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Mon-Fr 9-5 (ish), Charity CEO- Otherwise, science communicator,, wannabie writer, all sorts... Tweets... No Xs... No skies? Clouds? Comments, let's go with comments (because skeets sounds stupid) are my own (unless I share them of course) He/Him

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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Is there anyone more pathetic, corrupt or immoral than trump. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condems as 'assault on rule of law'
The European Union described the move against the International Criminal Court as "deeply regrettable".
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👻 Bard of the Revol-oOoOo-ution 👻 @dndnerd69.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Doctors?! Really?! International Drs are terrorists are they?! FFS I am so tired of this shit
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Maybe if she had dressed in black, and turned up with hundreds of her mates to blockade a port whilst terrorising families and threatening violence they'd have let her get away with it
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Masked Far Right Wing Thugs blockading roads in Dover today intimidating people. No arrests Nearly 3,000 unmasked protesters including senior citizens have been arrested at Palestinian Action Marches I’ll just leave that there ..
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Crazy that we hear about Train Drivers who get £60,000 a year for driving a train. But we never hear about the boss of Tesco who gets £30,000 a day and doesn't even pay tax in the UK. Or the £250m a day that the likes of Amazon, Vodafone, BP and Shell don't pay in tax.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The world is producing more than ever, costs to make it are lower, fewer people are needed to do it But life is unaffordable, services are terrible and the future is dismal. All because a handful of insanely rich billionaires take everything and demand even more. A better future needs rid of them
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
So Microsoft can leak your details and share your files with the US government without your knowledge. Why the hell is anyone using their software?
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So very very sad.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Imagine owning a cafe and trying to understand what you are being asked to do here. It's simply not possible.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 01/08/2026
Oh no. Wealthy people who only wanted to live here because they weren’t paying the same tax as everyone else are leaving because they might have to pay the same tax as everyone else. How will I cope with this turn of events? Anyway. 💅
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Not a single person has been held accountable for their participation in genocide. Meanwhile, opponents of genocide are sentenced as terrorists. What kind of dystopian world are we living in? This absurdity must end. De-proscribe Palestine Action, now (Jeremy Corbyn)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Jonathan Porritt has been arrested. As he says "trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism."
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"Shabana Mahmood staying as Home Secretary to presumably continue her appalling record of performative cruelty towards migrants and refugees is a warning sign that Burnham has not learnt the lessons from Starmer's failure," says Zack Polanski
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
So unprecedented heatwave in the UK breaking all the records and underlining climate change. Labour Party losing all progressive voters New Labour PM "I know, let's drill more oil that will boost profits for companies that don't pay tax so we can cozy up to climate denying reform supporters" #FFS
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 08/07/2026
A manifesto we can all get behind 😉 #CountBinfaceForClacton
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Poster promoting Count Binface, in the famous Obama style
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
To clarify it's not bigoted not to vote Labour, but this is aimed at those who relish cruelty against asylum seekers
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
More performative cruelty to try and attract the bigots who will never vote for Labour
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
If you are worried about Benefit Fraud £0.5bn but not Government Corruption £219bn. Immigration £2bn but not Tax Havens £150bn. Junior Doctors pay rises £1.3bn but not Bankers tax cuts £7.3bn. You‘re buying their lies.
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I agree, but if you read the article you'll see that there are dozens of things to do before we strip away fundamental protections, like invest in courts, run them every day etc. Once we lose that right it's not coming back
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
100% this! The hypocricy is incredible. And we know who is behind the radicalisation that caused this attack, but nothing will be done about it
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Thank you. She's hoping to study human rights law at Exeter
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
(nothing to do with the discussion, but my about-to-go-uni-to-study-law daughter is very excited that you replied. She is a huge fan of your books)
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Also, if you read the article, you will see how a politically influenced judge can misuse the law to get the results they want. The only defence against this is the jury. In his own review Lammy said that losing juries was wrong previously www.theguardian.com/law/commenti...
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Juries want fairness in court and don’t just obey the government. That’s why ministers are attacking them | Michael Mansfield
Be alive to this threat. The wisdom of ordinary people is our bedrock: a sacred principle is being sacrificed to falsely explain systemic failure, says barrister Michael Mansfield
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I agree we need efficienct courts but stripping fundamental, century-old rights is not the way. The @barristersecret.bsky.social sets this out really well thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
And for now we still have a right to trial by jury at least. Yet this government is determined to erase that for the sake of efficiency
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
JD Vance and the United States have no right to lecture the UK on law enforcement or how to police. Sort your own house out.
15 %
of civilians who experience
police threat of or use of force
during legal interventions are
injured.


-250,000
Up to an estimated 250,000
civilian injuries are caused by
law enforcement officers
annually.


r 800-


An average of 800 people are
killed by law enforcement in the
U,S. each year.
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
No. Why should they stand aside? This whole thing is already costing the tax payers £3.5m or there abouts, because of the incompetence of the PM and the ambition of Burnham. I don't want reform in but if they are that is down to Labour alone. Hope greens win!
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
I voted Labour in every election. This lot are not Labour. Island of Strangers, destroying protest rights, dismantling trans rights, attacking migrants, disabled elderly, islamophobia, back tracking on promises, watering down environmental rules, lying to parliament, supporting genocide etc etc
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Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 @jackdunc1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
LGBT+ bar burned down last week by a homophobe, now a guy in critical condition after a homophobic attack in Bristol. Media footnote. Whereas the 2 guys in Golder's Green - who are both alive/home, warrant PM statements, wall to wall media & the police saying this? Guess some count more than others
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Israel kidnapped 211 European Nationals this morning 1,000km from Israel, for committing the great crime of trying to bring food to Gaza where people are dying every day from starvation. You won't see this on the news though, and no major politician will mention it.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Richard Stupid Tice would like to clarify that the £100k in tax he hasn't paid is different to the £92k tax he hasn't paid or the £600k tax he hasn't paid. Just in case anyone didn't appreciate the extent of his tax dodging. I mean fiscal prudence.
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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
If you want Freedom of Movement back, this is the most direct route. This is an official UK Parliament petition. 100,000 signatures = Parliament must consider it for debate. No noise. Just numbers. Sign and share 👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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Skip Z🇺🇸🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💙 @skipz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting
The absurdity surrounding the UK’s treatment of Palestine Action and its supporters has reached new lows.
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Jet - Local Delinquent Dragon @jetthedrake.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
UK: "Huh our courts are really backlogged ATM to the point where we're floating the idea of scrapping Jury trials for some of them to cut down" Also the UK "Yeah we can arrest 2000+ people for holding up signs apposing genocide this will have no impact on our backed up courts" Also 3D is a Goat
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We're on the verge of a genocidal, nuclear war that our supposed "ally" has said he's ready to unleash. Would it be too much to ask for the Prime Minister to have something to say about it? Or do? Suspend US bases on UK soil now.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Starmer should immediately & unequivocally ban access to British airspace to US warplanes. The UK should not be accomplice to a US President who is threatening more war crimes. Period.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Use this tool to find out if your local health services use Palantir software, and register your objection. It takes 30 seconds. Well done @goodlawproject.org notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
It’s devastating that Girlguiding has announced plans to exclude existing trans girl guides from September. The Supreme Court ruling is being weaponised to bully previously inclusive organisations into abandoning members of their own community. [1/2]
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Are you are fed up with Brexcusers moaning that #Brexit failed because they didn’t get the Brexit they were promised? The fact is it has failed and we were lied to so join us in signing… petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... #BrexitFailure #RejoinEU
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Good.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour” Stella Creasy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Cruelty to immigrants is not what my party stands for. It’s time for True Labour, not Blue Labour | Stella Creasy
We must get back to the party’s roots before it is too late. That means embracing difference, rejecting division – and fighting for opportunities for all, says MP for Walthamstow, Stella Creasy
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
If this is true, then we need resignations and public condemnation of an attack on our interests by a supposed ally
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David Stokes #FBPE @drdavidstokes.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
At the next elections we will be told to vote @labouruk.bsky.social or get Reform. But we will get reform even if we did. That's why so many people are leaving them.
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