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LLawler

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026
Leave and Remain voters alike realise that Brexit has been a failure. It's time to talk about EU membership.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/09/2026
📈 5 more Reform UK councillors have resigned this week... ⬇️ Check out who has left now. Absolutely unfit for any form of governance.
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Reform UK Defections & Resignations Tracker - Best for Britain
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Le Canada participera à l’Eurovision 2027.   Si vous avez ce qu’il faut pour représenter le Canada lors de la célébration musicale la plus remarquablement extravagante au monde, inscrivez-vous dès maintenant : cbc.radio-canada.ca/fr/eurovision
Capture d’écran d’un article de Radio-Canada. Le titre se lit comme suit : Concours Eurovision de la chanson 2027 : le portail d'inscription est maintenant ouvert
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Stefan Marciniak @profmarciniak.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Recorded SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with higher short-term risks of myocarditis, pericarditis, and all-cause mortality than recorded BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and young adults” Infection is worse than vaccination — who knew? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cardiac outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection versus BNT162b2 vaccination in adolescents and young adults: a cohort study of 4 million individuals
Concerns about myocarditis and mortality after COVID-19 vaccination in pediatrics persist despite limited direct comparisons with SARS-CoV-2 infection…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Turns out it happened on July 23rd. Give him a boost and let's do something nice
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 27/07/2026
this is a LOVELY piece and I was so delighted to have it in the magazine!
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LLawler @lawlerlj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
This is so sad.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The govt is consulting on future of public service broadcasting in a digital age - including how to secure prominence & visibility online of high quality information www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Watch this space: a new strategic direction for UK media - green paper and public consultation
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 01/07/2026
From today, customs duties apply to e-commerce parcels worth up to €150 entering the EU. 30 million Europeans work in retail; it's our our largest private-sector employer. And the surge in low-value online imports has put our retailers at an unfair disadvantage.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...
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Revealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests
Reform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o...
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
From @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social “Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. “ slate.com/technology/2...
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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 22/06/2026
It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 20/06/2026
"He craves popularity, bends to prevailing winds and lacks a programme for government" - my former FT colleague Philip has always been a very sharp and perceptive observer of politics and nonsense, and this is characteristically very good.
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LLawler @lawlerlj.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This is what it’s about. Not what constituents want.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
EU and Ukraine formally open first five chapters in accession negotiations www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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EU and Ukraine open first accession negotiations cluster
On the second meeting of the Accession Conference, the EU and Ukraine opened negotiations on the EU acquis related to the rule of law and fundamental rights, the functioning of democratic institutions...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
This blew my mind. Some of the largest data centers can require up to 5 million gallons of water per day, equivalent to the water use of 50,000 people. Why are we selling out the survival of our planet to enrich a handful of Big Tech CEOs?
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Majority of US’s new AI datacenters to be built on drought-hit land
Guardian analysis finds facilities to be built in some of the driest areas as outcry grows over water needed to power AI
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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... Have a think about this episode of our podcast. What do ancient dreams tell us about the ancient world? A lot about slavery for a start.
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Instant Classics
History Podcast · Updated weekly · Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history i...
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cvm in pvb @cvminpvb.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
#datacenters
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Brendan Donlon @brendandonlon.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
@katebevan.com with apologies in advance for the ask - any chance of a repost of my skeet below? For a great cause, or simply for cat karma; I'm looking for people to join me (and my cat) for a charity challenge in June... bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
“Manchester should not be treated as a happy little accident. It’s one of the only serious growth stories Britain has produced in recent decades, and the rest of the country should be studying it much more closely.”
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Graham Smith @cyberleagle.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
"We are preparing an application for a court order requiring internet service providers to block UK access to the site if our concerns are not fully addressed and there continues to be an ongoing breach." #OnlineSafetyAct www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...
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Ofcom fines online suicide forum £950,000
Ofcom has today fined the provider of an online suicide forum £950,000 for not complying with duties under the Online Safety Act to protect people in the UK from illegal content.
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Frances Jones @francesjones.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
My latest for Research Fortnight: 'A “highly successful” programme for using quantum technologies in fundamental physics research is in a state of limbo as decisions over its future hang in the balance, RPN understands.' Almost 50 postdocs have already been lost, according to project leaders.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Important data point here: “A sharp fall in Labour's performance is accompanied more often by an above average Green performance than it is by a strong Reform performance”. The Greens have already hurt Labour even before any direct gains.
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Who are Reform UK’s voters? - www.ft.com/content/dbfe... Half these voters explicitly say they don't much like Farage. Others just confuse me: "Demetriou, who is married to an Indian woman with whom he has a 10-month-old daughter, said his biggest concern was immigration" etc
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 03/05/2026
Ne'er cast a clout till May be out! Turning colder for a time this week, so some extra layers may be needed 🧥
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As we head towards May's elections look at what Reform have done in Kent in one year. It's not isolated, but stories like this have been relegated across all their councils. Check out Derbyshire and Lancashire for example. Or the total dysfunction happening in Doncaster.
Kent here - they closed the entire adult education service targeting all creative classes, leaving only functional skills, trashed studios, have closed a 100 year old art education building, spent 600,000 on their own car parking spaces, sold off art work bought by public money. Council tax has gone up, roads no better, SEN services under threat.
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Stefan Marciniak @profmarciniak.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
🚨 Job Alert in my lab! Clinical PhD in Rare Respiratory Disease Suitable for any resident doctor up to ST8 Birt-Hogg-Dubé models in @thecimr.bsky.social www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
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Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor - Clinical PhD) [Fixed Term]
Research Associate (Honorary Resident Doctor - PhD Student) Clinical PhD Studentship: mTOR Signalling and Birt-Hogg-Dube Syndrome We are seeking an outstanding Clinical PhD student (training grade
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Paul Russell @pwrussell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We need to overwhelm the BBC with complaints about this. This is the most egregious breach of their own impartiality guidelines I can remember. They’re no longer even trying to hide it. www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/04/2026
Our new report shows that the majority of Brits want to rejoin. And: EU membership delivers the most growth. Write to your local paper to show it is time to talk about EU membership. www.bestforbritain.org/write_to_pap…
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Write to your paper to show it is time to talk about EU membership
Change Minds → Change Politics
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Karl Howard🖤💛 @howard86.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
I see Farage is missing from PMQs again. Just what does he do for his tax funded MPs salary? #pmqs
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New BBC short podcast series from historian Misha Glenny about the technology race between China, USA and Europe for global dominance www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
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BBC Sounds - The Race to Control the World - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Race to Control the World on BBC Sounds.
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Nicola @scrapegroat.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Any journalists want an e-commerce retailer's perspective on the absolute shambles that has been Royal Mail & Parcelforce merger? They've been so, so, so absolutely awful that my Mail Order manager has wasted days and days of time trying to get our account re-set up, completely unable to get
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Donald Trump: “A whole civilisation will die tonight” Nigel Farage: “I’m the only figure from the other side of the Parliament that has consistently stood behind Trump, and stood behind the MAGA movement” Politically, this should be the end of days for them all.
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The Marsh Family @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
linktr.ee/marshfamilys... for #tickets & #livestream of #hollowchapters #launchconcert on 11th April @7.30pm UK at @garlingetheatre - it’s gonna be fun! Do join us if you can 🎶🙌
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Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Join us for a focused virtual roundtable on Digital ID – shaping responses to the UK Government consultation. This session is designed for those with technical and/or policy expertise who can actively contribute to this discussion and help shape thinking in this space. buff.ly/nlpSee7
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Join us for a focused virtual roundtable on Digital ID – shaping responses to the UK Government consultation
Join us for a focused virtual roundtable on Digital ID – shaping responses to the UK Government consultation
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 23/03/2026
The history of Ukraine helps explain the present - if you want to understand how we got to where we are now, the Holodmor Research and Education Consortium has created a free course in the history of the Ukrainian famine. Sign up here: www.coursera.org/learn/holodo...
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Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine
Offered by University of Alberta. The Holodomor, one of the major tragedies of the twentieth century, became the subject of serious study ... Enroll for free.
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Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
WARNING on the latest phone scam -- which was very deceptive even to someone who writes about online fraud! Got a call from, supposedly, the bank -- flagging two suspicious charges -- walks me through need to reissue card, has my address to confirm (ugh...) and obviously has my mobile number. 1/
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Silicon Republic @siliconrepublic.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
EU Inc got its official launch today in Brussels - it aims to harmonise company registration and cut red tape for start-ups and scale-ups in the EU.
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Commission says EU Inc will be in place by end-2026
Details of the much anticipated EU Inc initiatve were announced today by the European Commission, including 48-hour business registration and an EU company register.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 24/02/2026
I know I keep banging on about my designs but it’s not easy being a small business at the moment. Take a look at my wares and please repost. gailmyerscough.co.uk Thanks!
A collage of nine images featuring prints, a cushion, a mug, a T-shirt and a phone case.
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
An emerging pattern: AI use improves immediate outcomes, a lot, but limits big picture thinking as there is no data for that; this in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/0c63...
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Silence is not golden when it comes to science and AI
The scope of scientific inquiry is contracting as research focuses on data-rich problems
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.
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marybeard @wmarybeard.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Near Keswick on 14 March? Just ten tickets left for my event (with Raph Cormack) on history and its curiosities at 5.00 pm. Preview of new book.. www.theatrebythelake.com/book-online/...
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Book online - Theatre by the Lake
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WIRED @wired.com · 06/03/2026
Women’s sleep apnea symptoms differ from men’s and can often be confused with hormonal shifts. Researchers are working to close the detection gap. www.wired.com/story/sleep-...
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Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected in Women. That’s Starting to Change
Women’s sleep apnea symptoms differ from men’s and can often be confused with hormonal shifts. Researchers are working to close the detection gap.
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LLawler @lawlerlj.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Looking forward to getting to London today as it’s grey and wet in Dublin today.
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Stefan Marciniak @profmarciniak.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Whoops Apocalypse, 1986 An Iranian leader falls, world powers blunder, Russia threatens A Labour gov faces an aggressively posturing US administration I’m really not sure why this 1980s political comedy, in which the world nearly ends by mistake, came to mind
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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 03/03/2026
Attempts by male police officers to exploit women for sexual gratification make up almost a third of the most serious cases being investigated by Northern Ireland's police ombudsman.
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Predatory behaviour seen in 30% of police ombudsman cases
Attempts by male police officers to exploit women for sexual gratification make up almost a third of the most serious cases being investigated by Northern Ireland's police ombudsman.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Farage is in the Maldives. 200 miles away from the Chagos Islands which are not a tourist destination. Hasn't got the paperwork and wasn't on the 'aid boat' he's pointing at which is trying to establish a settlement for four people on the islands. How is this serving Clacton? Who paid?
The video from Nigel Farage gives the
impression that he was individually refused
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