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John Arnold

@floyduk.bsky.social
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Former mayor and town councillor in Sandbach, UK. Teacher of coding to kids with Code Club. Former host of PhotoWalkthrough video podcast.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Green Party “Zionism is racism” vote has gone down very badly and revealed that many activist members didn’t even know what Zionism meant. But the real question is - how will Polanski dig himself and his party out of this mess?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is a good explainer of why the motion is a problem. www.linestotake.com/p/green-part...
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Jewishness itself is now the offence
The Green Party votes to say “Zionism is racism”
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today I have been cooking with Poo and I liked it!
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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
BBC now reporting on Reform Party funding story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law
A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What really struck me watching Channel 4 investigation into Reform is that the wilful breaking of electoral law isn’t an accident - it’s by design At every turn it’s Reform - Orr, Dan Jukes - saying how to break the law Exactly why I’ve been banging on about weak election law for so long
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Francis Sedgemore @hesgen.com · 16/08/2026
The original piece was little more than a regurgitated Reform press release. Subsequent edits have made it a little more journalistic, but the ridiculously biased headline stands.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Ruth and I went to see Miss Saigon last night and it was OUTSTANDING. The sets, lighting, staging and music were fantastic but the cast were all on another level. Special mention must go to Seann Miley Moore who is just unbelievable. Pure charisma on stage and perfect in the role of the Engineer
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Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 03/08/2026
There is absolutely *no* sense in cutting funding to one of the world’s greatest (and best-known) scientific resources. www.theguardian.com/science/2026/au…
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Artists, writers and scientists urge UK government to save Jodrell Bank Observatory
New Order and Simon Armitage among more than 100 signatories to criticise ‘foolish and shortsighted’ cuts
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Jodrell Bank is too important to uk science, education and inspiration to be allowed to close. Thank you to all the celebs who signed this petition. We, the public, need to speak out to protect it too.
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Find funding and save Jodrell Bank Observatory, stars say
Astronaut Tim Peake, guitarist Johnny Marr and 150 other public figures have signed an open letter.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
And another one.
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Every time I see Burnham speak I allow myself to believe a little more.. I'm cautious but he keeps saying stuff that sounds like Labour to me. And he sounds like a normal human when he's saying it. And without notes. #pleasebegoodpleasebegood
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If you don't know who Palantir are or why we should be concerned about them being used by UK goverment and the NHS then educate yourself by listening to Quiet Riot..
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Here we go with the book burning.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Reform’s new violence against women and girls strategy just dropped When I saw my jaw hit the FLOOR - I thought it was AI at first
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 21/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: 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...
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Objectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence: Makerfield Reform candidate’s SECOND deleted account exposed – HOPE not hate
By 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...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate faces social media allegations
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Reform UK's Makerfield candidate faces social media allegations
Reform UK's Makerfield candidate faces social media allegations
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Just like that my year as mayor of Sandbach has come to an end. What an amazing year it was! I have learned so much and met so many. I have been made to feel special and welcomed everywhere I went. We've made meaningful change for Sandbach in the last year and I'm eager to keep going as a Councillor
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
That these racist thugs have morphed into "far right influencers" is central. Being a bigot used to be a hobby. It is now a profession. We don't have to treat the monetisation of hate as an inevitable phenomenon. We can regulate platforms - not to supress speech, but to remove financial incentives.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Can you imagine the volume and shrillness of condemnation we would be hearing, if environmental protesters or BLM activists were doing this?
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Until 2018 Tories always had 8,000+ councillors. Totally dominant in English local gov't. Reform's POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE act depends on not being seen as a far-right Tory imprint. Because same 8.000 seats just split between Tory and I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Tory is not an earthquake. It's a big fart.
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I like this take. Makes sense to me.
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
I wonder how many emergency podcasts are being recorded right now.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
“Farage is rarely pictured without a pint in his hand. But in his case it is presented as something that makes him ordinary, blokey, closer to voters. A sort of testament to his 'realness'. While, in Rayner's case, it is evidence that she is unreliable, dangerous, and - worst of all - unladylike.”
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Sunday School: The heat is on
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 3 May · 1hr
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“I don’t think he should be filming residents on the doorstep when they’re answering their doors... I asked him if he is filming residents when out canvassing. He just kept deleting my comments.”
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Tim Roca MP: "This is what we are asked to believe: Nine days from national and local elections, that we are here, not because of a stunt coordinated by the Conservative Party, but because they have suddenly turned into a sober, principled set of defenders of parliamentary standards." THANK YOU.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
It take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
GB News repeatedly presented Reform UK and Conservative politicians and activists as being ordinary members of the public, without declaring their political affiliations. Byline Times investigation reveals pattern of behaviour by the Channel, but Ofcom still refuses to act
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GB News Hosts Reform UK and Conservative Politicians and Activists Posing as Ordinary Voters
The individuals were presented as ordinary members of the public, without informing viewers of their political affiliations, a new Byline Times investigation reveals
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I agree completely. Palantir's Alex Karp and Peter Thiel are unfit to hold such sensitive personal data. They should be nowhere near our NHS or our police forces.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Love to know which Tory donor via what oblique investment vehicle, had an interest in this firm. And who were among the central figures in this contract? Suella Braverman and Robert Jenrick. Both now bleating about tHe cOrrUpT eStAbLiShMeNt from Reform's ranks. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Bibby Stockholm asylum barge contractor admits overcharging UK government £118m
Australia’s Corporate Travel Management is ‘negotiating commercial arrangements’ to refund the money
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John Arnold @floyduk.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
What the actual fuck BBC? You’re advertising the reform party with reform branding during a pre election period and on a tax funded national allegedly impartial network? Better bet your ass Offcom will get a complaint about this. I urge others to do the same.
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LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
woke up
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Larry & Paul @larryandpaul.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Time To Eat The Rich? #BrokenNews
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is amazing. Genuinely thought it was from The Onion when I first glanced at the title.
The two-buttons me, with the superhero designated "RICH DOUCHEBAGS" sweating over two buttons marked "PAY A BIT LESS TAX" and "NOT DIE".
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
“Four ways to a better, happier, more successful You” - no, not a pre-beach diet, but some really good advice for the Labour gov’t. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yes, Keir Starmer must do better and go faster in bringing Britain closer to Europe. Here’s how to reset his reset | Naomi Smith
MPs warn the plan so far lacks direction and drive, but there are four clear ways to really move on from our disastrous Brexit, says Naomi Smith of Best for Britain
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
And to think he was overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Nobody here needs to be told that Reform's claims of cheating are utterly absurd but it's worth noting that the anti-Reform vote was so large that even if the Greens and Labour had split it 50/50 Reform would still have lost — in fact they would have come third. They only value democracy if they win
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Summary: The electorate is restless. Labour is rudderless. Greens are hope. Tories are hopeless. And Reform’s silent majority has once again turned out to be a noisy minority.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
"We're not like other parties, and I won't tolerate disloyalty," says Farage, as he introduces a cabinet that is 50% disloyal people from another party. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage unveils Reform UK frontbench team and warns over dissent
Leader says move should end claims of one-man band and shows party is ‘creating a machine for government’
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
This is just brilliant.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This is everything it should be - meticulously researched, deeply thought out, uncomfortably probing, scrupulously fair, AND ALSO outrageously entertaining. This is how progressives should tell stories. An hour flew by.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Fantastic, and timely youtu.be/wXq58BbhCO4?...
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Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespear. Words for the modern day.
YouTube video by Namo
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
France’s Foreign Ministry owns Elon Musk in this response:
French Foreign Ministry responds to Musk
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
For easy reference. On the left, "agitators" and "domestic terrorists". Or the right, presidentially pardonned "freedom fighters".
A photo of Alex Pretti, smiling, in his hospital scrubs.Fascist rioters attack the Capitol on 6 January 2021, in an attempted coup.Renee Nicole Good, smiling, with her son.The "shaman" douchebag from the 6 January vandals.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
44% of the population of Denton and Gorton are ethnic minority, the majority of them born in the UK. Reform's candidate says those people aren't British and are liable for deportation. It's a bold electoral strategy: vote for me and I'll throw you into the sea. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British
Matthew Goodwin, who is standing in Gorton and Denton, said UK-born people from minority ethnic backgrounds were not always British
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
BBC New's BBC Verify with Ros Atkins Prove that President Trump and Kristi Noem lied When they both claimed that Alex Pretti was a domestic terrorist As the video evidence which they present, shows otherwise
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