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Jenny Cooper

@jennycooper.bsky.social
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Former BBC journo now in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Hurray for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇪🇺 🐕 & nature

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Adam is my friend, so I'm biased. But he's a darned sight better than the rest of them. Which presumably is why Badenoch fears him. Which is presumably why he's banned.
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Sociable Dog @sociabledog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
what if we just get Man City to pay for the National Care Service
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Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Everyone in Montrose is getting into the spirit of GooseFest! In keeping with the geese’s most notable feature, both the women’s and men’s teams at Montrose Football Club will be wearing pink socks for their next home matches. Read more 👇 buff.ly/bmBiegm
Six players of Montrose Football Club standing on a football pitch while holding pink socks.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It never stops being important that, no matter what the subject, politicians like Farage, Trump & Rubio are entirely untethered from the most basic requirements of honest discourse. They might turn out to be telling the truth sometimes but only ever in the spirit of stopped clocks.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#OTD in 1939, Germany & the Soviet Union signed the 'Boundary & Friendship Treaty' to define their spheres of influence after invading Poland. It formalized secret protocols dividing Poland & enabled Soviet military control over the Baltics. We learn: A shared interest does not make you friends.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/09/2026
More than 7,500 people have signed our petition calling on Ofcom to take immediate action. Add your name: bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"You ever notice everything is stupid until our generation adopts it?" From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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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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Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🚨 ICYMI 🚨 On our latest episode: WHY CRYPTO OWNS REFORM – If angry Britain thinks it’s voting for an anti-immigrant party, it’ll get a government for crypto spivs instead. 🚨 Listen on “Why won’t Burnham confront Britain’s Blackshirts?” out now: linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It now costs the truck drivers on average $1,200 to fill up a single tank because of the war in Iran. Mike Rogers said it's a win-win-win. Are you winning?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23/09/2026
🤔 Last night Farage used his GB News slot to again attack Burnham and side with Donald Trump over Chagos. 👇 Sign our petition calling for an investigation into his programme today. bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Child: This is my first time meeting a mayor. Mamdani: Wow, have you ever met a prime minister? Child: No Norway PM Jonas Gahr Støre: *walks over*
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
🤔 ICYMI: Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 20/09/2026
Sign up at thenerve.news/membership to get our twice-weekly newsletters (including Stewart Lee's column) in your inbox every Friday
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18/09/2026
TAKE ACTION🚨 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. Sign the petition here: bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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The Edinburgh Reporter @edinreporter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Edinburgh local mapping Scotland’s planning applications AN EDINBURGH tech whizz has taken his AI-powered planning tool, built to assess developments locally, nationwide....
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The Edinburgh local mapping Scotland’s planning applications
AN EDINBURGH tech whizz has taken his AI-powered planning tool, built to assess developments locally, nationwide. HARRY Williams, 26, has spent more than a year building City Scope, a tool which he hopes can keep people better informed about planning and provide an X-Ray into the paperwork. The tool automatically scrapes planning applications in the capital, generates a summary, and places them on a map of the city. City Scope also rates developments on a scale of 1 to 10 by how much 'impact on the local area' the application would have based on the information available.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16/09/2026
Our emergency crews have saved countless lives and homes from the wildfires this summer. And I wanted to tell the story of a Danish pilot, Rune Kyndal. Rune gave his life to save others. Today, all of Europe owes him ↓
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Reveal @revealnews.org · 15/09/2026
The controversial weed killer Roundup is being sprayed in record amounts in California’s forests. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.
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Record amounts of Roundup are being sprayed in California’s forests
The controversial weed killer Roundup is being sprayed in record amounts in California’s forests. We go inside the secret plan that helped make it possible.
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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
WARREN: You and Kennedy are keeping these pharma deals secret. The companies say they are immaterial. You still want the American people to believe they are a great deal? KLOMP: Billions of dollars have been saved in out-of-pocket transactions— WARREN: Then show me the receipts.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Since 2021, a former dredging site in Cheshire has been transformed into a network of freshwater pools and reedbeds. It's now home to almost two-thirds of the UK's breeding black-necked grebes, one of the UK's rarest breeding birds. Given a chance, nature bounces back. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Restored Cheshire wetland becomes haven for rare birds
Woolston Eyes, near Warrington, is home to the largest black-necked grebe population in the UK.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Another masterclass in public, political communication by @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #NewYork #VoteOnNov3
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Three Reform UK councillors at Durham County Council have resigned from the party. The resignations come after a Sky News investigation into chaos and allegations of bullying at the council. What a mess! Can you imagine them in government?
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A sports team one day The Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) now. So they are blind as well as racist, thick and nasty? On repeat.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't need £5 million gifts. But if you enjoy what I do, you can bung me a trio of affordable croissants (£3) or a Ferrari at ko-fi.com/countbinface. I'll do a separate crowdfunder for political campaigns, but l've reopened this just for little old me. Much luv, CB x
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
At first glance you may think this is an old story that you’ve read before.
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Reform's Dan Thomas resigns as Wales leader after being arrested
Dan Thomas says he was been released without charge by the police.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The hospitality industry are back lobbying for a VAT cut They don't mention the cost: £12bn They don't mention who gets the £: ❌ The smallest most vulnerable businesses? Get nothing ❌ Consumers? Prices won't fall ✅ McDonald's gets £400m. Big chains are big winners 🧵:
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is from the newsletter which has done most to uncover what's going on.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yes - in most focus groups where Lowe comes up they've seen him on Facebook.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Phil Tinline @philtinline.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Best explanation I have for this so far is a kind of elegant fatalism which pooh-poohs the idea of pushback as doomed to fail, & so not 'serious' or worth trying. It's historically illiterate but deeply British - what could be worse than being caught doing something so unsophisticated and unironic?
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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg!
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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
£72m to Reform isn’t a ‘show of force’. It’s a supermarket sweep of the UK electoral system. A healthy media environment wouldn’t simply raise its eyebrows and sigh.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Protests against the #AfD today across #Germany. We joined the one in Düsseldorf (over 20,000 participants there).
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Louis 〓〓 @louishenwood.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Perhaps the Deputy Leader of Durham County Council, Darren Grimes can ask Farage for £36 million to help close the council's funding gap
Reform promised to show how it would govern Britain. Its flagship council now faces an £83m gap
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hard to shake the impression that the overriding sentiment in Tories and Labour to the Reform donations was envy rather than concern about our democratic system….
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🧵 Joined one of over 30 nationwide anti-AfD protests today - 20,000 we were in #Düsseldorf alone. Below, a few images of the protest & signs, many calling for an official investigation of the AfD's legality. And I might have even made it into the news. 😉 #WirSindMehr #NoAfD #AfDVerbotJetzt
Collage of six photos showing posters and protesters.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...
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BREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires
“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.”
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If only someone could have done something to prevent this!
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Europe is now asleep. 🇺🇸 America and rest of world we need your help! I am currently 50km into the 120km run to raise money for Tina’s hospital. You can donate here 🙏 www.happydoggo.com/tinas-hospit...
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patfromthestix @patfromthestix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A sign in Dublin today. The turnout there was huge.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/09/2026
📈 5 more Reform UK councillors have resigned this week... ⬇️ Check out who has left now. Absolutely unfit for any form of governance.
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Reform UK Defections & Resignations Tracker - Best for Britain
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
One of those two looks like an invasion to me.
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