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@drbarbarajane.bsky.social
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Economic historian (rural, agricultural, mass housing), mother, grandmother, owned by working cocker spaniels, parish councillor, never vote Tory, NO dms!

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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 12h
Suella Braverman humiliated by Fiona Bruce after complaining about audience Suella Braverman took an ill-advised leaf out of Zia Yusuf's book on Question Time by deciding to complain about the audience being too left wing. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sue...
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Suella Braverman humiliated by Fiona Bruce after complaining about audience
Suella Braverman was left red-faced by Fiona Bruce after complaining that the Question Time audience was biased against her.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 21h
Excellent news. The good thing is that Palantir isn’t unique and there are many options, all of which will save the taxpayer money. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘Buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 20h
Wondering why Keni Badenoch has banned @bylinetimes.bsky.social journalists from the Conservative Party Conference? 🤔
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
New UK govt sanctions against Russia - including shadow fleet, propagandists and torturers - www.gov.uk/government/n...
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New UK sanctions target Kremlin war chest, propagandists and torturers
The UK has announced a package of 31 sanctions against Russia as UK steps up economic pressure ahead of the winter.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
9 years after Grenfell fire killed 72 people, Police pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service for possible charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies. How many will be prosecuted? Years of litigation will follow. Justice delayed is justice denied.
bbc.co.uk
Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire.
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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So sad to hear of Dame Esther Rantzen’s passing. She was a remarkable woman who meant so much to so many and she will be greatly missed❤️
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives have blocked Byline Times from attending their party conference, just weeks after she condemned Reform UK for banning critical journalists. Byline Times chief reporter Josiah Mortimer says his application was rejected without a specific reason.
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End Fuel Poverty Coalition @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With the Energy Independence Bill + Budget approaching, it's time to take drastic action to get Britain off gas + support households through the winter ahead. That means breaking the link between gas prices + electricity bills, funding home efficiency upgrades, + moving to homegrown renewables.
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Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
“When @raskin.house.gov searched [for] Trump’s name in the unredacted Epstein files… it came up ‘more than a MILLION times.’ The three million documents that [Trump’s regime] has not publicly released ‘are the ones I’d like to see… go ahead and release them,’ he said.” Archive: archive.is/LfWHs
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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges
One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Someone please tell him to just sod off 👇🏻
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com
US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On National Poetry Day, here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
The Power of Poetry
 
with things falling apart
and anarchy let loose,
 
it was only poetry, he found,
which had any use,
 
so he reached for his copy  
of The Complete Works of Yeats
 
and bludgeoned the President
of the United States


Brian Bilston
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Zia Yusuf posted this 1 day ago filmed at RAF Fairford — long after 5 British Men had been released on bail & it’d been revealed no explosives were found.. Still determined to stoke hate and fear towards migrants, despite the above It’s clear he’s seriously unhinged imo, both mad and bad 👺
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Local man near RAF base: "The situation is not being helped by various political outlets and individuals finger-pointing when nothing has been proven as yet. This is only continuing to further the cause of those that would look to sow division and fear." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
bbc.co.uk
RAF Fairford suspects are British men in their 20s, police say, as Iranian embassy denies involvement
The men, who all live in London, were arrested near the base on Sunday morning. Residents say security had been stepped up in the days before.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage. They claim lifting people out of poverty is inflationary. Can't recall millionaires restraining on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Have they tried living on minimum wage? archive.ph/h0pVc
ft.com
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage
Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Exactly the type #PedoPOTUS surrounds himself with.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Keep voting tactically! "Reform UK have stalled in local council by-elections over the last 7 weeks. Reform have made just 1 Net Gain from 7th August to 25th Sept. The Lib Dems are leading with 5 Net Gains over the same period." via Barry Howard
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RAF Fairford: Police plea to ‘avoid speculation’ ignored by Reform top brass www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/raf-fai...
thelondoneconomic.com
RAF Fairford: Police plea to 'avoid speculation' ignored by Reform top brass
Senior members of Reform, including the party leader, have dismissed police advice in the wake of the RAF Fairford incident.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK Councillors, know the 5 stages.
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The New Arab 1 hour ago
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UNICEF warned that hunger and displacement are putting over 71,000 children at risk after being displaced from their homes in Yemen over the past three weeks
More than 2.2 million children under five are expected to face acute malnutrition this vear including more than half a million facing severe acute malnutrition, Akhil lyer, UNICEF's country representative in Yemen, said
News 71,000 children at risk of hunger in Yemen: UNICEF
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Normal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/09/2026
The terrorists had infiltrated the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Thankfully, steadfast police officers discovered old ladies with deadly weapons such as signs with unapproved words. They have been dragged off to cells and now face up to 14 years in prison. Isn't this brilliant?
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As unprofessional as it may be, I suspect I will be shouting "we have been saying this for years" a lot today. Harsher immigration policies don't just ruin individual lives, they damage the economy, reduce jobs, and generally harm the whole country.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US social media companies are interfering in the Brazilian elections in favour of the Far Right’s Flávio Bolsonaro. Meta is the latest. It’s just blocked the campaign account of President Lula in the final stretch of the election.
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Meta restringe la cuenta de Lula y su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera
De cara a las elecciones en Brasil, Lula enfrenta a Meta por restringir su cuenta mientras su partido alerta por posible injerencia extranjera.
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Shocking to hear some on the left wanting triple lock scrapped, as if it's some unaffordable luxury! UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MIN wage is £25k but pension is LESS THAN HALF THAT at £12k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's old & vulnerable! #gmb
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Meet the real AI ‘rogue agent’: Lord Watson of Palantir. I am sick to the teeth of this current AI hype cycle & its perversion of language. The only thing going ‘rogue’ right now are AI boosters, a gullible & compliant press & a Labour Lord 1/ broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...
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Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson
A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Helen @helenmaryme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
These privileged frat bros gang raped a girl and invited others to join in for SEVEN HOURS. The story was buried, only two were expelled, and we are only hearing about it now because the victim is suing. Cornell, the police, and the system protected them. The Cornell Seven:
Pictures and names of the seven Cornell students accused of sexually abusing a woman for seven hours.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bank of England (BOE) governor says soaring energy prices could trigger interest rate rise. BOE will deplete business/household incomes by hiking costs. Force people to hand wealth to banks, boost their profits How about curbing profiteering, supply-chain problems, taxing those with surplus cash?
lbc.co.uk
Bailey's warning: Bank of England governor says soaring energy prices could trigger interest rate rise | LBC
The Bank has predicted that inflation will increase to around 3.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of this year and 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2027.
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
U.S. ENDS PARTICIPATION IN UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND WILL NOT SEEK A FUTURE SEAT. The United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council and does not plan to seek another term on the body. The sh@thole president has spoken
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Lorna MacGillivray @elemjay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Norfolk @norfolkuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unexploded device discovered by novice detectorist #Norfolk
bbc.co.uk
Ordnance teams prepare to deal with Caister unexploded device
Teams will return to Caister beach on Sunday after the device was buried by the incoming tide.
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Observation Group X @ultrareport.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The death of hydrocarbon molecule.
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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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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 27/09/2026
Reject the defeatist lie that it's too hard to take our public services into public hands Our NEW REPORT explains how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership Take 2 mins to send it to your MP now: vist.ly/5j26v Thank you so much, John MacDonnell, for your strong support
Screenshot of a tweet by John MacDonnell that says "This new report from  @We_OwnIt   should add pace to the development of Labour's commitment to public ownership. Decades of experience have proved control of essential services and natural resources will not be enough. Ownership not regulation has to be the way forward."
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 26/09/2026
They keep lying about public ownership of water Thank goodness we have fighters like Feargal Sharkey to call them out on this lie every time Make sure your MP has the facts. Take 2 minutes now to send them our NEW REPORT on how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership: vist.ly/5jytv
Screenshot of a Feargal sharkey tweet that says ""Thatcher Minister Defends Water Selloff Despite Thames Crisis."  Let's be clear about this renationalising the water industry does not force water company investment to compete with other demands on the public purse like the NHS or education. Frankly that's a lie.  We, the consumer, the bill payer, we are already paying for all this today, upfront, now. EG over the next 5 years we the bill players are financing 99% of the so called investment, paying for it directly from our water bills, that's why they gone up so much, it's not coming from shareholders, not from govt, not from tax payers but from us, directly from our bills.  When will they stop making this stuff up?"
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Alan Ferrier @alanferrier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Portugal decriminalised drugs in 2001 and subsequently treated drug abuse as a public health issue. Between 1999 and 2016 deaths from overdose fell by 92%. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bangkok on red alert - All 50 districts of Thailand's capital Bangkok were declared a flood disaster area on Saturday after more than 300 millimetres of rain in less than 48 hours caused widespread flooding. TT: @countrycrazy75 www.thenews.pk/print/143969...
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Or as we say on this side of the pond NIMBY ism 👇🏻😒
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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This American seems to talk sense 👇🏻
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The more we looked at the Jason Arday story, the more obvious it was that the British press operated on a “presumption of guilt”. A shocking tragic episode
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 27/09/2026
Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia’s Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.
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Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear at AI inquiry
Call to face Senate inquiry follows security breach of Australia's Medicare portal by rogue OpenAI bot in June.
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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Agricultural destruction is an active part of ethnic cleansing which is a crime against humanity. No country doing this deserves the support of any other country.
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