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Heather Parry

@ericap51.bsky.social
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Retired anaesthetist devoting herself to learning more about art, architecture and music while I still can. Appalled by electorates voting for Brexit, Boris Johnson and Trump:twice.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 1h
On my daily propaganda show tonight I will be pretending that Brexit wasn't a complete and unmitigated disaster based on the lies of a handful of rich grifting twats who don't give a shit about ordinary people.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1h
ICE have confirmed that a 58th person has died in their custody in just 1 3/4 years. This does not include all the people they have murdered in the streets. It really is the Gestapo.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Because neither the European Union nor Canada can disentangle itself from the American economy, both need the capacity to act when a US president becomes coercive. My latest @projectsyndicate.bsky.social prosyn.org/n2LnHuF
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An EU–Canada Partnership Against Coercion
Alberto Alemanno explains how a new association agreement between the two US-dependent economies could work.
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some Labour higher ups have convinced themselves that Labour needs to talk less about climate (and more about migration). My counterargument is that most people do not like droughts and like lower energy bills from home sources. Don't call it "CLIMATE POLICY" if you want, but that's what it is.
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lest we forget, this is politics in action: - the David Cameron-led Conservative govt had de facto halted onshore wind in 2015 (raised planning restrictions, cut subsidies) - in 2024 Labour under Starmer, and really the energy secretary Ed Miliband, removed the hurdles and lifted the ban
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Be still my beating heart
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
41% - not for profit Welsh Water's financing costs vs 8% - publicly owned Scottish Water's financing costs We can't afford NOT to have public ownership - and it's the norm in 9/10 water systems globally www.ft.com/content/6b1f...
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Non-profit model won’t fix water industry, says boss of non-profit utility
Welsh Water has fallen short on sewage pollution, despite having no shareholders for over two decades, chief acknowledges
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🔥 HUGE NEWS - Exclusive with The Independent.
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Christopher 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇪 @christophert42.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So Reform UK decided to whip up racial tensions without bothering to wait and oh look, nothing to do with small boats or any immigration but British nationals #bbcwato #wato
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nothing to do with your orange American chum, then Dickie? How the fvck did this idiot become a multi-millionaire?
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 28/09/2026
Damn I am tired of people laughing about Deutsche Bahn. Travel in many other places in Europe and you will discover Germany is trying to do many things right with its railways. A quick blog post / rant from me: jonworth.eu/your-deutsche-… #CrossBorderRail
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Your Deutsche Bahn "joke" is no longer funny (if it ever was)
Before attempting my record attempt between Kemijärvi, Finland and Lagos, Portugal, people told me over and over it would break down in Germany. So much so that I even tried to re-but (pre-but?) some of the likely critique. Now, having made the trip, and none of the total
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gavin Bazunu who said No to Genocide is the hero. Never stop until Israel is banned from everything. Until the War Criminal State ceases to exist. It is the only way their murderous evil will end.
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
‘They had a meeting about Hot Sunny Days’ Oh you mean the heatwaves this summer that killed thousands of people and caused vital national infrastructure to collapse?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476. Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard . Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600. Couple with 2 children needs £77400. Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's ridiculous your money being spent to allow a handful of billionaire builders, who make nice big donations, to make even more money. This is a Conservative/Reform style scam.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ex-minister Mike Tapp on "need to exempt care workers from retrospective settlememy extensions" There is broad support for this. But why not exempt engineers, vets & chefs & architects from "retrospective extensions" that could force 250k non-care workers to leave?
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Elon Musk says Italians should stay in Italy and the Japanese in Japan. Then why the hell is this White European South African in North America?
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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
NEW: Emily Thornberry warns Labour risk being seen as ‘nasty’ over immigration rules Speaking at a More in Common fringe event, Thornberry said it was “just not fair” to change the rules for people who came to the UK under existing ones www.politics.co.uk/2026/09/emil...
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Emily Thornberry warns Labour risk being seen as ‘nasty’ over immigration rules - Politics.co.uk
Dame Emily Thornberry has warned that Labour must be careful about being seen as “nasty” over proposed changes to immigration settlement rules. Under plans the government is finalising following a con...
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Orange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Aaron @exlibris451.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Of course, he is going to rig or block the elections....He is a criminal !!! He has been stealing his whole life...remember he learnt from his father, and grandfather!
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
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reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ed Balls: "Am I right to say this is a massive announcement" Wes Streeting: "It is a massive announcement, Ed" Labour has a majority of 158. Kicking the (social care) can down the road for another 3 years isn't a massive announcement.
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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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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Arms lobbyist Lord Walney warns against diplomacy with Iran. Not as much profit in peace.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nick Robinson on Today just referred to “so-called social care”. It’s not remotely clear to me why it’s “so-called”.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 28/09/2026
Good news for Ukraine and bad news for Russia. In 2023, Hungary, under Viktor Orbán, blocked this funding. Now it can be released.
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EU Unlocks €6.6B for Ukraine Once Blocked by Hungary as Kallas Says Europe Defying Russian Pressure
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry welcomed plans by member states who wish to channel their reimbursements into further military support for Kyiv.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We all knew #LiarJohnson and his cronies lied! #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU
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Mike Rudd @spacerudd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I guess it hinges on the HS2 station, which is the reason for all that hoarding. I've not looked at the sketches, but it could be the catalyst for the area, or another turd like the current station
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This was an entirely predictable act of economic self-harm - both the Sunak and Starmer government decided that the priority was to cut migration *when it was already falling fast*. ukandeu.ac.uk/immigration-...
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Immigration is falling but the economic cost may be high - UK in a changing Europe
Jonathan Portes analyses the latest immigration figures from the Home Office and Office for National Statistics.
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Maxima @maxima-infinity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
. It is tragic to see an old man's decline into insanity. It is even more tragic to see an old nation follow the decline into insanity. .
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Sam Jeffers @worklesshard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, massively speculating, but it sounds as if they were waiting and watching, but a farmer coming home from a party called in the local plod, who jumped into something they weren't meant to be aware of. Quite Slow Horsey.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.
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Maxima @maxima-infinity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good to hear the Prime Minister saying to @bbclaurak.bsky.social that crude cuts to welfare just push costs elsewhere, and the problems we need to address are the economic failures that put pressure on our social security system. He’s right about this.
Screen shot of Andy Burnham being interviewed by Laura Kunnesberg
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Security services are still trying to gather information on a potential huge terrorist incident. This is a critical time for them. Nigel Farage is publicly criticising them for not releasing information. He knows the law, he knows they cannot. He is palpably unfit for public office.
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Me in January The Times today
On the left, Andrew Fisher writing in The i Paper in January 2026, warning that falling migration would damage the economy and necessitate tax risesThe Times today (28/09/26) reporting that falling migration numbers will cost £7 billion as Chancellor prepares his Budget.
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Ravi S @ravisubbie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour minister wants to create an underclass of migrant workers, just like the Gulf States. Abhorrent.
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SteveH @sghendricks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can't disagree...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Russia is about to invade is a scam. A scam to make you accept the massive hundreds of billions a year Europe and the UK have planned on Arms Spending. They don't make money from providing Houses, Healthcare, Pensions and Education. But they get loads of kickbacks from War
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Katherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 27/09/2026
Seems bad, I dunno.
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I do have to question how @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social can claim she believes trans people should be treated with “dignity and respect”, seconds before saying she would ban trans women victims experiencing rape or abuse from shelters. It’s just so fucking blatantly dishonest and bigoted.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 27/09/2026
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY POINT IN HISTORY WHERE IT HAS BEEN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF WOMEN TO DEPEND UPON THE BENEVOLENCE OF MEN
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to get the ICC to prosecute Turkish Leader Erdogan. Netanyahu currently has an arrest warrant for Genocide pending from the ICC. I suggest the ICC invite Netanyahu to a meeting to talk about Erdogan. And arrest him.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The chipping away at citizenship, which started with Shamima Begum, is utterly poisonous. Anytime now, Restore will support the removal of citizenship on the basis of race or religion.
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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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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
1473 people processed incorrectly. That is such a tiny number for such unnecessary cruelty. ‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status | Brexit | The Guardian share.google/rKasaS8m46hv...
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‘We’ve done everything by the book’: EU citizens left in limbo after UK government strips post-Brexit residency status
Home Office faces legal action after 1,473 people living in UK before Brexit told settled status was granted in error
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the end of Louis Theroux's documentary he has to hide from the IDF as they are hunting Palestinians and he suspects they might kill him too. Theroux says, "Can we ring the Police." And the Palestinian laughs, there is no one who will protect them from Israel.
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