Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Ein tolles Publikum. Hat großen Spaß gemacht. 🙏 5808
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Pressure building up at and beyond Labour Party Conference because: - Brexit even more costly than predicted, hurting economy & damaging public finances - Geopolitical situation: aggressive Russia in east & unreliable USA in west - British public now has a steadily growing majority for rejoining EU 30426147
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We're working on it! #Rejoin @europeanmovement.co.uk @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @suffolkforeurope.bsky.social Congratulations! 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇬🇧 000
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@annettedittert.bsky.social @thenewworldmag.bsky.social 000
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 17/09/2026OMG. This is brilliant. It works on so many levels. 010
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Despite everything (Sachsen-Anhalt, Reform hyper-corruption) BBC Proms' Last Night was once again inspiring. It's not nationalistic or xenophobic. It's open and everything that's good about us and worth fighting for. 033
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileQuiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way. 41716429
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige. 13353371299
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Tim Montgomerie has now left Reform. That went well didn't it? 101
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I assume westmidlandspolice.bsky.social are investigating apparent assaults on (brave) protesters?westmidlandspolice.bsky.socialWest Midlands Police (@westmidlandspolice.bsky.social)Don't report crime on Bluesky. Call 999 in an emergency. For everything else, use Live Chat. Not happy with our service? Search 'complaints' on our website. 010
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 26/08/2026An excellent new episode on Burnham in Ukraine, but above all on the dangers posed by an AfD election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, plus Döpfner’s role in all of this. And why it is not good news that he and Springer have taken over 'The Telegraph'.podcasts.apple.comZelenskyy’s Corruption Problem and Is History Repeating Itself in Germany?Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 25 August · 53min 38821
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 15/08/2026“Swimming is culture.” The new Volksbühne director turns water into theatre – and the city into a stage. Matthew O'Conner Lomas tells of the drama.eastangliabylines.co.ukVolksbad: a pop-up lido in the heart of BerlinAn iconic theatre building in former East Berlin is presenting a temporary lido as popular entertainment and intriguing social commentary 063
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The 20 best Count Binface memes from the Clacton by-election eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hu...eastangliabylines.co.ukThe 20 best Count Binface memes from the Clacton by-electionWith Count Binface becoming Nigel Farage's main challenger, social media has responded with some gloriously inventive political satire 022
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Dealing with NHS pensions' personnel is a nightmare. Months pass without progress. I wouldn't say it to their faces but think they are out of their depth. Time after time they ignore what I have written and fall back on an unhelpful mantra. Not allowed to speak to a manager. @nhsbsa.bsky.social 000
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Alistair Campbell after the 2016 Brexit referendum, "Just shocked that we've made such a catastrophically stupid decision. And the world is looking on thinking: didn't you used to be a serious country?" "It's a catastrophe and we're only at the beginning of the consequences playing out" 1936493
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileSuffolk @suffolkuk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026National Trust sites to explore when you’re looking for things to do in Suffolk #Suffolk #EastAngliaeadt.co.ukNational Trust sites to explore when you’re looking for things to do in SuffolkIf you are searching for things to do in Suffolk, few options offer the same blend of history, scenery and quiet escapism as the county’s National… 011
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 24/05/2026Climate shocks, rising fertiliser prices and failing harvests are exposing just how fragile the UK’s food system has become. Is there a solution? Kate Moore reports as NFFN week draws to a close. @linesmartin.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukAlarm bells – Britain’s food system is vulnerableClimate shocks, rising fertiliser costs and failing harvests expose just how fragile the UK’s food system has become 1229
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 21/05/2026EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election candidate, Rob Kenyon, had a SECOND deleted social media account, and the archived posts are damning. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/21/r...hopenothate.org.ukObjectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence: Makerfield Reform candidate’s SECOND deleted account exposed – HOPE not hateBy Paul Kershaw and Sarah Hadley On a deleted social media account, Reform UK’s candidate in the upcoming Makerfield parliamentary by-election, Rob Kenyon, made creepy... 14337256
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophilePeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Amazing work from @hopenothate that found ANOTHER account for Robert Kenyon, Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate, after my deep dive yesterday into his suspended one 8235123
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 25/05/2026Reform said Net Zero was costing millions. They promised to cut council spending by scrapping climate policies. A year on, what changed – and how much money was actually saved? Adam Barnett reportseastangliabylines.co.ukReform in charge: what happens to local climate action now?Reform’s local election gains have opened a new front in Britain’s climate politics 24318
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Thomas Massie says he WILL read the Epstein client names on the House floor before he leaves Congress. He already named Leon Black and Jes Staley in February. He lost his seat for this. He no longer has anything to lose. The clock is ticking. 🔥🔥🔥 #EpsteinFiles #Massie #USDemocracy #Pinks 865100432715
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAlastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 25/05/2026New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with Tina Brown. Frank and fascinating on US, UK, politics and media in both podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comHow the Media Still Misunderstands Trump (Tina Brown)Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 24 May · 1hr 9min 5648
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 25/05/2026Kemi Badenoch says net zero is “bankrupting” Britain. But a currency-issuing government cannot run out of its own money. The UK’s problem isn’t affordability — it’s whether we choose to mobilise resources for a green transition before climate shocks get even worse. Hazel Cubbage explainseastangliabylines.co.ukBanking on the future: the road to net zeroWith increasing focus on net zero as energy prices soar, what is the role of the banking sector in addressing the climate catastrophe? 22918
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileCat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Reform's candidate Robert Kenyon said abortion was a "cowardly act of murder" and implied that people falsely claimed to have been raped He said: “Don’t dole out the ‘what if someone is raped by their brother’ arguement... don’t want babies? Use contreception! [sic]” observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukReform candidate for Makerfield by-election calls abortio...Robert Kenyon, who is standing against Andy Burnham, suggested on social media that women falsely claim rape to terminate pregnancies and has links to far-right figures 74436284
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 17/04/2026£1bn saved in March from wind and solar. Now the world’s largest wind farm has begun connecting to the UK. So why exactly is net zero meant to be a problem? eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/world...eastangliabylines.co.ukWorld’s largest offshore wind farm is getting plugged inHornsea 3 – a vast, offshore, wind farm project – has reached Norfolk, as renewables cut costs and reduce reliance on gas 66917
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 08/04/2026In short, it's not coming back. 🇪🇺, esp. 🇮🇪 owing to the common language and family, have fooled ourselves that the US was similar, all while it drifted from common values. We need independent hard security, and to secure our democracies and societies www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comEurope cannot bet on a post-Trump US turning back to sanity | Rafael BehrIf the president’s first term didn’t inoculate the American body politic against tyranny, there is no guarantee that a second dose will work, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 95722
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 22/03/2026observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukThe Observer view: £4.3bn a week | The ObserverThe chancellor says that Brexit has cost 8% of UK GDP and, at last, it’s time to realign with the EU 000
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEdward Harrison @edwardnh.bsky.social · 22/03/2026James Fallows: “This is the most despicable public statement by an American public official in my lifetime. It needs to be recognized as such.” 44291571933
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22/03/2026So it turns out Reform are laundering their donations through crypto, before converting them into cash, hiding the original source of the money. So who is really funding Nigel Farage and Reform UK? observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukReform accused of using third party to turn crypto into c...Digital currency donations have been turned into sterling to make them much less easy to track, sources say 27642912230
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 21/03/2026What if our picture of the Middle Ages is simply wrong? Chess shows people of different races meeting as equals. Here’s the evidence we’ve overlooked ⤵️eastangliabylines.co.ukMedieval chess and race: the game that levelled the boardHow the so-called ‘game of kings’ defied racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners, irrespective of their skin colour 29923
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Who's "we" and which "people" does he speak of? I'm delighted to live in a city where people can choose to believe what they like and demonstrate it when they please just so long as they aren't intimidating anyone... which is apparently all Mr Farage can ever muster 220840149
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Is the Brexit tide turning? East Anglia prepares eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...eastangliabylines.co.ukIs the Brexit tide turning? East Anglia preparesIt’s been 10 long years, but the signs are growing that you can’t keep a good idea down for ever 021
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/03/2026Pete Hegseth's murderous buffoonery, coming amid a lifetime in which he's betrayed everyone close to him and failed up from one disaster to the next, is a perfect example of how the appeal of Trumpism is that it creates a permission structure for people to openly be their worst selves 326100962540
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/03/2026So presumably this Daily Mail campaign against "foreign-born" voters will quickly be applied to their foreign-born star columnist, Boris Johnson, and their own France-based for tax purposes non-dom owner? 1212256670
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Powerful moment in the Commons as Starmer calls on Farage to apologise for the Reform councillor who shared a post calling for Labour MP Natalie Fleet to be shot, pointing out that when Farage faced death threats Starmer condemned them. Farage totally ignores that & asks about the Chago Islands. 26532162
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The State of the Union: the president is a corrupt demented sex criminal who tried to overthrow the constitution. 842284656153
#FBPE; European; Germanophile @europhile.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Boarding @ryanairofficial.bsky.social FR732 to Vienna 24.2 @ 15:35 - gate and cabin crew universally indifferent, not greeting or making eye contact, and one even looking at her mobile phone. Stark contrast to recent BA and Lufthansa flights which were welcoming and friendly. 100
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileCongresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I was just denied entry to the Dilley detention facility while my constituent, seven-year-old Diana, remains inside. What kind of sick, horrific conditions are children being forced to endure in there? I will be back tomorrow. Accountability can’t wait. 953308809050
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 06/02/2026This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released. 1903151495123
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not. 509109054759
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 24/01/2026I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now. 59884675813366
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 24/01/2026Read Pecksniff's analysis of this week's political news including: Labour’s rediscovery of Europe driven by global reality * Carney’s Davos speech politely ignored in Downing Street * Kemi Badenoch alleged to have nudged Trump over Chagos. @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: The end of the world is nigh. So what’s next?In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 12711
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 23/01/2026Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today 12592981775
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Hahaha. Canada, we love you. Honestly, not being invited is a badge of honor. Wear it proudly. 1729189603217
Reposted by #FBPE; European; GermanophileTooey @sueric.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The post of an absolute madman. 4487218635525
