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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Luxury retailers want taxpayers to fund a 20% tax break for foreign tourists. They paid consultancy Cebr to claim this will raise £2.6bn for the UK. That convinced Sadiq Khan and Kemi Badenoch. But it's false: a free lunch. Four basic errors mask a £600m loss. Thread:

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chancellor John Healey calls Nigel Farage "Liz Truss with a bitcoin account"

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

CARTOON OF THE DAY…

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Mark Tolman (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 🖖 @mtolman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is true, that's what makes it both funny and sad.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sheep detectives at Thames Valley Police say they are no longer investigating the suspected theft of sheep from a farm near Chadlington*. They say: “The report was found to be the result of an accidental miscount by farm staff. All sheep have since been accounted for.” * yes, it was ewe-know-who.

If anyone can successfully count the sheep, the curse that bedevils the village of Chadlington will be lifted. Photo by Andrea Lightfoot at unsplash.com

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MAinNC @martyd409.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The GOP needs to get serious. His family needs to get serious. This is not something that a stable mind puts out.

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FT Edit @ftedit.ft.com · 22/09/2026

A Kremlin-backed fintech company used old-fashioned money laundering to bypass western sanctions and funnel almost $7bn through major international banks, including Standard Chartered, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Read today's excusive investigation 👉 ft.trib.al/POYpdNe

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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Britons could face a £10 fine for failing to vote under a proposal backed by Neil Kinnock and David Blunkett. Voters would not have to support a candidate. Returning a blank or spoiled ballot would count as participation.

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Fantastic news Latest records show that RNLI donations have increased by 5000% over the past couple of weeks after far-right backlash. The RNLI is on track to record its highest annual fundraising total in its almost 200-year history" via Daniel Lismore Donate here rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just 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!

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Reform MP Danny Kruger went on Question Time to deliver a furious moral lecture about how wrong it is for governments to pass retrospective laws, only for Fiona Bruce to instantly point out Reform’s own official policy involves retroactively stripping settled status from migrants" via The Poke +1

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levellearning.bsky.social @levellearning.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

From this Friday’s @oxford clarion.bsky.social - well said - Bottom newsletter - Notes from Clarion HQ oxfordclarion.uk?ref=oxford-c... Oxford has a tradition of helping the world’s most vulnerable,&we want that to continue. Here’s Asylum Welcome&Oxford Stand Up To Racism. Show them your support.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is bullshit

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

You would be forgiven for thinking that Oxfordshire news was all about Piddington this week. We can assure you there is a LOT of other news which we are currently frantically slashing to make the newsletter word count. If you're not signed up yet. here's the link.. oxfordclarion.uk

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Josh Russell → @MVTFWD @joshfwd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

🚨 Can we all agree to totally ignore and destroy the “PolitlcsUK”* account everyone gets their news from now? It’s run by a REFORM COUNCILLOR, and trickles bias and fabricated nonsense in under a neutral guise. Share this. Drop it under friends reposts. 👀 Evidence in next post…. /1

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We hit a milestone on Sunday. 5,000 of you have now signed up to our email newsletter and we couldn’t be more proud. Indie news by a volunteer team writing from cafes, trains, pub corners and home offices across the county… supported by your tip-offs. Thank you! Not signed up yet? oxfordclarion.uk

The original 1890s Clarion editorial team: "Read the Clarion every Friday. One penny."

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trains in to Paddington have been cancelled until further notice due to a person being hit by a train at Twyford. Passengers are advised to travel to Marylebone instead (tickets will be honoured).

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I quite like the Belgian approach to capping political donations

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026

Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...

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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

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Tony Cross @lokster71.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This US far-right infiltration of Britain should be of more concern to us all, but particularly the British government than it is. It is an obvious reason why we shouldn't be using Palantir for anything at all. They're as much a threat to our National Security as China or Russia.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Green's Baroness Bennett points out that Palantir did not have any experience in health data and only got NHS contracts after being introduced by the now disgraced Peter Mandelson Making the case that data ownership should be with the NHS, not with external parties

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 08/09/2026

Sir Edward Leigh MP: “What is happening in the West Bank... is ethnic cleansing... I am proud to say, as the longest-serving member of the Conservative Friends of Israel, that I absolutely and fully support what [Ed Miliband] is doing today, because it’s about standing up for freedom and justice"

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

One reason England does so well is our second generation immigrants outperform their peers which is not true in most OECD countries. We are also very good at integration. And it's v sad that this is never acknowledge in debates on immigration.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cheese* fans, the newsletter will be epic tomorrow. Even if we have to watch parliament live on playback until midnight... We hear there are fireworks in the Commons right now. Now is the the time to sign up to get it in your inbox.... *Local Government re-organisation. If you know you know.

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levellearning.bsky.social @levellearning.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This discussion with Gordon Brown, Francis Fujiyama and Bronwen Maddox is exactly the type of thoughtful and thought provoking programming that makes the BBC so special. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Start the Week - Gordon Brown: The Future Starts with Us - BBC Sounds

Gordon Brown, Francis Fukuyama and Bronwen Maddox on democracy's future.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

News is back and so are we with a packed Friday newsletter. Featuring today: 💸 £3.8m budget slip-up 🌳 Bernwood Forest revival 🌞 Another mega solar farm 🔥 Port Meadow BBQ ban 🦖 Dinosaurs at Blenheim 📆 Events, weekend reading and more! Join thousands of subscribers: oxfordclarion.uk/clarion-week...

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Clarion Weekend, 4 September 2026

Did you miss us? It was unusually quiet over the Bank Holiday and then the news came back with a vengeance – we’ve pretty much filled next Tuesday’s edition already. But let’s not get ahead of ourselv...

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"champions of free speech" latest

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My brilliant friend and podcast colleague Paul Mayhew Archer wrote a romcom about Parkinson’s a few years ago - and it kept nearly being made. But now here it is: a proper movie with a fabulous cast in cinemas in November. Can't wait to see it! youtu.be/MR5Nkdndv18

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Onwards and Sideways (2026) Rhys Ifans, Laura Linney

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CUDDY @ptcontagion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"How sad it must be, believing that scientists, historians, scholars, and journalists, would devote their entire lives to deceiving you. But a con man proven in court to be a lying felon is your beacon of truth and honesty."
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thursday morning calisthenics with this peacock spider: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Canada gets the job done

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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Interesting. Not clear whether it has a core product of its own or instead is all growth by acquisition

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levellearning.bsky.social @levellearning.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

And now for something to take you into the weekend….

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 21/08/2026

Obama’s real sin was interrupting America’s cherished tradition of turning every foreign-policy problem into a 20-year war.

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The first forensic account of how the Post Office, the British government and a global IT company ruined the lives of thousands of innocent people. Post Mortem by Richard Brooks ➡️ www.private-eye.co.uk/books/post-m...

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Just had a thought. Farage registered a £9,253 benefit from George Cottrell funding a Belgium trip in April 2024 - before the GE. This is the time that Farage and his allies say he was "not in politics." He declared that, but didn't declare the £5m Harborne gift. Something doesn't add up there...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

My course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," is available for free online. Through 10 lectures, I examine Nazi and Soviet responses to the new globalized world they shared, and what we should have learned from the 20th century. Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/timothy...

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

76 Candles 🎂 today for GARY LARSON #TheFarSide

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's Clacton by-election day. Or, if you prefer, Farage-Commons-standards-inquiry-reopening-eve.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

With Oxford temperatures hitting 30° today (and higher later in the week), a free e-book suggests ten city spots for wild swimming, each with hand-drawn route maps and personal notes. Zlata Poni's ‘Swimming By’ also includes a map of “every input into the river“: tributaries, overflows and sewage.

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