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Diane

@francis47.bsky.social
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Mother, grandmother, married since 1969. Just want a fair and just society

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 9h
As Mic notes, the Streisand effect is particularly strong when articles are removed wholesale without explanation brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/michael-go...
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Michael Gove, Lola Salem, and a sudden silence
Why did a series of newspaper stories vanish and why are right-wing organisations involved in a coordinated campaign to forget about one particular contributor?
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Leigh Booker @leighbooker.bsky.social · 22h
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💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#Gaza
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
This is as treasonous as it gets
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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💜💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
😂Brilliant
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Glory to Ukraine
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Last week South West Water were fined £8m for >200 sewage discharges in Devon & Cornwall over a 5 year period. Their mantra is “1 pollution is too many”. In the first 11 weeks of 2026, water companies had already dumped over 69,000 hours of sewage into bathing waters. ENOUGH. Public ownership now.
Photo of George Monbiot accompanying a quote from The Guardian, July 2025: "Instead of borrowing to pay for infrastructure improvement, water companies borrowed to pay for dividends. Just as the water companies dump their sewage in the rivers, they have also dumped their liabilities on the public. The country becomes their dustbin."
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Diane @francis47.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An ‘ingrate’ it’s actually unbelievable that this is America!
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Exactly what “standards” are those, Robert? You collude with pornographers over property deals. You take dodgy donations. You whore for racists and christofascists for personal gain. You betray your political allies, friends and your country to sniff at power. You have no standards. You’re poison.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 07/10/2026
Privatisation has benefited overseas investors, who have plundered the assets we used to own. It's way past time to call an end to the failed ideology of the Thatcher era and beyond. Read our report on how and why it should be done vist.ly/5mce2
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Perfectly put.
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Paging the UK....
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Wulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Everything that's wrong with our nation. Everything that's broken. Everything that's corrupted. Started with her.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING Green Party calls for Thames Water and South East Water to be taken into public ownership WITHOUT COMPENSATION by Christmas Thames Water is insolvent, and South East Water has repeatedly failed to supply water to thousands of homes This is wonderful from the Greens
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
History is written by the victors. Thatcher broke the power of trade unions by mass unemployment, industrial restructuring, frittered away N Sea Oil, laid the foundations for the current housing crisis, decimated local bus services, hollowed out local government and introduced the poll tax.
Simon Clarke 

Andy Burnham seems to remember a different 1970s to the rest of us. Britain in 1979 was utterly broken - ravaged by unaccountable trade union power, economically stagnant, the sick man of Europe.
The 1980s saw a remarkable national recovery based on free enterprise, the rule of law and championing Western values. And it is this that our Prime Minister rails against...
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BBC re-running their headlines from 3 years ago when Sunak released 10,000 prisoners early over 6 months....oh wait, no, that went off without a media fuss. Labour are releasing up to 5,000 early over a year - due to Tory failure to build prison capacity. They only built 36 net new places a year.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
There can only be one option on the table. Full EU membership. 💷 £92bn for our economy. 📈 £43bn extra exports each and every year. ⬆️ Growth in every postcode, region, and nation of the UK. 🇬🇧 628/632 constituencies in favour. 🗳️ Stops Farage getting to No10. It really is a no brainer.
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Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform i
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite all the talk about him being 'Starmer with a Northern accent,' Andy Burnham's conference speech suggests he is set to be a very different prime minister from his predecesssor bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham made Farage seem “angry, thin-skinned… absurd. What we witnessed today was a masterclass in political communication which makes Farage look like an amateur” Finally. The confidence that comes with emotional intelligence. It could make all the difference. iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...
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Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment
It’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here.
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Diane @francis47.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve joined the party again today
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Miliband: "To the millions in this country.. who have been moved & outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people, we hear you. You were right" So scrap the proscription of Palestine Action. End all arms exports to Israel. Impose sanctions on the Israeli govt & economy.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I remind you that half of your political/media class frantically urged you to vote for this pig-ignorant, disastrously incompetent crook, and the other half frantically urged you not to vote for the only viable opposition, and then put two and two together about why they did that.
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It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate from the people. He has no real ideas, and no plan.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none.
It's a disaster, and it can all be traced to
Labour ideology. Burnham has no mandate
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19/09/2026
Okay, this got me.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
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Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We should ask ourselves why this is something a Labour Prime Minister feels the need to refute. After 16 years of austerity, a tax and spend socialist is just what we need.
Burnham says budget will be ‘challenging’ and denies he is just ‘tax and spend socialist’ - Guardian headline
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hitpix+ @hitpixplus.com · 13/09/2026
Christian Bale has officially opened Together California, a $22 million foster care village in Palmdale 17 years in the making. The 12-home community is designed to keep siblings in foster care together, giving them the chance to grow up under one roof. More of this, please. #moviesky #filmsky
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/09/2026
>30 backbench Labour MPs are due to speak on the debate for a referendum on public ownership of water today in parliament. They know that what happens next for water will be crucial for this government It's a simple choice: will it put the public first, or US hedge funds & faraway shareholders?
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Andy Burnham's high stakes policy headache that could split Labour MPs
Andy Burnham has used bold language on the water industry but we don't know how that will fare with the economic reality he faces - as Labour MPs urge him to go in different directions.
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Vince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protester: “He’s just everything that is wrong in this kind of society, and he’s here. It’s just not right. I don’t know why we welcomed him here… We are a peaceful nation and he’s coming over here with blood on his hands from all the wars he’s doing.” 📍Ireland
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MrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Campbell, hits the nail on the head. BBC news, 'cheerleader' of Farage/Reform.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Ffs. Well, it’s up to us to make sure that their grubby ‘investment’ is a phenomenal waste of money. Reform is a shitshow of crooks and idiots who have no idea how to behave, let alone govern. The majority of us who loathe them must unite to keep them out of power forever.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026
I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🔎 From the archive: five years of work As the Met announce an investigation into Reform Donations, catch up on the Cambridge Academic implicated - James Orr Support our work
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Free online access to the NEWS that shapeS our print edition out SOON IN PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION 89 – SEPTEMBER 2026 PLAYING WITH FIRE The fossil fuel age is burning itself alive.We know where this is headed.Why are we not doing anything? Nafeez Ahmed, Clive Lewis MP, Asad Rehman, Caroline Lucas BURNHAM’S CHALLENGE #ReformUncovered Got […]
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Let’s go.
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Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations
The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been underway into other donations.
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JointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chris Rokos. He’ll be donating to Reform next but Britain is well rid. - Funded Cameron in run up to 2015 election. Thereby funding library and youth club closures, cuts to school budgets, armed forces/local authority budgets. Huge growth in corridor care & overcrowded prisons.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I have to admit, I’m oscillating between ’of course he’ll get away with it, he always does’ and ‘surely this time the police will do their job’.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This sounds as inappropriate as anything I have ever heard in UK higher education. Perhaps we need to shut down Cambridge until we find out what the hell is going on there...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
E.L Wisty is still with us? I had no idea.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/09/2026
Spot on ⬇️ "There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
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The disaster Britain has spent a decade refusing to discuss
Lorraine Kelly: 10 years down the line we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 04/09/2026
[24th May 2026] "Farage is taking political donations into new territory and to new levels. The influence of big money in UK politics can no longer be ignored. Wealthy people, big business, and foreign-linked money are finding new ways into the system -- from companies to cryptocurrency.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🔴 NEW Reform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times Warnings By @iainoverton.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Reform UK Sting Broadcast by Channel 4 Confirms Years of Byline Times Warnings
The extraordinary footage echoes concerns raised by Byline Times over the sources and beneficiaries of money flowing into Farage’s party.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Farage saying that Reform didn't commission the polling in the Channel 4/Verbatim sting. The footage seems to show something very different - Reform chose scope of polling; the price; got it on newspaper front pages and hawked around the invoices to be paid by an impermissible donor!
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