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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Latest @noholdspod.bsky.social with @donmcgowan.bsky.social The Green Party motion causing an a furore. What is it? What does it mean? Why does it matter? Don't forget to like, share & subscribe✊️✌️💞 youtu.be/cs4WH3SYLAA?...

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Is Zionism Racism? A Green Party Minisode

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No Holds Barred Pod @noholdspod.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week's Big Pod™ is out across all platforms. Sal and Don chatted about more Labour backtracks, Arron Banks being a gigantic racist and some of America's latest craziness. Including Trump lying about 9/11. Links below. 👇

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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

@donmcgowan.bsky.social & I thought we'd better do a very comprehensive @noholdspod.bsky.social Reform Round Up this week👀 Might be our favourite ep so far!😂 Do enjoy & send to your pals. We've earned this schadenfreude! youtu.be/-5lxR0pQ8Ko?...

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WEEKLY REFORM ROUNDUP — Farage Caught Red-Handed

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My take on the unmitigated disaster that was this year’s brutal Reform UK party conference. Spoiler alert — it didn’t go well for them. 😬 donmcgowan333.substack.com/p/reform-uk-...

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Reform UK Party Conference 2026

Violence | Vanity | Vainglorious Vacuity

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My musings on a summer of volte-face and reverse ferrets by the new government. Details of Burnham's claims vs. the reality, and my opinion on how things might progress. Not for faint-hearted Burnham fans. 😉 donmcgowan333.substack.com/p/summer-sea...

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Summer Sea-Change

Volte-face on Devolution, Defence & Donations.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The origin of our latest No Holds Barred Pod episode title with @louiseraw.bsky.social. Fascism: Showbiz for Ugly People. 😂 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social Check it out on Spotify and drop us a follow: open.spotify.com/episode/2Fy6...

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Who is Malcolm Robinson? Reform UK's elusive donor. He gave the party £1,650,000 including a £1M loan but nobody knows who he actually is. I may have found him. This is a monstrous investigative essay but hopefully worth 20 mins of your time. donmcgowan333.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

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WHO IS MALCOLM?

Reform UK's Under the Radar Funder

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WHO IS MALCOLM?

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Our weekly @noholdspod.bsky.social Reform Roundup is now on YouTube. @badassmutha.bsky.social and I took the Clacton By-Election to task and delivered our verdicts on the entire circus. Check it out: youtu.be/Zf-DYsRppYA

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Weekly Reform Roundup — Clacton By-Election Special

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ApD... YouTube: youtu.be/VD4qQp3pC2s Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f... Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127... Pocket Casts: pca.st/quissxma

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“Farage will win Clacton” — DISCUSSIONS with John Stevens | EP 12

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A new episode of our @noholdspod.bsky.social Discussion series is out. John Stevens is standing in the Clacton by-election against Farage, and he kindly gave us an hour of his busy schedule. We chatted Clacton, fascism and Lowe among loads of other topics. @therejoineuparty.com 🔗 Links below. 👇

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News Agency @news-agencyapp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Today's Daily Briefing in synopsis, plus a sneak preview of the app that launches in September. Exciting.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Q2O... YouTube: youtu.be/0L5-bT6gtTg Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n... Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre... Pocket Casts: pca.st/kbjfgdf2 Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127...

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REFORM UNLEASH THE ROYAL NAVY | Again. Burnham takes a break. BP profiteering. | EP 101

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A new episode of @noholdspod.bsky.social is out now across YouTube and all good pod apps. It's only me this week as @badassmutha.bsky.social is feeling unwell, so if you fancy half an hour of me wittering about Reform, Burnham and BP taking the absolute piss, links are below. Links 🔗 👇

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News Agency @news-agencyapp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It's Monday but don't let that stop you getting ahead of the news. Here's today's Daily Briefing in synopsis for you. Sign up for our free daily email briefing here and our app launch will be along very soon. www.news-agency.org

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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Listen to this podcast, it's really worth your time. Sally and Don are always interesting and incisive.

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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A little update from @noholdspod.bsky.social with @donmcgowan.bsky.social on the much mooted benefits bills, including ALL the facts. Not just the selective talking points MSM stick to😤 youtu.be/dL_dqC5iuAQ?...

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Welfare Cuts Continue

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

It was a brilliant chat, and we covered so many important topics, but had a good laugh along the way. Lord Dale is on its way for services to meteorology and climate change. 😃

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BritWeatherSvs/Jim N R Dale @britweathersvs.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If you have spare moment, have a listen to a no holds barred edition of Don’s & Sal’s podcast featuring moi. Loads of stuff covered, including my ‘encounters’ with Farage, Tice & Co; oh & my imminent peerage! You won’t be disappointed. 😉 @donmcgowan.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2bvd...

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THE GREAT GREENING - DISCUSSIONS with Jim NR Dale | EP 11

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News Agency @news-agencyapp.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Welcome to August. Here's your Daily Briefing in synopsis for today. Sign up for our free daily email briefing here and our app launch will be along very soon. news-agency.org

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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Rhetoric v Reality. How does Burnham really stack up? @donmcgowan.bsky.social & I pull it apart on @noholdspod.bsky.social youtu.be/VwNbJkzt7xs?...

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Did Burnham Succeed in Manchester?

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Some thoughts on Burnham’s first week as PM. And a boat load of Smiths quotes. substack.com/@donmcgowan3...

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Burnham — Boost, Bust or Bluster?

And Buses. And The Smiths.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7ynf... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... YouTube: youtu.be/gzDlCYPAcBM Pocket Casts: pca.st/7y500og7 Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127... Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre...

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EP 99 – AMERICAN HISTORY XXXL | Trump's fascism ramps up. Reform by-election woes. Burnham becomes leader.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🎙️ICYMI — Episode 99 of @NoHoldsPod is available now. @badassmutha.bsky.social and I talked a lot about Trump's ongoing push towards fascism, his lunacy over Canadian wildfire tariffs, and we made some predictions about Burnham's cabinet before they were announced. 🔗Links below. 👇

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 YouTube: youtu.be/Ggrwng65_JY Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/52dl... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Pocket Casts: pca.st/vnq5vcpn Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127... Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre...

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EP 98 – DATA DRAIN | Data Centre Water Use in a Drought. Ian Byrne — Hillsborough Hero.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🎙️ Your Saturday dose of political honesty has arrived with EP 98 of @noholdspod.bsky.social with @badassmutha.bsky.social and I. We chatted Burnham, Farage and Clacton, plus a tweet by @liamcunningham1.bsky.social inspired me to dig into water and energy usage by data centres. 🔗 Links below. 👇

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6IRG... YouTube: youtu.be/rtZoEllSyBk Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre... Pocket Casts: pca.st/u1kqmsfx Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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EP 97 – WELCOME TO CLACTON | By-Election Circus. Ann Widdecombe Murdered. Burnham Bluster.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🎙️ If you fancy some light Sunday listening/watching, Episode 96 of @noholdspod.bsky.social is out now. Burnham people pleasing and Farage's performative resignation plus the breaking news, as we recorded, about Ann Widdecombe's murder. @badassmutha.bsky.social 🔗 Links below. 👇

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No Holds Barred Pod @noholdspod.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A new EP of our Discussions series. Dan Hatton is the founder of a news platform called News Agency. A tech powered daily briefing that removes all bias and provides the top stories without any influence. It's very cool. @badassmutha.bsky.social | @donmcgowan.bsky.social Links below. 👇

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Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @andygjburge.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is a really excellent episode of Sally and Don's podcast. I urge you to listen to it and subscribe, you won't regret it. Sally and Don are each equipped with a working moral compass & a social conscience who brilliantly articulate almost exactly how I feel about the issues we face today. 1/2

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thank you, Andy, that is very kind of you, and we'd still like to have you on as a guest at some point if you are up for it? As for the ReStorm theft issue — I may well have seen you mention it back on the other place, but it was a subconscious purloining if I did. 😂 I made them a logo, though!

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did Farage return from the wilderness only to jump on board the return train far quicker than he'd hoped? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

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Farage

Return of the Invisible Man

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3zoi... YouTube: youtu.be/qKXa9mCldSo Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre... Pocket Casts: pca.st/we6ocetj Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127...

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EP 94 – WINTER IS COMING | Burnham from THE NORTH, Farage is out in the cold.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🎙️ EP 94 of @NoHoldsPod — Winter is Coming Burnham sweeps in from THE NORTH and promises to take us back to Madchester. The Reform UK house of cards is wobbling and about to topple. James Murray did what Streeting never could — a deal with junior doctors. @badassmutha.bsky.social 🎧 Links below. 👇

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Ha! That would be a bit beyond my animation skills.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5R8h... YouTube: youtu.be/2WpNc60vOfo Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Pocket Casts: pca.st/c56dqpx6 Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre... Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127...

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EP 93 – REFORM RUPTURE | Brexit is ten. Decline of Reform. Trump's failing health. Burnham.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🎙️ EP 93 of @noholdspod.bsky.social Solo Sal this week – my house is too hot for my laptop. 😅 @badassmutha.bsky.social Brexit is ten. Reform is fracturing. Trump's health is a talking point. And Burnham's already wobbling. Sal's speech at the National Rejoin March. 🎤 🎧 Links below. 👇

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Not currently a possibility. He’s copying Trump with this idea. Cabinet Ministers need to be accountable to the House. Can be MPs or very occasionally Lords. No way he’d be able to force this through Parliament.

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Did Farage return from the wilderness only to jump on board the return train far quicker than he'd hoped? open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🎙️ EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES Three by-election losses for Reform UK in one night. But the media? Barely a peep. Farage, Pochin's faux-pas, Burnham, Meloni & Trump. Serious. Hilarious. No filter. 🎯 @badassmutha.bsky.social | @noholdspod.bsky.social 🎧 Links below 👇

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Don't forget to follow us when you watch/listen. 😍 YouTube: youtu.be/TpTzJG2Jnyk Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2CbN... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Patreon: www.patreon.com/NoHoldsBarre... Amazon Music: music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/127... Pocket Casts: pca.st/7c3yizsv

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EP 92 – BY-ELECTION BLUES | is Reform UK finished? Can Farage dig himself out of this hole?

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No Holds Barred Pod @noholdspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Russia fires on a British yacht. Starmer assassination attempt. Palestine Action judgement. Burnham goes right. Farage's £5m. @badassmutha.bsky.social and @donmcgowan.bsky.social held nothing back. 🎙️ EP 91 – MOSCOW MULE | No Holds Barred Pod Links below. 👇

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Badassmutha @badassmutha.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

6 days until we march to #RejoinEU Who's coming??

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Don McGowan @donmcgowan.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I wrote about the way rage-bait works and some examples of social media companies contributing to some seriously disturbing violence, and even murder. And, is our government completely impotent in the process? Something to read over your coffee this morning! 🤐 open.substack.com/pub/donmcgow...

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