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Kathy Thornett

@kathyt.bsky.social
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UK...New Forest resident....Nr. Southampton Retired College Lecturer. Hate Brexit....so many lies. Voted YES to Europe 1975. Feel betrayed 40+ yrs European Citizenship & FOM gone. FBPE

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As 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)
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Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another Bolsonaro taking power in Brazil would be a hammer blow to the future of life on Earth.
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
www.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.com
Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants
Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
labourlist.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?' - LabourList
Foemer EPLP leader Richard Corbett sets out the options for our future relationship with the EU and how they would impact growth.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Overcrowding 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.com
Overcrowding in A&E linked to 'hundreds of deaths a week', study finds
A 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%.
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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Odesa 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.
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Ragnar 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...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 05/10/2026
Michaela 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…
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Carol 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.
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A 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
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Carol 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.
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/10/2026
What 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.com
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
Britain under pressure to put tariffs on cheap Chinese vehicle imports ahead of protectionist trade measures
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ECIU @eciu.net · 05/10/2026
eciu.net/media/press...
eciu.net
English reservoirs fall below 2025 lowest level: comment
Tom Cantillon is available for further comment and interview.
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The 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...
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Kevin (Des) @jambodes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Random Tuesday: Tragic, Really? Sooo Sad
Alt: Random Tuesday: Tragic, Really? Sooo Sad
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loriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ukraine war live: Rare anti-Putin protest leads to dozens of arrests in Moscow
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Robert 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.com
Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick faces fresh accusation from campaign donor
British businessman Phillip Ullmann says the politician was aware of his relationship with potentially illicit US donor
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Mike 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.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 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?
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The 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.com
Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/10/2026
A 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 protests
independent.co.uk
Spanish prime minister calls snap election after mass protests
An election defeat would spell the end of one of Europe's last few left-leaning governments
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Support 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.
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It'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.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dozens 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.
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The French History Podcast is correctly identifying the end of French History unless we cut fossil fuel emissions to zero very soon.
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is what you get when you don't study history and learn from it.
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Simon James @jim1132.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And 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
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
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Chris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is what Thatcher and Reagan's union busting of the 1980's was all about.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I see Fraser Nelson makes the same point I did yesterday frasernelson.substack.com/p/six-flaws-...
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Ukraine Advocate 🇺🇦 @eugenemcparland.eurosky.social · 17/08/2026
russia 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.com
Russia Builds Drone Bases Near NATO, Putting Poland Within Reach
Satellite images and leaked documents reviewed by The Telegraph identified at least 59 new launch rails across 10 Russian military and civilian sites.
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Gary Gilligan @garygilligan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.mirror.co.uk/tv/nigel-far...
mirror.co.uk
Nigel Farage's finances to be subject new documentary
The hour long special will air on Channel 5 and comes after beleaguered Reform leader Nigel Farage reclaimed his seat as Clacton MP
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Checkmate, Nige.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
There 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...
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Kerry @kerry10.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Wow!. 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.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17/08/2026
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham engaged with messages from somebody impersonating one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, four officials have told POLITICO.
politico.eu
Burnham exchanged messages with impersonator of top Trump aide
The U.K. leader believed he was communicating with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
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Anti-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
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grainy dispatch @grainydispatch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🚨 #BREAKING : 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 RUSSIA ATTACKED PORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN UKRAINE'S IZMAIL DISTRICT OVERNIGHT, AUTHORITIES SAY, AS PER REUTERS X
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Problem solved.
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Anne 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.com
US Treasury Permanently Ends BO Reporting Requirement On US Persons, Corporates
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Rotorbabe Recordings @rotorbabe25.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
John McAndrew is Director of Programmes for BBC News.
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ChayBristol @chaybristol.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Lead 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.
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
It is a mystery isn't it - has anyone asked this fellow why they get blanket coverage?
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Jane Martinson @janemartinson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
When 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
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Breaking: 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...”
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The entire system is failing.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
NORTHCOM Deputy Commander Lt Gen Joseph Jarrard has warned that the US is “ill-equipped” to defend against a drone swarm attack on US soil.
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tultican @tultican.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Florida 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 #EducationMatters
dianeravitch.net
Florida Threatens to Defund Catholic Schools Unless They Allow Students to Opt Out of Vaccines
Florida 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…
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Jacob 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.eu
Hiding your use of AI is about to get much harder — thanks to Brussels
The EU is requiring “watermarking” to signal that content was made with artificial intelligence. Big Tech is falling in line.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
If 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.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/07/2026
The promise of New York City is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty: this place would welcome anyone seeking refuge or a better life.
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