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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 9h

The SNP conference has supported a motion calling for the SNP & the Scottish government to leave the X platform owned by Elon Musk www.thenational.scot/news/2664596...

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SNP vote for Scottish Government and party to quit Elon Musk's Twitter/X

SNP members have voted in favour of calls for the party and Scottish Government to quit Twitter/X at their conference in Aberdeen ...

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Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Happy birthday to Fela Kuti, who I have written about in the new issue of @mojomagazine.bsky.social

The opening of my Fela Kuti feature in Mojo, with text obscured by a crown emoji

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Robert Dallas Gray @robertdallasgray.com · 15/10/2026

reminder that labour is co-running councils with tories in scotland

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Happy CD release day to @hannahpeel.bsky.social's Underland soundtrack – out today on our Rivertones label! hannahpeelmusic.bandcamp.com/album/underl...

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/10/2026

REMINDER: If govt cuts heat-pump grants, the UK will have to import a lot more gas In 2023, Energy UK said that'd cost an extra £3bn over 2026-2030, but gas prices today are roughly ~2x what they were at the time of the analysis…

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

3/3 But as the Mayor of London has shown, local authorities can say no. Coventry Council should follow his lead. That’s why I’ve signed Zarah Sultana’s motion urging them to cancel the contract.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

What would an MMT government do? This is one of the questions I am most often asked, and the answer is that MMT changes everything, because MMT governments would realise what they could do and that power rests with them. The change is to politics youtu.be/mJOMUhdMnMs?...

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The coming financial crisis: What would an MMT government do?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

I have already heard from trans constituents who are avoiding essential NHS screening and treatment for fear of being treated without respect and dignity. Ministers told me: “the revised guidance will support the privacy, dignity and safety of all patients” How exactly does this do that?

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Loved writing this one for @thequietus.com

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Dollar Country drop! loads of CDs and tapes from the great archivists at Dollar Country who exist as a non-profit physical archive of obscure country, bluegrass, gospel, and other Americana music and history. browse all: monorailmusic.com/search?q=dol...

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

OK, there is something very, very weird going on in the press right now. It certainly appears, from the outside, as if certain people are being very much protected in a way that was not afforded to certain other people! Let's start with the facts around Lola Salem... 🧵1/

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Cal Cashin @calcash.in · 14/10/2026

Brilliant from earlier this year – Lebanese jazz-shaabi fusion duo PRAED throwing a rager on record annihayarecords.bandcamp.com/album/al-wah...

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Al Wahem الوهم [Annihaya & Ruptured], by PRAED

4 track album

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Just a thing for those who express worry - I am both creative and happy , but also not prepared to be silent about a warped status quo Patreon.com/robinince

I'd like to apologise to people who express worry about my state of mind - I'm in a good
place creatively - I have just been speaking honestly about my
disappointment with the status quo and how it functions - I have written 3 books in the last year done over 180 gigs and created a new podcast - all is good with me, but thank you for asking
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Lizzi Collinge MP @lizzicollinge.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

There's so much to say on baby loss and I was frustrated by the time limit on the speeches today (and tbh the way my emotions overrode my script) It would also be good to have a baby loss debate that isn't the last piece of business on a Monday.

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Cal Cashin @calcash.in · 12/10/2026

The first piece I commissioned for The Line of Best Fit newsletter is a beaut. Enjoy Kai Marshall's fervent and passionate case for TAGABOW as practitioners of Americana for a fractured America bestfitmusic.substack.com/p/philadephi...

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A new kind of Americana is coming from TAGABOW and Julia's War

A radical alternative to the slide-guitar, dive bar cliches of traditional Americana, Doug Dulgarian, TAGABOW, and Julia’s War find beauty in truth.

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you're enjoying the Cymande doc on BBC4 right now, Tim who directed it hooked me up the Patrick & Steve from the band a few years back for this Bandcamp Daily piece. Find out about their surprise (to them) 2 Tone connection, and which 80s pop hit Patrick sang on daily.bandcamp.com/features/cym...

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The Afro-Rock of UK Group Cymande Endures Through the Ages

Freshly reunited and on the heels of a new reissue, the group’s influential sound is as scorching as ever.

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John Matthews @thejohnmatthews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

No 2!!! For real?

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Neoliberalism is failing, but what is it? This is a new version of our infographic on neoliberalism. AI drew the image. I wrote the text.

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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

While I am not doing party politics, good luck to Zack. He has shaken the establishment and the thought of him becoming an MP appals all the appalling people. I guess he will lose but the growth of the green vote, and the shift of the greens left are gains.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Is France signalling the end of neoliberalism? As a matter of fact, people will only stand for abuse from a financial system designed to oppress them for so long. France and maybe Spain seem to be indicating they've had enough. youtu.be/CpRl1ajsj-k?...

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Is France signalling the end of neoliberalism?

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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm dismayed about the Green Zionism/racism vote as I think it will be a hindrance - and Zionism, a contested term is one I'd personally avoid. But I'm not going to listen to bad faith centrists who have remained silent as the genocide has unfolded, only to erupt indignantly over issues like his.

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A second Brexit referendum is a truly stupid idea. Straight to rejoin. No fucking about. There’s no logical argument, economic or otherwise, for not rejoining. The British electorate has proven that they don’t have a clue and are easily duped by disinformation campaigns and foreign interference.

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Whilst I believe Andy Burnham is a far better fit for the country than Keir Starmer ever was, @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the @greenparty.org.uk are the party who fit the vast majority of my beliefs and values more than any other. I’ve nailed my colours to the mast! ✅

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Genius Of Love and The Message do feature in my Electro book, if could just afford to finish writing it

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Arguably the greatest 3 note synth riff which took 2 people to write, and might never have happened if Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth's accountant hadn't pointed out they were too broke to take time off while David Byrne and Jerry Harrison were busy with their own albums after making Remain In Light

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 30/09/2026

There we go. The former Mayor of Manchester, who was very cosy with the owners of Manchester City who have been found guilty of the biggest cheating scandal in British football, would be "really concerned" if they sold the club www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Andy Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up after rule breaches

The prime minister compares the allegations against Man City to the plight of his own club Everton.

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Cal Cashin @calcash.in · 01/10/2026

I wrote this at the start of the week ("My favourite band’s “final album” is coming out on Friday. So why don’t I care?") but the more I reflect on it, the more pissed off I am by it bestfitmusic.substack.com/p/fall-bands...

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My favourite band’s “final album” is coming out on Friday. So why don’t I care?

The Fall’s “Post Script” arrives this Friday. But it is a far less perfect, essential ending than the group’s actual ending.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

UK public sector bodies spent £17bn with offshore-owned private equity firms last year. The same vultures received £31bn public sector contracts. Profiteering, low wages, tax dodging, asset-stripping is their business model. Enriched by public money. How many have politicians on payroll?

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£17 billion taxpayer cash went to offshore private equity last year

We need to buy British, GMB tells Labour conference

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Digital ID by the back door… Andy Burnham's Culture Secretary announced yesterday that a social media ban – which would require ALL of us to submit digital ID to go online – will come into effect by next March. Remind me again HOW our new PM will introduce Change!

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

NEW: We are one! The @thenerve.news is celebrating its first birthday today!!! With the news that we are financially sustainable!!! THANK YOU so much to the many, many people who helped us get here. Your support is everything! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-ner...

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The Nerve reaches 5,000 paying subscribers in first year

Newsletter-led newsbrand from ex-Observer journalists now said to be financially sustainable.

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MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Released this day in 1997, Time Out Of Mind was the album that rescued Bob Dylan and launched him into the final quarter of the 20th century. Producer Daniel Lanois and engineer Mark Howard reveal how new kid on the block Beck provided an unlikely inspiration to the then 55-year-old songwriter...

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"What do you think of Beck? I want to make a record the way he makes records.."

Producer Daniel Lanois reveals the surprising origins of Bob Dylan’s mid-90s masterpiece, Time Out Of Mind.

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

30 years of Mogwai (and @rockactionrecords.scot!), one definitive comp...several discs. Happy Tears: 13 hits and 13 extra tracks of remixes, rarities, live and previously unreleased music. Monorail exclusive signed screenprint edition: monorailmusic.com/products/mog...

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 29/09/2026

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) has hosted panels featuring, and sponsored by, big tech companies that are driving a dramatic expansion of fossil fuel production in order to power their energy intensive data centres. www.desmog.com/2026/09/29/t...

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Tony Blair Institute Brings Gas-Guzzling Tech Giants to Labour Conference

LIVERPOOL – The think tank led by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair has hosted a number of events sponsored by Trump-donating tech firms at this year’s party conference. The Tony Blair…

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh I could not be sadder at this news. An incredible campaigning broadcaster. I remember vividly the impact of Childline when I was very young, and recently Dame Esther was a dedicated supporter of the assisted dying work I was involved in. Huge love to all her family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother".

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So the French don't consider migrants/asylum seekers, trying to cross the channel as terrorists or criminals. They regard them as victims of people driven by "greed, with utter disregard for human life." France is still a civilised country. It's increasingly difficult to say the same about the UK.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Does Andy Burnham have no idea what to do? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/09... Why is Andy Burnham only offering action after the next election, which he knows he will lose? Is it because he does not actually know what to do?

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Has Andy Burnham no idea what to do?

Andy Burnham indisputably proved that he has mastered the art of making a party conference speech yesterday. It has taken him a very long time to do so, but he’s got there. That was the good news of t...

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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Any reality-based Man City fans gonna set up an AFC City then? Or will they decide to reputationally go down with the tainted ship?

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation. Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering. Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans. No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.

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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio

A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well, that’s wrap! A huge thank you to everyone who took part in #5DebutAlbumsFinal Around 500 voted, fittingly making it one of the best supported polls for some time. The final top three were:- 1) The Stone Roses - S/T 2) Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures 3) The Velvet Underground & Nico - S/T..

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Richard Shaw @richards7370.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hi folks, for the last time (apart from the year end poll 😉) it’s time to vote, it’s the big one, #5DebutAlbumsFinal We’ve whittled the albums down to a final 100 (see list to follow), a veritable treat to the eardrums each and every one. Your task, pick your top 5 in order of preference, mine are..

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claire witch project @msclairebiddles.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

beautiful record!!!! got my cd yday and it is blasting as we speak bluetapes.bandcamp.com/album/blue-f...

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is probably the first time this has ever been played anywhere since it was recorded 3+decades ago. Wish the reels still existed so I could do a disco-dub

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DonDeLion @dondelion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#MusicSky #Music #ReggaeSky #Reggae Burning Spear - Social Living youtube.com/watch?v=CkDm...

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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Celebrating John Coltrane's centenary, listening to Giant Steps. Genius is an overused word, but he really was. youtu.be/xy_fxxj1mMY?...

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John Coltrane - Giant Steps (2020 Remaster) [Full Album]

YouTube video by John Coltrane

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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Preserve the BBC but defund, even disband BBC News. They are worse than nowhere and have been for a while. Do Attenborough, baking, comedy, whatever but stay away from the news. You are a national, fascist enabling liability.

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