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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Tomorrow’s Independent front page:

The
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The Way Bac
Their promises of more jobs, more trade, more power for Britain have proved a con, Michael Heseltine writes as the Brexit vote 10th anniversary approaches. Never have so few done so much damage to so many with so little ability to execute what they lied about. Their scandalously false prospectus has turned to dust and ashes. Naturally, they blame everyone but themselves.
They are the guilty men and should...
...hang their heads in shame

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anthony Head was an Ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats home for more than two decades. Thanks for everything Tony x

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝖄𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖘 𝕬𝖌𝖔… The Eye delved into Christopher Harborne's background - his dual identity, his cryptocurrency connections, his enormous political donations - long before his undeclared £5 million personal gift to Nigel Farage. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1511, December 2019.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Of course it was done to us. Millions of us did not vote for Brexit. It was an advisory referendum and it was a government decision to leave the EU. Taken with some awareness of the damage that it would do. Brexit has very much been ‘done’ to the British people. Not by. bsky.app/profile/nial...

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

So great to see everyone’s happiness for Hungary, I hope it’s a new beginning, & I’m v glad to hv been able to vote

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I’m so excited! I got to vote in this one

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad to hear this, I have enjoyed going to recordings when I’m back home, & listening to the podcast.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

What does he want? Orange intimidation…

An orange & white cat stares intently, sitting on a desk

Who knows why this orange and white cat is staring unblinkingly

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

"If you see something that doesn't look right, report it to staff or British Transport Police". Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Enjoyed them all, esp when I was still trapped in China due to Covid. look forward to your return

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 15/09/2025

If you’ve enjoyed my videos over the last few years I’d love to see you at my live shows. My tour starts in a month and sales have been slower than last year - probably partly because I’m not on X anymore. But it’s a fun show and I’d love more people to see it! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...

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Matt Green Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.co.uk

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I wish they still did the rail + boat pass. Did a great trip all the way to Greece via Brindisi-Patras-Athens-Santorini-Paros-Kos, then Turkey (off pass)- Bodrum, Ephesus, Istanbul - back to pass to go Ist-Thessaloniki & thru train to Munich via Yugoslavia as was-can’t do several of those trains now

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Anybody surprised? Emissions from 14 fossil fuel giants drove 213 major heatwaves since 2000, making >50 deadly ones 10,000× more likely and adding up to +2.2°C increased intensity All while knowing the impact of GHG emissions Corporate negligence =Human cost www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.” Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size. It’s about space & safety.

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Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn

Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Yes. I have noticed there are far fewer of those guys around at night who drive cars home for drinkers. But there are long lines at places like trendy bakeries.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/08/2025

⬇️ British services exports are thought to be around 4-5% lower than they would have otherwise been without Brexit. ❌ That equates to billions of pounds in lost revenue for British businesses every year. www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/202…

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The Reality of UK Services Trade Post-Brexit - British Chambers of Commerce

The services sector represents 80% of UK output, but LSE research indicates a 16% drop in services exports to key EU markets affected by Brexit trade barriers.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Had a big fight with this woman who dumped this 3-month kitten in tiny cage behind a fancy spa since last Thurs in temps often well above 30C. She claimed it’s a stray, but she knew nothing about dealing with strays. She agreed in the end to let me take it to the vet hosp opposite.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Yeah -it’s unbearable. I think it’s becoming quite unlivable. And they still had workers outside doing construction at my place.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Yes - i chat to her from time to time about things Hungarian! Was going to add that I think the meaning has shifted a bit from ppl just dropping out in general to this rat race definition. Not sure how it happened!

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

‘Experts’ have been using it for a while now, one guy claims to have invented it in the current form. Govt use is def more recent, esp being mentioned in quite of lot of briefings. I hate the word

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

We’re on 5.1k signatures & have six weeks to get it to 10k as a strength of feeling against what has become a propaganda-fest for Reform. If it’s a democracy we need to hear from ALL our parties. If everyone who has signed gets one more to sign we’ll do it. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

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Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times

We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Private equity and the crushing cost of UK vets’ bills. 60% of local vets taken over by corporates. Usual story -price hikes, debt, profiteering. Drugs prices up to eight times the online prices. Profit margins of up to 43%. How many pets will suffer? archive.ph/ikhpP

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Private equity and the crushing cost of UK vets’ bills

Charges have risen sharply since 2016 as more practices have been swallowed up by buyout groups

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Last page. Guess i wanted to use all the days

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Including Le train Jaune from Perpignan

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

This was the 3rd #interrail I did, while doing a term abroad in Montpellier, France. Look - a night train from #Madrid to #Lisbon. I forgot you wrote it in yourself.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Was just explaining about your adventures to my friend as we were coming back to Newhaven on the ferry from Dieppe after a couple of days in Rouen - not done the crossing since my interrailing days. It’s a shame the timings don’t really work for daytrips now.

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Since 2010, we have lost: 279 school playing fields 750 youth centres 793 playgrounds 800 libraries 1,086 swimming pools 1,416 Sure Start children’s centres No wonder children have nowhere to go Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left? All the shifts are in just one direction. bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...

bylinetimes.com

BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output

The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

You wouldn't know it from today's newspaper front pages screaming "betrayal", but new YouGov polling finds that 66% of British people now want the Government to deliver a closer relationship with the EU, compared to just 14% who don't

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Can there be any more irresponsible practice than burning carbon rich peat moors to make sure they remain clear for the ultra rich to play at being country folk as they shoot captive bred animals for sport.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today, on the the day of the great (or not so great?) #Brexitreset, I have my own Brexit reset - I’m back in the EU!

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Eurostar used to be a symbol of connection. Now, post-Brexit border checks mean fewer trains, longer queues, and closed stations. Freedom of Movement made Europe closer. Brexit slammed the door. #Brexit #FreedomOfMovement #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What we need from Starmer is not Reform style policies. We need the kind of leadership that says: - illegal immigration is statistically insignificant & not a problem worth worrying about - Legal immigration benefits UK - and we should rejoin EU/EEA to restore mutual mobility as it helps us too

Cartoon style image of Keir Starmer at dawn looking confident as a leader

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Starmer wants growth, strong public services and reduced migration. He might as well wish for fairies at the bottom of his garden. Without inward migration, his other hopes cannot be fulfilled. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...

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Starmer is swinging his wrecking ball

This is Starmer's foreword to the White Paper on migration, published yesterday: The key section is: In 2023, under the previous government, inward migration exploded to over a million people a yea...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around. They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway. It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Absolutely brutal and hilarious takedown of Bill Maher from the one and only Larry David.

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Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf

When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 17/04/2025

A majority of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU than the US. The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner.

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Majority of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than US

With a protectionist President in the White House, it seems the British public would rather prefer closer trading ties with the EU.

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Two conversations today - one with a friend about how it’s too risky to travel to US right now, & another with a friend who is having to terminate export biz from China to US (industrial drilling). So much winning!

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“When campaigning in Brixham over the past couple of years, I lost count of the number of people who told me that they had been lied to and who felt cheated by Brexit.” fishingnews.co.uk/news/lied-to...

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‘Lied to and cheated’: Fishing industry's sense of betrayal during Brexit debate - Fishing News

Fishing did not quite return to its pre-Brexit poster boy status in parliament recently, but certainly featured above its weight

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Kath Naday @kathnaday.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I bought a 2nd-hand small car to drive when at home, & at roundabouts & junctions my view is usually blocked by enormous vehicles. They are so dangerous.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

As the article (in thread) says, outsize SUVs cost the public purse more in terms of strain on the infrastructure & pollution, and are far more dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists. Yes, we should tax them and their usage heavily. Why on Earth should the rest of us subsidise this obnoxious trend?

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I'm optimistic that Starmer wouldn't do a deal with the US that would rule out an EU deal, but it's worth building pressure on Labour to make damn sure they don't. They're perfectly capable of making the most disasterous decisions www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

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Starmer’s strategy is back to front - the trade deal we need isn’t with the US

In Donald Trump’s mad world, up is down, black is white, and war is peace.

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Meta have stolen the work of 1000s of writers to train their AI. All of my books were included in their illegal action. Today UK authors are protesting against this theft. Copyright law is clear: to use a creator’s copyrighted work, you need to get permission and agree payment. #DoTheWriteThing

A poster proclaiming “META BOOK THIEVES: They must #DoTheWriteThing”

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/03/2025

Rachel Reeves says she's "not satisfied" with the OBR's downgrade of the UK's growth to 1%. Well, good news! We know a way she can deliver the growth this country needs. 📈 Deep alignment with the EU on goods and services could boost GDP by up to 2.2%.

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