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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

We're repeatedly told that asylum seekers pose a threat to the good people of our country... Reading about the threatening and violent treatment of elderly and open minded locals in Crowborough I get the impression that the real threat comes from closer to home. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

On Facebook and other platforms, people
who are known to support the asylum
seekers have been threatened with acid
attacks, petrol bombs and rape. The dossier.
which has been seen by the Guardian, also
claims that several local businesses have
been threatened by far-right agitators, along
with a church where some asylum seekers
worship. One man was punched in the throat
after he held up a "Love Thy Neighbour"
sign, while an elderly couple were falsely
accused of supporting sex offenders. In yet
another case, a 92-year-old church volunteer
was reportedly woken at 3am for two nights
in a row by a man standing outside her
home, shining a torch through her window
and shouting abuse

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 7h

BBC re-running their headlines from 3 years ago when Sunak released 10,000 prisoners early over 6 months....oh wait, no, that went off without a media fuss. Labour are releasing up to 5,000 early over a year - due to Tory failure to build prison capacity. They only built 36 net new places a year.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 7h

I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked

bylinetimes.com

Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 9h

Around 700 prisoners will get early release today because the government wants to lock up more people. Pensioners protesting against genocide were convicted under terrorism laws & will remain in jail, while perpetrators of domestic abuse & coercive control get to resume their previous behaviours...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second. TW infrastructure has average age of 79 years. Industry average is 56 years. 40% of TW assets are over 100 years old. Profits siphoned-off, investment neglected, execs rewarded, customers fleeced

theguardian.com

Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers. She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015. £300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. " via Harry Eccles

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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This week in Burnham’s Britain.. Burnham said: "We stand with Israel in the face of the ongoing threats." Burnham sent a military plane to Israel. Three @declassifieduk.org journalists, who have highlighted Labour’s complicity in genocide, were banned from Labour's conference. #bbclaurak

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is Netanyahu with his Iphone, he has taped over the camera. Can you guess why? (Because it records you all the time and you can't turn it off)

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Turns out, running a local council isn't child's play. At least, not if you're Reform UK. 'Parents have said South Tyneside Council's decision to close 10 publicly-run nurseries is "devastating". Shouts of "shame" were heard from the public gallery.' #bbclaurak www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In 2021, income tax personal allowance was frozen at £12,570. If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070. A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27. Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.

leftfootforward.org

This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.

It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
from the people. He has no real ideas, and
no plan,

Johnson on X

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/09/2026

Amazing detail in this @wsj article about Kimberly Guilfoyle, US ambassador to Greece: she told a Greek minister, in a conversation about the collapse of the Romanian government,“We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." www.wsj.com/articles/kim...

wsj.com

The Mystery Man Shadowing Kimberly Guilfoyle as She Pushes Deals Across Europe

Christos Marafatsos works as an energy lobbyist while also closely advising the U.S. ambassador to Greece.

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The BBC has long given up even pretending to be interested in who these people are, why they are coming or how they might feel, in favour of acting as a kind of shop window for the parties to display their wares of violence and cruelty

bbc.co.uk

Most migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026

A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today Prince William is lecturing us about Climate Change. Yesterday he flew in a Private Jet, then a Helicopter, then travelled in a multi vehicle Land Rover Convoy. Early this year he went on holiday in this $450m Megayacht that uses as much fuel as 2000 cars. He is full of shit

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...

londondaily.com

Banksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London Daily

Exclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

People like Ratcliffe who flee the UK to avoid paying their fair share of taxes should never be given taxpayer grants to fund their businesses. Taxpayers have gifted him twice as much money for Grangemouth than Ineos are investing themselves. Seems he outeos for taxes but ineos for handouts.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

HMRC is an unsecured creditor for corporation and capital gains tax. It recovers little from bankrupt businesses. Phoenixing also robs the public purse. HMRC wrote-off £12.8bn in 2025-26. Changes to law and HMRC creditor status can raise billions for the public purse.

leftfootforward.org

Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 20/09/2026

Ed Sheeran: "This is the most complex political issue on the planet" The issue:

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Jim Ratcliffe, the UK's richest man who bankrolled Brexit, then became an immigrant in Monaco to avoid British taxes thinks migrants not tax avoiding billionaires are to blame for all the UK's ills "Coming from the man who moved to Monaco to dodge a £4 billion tax bill" via Zarah Sultana

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Phillipson: Lab decided not to get involved in the US war on Iran Lab have let US planes take off from UK bases to bomb Iran & as PM Keir Starmer boasted that within 2hrs of the war starting RAF pilots were shooting down Iranian missiles. Does that sound like not being involved?

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/09/2026

Sewage dumping in our seas likely caused her infection and led to her wearing a colostomy bag But George is not resting until we have our water in public hands, so that it never happens to other people The government must stop burying their head in the ground - public ownership of water now

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Let me translate: the Israeli public love the genocide; they have been lapping up the live-streamed murder and destruction, and their response to criticism from around the world is “hahaha fuck you!”. This is creating presentational problems for the horrible US politicians who also think it is great

Congressman Brad Sherm...
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It's not just $3.8 billion of traditional annual aid. It's access to U.S. weapons and diplomatic support. Israel has been unwilling to take even a few steps to improve its image around the world. They don't fund their foreign ministry. Ben-Gvir in the cabinet poses an existential threat. Israel cannot survive with no friends in the world. (2/3)
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The anti-Israel sentiment found in much of the world and many parts of the American political system may be unjustified. I hear from Israelis that their actions are justified, and since they're in the right, they have no problem. That shows an ignorance of Jewish history.
Settler violence will continue until the relevant ministries are held by people who are really opposed to settler violence. The polling numbers that CNN reports will just get worse as long as settler violence continues. (3/3)

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...

secure.hopenothate.org.uk

CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON

A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/09/2026

This is such a powerful speech from Chris Hinchliff There are many reasons why we must bring our water into public ownership. NATIONAL SECURITY and DEMOCRACY are not mentioned enough

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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 12,000

Bar 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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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS

A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Soon it will be 3 years of continuous genocide of Palestinians. Supported and funded mainly by the US (both Biden's and Trump’s administrations) but also by European countries, Middle Eastern countries etc All of those who aided the genocide in any way at all should face the consequences of that.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"I am heartbroken to discover I'm living among some very bigoted, xenophobic people. It's been the most amazingly peaceful place to live and we've never experienced the level of overt racism that we’re witnessing." — Rachel, Piddington resident with Afro-Caribbean husband and mixed-heritage children

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ed Sheeran avoided being kicked off the Ed Sheeran tour by framing his non-apology with "what happened in Israel during the 7 October 2023 attacks was horrific". Making Israel the victim is a genocide-enabling trope & describing genocide as "the most complex political issue on the planet" is weird.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?

leftfootforward.org

Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.

Reform UK
Follow
@reformparty_uk
Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
Reform UK.

Photo of Farage on Gb news

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.

theguardian.com

Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is a blatant threat to the RNLI, who are currently out of action in Portsmouth - ergo not saving lives, because staff are being terrorised. When will Mahmood take domestic terrorism of this nature seriously.

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