Reposted by Tom SerpellPirate Redux @pirateredux.bsky.social · 3hClassic sitting and standing or modern freestyle? 6316
Reposted by Tom Serpellloriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 3hBig Oil Employees Wrote Paper Behind Kemi Badenoch's North Sea Fantasy – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/06/08/b...bylinetimes.comBig Oil Employees Wrote Paper Behind Kemi Badenoch's North Sea FantasyThe Conservative leader and her media supporters used a new study as evidence to support her plan to increase drilling in the North Sea, without declaring who was really behind it 042
Reposted by Tom SerpellSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Burnham made Farage seem “angry, thin-skinned… absurd. What we witnessed today was a masterclass in political communication which makes Farage look like an amateur” Finally. The confidence that comes with emotional intelligence. It could make all the difference. iandunt.substack.com/p/burnham-sp...iandunt.substack.comBurnham speech: An astonishing moment of radicalism and commitmentIt’s easy to be cynical, but it would be false. Something extraordinary is happening here. 491159250
Reposted by Tom SerpellKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Everything Trump and his cabinet have said about the deal is false. Venezuelan law governing oil does not allow for 100-yr deals, or anything longer than 25 years. And US law doesn't allow us to own shares in companies. Plus, the deal as structured won’t bring new capital to Venezuela’s oil sector. 14379192
Reposted by Tom SerpellBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/09/2026In this week's diary: Pecksniff wonders how long Labour can dodge Brexit * Ed Davey links tax cuts to the single market * Reform’s councillor troubles keep mounting * Farage struggles to control the forces he unleashed * And more... @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about BrexitIn which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 03712
Reposted by Tom SerpellDawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 26/09/2026AI is moving fast behind our backs. The guardrails and democratic oversight need to keep up. That’s why I’ll be introducing a new Bill to protect people. Because when someone tells you AI is “all under control”, always ask: Under whose control? 1268
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Overcoming any doubts about imminent fascism 000
Reposted by Tom SerpellSika @sikadm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The way Conservatives talk about welfare, you’d think people on benefits are living the life of Riley, rather than living under one of the most frugal benefit systems in Europe. The Tories simply don’t believe that you can have a strong economy without penalising the most disadvantaged. #r4today 1184
Reposted by Tom SerpellChris Guiton @chrisguiton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The cost of living crisis, the housing crisis, failing public services... A breeding ground for far right and fascist parties. Burnham's response? I'm consulting with lobbyists to confirm that I mustn't do anything to undermine corporate profitability. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comPay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap growsWirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London 2116
Reposted by Tom SerpellRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money! 36797405
Reposted by Tom SerpellAlan Helliwell @alan160755.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This sounds like a good idea. A ‘no brainer!’. Apart from Tories, capitalists, ex-pat tax dodgers, bankers etc… who thinks this is a bad idea, and why? 163
Reposted by Tom SerpellBarry Howard 🔶h @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Latest @yougov.co.uk Favourability Ratings For Party Leaders: PM Andy Burnham has the best net favourability ratings ➕ 7 🔶 Ed Davey is second ➖8 ➡️ Nigel Farage is in last place ➖45 086
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Backing off donations cap for fear of losing union funding makes no sense. Cap idividual contributions but not membership organisations. 021
Reposted by Tom SerpellDoc Paperback @docpaperback.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Watch as Burnham drops his principles one by one until there are none left. 031
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Why the excitement over scores of job-free data centres if they are as high risk to both the environment and future of life as we know it as seems apparent? 000
Reposted by Tom SerpellGary Sheffield @profgsheffield.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I'm very disappointed with the government's pathetic response to the thugs on the coast. Apply the Public Order Act 1936, Andy Burnham. 26413
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Minutemen, blackshirts, brownshirts, masked black-dress... what is the difference? Illegal enforcers for political extremists. The government must proscribe them. 000
Reposted by Tom SerpellBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 03/09/2026Standards in public life matter The story of devolution and the Poulson affair | Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uksussexbylines.co.ukStandards in public life matterThe story of devolution and the Poulson affair 053
Reposted by Tom SerpellRichard MSc MSc (Hons) @richisagreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I listened to Farage on an LBC, I was very surprised at his confirmation that he would not allow anything to get in his way. The house of Lords, Judiciary or the Civil Service. Do we have a wannabe dictator who appears to support democratic process until he gains absolute power? 3146
Reposted by Tom SerpellKimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Roger Gall "Israel has killed at least 4 times the number of civilians and 25 times the number of children as Russia, as Britain continues full sanctions on Russia while refusing any meaningful sanctions on Israel." Please RT this until Burnham's Labour Govt stops talking & acts. Thanks 5239170
Reposted by Tom Serpelljonahharrow.bsky.social @jonahharrow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026LBC, BBC radio 4 and BBC radio 5 are all broadcasting Farage's speech at the reform party conference in full. LBC and BBC aren't even pretending to be balanced now. That providing an absolute PR service and they're not even disguising it. 176
Reposted by Tom SerpellAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The utter hypocrisy of Kemi Badenoch here, after banning myself and the late great David Hencke from Conservative Party conference last year. Needless to say my application to attend this year on behalf of Byline Times has still not been approved 21924288
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We do not want them nor did we offer them their title. I doubt they could find Sussex on a map 010
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I knoq that AI is very clever and useful but why should the world cater for it? We have got here without it. Its owners do nothing for us. 031
Reposted by Tom SerpellYrotitna @yrotitna.bsky.social · 30/08/2026@andyburnham.bsky.social you say you want to help people with the cost of living. There is a very simple way to revive a dying economy, tear up Starmer’s “red lines” & rejoin the EU. bsky.app/profile/thel... 232
Reposted by Tom SerpellJuliet Lodge @julietl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026 European Movement UK says 72.8 per cent of firms say that Brexit has had a negative impact on their businesses, 96.4 per cent say it has had a negative impact on their communities, and 98.2 per cent want the UK to rejoin the EU’s single market @labour4europe.bsky.social @labourlist.bsky.social 057
Reposted by Tom SerpellThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/08/2026🎉 A historic win in Dover! We have gained Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe from the Conservatives, beating Reform in second place. The Greens can take the fight to Reform and win! 💚 5498112
Reposted by Tom SerpellAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The fresh new anti-establishment faces of Reform UK... 🤔 Ex-Tory Home Secretary Ex-Tory Shadow Minister Ex-Tory Chairman and MP Millionaire rarely seen in Parliament Millionaire rarely seen in Britain Ex-Tory Councillor Ex-Tory Shadow Minister Ex-Tory Minister Vote Reform. Get failed Tories! 19343147
Reposted by Tom SerpellReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Reform UK Councillors Gone: Update 18462223
Reposted by Tom SerpellAlex Sobel MP @alexsobel.co.uk · 11/08/2026I attended a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing and believe it deserves a national audience. The climate crisis isn't a future threat, it's affecting communities across the UK today. That's why I'm encouraging Channel 4 to broadcast it. 🌍📺 #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis 49028
Reposted by Tom SerpellFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Last week Zack Polanski and the Green Party held a press conference with Chris Packham, the BBC did not play full clips of it This morning, Nigel Farage and Reform UK held a press conference, since, the BBC have continued to play full clips from it 981163506
Reposted by Tom SerpellBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 08/08/2026Pecksniff patrols the week’s absurdities: Reform's Operation Fortress prepares to storm France's beaches * Badenoch takes on the ‘woke’ right * Lowe’s ‘white British’ definition sends the King to Athens Read on for all this and more ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukPecksniff: Reform’s plan to invade FranceIn which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life 33311
Reposted by Tom SerpellThe Verge @theverge.com · 08/08/2026An Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...theverge.comAn Amazon data center could have the worst polluting power plant in the countryAn Amazon-owned site in Pecos County, Texas, received a permit to release up to 33 million tons of CO2. 36332
Reposted by Tom SerpellUK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Nigel Farage’s popularity is plummeting. In Clacton, voters say they are losing faith Nigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukFarage’s popularity is plummeting. In Clacton, voters say they are losing faithNigel Farage’s popularity is at its lowest point since the 2024 election, and next week he faces a by-election of his own making. Nicole Wootton-Cane speaks to voters in Clacton about why they are los... 151
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Actually they do. Tito. Franco. Stalin. Even Musso lasted quite a while 000
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 27/07/2026@wesstreeting.bsky.social how about 2 defence budgets? One for protecting the nation. The other under FCO to fight wars when diplomacy fails. You get credit for cutting yr budget. Ed has to think twice about what assets he needs. 000
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Dear Andy. Redefine the defence budget. A. Actual territorial protection. B. War-fighting at FCO behest and cost. 010
Reposted by Tom SerpellBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 24/07/2026Welfare vs Warfare There is more to the defence of our land than military aggression | Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uksussexbylines.co.ukWelfare vs WarfareThere is more to the defence of our land than military aggression 1216
Reposted by Tom SerpellGerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Farage's pal, George Cottrell published this year: 'How to Launder Money': the launch attended by Farage. Ch Seven is 'The Art of the Bribe' where Cottrell & his co-author recommend small gifts (explainable as “a mistake of overexuberance in friendship”) and "paying some of the target’s expenses." 01513
Reposted by Tom SerpellBest Foot Music @bestfootmusic.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Reflections on Carnival Against Fascism Carnival Against Fascism was a collective response to a far right threat to our city. In March 2026, multiple far right groups announced their intention to march through Brighton on June 13th. The day before national Refugee Week started. Communities in…bestfootmusic.netReflections on Carnival Against FascismCarnival Against Fascism was a collective response to a far right threat to our city. In March 2026, multiple far right groups announced their intention to march through Brighton on June 13th. The day before national Refugee Week started. Communities in Brighton began work together to stop them. Thanks to everyone in the city for their work and to Laila for her thoughts on the day... 001
Reposted by Tom SerpellGlasshalffulls @glasshalffulls.bsky.social · 05/07/2026#wakeuptomoney This is what Farage will do if he is not stamped on NOW. 042
Reposted by Tom Serpellbadly drawn boo! 🎃👻🧛🏼♀️ @soapachu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026it's always the ones you most expect 24113
Reposted by Tom Serpell𝙰𝚗𝚍𝚢 𝙿𝚊𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚔 💀☕📚🍂🎨🐈⬛ @andy-paciorek.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Best way to ensure that Farage never became Prime Minister is to ban ALL MPs from having side jobs, and from them and their family members holding shares in any company and from being able to receive personal donations/gifts. Sift out the dodgy grifters, they'd run from that. 1197
Reposted by Tom SerpellMike Taylor @miketaylor9.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Last November Nigel Farage argued that the minimum wage is "too high" for younger workers. Nigel Farage is being paid more than £22,000 an hour to promote gold bullion. Whilst we pay him to be an MP. Says it all. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukNigel Farage paid more than £22,000 an hour to promote gold bullionReform UK leader continues to face scrutiny over £5m gift from Thai-based crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne 033
Tom Serpell @leftwithnoparty.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Like his colleagues but without an electoral mandate... 010
