Reposted by Kathy ThornettSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times) 821890690
Reposted by Kathy ThornettEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Another Bolsonaro taking power in Brazil would be a hammer blow to the future of life on Earth. 1019654
Reposted by Kathy ThornettSue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026www.theguardian.com/politics/202... It's high time the UK decided what it wants. That means realistic expectations, no cherry-picking, no exceptionalism & a complete understanding of what is feasible within EU rules. We must also decide what we are prepared to pay for the many benefits.theguardian.comBall in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wantsJukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU 42811
Reposted by Kathy ThornettSue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026labourlist.org/2026/10/brit... By @richardcorbett.bsky.social former MEP & Labour Leader in the European Parliament. To be continued tomorrow with an article on how easy it would be to seek to renew our EU membership.labourlist.org'Britain and the EU – what are the options?' - LabourListFoemer EPLP leader Richard Corbett sets out the options for our future relationship with the EU and how they would impact growth. 31812
Reposted by Kathy ThornettPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Overcrowding in UK A&E depts and treating patients in corridors linked to hundreds of deaths. Neoliberals urge cuts in public spending, silence on human consequences. Delayed care leads to premature deaths People sacrificed to gods of fiscal policies.news.sky.comOvercrowding in A&E linked to 'hundreds of deaths a week', study findsA review of more than 19,000 adult patients found that for every 10% increase in emergency department occupancy, the chance of dying in the following 28 days increased by 1%. 39492256
Reposted by Kathy ThornettTim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Odesa was one of the regions hit overnight. Industrial infrastructure was targeted, leading gto a huge fire and fears of chemical leaks. Officials say radiation, chemical and biological protection specialists found no abnormal readings. 17212
Reposted by Kathy ThornettRagnar Bjartur Gudmundsson 🇺🇦 @ragnarbjartur.bsky.social · 05/10/2026⚡️ RUSSIA'S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE — OCT 5, 2026 (#1) ■ 4th-highest casualties of the war and 2nd-highest of the year, despite relatively few engagements well ■ Record losses of unarmored vehicles (including fuel trucks) and land-based equipment ■ ... 📈 tinyurl.com/ukrainedashb... 25923
Reposted by Kathy ThornettGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/10/2026Michaela Hall was murdered by her abusive partner. If he had been correctly assessed by the probation service as 'high-risk', she may well still be alive. We're helping her father and son get justice 👇 goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/help… 05616
Reposted by Kathy ThornettCarol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 20/09/2026😸🇬🇧😸🇬🇧😸🇬🇧😸🇬🇧😸 Daisy (who should be leader) makes sense. Trouble is: The UK s still acting like the EU owes us favours They have moved on from us. Canada is a better prospect We have a feeble govt that is allowing Farage/Lowe freedom to attack refugees etc They do not want FArage back again. 86019
Reposted by Kathy ThornettStephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 20/09/2026A reality check for those who would portray the UK as relatively highly taxed. Also illustrates what we are missing by failing to tax wealth. @patmillsuk.bsky.social 03521
Reposted by Kathy ThornettCarol Hedges @riotgrandma.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧🇪🇺🇬🇧 Reasons to ’rejoin’ the EU: 1. Filling the 55k NHS vacancies 2. Young people going Interrailing 3. Ditto applying to Maastricht uni etc ( cheaper) 4. No airport queues 5.Jobs in Europe for unemployed 6. Dublin Convention reinstated, stopping small boats And 6. Nigel Farage’s face. 40452122
Reposted by Kathy ThornettBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/10/2026What a mess! The UK is an outlier in choosing not to put import taxes on Chinese vehicles, even as the US has shut them out almost entirely, and the EU imposes duties of up to 45%. There is a difficult trade-off,” said RSM UK, the UK “cannot afford to drift between the two indefinitely”.theguardian.comUK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU marketsBritain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures 1158
Reposted by Kathy ThornettECIU @eciu.net · 05/10/2026eciu.net/media/press...eciu.netEnglish reservoirs fall below 2025 lowest level: commentTom Cantillon is available for further comment and interview. 077
Reposted by Kathy ThornettThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026“Google Earth shows the physical destruction with extraordinary clarity… what happens next matters.” Angelina Jolie shares new Google Earth images of the genocide in Gaza, calling for humanitarian aid to be allowed in (by Israel): www.instagram.com/p/DeDDwwRknH... 321355635
Reposted by Kathy ThornettKevin (Des) @jambodes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026static.klipy.comRandom Tuesday: Tragic, Really? Sooo SadAlt: Random Tuesday: Tragic, Really? Sooo Sad 1102
Reposted by Kathy Thornettloriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ukraine war live: Rare anti-Putin protest leads to dozens of arrests in Moscow 012
Reposted by Kathy ThornettJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Robert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor. www.ft.com/content/38a5...ft.comReform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donorBritish businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor 20451212
Reposted by Kathy ThornettMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🔥 Over 25,000 emails from you to your MPs... All 650 MPs contacted. Some >100 times. Asking MPs to attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU. Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇europeanmovement.co.ukAsk your MP to stand up for our future in EuropeOn 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate? 12241129
Reposted by Kathy ThornettJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural EnglandShadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth 771395441
Reposted by Kathy ThornettBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/10/2026A huge risk! Putting his leadership to the vote now is high-risk move, given his Socialist Party is lagging in polls. However, he has received a boost from popular measures to tackle Spain’s mounting housing crisis, which were defeated by right-wing MPs Friday, sparking plans for public protestsindependent.co.ukSpanish prime minister calls snap election after mass protestsAn election defeat would spell the end of one of Europe's last few left-leaning governments 2175
Reposted by Kathy ThornettMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Support the National Trust by voting for Council members by 11:59pm on 30 October 2026. Quickvote is convenient if you're short of time or worried about inadvertently voting for Restore Trust's Bonigala, Cristea, Goldman, Mealing or Omrani. In our often bad times, the Trust's doing good things. 719790
Reposted by Kathy ThornettProf Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit. Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else. 3278162
Reposted by Kathy ThornettRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now. 482150985537
Reposted by Kathy ThornettClimate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The French History Podcast is correctly identifying the end of French History unless we cut fossil fuel emissions to zero very soon. 19738
Reposted by Kathy ThornettCory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is what you get when you don't study history and learn from it. 18653472512
Reposted by Kathy ThornettSimon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 17/08/2026And if anyone wants to complain to the Culture Secretary about "Reform's BBC" the address is: Lisa Nandy The Land of Nod Up North Fairyland #r4today 0158
Reposted by Kathy ThornettChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is what Thatcher and Reagan's union busting of the 1980's was all about. 155
Reposted by Kathy ThornettJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I see Fraser Nelson makes the same point I did yesterday frasernelson.substack.com/p/six-flaws-... 54482220
Reposted by Kathy ThornettUkraine Advocate 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026russia has built at least 10 new drone bases near its borders with #Ukraine and Belarus, with dozens of launch rails capable of supporting its latest long-range attack drones. The expansion could eventually put NATO territory, including Warsaw, within range of moscow’s growing drone arsenal.kyivpost.comRussia Builds Drone Bases Near NATO, Putting Poland Within ReachSatellite images and leaked documents reviewed by The Telegraph identified at least 59 new launch rails across 10 Russian military and civilian sites. 12212
Reposted by Kathy ThornettGary Gilligan @garygilligan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026www.mirror.co.uk/tv/nigel-far...mirror.co.ukNigel Farage's finances to be subject new documentaryThe hour long special will air on Channel 5 and comes after beleaguered Reform leader Nigel Farage reclaimed his seat as Clacton MP 41455161
Reposted by Kathy ThornettCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Checkmate, Nige. 14678211992
Reposted by Kathy ThornettSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026There needs to be more urgency from the police to investigate + prosecute this clear incitement to xenophobic violence against asylum seekers, the platform + the online regulator Ofcom & ministers to cut off & prevent this malicious & unlawful content inews.co.uk/news/vigilan... 16646260
Reposted by Kathy ThornettKerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Wow!. Just WOW! Just like GB News arseholes here in Britain and the likes of Julia heartless Spewer. What was it the blonde bitch said on GBNews about Netanyahu again, he was her hero. These MFing NewsChannels are Toxic & need to be eradicated. 153
Reposted by Kathy ThornettPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/08/2026U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, four officials have told POLITICO.politico.euBurnham exchanged messages with impersonator of top Trump aideThe U.K. leader believed he was communicating with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. 43110
Reposted by Kathy ThornettAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"t’s almost like everything we warned you about Reform was true… 😬 Behind the matey schtick, Nigel will sell Clacton down the river in a heartbeat. He’s not your friend" via Reform Are Not Your Friends 51531246
Reposted by Kathy Thornettgrainy dispatch @grainydispatch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026🚨 #BREAKING : 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 RUSSIA ATTACKED PORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN UKRAINE'S IZMAIL DISTRICT OVERNIGHT, AUTHORITIES SAY, AS PER REUTERS X 012
Reposted by Kathy ThornettAnne Warren @annewarren.bsky.social · 14/08/2026@simonmarksfsn.bsky.social @nickabbot.bsky.social Trump removes "beneficial owner" financial transparency reporting... "drastically narrow[ing] the scope of the Corporate Transparency Act" Money laundering welcome here... 💰➡️ www.wealthbriefing.com/html/article...wealthbriefing.comUS Treasury Permanently Ends BO Reporting Requirement On US Persons, Corporates 1179
Reposted by Kathy ThornettRotorbabe Recordings @rotorbabe25.bsky.social · 16/08/2026John McAndrew is Director of Programmes for BBC News. 053
Reposted by Kathy ThornettChayBristol @chaybristol.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Lead story on BBC R4 news this am - Reform to scrap PIPSs. And save £50bn.... Another obvious nonsense policy, not newsworthy at all really, except as something to rip to shreds in a longform discussion. The bias at the BBC is screaming out every day. 310114
Reposted by Kathy ThornettAndrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 16/08/2026It is a mystery isn't it - has anyone asked this fellow why they get blanket coverage? 1657
Reposted by Kathy ThornettJane Martinson @janemartinson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026When a wise x BBC exec calls out the corporation’s handling of politics attention must be paid . Website headlines need a rethink and so much more 12514
Reposted by Kathy ThornettBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Breaking: Trump announces the US will now be siding with North Korea and Kim Jong Un instead of the democratic South Korea. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea...” 2691491571
Reposted by Kathy ThornettMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The entire system is failing. 85816267
Reposted by Kathy ThornettMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026NORTHCOM Deputy Commander Lt Gen Joseph Jarrard has warned that the US is “ill-equipped” to defend against a drone swarm attack on US soil. 4326775
Reposted by Kathy Thornetttultican @tultican.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Florida Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Unless They Allow Students to Opt Out of Vaccines - The new anti-enlightenment. dianeravitch.net/2026/08/04/f... via @dianeravitch #EducationMattersdianeravitch.netFlorida Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Unless They Allow Students to Opt Out of VaccinesFlorida has become a very weird state. There’s hardly a conspiracy theory that Governor Ron DeSantis is not championing, especially when the subject is public health. DeSantis hired Dr. Josep… 014
Reposted by Kathy ThornettJacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨🚨Good news: #AI detectors, human and otherwise, are about to get their biggest boost ever with new EU "watermarking" requirements that came into effect this month. Big tech is also falling in line. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/arti...politico.euHiding your use of AI is about to get much harder — thanks to BrusselsThe EU is requiring “watermarking” to signal that content was made with artificial intelligence. Big Tech is falling in line. 7183104
Reposted by Kathy ThornettSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026If we could have back what Farage has cost us all with his Brexit, his racist riots, his useless councils, his rule-breaking and his by-election tantrum… there’d probably be enough money for free dental care for the whole country. 69025
Reposted by Kathy ThornettMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life. 12887791432