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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💥BREAKING: Andy Burnham announces a National Commission on Electoral Reform. This is a historic moment. The era of First Past the Post is coming to an end. It's time to transform politics and make all votes count. It's time for Proportional Representation.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK household energy bills forecast to rise 16%, or £276, in January. Household energy debt expected to hit £7bn soon. Heating v Eating dilemma. 120,000 a year die in poverty. Companies profiteer, fuelling costs, inflation, poverty. Public ownership gives govt more policy options.
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Electoral reform, next parliament. Changing the relationship with the EU, next parliament. Making poor pensioners poorer, let's crack on asap.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Neoliberals want to end the triple-lock on state pension They inflict low wages, consign millions to poverty. Govt spending on state pension as % of GDP in G7 countries. Italy 12.8 France 12 Germany 9.8 Japan 8.9 USA 6.6 Canada 4.7 UK 4.7 UK has one of the least generous pensions in the G7.
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How does the UK State Pension measure up globally?
A global comparison of State Pension provision highlights the onus on individuals in the UK to build pension savings for their retirement, rather than leaving
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 02/09/2026
Tory and Reform MPs don't like to hear it, but fixing their Brexit mess is the only way to end the cost-of-living crisis. And that means joining the Single Market.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good to hear PM remains “committed to electoral reform” - an essential step to mending our broken political system. But action speaks louder than words. He needs to demonstrate that commitment by urgently setting up a National Commission to design a better, fairer, proportional voting system asap
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
AT RISK! Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Pet owners at risk of being ripped off by private equity firms as vet ownership rules change
Critics say changes by CMA will allow multinationals to obscure their ownership of vet practices
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
British "democracy" is an empty husk, hollowed out by a grossly unrepresentative voting system and mega-donors who have captured the political class. Now in power, Burnham has scrapped a commitment to electoral reform and is ditching a pledge to cap political donations. 🤔
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform. First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
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Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When Andy Burnham started making his move on Starmer back in 2025, he criticised Brexit and spoke of rejoining to get pro-EU supporters on his side. But now he's PM, he's stabbed us all in the back by retaining Starmer's red lines against the Single Market, the Customs Union and Freedom of Movement.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No contracts for you on the future. Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Palantir paid just £2m corporation tax in UK in 2024 despite lucrative public sector contracts
Software group benefits from global systems and accounting practices ‘that enable tax to be shirked’, says union boss
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
actionnetwork.org
Dear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting system
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system - Please sign the petition. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
We need more of this, articles explaining how proportional representation works. Well done @theguardian.com and @moreincommonuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
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How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
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lesleybruce @lesleybruce.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
No other country in the world created a VIP lane. Our public services had been deliberately run down, there was no plan in place. Johnson failed in his job, his government ministers, failed. In a moment of crisis many offered help but some thought, ‘How do I make money out of this?’.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Farage refused the taxpayer funded security in the past Why?? Because he didn’t want security to know where he was or who he visited!! Will he accept it now….?
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 14/07/2026
Andy Burnham has a chance to fix our broken political system now, before it is too late. Introduce proportional representation, give everyone an equal vote and an equal voice in our democracy, and make sure no politician or political party can afford to take them for granted ever again.
Ragout from Independent article headlined: 

LIB DEMS URGE Andy Burnham to change UK’s voting system before it is ‘too late’
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Change voting system before next election, Davey urges Burnham 👍https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79y9qy9y2go
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Change voting system before next election, Davey urges Burnham
The Lib Dem leader urges incoming PM Andy Burnham to "be brave" to fulfil his promise to change politics.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
They do not understand, they do not care.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Nothing says 'speaking for the concerns of the common man' like being paid hundreds of thousands of pounds to promote actual gold bars
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Last year, Govt won a £122m judgment against Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company PPE Medpro, for supplying defective PPE The company had been emptied of cash and collapsed Now its liquidators are suing Barrowman, Mone and associated companies personally Short 🧵
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📺 TODAY: Labour MPs debated Proportional Representation and called for a National Commission on Electoral Reform. 👇Watch Euan Stainbank, @gordonmckee.bsky.social & @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social discuss how a fair elections are key to strengthening public trust, policymaking and political culture.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A whole 12% of voters think Brexit has been a success. And just 25% of Leave voters. Sigh.
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please retweet.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Same people that voted for Brexit. Voted on impulse, feelings whilst not trying to understand the likely outcome. You cannot change their mind with facts though.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
So tragic… That the people who have been lied to and left behind by politicians for decades …are now falling for the most transparent con of all.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
However you dice it, it’s been a great night for Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaires & Vladimir Putin - who, incredibly, is currently getting more good news from the UK than Ukraine.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Today in Brexit Britain you are being asked to believe that a Thailand-based cryptocurrency tycoon secretly gave Nigel Farage - the person, not his party - five million pounds without any hope or expectation of getting anything in return.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Britain should rejoin EU, says man who led Brexit department
Philip Rycroft, who oversaw the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to 2019, said none of Leave’s ‘heady promises’ had materialised
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“Farage rarely turns up to do his actual job. Yet he finds time to jet off around the world on his donor’s private plane and trouser half a million quid while families struggle. Reform are not on your side. They’re just in it for themselves” It’s so obvious, it hurts. www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...
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Nigel Farage Has Personally Accepted £675,000 from Foreign Sources
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has accepted more than half a million pounds from foreign companies, governments, and donors while serving as an MP, DeSmog can reveal. Since July 2024, when he was elect...
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I'm just relieved nobody is talking about how I said I bought a house in Clacton, then admitted it was in the name of my girlfriend, Laure Ferrari, even though she couldn't afford £885,000, which conveniently meant I avoided £44,000 in tax. Please don't share.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: Mandelson failed vetting but Foreign Office overruled decision
Guardian investigation uncovers decision by UK security officials to deny clearance before Mandelson took up role as US ambassador
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Margaret Thatcher died 13 years ago today. Everything broken in Britain comes from Thatcher. Filthy rivers. Ripoff electricity. Landlords. Trillions in Oil/gas stolen. No Social Housing. All Thatcher's poison.
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erkenwine.bsky.social @erkenwine.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Rebecca Hendin on Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan – cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Rebecca Hendin on Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan – cartoon
The US president claims to be negotiating an end to the war with Iran
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Sadiq Khan, "I do think think we should join the European Union" "Latest research shows our economy would have grown by 10% if it wasn't for Brexit" "Any trade agreement is less good than the customs union" "A Customs Union and the EU Single Market we should do in this parliament"
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK. Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election” Sir Sadiq Khan
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Wow. Sadiq Khan asks Keir Starmer to not only “rejoin the EU Customs Union and the Single Market this Parliament”, but also to “fight the next general election with a clear manifesto commitment: a vote for Labour means we would rejoin the European Union”, without a second #Brexit referendum 👏
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Maaaaaaarrk!!!!🏳️‍🌈 @thisismarksworld.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
It would be a terrible thing to fuck with Farage by sending ReformUK's election vomit back to their freepost address costing them money.... But I definitely will!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, "Let us say to our British friends" "If they stand ready to return to the EU Single Market with all associated privileges and duties" "They will be be met with open arms" Sounds like a plan. Who's in?
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