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Andy Bruce (Reuters) @bruceandy.bsky.social · 18h

🥳 UK economy grew more than thought in the second quarter. • GDP +0.5% qq versus a previous estimate of +0.4% (same with GDP per head) • Strong business investment growth (see 👇) • Current account balance (exc. precious metals) smallest in 5 years at 1% of GDP thanks to services exports

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 18h

A bit like net migration figures being lower, the fact that UK economic growth has been higher than expected cuts against the narrative but can’t be ignored forever. Maybe (probably) I was wrong and Labour did have a theory of growth after all.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Conservative Party debated for a couple of hours and decided that no, they are not a serious party. Inevitably.

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’ve seen 64 of the NYT’s best 100 TV shows of the 21st century. And don’t really disagree with the inclusion of any of those. That’s a good hit rate.

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Roel Maalderink @roelmaalderink.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hoe vinden Meta-medewerkers hun eigen Meta-bril? (Samen met @bitsoffreedom.eurosky.social)

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's always the way, isn't it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Graph shows far right support higher where the number of foreign nationals is lowest

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This fact blew my little mind, but this map of river basins that do not reach the sea helped it make a lot more sense

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Ashley Lynch ✂️🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price. That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Actually felt proud to see that line at the top and realise it was this stupid little island We are very good at some things

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/08/2026

This chart does sort of summarise the Starmer government. Just not really in the way it was intended.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

The old ‘hacking’ excuse from Banks, which he tried to use on me and @carolecadwalla.bsky.social when we obtained emails of his many visits to the Russian embassy to talk gold and diamond deals with Kremlin officials. He knew it wasn’t true then, and isn’t now

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Hahahaha. Farage now whining that he was badly advised by his overpaid team into calling his stupid by-election. Confirming then that he’s incapable of working it out for himself. Too busy counting his money. Honest to god, Clacton. Don’t be the constituency dunces he needs you to be. (Times)

One senior source said they believed Farage had been poorly advised over calling the by-election in Clacton.
They said that "young advisers" around Farage had not checked whether the standards' commissioner's investigation would continue in the event of the by-election and they had incorrectly assumed it would not. They also criticised "massive salaries" paid to staff who they said were "letting Nigel down".

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 08/08/2026

Think this also fulfills my prediction that the rise of Restore allows the right to nod at a cordon sanitaire, but one with Reform on the inside.

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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Not to go all Joxley, but the utter collapse of a sense of community pride and social responsibility within the Conservative party is at the heart of their current woes.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Excellent to see strong support for opening up the Land Registry and information on who owns land in this analysis of responses to the Government's land use consultation. lunzhub.com/wp/wp-conten...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Very obliging of #r4today to lead with Reform’s ‘plan’ to stop the boats using the Royal Navy, pretending it’ll be some great WWII-style escapade, rather than a hateful, costly, diplomatically incontinent mess. A total waste of everyone’s time as they’ll never be in power and it’s unworkable anyway.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 01/08/2026

Farage, George Cottrell and Putin’s friend Abramovich: source reveals the convicted money launderer and Reform leader’s close ally worked for the now-sanctioned oligarch Report by @carolecadwalla.bsky.social www.thenerve.news/p/george-cot...

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Phillwatson FBPE 🇬🇧🇨🇭 🇪🇺🖖 🔶 @phillipwatson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social the media is unsurprisingly muted on Reforms disastrous Manchester Mayoral defeat. Where’s all the detailed voting analysis of Reform losing support and votes we would have seen if Labour had lost?

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Check out those Reform voters! (Source: www.ft.com/content/4932...)

Graph showing that a large majority of UK voters link hot weather to climate change, the only exception being Reform, where only a minority do.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Remi Kasprzyk: ‘This photo absolutely deserves every award. It even has its place in the Louvre. It precisely captures the inertia of the individual in the face of collapse.’1/

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Richard Herring @herring1967.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We made a joke about him on Fist of Fun and he sent us a signed photo joining in with the gag!

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Adrian Edmondson @adrianedmondson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Bill Oddie, what a lovely bloke. He wrote us a letter when we started making The Young Ones, wishing us the very best, and warning us against interference from higher up. He didn’t know anyone in the cast personally. It just came out of the blue. Lovely thing to do.

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I am *absolutely sick* of hearing about young people as 'benefit scroungers'. Nearly 60% of welfare spending goes on pensioners! The people writing this stuff know that too.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The winning design. 🇪🇺💶

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.

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I too have a 10-year plan – but unlike Burnham's, mine works

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Iran war poses real economic challenges but UK consumers continued their strong start to 2026 - retail sales rose 0.6% in the second quarter. Consistent growth now for two full years after flatlining throughout the entire last parliament.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Inclined to agree.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Just submitted some observations for @savebutterflies.bsky.social’s Big Butterfly Count. Including this stately Red Admiral, lovely Jersey Tiger Moth, and about a gazillion Gatekeepers feasting on our marjoram. Take part here: bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

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Jo Michell @jomichell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I’m sorry, but what is ‘radical’ about the policies pursued by Miliband?

Miliband's promotion of radical net zero policies has earned him enemies among some trade unions, with Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite, saying his appointment to the Treasury would be a "noose around job creation"
in Britain.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It is mad that we have, somehow, allowed net zero - a policy common to all major parties under 5 years ago and supported by a majority of the public - to become a synoym for mad radicalism. It is doubly mad that we've allowed this to happen during the hottest summer on record.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My opinion: ridicule, humour and taking the piss are critical tools against the far right. They hate it. It demoralises them and uplifts us. Plus, it’s fun.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

APPLEBAUM: Putin's war finally reached Moscow. Muscovites having trouble functioning normally in capital and been subjected, for the first time, to real drone campaigns. They finally see the war and beginning to understand that they're not winning, and that war is coming closer.

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

The coolest candidate Clacton ever had

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

You couldn't write this stuff... This is what foreign interference looks like. "Tens of thousands have joined pro-Restore Britain Facebook groups being run by people who appear to be based in Pakistan and Bangladesh, an investigation has revealed." www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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Thousands Join Pro-Restore Britain Facebook Groups Run From Pakistan And Bangladesh

Tens of thousands have joined pro-Restore Britain Facebook groups being run by people who appear to be based in Pakistan and Bangladesh, an investi...

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on!

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Jonathan Legg @jonathanlegg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Massively proud to have led the planning process and consultant team during the examination process for Dean Moor.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

You can’t hide away from mounting questions over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, top ally warns Farage www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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You can’t hide away from mounting questions over £5m gift, top ally warns Farage

Tim Montgomerie defected to Reform UK in 2024 after 33 years in the Conservative Party

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George Greenwood @georgegreenwood.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Reform UK’s biggest donor owns a company contracted to supply fuel to aircraft from refineries that make extensive use of Russian oil, The Times can reveal. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Reform donor’s fuel company linked to Russia-supplied refinery

Christopher Harborne’s AML Global has contracts to supply aircraft fuel produced by an Indian refinery that regularly receives Russian crude oil

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

IMO Brexit was unforgiveable solely for the jeapordy into which the settlement of Northern Ireland's 'troubles' was put. Even if there were no other economic costs that alone would justify reversing it.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

The piece characterises rejoin as a negotiating nightmare. I doubt it, because we would be contemplating an outcome that there is a known template for. All we would really be negotiating over is: Shengen area yes or no; euro in principle at some point but maybe never, yes or no.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I find these people who limit their definition of the word psychedelic solely to "must be related to drugs in some way" utterly baffling. They've clearly not spent nearly enough time out in the natural world or absorbing great music, art and books.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A shirtless white man, in the street with a knife in his hand, having attacked and wounded five people, allegedly shouting anti-Muslim slogans is the sixth story on the BBC UK news page. There is absolutely no doubt at all this would be the lead story if attacker and intended victims were reversed.

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