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Irene Wise

@irenejuliawise.bsky.social
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Artist, writer, educator, European. #FBPE #NHS Be curious, be kind. #art & info: irenejuliawise.com #FRSA. Imperial War Museum Fellow in #Holocaust Ed #Theatre #Film #Art #books #cats #gardening #hedgehog #vegetarian #StrongerTogether #RejoinEU

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Paul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 8h
Burnham considers second Brexit referendum as France and Spain urge Britain to rejoin bloc www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Burnham considers second Brexit referendum as France and Spain urge UK to rejoin EU
Britain would be welcomed back into the EU ‘with open arms’, Spain’s prime minister says
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Tim Kinsella #FBPE @timkinsella.bsky.social · 8h
inews.co.uk/opinion/brex... “A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And #Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake. It made us poorer and lonelier. It robbed us of a global role” #Rejoin
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The Brexit years were grim and hateful - it's time to rejoin
Ian Dunt: Leaving the EU was a terrible, terrible mistake
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 8h
Oh look! A letter in the Telegraph in support of Brexit. (The only post-Burnham-speech letter in the Telegraph in support of Brexit.) Look where they live 😂😂😂
Pro Brexit letter.
From Vienna.
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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 8h
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Well done Andy, at last a Prime Minister who has the courage to reverse the evils of Brexit
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No 10 gathering evidence on public support for UK rejoining EU
Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit
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mikefa.bsky.social @mikefa.bsky.social · 8h
A Typical UK press stance and headline ! Inferring only the PM thinks Brexit has harmed Britain ! Most of the UK said Brexit a disaster you DHs ! Change the record !
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 7h
This is a marvellous exhibition, well worth a day trip to #Eastbourne. #ArtistsAgainstFascism #Art #ArtForPeace #TownerGallery townereastbourne.org.uk/whats-on/com...
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Comrades in Art: Artists Against Fascism— Towner Eastbourne
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johngrimley.bsky.social @johngrimley.bsky.social · 8h
From the man who said "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!!" Should know the hilarity of his words when looking at brexit.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 8h
I'm still waiting for Reform UK to publish a list of Brexit benefits promised by Farage's Brexit Party and how they've turned out ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 17,180 cases across 48 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,700 measles cases (including 2 recent deaths) — a 35 year high. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/08/2026
63 years later to the day, and the fight for equal rights is still very much unfinished. A new generation. Same responsibility. Keep marching. Keep fighting. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As midterms approach, I remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism. 1918 Spanish flu helped Nazis seize power. Vote accordingly. Protect disabled & marginalized people. Get them to the polls. The fascists come for us first. #VoteBlue substack.com/@broadwaybab...
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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)
As the midterms approach, I want to remind folks that pandemics have historically given rise to fascism. The 1918 Spanish flu helped the Nazis seize power. The fear associated with death and disabil...
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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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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
£1 MILLION. That’s what Thames Water has handed its new finance chief while customers face rising bills, the company drowns in debt and they dump sewage into our waterways 😡 Sign the petition demanding he gives the money back:
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 17/09/2026
“These men are not only careless people, but cruel people. They are destroying communities and ecosystems”: @natashawalter.bsky.social on @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social’s new book, and why we need to work together to oppose apocalyptic oligarchs www.thenerve.news/p/natasha-wa...
Natasha Walter, pictured in a stylised blue and pink image: The end-times oligarchs are weary of Earth. But we should stand and fight for our home.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
He tore down the East Wing. He ruined the reflecting pool. He's starting construction on a hideous arch. So nobody should be surprised if he demolishes the Kennedy Center Everything Trump touches dies And what's most concerning is that he has his hands all over every part of the country
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MissMarplesBack @missmarplesback.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The British Police are becoming adjacent to the far right. Instead of arresting them, they walk beside them. Instead of being appalled by these fascist, they arrest a pensioner holding a sign whilst sat on the floor. Brexit truly was the demise of this country or rather its common sense.
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Raibeart #YES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 @raibeart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brexit driven by English xenophobia & exceptionalism was the most stupid policy that England has ever inflicted on North of Ireland, Wales & Scotland. And Scotland did not vote anywhere for the Brexit madness. A madness that has given intolerance & the far-right a voice. x.com/skynews/stat...
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Sir Murray Harrold of Dun Leven @hurrymurray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Now that Reform have so much money, they can refund all those small businesses that have lost money over #Brexit. And Government can tax all leave voters as well.
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Dr Victoria Austen @vickyausten.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The UK is being gifted a post-Brexit opportunity here (which we probably don’t deserve) with this new associate member category… FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE IT BURNHAM.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
💰Hoarded wealth is holding us all back. That's why we've sent Burnham a message in a bottle from 150,000 of you, with a treasure map to track it down. We can turn the UK around, but we have to end the failed austerity experiment & finally invest properly in our country.
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Marcus SOBER 5 YEARS @papacitogordo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The current president of the United States of America is a liar.
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Uncle Lonny @unclelonny.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#USDemocracy 1: Trump isn’t giving anyone $5000. He keeps making the same damn promises and he had never followed through. 2: When Trump put a condition on the $5000, quid pro quo, he broke the law. He is trying to buy votes. This fact should go viral? Please repost this. This is voter fraud.
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Ariel 🚑 💙⚕️🇪🇺 @arielma.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... #Brexit
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Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says
Exclusive: Nigel Farage is a ‘spectre’ impeding the UK’s recovery from Brexit, which has cost the UK £3,000 per person every year, Professor Nick Bloom says
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
And here it is, embedded into our own Bluesky. #JonathanPie on #Reform lies & shady deals.
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks to #JonathanPie for telling it how it is. The hypocritical lying crooks at #Reform led by chief Establishment crook Nigel Farage. youtube.com/watch?v=ZLuf...
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The Reform Witch Hunt
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A piece on tne magnificent generosity, benevolence and humility of #DollyParton. woketabletalk.substack.com/p/dolly-part...
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Dolly Parton Wasn’t The Queen Of Woke. She Was Something Far More Dangerous.
Winston Brown | Babylon Decoded
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 03/09/2026
The leader of Brexit selling out his country for foreign cash?
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Princess Bride: Inconceivable!
ALT: Princess Bride: Inconceivable!
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Knitting Cat @dameknittingcat.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This. I’d like an inquiry into Brexit polls & Farage’s involvement with the likes of Cambridge Analytica and Steve Bannon, etc. Let alone the hidden Russia connections we’re not allowed to know about.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Well this could be the beginning of the end for Reform. I believe the police are already involved. There is bad stuff already under investigation...but this is way worse for Reform! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film
Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Trump just had 60 trees at East Potomac Golf Links chopped down so he can remodel the public golf course. One was a cherry tree gifted to the USA by Japan in 1912. Claimed it was “routine maintenance.” Total lie. Another vanity project.That golf course belongs to the public! Info: @thegodshow.com
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨 Andy Burnham backed a cap on political donations to stop billionaires buying influence. But when he got his first chance to make good on that promise, he failed to do it! Sign the petition and demand Burnham keeps his promise: 38d.gs/cbho
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Andy Burnham: keep your promise and cap political donations
Will you sign the petition so Andy Burnham doesn’t give in to the billionaires and caps political donations instead?
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments from now on have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all. www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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Prime Minister: Protect the right to food in UK law
Call on the new Prime Minister to introduce a Right to Food Bill so that all governments from now on have a duty to make food affordable and accessible to all.
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Aka Brompton Will @billydods.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Sold a CD on Discogs for £3, going to Italy. Go on Royal Mail, on top of postage cost there’s a £4.61 customs fee and £1 handling fee. Total £9.31. Needless to say cancelled the order and have stopped shipping to EU. Thanks, Brexit. The gift which keeps giving.
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Andrew Clifford @tscnewschannel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The i — Monday 24 August — #TomorrowsPapersToday Burnham signals he’s open to cutting uni fees for EU students as leverage for a better Brexit deal. Vulnerable young people set for priority welfare cash, City and Liverpool scrape wins,
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JustmeAnybody @justmeanybody.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Russia chose groomed funded and installed Trump to destroy the US And Republicans backed it MAGA was a russian op like Brexit But Democrats did nothing to stop it NO MORE MERRICK GARLANDS
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
‘Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled… we must rejoin the EU’ – @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets. #RejoinEU #MayorOfLondon www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...
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'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq Khan
This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets.
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No To Data Centres in Ealing
Southall already suffers from high temperatures due to the loss of gardens and lack of larger green spaces when compared to the rest of the borough.  This lack of mature greenery also slows the ...
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our schools & NHS. @TheGreenParty's already backing it - sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Isn't it about time Nigel Farage and the rest of his lying Brexiteers apologised for delivering the opposite of what they promised ... meme via We Demand UK
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🦋 Mark Edgerton @mark-edgerton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Amazing research Impeccably presented So many unanswered questions Thank you @nafeez.bsky.social For humans with heart, this is a disturbing and - at times - difficult read
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here‘s the real story from @nafeez.bsky.social The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
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The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday
The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network
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Pie Thagoram @piethagoram.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
More needless Brexit costs incurred only for the site to be more aligned within the channel port. #RejoinEU www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Customs checks to move closer to border in Ashford
Sevington Inland Border Facility was built in 2021 to check goods entering and exiting the UK.
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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
'Fun fact: it’s not the disabled or immigrants who are responsible for the state of the UK’s post-Brexit finances. But you wouldn’t know that from our so-called state broadcaster which essentially acts as a party political broadcaster for Reform UK.' weegingerdug
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The BBC, the Reform UK Broadcasting corporation
Although in recent weeks the Reform UK bandwagon looks as though it has hit a roadblock in the form of scandals about the party’s addiction to dodgy donations, the media in the UK continues t…
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Curious4truth @curious-4truth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Another disaster caused by Brexit? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you haven’t already signed this petition, please consider doing so now. #JasonArday goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...
goodlawproject.org
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The photo is of VE DAY. You'd think that if you were going to go to the trouble of appropriating other people's efforts you'd at least fact check the photo. But no. This is Robert Jenrick..
Jenrick 

Today is VJ Day.


We remember the greatest generation, who
fought and served our country, often with
unfathomable courage.


We must strive to make Britain a country they
would recognise and be proud of again
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Irene Wise @irenejuliawise.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
A nasty racist (not worth saying his name) still making vile, unrepeatable comments about Jason Arday. Let us just send kind thoughts to the family and friends who now mourn the loss of their dear Jason. Sympathy to anyone now feeling vulnerable and solidarity with everyone in the black community.
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