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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 21/02/2026
And for anyone wondering about the Otters - here they are in their full wise/constipated glory.
Two ikea otters
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Hello! My CEO Roscoe and I are giving away TWO signed copies of my novel 1983 to two randomly selected people who repost this & pop a reply below. You also get a free postcard of this illustration of Roscoe by my mum. It’s been called “Stranger Things rewritten by Kurt Vonnegut & Sue Townsend”…
Roscoe with 1983 and a postcard of her which depicts her looking unusually cheeryThe rear cover of 1983
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
So it's confirmed. Teenager George Finch is now the permanent Reform leader of Warwickshire council. His predecessor stood down just weeks after winning power, supposedly over health issues. I wrote a bit about him recently for @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/06/27/r...
In Warwickshire, 18-year-old Reform councillor George Finch has become council leader after the Reform leader of just six weeks stood down over “ill health”. 

Cllr Finch is listed as an online tutor with the company ‘Superprof’, charging £15 an hour for his education services. “I’m 18 turning 19, I have just finished A-Level and I know what you need to pass your exams, the Knowledge is [sic] the most important area of A-Level or GCSE’s.” 

“[I] specialise in Tudor History, Cold War, USA politics, UK politics and many other areas in history too,” the profile adds.

The work is not listed on his council declaration of interests. It is possible he hasn’t earned any money from it. If he has however, he may have broken the rules on failing to declare financial interests. (This outlet put the tutoring questions to Cllr Finch but has not yet received a reply). 

Byline Times understands that Cllr Finch plans – or had planned – to return to university in the East Midlands in September for his second year of studies.
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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
I think we may have sociopaths (or worse) as our politicians.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
God the tabloids and Brexit dinosaurs were boring today… 🦖 Braying the same “betrayal” lines they’ve brayed since they got what they wanted… then found they had no benefits in it whatsoever. Still they came out today to play victim yet again. But the world has moved on.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/05/2025
The horror show of xenophobia that was #PressPreview tonight. 80 million Europeans are apparently coming, they are bringing their families, they will slip away and not return when their visas expire, because - as everyone in that studio seems to agree - Europeans just cannot be trusted. Poor. ~AA
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Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
If this EU reset results in 4 years of better growth and economic recovery before the next election, the hardline Brexiters are going to have their arses handed to them on a plate.
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Malcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Chums! Baby Dog here. Would you like to see what happens when I come home from seeing Natalie the Groomer? I’m happy to look Handsome, but I never smell RIGHT. It’s vital I return to smelling like myself. My boys, Percy and Ron, try to help me, which is good of them!
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Kemi Badenoch is upset that Labour have cut some of the Brexit red tape that hindered businesses that her party spent so long putting in place
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Turns out Brexit Derangement Syndrome is a thing after all.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
You look at the Tories, Reform and the rightwing press after the Brexit reset and you see just how mad they are. Genuinely frothingly insane. Desperate to insist that their Brexit moronathon is a win. Spitting with rage at their own failure. This sums them up… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Starmer’s EU reset triggers outbreak of Brexit derangement syndrome | John Crace
Critics were voicing their opinions long before even an outline of a deal was announced
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I'm (gulp) 50 today. To keep up my weird tradition of giving other folk presents on my birthday, I'm sending out a load of these for just the price of postage (£4 UK). If you'd like one pls email me your address to hello@tom-cox.com If you can give me a bit for the book, great. If not, no problem.
My book Ring The HillThe rear cover of my book Ring The Hill
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 16/05/2025
Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...
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Malcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Friends! Cleo has at last decided she is interested in Ralphy. In fact, she may have become a little obsessed with him. We all know that Cleo is Brave and Feisty… but does she have the courage to confront Ralphy? And how does Ralphy feel about Cleo? #Caturday
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The case for joining the SM and CU is blindingly obvious. Only far right extremists could think otherwise. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/its-a-...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
'It's A No-Brainer': Question Time Panellist Applauded For Her Solution To 'Absolutely Nuts' Brexit
Sonia Sodha said the move would be a "quick win" for the UK and make the country richer.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/05/2025
Pledging to "scrap a deal" before reading it or having any idea what it contains tells you everything you need to know about Nigel Farage. ~AA
SCREENGRAB FROM TELEGRAPH: 

Farage: Make me PM and I’ll scrap Starmer’s Brexit deal
Exclusive: Clacton MP warns the Government’s new EU pact to be unveiled on Monday is a slippery slope to rejoining bloc

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Nigel Farage has vowed to save a raft of policies from EU influence such as fishing, migration and defence Credit: Leon Neal/Getty
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Nigel Farage will tear up Britain’s Brexit treaties if he becomes Prime Minister, starting with Sir Keir Starmer’s “abject surrender” of a reset deal with Brussels.
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 16/05/2025
Young people are locked out of opportunities their older siblings took for granted. A UK–EU youth visa deal could begin to change that. Read why this matters | Prof. Johanna Waters @eastangliabylines.co.uk @johannawaters.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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Young, stuck and shut out: a new EU deal could change that
Even a capped, time-limited youth visa scheme would be of value to young people in the UK and EU
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/05/2025
Duckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/05/2025
What’s supposed to happen? If my daughter is out and masked men grab her, claiming they’re ICE, drag her away w/out letting her prove she’s a citizen… w/out calling me, her dad… what is she supposed to do? Does she not have the right to fight back, as we have taught her, to free herself. Run? 1.
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Immigrants “are ambitious, enthusiastic & hard-working. They want a better life, & a better life for their children, and they are willing to do backbreaking work in order to secure it. They show all the attributes which we praise in others but condemn if it's demonstrated by an immigrant.”
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Starmer is barking up the wrong tree. Among Labour 2024 voters, 43% said they would consider voting Green and 40% LibDem. Just 9% would consider voting Reform. Labour should be setting the attack dogs on Farage, but it can't do that because it supports Brexit. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Labour must avoid ‘naive’ lurch to right after Reform success, Haigh warns
Exclusive: former transport minister criticises party’s direction and calls on Starmer to focus on issues like taxation and welfare reform
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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Refugee my ass.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16/05/2025
Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice MP praises Dubai for "just imprisoning or deporting anyone who cannot look after themselves". Apparently, a complete authoritarian absence of due process is worth it, so his girlfriend can go to the loo without her handbag. 😬 ~AA
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
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We're about 3 lines deep into the "first they came for" poem.
It's not a very long poem, folks
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
I've wracked my brains & can only come up with one explanation that makes sense for the Labour direction. They think their only hope is that it comes to an election & we see that it is them or Reform. And that for all our big talk about hating them, we'll still vote for them to keep out Reform.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Starmer will not revoke his red lines on Freedom of Movement and the Single Market because of facts and reasons. The only thing that will move him is Labour voters shifting in large numbers to the LibDems and Greens in local and by-elections. He must fear progressives more than Brexiters.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/05/2025
🚨 NEW POLLING: A majority of Brits (52%) would be open to aligning with ALL EU rules on goods and products if it led to a better trading relationship with the EU. Only a quarter would oppose such a move. The public is clearly in favour of a common sense approach. #Brexit
Scatter poll: thinking about the UK's relationship with the EU, would you support or oppose the government securing a better trading relationship with the EU if it meant the UK agreeing to the following...?
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 14/05/2025
Brilliant news. I'm quite emotional. Govt has agreed to investigate Council Tax rapid debt collection escalation that is catastrophic for millions. Miss one MONTH'S payment and within six weeks you can have baliffs forcing you to pay for the YEAR plus £100s admin charges.
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Martin Lewis reacts to campaign win on changing "hideous Council Tax debt collection processes"
YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
"The poll found that 43% of respondents believe the UK should strengthen its trade relationships with the EU, while only 14% support improving relations with the US with the aim of convincing Trump to remove the tariffs."
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US aggression versus EU membership: The UK must choose stability over Trump’s chaos
EU membership offers the stability the UK needs, whereas Trump’s tariffs bring chaos
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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Kemi Badenoch calls the UK-US agreement a "tiny tariff deal" As the Prime Minister right states, she needs to visit all those steelworkers and car workers whose jobs have been saved and tell them why it is such a bad agreement. Against everything, but not in favour of anything. #PMQs
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Navarro doesn't understand the deal they signed. The text reads: "The United Kingdom and the United States affirm that imported food and agricultural goods must comply with the importing country’s sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards and other mutually agreed standards."
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Full text of US-UK "deal" confirms: 1. *Not* a "free trade" deal. 2. For UK, largely successful damage limitation: limiting US tariffs on cars/steel for not very much. But damage still done. 3. For Trump, pretty much complete climbdown. (1/3) assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681d32...
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
‼️ This is a broken monument to veterans of the Great Patriotic War in Donbas. Russia destroyed it. In Moscow, a parade in honor of this….
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/05/2025
Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virus
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Keir Starmer can’t build a stronger European partnership by stealth. He has to declare it aloud | Rafael Behr
Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virus, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Vikram Bath @vikrambath.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Nobody tell him
I’m still trying to take it all in!  The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV was an extraordinary and delightful surprise.  I was one of the many commentators who said that the choice of an American as Pope was an impossibility (or at least extreme improbability).  I took my cue from the late Cardinal George who said that there would never be an American Pope until our country went into political decline.

But the Cardinal electors obviously felt otherwise. I am very intrigued by the new Pope’s choice of regnal name.  Leo XIII has long been one of my papal heroes.  He not only inaugurated the modern social teaching tradition of the Church, but he also gave rise to the revival of Thomistic thought as a means of creative engagement with the contemporary world.  There is actually much in Leo’s teaching that would appeal to both liberals and conservatives today, and this might signal how this new Leo will function as a bridge.  

And he’s a Chicagoan!  Ad multos annos, Pope Leo.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Free speech latest.
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Please repost, if like me, you will never accept Brexit. It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship. #RejoinEU
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The Governor of the Bank of England has said the UK now needs to "rebuild" its trade relationship with the EU. He told the BBC that as a public official he did not take a view on Brexit, but reversing post-Brexit hit to UK-EU trade would be "beneficial" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bank of England boss: UK must 'do everything' to rebuild trade with EU
Andrew Bailey says he does not take a view on Brexit, but reversing the post-Brexit hit to UK-EU trade would be
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 09/05/2025
Government audit bombshell for Houchen’s Tees Valley Devolution may be halted as TVCA faces audit crisis; government warns of restricted funding, lost trust, and oversight risks @northeastbylines.co.uk northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
northeastbylines.co.uk
Government audit bombshell for Houchen’s Tees Valley
Devolution may be halted as TVCA faces audit crisis; government warns of restricted funding, lost trust, and oversight risks
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Speak Truth.....
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A reminder that when the Sycamore Gap tree was cut down people immediately started blaming immigrants and teenagers... It was neither. It was two white Englishmen in their 30s.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Downing Street sources playing down what to expect from the supposed "full and comprehensive" trade deal with the UK announced by Trump. Deal not yet agreed. This is just the general terms of an agreement which will need significant further negotiation before it can be ratified.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Starmer may well have changed the narrative. A big deal with the EU will be announced in 11 days. The free trade deal with India is good for the UK. We wait now to see the content of the US one. If it’s good, the 3 deals combined could have big implications for growth and Labour’s spending plans.
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 08/05/2025
"It will take a decade to rejoin the EU."* So start NOW! Every year you delay adds more than a year to the process, because we will have diverged further from the EU in the interim. [*NOTE: I don't agree with that premise. But it is what a LOT of people are claiming as an excuse not to even try.]
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Every doorstep should have a cat on it. (Pic LightHackers)
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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
😂 😂
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