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@jonnye.bsky.social
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Equality, social justice, fairness, left. Antifascist. Scottish independence. EU. Paint, swim, cycle, books. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 Critical thinking should be core education. Gay bloke. Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics. Like Blair, Cameron, Clegg, Mandelson, hired to open govt networks to companies and corporate capture of the state. They sell political capital built with public money. What do we get in return?
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 17/09/2026
It was confirmed yesterday that the centre left coalition won the election in Sweden As predicted, with the far right performing poorly, coverage has almost entirely vanished from international media
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Enemy at the Door is I'm told starting from ep1 today on Talking Pictures 18:00. Is that correct? I can't see any ep notation. @mattsawyer.bsky.social thought you might know.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The way British democracy is being bought by crypto billionaires is simply obscene - and a direct result of Labour’s unforgivable inaction
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/09/2026
How it started / How it's going
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James Orr. Peter Thiel. Race science. Tech authoritarianism. We've spent years tracing the networks behind Britain’s ‘Dark Enlightenment’. Help us launch an urgent new investigative project to follow the money and map how it operates. #LightUpTheDark subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🔎 From the archive: five years of work As the Met announce an investigation into Reform Donations, catch up on the Cambridge Academic implicated - James Orr Support our work
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Free online access to the NEWS that shapeS our print edition out SOON IN PRINT & DIGITAL EDITION 89 – SEPTEMBER 2026 PLAYING WITH FIRE The fossil fuel age is burning itself alive.We know where this is headed.Why are we not doing anything? Nafeez Ahmed, Clive Lewis MP, Asad Rehman, Caroline Lucas BURNHAM’S CHALLENGE #ReformUncovered Got […]
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is our page, updated frequently, type any product in the search bar by type and it will give you lists madeinca.ca
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Made in CA | Canadians, spend your money wisely.
The made in Canada resource to quickly find Canadian products, services and retailers, so you can use your dollars to support the Canadian economy.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🔴 NEW The BBC Is Just Nodding Along By Patrick Howse Read below. ↓
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The BBC Is Just Nodding Along
The corporation's news coverage has lost its soul as a bulwark against unaccountable power and extremism, writes a former BBC News producer
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge
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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves. To the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Nepean, and across Ottawa: Happy Pride!
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a Pride flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill on June 9.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
With unprecedent El Niño announced, the fossil fuel age is burning itself alive. And yet... The new edition of Byline Times has gone to press, exploring the ultimate existential crisis of our times We also examine the story dominating our media in recent weeks instead of this crisis: Jason Arday 👇
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Joannervej @joannervej.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The military expressed contempt for homosexuals as unnatural and immoral, but Hirschfeld noted that homosexual men thrived in the military environment. One soldier reported to Hirschfeld that the war provided the opportunity for men to educate their comrades and dispel negative stereotypes.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Just sitting on the pavement and clapping is now terrorism. Not saying anything, not holding or displaying any signs, just sitting on the pavement & clapping. Andy Burnham can stop this. But he isn't. Reporting by Steven Methven for @novaramedia.com
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🔴 New from Byline Times By @iainoverton.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge?
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is a brilliant essay, which, in my view, accurately describes the predicament of the post-Boomer generations, and the vast infrastructure of lies designed to disguise it. "Degeneracy is a symptom. The disease is rent." 🧵 henryfudgeofficial.substack.com/p/degeneracy...
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Degeneracy is a Symptom
On Conspicuous Despair, the Ponzi stage of being alive, and why your grandparents are wrong about you.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Trump is destroying America, corrupting its political system institutions and media, fetishising hate, embracing fascism, destabilising world order and peace, terrorising at home and abroad, endangering lives and starting wars while enriching himself and cronies. Response ...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Financialisation of pet care. 6 private equity companies dominate UK market. Around 20% net profit margins. Prices hiked as PE builds local monopolies. Staff under pressure to hit profit targets by offering unnecessary repeat appointments/treatment. Fewer people will have pets
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The finance curse is devouring the UK
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Th...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’ Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical… bylinetimes.com/2026/06/25/the-oxfo…
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‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’
Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical right over progressive voices, argues Guilherme Lopes
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Meet James Purnell. Andy Burnham's chief of staff. In earlier incarnation, he supported the Iraq invasion; was chairman of Labour Friends of Israel; said that Winter Fuel Allowance and free bus passes should not be sacred; supported PFI, lie-detector tests for benefit claimants. What next?
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Andy Burnham picks former Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff
Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for government
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Openly Queer Canadians have served as mayors, cabinet ministers, senators, and premiers — because again and again, 2SLGBTQI+ people refused to accept a system that did not see you, hear you, or reflect you.
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Jack D 🏳️‍🌈 @jackdunc1.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
LGBT+ bar burned down last week by a homophobe, now a guy in critical condition after a homophobic attack in Bristol. Media footnote. Whereas the 2 guys in Golder's Green - who are both alive/home, warrant PM statements, wall to wall media & the police saying this? Guess some count more than others
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Is Bsky's algorithm actively pushing OnlyMoney and JFMoney accounts, my TL infested with this garbage. Pfffft.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
#Cycling anybody recommend men's thermal leggings with arse padding? The choice is vast and confusing. Nothing too pricey. Thanks. @bikeymikey.bsky.social your bib shorts you recommended are the business, any idea on leggings? Cheers. Morning ride
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
March 4th - Edinburgh Scotland protesters visited the Sheriff’s Court in Edinburgh to hand a letter to the Procurator Fiscal’s Office demanding that the terrorism charges against peaceful protesters be dropped immediately. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Looking at #DocMartens 8 hole and what a disappointment. The leather reminded me of ... laminated thin cardboard. At £170 that's an eyewatering profit. Think I'll be sticking to my 25 year old pair. Such a shame for such an iconic brand.
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EL País Unofficial @elpais.skyfleet.blue · 04/03/2026
Pedro Sánchez, on the US and Israeli attack on Iran: ‘No to war, we are not going to be complicit’
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Pedro Sánchez, on the US and Israeli attack on Iran: ‘No to war, we are not going to be complicit’
The Spanish prime minister responded to Donald Trump’s threats of a trade embargo: ‘Some will say that this is naive. What is naive is to think that violence is the solution. Or to think that blind and servile obedience is leadership’
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 02/03/2026
All Europeans will pay the price for their leaders' reaction to the 🇺🇸🇮🇱 attack on Iran this weekend. European leaders (all except Pedro Sanchez) have now accepted the end of international law. The consequences of this will be felt not for weeks, not for years, but for decades
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Says everything about mainstream media in the West.
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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 27/02/2026
Nothing to see here: Ex-Amazon UK boss to lead competition watchdog
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Nothing to see here: Ex-Amazon UK boss to lead competition watchdog
Experts described the decision to appoint Doug Gurr as the head of the CMA as “very positive” if you are Big Tech
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 27/02/2026
This is why Dyson backed Brexit. Because he hoped it would mean workers rights and human rights being decimated so he could use workers as a commodity. Dyson has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by 24 migrant workers, who alleged were subjected to forced & abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory
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Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case
Migrant workers alleged they were subjected to abusive treatment in a Malaysian factory for Dyson.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Two weeks ago, Peter Mandelson told us he had no recollection of planning to buy a £2m apartment in Rio via a Panama holding company and a Brazilian company. Yesterday we found notarised incorporation documents for the Brazilian company, with Mr Mandelson's signature.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 09/02/2026
A senior MoD official helps shape defence strategy, then joins Palantir. Months later, Palantir lands a £240m MoD contract without tender. No laws broken – just the revolving door doing what it does best.
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The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I'm not prone to exaggeration but this is probably the biggest scoop I've ever been involved in Mandelson's partner took £10,000 from Epstein to pay for his osteopath course while Mandelson was de facto UK deputy prime minister, according to new files more to follow www.ft.com/content/c950...
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Jeffrey Epstein sent £10,000 to Mandelson’s husband, emails show
Epstein sent Reinaldo Avila da Silva payment in 2009
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opendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 28/01/2026
Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department Read this story and more like it in our newsletter ⤵️ www.opendemocracy.net/en/newsletter…
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
NEW: Carney nails it. We have to stop pretending. Read this to understand the deep & dark hinterland behind the speech & why Vaclav Havel’s concept of ‘living in truth’ is the guide we need right now 1/
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Looking for Gran Canaria hotel recommendations. Been GC once not great but giving it another go. Heard that Axel Beach is good, but maybe too far from swimming beach? Likes: not too busy/cruisy, near beach, daily swimming, quietish. Any recommendations welcome.
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Broadcasting Scotland @broadcastingscotland.scot · 18/12/2025
We move in to our new studio in January and still have a bit of work to do to get it ready, but we can't think of a better location for a studio for Scotland's independent broadcaster? We do need to raise about £30K, so please donate whatever you can afford. www.broadcastingscotland.scot/donate/
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
People on low incomes in County Durham are about to be hit with a council tax bill for the first time. Reform-led Durham County Council has voted to scrap full council tax exemptions for people on the lowest incomes.
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Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has opened an infringement procedure – but stronger action depends on us. Add your name now. a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/
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Defend equality and LGBTI+ lives in Slovakia
Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has opened an infringement procedure – but stronger action depends on us. A...
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
They're in prison without trial - on hunger strike for Palestine. The media has been suppressing this story. Their lives are at risk. Listen here to their loved ones. Let them be released on bail, close Israeli arms makers, reverse the ban on Palestine Action.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
NEW: The editor of The Times in Scotland has been arrested and charged over 'indecent communications' David McCann has been suspended from his role amid a 'criminal investigation', News UK said
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Scottish newspaper editor arrested and charged over 'indecent communications'
A LEADING Scottish newspaper editor has been suspended after he was charged in connection with ...
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Jonny @jonnye.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
#BoycottEurovision 👍👇
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