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Diana

@ditotts.bsky.social
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Community minded. Generous with your time reaps rewards not always monetary. Likes organising between sewing. Check facts before posting. Own views. DM's if chatted. Be kind.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 4h
"Dear Diary, There were six by-elections in England and Scotland this week and Reform lost all of them. Two of them were seats we previously held. The problem with running councils is that people can see how useless we are."
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
President Macron, "Welcome back" "If, indeed, the British want to return, and if the Prime Minister is moving in that direction, I think that is very good news both for his country and for Europeans."
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Farage says Brexit was a disaster because of Boris Johnson’s deal? Please MEDIA point out that at the time Farage supported his Brexit deal.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Badenoch - no interest in building consensus. After Andy Burnham’s rousing, inclusive Conference speech, she has such a backward approach.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
President Macron, "Brexit has cost the UK 8% of GDP.. Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years" My view: Brexit was sold as a route to greater prosperity: less bureaucracy, more money, new trade opportunities Instead, Britain put new barriers between itself and its largest trading market.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It only feels “radically progressive” because we’ve spent 40 years normalising radically regressive ideas. This was broadly how Britain worked from 1945–79, when average GDP growth was 2.6% a year — compared with 1.9% in the post-Thatcher years. It works www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’
PM accepts some of his plan could be difficult and admits he ‘may pay a political price’
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Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If Burnham is actually able to carry through everything he promised today and is allowed to build on them (eg eventually nationalise water completely, actually increase the housing stock significantly etc) he could end up being the most consequential PM since Thatcher.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite all the talk about him being 'Starmer with a Northern accent,' Andy Burnham's conference speech suggests he is set to be a very different prime minister from his predecesssor bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌍⚠️ A UK intelligence report links climate and nature loss directly to national security. It warns that collapsing ecosystems could increase risks of food shortages, migration, conflict and economic disruption. Showing how climate change is starting to be treated as a security and resilience issue.
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Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Chris Bryant, "I have this warning for Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. They say they'll bin the European Convention on Human Rights" "They've clearly never read the Good Friday Agreement, or maybe they don't even care about it" "I promise you this: we will not dump the ECHR, we will stand by it"
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the Labour conference? NEB cofounder @sioldridge.bsky.social will introduce an abridged version of the People's Emergency Briefing Monday at 5pm. With a panel discussion on how the film can act as a catalyst for the emergency action needed. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing It's #TimeToStepUp
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John Marsham @johnmarsham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Thanks @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk for discussion of El Nino. The Pacific may feel far away, but our world is interconnected in so many ways & they affect us. Floods, droughts, heat, food & water availability get worse until we have phased out fossil fuels. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/weather...
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Leeds professor on how El Niño could impact UK’s weather and disrupt food supply
John Marsham, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Leeds, explains the El Niño and how the record-breaking phenomenon could impact the UK.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Laura Kuenssberg - who is paid over £400k a year - asks Andy Burnham where the money to pay for social care will come from. One obvious answer would be higher taxes on people paid over £400k a year.
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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Kuenssberg didn't ask him a single actual question other than the opening one. She simply accepted every cruel and sadistic policy Philp praised. The Tories: Nastier than ever.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Excellent answer from Andy Burnham. Love that it ends with LK repeating his message.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, has committed to phasing out fossil fuels by 2045. The plans include ramping up renewable energy from 55% to 80% of electricity generation by 2030. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Helen Whately seems to be oblivious to the amount of red tape that we gained by leaving the EU. To say nothing about it now costing £14 to send a 225g parcel to Ireland from the UK. #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your daily reminder that immigration went up as a direct result of Brexit. Back when we were in the EU we had the Dublin Agreement to send people back. The answer would seem to be to align/rejoin the EU if we really want to control our borders. #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As if it wasn’t bad enough to be holed up in a migrant camp… …along comes Helen Whately 😳 #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Your daily reminder that the Tories had 14 years to make the benefits system work. 14 years. Helen Whately who was in that Tory Gov seems to have a touch of amnesia. #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Anyone querying why the Hon MP for Clacton takes £90k and barely turns up for work? Seems the Tories would rather train their spotlight & vilify poor people. #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
6.7m people on in work benefits says Andrew Neil. Has he thought of querying why people are in work but not earning enough to pay for their necessities? #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another ill thought out policy from Helen Whately. Populist nonsense trying to ‘other’ people on benefits. #bbcqt
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If employers paid their workers a living wage they wouldn’t need in work benefits. Helen Whately & her Tories are making an ill informed observation about life on benefits. #bbcqt
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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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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OSWALD MOSELY  NIGEL FARAGE
THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL
EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS 
FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY 
CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET
BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP
Anti-
REFORM
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This guy… BTW annual subscription is currently £20 (instead of £79.99). And you get the whole paper for that, not just me! Offer ends September 30th. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/477...
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Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe should keep Britain’s name out of his mouth
James O’Brien: The tax exile knows a thing or two about chemical companies – but that doesn’t mean his other opinions are valuable
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/09/2026
Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm not a lawyer, but if you intentionally attempt to sink a boat with humans on board, how is that not attempted murder? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 23/09/2026
This year's super El Niño is projected to cause 450,000 deaths globally in the next six months. Researchers have called it a 'postcard from our future'. Extreme weather will increasingly affect communities everywhere, including across the UK. #GAAdaptation
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Susanita @spanglish51.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Police somewhere will be ‘looking into it.’ Isn’t ’going equipped’ to cause criminal damage an offence ? If not , a load of convictions are up for challenge !
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
One of the signs of Fascism is the lack of a free press. Excellent push back to Fascism from these news organisations 👇
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today’s rambling speech from #Trump… Do the audience really believe this nonsense? His lies are now blatantly obvious. #UN #lies #morelies #megalomania
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/09/2026
The correct answer to hate ♥️
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Tomorrow 9pm #BBCTwo then #BBCiPlayer @davidolusoga.bsky.social reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.
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BBC Two - Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga, Series 1, Episode 1
David Olusoga reveals how the monarchy established a royal monopoly on the slave trade.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Farage being deliberately misleading by pretending the Govt have only announced that the donations cap will be retrospective as a response to Refuk's recent £76m. In reality, Govt made clear in March that the cap would apply from then. Perhaps if Farage sat in the House more he would have known...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.
Independent front page. 

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position  18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%
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markofbattersea @markofbattersea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#BBCLauaraK Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been a tax exile in Monaco since 2020, when the Tories were in power. Why the hell is #BBCNews asking for that traitor's opinion? That tax-avoiding Monégasque should stick to complaining about the drains on La Rascasse. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe, UK's richest person, moves to tax-free Monaco
Brexiter Ineos boss, who has an estimated £17.5bn fortune, officially changes tax domicile
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Diana @ditotts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
President Obama, "Imagine if I had pulled Fox News's credentials from the White House Press corp. You're laughing but this is what's happening" "Who are we as a country and what values do we stand for?"
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi... Thanks for bearing with me. Ends/
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A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: p...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As far as I can discover (please correct me if I’m wrong), no government minister in either this or the previous administration has used the phrase when discussing people’s protests about the genocide in Gaza. Or about climate breakdown. Or about any other protest that challenges established power.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In May of 1940 there was a mass panic in Britain - stirred up by the tabloid press - about 'fighting aged men' who had come to Britain as 'refugees' posing a threat to the women and children of this country - and essentially forming a 'fifth column' that could, at any moment rise up against everyone
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WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
ALT: WW2 Soldiers in Croatia: Ivan Janjic Storefront
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