Reposted by David HardstaffAnthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 9hThe big reforms Burnham outlined are interlinked. There will be no viable expansion of the social state without Brexit being resolved. To embed the UK's long-term relationship with the EU electoral reform is necessary to reduce minority disruption. Equally, for enabling devolution to work. 1195
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 29/09/2026The assumption that someone's potential criminality can be assessed simply from ethnicity is one of the most bizarre features of the right-wing mentality. It captures public discourse within seconds, despite being something that a five-year-old would see through immediately ... weird. 030
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 26/09/2026And she once voted against a smoking ban .. the tobacco guys who give funds to the Tories are not likely to be impressed. Not sure she has thought this one through in her rush for a headline. 030
Reposted by David HardstaffNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The only way to defeat the extreme right is through left-wing politics. Centrism just enables and encourages fascism through appeasement, collaboration with oligarchs and propping up a neoliberal economic system that has failure built-in. 3324
Reposted by David HardstaffDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Liz Truss doesn't know the difference between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. She knocked £425bn off the value of pension fund assets. She thinks Tony Blair set up the Bank of England. And major companies pay her £80,000 a speech for her insights on politics and economics. 40487138
Reposted by David HardstaffPhotography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 24/09/2026Time to block alcohol consumption at the House of Commons. Plenty of taxpayer money going on booze there. 161
Reposted by David HardstaffSnigdha @snig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Please can someone call the burns unit? 🔥🔥🔥🔥 36979177
Reposted by David HardstaffRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good. 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...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 1123009848
Reposted by David HardstaffDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy. 761730492
Reposted by David HardstaffDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026UK politicians have spent much of the last 70 years fighting the European integration of their worst fears while the EU developed into the organisation that they claimed to want. Not helped by some appallingly bad commentary from the misinformed. 627353
Reposted by David HardstaffJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 23/09/2026I think once black clad men are interfering with rescues at sea, we are past "legitimate concerns". Once they're attacking boats, and risking the lives of everyone on board, it's just thuggery. The Home Secretary's statement is on the side of criminals. There's no other way to read it. 501556415
Reposted by David HardstaffBex Luther @superbreeze.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING: Ed Sheeran to represent Piddington at Eurovision 201155278
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 16/09/2026The trouble is that Sheeran and all the rest of them are in a no-win situation; once in that bed it's difficult to emerge with clean sheets, but he really does seem to have made a spectacular mess on this occasion ... 020
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 15/09/2026The thing is, we all know that Farage is as corrupt as they come, so the real story is not yet more examples of his corruption, but why people keep supporting him nonetheless. We should perhaps be less concerned about one shyster, and more concerned about thousands of people who don't seem to care. 021
Reposted by David HardstaffStephen Farrow @stephenfarrow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Breaking news: flag-shaggers triggered by flags. 1021339270
Reposted by David HardstaffMike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026As far as I can see from the figures, Labour are releasing around 4,500 prisoners early over 12 months. The Tories released over 10,000 early over just 9 months. Both due to the Tories' failure to plan and provide adequate prison capacity. 'Odd' how all the right wing fury is aimed at Labour. 🤔 67438
Reposted by David HardstaffOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet 2642471264
Reposted by David HardstaffRobin 🦋 @robinh2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026💙 @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social 392199845330
Reposted by David HardstaffLewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A quick note on protected beliefs in UK law. A number of what we might politely call provocative groups are prone to boasting that their beliefs are Protected under UK law, as if this means that UK law has endorsed their belief system. That's wrong. 15415
Reposted by David HardstaffSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k. 771328545
Reposted by David HardstaffRoss Johnson @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered. 326301916760
Reposted by David HardstaffEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107183227
Reposted by David HardstaffGod @thegodshow.com · 25/08/2026Dear Humanity, I sincerely apologize for taking the wrong person again. I will be going on a listening tour to hear from the community and promise to do better in the future. Thank you, God 56296601232
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 18/08/2026If "journalists" were in the slightest bit interested in imparting news, headlines would read "M1 closed northbound between Jx and Jy due to accident" as opposed to "Major UK motorway CLOSED for hours after horror smash!" ... 161
Reposted by David HardstaffJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I don't believe Byline Times' extensive reporting on Cambridge academic - and Reform policy chief - James Orr has received a single piece of pick-up by other outlets 18790317
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 13/08/2026The ultimate "You get one go at this so don't mess it up!" 030
Reposted by David HardstaffNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Further update from the EHRC… 12364112
Reposted by David Hardstaffpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Each circle has a different story. 1538273836
Reposted by David HardstaffParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 09/08/2026A tax dodger, a climate change denier and an entitled prick walk into a bar. The barman says "Good evening Mr Tice". 241363269
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 08/08/2026"Director cuts nudity from One Night Only" What's the fuss? Go on a different night ... 😉 000
Reposted by David HardstaffJohn Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/08/2026New from me: Britain’s graduate earnings premium is falling, cue “too many go to university!” But non-university outcomes are also bad, cue “we must reform vocational routes!” Both miss the point: people used to think education drove economic outcomes, but the economy drives educational outcomes. 19535169
Reposted by David HardstaffThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Denmark just passed a law that every person owns a copyright to their own face, voice, and body. In the age of AI, this places more legal control in a person's hands, and there are real, large consequences and fines for breaking this law. We need to make this worldwide. Use: interactink.vercel.app 281016433
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 03/08/2026He looks more like Elvis looks today, to be fair ... 010
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 31/07/2026Without wishing to enter into any premature mathematical calculations involving poultry, it is starting to look increasingly as if Farage's goose is at least greased up, with herbs applied, and in the roasting tin ... 020
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 31/07/2026I'm no fan of Reform, but I have to say that I side with them on this one - if you are feeding kids to police, you could at least make a nominal charge for them ... (Headline - Mirror) 010
Reposted by David HardstaffJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Not sure who did this but they should be arrested immediately. 1613485892
Reposted by David HardstaffSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Farage, tetchy and dismissive… “If that’s the worst thing I’ve done in life - not filling in a form - I’d say that’s not too bad.” Oh but it’s v much not the worst thing, is it? You’re a racist crook. You’ve done such damage to our country to please your billionaire funders, you should be in prison. 26597177
Reposted by David HardstaffNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The Dutch equivalent of Cass, (except it’s a proper scientific review not pseudoscientific drivel like Cass) has wholeheartedly endorsed puberty-blockers and full gender affirming care for young trans people.erininthemorning.comLandmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding TreatmentThe review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits. 142354788
Reposted by David HardstaffGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comRead these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George MonbiotShabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot 931798523
David Hardstaff @davidhardstaff.co.uk · 21/07/2026But who took the group shot of all the moon-walking astronauts standing by the flag? 😉 001
Reposted by David HardstaffJack Grimes @jackapedia.design · 16/07/2026Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley 4134892800
Reposted by David HardstaffScotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 12/07/2026But, but, but....... If you spend money on welfare, How are the elite expected to maintain their salubrious lifestyles? There is more profit to be gained from the misery of war than what there is in the day to day mundane societal issues of the proletariat scum. 17367175
Reposted by David HardstaffNeil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026It tells you everything you need to know about the state of British society when the Anne Frank Trust has to step in because of the dehumanising attacks on the LGBT community. What a disgrace we’ve become 231682651