play by Madeley. Make it personal/emotional and then present your fantasy solution as simple, doable fact, with absolutely no time spent on reality, funding, staffing… Go on then Madeley, “work it out”. We’ll watch. That’s the bit they never do: that’s where failure lies.

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Rob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy.

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

They told us Brexit would save lots of money (that would all go to the NHS). In fact it’s costing us a fortune (and constraining our ability to fund everything).

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Has there ever been a looming disaster that everyone can see coming that the world’s politicians have done less to protect us from? Every £1 not spent on protecting us from climate change will cost us £10 in five years, £100 in ten years… Yet some political parties are advocating doing nothing.

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John Martin🇪🇺🔶 #FBPPR 👩‍❤️‍👨+👫🐶 Rtd🚒 #GetPRDone @itsjohnmartin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Most people agree that Farage’s dodgy Brexit has made us all poorer. Now that Burnham has the keys to Number 10 he sees it Farage’s way. Poorer for the vast majority of people but with clear financial advantages for those with the wit to monetise the Brexit argument.

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Andy Birss @andybirss.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For Chris Mason politics isn't about delivering policies that help people or sort out problems. For him it is about celebrity and personal promotion. Party conference coverage from 2025 that doesn't mention the issue of the age-The climate emergency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Pathetic nonsense.

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Chris Mason: Reform conference shows party's growing ambition like never before

The conference feels like that of a big party - but retains the insurgency vibe that the party is seeking to channel.

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North East for Europe @ne4eu.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Today's #NewcastleJournal 📰: A claim the EU "erected" trade barriers is debunked. Leaving the Single Market was a UK choice. We built our own barriers! Hopefully the #AndyBurnham 'listening tour' includes #NorthEast exporters - and this #Brexit mess gets fixed. 📉🇪🇺 #Newcastle #UKEconomy #RejoinEU 👇

Letter headed "Stop blaming EU for terms", which appeared in The Journal (Newcastle) on the 18 August 2026. The idea that the European Union imposed trade barriers on Britain because of Brexit is debunked - who chose to impose them on ourselves - and Andy Burnham urged to address the mess.

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David Thompson @djt1million.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

They're not Starmer or Labour red lines though, they are Theresa May's red lines & it is beyond ridiculous that Labour are still sticking to them. A position made even more ridiculous when the overwhelming majority of Labour supporters want to rejoin the EU & never wanted to leave in the 1st place!

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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

As all parties do... Reform puts out a press statement about discrimination in *social* housing allocation and building *affordable* housing. No doubt all the media are running with it and will cover the press event later this morning. And one or two people will read the document. #R4Today

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Why does BBC radio 4 continue to give air time to every policy announcement from Reform UK and little or none to Lib Dems or Greens? Political incorrectness gone mad? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing

Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is not an isolated incident. This is a regular sight in my local supermarket and I am surprised (to say the least) that I don’t see a huge backlash against the poor quality and choice of fresh produce that we have available.

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Christopher 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇪 @christophert42.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When the Lib Dems announce a policy why don't #r4today refer to a "future Lib Dem government" but they do refer to a "future Reform Government" despite Reform having 8 MPs and 4 of those elected as Conservatives compared to the Lib Dems having 71 MPs. Clearly biased reporting

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Reversing Brexit isn't about what's good or bad for Labour. Reversing Brexit is about correcting a catastrophic decision to reject truth, facts and expertise. Unless that decision is reversed, the UK will remain on a trajectory that's at odds with any kind of serious politics or good governance. 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Dave Wilson @davew1956.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Questions about Harry and Megan, questions about the Royal Family. Really? Am I the the only one who couldn’t give a flying you no what about any of them.

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