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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’ll leave it there. If you’ve got this far, thanks for reading. If you feel you can, please share. If you feel uncomfortable doing that, please like any posts that particularly spoke to you. If you feel uncomfortable doing THAT, then if we’re mutuals just DM me telling me you’ve read it. Thanks.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm increasingly disillusioned with the (policy) ideas ecosystem in the UK - it seems like underlying (social) scientific research is less and less influential and there's increasing dominance of PR and pseudo-research.

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Philip Stafford @staffordphilip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"As far as I'm concerned, the first thing you can do for me is to chuck all your medals into the biggest bin you can find, because you've never won any of them fairly."

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am a writer of the words & sentences (some funny). I’ve done most things: written gags, speeches, scripts, TV ads - if you require such an individual, then I am that person. Website (here) www.mathew-owen.co.uk any RTs (or whatever they’re called on here) gratefully received. Cheers👍👍

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Mathew Owen | Speech Writer | Manchester

Bespoke wedding speeches from a professional comedy writer.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nick Candy and Holly Valance. Britain’s most expensive house. A £265m sale. Usual consequence: £32m of stamp duty. But five small flats were included in the sale. By an extraordinary happy accident, that cut the tax by £18.5m. The curious sale of Nick Candy’s mansion A 🧵:

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 17/09/2026

I am trying to finish a book, and one of its themes is the conspiracy theorist takeover of major institutions. I really need to *finish it* so if RFK Jr could just stop so I don't have to keep going back over edits, that would be just *swell*. C'mon man.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This seems bad:

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

well

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One thing about “legitimate concerns” or “legitimate arguments” is that the adjective is so vague and subjective outside of a legal context that it means nothing. Does anyone believe their opinions are illegitimate? I think it’s code for “don’t make me feel bad about this”

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

*This* is also a national security issue.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

2tb iPhone Duo is £3199. I’m an Apple fanboy but that is ridiculous money for a phone.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

so my fiancée just witnessed an antisemitic attack at Camden Town tube station, if anyone else have seen it too please report it

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I want the Prime Minister to look into a TV camera and say the RNLI are heroes, that we do not change policy by street violence in this country, and that he expects any criminal action to face the full force of the law. That's it. That's all he has to do.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Made beef cheek pie. Would recommend. Much tastiness.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The lenticular quartz crystal used in Omega’s legendary Marine Chronometer wristwatch from the 1970’s was made in Harlow.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Northern trains showing sterling customer service by not telling the passengers on a train that’s cancelled en route that it’s been cancelled. Brilliant stuff, gold star.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Went to West Wittering beach, would recommend.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Disclosure Day is an absolute mess.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I will never, and I’m nearing 50, understand how a train can be classed as on time while being late.

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Arieh Kovler @ariehkovler.com · 19/08/2026

In retrospect, the "Net Zero" branding might be part of the problem, at least at the elite/commentator level. Zero sounds bad and scary. Talk more about generating the unlimited energy we need to power our future or whatever.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Russian embassy can go fuck itself.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.

Map showing the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla in North Africa.

Screengrab from Politico piece that explains, citing Reuters, that 48,300 of the 50,000 recent crossings have already been expelled or voluntarily returned to Morocco.

BBC report on Friday, still echoing the RW disinformation - or at the very least not challengning it sufficiently.

"Spain's PM blames traffickers after 60,000 migrants reach Ceuta from Morocco
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What triggered the mass migrant crossings into Ceuta?
Sofia Ferreira Santos and Sarah Rainsford, Southern and Eastern Europe
correspondent
31 July 2026
Spain's prime minister has blamed trafficking gangs after about 60,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. At least 57 people died during the surge, according to local media."

Daily Mail and Daily Express from this weekend, with front page headlines "Ministers MUST stop the Spanish border invaders reaching UK" and "SPANISH BORDER CRISIS IS 'WAKE-UP CALL' FOR UK", respectively.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

What a fabulous game of football. Credit to France for turning up in the second half.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

@ottocr.at and @guitarmoog.bsky.social spinelli (I hope that’s spelt correctly). Thoroughly enjoyed the recap podcast chaps.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Farage is never going to be Prime Minister. For one thing, he doesn't want to be. After all, he'd have to finally come face to face with reality, detail, and the grind of sometimes unpopular decisions – three things he can't stand.

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timoconnorbl.bsky.social @timoconnorbl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The rioters are Loyalist gangs. The very last thing they want to do is to identify as Irish. These people are thicker than a mammoth milkshake.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I have seen a lot of NIMBY selfishness in my time, but "my convenience matters more than cancer care" is a new low. Quite seriously tempted to email them and tell them as much.

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The deputy leader of Reform UK, Richard Tice, owns a property company - Quidnet REIT. From 2020 to 2022 it paid Tice and his trust £600k in dividends. Quidnet should have paid £120k of tax on those dividends. It didn't. A 🧵 with evidence from the company's own filings:

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"400 years ago it would never have occured to anyone to be introspective" is perhaps the dumbest thing I've ever heard someone say while try to sound smart. Hamlet was written over 400 years ago.

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Alex Brownlee-Stokes @fatpants.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Shame the weather yesterday wasn’t playing ball because the Highlands are pretty spectacular…

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thank you kind people for reposting this yesterday - much appreciated.

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