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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Reform UK accused of being 'soft on Putin' after revelation about candidate seemingly backing invasion of Crimea - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Except it isn't what he did in government! He raised spending massively, raised taxes, increased welfare spending, increased immigration and was pro-EU integration. Now he's against all those things.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Well let's see how this strategy of telling "white liberals" to "fuck right off" works out in the local elections

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Purge Palantir @purgepalantir.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere." tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89

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We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data

Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The problem with Starmer's argument (well one of them) is that it depends on an assertion that he wouldn't have appointment Mandelson if he'd known he'd failed vetting. But he appointed him before vetting was complete.

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John B @johnkb.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

@adhalliwell.bsky.social wine fiesta in La Seca - we won a prize !!

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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

People are losing sight of the true meaning of Easter.” Said the Archbishop of Cadbury…

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Strikes me as an absurd threat, either we need the 4000 new training places or we don’t

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Still not sure why we're putting Daily Mail *and* journalist in the same sentence? They protect power and wealth of their owner at all costs. That's all. Media reform to stop a tiny amount of people owning the vast majority of our media urgently needed. www.thenational.scot/news/2597765...

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Zack Polanski slams Daily Mail journalist over 'antisemitism' piece

Zack Polanski has slammed a Daily Mail journalist over a story which alleged his family members 'fear' they will be forced to leave the UK if he…

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

If Rutte disappears any further up Trump's backside we won't be able to see his shoes.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Keir Starmer has dragged the UK into this war against our will. UK bases face further attacks - putting military personnel and civilians in the potential line of fire. This is a Prime Minister who promised a vote before any military action - that must now happen on Monday.

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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

"Over the last few years, American tech oligarchs have become the greatest argument against their own existence. The sheer scale of their erratic behavior and political interference proves that extreme wealth concentration is a structural threat to society." -Joni Askola

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Europe spent years debating whether the energy transition was affordable. Spain quietly answered the question: gas now sets its electricity price in only 7% of hours. Strategic autonomy doesn’t arrive via summit communiqués. It’s built in advance — in wind farms, solar parks, and grid investment

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez: “Not just Spain, all of Europe is against this illegal war in Iran. We won't join it, no matter what.”

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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Brexit was a mistake, but it's important that we don't spend our time regretting the past, and instead use it to focus on the present, and how we can repair our relationship with the continent so that we can be a part of a European future. #RejoinEU #Breturn

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I said "And this sustained project of privatisation and deregulation turned Britain from a place which made things people need to a place which made money for people who owned things." And the City said:

Zack Polanskis economic agenda is dangerous....and popular

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/03/2026

OSSOFF: Your statement says that as a result of last summer's airstrikes, Iran's nuclear program was 'obliterated.' Correct? GABBARD: Yes O: The WH stated war was launched to 'eliminate the imminent nuclear threat' G: The only person who can determine what's an imminent threat is POTUS O: False

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

DISTRACTIONS DON’T WORK. COVERUPS WON’T WORK. NOT EVEN WAR. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

If it’s true Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick told a business audience last night that renewable companies are "screwed" if Reform get in, it tells you everything about their readiness to inflict national self-harm in pursuit of ideological war on climate action.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026

wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The problem wasn't really the negative campaign. The problem is that it was a smear campaign based on lies. And still Labour aren't offering any solutions to the highest drug deaths in Europe. Let's have *that* conversation. www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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Labour Deputy Leader Opposed By-Election Attack On Green Drug Policy

Lucy Powell was among the Labour figures privately concerned about attacking the Greens' drug policy during the Gorton and Denton by-election campa...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The fact that someone who was until recently so senior in Starmer's administration is now writing this dreck tells you everything you need to know about how they got themselves into this mess

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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Just wanted to point out to Farage that 1 in 3 people in Clacton have been out of work for up to 3 decades. So what does that also tell us?

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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This country is going broke. We are continually told we have to make more and more cuts and pay more and more tax so why are we subsidising for tax avoiding ‘ex pats’ to come back here? They should be paying for all of it.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death

The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

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John B @johnkb.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

@edbott.com you’re response was succinct 👍

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Labour's Heidi Alexander, "I think, for a lot of people, in a lot of parts of the country, they will still see the Labour party as the party to stop the toxicity and division of Reform UK" Labour logic: the party that came third will be the party to stop the party that came second? 🤦‍♂️

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Mass psychosis event

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John B @johnkb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Well perhaps he had to come out fighting today but landing your first punch on Hannah the plumber was not a good idea🤦‍♂️

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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Starmer’s letter to his MPs shows that the problem is the emperor, not the emperor’s adviser. I’ve really hoped he would reset, not least because I don’t see any great alternatives, within or outside the party, but he seems intent on doubling down on a failing strategy.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Plumbers and politicians have much in common. Both have to deal with Gross Domestic Product.

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Zoë Crowther @zoecrowther.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Keir Starmer has written to all Labour MPs attacking the Green Party for embracing "divisive" and "sectarian" politics I'm picking up concern among Labour MPs about how this letter will come across to people who have voted/are tempted to vote Green, as it could risk further alienating these voters

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John B @johnkb.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

It’s surely just a matter of time before Labour MPs start to defect to the Greens

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Matt Goodwin has been sent back to Substack. The Conservatives have lost their deposit. Keir Starmer has been told left wing voters are not a guarantee for Labour. Overall, British politics could do worse than follow Gorton and Denton.

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The Green victory in Denton is the result which will have the biggest effect on Labour, far more so than a Reform win. The blithe assumption progressives have nowhere else to go has been proved catastrophically wrong. Can’t help thinking of this quote from a Labour minister, a year ago…

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Polanski is an engaging bloke, with easy answers to complex questions. It's easy to see why he's popular. However, the Greens cannot be trusted with the country's defence or economy. That's a deal breaker. Labour, for all its faults, is the only option in today's byelection IMHO.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The latest Medián survey for Hungary - a 20-point gap between Peter Magyar’s TISZA and Orban’s Fidesz. That’s the largest TISZA lead so far.

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2026. FEBRUARY 18-23.

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John B @johnkb.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

When stocks beat expectations and they drop in price that is a very very bad indicator for the market. A crash is coming

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Rœ @rocam54.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

These are the words and actions our next leader needs to live by. We can’t keep putting people in office who either don’t care or know how to lead. The entire government is lost.

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