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Harriet McAllister

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Deputy Head of English @TorquayAcademy Lover of teaching, curriculum design, cats, Shakespeare and politics

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Remember that every Reform UK national leader and most Reform UK Councillors are ex-Tories but instead of apologising for 14 years of lethal Tory austerity which they voted for and promoted now they're saying ... "But yea everything is Labour's fault!....." via We Demand UK
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secretthinker.bsky.social @secretthinker.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Every Labour MP and Councillor not just Starmer should be shouting this from the roof tops and where ever they operate - stop cowering in the face of MSM adversity and hostile questions... fight back...NOW
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Devon Dympsy @devondympsy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Love this... (artist: Janis Goodman)
Image shows a drawing by artist Janis Goodman and it shows a huge computer that is plugged into 4 electrical sockets and is guzzling water via a hose attached to 2 taps. There is a woman sat nearby. This drawing is titled "The Data Centre Who Came To Tea"
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
But they seemed like such nice, patriotic, community-minded chaps. (Except the ones currently facing murder, child abuse & assault charges, obviously.)
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Andrew Tate’s lawyer is claiming they will be executed in the U.K. Unfortunately MAGAs will believe anything so just to be really clear, there is no such thing as the death penalty in the U.K. and there hasn’t been for many decades.
Andrew Tate’s lawyer is claiming they will be executed in the U.K. Unfortunately MAGAs will believe anything so just to be really clear, there is no such thing as the death penalty in the U.K. and there hasn’t been for many decades.
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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances newrepublic.com/post/214034/... #Trump #Lawsuit #UnitedKingdom
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Trump Tries to Pause His Own BBC Lawsuit to Hide His Finances
The president’s lawsuit against the BBC is blowing up in his face.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sky is on the brink of taking over ITV. Could mean big changes further down the line, though there’s an agreement that ITV is free to air for another 8 years. Nobody seems sure what will happen to SKY News and ITN. Sky is owned by the US company Comcast, behind NBC among others.
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What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
An announcement is expected imminently on Sky buying ITV's TV and streaming channels.
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Iain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Under Starmer: NHS lists down, workers' rights strengthened, rail into public ownership, relations with EU repaired, non-dom tax status abolished, childcare costs halved, state pensions up, homicide at lowest level in 50 yrs, 550,000 kids lifted out of poverty, immigration sharply reduced.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Says the most professional of professional politicians. Leader of not 1, not 2 but 3 political parities and before that he was a Tory. Stood 8 times for parliament and served 5 terms in the European Parliament. Farage is the establishment. Never let him tell you otherwise.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026
Keir Starmer was hounded out by a hostile media who've wanted him gone since the day he became party leader. Be in no doubt, the same media will now be agitating for a GE, they've tasted blood and they won't give up.
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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Keir Starmer may ultimately be remembered as a decent prime minister who arrived at the wrong moment in history: a leader trying to solve problems in a political culture that increasingly rewards those who create them. Read more: www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/star...
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Peter Podkin @podkin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
What's Keir Starmer ever done for us?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I see people are writing Burnham's political obituary already. It's almost as if they want this cycle of chaos. Personally I want progress and a functioning country and really have had my fill of shitweaselery
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 22/06/2026
Are we all happy now, this says it all, thank you Keir Starmer.
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I should run a competition - how many of these Gov announcements, all released in last 4 days, have you heard about??? #DoingTheMediasJob #FixingBritain #LabourAchievements
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Alice Woolley @alicewoolley.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Given the trouble they have finding local councillors who aren’t low-lifes, this could be interesting. Jenrick as leader? 😂
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm posting these again, I know it pees some people of who complain about Starmer supporters just posting lists of achievements as if they don't matter but tough, scroll on by if you don't like it. This is unprecedented in under 2 years and how else should we judge a Government.
Status  of the Government's King's Speech bills, parliamentary session 2024-2026 Labour's achievements since July 2024
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Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
‘falling birth rates appear to be part of a broader phenomenon of young adult singledom, isolation and deteriorating wellbeing … the best hope of reversing the trend may be to change our digital habits - whether through cultural shifts or government regulation.’ @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
#DoingTheMediasJob How none of this made the news I have no idea Should have been more important than coups, £5m bungs and the fact someone telling you to vote didn’t vote himself.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16/05/2026
One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.
White text on a black background reads “Hate is loud.” at the top and “Love is louder.” at the bottom, with the Mayor of London logo centred between the two lines.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 10/05/2026
If Labour MP's feel the need to give press interviews why don't they talk about the achievements to date. Here's a handly wee graphic for them to use, an unprecedented achievement in less than 2 years.
Status of the Government's King's Speech bills, parliamentary session 2024-2026
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We need more of this.
Observer front page highlighting the crypto billionaire funding Farage
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The media have to just stop interviews with Farage when this happens. But they *never* do and Farage knows it, which is why he gets prickly and threatens to walk away. He knows they want/need their story and that's exactly what happened here. Stop fuelling the beast, FFS.
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Malcolm Quinn @malrog.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Everyone who has contributed to the normalisation of these hate mongers should hang their head in shame.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
MEGA (Make England Great Again) is rising and it should frighten us all. From Farage Camps to Local Election results everything is going Reform's angry way and Britain's decent majority need to step up now. Inaction is no longer an option. Me for @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/farage-camps...
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Farage Camps, Reform Gains and Snake Oil - why Britain's decent majority need to wake up to MEGA
News direct from reporters you trust.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Pffft.
Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules.
Mentions per MP.
LibDems: 645
Tories: 5,
, 116
Greens: 7,763
Labour (the actual govt): 27,438
Reform: 70,732
Anyone surprised they're ahead?
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“I’m not going to walk away” is Starmer’s key line today, repeated four or five times in his short interview this morning.
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Nigel Farage refuses to take a question about his £5m donation from a crypto billionaire.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Of course he does.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Reform is a protest party. A protest against decency, integrity, kindness, expertise, and progress. It's a party of pettiness and hate, and it is made up of petty and hateful people from the grassroots to the very top. What it doesn't have is competence. So good luck with the bins and potholes.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
To think that some people listen to Farage & think he’s a decent guy is quite something. He comes across as angry, belligerent, nasty, dishonest - not at all likeable or “man of the people”. As for financial situation - not exactly squeaky clean. Why are people susceptible to believing these people?
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
How is it possible that the media does not report the £7.5bn of money saved by Labour from fraud in our public services. This was news on 1/3/26 The savings secured are equivalent to the cost of employing 230,000 nurses or repairing every pothole in the country. This is big news! Never reported
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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
More private schools have opened than closed since Labour's VAT hike - The i Paper Everyone knew the media hysteria was a lot of nonsense. I think the columnists and the Tories should apologise.
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Old Oakie @markingall.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Farage is a grifting coward who hides from real scrutiny. Why? Because his numbers don't add up.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
How Volodymr Zelenskyy manages to survive in a literal war without a ballroom to keep him safe is just shocking to me.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 26/04/2026
The media constantly tell us Starmer is failing but never really elaborate on what he's failing to do. It can't be failing to deliver the manifesto because that's being done at warp speed. It's based on opinion polls , noises off and unnamed source, fact free speculative articles by the media.
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
I’m impressed with Starmer. He’s handled Trump well. Put Musk back in his box. Is unafraid of standing up to the tech bros. Has kept us out of a war. Has improved our economy. Is focused on ordinary people It’s why the only people that matter are the voters #VoteLabour
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Apart from the actual stats, the most reliable indicator that immigration is plunging (to our obvious economic detriment) is Nigel Farage turning his dishonest attentions to the mythical millions of benefits claimants.
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Shane @shane11.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The Press knew. They laughed. The Tories knew. They didn’t care. All I see now is hypocrisy.
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Carol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡 On your LEFT - the Guardian joins in the anti Labour media pile-on on Starmer On your RIGHT - a mock up of what might/should be front page news in an unbiased media world.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Boris Johnson failed vetting, yet Theresa May appointed him Foreign Secretary. Dominic Cummings was never vetted, yet had free access to Government and Number 10. The vetting process is self evidently farcical.
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MrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Do people remember the 'Beergate' nonsense during Covid?. Keir Starmer and Angelor Rayner were secretly filmed by the son of a right-wing journalist. The media kicked off again. Starmer, publicly declared that if he was found guilty of breaking rules, he would resign. He didn't have to say that.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 19/04/2026
Wouldn't it make a refreshing change if journalists and political commentators stopped talking to themselves about Starmer's faults and asked the people who are benefiting from Labour's policies. People on UC, on minumum wage, free breakfast clubs and childcare hours, the Employment Rights act etc
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ScotchMist @scotchymisty.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
The mainstream media need to read the room. We're not interested in Mandelson. No one is talking about it. We want Starmer to keep us safe on the world stage and forge links with Europe. We worry about bills. We like breakfast clubs and the move towards green energy. No one's talking about Mandelson
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