Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialHenry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 07/10/2026Mark Francois' Conservative Conference Diary mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/mark-franc...mrhenrymorris.substack.comMark Francois’ Tory Conference DiaryBirmingham 2026 - as it happened 88926
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 06/10/2026If you believe this, I have a bridge to sell you. The prime directive of the Conservative Party is to get and hold power. The idea that it would risk throwing away the opportunity merely because it involved an albeit uncomfortable arrangement with another right-wing party is clearly for the birds.bbc.co.ukKemi Badenoch: I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UKThe Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to 24 year olds. 32503120
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If you have a few minutes this weekend, do check out my new article in 'Nigel's Notebook'. It's partly about the many benefits of Brexit, so it's quite short. parodypm.substack.com/p/brexit-epi... 19675210
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitment iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...iandunt.substack.comBurnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitmentIt’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here. 54906252
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialDave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 17/09/2026🇨🇦PM Carney's speech to the 🇪🇺Parliament starting now, with an intro by speaker Metsola pointing out that both 🇨🇦&🇪🇺 are unions. "Our friendship is built on the same udnerstandig that united Canadians in 1867 and Europeans in 1951 – that we are always stronger when we work together" Two confederations 47423
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 771907946
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Trump: Hudson Bay is now the Bay of America. The Northwest Passage is now the Trump Passage. People love the Trump Passage. Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth disappeared up there years ago… New Private Eye on shelves now. 620350
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Learn the truth about our 100 day promises in the latest entry in 'Nigel's Notebook'. parodypm.substack.com/p/100-day-ta... 921858
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you worry alot about AI, China's Robot Olympics is here to reassure you that things are going to be OK. 9145493
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialKeiran Pedley @keiranpedley.bsky.social · 10/07/2026🚨 NEW from @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social Britain backs Binface 🚨 When asked who they would prefer win the Clacton by-election... 33% say Count Binface 21% say Nigel Farage 32% say neither 13% are undecided 681021298
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A vulnerable homeless gentleman was found behind some bins, telling pigeons that he was going to run in the Clacton by-election. 4352162
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialThe News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 30/06/2026“They’ve silenced her. “This is an attempt to punish someone who spoke the truth.” The "bizarre" moment @maitlis.bsky.social is forced to ask Facebook whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams to leave the studio. 47464247
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Since the mainstream media distort what I say, I have started a newsletter, Nigel's Notebook, to speak directly to the people of Britain. Read my first essay on white privilege here, then subscribe for free to get them straight to your inbox. 😉 open.substack.com/pub/parodypm... 311321
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialGiorgi Revishvili @revishvili.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Zelenskyy: “If Ukraine burns, your Moscow will burn too” 1423564
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialnohostages.bsky.social @nohostages.bsky.social · 10/06/2026English commentators need to stop analysing Northern Ireland through an English lens! When you see anti-immigrant riots in Belfast, Ballymena or Larne and immediately reach for "Britain's far-right problem", you're missing half the story. This isn't just racism. It's loyalist terrorism. 1/ 281323543
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026UK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc The strategy has run out of road A 🧵 on what happens next. 47560204
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialThe News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 28/05/2026A Congressman’s warning: “I really hope the British public learns the lesson from Donald Trump when it comes to Nigel Farage”. “Farage is a total fraud, and I hope they realise before its too late” 514470
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Wow. Wow. Wow the fucking Wow. 95453124
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 12/05/2026A quick reminder... Orwell feared we would kneel because we were afraid. Huxley feared we would kneel because it felt good. In Orwell’s world, obedience is compulsory. In Huxley’s, it is aspirational. #HuxleyNotOrwell #BraveNewWorld 2719364
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...iandunt.substack.comOrban defeated: Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful dayAll of a sudden, after months of total darkness, there is hope. 802968497
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 11/04/2026Morally completely indefensible. Farage should sack Richard Tice immediately. 59762242
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 09/04/2026Israel's continued strikes in Lebanon are undermining any hope of peace. The UK must act now: sanction Benjamin Netanyahu and his security cabinet, and halt all UK arms exports to Israel. We must also finally proscribe the IRGC and support multilateral plans to disarm Hezbollah. 2235996
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: 464231437588
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialSkye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 07/04/2026AOC: “This is a threat of genocide & merits removal from office. The President’s mental faculties are collapsing & cannot be trusted. To every individual in the President’s chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat” 125117303036
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 05/04/2026Threatening war crimes and mocking Islam isn't a sign of strength, it's a sign of weakness. The PM should rule out UK forces and airfields being used for any attacks on Iranian civilian infrastructure. What more will it take for Starmer to call off the Royal Visit Trump craves? 451029272
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026The royal visit to the US should not go ahead inews.co.uk/opinion/king... 891131272
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialAlona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026It's been a month since the US and Israel launched the Iran war. Reform has met the moment with a new military thinktank: Think, Tank! It's meeting at Beaconsfield Services. Mark Francois has been on the fruit machines. @mrhenrymorris.substack.com reports www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/728...prospectmagazine.co.ukEmbedded with Reform: Think, Tank!Common sense correspondent Henry Morris reports from inside a meeting of the brightest minds in Reform UK 1254
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Lying about your own country in return for money from a foreign power. There should be a word for that. 1331285354
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/03/2026OK. My career just peaked. 771216289
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Important for understanding the context for Farage’s witless opposition to ‘net zero’. 32990432
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJim Teeth @drjamesjteeth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026This is an excellent summary of the US War on Iran current situation. I’m an existentialist and borderline absurdist and even I struggle with the current moment. This summary is just fantastic.no01.substack.comMarch, 19-21: God is a comedianA stiff drink is recommended 8631821410
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 18/03/2026GB News has turned into the Reform channel. After a New World investigation found hundreds of breaches of the rules on accuracy and impartiality, Ofcom has failed to do its job and act. We've seen what Fox News has done to politics in the US. We can't let it happen here. 761050371
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17/03/2026They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.theguardian.comLondon, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollutionCycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20% 14478311924
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026It’s crystal clear now that Trump has lost control of this war. He badly misjudged Iran’s ability to retaliate. The region is on fire. 1/ I’m going to explain to you in this🧵what I’ve learned - in part from closed door briefings - about the four biggest current crises. 333109944506
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/03/2026My meeting with Donald Trump went very much as expected. 15488113
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialOpen Britain @openbritain.bsky.social · 02/03/2026🗳️ Sarah Olney: "There is a very wide acceptance that it is time to scrap First Past The Post. It does not deliver the results that people vote for and this is an enormous missed opportunity." 0158
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 02/03/2026We've seen before what happens when an American president launches an illegal war with no idea how it is going to end. Does the Prime Minister not understand that when he fails to stand up to Trump, especially when he's breaking international law, it makes our country less safe? 1727266
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Ah well, at least Andrew was allowed to leave police custody with quiet dignity and grace. 2125727
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialViz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz353bs 6985278
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 18/02/2026Trump’s endless flip-flopping on the Chagos Islands shows why Starmer’s approach is doomed to fail. Britain can’t rely on the US while Trump is in the White House. It’s time to strengthen our ties with allies we can depend on, starting with our neighbours in Europe. 1633575
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/02/2026It doesn’t really matter *why* Trump’s desire to destabilise & divide Europe precisely mirrors Vladimir Putin’s - whether kompromat, self-interest, naked bigotry or something else l. What matters is that Europe treats both regimes like the enemies of progress & democracy they so clearly are. 411483328
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialWhaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The greatest story you’ll read today 😂😂🫡 Forward it on for the betterment of mankind & also to get me into heaven 29287121
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 19/01/2026The government must work with our European partners on retaliatory measures to hit Trump and his cronies where it hurts, unless he drops these tariffs. It's time to show that Britain stands with our allies and we won’t be bullied into submission. 27504104
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 18/01/2026There was, of course, absolutely nothing to stop these Tories resigning when their own Party was literally in the middle of doing all the things they now claim to be so unhappy about. (Come on Higgins!) 621868280
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 18/01/2026Deutsche Bank here with the good stuff. Game on. 476143944591
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Trump’s designs on Greenland are not about NATO security. America already has all the access it needs for shared security purposes. Like with Venezuela— it is *all* about theft of resources. 1431876
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialmimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Murder rates in comparable US cities. Look at London? Anyone who spouts Trumps lies is a traitor. 712768
Reposted by @johnlaxton.bsky.socialHenry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 22/11/2025Interesting 1318955
