Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 25/09/2026Interesting how this person is described as a "far-right activist" by all except the BBC and GBNews, who describe him as an "anti-migrant protestor". 61711
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRichard Bowes 🇵🇸 @richardbowes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Why is there such a huge disparity between so much of the political sphere (politician and media) and the general public? Most people hate far right violence, but these thugs get faint criticism from Labour and BBC to actual support from Reform and MSM outlets. 2162
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026YouGov makes the point that there’s an efficiency in the left bloc vote which isn’t there for the right. Left parties win 60% of seats with 52% of the vote while the right wins 40% of seats off 47% of votes. And that’s without tactical voting. 1916540
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Every time we've had these squeezes on welfare recipients, what we've actually seen.. is an increase in child poverty & in work poverty.." Ash Sarkar on #bbcqt. Spot on. 46625
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialDavid @zero-4.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ash Sarkar: “There are mobs of men styling themselves as paramilitaries & you’ve had more to say about refugees than racism…This is small penis behaviour. You guys are just saying well, it’s about the small boats - well maybe it’s about the racism & the thuggery” #bbcqt 0204
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialSaul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"I don't think they've got anything to do with patriotism... I think that this is small penis behaviour, quite frankly" Ash Sarkar on the far right racist thugs #bbcqt 110645
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialB heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On #bbcqt Ash Sarkar puts Labour minister Jonathan Reynolds and Tory shadow minister to shame on the issue of intimidating far-right thugs on our streets... "I don't think they've got anything to do with patriotism... I think that this is small penis behaviour, quite frankly" 😻 04518
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Josh Babarinde, "The Conservatives cut student grants, cut youth centres, cut access to work, live and play in Europe, now they want to cut their benefits" "They way you help young people into employment isn't by punishing them, its by investing in them" #BBCQT 215444
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC question time - Andrew Neil calls out the “neo-Nazis in black uniforms” and masks: He tells a dumbstruck Helen Whately that Labour is dealing well with irregular migration by reducing numbers to levels the Tories promised under David Cameron - but never delivered. 02311
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Labour's deputy leader is saying there is no "switch" to stop small boats. So accurately reporting how the numbers have been affected by current government efforts seems a pretty major part of the story? Maybe? 1516
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialMirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 24/09/2026A BBC Question Time panelist has called for the British public to "love our lifeboats" after RNLI crews were abused by protesters.mirror.co.ukQuestion Time panelist makes desperate plea after RNLI abused by far-right thugs 174
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialDavid Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Thanks to the "legitimate concerns" paradigm, we have a national consensus that migrants (you know which specific ones) are a problem. More migrants = bad, fewer migrants = good. In that context, "anti-migrant protestor" isn't even neutral language to describe this fascist thug. It is *positive*. 822276
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Justin sounding very sad and #r4today having a proper meltdown about the boats today… Maybe they should report on how Justin’s precious Brexit has made this possible… and how immigration is much harder to control when you huff out of shared frameworks and agreements. 23912
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony. 491118303
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRob Freeman 🩷💜💙 @robfreemanfluff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The communications are much better, but it’s like putting lipstick on a pig. I don’t give a damn over whether I can have a drink at the football. I want something done over the cost of living crisis in its fifth year. I want Labour to be against fascism, not “listening to fascists concerns” and 162
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026They don’t mention the long spells of consecutive days with no crossings. Most odd… 071
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Can anyone explain to me why this article doesn't mention anywhere that small boat crossings are down 42% from last year? That doesn't mean it's not an issue 781 people arrived in one day. But it seems like the sort of context a reputable news source might mention www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNo 'switch' to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBCLabour's deputy leader was speaking to BBC local radio ahead of the party's annual conference 26429114
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialMrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC 6pm news at it again. The same as yesterday, an item on boat crossings. The drip, drip, drip effect is how a political narrative is delivered and we all know who benefits from this, politically. 4158
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialNash0rn @nash0rn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC small boats reporting: Irrelevant number making big headline stating 2026 record www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMost cross-Channel migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025. 121
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialAdam Powley @adampowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Spot the difference: BBC 6pm News cites Daniel Thomas as an ‘anti-migrant activist’; BBC South East News goes with ‘far-right activist.’ #framing 2133
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialKingsdock2 @kevinresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The BBC simply doesn't understand that as political powers have risen on the far right reporting on them as if they are the SDP arranging a jumble sale is not balanced. 061
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026BBC & Sky confirm the charges. This had been shared by Tommy Robinson & other sources that the crowd (of a few hundred) are likely to follow online www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAnti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas charged after dinghy slashed in ChannelAnti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel. 3247
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Daniel Thomas/Tommo has been charged, with a single count of criminal damage, plus a fresh charge under Regulation of Investigatory Powers for failing to provide his phone pin. He will appear in Magistrates' Court tomorrow. 2218857
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 24/09/2026"The early days of Andy Burnham’s government have made Starmer’s look positively energetic: a PM who usually loves nothing more than being on camera has studiously avoided saying a word as he loses control of law and order in Britain, and his home secretary seems determined to appease the thugs."thenewworld.co.ukIf Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere 2028289
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialDavid Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I really don't see how ministers can stand idly by and ignore this challenge to the rule of law. 6888
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These groups need to be proscribed immediately. They are a threat to public order and the rule of law. 561008261
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Basingstoke police station. 10218848
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialKenny Stewart @kennystew.art · 24/09/2026I know it’s a pretty tired and far from original point by now, but consider this versus someone holding up a Palestine Action sign and muse on which this government considers support for terrorism. 1019846
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The theory was that a large crowd outside the police station would deter the police from pressing charges, so that Mr Thomas would be released tonight at 11pm. This has not worked, as the police have charged Mr Thomas, remanding him to appear in court in the morning 84712
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Vance's net favorability remains consistently negative by double-digits among surveyed Americans.navigatorresearch.orgWhat Americans Think About VP Vance | Navigator ResearchThis Navigator Research report covers perceptions of Vice President JD Vance, including how much Americans trust him on key issues and concerns Americans have about him. 011
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialEcon Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The GOOD news is Vance is deeply unpopular with the majority of Americans. So the billionaires' "chosen one" faces an uphill battle to be nominated.washingtonmonthly.comJ.D. Vance Is the Most Disliked New Vice President in HistoryThe public isn’t taking to J.D. Vance's obnoxious style, which bodes well for politics in the post-Trump era. 111
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialWisgi Kevin 🇵🇸 @wisgi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Going to create an organisation called RNLI action that goes out and defends the RNLI on the high seas and get myself prescribed as a terrorist organisation. 1415
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I shot the security guard dead and then held everyone at gunpoint while robbing their life savings all the while yelling STOP THE BOATS and PROTECT WOMEN WHO AREN'T MY WIFE. everyone cheered 211112
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026who's up for robbing banks while shouting "stop the boats" so no-one arrests us? 1337384
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialLe Monde @lemonde.fr · 24/09/2026Messe du pape à Notre-Dame de Paris : retour sur l’histoire d’une cathédrale devenue théâtre politiquelemonde.frMesse du pape à Notre-Dame de Paris : retour sur l’histoire d’une cathédrale devenue théâtre politiqueVendredi, Léon XIV devrait célébrer les vêpres dans la cathédrale. L’édifice religieux a forgé l’identité de l’Eglise française, devenant aussi un lieu de pouvoir au point d’être surnommé la « paroisse de la nation ». 1104
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialVictoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just been at the most memorable, poignant, uplifting and important breast cancer fund raising event of the year 01419
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The law Andy Burnham wants to change? Drinking at football matches The law he hasn't shown an interest in changing? The one Cooper and Mahmood rolled out and enforce that has seen thousands of non violent protestors being arrested, including the daughter of a Holocaust survivor 15342107
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026Never been to the opera before? Now’s your chance. We’re giving away 70,000 free tickets to the @metopera at the iconic Lincoln Center. Go to on.nyc.gov/opera to enter the lottery. There’s not a bad seat in the house. 685248915504
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396372558
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialJackie🇬🇧(Fewmin' Northerner)TAX THE RICH - FEED THE POOR 🇬🇧 @jackiesimm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Why has the #BBC started referring to our prime minister as "Burnham" Not Mr Burnham! Not Andy Burnham! Not the Prime Minister! Total disrespect for the office and the man. It must be a directive from above because I've noticed it on various news programs and with different news readers. Fuckers!! 1910933
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Have the BBC forgotten how to do proper reporting? The arrest isn't "over video", it's over the dinghy slashing. 1527761
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialAndrew Thatcher @andythatcher1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interesting @news.abc.net.au can report this properly www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... but BBC news is not able to even though the text of the BBC article calls Yaxley-Lennon far right Thomas apparently isn't. Someone make it make sense.abc.net.auFar-right UK activist arrested after 'slashing migrant boat' at seaBritish far-right activist Daniel Thomas is arrested for allegedly using a knife to slash an inflatable dinghy being used by migrants trying to cross the English Channel. 011
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialGareth @gareth.entertainium.co · 24/09/2026The fact that the BBC studiously ignored this when it first occurred and only mentioned it retrospectively is extremely alarming. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after ‘dinghy slashed in Channel’Thirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 121
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialAlasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The BBC has long given up even pretending to be interested in who these people are, why they are coming or how they might feel, in favour of acting as a kind of shop window for the parties to display their wares of violence and crueltybbc.co.ukMost migrant small boat arrivals in single day of 2026A total of 781 migrants arrive on Wednesday, but the yearly total is below the same point in 2025. 14530178
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialLaw Geek @lawgeek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Burnham replied "I think that legislation dates to an era where football was very different" Has it occurred to Burnham that removing alcohol from matches may have played a significant part in the change & made football a more family friendly (& woman friendly) sport? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBurnham brands ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stands as 'discrimination'The prime minister opposes the law - in place since 1985 - and believes there is a case to remove it. 3717134
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026STAN LAUREL (around 12yrs of age) with his mother Madge outside the family home in North Shields — Tyne and Wear. 57815
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's characteristic of the Brexit debate that, after a decade of arguing about it, the leader of the Conservative Party doesn't appear to know what the single market is & can't be arsed to find out. She seems to have a vague idea it's "a free trade area" that got mixed up with "all the other stuff". 86214
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 24/09/2026"Shabana Mahmood is the cabinet minister responsible for the UK’s policing and its national security – as well, of course, as managing the country’s borders…I include this reminder because Mahmood increasingly seems to be operating under the assumption that her job only concerns the latter."thenewworld.co.ukIf Shabana Mahmood is tough, why is she so slow to crack down on Danny Tommo and the far right?Weeks of what looks like blatant lawbreaking have finally resulted in an arrest. But the home secretary seems happy to look elsewhere 312829
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Two MRPs show Labour losing 100 plus seats and their majority and still everyone is going “DOES THIS MEAN EARLY ELECTION???”static.klipy.comLife of Brian: He Is the Messiah!ALT: Life of Brian: He Is the Messiah! 1819023
Reposted by @johnw60.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026MS NOW reports that their White House reproter was denied access to the White House this morning despite a court order demanding she have access 1126131604448
