Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 7hFrost, the Remainer-turned-Brexiter who negotiated our miserable trade deal with the EU, has every reason to feel more inadequate than usual faced with Burnham’s genuinely impressive speech. As he proves here with this petty, snide and stupid gloss. Burnham really is riling them. 181
Reposted by Lord Dom BJames Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 12hOne interesting consequence of Burnham’s truth-telling today on Brexit, and plan to set out what I hope will be a path to rejoin, is that Farage will be forced back onto what is now - funnily enough - his least favourite subject. Let’s see him defend his inheritance in detail. 1309
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 15hBurnham: “Brexit hasn’t given us control.” How many years have we been waiting for a Labour leader to say this? #Labour26 #LPC26 22716107
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 15hBurnham: “Brexit hasn’t given us control.” How many years have we been waiting for a Labour leader to say this? #Labour26 #LPC26 22716107
Reposted by Lord Dom BRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The mood shift at Labour Party conference on rejoining the EU is palpable. Let’s hope, for the sake of the country, that Andy spells it out tomorrow… 32560119
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Years of bridge-building undone in a day to placate doctrinaire Presbyterians incapable of reconciling themselves to their neighbours. #Drumcree #Garvaghy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLoyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturnedOrange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal 04814
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Years of bridge-building undone in a day to placate doctrinaire Presbyterians incapable of reconciling themselves to their neighbours. #Drumcree #Garvaghy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comLoyalist parade in Northern Ireland given go-ahead as almost 30-year ban overturnedOrange Order march along Garvaghy Road scheduled to take place for first time in 28 years after injunction dismissed on appeal 04814
Reposted by Lord Dom BRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Pressure building up at and beyond Labour Party Conference because: - Brexit even more costly than predicted, hurting economy & damaging public finances - Geopolitical situation: aggressive Russia in east & unreliable USA in west - British public now has a steadily growing majority for rejoining EU 29426147
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Britain should work towards the ambition of rejoining a significantly reformed EU.” From Right and Left, the damned arrogance never ends, does it? “We quit in an act of ridiculous self-harm but put your house in order and we might come back.” Please…. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTony Blair says Britain should work towards rejoining EU in next 10 yearsAndy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chances 3172
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Britain should work towards the ambition of rejoining a significantly reformed EU.” From Right and Left, the damned arrogance never ends, does it? “We quit in an act of ridiculous self-harm but put your house in order and we might come back.” Please…. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comTony Blair says Britain should work towards rejoining EU in next 10 yearsAndy Burnham under pressure to revisit Brexit as poll suggests pledge to rejoin could boost Labour’s electoral chances 3172
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The first thing in years that might persuade me to vote Labour again. And not just because it would make the Telegraph weep. 4252962
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The first thing in years that might persuade me to vote Labour again. And not just because it would make the Telegraph weep. 4252962
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Enthusiastic Brexit backer says what??? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 2152
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Enthusiastic Brexit backer says what??? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 2152
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq... Rayner to be “quizzed” over donations Jenrick’s outfit has received? WTF are you playing at, BBC?bbc.co.ukAngela Rayner and Robert Jenrick to be quizzed by Laura Kuenssberg after record Reform donations - follow liveReform UK has received two £36m donations in the past two days - the largest amount ever given to a UK political party. 031
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Of all the claims Farage makes for Reform, the most ludicrous is surely that it is an anti-Establishment insurgency in the service of common folk. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaireBen Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump 062
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Of all the claims Farage makes for Reform, the most ludicrous is surely that it is an anti-Establishment insurgency in the service of common folk. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaireBen Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump 062
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“At the top of the party there is a quiet admission that what has happened here is a genuine mistake.” Mistake? Even by her own disgraceful standards, this is a wretched piece from Kuenssberg, essentially endorsing Farage’s claims he was unaware of what went on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talksThe Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job. 1145
Reposted by Lord Dom BSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...bbc.co.ukPort of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roadsHundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port. 1071847817
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“At the top of the party there is a quiet admission that what has happened here is a genuine mistake.” Mistake? Even by her own disgraceful standards, this is a wretched piece from Kuenssberg, essentially endorsing Farage’s claims he was unaware of what went on. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talksThe Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job. 1145
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Interesting that the BBC #R4Today report of the Farage sting gives equal weight to Reform’s (ludicrous) claim the story was a “hoax perpetuated by foreign-based, climate-change jiournalists”. 2174
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Interesting that the BBC #R4Today report of the Farage sting gives equal weight to Reform’s (ludicrous) claim the story was a “hoax perpetuated by foreign-based, climate-change jiournalists”. 2174
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Did we in all seriousness just hear that Reform is attempting to dismiss the sting aired tonight by @channel4news.bsky.social as a hoax devised by climate-change activists? Mad, desperate but also deliciously representative of the gulf between Farage’s grubby outfit and political decency. 083
Reposted by Lord Dom BCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The Times & Telegraph laundered illicitly funded Reform polls onto their front pages as ‘exclusives’ yet not a single word on their sites. UK political journalism is so very broken 16806218
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Superb investigative journalism. Congratulations to Verbatim and to @channel4news.bsky.social. 02710
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Did we in all seriousness just hear that Reform is attempting to dismiss the sting aired tonight by @channel4news.bsky.social as a hoax devised by climate-change activists? Mad, desperate but also deliciously representative of the gulf between Farage’s grubby outfit and political decency. 083
Reposted by Lord Dom BChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:channel4news.substack.comExclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donationsUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 46794583986
Reposted by Lord Dom BPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wow. Watch Channel 4 News now Nigel Farage discussing elicit funding for reform U.K. from a foreign donor All on secret camera 911272414
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Much delight at Burnham breaking Labour’s omertà on Brexit but the real test remains: will he commit to softening the red lines on the single market and customs union? Or will he uphold them and, like Starmer, kid himself that warm rhetoric alone is enough to win concessions from the EU? 052
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Much delight at Burnham breaking Labour’s omertà on Brexit but the real test remains: will he commit to softening the red lines on the single market and customs union? Or will he uphold them and, like Starmer, kid himself that warm rhetoric alone is enough to win concessions from the EU? 052
Reposted by Lord Dom BTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026This must be the third video of wonderful voices singing global scales I have seen, and each is mesmerising and has taught me things I didn't know. Such as: That these scales exist and how they, the bare backbone of tunes, reflect and unlock whole world regions' music. This is amazing. 1373288890
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A quid off bus fares and a VAT cut on fuel bills are nice but bigger tests of Burnham’s resolve will be whether he makes the case for single market membership, pushes for electoral reform and stuff like this… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 1156
Reposted by Lord Dom BHendrik Klaassens #FBPE #BanX #NoAfD #FBR @aurorablogspot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I just made a Starter Pack of advocates of democracy in Europe and the US. I included several good, strong activists from Canada. They are all worth following. 126032
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026A quid off bus fares and a VAT cut on fuel bills are nice but bigger tests of Burnham’s resolve will be whether he makes the case for single market membership, pushes for electoral reform and stuff like this… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donorsPM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour 1156
Reposted by Lord Dom BMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame. 939160393028
Reposted by Lord Dom BIain Overton @iainoverton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026The Telegraph has deleted, without fanfare, the word ‘living’ from the headline of Stephen Daisley's article on Professor Arday. Today, it just reads “Jason Arday is proof that you reap what you sow.” 4902338
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Doesn’t matter whether it’s Brexit, the need for migrants or the urgency of climate change mitigation: these people simply hate reality and would have us all dance around permanently in some make-believe nuthouse of stupidity. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heatDeputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave 195
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Doesn’t matter whether it’s Brexit, the need for migrants or the urgency of climate change mitigation: these people simply hate reality and would have us all dance around permanently in some make-believe nuthouse of stupidity. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform’s Tice says people should stop fighting climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heatDeputy leader says it is ‘arrogant’ to try to halt global heating, despite UK being left reeling by summer firewave 195
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Forget “cruel”; try “dumb” and “unworkable”. Reform’s main-character syndrome leads it to believe the EU will agree to reopen the Brexit deal to accommodate this idiocy. It won’t and any attack on its citizens in the UK is likely to trigger serious side-effects. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukReform criticised for ‘cruel’ ban on all foreign nationals claiming benefitsNigel Farage’s party says there would be only a small number of exceptions, including the War Widows Pension and Armed Forces compensation 024
Reposted by Lord Dom BRichard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election? 20443101200
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Radio 3 News also led with this story and it’s hard not to confirm the hunch that BBC current affairs has forgotten its duty to be balanced, proportionate and fair in its political coverage. At the very moment the enquiry resumes into Farage’s £5m donation, its obsession with Reform is a poor look. 115415
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Radio 3 News also led with this story and it’s hard not to confirm the hunch that BBC current affairs has forgotten its duty to be balanced, proportionate and fair in its political coverage. At the very moment the enquiry resumes into Farage’s £5m donation, its obsession with Reform is a poor look. 115415
Reposted by Lord Dom BGoldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 15/08/2026Totally normal and healthy reporting. 110617
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Not in the way Farage wants to interpret it, it doesn’t. Elections give an MP the right to represent their constituents and vote in Parliament, not to avoid scrutiny, the law or due process. He can try to confuse democracy and demagoguery if he wishes: the enquiry into the £5 million continues. 04711
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Not in the way Farage wants to interpret it, it doesn’t. Elections give an MP the right to represent their constituents and vote in Parliament, not to avoid scrutiny, the law or due process. He can try to confuse democracy and demagoguery if he wishes: the enquiry into the £5 million continues. 04711
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When places such as Clacton voted Leave in 2016, the bien pensants of Twitter said we needed to understand more and deride less. Same when east coast towns backed Johnson’s Tories. Now Clacton has reconfirmed its faith in Farage, are we allowed to suggest these voters own their stupid decisions? 140
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What Israel thinks it is and what it has become are two very different things. It’s increasingly hard not to see it as an unhinged rogue state. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comIsrael deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters sayFirst responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops 161
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026What Israel thinks it is and what it has become are two very different things. It’s increasingly hard not to see it as an unhinged rogue state. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comIsrael deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters sayFirst responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops 161
Reposted by Lord Dom BLord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wondered if the Burnham government would attempt the same exceptionalist squaring of the circle as Starmer. And we haven’t had long to wait. 685
Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wondered if the Burnham government would attempt the same exceptionalist squaring of the circle as Starmer. And we haven’t had long to wait. 685