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Freddie van Mierlo MP 🔶 @freddievanmierlomp.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’m so pleased to be part of Henley College’s Aspire programme and be about to speak to students about being an MP and most importantly, having an impact through campaigns. Excited to see what campaigns students will run next.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

So Badenoch’s Conservatives would drop the tax on least “earned” of any income, on the income most likely to embed the opportunity gap. Plus ca change, eh?

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Wanker Max

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"I'm not a defence expert." Even by Kemi Badenoch's lamentable standards, this is agonising. Just give thanks she will never, ever be Prime Minister. 🙏 #politicslive

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The thing that gets me about these lurid anti-Zionist statements, like the one the Greens just passed, is that it is *so fucking easy* to criticise the Israeli government without engaging in that type of language.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Imagine that at the hight of the London Blitz FDR had invited Hitler to talk about their shared aims.

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Donald Trump

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I ordered Murder of Crows for my daughter’s birthday from @tesco and they’ve sent an electronic leather scissor.

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Confused Girl Meme: Huh What

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Mark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After the expose of the Telegraph's role in mis-describing a JL Partners poll connected to Reform, welcome to see what may be the start of a new editorial policy on polling transparency in today's piece about another poll: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09...

First, evidence of the PM’s affability. The polling company Find Out Now (FON) has kindly shared a wealth of data from its own regular monitoring of public opinion about politics, research the firm funds itself. That data from four polls repeated across early September confirm that Burnham, by political standards, is a sympathetic character.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔴 The £72million pound question - how worried are you about big money in British politics? Democracy for Sale is running a survey to find out what the public thinks about money in politics - and what we should do about it Please take it!! And share widely!! thx! 😀 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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How concerned are you about UK political funding? – A Democracy for Sale survey

We're Democracy for Sale, a newsletter covering dark money and influence in UK politics. We're trying to better understand our readers' and the wider public's opinions and concerns about political fun...

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's the report that had Pippa Crerar awarding us GEEK OF THE WEEK on Peston. Without EU membership in the Labour manifesto, we could end up with Farage in No10. Full MRP below. bestforbritain.org/publication/...

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How EU policy can win the next general election - Best for Britain

Impact of EU policy on voting intention, and constituency outcomes.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The resilience of immigration in these figures is really troubling. We need the reporting of the fall in small boat and general immigration to ramp up. Reform can come back as long as that issue reigns.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's time for a new Charter. Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. Take the survey here:https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-new-charter?source=bluesky&

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trump bans the news media he doesn’t like. Imagine the uproar if Obama or Biden had done the same!

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There's been a lot of debate recently about the influence of money in politics: whether that's dark money from abroad, or the undemocratic power of super-rich donors. Here's why First Past the Post makes the influence of big money in politics even more dangerous 👇

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🗳️ Today is the UN's International Day of Democracy. If you asked people what they associate with democracy, many would probably respond: elections. Voting is a fundamental democratic right. But being able to cast a ballot every few years is not enough. 🧵👇

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Billionaires support the Reform Party. People, with good reason, support the LibDems.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 12/09/2026

Unlimited donations from unaccountable sources are a threat to democratic integrity. We're calling on the Government to introduce emergency legislation to cap political donations. Last week we raised this in the Commons. This week we've chased the minister again, because this cannot wait.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Can someone explain to me the difference between selling indulgences in the 1500s and selling pardons in the 2020s.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/09/2026

How it started / How it's going

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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

What is expected in return ⁉️ 🤷‍♂️ ‘Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire’ Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Lisa Smart is forced to sit down by the Deputy Speaker for daring to mention Proportional Representation when debating a bill called the "Representation of the People Bill" . Burnham's new government needs to allow this debate to happen. #fixpolitics #fairvotes #andyburnham #ukpolitics

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📩 Yesterday we went to Number 10 with a special delivery for the Prime Minister. Andy Burnham is our first PM to openly support PR. We know he can talk the talk. Now it's time for him to walk the walk. @compassoffice.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @jowusunepaul.bsky.social

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We will not let Andy Burnham off the hook. Ed Davey pushed him on his support for fair votes again this week - and in the response he said "This Parliament must be a circuit breaker" It can ONLY be a circuit breaker if he uses THIS Parliament to do the work. We need fair votes now

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Lisa Smart MP - Lib Dem Cabinet Office Spokesperson & Fair Votes APPG Vice chair asks the new Minister for our Democracy if she will "crack on" and fix politics so we can fix the country. Well said! #fairvotes #ukpolitics #fixpolitics

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“A fairer voting system will force ALL MPs to care about ALL voters, not just the swing votes” We have had thousands of responses and 94% of them agree that our politics fails to represent everyone - and that's a problem. See the full results of the survey: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“I'm sick of voting against things rather than for things." A very common sentiment in our survey results - and one shared by voters from all parties. 96% agreed they should not have to vote tactically. See the full results of the survey: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“I do vote but always wonder why I bothered.” This is just one quote from our survey but there are many like it. 95% of respondents agreed that the % of seats should match the votes - we need to make votes matter. See the full results of the survey: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

“Too much time is spent bickering about party colours and not working together” People do not believe politicians work together in the interests of the country and 79% of respondents "definitely" think more cooperation would help. See the full results of the survey: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 03/09/2026

Farage has always behaved as though the rules apply to everyone but him. These allegations against Reform look like the latest example. Lib Dem Cabinet Office spokesperson @lisasmartmp.bsky.social has written to the police and the electoral commission asking them to investigate.

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Helen Morgan MP @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Really serious allegations are made in this Channel 4 programme. It’s only right that a full investigation takes place - there can be no place for this in our politics.

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Our current system is not fit for purpose" “Binary, adversarial politics is worse than useless.” Our survey received responses from all over the UK, all age groups and all political parties. 92% agreed: politics is not working See the full results of the survey: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m not a fan of conspiracy theories but I can’t help wondering if the Ayatollahs and the US President collude when milking the commodity markets for themselves and their coterie…

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This Burnham line on electoral reform is important: "I do believe there needs to be a mandate to make that change... I believe we will need to get a consensus at the next election. And if there is that consensus, then a change can be made in the next parliament."

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Liberal Democrats for Electoral Reform (LDER) @libdems4er.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"It's a complete mess." This is just one of thousands of responses we received from all corners of the UK, all age groups and all political parties - responses which delivered a rating of 2 stars out of 5 for our political system See all the survey results here: www.lder.org/fix-politics...

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Alex Selby-Boothroyd @alexselbyb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is getting out of hand

Tube map but with America Water instead of Canada Water. Hilariously.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Dispiriting. I would much rather his brand of more moderate Conservatism was challenging the national party rather than aimed at attracting a liberal electorate in London. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London

Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effect

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Somewhat disappointed to see The Rest Is History whoreing itself out for tax-dodger space-botherer Bezos. Is that really necessary?

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James Southern @james.fieldleveltech.org · 21/08/2026

This reminds me a while back me and @gurugosling.bsky.social came up with “MBA slop”. As in “na that’s technically not enshittification it’s just standard MBA slop”

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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🎬 EPISODE 1: HOW BIG MONEY IS CORRUPTING UK POLITICS 🗣️ "We're in an arms race, and we're in an arms race with no guardrails" - @suehawley.bsky.social Today we publish Episode 1 of Going, Going, Almost Gone: How the Super-Rich Are Buying UK Democracy with @petergeoghegan.bsky.social 1/3

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How big money is corrupting UK politics | Going, Going, Almost Gone, Ep. 1

YouTube video by Transparency International UK

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Radix Big Tent - RBT @radixuk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Our 'Rightsizing' report was the basis of a thoughtful discussion on R4's 'You and Yours', this weekend 🏘️ (1/3)

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Tragically, Jason Arday has died after a vicious press campaign over the last few weeks. The Gover’t must urgently launch an inquiry into the rotten culture of the press, & any role it had in his death. Add your name now: hackedoff.org/campaign-actions/demand-an-inquiry-into-the-culture-of-the-press

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Demand an inquiry into the culture of the press

Jason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

So much better at the hard man act with allies than with adversaries. 😳

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whenever ANYONE says “It’s simple” about something really, fucking complicated, they’re a populist and should be ignored.

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Stephen Gosling @gurugosling.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Politically the suggested drought orders make renationisation or deprivatisation much, much more likely. Just saying…

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

"For perhaps the first time in postwar history, all the conditions for [electoral] reform are now in place." 💯 ✅ Majority public support ✅ Increasingly chaotic election results ✅ Growing support in Westminster ✅ A pro-PR Prime Minister This could be the moment that changes UK politics for good 👇

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Electoral reform has never been closer

The three key ingredients are now in place

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