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Graham Simmons

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 7h
The late great SPIKE MILLIGAN writes to his bank.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026
“There is a sense among sexual abuse victims, that rich and powerful people are treated differently.” There is outrage over an alleged gang rape of a woman at Cornell University. The men were made to write essays. Is this endemic in America, from President Trump down?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russell Brand is currently charged in the UK with 3 counts of rape, 3 counts of sex assault, and 1 count of indecent assault. He is set for trial in London in two weeks.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Behind the facade of Reform UK wanting to protect women & girls ... "It's why balaclavas are their go to fashion accessory." via Anthony Corella
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Senator appears to be up Schmitt's Creek ...
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: “it’s inconceivable to me how you can pardon people who beat police officers… and then vilify the officers”
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Powerful. And damning.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If, as some sources are reporting, the Fairford Five turn out be a bunch of blokes trying to nick some petrol, I'll be very much looking forward to hearing the thoughts of Nigel Farage and Marco Rubio. And it's not often I can say that.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies."
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Burnham aiming for a change to the UK’s voting system.
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What fantastic news
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The POTUS Sketch NOT THE NINE O’CLOCK NEWS (1981) #RowanAtkinson #GriffRhysJones
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Spot on from @johnharris1969.bsky.social - “comfy, cosy, simple two-party politics” is over. Trying to shoehorn the complexity of our society & economy into 2 parties through our ludicrous voting system simply won’t work. Burnham says he still supports PR - so where’s the action?
theguardian.com
Labour is nostalgic for two-party politics. That cosy, simple time is over – let it go | John Harris
Our fragmented political model will endure for the foreseeable future – and Reform will benefit from it until Burnham learns that cooperation is key, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now this, I like.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court. Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life. Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home. Must change laws.
theguardian.com
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oops never mind
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
One of the greatest sequences in cinema ...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Jeez. By now even Larry the cat knows it was Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal which caused the skyrocketing number of small boat crossings in the English Channel
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 26/09/2026
Not one single new reservoir has been completed in England since privatisation This is a national security issue, and many MPs have been raising the alarm about it Our NEW REPORT explains how Andy Burnham can deliver public ownership so we can invest in our water: vist.ly/5jy48
Screenshot of a Financial Times headline that says "Blow for drought-hit England as opening of new reservoir delayed by 5 years"
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
People trying to 'get onto the housing ladder' is a pet fume. Whatever happened to buying a home?
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't worry Jess, once Reform are in power you will have no employment rights at all, which should make the process of sacking you much simpler and less upsetting. 😁
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Liz Truss doesn't know the difference between the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea. She knocked £425bn off the value of pension fund assets. She thinks Tony Blair set up the Bank of England. And major companies pay her £80,000 a speech for her insights on politics and economics.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Millions of people live in seats that have been represented by the same party since WW2. If Andy Burnham really wants to spread power evenly across the country, this must include changing the voting system so that no community is taken for granted. Our Manchester activist Abbie writes:
northwestbylines.co.uk
Democracy in every postcode – Why devolution needs electoral reform
Our voting system needs reforming to make sure democracy does not suffer from the multitude of parties we have now
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it’s not stopping. momentummag.com/paris-cyclin...
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remarkable that he had a knife handy ... still, he's used to porridge, isn't he?
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It's astonishing how many Oscar-laden films Fiennes has been a part of without ever winning one himself. It's a hefty list ...
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Roaring Lion @babasburfi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do not avert your eyes from Gaza. The people there are still desperate. 🔵 81% of Gaza is destroyed 🔵 51% of Gazans live in tents or the ruins of their homes 🔵 Israel controls 70% of Gazan land 🔵 74,000 Gazans are dead Free Palestine! 🇵🇸 www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
newyorker.com
What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today
Nearly a year after the ceasefire in Gaza, the analyst Jaser AbuMousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Ariaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What started as one teenager’s idea is now pulling millions of kilograms of plastic out of the world’s oceans. I've been donating to this amazing org. since it's inception. Hope you will too. theoceancleanup.com/donate/ #Innovation #PlasticPlanet #OceanCleanUp #EnvironmentalSolutions
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is four years today since Liz Truss launched the budget that sent the financial markets into meltdown. Who could have guessed that someone who couldn't find their way out of a room might not be the best person to put in charge of a major economy?
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Hacked Off @hackedoff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“that can never happen. We would never let that happen” — a pollster, secretly filmed, on a paper learning who commissioned its front-page poll. How commissioned polling is laundered into the press: www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/h...
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How commissioned polling is laundered into the press
The Times and The Telegraph reported polls secretly arranged by Reform UK without telling readers who commissioned them.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just a handy grammar tip: The 1960s are not the 1960's or the 60's. They are the 1960s and the '60s.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Every time I return to Paris, I notice they've done more to reclaim streets from drivers and cars, including removing on-street parking, protecting cyclists from drivers, and prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists in shared spaces. Other cities can learn a lot from Paris.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People have campaigned for a fair voting system for over a century. Now it finally seems within reach: with the two-party system crumbling, public opinion shifting towards PR and a pro-PR Prime Minister. An idea whose time has come? 👇
theconversation.com
Electoral reform is back on the agenda – here’s why things could genuinely be different this time
For once, it could serve the interests of the governing party to change the voting rules.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But sure, Nigel; let's privatise the NHS.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seems he does hold some cards after all. 🇺🇦 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump set to press Zelenskyy at UN to agree energy ceasefire with Russia
President to meet Ukrainian counterpart in New York as Ukraine steps up attacks on Russian energy sector
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
12 blatant lies. Or was it 13? Apologies, I lost count.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Correct.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's a nitpick but the supplementary question needs to be much shorter.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I don’t even think this expresses how bad it really is…..
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Why exactly does a triumphal arch need a - ahem - sniper's nest?
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This country is more broken than most realize.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Given folk the world over - depressingly - seem to vote based on little more than the size of their own wallet, here's the one simple question the Democrats need to ask America approaching the November mid-terms. Trump's made $2,400,000,000 since 2024. How you doin'?
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just three rounds into the Top14 and only one team is unbeaten. Tough, tough league.
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gritty defence from the Canadians but poor game management from England in the final furlong. #InternationalWomen'sWXV
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Graham Simmons @grahamsimmons.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Chef's kiss for this ...
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Steve @adriel1819.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Footage captured within the debris of a demolished residential structure in Gaza documents physical evidence of American-manufactured ordnance deployed in military operations that have resulted in the deaths of complete Palestinian families.
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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 18/09/2026
Cycling infrastructure is an absolute "build them and they will come" solution www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
scotsman.com
More bikes than cars recorded on Edinburgh rush hour route for first time
Highest figures also notched up on major Glasgow cycle routes too
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