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dragw.bsky.social @dragw.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Booked! I’m looking forward to this so much; Rachel Parris is a music and comedy treasure.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Using phone calls, travel movements and location data, Der Spiegel has traced the recent drone attack on a German airport back to the elite SSD unit of the Russian military intelligence service GRU. When are the authorities going to start saying we’re at war and have been for a long time?
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(S+) Leipziger Flughafen: Das sollen die Männer hinter der Drohnen-Attacke sein
Ermittler meinen zu wissen, wer den Leipziger Flughafen mit Drohnen angegriffen hat. Ihren Auftrag erhielten die Verdächtigen nach SPIEGEL-Recherchen wohl von einer Spezialeinheit des russischen Gehei...
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Never Forget #StopFarage #GetFarageOut
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Iykyk @realturkana.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So odd. Russia, Tories, and Reform...
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another, small but important, example of how politics and media really works in the UK 👇
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin.
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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.
BORIS JOHNSON: UK is defenceless against migrants without...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
At what point does ‘the masked men on the street have legitimate concerns’ and ‘Just Stop Oil/Palestine Action are terrorists’ become two tier policing?
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wow. Watch Channel 4 News now Nigel Farage discussing elicit funding for reform U.K. from a foreign donor All on secret camera
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dragw.bsky.social @dragw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Farage is frit…
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dragw.bsky.social @dragw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Chicken Nigel, you and I know, …
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 31/08/2026
We’ve been trialling a tool comparing the output of various LLMs over time to questions about false claims circulating online. Here are the results 👇
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Full Fact analysis shows AI chatbots spouting misinformation about AI-generated images, wars and royal fall outs – Full Fact
Multiple models gave us misinformation when we asked about fake content and false claims circulating online, both before and after we wrote about them.
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’ve been sent an enormous amount of vile racist abuse and threats. Here's just a fraction. When will platforms take responsibility? I’ll expose them, hopefully the police will find them. More than ever we must stand united against racism, hate & division ✊🏾 #ButlerBlocks
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jo Swinson, "The technology can be positive, it's about the design" "Is it designed to help children develop healthy relationships with one another, online and offline" "Or is it designed to keep them online and just have ever more attention there; that is unhealthy"
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🔴 Gold Firm That Employs Nigel Farage Predicts Unrest and Violence Under a Reform Government Exclusive: Promo material for Direct Bullion tells savers a Farage-led Govt could spark riots not seen since the poll tax – while paying the Reform leader over £400k
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Gold Firm That Employs Nigel Farage Predicts Unrest and Violence Under a Reform Government
Exclusive: Promo material for Direct Bullion tells savers a Farage-led government could spark riots not seen since the poll tax – while paying the Reform leader hundreds of thousands of pounds
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Why does BBC radio 4 continue to give air time to every policy announcement from Reform UK and little or none to Lib Dems or Greens? Political incorrectness gone mad? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Reform says it will prioritise British-born young workers for social housing
Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If you have a few minutes to spare this weekend, do have a look at my latest jottings in 'Nigel's Notebook'. My direct letters to the people, except this version is the truth. parodypm.substack.com/p/how-to-was...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
String of really nasty offences detailed in Clacton and Frinton and Essex. Surprised Nigel hasn't called them all out. Wonder why that is. www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2646426...
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Essex criminals jailed for sex crimes, domestic violence and burglaries
Eleven criminals have been put behind bars across Essex so far this month, from domestic abusers and burglars to dangerous drivers and serious…
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We currently spend about £123bn on benefits for working age people, so our proposed saving of £50bn would be a massive cut of 40%. In my Clacton constituency about 47% of working age people are not employed, so my plan is to decimate the income of nearly half of my constituents.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It remains striking that Cambridge University – which has rightly found itself subject to immense scrutiny in recent days over its academic appointments process – did not answer any of Byline Times' questions re Cambridge Professor James Orr, Reform's Head of Policy, and his activities there. Why?
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I 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
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Reform UK tells its activists "don't drink and Tweet" because "the biggest threat to Reform is the people in it". “If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the internal training course, leaked to Byline Times, warns
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Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’' Because 'The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It'
EXCLUSIVE: "If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the leaked internal training course warn its members
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Two of these people around Farage were in and out of the Russian Embassy discussing Gold and Diamond deals. The third has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for taking Kremlin Gold. How does anyone believe Nigel didn’t know?
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We need to talk about Richard Tice In May 2024, Tice told me he didn't expect to fund Reform through his companies any more. So why did £1m from 'Posh' George Cottrell's mother move through a company he controls, then to Reform weeks later? New by me: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/richard-ti...
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Richard Tice and Reform’s money - the new unanswered question
Before the 2024 election, Farage's deputy told me he'd stop donating to Reform - so why did £1m from George Cottrell's mother go to one of his companies weeks later?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#r4today has this on a loop too. “Sorry Reform, we won’t be running with your latest desperate attention-seeking nonsense until after the by-election Farage has with the bin, and the investigations into your financial affairs are complete. Bye.” Just why the hell don’t they all do this?
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🔴 NEW Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker By @nafeez.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell's Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If Burnham is serious about a written constitution, I highly recommend this book, which reaffirms the case, and actually outlines a first draft, to help people conceptualise what it might look like. (Disclosure, I was honoured to be asked write the foreword for the book). muse.jhu.edu/book/139060
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Project MUSE - The English Constitution
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Dr Nafeez Ahmed @nafeez.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Last week, @bylinetimes.bsky.social revealed the George Cottrell identity fraud at Reform UK's heart. Today, we expose how that same fraud links Cottrell and Reform to sanctioned Russian oligarchs and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprises bylinetimes.com/2026/07/27/h...
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How George Cottrell’s Reform UK Network in Montenegro Is Tied to Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Nigel Farage's criminal funder runs a Montenegro company whose corporate advisors work for a Belgrade Russian-arms dealer and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprises
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just so you know how key Cottrell was to the formation of Reform UK
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dragw.bsky.social @dragw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Yes, it’s a genocide. Outstanding work by “Led by Donkeys”. www.ledbydonkeys.org www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Led By Donkeys wins compensation over seizure of Gaza protest banner
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes It’s A Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyed
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dragw.bsky.social @dragw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 07/07/2026
Stronger together 🇪🇺🇬🇧
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Farage struts around lecturing us all about supposed establishment stitch-ups and dodgy elites. But look at what's actually behind him: a cabal of convicted fraudsters, mystery millionaires and offshore fixers - while Farage asks for your vote and hides who's pulling the strings.
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
@bylinetimes.bsky.social reports Cottrell built his City career on a fraudulent Swiss passport and a fake name. The accountant who hired him under that fake identity? He went on to become the treasurer of Farage's party - the man supposedly guarding the gate on Reform's money.
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Dr Nafeez Ahmed @nafeez.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
10/ Reform donor Ben Delo, who pleaded guilty to violating US anti-money laundering rules before a Trump pardon, underwrites the Cambridge Scrutonian Society set-up by Orr's students. Its Westminster meetings happen at a venue Delo funds, hosting Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"If we accept that we’re not going back into the single market, we’re not going to grow..." Andy Burnham's EU challenge laid down by @dgbailey.bsky.social & @adambienkov.bsky.social on latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social pod @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/486c13 📺 youtu.be/28lqmQKMd4I?...
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BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: Burnham's Burning Questions
What will the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham do differently to Keir Starmer? Can he really get the economy growing in a way that eluded his predecessor…? Is his dream of reindustrialisation a re...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A barrister represents his clients in court. Clients who are political dissidents. He now faces criminal prosecution for doing so. Not Turkey. Not Egypt. Not Russia. England. Astonishing, deeply disturbing, and part of a long slide towards authoritarianism. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action barrister’s prosecution criticised as ‘chilling’
CBA chair says contempt charge over closing speech by Rajiv Menon KC has left lawyers fearful of doing their job
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aidThompsin (live, fridays @ 19:30) @aidthompsin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Boris sharing articles referring to Ed Miliband as the worst possible choice for Foreign Secretary. A reminder that when Johnson was foreign sec he was busted getting a blow-job under his desk, had Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe jailed in Iran & got drunk & "accidentally" attended a KGB house party
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Laura Kuenssberg, Andrew Neil, and the BBC apparatus which gave Cambridge Analytica a chance to undermine @carolecadwalla.bsky.social’s investigation before it was published, called law breaking ‘rule breaking’, demeaned her as a mad cat lady, and fluffed Farage, deserve all the ignominy of history
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm old enough to remember when the entire British right had a month long meltdown about "foreign interference" when Obama said something mildly disobliging about Brexit. The Trump administration pouring millions of dollars into far right political groups in the UK? Not a peep
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is the party currently demanding that I apologise for comparing Nigel Farage to a poo…
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Reform Withdrew Sworn Denials from Richard Tice in Good Law Project Data Privacy Case Reform's Deputy Leader accused of being "cavalier with the truth" as it withdraws its… bylinetimes.com/2026/07/15/reform-w…
bylinetimes.com
Reform Withdrew Sworn Denials from Richard Tice in Good Law Project Data Privacy Case
Reform's Deputy Leader accused of being "cavalier with the truth" as it withdraws its earlier denials in data privacy case
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The Socialist Dad @thesocialistdad.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
So apparently we aren't even allowed to use our own language any more Reform can fuck off
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Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's party propose amendment to the Government's elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 13/07/2026
The Times are now reporting that Cottrell has been intimately involved with the party: Insight can now reveal that as well as buying office equipment for the party, Cottrell has long had personal access to Farage’s party email and had his own desk next to the leader’s private office #TheCanary
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Fraudster made undeclared donations to Reform UK
Have Reform and Posh George Cottrell violated electoral law with these undisclosed donations? A growing list of financial controversies
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10/07/2026
Bonnie Tyler RIP Poem by Harry Gallagher northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/poet...
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Bonnie Tyler RIP
Poem by Harry Gallagher
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Citizen Paul Templeman @paultempleman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
A reminder that since being elected as MP for Clacton two years ago, Farage has not held a single surgery for his constituents. I suggest Count Binface might do better.
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
“The U.S. is starving Cuba like Israel is starving Gaza. The U.S. is laying siege cruelly cut off all fuel and humanitarian aid, power is out, leaving hospitals without electricity. Dialysis patients, babies in NICU, and others will die. Food is rotting. Water pumps stopped working.” M. Safa
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
When you come third place to a bin
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