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Kathy

@kathywatts.bsky.social
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Artist, designer, gardener, collector of Bamboo( both plants and artefacts) and lots of other things. Scottish, British, European. Like interiors, gardens and interesting houses.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15h
Funny how these errors always seem to head in the same direction. A bit like Richard Tice's tax mistakes.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Billionaire David Reuben claiming he quit Britain for Monaco over potential wealth taxes—when records show he already moved years ago—exposes the myth of the "super-rich exodus." Threats to flee are just economic blackmail to block fair taxation.
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Horrible stuff, but good reporting
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Stevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her.. 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...
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THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 08/10/2026
Nigel Farage is a sitting MP and the leader of a political party. Why does he have his own GB News show? Sign our petition to Ofcom ⬇️ bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This looks like a crucial investigation to me, building on an essential body of work by @bylinetimes.bsky.social Please help to support it. 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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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The threats to our resilience are the same as the threats to our democracy: corporate lobbyists shaping policy, with dire consequences for our ability to withstand crises. Burnham seems to want to change this. But is he aware of scale of the task? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Stockpile food – and wash your hands: is that really how to prepare for environmental catastrophe? | George Monbiot
The UK state is dumping its responsibilities on our doorsteps, while green-lighting policies that lead us closer to crisis, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Julie Cohen ❌👑 @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.
Beautiful young family outside a detention center.
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Liberal Democrat Run Winchester City Council is celebrating success after its Live Longer Better programme received national recognition for its innovative approach to helping older people across stay active, independent and socially connected. www.winchester.gov.uk/news/2026/se...
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City council’s Live Longer Better programme wins national award
Winchester City Council is celebrating success after its Live Longer Better programme received national recognition for its innovative approach to helping...
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Politics Phil @politicsphil.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
A newly elected Reform UK councillor has been arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers. Reform UK is haemorrhaging the people it recruits. We keep track of all of them: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect…
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Reform councillor arrested over election paperwork
Elected representative for Nigel Farage’s party arrested on suspicion of making false statements in nomination papers
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
With Parliament set to debate the UK rejoining the EU, making your voice heard directly to your MP is vital. Hiding behind old Brexit red lines won't repair our economy or international standing. Have you emailed your MP yet? Use the EM link 👇 #FBPE www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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LGA Liberal Democrat Group @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The Local Government Association is holding a virtual panel session "Powering up active travel: the role of e-bikes in local transport policy next Wednesday (14 October) between 10:30am-12:00pm lgaevents.local.gov.uk/lga/frontend...
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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.org.uk · 06/10/2026
I was appalled to see reports that members of Bath University Rugby Club were allegedly planning to spike new students. Sports clubs must stamp out this culture, & universities must educate students on the warning signs. Spiking is a criminal offence. Any allegation must be taken seriously.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🔥DEBATE ON APPLYING TO JOIN EU🔥 Monday 12 October Over 25,500 emails sent from you to your MPs. All 650 MPs have had at least one - some have had over 100. Use this link to send an email to your MP to ask them to attend —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 06/10/2026
The typical household gas bill has gone up by 33% since April. Clean renewable energy generation is Scotland's best path to energy security and lower bills.
Carbon Brief. Wind and solar save UK from gas imports worth £5.9bn during Hormuz crisis. Wind and solar have generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
I wonder why Badenoch couldn't say that London benefitted from Brexit 🤔 The reality is that neither London nor any other region in the UK has benefitted from Brexit - the opposite is the case. That's why our polling with YouGov shows that 628 out of 632 constituencies want to rejoin the EU.
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Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London
The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
The hypocrisy 👀 Sarah Pochin MP bought an £800,000 second home on a Welsh island two days after raising concerns in Parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities.
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communiti
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To be clear, we're going straight back to Brexit chaos if the Conservatives or Reform are in power, and that is because of their commitment to withdraw from the ECHR, which would almost certainly mean parts of the TCA suspended and huge US diplomatic pressure. www.ft.com/content/f923...
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Tory plan to rip up UK-EU food deal risks ‘huge uncertainty’, producers warn
Food and drink industry fears it may be forced to comply with different regulatory regimes every few years
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 06/10/2026
More than 9,600 have already taken action and called on Ofcom to investigate Nigel Farage's GB News show. A party leader and sitting MP should not be allowed to host their own news show. Help us reach 10,000 signatures. ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 06/10/2026
As well as having volunteers from Kurdistan, the group is keen to encourage local people and other nationalities of any age or gender to get involved with them | Lyndsey Dickinson
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Introducing Kurdish House Newcastle – The city clean-up volunteers coming together to make a difference
As well as having volunteers from Kurdistan, the group is keen to encourage local people and other nationalities of any age or gender to get involved with them
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
👏 Rachel Blake MP: "The case for a closer relationship with Europe is no longer ideological. It is practical. It is economic. And it is patriotic. "The time has come to stop treating EU membership as an unsayable idea. It should be part of the national conversation about Britain’s future."
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Rejoining The EU Must No Longer Be 'An Unsayable Idea', Declares Labour MP
Writing for HuffPost UK, Rachel Blake says overturning Brexit “should be part of the national conversation about Britain
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Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform.
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 04/10/2026
we are going to have to find an alternative to meta products for local communities and advertising, right now, it’s almost impossible to do any kind of local business or art project without it, but both their rules and support are so arbitrary and capricious that you can’t rely on them
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hugely dishonest to pass off a sentence for setting off a bomb as "destroying a camera"
Misleading statement by "journalist" Andrew Pierce
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they're just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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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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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"The war on children's safety" continues at Tory conference
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Monty Dodge @montyofdodgington.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Only seems to be the wealthy that are complaining about going back into the EU!.. Oh, and some those idiots who phone in the Jeremy Vine show!
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Josh Self @josh.politics.co.uk · 05/10/2026
NEW: Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote @timfarron.bsky.social: “Real Greens are welcome in the Lib Dems” @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social: “You can find your political home in the Liberal Democrats” @luketaylorld.bsky.social: “You are welcome in the Liberal Democrats”
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Lib Dem MPs urge Greens to defect after ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
Liberal Democrat MPs have invited Green members to defect after the party’s conference voted for a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Reform UK’s ‘Small Boat Watch’ app is in flagrant violation of both Google Play and the Apple Store’s rules. Send an email to the Apple’s Head of the UK App Store and the General Manager of Games on Google Play to demand that this app is removed immediately.
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
🚨 An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended since May amid questions about Nigel Farage's leadership.
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Blow to Nigel Farage as Reform sheds 51 newly-elected councillors in five months
EXCLUSIVE: An online tracker by Best For Britain reveals 51 Reform UK councillors have quit, defected or been suspended
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martindvz.bsky.social @martindvz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Brexit can and must be reversed soon.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Reform 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…
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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...
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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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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
EU membership delivers the most growth, and it's what voters want most. On 12 October, MPs are going to debate rejoining the EU. Use our tool to ask your MP to attend: bestforbritain.org/take-action/tell…
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ah yes, those trade deals…to replace the 8% loss in GDP caused by Brexit the U.K. has new trade deals worth about a 0.5% increase in GDP🤦‍♂️ #RejoinEU / #JoinEU #BrexitFail
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Paul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Conservatives Party pledges to make you poorer (again).
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