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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 13h

Access to culture is a right, not a privilege. Keeping museums free means millions can continue to explore, learn and be inspired, regardless of their background or income. That's good for London, and good for ensuring cost is never a barrier to discovery.

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Culture secretary confirms free admission for all at England’s national museums will remain

The announcement by Lisa Nandy, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, came after recent discussions of introducing admission fees for overseas visitors

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 10h

"Talk Radio is the antithesis of everything IKEA purports to stands for." ==> actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11h

Don’t ask an elected official if they “believe” in climate change, it’s not a religion. Don’t ask if they think it’s serious: it is. Ask them what matters most: what are they doing about it? Excellent application here, 10/10 no notes 👏⬇️👏

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Helen Barnard @helenbarnard.bsky.social · 11h

We shouldn't have a Quiet Carriage on the train. We should have a NoisyCcarriage. If you want to watch or listen to the phone without headphones, or have loud and never-ending conversations, you go and sit in the Noisy Carriage. The rest of the train is de facto Quiet. Who's with me?

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10h

The Kyiv Independent is coming to London in just three days. On Oct. 2, join us for an exclusive evening of live storytelling from a country at war and a behind-the-scenes look at how we run Ukraine's biggest English-language newsroom.

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 10h

Thousands of us are urging IKEA to pull their ads from toxic Talk Radio. Add your voice here: actionstorm.org/petitions/ik...

Petition comment reading: "Creating warm, welcoming homes extends to people, not just sofas.

IKEA please withdraw your support from toxic broadcasting." - Gillian

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10h

Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war; Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian crisis identified; Putin restricts publication of Russian refinery, energy data amid Ukrainian strikes; and more.

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Ukraine war latest: Record Russian military budget for 2027 confirms no interest in ending war

Key developments on Sept. 29: * Russia to raise military spending by 27% in 2027, highest level in war so far, media reports * Russian military units allegedly involved in Oleshky humanitarian cris...

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Jane @janeb1234.bsky.social · 10h

My friend, who is Thai, has sent me photos of her family home in Thailand. Currently under water due to the flooding. She's over here worried about her elderly parents over there and still the rain falls......

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 10h

Americans! If you can watch this, see a roomful of highly-trained people save the lives of ordinary citizens AT NO COST TO THEM. It’s like a dream, isn’t it? www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Emergency 24/7 - Series 1: 5. Attacked with an Iron Bar

Trainee team leader Matt must organise the response to a man attacked with an iron bar. And the plastics team face painstaking surgery when a carpenter arrives with severed fingers.

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 15h

Yes we do. The bureaucracy of handling claims would be almost eliminated at a stroke, and people would have money to SPEND aka return to the economy to circulate.

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 11h

This could be good, you know.

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 15h

Is Burnham being brave here? It feels like it. And such a relief from Timid Keir.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 15h

if you haven't been through this with an elderly parent yet it's maybe hard to explain why social care reform feels like a big deal but there will be a surprising number of people i suspect feeling quite tearful listening to this

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15h

🚨BREAKING🚨 "Caring for other people's parents on poverty pay, but doing it with huge skill, humor, and humanity, holding a threadbare system somehow together, yet invisible to the political class of this country" "I want to speak directly today to our care workers. You are not invisible to me."

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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 15h

All MSM is responsible for the strength of Reform and I would add Brexit, but for me the true blame lies with the BBC who without their constant promotion of Farage from the very start, there would likely be no Brexit or Reform.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20h

Faragists rely on the narrative of "men on boats" creating a de facto Fifth Column in the UK to feed their agenda and to stir up hostility and to win votes and ultimately power. Suckers fall for it. Media boosts it. We've been here so many times before and you'd think we'd all wise up but hey ho

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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 15h

The link between electricity and gas prices has already begun to break - and the government can take some credit for that... www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-ene...

Chart showing gas bills rising by 88% and electricity bills by 68% between April and October 2022. And then gas rising by 33% and electricity by 9% between April and October 2026

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🇪🇺 #AgainstLies 🦋 @againstlies.bsky.social · 15h

Burnham: Biggest national building prog since WWII Public ownership of utilities 10yr programme to bring down energy costs - break link to intl gas price. Great British Grid part of GBE VAT off electricity bill this Thursday statement of intention. BUT delivery? Voters are impatient

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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 16h

Strong demand for electric cars in Europe & emerging markets offset weaker sales in China & the US in the first half of 2026. As a result, electric car sales were only slightly lower than a year earlier, while their share of total car sales edged up 👉 buff.ly/txa3zE5

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 16h

PM Burnham on privatisation: "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget: They are the ones that gave it away in the first place."

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 16h

In 2022, the biggest 20 providers of children’s social care made £310 million in profits. At Labour Conference we're calling on Josh MacAlister OBE MP, Minister for Children and Families, to end private profit in children's social care in England. #Labour26 Sign the petition: vist.ly/5kai6

A We Own It stand outside Labour Conference: Councils are paying £7,772 a week for an average children's home placement.

A We Own It stand outside Labour Conference: Wales is ending profit in children's care. Why not England?

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 16h

Now dog-walkers are terrorists.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 16h

UNLAWFUL ARREST On Sunday, police forcefully detained and handcuffed a young man under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act. They stripped him of clothing while dragging him across the floor. He had not committed any crime.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 17h

Yesterday we had Liam Halligan, the current director of the Centre for Policy Studies. Today we have Alys Denby, former deputy editor of CapX which is owned the Centre for Policy Studies. Small world... #politicslive bsky.app/profile/paul...

Transparify thinktank website rating Centre for Policy Studies as "Highly Opaque"

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 16h

Great start to the week for CPS... bsky.app/profile/paul...

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Dr Sarah Hewitt @s2hewitt.bsky.social · 16h

So, social care. This seems to be framed by older people approaching old age as a cost they will have to bear, meaning they may not have anything to pass on to their children. Care home fees are HUGE, nursing home fees are MASSIVELY HUGE. Many people currently are relying on their inheritance....

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 17h

My opinion: the proscription of Palestine Action was done almost entirely for political reasons, to sound tough on the issue, without really thinking the consequences through. Another example of Labour thinking like an opposition, not like a government.

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Russell England @russellengland.bsky.social · 16h

Margaret Owen OBE 94 year old human rights barrister Arrested for "terrorism" for protesting against genocide

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 16h

Just back from Bristol, a city I have known and loved since childhood. What a sh*thole it has become - litter, graffiti, not a street tree to be seen. City council is Green so should do MUCH better.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · 16h

Yes, Nigel, you are missing something. It’s called “a conscience”.

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Simone Tagliapietra @tagliapietra.bsky.social · 19h

💯 European batteries on the rise! In 2025, stationary batteries exceeded 100 GWh - equivalent to roughly 10 million household batteries. Utility-scale batteries reached 19 GWh. ➡️ Explore battery data in our Bruegel European Clean Tech Tracker: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/PnOdfg

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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 17h

Amanda Blanc, CEO of Aviva, said 110,000 homes had been built in flood areas in the past 10 years, and if that continued, a further 115,000 new homes would be built in flood areas in the next decade. “That doesn’t seem to me to make sense. We need to think about where those homes are being built.”

theguardian.com

New UK homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss

Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget

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Nic Boothby @nicboothby.bsky.social · 17h

Robert Jenrick is not only wrong about RAF Fairford, he can't even spell the place...

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The American Government has provided more information than Burnham has on the “major incident” at RAF Fairfood.

He seems more interested in Labour conference than doing his job and updating the public.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17h

In Denmark, 96% of private individual vehicle sales are electric these days. 86% of total (fleets are slightly slower).

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17h

Why is this CAROUSEL OF NOBODIES constantly platformed by our state broadcaster? This woman was reviewing restaurants and books until recently - then she lands a spell with the Centre for Policy Studies and - hey presto! - she works for City AM and is on the BBC as some sort of expert on economics.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 17h

Andy Burnham is expected to mention electoral reform in his speech today. As we wait to hear what he says, let’s be clear: this moment wouldn’t be happening without the grassroots movement that has spent years making the case for change. Thank you for being part of it.

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Noel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 20h

If you are going to end the triple lock, you’re better off just ending it. Talking about a process of maybe ending it in the next Parliament, following some sort of review, feels like a way of minimising the fiscal saving while maximising the political pain.

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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 20h

On small boats and the deal with France, you’ve got to have a legal route that’s more attractive and viable than paying a smuggler to bring you in a dinghy - with a strong chance you’ll be returned if you don’t choose it, he adds

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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 20h

One of the Russian campaigns currently running on this platform to convince the electorates of France, Netherlands and Germany to scale down their militaries.

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 28/09/2026

Google is updating its satellite images of Gaza. The comprehensiveness of effort required to reduce an urban landscape to this is beyond imagining. Literal carpet bombing.

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Fleet Street Fox @fleetstreetfox.bsky.social · 20h

Nuclear veterans could have got £20m compo in 2009 - but now a former minister says his instructions were subverted by officials. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has been asked to personally investigate and waive legal privilege to enable to papers to be published. Story in today's Daily Mirror.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22h

📌 ICYMI — Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August

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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000

The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 20h

The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22h

Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second. TW infrastructure has average age of 79 years. Industry average is 56 years. 40% of TW assets are over 100 years old. Profits siphoned-off, investment neglected, execs rewarded, customers fleeced

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Schools forced to shut amid burst Thames Water pipe ‘leaking 750 litres a second’

Leak causes outages and low pressure in parts of London and Surrey, affecting 6,000 properties and leaving some without water

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Tania Doney @taniadoney.bsky.social · 20h

So, who's your money on? Gérard Depardieu? Javier Bardem? Personally, I suspect Jackie Woodburne (Susan off Neighbours).

UK news
Marco Rubio says foreign actor was 'clearly' behind suspected plot at UK airbase

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I must say I’m very disappointed in the police over their dealing with the RAF Fairford incident. By announcing that the suspects are British nationals, they have completely undermined the stream of made up bollocks from myself and every other right wing gobshite on Twitter.

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