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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h

Instead we get this. I had to block at least a dozen trolls, who thought they were being ever-so-clever by telling me how much they'd enjoy eating it: bsky.app/profile/geor...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h

This is how we should see these magnificant animals, not hauled up on a boat or in fillets on a slab. We should no more catch or kill this rare and stunning megafauna than we should trap or kill tigers or whales. Here are some more of Rupert’s photos from yesterday, with his kind permission.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 8h

Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.

Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
John Oxley

The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.

Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22h

Brexit has been a Tory masterclass in ideological madness. It’s widely accepted by the country as a barrelling shitshow but *still* their entitled little reps strut about insisting we can’t be allowed to vote on it again. Who TF does this person think she is? And why TF should she decide anything?

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Giles Brown @polkapiquee.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So the Conservative party wrote a vague referendum leading to marginal victory for the less honest side of their party, and they want that to be treated as binding for some amount of time also not specified in the legislation? No thanks.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Climate action is not about saving the planet. The planet will survive. It's about saving PEOPLE from climatological, hydrological, biological and geomorphological collapse.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)

Value of the
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Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.

As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.

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@GuttridgeAndy aka Mr Flipper @guttridgeandy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Absolutely. Another referendum is another opportunity for bigotry, lies and foreign interference. The evidence of Brexit’s failure is overwhelming. The damage done to the UK immeasurable. Rejoin at the earliest opportunity.

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A second Brexit referendum is a truly stupid idea. Straight to rejoin. No fucking about. There’s no logical argument, economic or otherwise, for not rejoining. The British electorate has proven that they don’t have a clue and are easily duped by disinformation campaigns and foreign interference.

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"Sources close to" Bob Borsley @bobborsley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m old enough to remember when they were ‘wedded’ to EU membership. A different, more serious Tory Party:

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

People say we can't afford the Green New Deal. Can we afford the $150 billion+ in damages from extreme weather events every year? The cost of inaction is always higher than the cost of transition. We aren't choosing between the economy and the environment.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot

A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Remember that Farage deifies Thatcher and wants even more privatisation designed to make the super-rich wealthier and the rest of us poorer or destitute 'Absolutely everything rotten in the UK can be traced back to Thatcher' via St Helens Resistance

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Stephanie C @stephaniec11.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don’t think the EU would talk seriously about accession talks while Brexit parties - Con and Ref - are collectively polling 40%+.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We do… but we’ve already learned a lot… (those who’ve refused to are the minority)… and it’s not just about us being better off, it’s about how much better it is to be part of a team that has genuine influence in the world, rather than twatting about on our own in our little sovereignty cul de sac.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Farage has described Burnham’s new EU stance as 'Brexit betrayal' The real Brexit betrayal was Farage & Johnson promising NHS and economic nirvana they knew would never happen " ... by the end of 2025 Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%"

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Chris Dickenson @cpdickenson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And if they’d be brave enough to tell the truth—that Brexit was a massive con inflicted on the UK by charlatans to shift the country further to the right for their own gain—support for rejoining would only increase. They need to attack Farage et al. head on www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

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Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds

Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The UK‘s political class, commentariat* and public gradually, over years and step-by-tiny-step, guiding itself to the previously taboo realisation that it should be in the EU is like a small child slowly learning that it is better and nicer for them if they don’t shit themselves all the time.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to Suella Braverman for her Question Time appearance - I didn't think it was possible for her to come across as any more deranged and stupid than usual, but she somehow managed it.

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MarcPieterse @marcpieterse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

“I get my meat from honest small scale local farmers …” Small scale or backyard fHarms can be even worse than factory fHarms. Don’t be fooled ..all these animals don’t want to die. Stop. Eating. And. Using. Animals. #LiveVegan use your heart 🙏

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Braverman blathering on about who can be English, Farage starting his me-me-me tour of the country telling audiences he’ll fix the country in 100 days or they’ll all sack themselves… apart from him… and Yusuf fanboying that racist thug who got refused bail… A moron festival. Come on, UK. Enough now.

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Brexit - President Macron is spot on here. Brexit has been an utter disaster. #BrexitDisaster #RejoinEU #JoinEU

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Craig Thomler @craigthomler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The #USA from the perspective of Australians… And we know you don’t care what we, or anyone else in the world thinks - we don’t care what you think either, we’re just laughing at the circus. youtube.com/shorts/Xp-5O...

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Border Control: USA

YouTube video by Jimmy Rees

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Stan @picturepostsouth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We didn't need an EU referendum previously and we don't need one now, they're advisory. Govt should proceed asap with negotiations. It's absolutely ridiculous asking bus drivers, bakers, postmen, engineers, or rocket scientists, to cast a vote on international politics, security, trade, or finance.

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SimonG 🇨🇦🥈 @simongodly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have they learned nothing? The result of the first referendum ruined families, pitched neighbour against neighbour. 😒 Fine, I'm not nice, I look at Brexit voters and think, moron. Let the Gov just do it. Then we can blame them. Not the folks next door, your dad, or George's granny. 😊

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🇨🇵 Clare Price-Jones 🇪🇺 @clucksky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why the actual f*ck go to the time & expense of a referendum? You're a government. Govern. Do what is in the countries best interests.

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darylelgringo.bsky.social @darylelgringo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"remember"? Simon Clarke was born in 1984 ... not only doesn't he "remember" the 1970s, he probably remembers very little of the worst excesses of M.T. either.

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Frogzombie @sapofrog101.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So do the doctors at the hospital save her life so she can be put to death another time or do they break the hippocratic oath and let her die? America is barbaric backwards country. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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Tennessee says child rapists deserve to die. Now it prepares to execute one of their victims

At 18, Christa Pike was sentenced to death for murder. What if the jury knew she had suffered years of sexual abuse as a child?

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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thatcher legacy of uk destruction It’s almost as if she hated the uk Truly astonishing levels of destruction And we still live with her terrible legacy

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...

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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch

Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesterday, French president Emmanuel Macron said it would ⁠be “excellent news’ ⁠and “a good decision” ⁠if Britain decided to rejoin. Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez said Britain would be welcome back to the EU "with ⁠open arms". Let’s go! #RejoinEU 🙂

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MsBlueWednesday @msbluewednesday.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ah yes, that did go so well 🙄 🤬 As there was targeted influence via American tech bro social media. Nothing was done about it, of course. No ramifications for either these Brexit supporting groups or individuals, or legislation to stop it - so it could well happen again www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli...

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Vote Leave's targeted Brexit ads released by Facebook

The social media ads that helped Vote Leave win the EU referendum are published in full for the first time.

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🇨🇵 Clare Price-Jones 🇪🇺 @clucksky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A referendum? On Rejoin? FFS. That went well last time didn't it? And the uncontested lies have already started - Gove, yesterday? Why can't governments just govern? Do what they're elected to do? The best for the country. Jeez.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.

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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/09/2026

The difference between Burnham and Starmer's conference speeches? "Let's be honest, it was a Jaguar vs Robin Reliant." "Today is vindication for Labour's decision to get some guts and replace Starmer."

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you. How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Photo of Burnham waving to the audience in front of HOPE AGAIN backdrop

Burnham was not going to die wondering. He knew he might be delivering one of the longest suicide notes in history, but he did it anyway. Because he couldn't not do it. Better to go down remaining true to his principles than being slowly airbrushed out of history like the previous six prime ministers. Failures all. Andy was prepared to burn through all his political capital right there in Liverpool, right then. Not just for his own legacy but for a country he wanted to rebuild. It was the only way he could look himself in the mirror.
Honour his parents.

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Trish #AbolishTheMonarchy #FreePalestine @tr1shw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Exactly! Properly paid and trained staff with a defined career path like nursing! Boosts the economy too as care staff will have money to spend and, unlike hedge funds, they won’t squirrel it away offshore without paying tax. It’s a total no brainer, so how about it @andyburnham.bsky.social 🙏

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.

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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.

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Simon Dalling 🇪🇺🇬🇱 @simond1954.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In the UK our judges and our public prosecutors are not elected so there is a separation of the state from the creation of laws to carrying them out. We do see due process here - most of the time, something that seems to be lacking, quite often from the other side of the Atlantic…

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Ian Quayle @ianhquayle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Look what the country Wes Streeting says is our best friend does to its own citizens. This puts USA in the same camp as China, Iran etc. USA is as different to Europe as any of those nations. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Tennessee to execute a woman for first time in 200 years after governor denies clemency

Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stay

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Stewart Macdonald @mrred8691.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Farage should be arrested for incitement. It’s what he’s trying to do with his demands . Fuck off twat you demand nothing you aren’t important at all.

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Sadiq Khan wants Britain to start preparing to rejoin the EU now: return to the customs union, pursue associate membership, consider the single market and put a clear rejoin pledge in Labour’s next manifesto. His message to Andy Burnham: start making the case to voters today.

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George Hotchkiss @hotchkiss13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Nobody gets to be a billionaire by sharing. Wealth creators is a lie. Wealth hoarders applies. Tax the bastards.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s a pathetic bit of lashing out from Johnson. But it reveals him. He knows he pissed his own mandate away. He’s just a tabloid troll now, talking shite while better people than him may get to make the kind of difference he never could. Hope that haunts him forever.

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