David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 17hFor the UK to thrive we need to be breaking down borders and disincentives that hinder trade, innovation and cultural exchanges - while at the same time devolving decision-making to the most local levels possible. Reinventing borders is yesterday's agenda. 040
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 17hI hope Burnham will draw these people into the plan to reignite the UK ...👇👇 000
Reposted by David SwordSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202... 471064239
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 20hNothing says more clearly that a govt is mired in corruption than that govt withdrawing from co-operation with international anti-corruption organisations. 150
Reposted by David SwordJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Chancellor John Healey praises the RNLI, "risking their lives to save others on the sea" - part of "the quiet patriotism that makes Britain great" 1140164
Reposted by David SwordPete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.oxfordeconomics.com/resource/low...oxfordeconomics.comLower immigration will hit UK growth and raise borrowingLower immigration could shrink the UK workforce, slow growth and push borrowing higher. Will productivity and AI be enough to fill the gap? 121
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 27/09/2026How is it that these limp biscuits manage to accumulate so much wealth? And why should we care if they want to bugger off abroad? 010
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 27/09/2026An excellent example of Kuenssberg management by the PM.... 👇👇👇 051
Reposted by David SwordAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 26/09/2026The BBC is part of the problem... 24691256
Reposted by David Swordborn2balive.bsky.social @born2balive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The New Yorker posted exactly how I interpreted the whole visit. 249107093429
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My god, these people repulse me on so many levels. 020
Reposted by David Swordwokeyvegan.bsky.social @wokeyvegan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This takes seconds to complete. Now’s the time to let all MP’s recognise that we aren’t prepared to let Farage decide how our economy works. 06529
Reposted by David SwordAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Fantastic news Latest records show that RNLI donations have increased by 5000% over the past couple of weeks after far-right backlash. The RNLI is on track to record its highest annual fundraising total in its almost 200-year history" via Daniel Lismore Donate here rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 11758335
Reposted by David Swordpantsdownpolitics.bsky.social @pantsdownpolitics.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyone here supportive of this ? Plenty on Elon's cesspit 065
Reposted by David SwordMadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"Signs of Fascism" originated in my town. (Sequim, WA) I filmed it. I remember getting a call, "hey your video got 5,000 views." By the end of the day it had 60K. Over 100K in a few days from just one platform. Then my DM blew up! Everyone wanted to replicate the signs. Nice to see the signs today. 248103114298
Reposted by David SwordPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A hilarious summary 14647142081
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Instead of constantly begging for more money from the state why don't the UK construction companies invest in innovations which would enable them to build better houses more quickly and at lower cost? You know, like most European companies have been doing for years. 030
Reposted by David SwordSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukReform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaksExclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party 10623881019
Reposted by David SwordRyan @radicalbyte.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I live in Holland and there are about 2000 migrants who are housed on a large industrial estate very close to where I live. Our houses are in the 1 - 1.5M value bracket yet we voted to allow it. Not had any trouble, I see them around at shops and when walking and say hello, as I do to everyone. 1123
Reposted by David SwordShatter 🅅 𓅃⭐ @shatter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The AI isn't going to wipe out humans Humans will wipe out humans for AI 071
Reposted by David SwordHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059762385
Reposted by David SwordAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why can't they integrate? 942141603
Reposted by David SwordNicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“I neither fly nor burn flags – it just excites the killers on both sides.” ~ Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) #Streetart in Montreal, Canada. 18224
Reposted by David SwordSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Harborne calls his latest bung to Farage a “philanthropic gift to the country”. Philanthropy isn’t funding racists and climate deniers. Or funnelling cash into deregulation and removal of our rights so tax-avoiding billionaires can profiteer from the chaos. That’s just corruption. We don’t want it. 43799249
Reposted by David SwordToby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 12/09/2026‘Nigel, what first attracted you to a convicted money launderer’s £36 million?’ 425568
Reposted by David SwordErnesto @ernest33141.bsky.social · 12/09/20269/11 victim Michael Massaroli's son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them." #September11Tragedy #NeverForget 222958
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Just when you think that Strumpf's dimwitted stupidity couldn't stoop any lower we get this: "We know people in North Ireland and people in Ireland sometimes say, 'Hey, when are you guys getting together,' right'" 000
Reposted by David SwordPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026JP Morgan billionaire CEO with $43m pay meets Burnham and Healey to oppose UK bank tax rise. Banks making record profits from high charges, measly payment to savers, speculation, wars. What chance of the poor meeting PM/Chancellor to make their case?theguardian.comJP Morgan boss meets Burnham and Healey to warn against bank tax riseJamie Dimon tells UK politicians before October budget that investment could be at risk, it is understood 1101103512
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Another classic example of Trump's ineptitude in foreign policy ... 040
Reposted by David SwordAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Garcia: There’s a group of Jeffrey Epstein’s survivors that are here in Dallas. And the survivors are saying that they are also disgusted that Todd Blanche is out there giving speeches while refusing criminal convictions, while refusing to release the rest of the files. 221138894527
Reposted by David SwordAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Please sign 'From holidaymakers enjoying the sea to migrants caught in desperate terrifying situations, you carry out vital work protecting lives. And a minority of people who are abusing you should not be able to undermine your cause. They do not speak for us' act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th... 9286135
Reposted by David SwordGrumpy-ish Brian🏴🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 09/09/2026And always will! 1295
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"A safety researcher at Anthropic has warned that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could “kill all humans” within the next decade." (Observer). Would it not be more accurate to say that the creators of AI would be responsible for killing us all? 020
Reposted by David SwordGod @thegodshow.com · 08/09/2026If you can look at this photo without your heart breaking, then you don’t have a soul. 14349841318
Reposted by David SwordMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 09/09/2026RNLI volunteers put themselves in harm’s way to save lives. They should never face abuse or threats for doing so. That includes the crews based on the Thames, who respond to hundreds of incidents every year. They deserve to be thanked, not attacked.bbc.co.ukAbuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief saysPeter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity. 552279553
Reposted by David SwordMarcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you are against the RNLI, whose members selflessly risk their lives to save the lives of others, then you are against the very values you claim to be defending. 415239
Reposted by David Sword llamas in pyjamas #FBPE 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇵🇱 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 @jackrutland.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Borrowed .... Life in 2026 0178
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I have seen very limited comment here about the election in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. A neo-Nazi party, the AfD, have come within a whisker of an overall majority. Likely coalition partners are a far left party that shares their racist, pro-Moscow and anti Ukraine agenda. Worrying? 010
Reposted by David SwordSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault. Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint. Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals. 401643616
Reposted by David SwordNic Holland @nic-holland.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The news channels are conspicuous by thier silence on the vicious attacks of protesters at the Reform conference 🤷♂️ @bbc-politics.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social Why? 044
Reposted by David SwordJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The ‘British values’ brigade in action. 1681639540
David Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Memo to Dover police - this needs nipping in the bud. Action needed. 031