Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 8hI am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now. 620311228236
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialAlex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 10hI thought I had seen it all, but this is an astonishing new low, putting the US in the company of Iran, Afghanistan and N Korea. I abhor the death penalty. The idea that kids, including my own, might see such an execution shocks me to the core. Abhorrent, barbaric, sick, warped, cruel and twisted. 3036691
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Let’s hope! 2144
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Perfectly put. 37893248
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The person responsible for carrying out the totally independent investigation into Reform and clearing the party of all wrongdoing has been identified. 431522403
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026There we have it. Reform officially ditches its pledge - or rather, its 2024 "contract" with voters - to back proportional representation. A clear breach of contract... Via Politico: 8271110
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war. 22946602128
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius: “There was a time when Putin was saying that they would not invade Ukraine. “So you can never predict what’s on their mind and how they will actually proceed. “They’re talking one thing, but acting very much differently.” 1022452
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is just depressing. And I do not understand why Labour seems to let it slip. It’s not in Britain‘s, let alone their own interest. 911229
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I love talking our country down While offering no solutions Because I’m a grifting gobshite Who likes to incite unrest Small boat crossings are down 44% Deportations are the highest in 10 years Immigration is 82% lower But who needs facts When you can make up lies 711498505
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialAlly Tibbitt @allytibbitt.me · 05/10/2026So the Conservatives are now presenting leaving the Aarhus Convention as "levelling the playing field" - when in fact it will remove the rights of citizens to access environmental information and challenge environmentally damaging developments. So... in fact giving developers more power. 49040
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDavid Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Letter printed in The Times today 8591240
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026Reform UK wants power. But the party is haemorrhaging the people it recruits, with councillors resigning, being suspended or quitting. Since May, 51 Reform UK councillors have abandoned the party. We are keeping track: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect… 19414166
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 04/10/2026good news! good news! [walking around ringing a big bell] some good news for once! 728233
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The endless grift continues. The Trump administration has been talking to Russia about a multibillion-dollar deal for Lukoil’s international assets, NYT reports. 14280133
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026All your Triple Lock questions answered: - what is the new policy - why it’s a ‘triple lock’ - why pensioner poverty is expected to fall in the 2030s torstenbell.substack.com/p/the-future...torstenbell.substack.comThe Future of the Triple LockThe questions I’ve been asked most after Andy Burnham’s speech - and what the answers are. 1614260
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialSnowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Well. This has cheered me up no end. 1358
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialalexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026One of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains said on Friday it had suspended sales of Meta's smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns. following the questions being raised about the conditions under which they can be used www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comDutch eyewear chain Hans Anders halts sale of Meta glasses, citing privacy concernsOne of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains said on Friday it had suspended sales of Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns, in one of the first ... 461006347
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026UAE officials have warned the UK that a severe punishment for Man City could hurt future Emirati investment in Britain, Bloomberg reports. This is the perfect argument for keeping foreign money out of football. 2674089929
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'What are the options?' asked the Prime Minister. So we got a cool dude to explain. 177732
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding. 541902772
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Me on the Brexit debate second time round ukandeu.ac.uk/here-we-go-a... 84410
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Brazilian President Lula: “If it weren’t for me confronting these fascists, they would win the election easily. So I am an obstacle to them. “As long as I am alive, I will work to make sure fascism does not return to this country.” 14654149
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The cope from some Man City fans is that the sham sponsorship income meant the club overstated revenue and so overpaid corporation tax. So they are due a refund! Awesome! Um, no. City paid *zero* corporation tax because they lost buckets of money. The receipts: 621960
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1142489784
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDame Ali J @june22ali.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The NHS-Palantir contract is up for renewal in a few months. Tell our new Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: NO Palantir in our NHS via this petition www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...amnesty.org.ukTell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHSPalantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in... 064
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDale Vince @dalevince.com · 01/10/2026This is a backward step - for investors as much as anyone else. Climate risks are real, they will, can and already do - affect the value of companies. And investors, as well as the public - have the right to know. buff.ly/yQG7Zk5 33114
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A school in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was hit by a Russian drone this morning while more than 100 children and 60 staff members were inside. 73534
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 30/09/2026At this point I would honestly prefer that the UK authorities said nothing on this than they kept dribbling out cryptic clues like it's a murder mystery evening. "What if I told you one of them rang 999 himself?" "We've bailed them, but it's still Iran, what might that mean?" Not. Helpful. 713817
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the Price" It promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given... It has failed on every count. From Zeteo UK:zeteo.ukThe Board of Peace Is an Abject Failure, and Palestinians Are Paying the PriceIt promised to bring ‘everlasting peace’: Gaza was to be rebuilt; military operations halted; ‘full aid’ given; and an International Stabilisation Force set up. It has failed on every count. 67730210
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialPoliticsGirl @politicsgirl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s getting harder and harder for right wing pundits to defend the indefensible. So they keep moving the goal posts. 52559185
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026wHy WoN't ZeLeNsKyY mAkE a dEaL?!🥴🙄 This wasn't a mistake. This was killing civilians because it's easier than defeating the military. This is also terrorism. 717673
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Diesel at record high prices and why no trucker convoy in DC? 822082321
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's never an ask for Russia. Ukraine are going after the refineries to bring their economy and war economy to a halt so that they stop killing Ukranians and leave Ukraine. 43880181
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28/09/2026And if it turns out the suspects were, in fact, born in the UK, where to next? Only second generation? Were they lefties? Vaccinated? The farce is becoming a bit much now. 71454105
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialSimon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shocking news 6144
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yesterday Farage posted “I have been warning.. for many months about Iranian agents coming into the UK via small boats” Today he does a film banging on about Iranian agents, praising Trump etc He’d look a right Turkey if they’re British.. Doah hold on a mo..what’s that Farage gobble cluck cluck 🦃 1713451
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Bank of England (BOE) governor says soaring energy prices could trigger interest rate rise. BOE will deplete business/household incomes by hiking costs. Force people to hand wealth to banks, boost their profits How about curbing profiteering, supply-chain problems, taxing those with surplus cash?lbc.co.ukBailey's warning: Bank of England governor says soaring energy prices could trigger interest rate rise | LBCThe Bank has predicted that inflation will increase to around 3.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of this year and 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2027. 16265104
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialBrexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This is why we need European internet systems with European rules! 🇪🇺 #BroligarchsOut 25322
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 26/09/2026Putin claims that the rights of Russian speakers in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are being violated. We’ve heard that about Ukraine before the invasion. And no, nobody is violated. 43532186
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Latvian authorities say there’s been deliberate damage to surveillance cables and equipment along the Latvia-Belarus border. Border Guard chief Guntis Pujāts called it a targeted action to disrupt border surveillance. 11356155
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialfife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Statistics showing small boat arrivals dropping significantly in 2026 expose how populist fearmongering distorts reality. Tearing up European security treaties damaged border processing, but joint enforcement and international cooperation work. Why prefer panic over policy? 🤔 #FBPEthelondoneconomic.comOne for the 'patriots': Small boat crossings drop 42%, to a four-year lowIt's good news, but not everyone is happy with the latest small boat crossings figures - and the PM himself says more needs to be done. 23015
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Liar. Small boat crossings peaked under Johnson in 2022 reaching 46,000 in 2022. In current year they are 18,565 and falling. Also prior to Boris Johnson's Brexit there were none. 23132721209
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Refuse to give billionaires a platform for anything. Stop believing they are smart – they aren't. Stop believing they can "see the big picture" – they can't. Stop believing they are motivated by ethics – they have none. 38489199
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33 321009544
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Pentagon cover-up of US military casualties in Trump’s catastrophic Iran War continues. 37 troops have been quietly added to the public tally of wounded personnel bringing the total to 861. 27621339
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 25/09/2026US interference in the upcoming Brazilian presidential elections 66039
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 25/09/2026Protest is one thing. Intimidating volunteer lifeboat crews is another. These volunteers risk their lives to save others. Targeting them isn’t patriotic. It’s un-British. @joshbabarinde.bsky.social 611241
Reposted by @kateelliott.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What is happening in Gaza summed up perfectly in 2 minutes while a stunned Piers Morgan sits in silence. 59444
