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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🟡 Print Edition The Two Professors and a ‘War on Ideas’ By @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces at work around hierarchies and structural power. Hardeep Matharu reports
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The Two Professors and a ‘War on Ideas’
The different stories of the Cambridge academics Jason Arday and James Orr reveal the wider cultural and ideological forces at work around hierarchies and structural power. Hardeep Matharu reports
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 30/09/2026
Have you ever wondered why your rent is so high? Or hotel rooms, airline tickets, and even meat and potatoes? @lindsayowens.bsky.social explains in her book, ‘Gouged,’ how powerful tech companies use algorithmic tools to transform how companies price everything up. 🔗: zeteo.com/p/how-corpor...
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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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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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wholeheartedly support this decision!!
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I've asked AI for advice on chess pawn structures and chord substitutions for jazz improvisation. Let's just say I wouldn't trust it to prescribe my medicines.
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Billionaires like Elon Musk are racing to replace humans with AI. Join me to stop the race to replace: action.eko.org/a/support-pr...
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So long as 'Sadiq Khan's war on motorists' doesn't extend to brutally gunning down Chelsea tractor drivers in cold blood, I'm basically cool with it
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I know a guy who teaches philosophy at Oxford University, speaks in an impeccable middle-class English accent and always wears a tie, even when the dress code is smart casual. And he still gets abused on public transport because his skin is brown.
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Calling Isabel Oakeshott a journalist is doing some heavy lifting.”
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Right-wing media mocked for presenting Reform activist’s English Channel stunt as ‘investigative journalism’
“Calling Isabel Oakeshott a journalist is doing some heavy lifting.”
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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mixed picture for factions as NEC election results revealed labourlist.org/2026/08/nec-... – via LabourList
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Mixed picture for factions as NEC election results revealed - LabourList
Results from the latest NEC elections have been revealed, with a mixed picture for some of the party's different factions.
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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
73,000 homes for “strategic partners” – but just 3.8% are council homes By Martin Wicks There has been much hyperbole and misinformation accompanying the announcement of the first funding for the government's Social & Affordable Homes Programme. The official Labour Party Twitter account said that…
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73,000 homes for “strategic partners” – but just 3.8% are council homes
By Martin Wicks There has been much hyperbole and misinformation accompanying the announcement of the first funding for the government's Social & Affordable Homes Programme. The official Labour Party Twitter account said that “Labour is funding more than 70,000 new homes across England, putting councils at the heart of house building.” Another said: “This is the biggest council house building revival in decades.” Others such as Labour Future, not bothering to check, have talked of “Labour's plan to build 70,000 council homes”. Alas, the reality is far different. The £9.58 billion funding (excluding London, where bids for funding had to be in by April of this year but the funding allocations have yet to be announced) is for 33 “strategic partners”.
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🤔Could the £250k of public money spent on the Clacton by-election be put to better use? If you agree Reform UK should match that amount with a £250k donation to NHS charities, sign the petition now 🏥👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Farage: give the Clacton by-election money to the NHS
🫰The Clacton by-election cost us £250,000. 🏥This petition calls on Reform to donate that amount to the NHS. Add your name now if you agree👇
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"Her record of no second jobs, no massive shareholdings, no freebies from big business and lobbyists and no donors ... is exactly what you would hope to see from an MP" Should be standard, but sadly it's not. So well done my local MP @ndironsmp.bsky.social insidecroydon.com/2026/08/26/m...
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MP Jones’s donations and her connection with Flint lobby firm
INSIDE CROYDON INVESTIGATES: Is there something that the MP for Croydon West might learn from the newbie MP for Croydon East? In our latest probe into Croydon MPs’ outside interests and earni…
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Protect young fans: kick gambling ads out of football
Gambling ads are all over football, targeting young fans and risking dangerous addictions. Millions are watching the Premier League - so can you help me get them banned now? We don’t have long!
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 25/08/2026
“Crypto is about a handful of billionaires using their ill-gotten crypto wealth to take control of the government.” Billionaires are trying to hasten institutional collapse to reshape society around greater private control, argues @gilduran.com author of ‘Nerd Reich’. zeteo.com/p/nerd-reich...
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Germany: Protect the North Sea and its harbour porpoises! actions.eko.org/a/germany-pr...
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Politicians have adopted a fawning, subservient attitude towards the tech oligarchs who are dominating not just our economy but our minds and now our politics." @greenpartymolly.bsky.social says the government must take action against social media companies leftfootforward.org/2026/08/why-...
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Why isn’t the government using its power to stop social media causing so much damage?
As dangerous driving videos spread online, former MEP Molly Scott Cato asks why the government is pretending it is powerless to hold big tech to account
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deemac42.bsky.social @deemac42.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Changing Westminster’s voting system shouldn't be left to the politicians. An independent commission could get the public and experts together in one room to examine the evidence and build consensus for reform. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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Simon Fletcher @fletchersimon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“Against rearmament” - by me for Tribune tribunemag.co.uk/2026/07/agai...
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Against Rearmament
America is ushering in a new age of militarism and bellicosity — with the British establishment in tow. The Left’s politics should be organised around stopping the relentless drive to war.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
MPs who don't show up in parliament or their constituency should be forced to do 20 hours of unpaid work a week as a condition of receiving their benefits
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
"It shouldn’t have taken a police intervention for Nigel Farage to take action against him." leftfootforward.org/2026/08/refo...
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Reform UK suspends councillor again ahead of court case over ‘grossly offensive’ post about the Nigerian community
Reform has distanced itself from the councillor pending the outcome of the court case
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Reform has taken £20 million from wealthy individuals who invest in crypto, while pushing pro-crypto policies leftfootforward.org/2026/08/refo...
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Reform UK ‘awash with crypto cash’ after raking in £20 million from crypto investors since 2024
Over half of donations to Reform since 2024 have been from crypto investors
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
'This is a party that would struggle to run a bath' leftfootforward.org/2026/08/refo...
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Reform criticised for ‘stoking division’ over plan to prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
“The only way to address this crisis is to deliver social homes, not tinker with the system to exclude people.”
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Israel's ethnic cleansing and breaches of international law are not limited to Gaza. The expansion of settlements in the West Bank continues. Ed Miliband is right to condemn this but the Government must take comprehensive measures.
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
EXCL: We're joining forces with @pscupdates.bsky.social and Labour organisations to demand Andy Burnham breaks with the failures of Starmer's Leadership by taking decisive action on Gaza. Our exclusive in @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to face pressure at Labour conference to recognise Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide
Grassroots groups preparing to put pressure on PM to break with Starmer policy and impose full arms embargo on Israel
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NEW: Andy Burnham must adhere to the policy passed at last year's Labour Conference by: 🇵🇸 Recognising the genocide in Gaza ✅ Imposing sanctions on Israel 🛑 Banning all arms sales 🕊️ Supporting a lasting ceasefire Agree? Sign our petition 👇 mtm.is/gazapetition
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Petition: Recongise the genocide. Impose sanctions on Israel. Ban all arms sales.
Sign our petition to demand that Labour hold Israel to account for the genocide in Gaza!
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
⏰ 3 days to go! Re-elect Jess Barnard, Gemma Bolton and Yasmine Dar as CLP reps. They will continue to stand up for Party democracy and socialist values on Labour's NEC. Vote strategically to maximise your vote, find out how to here: futureweneed.com/preference/
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Grassroots Voice: The Future We Need
A Labour NEC campaign fighting for democracy & socialism
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Momentum @peoplesmomentum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🚨 Ballots are live for NEC elections. Labour was founded by trade unions with democratic values. Jess, Gemma and Yasmine will fight for these values. Voting order preference is important, so we’ve made a tool to give your vote maximum impact: futureweneed.com/preference/
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Grassroots Voice: Find Your Voting Order Here
Find the ballot order that will secure a #GV3 win in your area
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has issued this statement "In the coming weeks we will set out a comprehensive set of measures to respond to Israeli government policies ... target sanctions at those who participate in illegal settlement expansion" Those who participate = Israeli government. #BDS
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can't be said enough. PIP is not an out of work benefit. It's paid to disabled people to help with the extra cost of living with disabilities (whether in or out of work) Spoken to many who fear being forced out of work if their PIP is taken away. inews.co.uk/news/reform-...
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I need my PIP to work - without it I'd have to quit my job
Disabled people fear they won't be able to afford essentials under Reform UK's plans to take the benefit away
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Nicolas Chinardet @zefrog.eu · 19/08/2026
After this week's "policy" announcement, helpfully trumpeted by the BBC, this is truer than ever
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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Shocking.
NTSB graph showing the relationship between miles biked per person per year and cyclists killed per billion miles biked. There's an obvious negative trend (people bike more in place where it's safer to do so.
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
.@billybragg.bsky.social's song wasn't about climate change, but... And the cities of Europe have burned before And they may yet burn again And if they do I hope you understand That Washington will burn with them Omaha will burn with them Los Alamos will burn with them www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hawk fire: 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada
The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say.
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People & Nature @peoplenature.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@ukrainesolidarity.bsky.social @ukrainesolidus.bsky.social @ukrainesol.bsky.social @ukrainesolscot.bsky.social @labour-hub.bsky.social @ensu-resu.bsky.social @julie4north.bsky.social @mickantoniw.bsky.social @lukecooper100.bsky.social
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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Daylight robbery Mike Phipps reviews Unpaid: The Past, Present, and Future of Wage Theft, by Matthew Cole, published by Verso. First some shocking numbers: in 2018, a UK government audit found that Marriot Hotels, whose UK arms made £8.2m in gross profits in 2019, underpaid 279 workers £71,722…
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Daylight robbery
Mike Phipps reviews Unpaid: The Past, Present, and Future of Wage Theft, by Matthew Cole, published by Verso. First some shocking numbers: in 2018, a UK government audit found that Marriot Hotels, whose UK arms made £8.2m in gross profits in 2019, underpaid 279 workers £71,722 through unlawful deductions. From 2017 to 2024, 45,781 claims were lodged for unauthorised deductions, plus 29,886 additional claims, mostly around unpaid holiday. Yet out of more than 4,800 firms fined by the government since 2016, only 109 have actually paid – just £95,000 out of £9.8m in fines.
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Labour Hub @labour-hub.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
'Tremendous Victory for the Rule of Law': Trump-Rubio 75-Nation Visa Ban Struck Down www.commondreams.org/news/75-nati...
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'Tremendous Victory for the Rule of Law': Trump-Rubio 75-Nation Visa Ban Struck Down | Common Dreams
"At its heart," said one of the legal challengers to the rule imposed by the State Department, "this case is about keeping families together."
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 24/08/2026
In the Children's Care sector, private providers charge the state an average of £384,020 per child / year. It's an absolute goldmine for unscrupulous investors to profit from housing vulnerable children. We want England to follow the example set by Wales, & remove profit from children's services.
Composite infographic shows a quote from George Monbiot in The Guardian: "Horrific, unregulated and very profitable. The companies making cash from England's children in care." Below this, a photo of We Own it campaign Jason Hussein alongside his quote: "You can put children first or you can put profit first. The current system allows private equity firms to pretend you can do both. Wales has passed a law to end profit in children's care. It is time for England to also end profit-making in children's social care."
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The Jason Arday story is by no means the biggest scandal at Cambridge University. I'm sure the media is going to pick this up and run with it in just the same way ... Or is the exaggerated CV of one Black professor somehow more important than this?
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Paul Nowak @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The biggest joke in UK politics is no longer funny. That more than one in four voters backed the leader of planet Sigma IX over Reform is testament to just how much of a farce Farage has become. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Some 10,000 people in Clacton - about 18% of the working-age population - claim Personal Independence Payments. The constituency has just re-elected the leader of a party that wants to abolish PIP.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
“On the day Renée Good died, he’d posted about her death on his own Facebook page. The caption was one word: “FAFO.””
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DHS Sources Confirm to Migrant Insider — The ICE Agent Who Pointed His Gun at a U.S. Citizen in Virginia Is Martin Lagunas
Watch now | The Chicago-based agent was already identified on social media and by Unraveled Press. Now, two Department of Homeland Security sources have confirmed his name to Migrant Insider.
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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Farage closed down all broadcast inquiry into his minions for weeks thanks to the by-election. This weekend Reform got free advertising from BBC News and now a 3-hour platform on LBC.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/08/2026
🚨Convicted fraudster George Cottrell had a secret Polymarket account that received nearly $20mn in cryptocurrency to place bets on Trump winning the US presidential election - at a time when he was providing gifts and benefits to Nigel Farage. ft.com/content/4fccf8b5-5e32-4322-9435-d996a0273dff
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