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Chris B

@itchykoo.bsky.social
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CLP Vice-chair. Husband of 1, father of 2*, grandad of 3*; rambler, gardener, news junkie. Left Twatter cos Musk is an anti-Semite. I've found a new home 🤗 *1 in USA, so terrified If you follow me, & you've never posted/replied, don't expect a follow back.

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Bollieboy @bollieboy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
She also claims to be an Engineer. She is not.She did an Engineering MSc but never worked in engineering. She is not qualified to be a Chartered Engineer.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The 60 largest planned data centers could produce the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions as 27 coal plants. Big Tech CEOs are polluting our planet and selling out our future to line their own pockets. We need a data center moratorium — now.
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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 @jeffrudd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
REMEMBER: They all knew.
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FelixTCat @felixtcat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Add it to the impeachment list.
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bluevoter24.bsky.social @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'll go with logic.. #politics #logic
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The UK Government predicts that 1 in 5 weddings in England and Wales could be humanist when legal recognition is finally granted. The evidence is clear. The demand is proven. #HumanistCeremonies celebrants are ready. Legally recognise humanist marriages! humanists.uk/2026/07/16/g...
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Government predicts one in five couples will opt for a humanist ceremony after legal recognition
The Government’s impact assessment estimates that, when legally recognised, around one in five couples in England and Wales could choose a humanist wedding, more than 50,000 ceremonies every year. It ...
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I've just signed "Kopparberg, stop advertising on Rupert Murdoch’s Talk Radio" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ko... @StopFundingHate
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Cricket should be owned by its members. That's why we must oppose demutualisation, and keep county cricket owned by fans. Agree? Sign your name below: party.coop/campaign/cri...
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Demutualisation: It’s just not cricket
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 05/06/2026
Burnham aims to boost social housing if he becomes prime minister ft.trib.al/P7WsnrI
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Burnham aims to boost social housing if he becomes prime minister
Labour leadership hopeful sees way to funnel billions of pounds into sector while adhering to party’s fiscal rules
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
It’s bullshit for the Washington Post to call this looting of the Treasury a “deal“ and an “agreement.” The Trump regime is self-dealing to create an agreement between Trump and Trump, with no judge allowed to weigh in. It’s a dictator stealing from the people.
In unusual deal, a $1.8 billlion fund that could help Trump allies is created. 
The agreement to end the Trump family’s lawsuit against the IRS grants a commission broad authority …
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Lennart Jonasson @lennson.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
For the first time in 80 years, the federal debt-to-GDP ratio is over 100%. In the past, the rich used to pay higher taxes. Now, the government pays the rich interest on a swelling debt, caused largely by lower taxes on the rich. It's a big switcheroo.
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The Secret Way the Rich are Getting Richer
The biggest untold story about how we pay for government involves a big switcheroo by America’s wealthy. Watch.
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Humanists UK have been pioneering positive social change for 130 years! From fighting for women's suffrage and decriminalising homosexuality, to abolishing blasphemy laws, and winning equal marriage – learn more on the 130th anniversary of #HumanistsUK. humanists.uk/2026/04/30/h...
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Humanists UK celebrates 130th anniversary
Today marks a significant milestone for the humanist movement in the UK, celebrating the 130th anniversary of the founding of Humanists UK on 30 April 1896. The date also marks a milestone year for th...
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The UK PM has co-chaired a meeting 51 nations, along with the President of France, on the topic of the Strait of Hormuz & the freedom of navigation. Isn't it great to have a PM who leads on these matters, works with the international community and work to make things better for the UK & the world?
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Joint Statement by President Macron and Prime Minister Starmer, Co-chairs of the International Summit on the Strait of Hormuz: 17 April 2026
Today, France and the United Kingdom convened 51 countries for an international summit on the Strait of Hormuz. The meeting underlined the determination of the international community to support freed...
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It would be highly ironic if councils in this region, which is a part of the UK most seriously threatened by climate change, end up being controlled by a party that denies it is happening. If you don't want this absurd outcome, get out and vote to prevent it.
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop the rich and powerful ruining the lives of those who speak up
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and lawsuits  filed to silence critical speech. They are used by oligarchs, public officials, sexual abusers, wa...
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Trump, suffering from dementia, is confused about where his father was born. It was in the Bronx, not in Germany. Trump's grandfather was an immigrant who came here after getting kicked out of Germany for evading the draft.
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...
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Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey
Despite more than 70 years of full legal protection, raptor persecution remains a serious and persistent wildlife crime. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the UK’s worst-affected areas, with 152 confirmed...
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
“Presumed to be innocent until proven guilty my ass! You're presumed guilty until you unredact the Epstein files because you're hiding them. Innocent people don't do that! Show us what's in those files, Thunder Chicken! Show us what we already suspect.”
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🧵Spring is just around the corner. York’s medieval City Walls, or “Bar Walls”, form a scheduled ancient monument encircling the historic city for 3.4 km (2 miles), the longest surviving town walls in England. Built mainly in the 13th century from magnesian limestone and
This image features a vibrant display of yellow daffodils (Narcissus) blooming along the historic City Walls of York. The flowers are daffodils, a spring bulb. The tradition of planting daffodils along the walls dates back to at least 1949.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
In case you missed it…here’s the facts-only version of SOTU
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Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications)
Trump shared this as a photo. Someone turned it into a video. Much improved!
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/01/2026
🚨Emily Thornberry MP on Donald Trump's comments on NATO allies: "It's so much more than a mistake. It's an absolute insult." "It's an insult to 457 families who lost someone in Afghanistan. How dare he say we weren't on the front line." "How dare he?"
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Well, I certainly didn't have 'sharing clip of the Tory Shadow Leader of the House' on my to-do-list today. But here he is absolutely going for Farage! And managing to use the word 'bullshiterati' while doing it. It had to be shared!
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 22/01/2026
Elon Musk is a white supremacist. Case closed.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
"Babies in the randomized, controlled trial will or will not receive the vaccine at birth... "It is a breach of scientific ethics to withhold an intervention that has been proven safe and effective." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
A perfect 10 of #LabourAchievements. Busy #FixingBritain In just the last four days announcements covering veterans, military homes, people in work up and big savings on electricity costs for business. 👏👏👏#FixingBritain every week by hard work and good government
1. New Defence Housing Strategy, with £9bn to improve 40,000 military homes
2. More than 1/3 of manufacturing firms will accelerate investment projects as a result of the government’s modern Industrial Strategy.
3. ONS figures from Labour force survey show 475,000 more people in jobs compared to a year ago
4. Almost 60,000 knives removed from streets since July 2024
5. Veterans and families get safe homes as £4.5m awarded to housing providers
6. New Town of Culture competition to shine a spotlight on the contribution of towns that tell national story
7. British Businesses to Save over £400m a Year on Electricity Costs
8. £17.3 million from UK Government funding to boost Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone
9. Labour saved over £1bn by processing asylum seekers more rapidly
10. Labour has told hotel owners they must repay £46million in excess profits.
11. A £4bn data centre investment in the UK by Equinix
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/11/2025
Obama: "The weird videos of a US president with a crown on his head flying a fighter jet & dumping poop on American citizens - that's not even worth booing about. Because all of that is a distraction from the fact that your situation, your life has not gotten better. They do it so you won't notice"
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Burning Our Moors: Protect our kids, not grouse hunts.
Landowners burn heather for driven grouse shooting, leading to harmful air pollution, increased flood risk, and increased wildfire risk, all while releasing tonnes of carbon into the air, accelerating...
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Josie @kikalark.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
👏👏👏🥹🤗💪 Democrats.. anything less than this is LETTING US DOWN! When all we have are words, please make your words COUNT!!! Thank you @neguse.house.gov for showing how it must be done!! @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
NEW: @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social endorses Lucy Powell for Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.In a special ballot, 82.2% of Mainstream members voted to endorse Lucy.Labour’s Mainstream wants the party and government to be reset in line with pluralist, democratic socialist values.
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Mainstream @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
❗️❕❗️More and more Labour voices are calling for an end to the two-child benefit limit. The 2025 Labour Party Conference must debate the two-child limit and vote to end it. 🗳️ In the Priorities Ballot, vote for 'Supporting Families' to secure a debate on the two-child limit.
A graphic from Mainstream which reads:
Labour must stand against child poverty.
In the Priorities Ballot, back 'Supporting Families' to debate the two-child benefit limit.
Together, we can end the child poverty emergency.

It shows newspaper headlines of Gordon Brown, Neil Kinnock, Lucy Powell and Bridget Phillipson criticising the two-child limit.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C" Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today www.sei.org/publications...
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Mark Avery @markavery.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A blog about the wild bird species affected by #birdflu in UK since 2016 based on published official data. Not earth-shattering but may interest some. markavery.info/2025/09/26/b... 87 wild bird species have tested +ve. 2025 has seen many species, some new to the list, test +ve.
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RB @rbisrb.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Seriously, Folks...
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Thomas Penny @thomaswpenny.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Any recommendations for books about dyslexia please? We're starting a journey here and I feel underprepared. The guy who did the assessment was brilliant, but I can't call him every time I or my daughter have a question...
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Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Stella rinsing a TeamNigel representative - quoting the points @jdportes.bsky.social has been making about the factual accuracy of their numbers
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
For a month Trump said he was personally paying for the ballroom. Now we learn he’s been shaking down corporations to pay for it who want something from the govt. Another corrupt scam between Trump and CEOs that he lied about. I doubt he pays a penny.
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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AnnieForTruth @anniefortruth1.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There is not one political party that is saying we should rejoin the EU now. But There is only one party that is aligning and moving closer to Europe. The Labour Party. These are the facts.
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
substack.com/@martindavie...
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Martin Davies (@martindavies631844)
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David Robson @davidotley.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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Sheffield council motion calls on government to cut ties with Israel and act to end “intolerable suffering” of Palestinians
Sheffield Labour councillors have put forward a motion condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza, urging the government to take urgent action and break ties with the country.
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The Lever @levernews.com · 28/08/2025
🚨INVESTIGATION: Trump is exploiting a loophole buried in post-Hurricane Katrina legislation to stealthily funnel FEMA's disaster relief funds out of communities & into ICE. The Lever exposes the secret scheme & how lawmakers created the little-known loophole - please re-post this on your own feed👇
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The Decades-Long Plan To Rob FEMA To Pay ICE
Trump is using regulatory tricks to funnel disaster-relief funds to immigration enforcement, even as climate disasters threaten millions.
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Chris B @itchykoo.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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