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@jacky3344.bsky.social
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Concerns: climate change, food quality, equality & ecosystems of all kinds - physical, ideological, philosophical and (most of all) my compost heap - although is it mine or does it own me?

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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 15h
We need more men calling out misogyny, willing to stand with women, and take action. goodlawproject.org/s/748822
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It’s time for men to speak up - and act | Good Law Project
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In terms of messaging, this is very positive, and a big shift from the nature-hatefest of the Starmer administration. Mind you, most tree-planting is unnecessary: I'd like to see much more emphasis on natural regeneration. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government
Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 19h
Solar 22.3% ☀️ | 🌬️ Wind 42% bsky.app/profile/mygr...
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Please vote, everyone!! 💙 @pammedina6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
She needs to show that proof to congress. I'm sure she's looking for a pardon. She is a horrible person, but why is she the ONLY person in prison for this?!?!
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 18h
🟢 New Podcast... Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Conference Speech. @goldbergradio.bsky.social is joined by @adambienkov.bsky.social and @josiahmortimer.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2dc2...
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Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Speech
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18h
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 inews.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 16h
Looks as though the steady decline in support for Reform is continuing. It's a rock steady trend at the moment. electoralreform.substack.com/p/looking-ba...
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Looking back on the last 20 months of political polling
The Electoral Reform Society's Senior Research Officer Ian Simpson looks back on all the polls published in August 2026.
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bylinepodcast.bsky.social @bylinepodcast.bsky.social · 18h
NEW: Andy Burnham's 'honest gov' party speech - he means it, man! But what are the risks to Burnham himself - and the country at large? @goldbergradio.bsky.social hears from @adambienkov.bsky.social & @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Listen: pod.fo/e/66ebaf Watch: youtu.be/HO3hKXvXx00
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Andy Burnham's 'Honest Gov' Speech
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 17h
Blair's people tossing toys out of the pram. That's going to get them precisely nowhere. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/tonys-mino...
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Tony’s minor tantrum: how Blair’s institute responded to fresh “cash for access” questions
We asked TBI about allegations of £500,000 corporate memberships and a logo that vanished at Labour conference. They said they’re not talking to us anymore
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 19h
And then the Tories ban @josiahmortimer.bsky.social and @adambienkov.bsky.social from their conference. Definitely guilty of having no integrity, no confidence in their own ideas and (and this is the big one if you're a patriotic Brit) NO SENSE OF HUMOUR
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 21h
A *third* Byline Times journalist has now been barred from Conservative conference – Chief Reporter @josiahmortimer.bsky.social. It comes after Political Editor @adambienkov.bsky.social and the late, great David Hencke were barred last year. bylinetimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference
The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22h
This is testament to No.10's frankly astonishing degree of political competence. A policy which was branded electoral suicide 48 hours ago now showing signs of robust popularity.
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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 21h
Yes just a case of Farage jumping the gun as usual to seize any opportunity to sow division. This time with egg on his face, as there was no bombs, the suspects were British and the potential crime look like it was likely to syphon fuel. 🤷‍♂️
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I hope this headline haunts Eric Schmitt for the rest of his pathetic political career.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23h
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It only feels “radically progressive” because we’ve spent 40 years normalising radically regressive ideas. This was broadly how Britain worked from 1945–79, when average GDP growth was 2.6% a year — compared with 1.9% in the post-Thatcher years. It works www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham gambles on radical progressive plan to help Britain ‘rise again’
PM accepts some of his plan could be difficult and admits he ‘may pay a political price’
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 23h
Reform MS reprimanded over offensive gender service comments nation.cymru/news/reform-...
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Reform MS reprimanded over offensive gender service comments
Emily Price  A Reform MS has received an official reprimand from the Senedd’s Llywydd after making comments which were deemed offensive during a debate on Wales’ gender service. Last week, Caerdydd…
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GeorgiaBlue @georgiablue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!
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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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Barry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nothing to complain about here, all are good announcements.
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 21h
So the @timeshighered.bsky.social is in big trouble over its links to Hungary's former government & its support of James Orr, formerly part of RefUK. As usual, @bylinetimes.bsky.social is ahead of the pack, and there's a sting in the tail. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
Balázs Hankó, the old Minister and Times Higher Education dealmaker, is now under investigation for the misuse of National Cultural Fund allocations during his tenure as Minister of Culture and Innovation. This month, prosecutors have applied to suspend his parliamentary immunity for alleged embezzlement.
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 22h
A small piece of good news from Australia. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The bogong moths are back! Perhaps they are a sign that all is not lost | First Dog on the Moon
Remember – these moths are not an inconvenience they are a blessing
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "Homes, water, energy, transport, care, broken up and sold off." "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget they are the ones. That gave it away in the first place."
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GB News aired this on 20 Sep – but the episode has gone missing from their socials 🤔 Lots more to be said about this clip, the latest in a long line of hateful commentary from GB News. Let's at least agree they shouldn't be allowed to get away with it scott-free. #stopfundinghate #gbnews
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Despite all the talk about him being 'Starmer with a Northern accent,' Andy Burnham's conference speech suggests he is set to be a very different prime minister from his predecesssor bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister's emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Danny Tommo denied bail and remanded in custody as Tommy Robinson jets off on another luxury holiday searchlightmagazine.com/2026/09/the-...
Court image of danny crying
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Breamore Boy @breamoreboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Met will be very busy bunnies with the reporting from Byline Times, Open Democracy and Channel 4 about the various links between Peter Thiel, Cambridge University, James Orr, Posh George and sanctioned Russian oligarchs via an office building in Tivat Montenegro.
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that Nigel Farage has had his demands answered in the RAF Fairford investigation can we all demand an update from the Parliamentary standards commission and Met police regarding their investigations into him and Reform.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Water is a symbol of what has gone wrong with Britain. A service where the shareholders never lose and the public never win' PM Andy Burnham announces plans for a law change to allow public ownership of water companies 👏
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So pleased to hear this confirmed in the PM’s speech. Big congrats to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and all who’ve campaigned for it! At last we have a chance to restore trust in our politics with a system where “everyone’s views count and everyone’s vote matters” 👏👏👏
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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans
Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "I will not allow it to continue like this. Today I can confirm Angela Eagle will present a strengthened water bill to Parliament. The center piece of that bill will be this. The repeal of Margaret Thatcher's ideological ban on public ownership of water companies."
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A Prime Minister seeking to fix this country's pressing problems and the broken politics and stagnant consensus that underpins so much of it... A PM promising real improvements rather than unicorns sunlit uplands and an agenda of hate... Who knows? This could be catching.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am so happy about what I am hearing that I have lost the ability to speak
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? Donations cap too? Hope so. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...
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The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.
We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The BBC news summary this morning went seamlessly from "critics warn PM scrapping triple lock would be electoral suicide" to "critics ask if PM has nerve to make tough decisions" and I don't think it's a particularly pro Burnham stance to suggest he might not be the entire problem here.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 29/09/2026
The Fairford incident is dominating the news cycle - and the right-wing. Over the past 48 hours we’ve seen speculation, insinuation and implication attempt turn a serious story about security into one about immigration. This is a long one. Make some tea.
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A Dissection: The Fairford Fannywobble
How the right-wing commentariat turned an ongoing investigation into a migrant story before the facts were known.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Surely it is time for the authorities to take this Fairford terrorism case out of the hands of the police & pass it over to Nigel Farage, Richard Tice & Isabel Oakeshott etc. These people have the expertise & skills to have this all solved & explained to the public by tonight.👍
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Dr Hell-Mart @hockeyeeyore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It would be kind of funny if OpenAI agents hacked the Justice Department and released the Epstein Files.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
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reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026
Well, well, well - if it isn’t the consequences of our own actions. It would appear that migrants are not, in fact, the fiscal drain we’ve been told they are by years if we go by the £4bn to £6.5bn shortfall that’s been caused by the precipitous drop in numbers under this government. Funny that.
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is another lie. Ffarij hasn't BEEN in parliament to say anything about anything for at least 6 months.
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Claire @clairepull.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nigel Farage has demanded that the identities of the RAF Fairford suspects be released, saying the public "deserve to be told the truth". Yes they do Mr Farage, and that is something you and your party could take forward. As an aside, how stupid would he look if Putin is in any way implicated?
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When are we going to notice that there's a repeated pattern in the far right: They notice a problem & demand a particular solution. When that's a disaster (think Brexit) they move on to a different problem. None of their ideas work. Nothing is ever enough. www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/net-migrat...
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Net Migration if Falling - now the Treasury needs to Pay the Bill for it.
After years of promising that fewer migrants would relieve pressure on Britain, Labour is discovering that cutting migration also means cutting workers, taxpayers and economic headroom.
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Jacky @jacky3344.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When you see "consultants" finding a way to hand you free money, you should never EVER believe them. The only people who will profit are the consultants. @london.gov.uk should know better. taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/09/28/v...
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VAT-free shopping: the four errors in Cebr’s £2.6bn report
Cebr says bringing back VAT-free shopping for tourists would raise £2.6bn. We rebuilt its model and found four errors. Fix them, and the gain becomes a loss.
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