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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If the British right really believed in a meritocracy they would have been advocating for the removal of all public school educated adult from senior roles in the public and private sectors as well as academic roles in universities.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Coming soon Elon Musk to produce “historically accurate” version of Othello with an all white cast.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Could we ask the new Reform candidate for Clacton what has happened to the £5m “gift” from the Crypto billionaire? Will he give the money back? Also, can he explain why it is not bribery for him to accept gifts from a convicted fraudster?

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James Clayton @jamesclayton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Farage thinks he can make an investigation go away by briefly standing down, but he hasn’t read the standing orders.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Charts can often tell a powerful story.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Andy Burnham has a thing about buses. I like that. Buses are disproportionately used by those less wealthy and who are older. They are a great form of cohesion as well. Pensioners in English villages need regular buses to avoid isolation. He should lean into it. Roll out more services. Everywhere.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I assume after this huge defeat for Reform, Farage will do the decent thing and resign as leader of the party.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence. The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society

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Neil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Good to see Starmer showing some backbone. Being gaslit by Trump about the special relationship is ironic in the extreme.

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Laurie True Blue, PHR, SHRM-CP @laurietrueblue.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Seen on that other site...😆 What's really in the Epstein files!

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Commuting into the city this morning. It sounds like half the train has a virus. The lessons of Covid forgotten already.

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Jay in Kyiv @jayinkyiv.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Never again wonder why Russia was willing to spend billions getting Trump into office. Sadly, the Brits STILL don't understand it's all happening again with Farage.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The Greenland crisis is surely proof enough we need to investigate Russian influence in UK politics.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The question for millionaire defector Nadhim Zahawi is this: what was it persuaded you Farage and Reform are no longer racists and Xenophobes? Was it one of them being convicted for taking Russian bribes or the 30 plus individuals who have come forward to reveal Farage’s racism and antisemitism?

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

What I would like to know is why Dulwich College didn’t expel the odious young man?

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Amazing how the global tech giants want to avoid paying taxes or any restraint on their growth yet cheerfully hand responsibility for the consequences of their disruption to the state (whether it’s AI or social media) expecting the state to protect the millions affected without the funds to do so.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

The BBC faces an almost existential level decision. If they roll over on the Trump demands they will lose enormous integrity with most of their supporters both in the UK and around the world. If they capitulate to Trump who next, Putin? Every other despot? Hard won reputation gone in an instant.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The racism, Islamophobia and anti semitism over on X is breathtaking. I reported several posts. Not sure why I bothered. Apparently none of them violated their rules. The only conclusion is that Musk is deliberately fomenting hatred and violence.

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Jemima Kelly @jemima.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Lol I just asked Grok whether Grokipedia is more neutral than Wikipedia and even it can't lie about this

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Appalling, kicks down on one of the poorest countries in the world.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Somewhat random post. One thing I do miss about the old days was watching a celluloid film. In the quiet scenes the only sound would be the hum and rattle of the projector, never loud enough to interfere but sufficiently present to add to the atmosphere. If you think back you can still hear it.

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Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

To be clear: deportations to increase cultural homogeneity is the text book definition of ethnic cleansing. Demands that come even close to this are so far outside any democratic norm and the rule of law. What has happened to a country when this is not condemned in the strongest possible terms?

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20/10/2025

Prime example of white privilege in plain sight. Black kids get called adults to justify blame, while white adults get called “kids” to excuse their hate. They’re not boys and girls, they’re grown-ass men and women, and the receipts are in writing.

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

When Reform's Nathan Gill is sentenced for bribery, he will be the third of Nigel Farage's former MEPs to be jailed for being corrupt, after Tom Wise (expenses fraud) and Ashley Mote (falsely claiming benefits). What is it about Farage that attracts crooks?

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 15/09/2025

Bear with me, I anticipate your disagreement. There is a clear pattern to the advice given to those who want to press back against rising racism. What it boils down to is that if you point out that racism is often being dressed up as “legitimate concerns” you will alienate people. /1

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I grew up under apartheid. Went to university in its dying days. The apartheid state funded right wing students to provoke students and defend apartheid atrocities. Charlie Kirk’s behaviour and statement were right out of that playbook.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

On the plus side Trump has made it possible to provide a case study quality example of a sociopath.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

A quick reminder, “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Samuel Johnson.

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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I will be doing this as soon as I have an address. Fellow expats and folks outside the US, I really encourage you to do this. This could have a real impact on whether they gather the audacity to do this again.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 13/08/2025

Hundreds of charities have written to all party leaders urging us to take a strong stand against racism and hatred. I strongly agree – here’s my reply👇

Letter from Ed Davey to Together with Refugees and co-signatories committing to stand together against racism and hatred. Full letter text available at link below.

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Edward Bird @edwardbird.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

@danneidle.bsky.social what are your thoughts on increasing taxes on LLP profits?

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Blog on the story of the British Empire embodied in the fabric of one picturesque rural church. Its construction & memorials reflect slavery & antislavery; the East India Company; racial discrimination & liberal imperialism in South Africa, & drowned African troops. alanlester.co.uk/blog/newtimb...

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Newtimber Church and the British Empire

St John the Evangelist Church at Newtimber, West Sussex, is a lovely little building nestled in the South Downs. You couldn’t really imagine a more idyllic spot, or such incongruity with the subjec…

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Goldman: Now we have confirmation of what we long suspected: Donald Trump is included in the Epstein files. First, he essentially directs Bondi not to release anything. Then he begs his supporters to move on. Then he claims it was all made up. It’s all a massive, massive cover-up.

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

As someone actually trained in behavioural psychology—unlike most MPs—I can tell you: financial precarity doesn’t “incentivise” sick people to work. It breaks them. Stress worsens health. Fear doesn’t create productivity. It creates collapse. #TakingThePIP

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