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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK aged 7 having fled the war in Somalia with her family. She has thrived. Leader of Camden council and now the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. A narrative that runs counter to all we are told about refugees. Congratulations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics

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Elizabeth Baker @lizzieab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

bsky.app/profile/staf... "Daddy long legs want to mate in your home now - here's how to stop them" Why would I want to? They're welcome in my house but they need to watch out for the cobwebs.

Elizabeth Baker @lizzieab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc... "Apparent" & "no longer" is a mirage reflecting more than a decade. bsky.app/profile/taxj...

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Apparent exodus of super-rich suggests UK is no longer billionaires’ playground

If recent complaints are believed, London and the UK are no longer welcoming for ultra-high net worth individuals

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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This intensely stupid right wing idea is an extension of Brexit ignorance and prejudice. It represents the failure of our politics and our media to act in our best interests and to inform voters properly. Brexit is more than enough idiocy. Leaving the ECHR shouldn’t even be on the radar.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)

Value of the
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Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.

As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat – excellent from @johnspringford.bsky.social for Arguably. "It is strange for a country with big economic problems to reject one of the few policies that we know would raise growth and improve our fiscal position." www.arguably.uk/p/eu-free-mo...

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EU free movement is an opportunity, not a threat

Progressives need to rediscover the positive case for immigration

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Always remember ... Brexit was the first salvo in a Putin-backed attack upon the West. The same battle is now being fought throughout Europe. If the UK finally bins Brexit and rejoins the EU, it will be seen as a victory for the whole of Europe — and a decisive strike against Putin-backed populism.

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Dave 'Him Over There' Proudlove 🏴‍☠️ @daveproudlove.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"...whether you see Hanley as simply one of the six towns or the city centre, there is one thing that characterises the place: change" 'Up 'anley Duck' #TheHighClearing @ianrpearsall.bsky.social @philshallcross.bsky.social @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social @barewall.bsky.social

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With European leaders openly dismantling the myths that drove the UK out of the single market, ignoring economic fallout is no longer viable. Rebuilding national prosperity requires confronting past missteps and restoring close European cooperation. How soon can real repair begin? #FBPE

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Macron slams Brexit as the 'biggest lie of the last 30 years'

French president Emmanuel Macron has labelled Brexit the "biggest lie of the last 30 years."

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Elizabeth Baker @lizzieab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

An obvious move when your MO is based on corruption.

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Andrew Howard @amhoward.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We have so many issues that require solutions that will take more than one parliament to fix (social care, climate change, Europe, NHS, rebuilding parliament etc etc) that being too immature and belligerent to even *engage* in the process of finding a consensus solution should damn them forever.

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They rejoined Erasmus+ ... at least for the final year of the current programme. Let's make it worth their while signing up for the full programme from 2028. www.erasmusplus.org.uk/opportunities

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Who are "they"? Do you think all people on pensions are the same? One voice, one mind, one view. That's as crazy as the "will of the people" argument for Brext.

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WASPI campaigners probably had little control over their pensions. Treated as appendages to their husbands for years, paid lower wages & less able to make provisions for themselves. People who did get into jobs with DB schemes which survived all the culls are likely to be fine. But many aren't.

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When I started work defined benefit pensions were mainly for people in higher positions or professional jobs. Most people paid into state schemes & women in particular were very disadvantaged. Not much, if any, choice. Later some with DB schemes were caught up in miss selling of pension investments.

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I think he was following your logic. Also why do you assume pensioners don't know how it is funded. Mostly they knew they were funding their parents/grandparents pensions when they were in paid work & accepted it, knowing it would be them receiving the same benefit later.

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Visit some voluntary organisations, investigate unpaid carers (no care allowance for pension age people), see grandparents childminding to facilitate younger family members getting a paid job. Hard working doesn't just include paid work. People don't just become idle when they retire from paid work.

Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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The European Convention on Human Rights was created to protect fundamental freedoms and counter fascism after the atrocities of the Nazi’s in World War Two. Of course, Reform want to leave it.

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Elizabeth Baker @lizzieab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Quite please with this one. I solved today’s #Gisnep in 01:58. 🎉 No. 782 | 28 September 2026 gisnep.com

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/09/2026

The world needs to get to grips with the climate crisis now - there’s no time to lose. Global leaders must get serious about lowering emissions, and actively invest in measures to mitigate the disastrous impacts of extreme weather.

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Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...

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Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries

Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Leader of Malaysia calls for the embargo, suspension and even exclusion of Israel.

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Let me guess: he didn't mind not discussion the cons of Brexit before rushing it through.

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New Post: Why I Love AI Next month it'll be twenty years since I went to university, learned to program, and studied AI. I wrote about why I loved it, why I still love it, and why, unfortunately, it no longer exists. www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

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in the Dutch parliament; in Sweden last week it was too close for comfort, Poland is also on a knife edge. I think it is dangerous to consider the problem to be just a British one. The forces that caused Brexit as a first step to break Europe haven't given up. Be careful.

the social democracy it valued, I feel the shared culture & history & because it is my neighbourhood where I travelled, lived, worked and made friendships but I am worried. Over a decade ago the UK stopped Wilders from entering the country, a few years ago his party won most seats

now, but look what's happening in Germany & what may happen in France next year. The UK's Brexit experience may have stopped other European far right parties pushing for their own exits, but what happens to the EU if they "capture" enough member states. I am a committed European because I support

Resentment maybe, but it's been skillfully manipulated to target scapegoats while parties posing as new and anti-establishment offer the same policies that caused the conditions for resentment in the first place but now accelerated and more extreme. Membership of the EU offers some protection, for

Whoops. I meant 2024, but it was similar in 2019.

But Gulvinder's article is spot on. Other than immigration which is a distraction stirred up by misinformation, the other priorities, which arise from real problems affecting real lives, are in conflict & can't be resolved while the Brexit damage continues to erode the economy.

But you're correct about priorities & voting in a General Election is about a whole range of issues and there are a lot of things that need addressing which rejoining the EU will not solve. I don't think it it would be healthy for UK to just see rejoining as climbing into an economic life raft.

No. I understand why people with similar views to me don't do what I did. For pro-EU people in England Labour was a better option than Tory so depending on where you live & the likely split of votes in the constituency, tactical vote to stop Tories in 2019 was Lab or Lib Dem, in a few seats Green.

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I did change my vote to vote for a pro-EU party & I have campaigned tirelessly to promote the EU & common purpose with Europe but getting a decent voting system & fighting off the far right, fascism & racism which is ruining lives is higher priority. It should also be a priority right across Europe.

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