Reposted by Gav LargeMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 14hMost TV is just this now. 14157621627
Reposted by Gav LargeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026These anonymous MPs saying it's 'electoral suicide' to tinker with the triple lock. Exactly the type who got us into this mess: unwilling to lead, unwilling to recognise reality for fear of offending voters, unwilling to solve long-term problems if it presents the slightest short-term risk. 107944150
Reposted by Gav LargeOlga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Will international media ever start covering Russia’s ongoing genocide? Ukrainians in Russian occupied Oleshky are eating grass and weeds to survive and the world stays silent 😭kyivindependent.com'Nothing left to eat' — Sybiha urges partners to act on Oleshky humanitarian crisisOleshky's population has fallen from around 24,000 to approximately 2,000 as of spring 2026, according to the Foreign Ministry. 21426293
Reposted by Gav Large24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Right after winning her WTA 500 Singapore opener, Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova used her interview to highlight the humanitarian crisis in occupied Oleshky: “Please, Google Oleshky.” 6346116
Reposted by Gav LargeDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy. 761731492
Reposted by Gav LargeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Lots of talk of growth ahead of the Budget, as if it were a baroque puzzle. Our problem is basic. It's that we no longer support the things which facilitate growth: Europe, immigration, higher education, tax simplification, policy stability. These are all choices and could stop making them anytime. 591608420
Reposted by Gav LargeJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6428071164
Reposted by Gav LargeRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers. 1062353687
Reposted by Gav LargePeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Police investigating Reform over potential foreign donations after channel 4 sting. I make that now *four* live police investigations into Reform over political finance. Which must be a record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPolice launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donationsThe investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been underway into other donations. 31524153
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/09/2026From the new Private Eye 511994744
Reposted by Gav LargeEdwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 09/09/2026Why do Labour let the Tories and Reform push their "Welfare OR strong defence" trade off without countering with a "Brexit or strong defence" trade off? "We can increase defence spending to 3% and later 3.5% of GDP by reversing Brexit, without cutting welfare or raising taxes". 24920
Reposted by Gav LargeDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026British fascists are attacking and doxxing the incredible volunteers of the RNLI. Donate now.rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 14624379
Reposted by Gav LargeOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Say what you like about Nigel Farage but he's definitely the sort of ordinary guy you could sit down and enjoy oysters and champagne with... you know ... as long as you're rich and American 941685290
Reposted by Gav LargeDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok. 10436871044
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Reform UK, which promises to "defend free speech" at all costs, has again banned Byline Times from its conference 771401525
Reposted by Gav LargeMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping. 481300824
Reposted by Gav LargePaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit. 1064232849
Reposted by Gav LargeCambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Ukraine is fighting to defend its freedom and democracy, and our shared European values. Ukraine is fighting to be part of an open Europe, not Putin's corrupt and autocratic Russian sphere. It is right that the EU stands with Ukraine today and until Russia's aggression is defeated 🇪🇺🇺🇦 0124
Reposted by Gav LargeSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026He was right about ULEZ He’s right about Brexit. No need to “revisit old arguments”/lies now we know it’s rubbish and costing us a fortune. Moving on means admitting this and asking about how to now join. Not pretending it’s ok in case Farage loses his shit. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...thelondoneconomic.com'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq KhanThis is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets. 722096639
Reposted by Gav LargeChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Remember how Brexit was supposed to bring the "regulatory agility" for rapid medicine authorisation and make the UK a "world-leading" medicines regulator? Well, that turned out to be yet another illusion. Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...ukandeu.ac.ukThe UK-US medicines deal and the hidden costs of Brexit - UK in a changing EuropeVilija Vėlyvytė argues that the UK-US medicines deal which will see the NHS pay more for new medicines is an unexpected cost of Brexit. 13415191
Gav Large @gavlarge.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I wish someone had told me about the #eclipse before I booked my holiday to where there is no eclipse. 020
Reposted by Gav LargeCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/08/2026For thousands of years, a solar eclipse has been a prophetic harbinger of a spectacular, epoch-making event. Just saying. #VoteBinface #Clacton 19972951570
Reposted by Gav LargePeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Two of these people around Farage were in and out of the Russian Embassy discussing Gold and Diamond deals. The third has been sentenced to over 10 years in prison for taking Kremlin Gold. How does anyone believe Nigel didn’t know? 431000474
Reposted by Gav LargeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's funny how no-one ever asks where the money is coming from when you announce a cut in immigration. 392395535
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Why is Kemi Badenoch never asked about the hefty funding the Conservative party has taken from the oil industry and its lobby groups whenever she talks about her decision to scrap her commitment to Net Zero? 361194502
Reposted by Gav LargeCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Lights out and away we go! #Clacton 1143283887
Reposted by Gav LargeLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 16/07/2026Seven Prime Ministers. Nine Chancellors. Ten years. Britain's political instability is holding the country back. If Andy Burnham is serious about changing politics, he should back proportional representation and give every vote an equal voice. 514768
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16/07/2026A reminder that this is the guy we're all now supposed to be listening to on the subject of the safety of MPs 1072276865
Gav Large @gavlarge.bsky.social · 16/07/2026www.maptap.gg July 16 100🎯 96🏅 100🎯 100🎯 88🎓 Final score: 960maptap.gg🎯MapTap Daily Geography GamePlay MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers. 000
Reposted by Gav LargeDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 09/07/2026One way to put British citizens first might be to not deport, threat to deport, or imply you could at some point in the future deport their spouses? 937083
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Never before has a politician announced their intention to run for re-election on an explicitly pro-sleaze, anti-transparency ticket. Never before has a politician gloried in having enriched themselves by breaking the rules, and then demanded a mandate to continue doing so indefinitelybylinetimes.comNigel Farage’s 'Pro-Sleaze' By-Election Is A Sign Of Terminal WeaknessThe Reform leader's desperate decision to call a back-me-or-sack-me by-election is a sign of a politician who knows he is finally being exposed for the man he really is, argues Adam Bienkov 1622669949
Reposted by Gav LargeSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on! 33935475
Reposted by Gav LargeAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Your regular reminder that not a single new reservoir has been built in England since privatisation. Water companies have increased our bills above the rate of inflation and made 10s of billions in profit. 18351145
Reposted by Gav LargeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It tells you everything you need to know about Kemi Badneoch and Nigel Farage that as London schools, hospitals and transport networks all buckle under extreme record-breaking temperatures, they gather with fossil fuel lobbyists, climate deniers and the far-right to demand an end to Net Zerobylinetimes.comAs Extreme Heat Hits London, Fossil Fuel Interests and Global Far-Right Politicians Gather for a 'Glastonbury of Climate Science Deniers'Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are both scheduled to address the event, reports Max Colbert 9324231117
Reposted by Gav LargeEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23 16531861761
Reposted by Gav LargePrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 25/06/2026As Europe is being hit by an enormous heatwave, made much likelier by the fact we keep on burning huge quantities of oil and gas and coal every year, we can reveal some of the likely results… Anyway, on other pages… From the new Private Eye, out now. 8345132
Reposted by Gav LargeIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Reform’s problem, and it is a very significant one, is that women vote open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/... 731271366
Reposted by Gav LargeBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/06/2026🚨 His paper concludes: "In the case of Brexit, there was a substantial economic impact on the United Kingdom, but it arose gradually over the subsequent decade". 🇬🇧🇪🇺 Brexit has been a disaster for our economy.bbc.co.ukBrexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggestsAnalysis showed how much the UK could have grown if it had not exited the EU. 110938
Reposted by Gav LargeLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 11/06/2026These are the 30 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland, all by white men 21 killed in their homes by men they knew. The youngest 20, the oldest 82 21 were mothers, 4 were killed with their children in the home. Two were pregnant Nobody rioted over their murders www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comA picture of violence: The 30 women killed in more than four yearsIn at least 21 of the 30 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women. 2418571137
Reposted by Gav LargeMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Nigel Farage Listens to the News 10449741891
Reposted by Gav LargeDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Fund scholarship. Jadwiga of Poland knew this 600 years ago. Leaders should know now. 427359
Gav Large @gavlarge.bsky.social · 03/06/2026www.maptap.gg June 3 100🎯 98🔥 98🔥 100🎯 96🏅 Final score: 982maptap.gg🎯MapTap Daily Geography GamePlay MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers. 001
Reposted by Gav LargeRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026For those claiming that the long EU entry queues are the EU’s revenge for Brexit, remember that, when it was still in the EU, Britain supported & voted for the introduction of this EU Entry/Exit System (EES). The then (Tory) govt wanted more checks on those entering the EU. It then put us outside. 720793
Reposted by Gav LargeTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133989736
Reposted by Gav LargeRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 15/05/2026"I cannot be bought by anybody," says Nigel Farage, who supported the IRA, rioters, and neo-Nazis for £79 a pop Imagine what he'd do for £5 million. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...theguardian.comNewly unearthed Nigel Farage videos reveal support for rioter, neo-Nazi event and far-right slogansExclusive: Analysis of more than 4,000 of Reform UK leader’s paid-for Cameo videos also shows they contain misogynistic remarks and antisemitic conspiracies 20476186
Reposted by Gav LargeJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Why exactly would a Thailand-based economic migrant secretly give Nigel Farage £5 million as a 'reward' for delivering Brexit? I won't get to ask either of them this question but every single journalist & broadcaster granted access could... 20437711130
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