Reposted by NickiCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10hNEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/ 17650102071
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026All authoritarian cults resemble one another. All democracies are democratic in their own particular way. 30548163
Reposted by NickiIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Badenoch speech: The Tory leader is having an argument with herself and she's losing inews.co.uk/opinion/bade... 18416112
Reposted by NickiAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own 451382567
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice." 2872549924
Reposted by NickiSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people… 1631378443
Reposted by NickiRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding. 541904772
Reposted by NickiEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"The term “lame duck” would be haunting any other president’s sleep. But the concept is alien to Trump. He spends more of his time telling people about his architectural plans than he devotes to Iran, AI or the economy. Insoluble problems hold no interest." My column. as.ft.com/r/928f5cb7-6...as.ft.comTrump is checking out of his presidencyWith no way out of his war with Iran, he is increasingly obsessed with monuments to himself 1817945
Reposted by NickiAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026All these platforms were originally sold to us as being liberating tools of free speech and expression. Now they're being actively used by their owners to suppress it www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 33600263
Reposted by NickiSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“There can be no more trying to pretend there’s a respectable anti-immigration position which is meaningfully distinguishable from far right thuggery” We must actively make racism shameful again. Because this is where it has led and it’s unforgivable. No more indulging ignorance and hate. 20594196
Reposted by NickiSomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 @clairecopperman.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you see it?static.klipy.comDoctor Who: Artista DesahuciadoAlt: Doctor Who: Van Gogh in the Musée d'Orsay 10382
Reposted by NickiJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So the ‘negotiation’ involves blowing smoke up Putin’s arse, asking him what he wants then attacking Ukraine for refusing to concede it. Never forget the huge swathe of UK media & political figures who celebrated Trump’s ascent while claiming to care about Ukraine. Absolute heels, the lot of them. 681195311
Reposted by NickiTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830141004
Reposted by NickiDr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Neither Edward the Confessor nor Harold Godwinson were straightforwardly English but why bother with nuance when lazy nationalism is easier 713123
Reposted by NickiDuncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026What i particularly appreciate about this piece is that we’re so consistently soaked in rightwing media, both pro/con, that we cease to see alternatives. Other possibilities. Ones filled with awe & appreciation for the diversity of people & complimentary genius that can make life better for all! 22742158
Reposted by NickiAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The BBC website hasn’t found space to report on Jenrick’s defence of assaults on a woman protestor by Reform members, but it has devoted an entire page to this puff for Reform’s attempts to appeal to womenbbc.co.ukReform UK hopes new group will attract more women to partyThe party launches Women for Reform at its party conference this weekend, after criticism about its policies. 30583192
Reposted by NickiDorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 07/09/2026If "legitimate concerns" were considered to excuse illegitimate methods, then nobody from Just Stop Oil or Palestine Action would have been arrested. So we know it doesn't. In fact that phrase is only ever used in one context. Only in that context is uniformed mob intimidation "peaceful protest" 211106400
Reposted by NickiCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 03/09/2026At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton 994986866
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The Tories f**cked Britain with austerity and Brexit then made it a whole lot worse by putting Truss in power to test out the batshit ideas of Tufton Street think tanks... They are not only a spent force but proven architects of decline who are in no position to lecture Burnham on anything ... 691617361
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Maybe the rules are just dandy Nige... maybe the problem lies with someone else 1031122319
Reposted by NickiSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Chris Mason (BBC) reports on his “interview” with Nigel Farage. It’s not an interview. It’s an idiotic, moany rant from Farage about how he’s being picked on cos he reckons he’s a threat to the establishment. And Mason just folds like a wet cardboard box in the face of this delusional bollox. 2041965542
Reposted by NickiSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Deeply unpleasant and unpopular extremist rules out making pact with the party she ditched for not being sufficiently fascist. Despite being their Home Secretary twice, somehow it was everyone else who betrayed the country. Just hurry up down the drain, you utterly dismal people. (iPaper) 21465112
Reposted by NickiBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Happy birthday to Mary Shelley, born on this day in 1797 📕 At 18, she began writing Frankenstein, helping to invent a whole genre and giving us one of literature’s most iconic monsters. Not a bad legacy. 2425156
Reposted by NickiPaul 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. 1064231848
Reposted by NickiRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Oh, goddammit. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...theguardian.comDolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes 1121615
Reposted by NickiMark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Some good points. But also some myth propagation. One myth you have repeated is that those with the broadest shoulders are paying most tax. Another is that 'hard decisions' are those which voters dislike. Really hard decisions are those oligarchs don't like. 99-percent.org/time-for-a-p...99-percent.orgTime for a Progressive Tax System? - 99%How you probably pay a higher rate of tax than the wealthiest in society We are often told that the UK tax system is progressive: the better you are doing […] 27125
Reposted by NickiRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The last PM to both enter and leave No. 10 as the result of a general election: ❌ Burnham ❌ Starmer ❌ Sunak ❌ Truss ❌ Johnson ❌ May ❌ Cameron ❌ Brown ❌ Blair ❌ Major ❌ Thatcher ❌ Callaghan ❌ Wilson ✅ Heath (1970 - 74) This is not newsworthy. It's just overexcited journos having a circle jerk. 1229276
Reposted by NickiSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A year ago I wrote one of my most popular posts: "the financial crisis theory of everything". It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc... I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read. samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...samf.substack.comThe financial crisis theory of everythingLast month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”. 33367132
Reposted by NickiPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026And other find from @monkemma.bsky.social: Arday blogged all those marathons in real time. I can’t remember the dozens of journalists who told me there’s no evidence he ran them. Are any of you big enough — or good enough journalists — to correct your error? 12420131
Reposted by NickiIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Drama should be a core GCSE subject iandunt.substack.com/p/the-hellbo... 82665109
Reposted by NickiMark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Thread (1/2) Is this madness? Apparently we should 'balance' fixing the economy against appeasing the markets, “A difficult balancing act remains: maintaining credibility with financial markets while avoiding policies that unnecessarily weaken the economy” www.ft.com/content/481b...ft.comUK posts unexpected budget deficit of £1.8bn in JulyLatest borrowing data underscores challenge facing chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget 23416
Reposted by NickiBritish Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It was short but oh so sweet Rain - we missed you 💙 29922
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Under Reform UK’s "Making Welfare Work" policy proposal, welfare claimants would be obliged to do clerical and cleaning work in order to receive benefits. Or in other words: People would be given jobs they might not be trained to do and then not get paid adequately to do them. 133662157
Reposted by NickiCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17/08/2026NEW: It was a digital lynching. And the media is never going to hold itself to account for the role it played in Jason Arday’s death. But there are things we can do. This is a practical guide based on my own experience. broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-digital-...broligarchy.substack.comA Digital LynchingA practical guide for individuals and organisations when the mobs gather 411999914
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Well I for one am astonished that a party run by multimillionaires and funded by billionaires wants to slash welfare to the bone and force people on benefits to work for nothing ... so that they can cut taxes for the rich www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comJenrick says Reform would make long-term benefits claimants clean up high streets – UK politics liveParty’s ‘welfare to work’ policy would force long-term claimants to do community work or face losing benefits 47565187
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Richard Tice but Dim strikes again 6137572
Reposted by NickiIan Birrell @ianbirrell.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Farage and Jenrick’s latest attack on a minority - aiming at autistic and disabled people - is grotesque. A pair of rich & privileged men attacking some of society's poorest and most marginalised people to divert attention from financial sleaze My @theipaper.com column inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...inews.co.ukFarage and his sidekick Jenrick's latest attack on the most vulnerable is grotesqueIan Birrell: They want to open a fresh front line in the culture wars 51801311
Reposted by NickiParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Very decent of the BBC to report our £50bn savings claim as though it's a fact, rather than the made up load of old bollocks that it actually is. 541505405
Reposted by NickiGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 561478588
Reposted by NickiTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Look, put simply, people should not be comfortable saying that in public and the way to fix society runs directly through making them afraid to say it again. 3742401098
Reposted by NickiOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Farage cannot be allowed to get away with this lie. It's the politics of the absolute gutter. And invoking the two world wars in his grubby little game is an insult to the people who actually fought and died in them. 881021332
Reposted by NickiAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When you have to make up excuses not to even bother attending the result of the Very Important By-election you just demanded everyone else take part in 591133311
Reposted by NickiThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 10/04/2026something that wrinkles my brain every time I remember it is the fact that total eclipses are only possible on earth because the moon and sun appear to be the same size in our sky, due to the insanely, astronomically unlikely fluke that the moon is 400x smaller than the sun but 400x closer to us. 8475111296
Reposted by NickiMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/08/2026It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.theguardian.comThis burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq KhanLook at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 731532486
Reposted by NickiRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/08/2026More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 271158565
Reposted by NickiSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 09/08/2026New post out: "The myth of the 'Boriswave'" The online right claim that the immigrants who arrived between 21-24 will bankrupt the country. This isn't remotely true but they've created a mainstream panic that could lead us down a dangerous path. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...samf.substack.comThe myth of the "Boriswave"Over summer 2024 anonymous right-wing accounts on twitter, who support Reform or more extreme ethnonationalist parties, started using the term “Boriswave” to describe the brief but sharp rise in net m... 21451169
Reposted by NickiSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is a really inadequate Home Office statement in these circumstancds It empathises with this protest as expressing legitimate concerns, singles out violence against police, and simply fails to say "violence threatening asylum seekers, migrants & other minorities is shocking + wrong" 36824272
Reposted by NickiPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026‘Listening’ to ‘legitimate concerns’ is what led us to violent riots in Thetford. Embracing flag-shagging is what inspires lynch mobs. These are the worst of people, and we should have said so clearly and loudly from the start. We should be saying it now. 33824237
![Braverman U-turns on desire to unite right
By Frankie Lister-Fell
Suella Braverman has U-turned on her desire to unite the right with a coalition between Reform UK and the Conservatives.
The former home secretary de-
fected to Reform in January this year, joining the more right-wing party as education spokesperson.
Despite criticising the Tories, she had proposed for the two parties to join forces to defeat the left.
And Reform leader Nigel Farage, having historically wanted to wipe r out the Conservatives, kept the suggestion open as a possibility. When
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questioned on whether the parties would form a pact or coalition in
April, he said "let's see".
But on Saturday, Braverman denied
any chance of the two parties working together.
She told The Times: "The Conservative Party utterly betrayed the British people. They promised to do whatever it would take to stop the boats. The boats were not stopped.
"There's so many issues that the Conservative Party now agrees with me on, whether it's banning the hate marches, leaving the European Convention on Human Rights [to stop the small boats], cutting visas, but
it basically takes the Conservative Party too long to get it. And I'm more impatient than that."
The Tories, on the other hand, had already rejected the idea. Last Sat-urday, party leader Kemi Badenoch said during an interview with broadcaster lain Dale at the Edinburgh Fringe festival that a coalition would be "monstrous"
She said it would "put as many people off as it gains"
, adding that
Reform is "fighting all the time"
Badenoch said: "Nigel Farage die-tates what he wants depending on what he had for breakfast that day, and they're all over the place. How do I work with people like that?"
Braverman had also ruled out making a deal with right-wing contenders Restore Britain before the next election. Earlier this month, Farage said he was "open-minded" about working with Restore, which was founded by Rupert Lowe who was kicked out of Reform last year.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreihekkts33wc5rwrxsse4ql244rv2feyif73qqtkmj3p6jo3y7hgya)
