Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So they're at it again 🙄 Torturing valid HMRC data to create wildly misleading headlines, designed to invoke fear and anger about immigrants. Same old, same old... (and you'll see just how old shortly!) 🧵1/28 28724356 724
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Eight years ago 531771673 1.8K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 05/10/2026Social care for disabled adults is in as much crisis as support for elderly people – so why is the government silent about it? | John Harristheguardian.comSocial care for disabled adults is in as much crisis as support for elderly people – so why is the government silent about it? | John HarrisWorking-age adults such as my son, who is autistic, face an unreliable system, yet ministers talk only of a national care service for older people, says Guardian columnist John Harris 98633 86
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russell Brand, who's awaiting trial in London next month on rape and sexual assault charges, will moderate a panel at DC's MAHA summit tomorrow on reforming a U.S. health agency 22526011066 2.6K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAndrew Thatcher @andythatcher1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Good work Battersea! 114741 147
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Bicester Garrison, a mile and a half the other way and next to a similarly small village, had 850 stationed there, before it was decomissioned and 20,000 squaddies at its height. 67313 73
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children. He praises Stalin on social media www.propublica.org/article/dona...propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 771908946 1.9K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026🚨Theresa May: "Crypto assets are used by people who want to avoid anybody knowing what they are doing." "And in terms of our democracy and political parties, donations to parties or candidates, we actually want the transparency of knowing who is doing that donation, who is making those donations." 30439118 439
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Think Reform fucked it with their donations. They're so outrageous, so obviously obscene, that they've managed to accidentally create a consensus for tougher action on political funding. 1642420450 2.4K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner. 8551061298 5.1K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Of course it may encourage an amendment too (which is presumably why they didn't want to make it public yet). 1816 81
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Fairly obviously Delo is giving this big a donation now as a precaution against an amendment being successful. Normally a donor would drip feed cash over years to keep some control. 1627452 274
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A reminder that Delo previously pled guilty in the US to violating money laundering protections and agreed to pay a $10 million fine for "willfully” breaking the law with his BitMex platform, which was described as "in effect a money laundering platform.” This is who owns Farage now 14623521203 2.4K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Must just be a coincidence that two of Reform's main donors have been convicted of money laundering related offences (Delo and George Cottrell). 22532204 532
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialDaniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This Neo-Nazi is attempting to target RNLI volunteers. The police have to act, and the Prime Minister should be making a public statement. 3709279 709
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Oh by the way, it took me 30 seconds to find that Facebook post so there’s no way the Times reporter didn’t see it. 11101776 1K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialMic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’. 23543311490 4.3K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialChannel 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. 46694603996 9.5K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026"The Electoral Commission - who are the main officers for electoral law - they are completely useless, They're just so dumb and ineffective ... Its not like Scotland Yard, they are just pretty useless. Its just, they are only technical breaches" Orr at 12m20s 1024067 240
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Reform UK has banned some journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the party and Nigel Farage. It includes the Guardian’s City editor, Anna Isaac, who uncovered the £5m gift. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reportingGuardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined 64432201 432
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 02/09/2026There's a lot going on in bond markets in the world. Burnham saying 'we will stick to the fiscal rules' is not going to be part of the explanation. That he was taking office has been known for a while anyway, let alone that he said the most conservative thing he could have. 4859 85
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/20262014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 601487419 1.5K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialRachel Rees @rachel-rees.bsky.social · 31/08/2026As honoured as I am to see that The Times has picked up my Chagos article practically *word for word*, including my hard-gotten quotes, I’d prefer some credit — or for everyone to read my original FT piece! free link to read the evidently enviable article below (cheaper than a Times sub!) 🌴 752695758 2.7K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"The US conflict with Iran looks ike a Nolan film, in which the timeline has been scrambled: the US goes to military action first, then informs allies, then backwards to economic sanctions, then a warning, then diplomacy - all to get a deal that it already had with Iran, before any of this started." 9343104 343
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Narrator: Richard Tice is divorced from his wife of 24 years with whom he shares 3 children. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukCouples with children should be married, Reform UK’s deputy leader saysRichard Tice also said ‘British-born children’ are a ‘good thing’ and should be encouraged 1461830564 1.8K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Playing in our faces 509118485386 11.8K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialTony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 20/08/2026BBC invited Palestinian writer, researcher and analyst Muhammad Shehada on to talk about Israel’s decision to investigate the killing of Hind Rajab. Below is Muhammad’s account of what happened next. Full disclosure: I know him years and he’s a regular on the pod. So naturally I believe him 100%. 16589364 589
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialRachel Rees @rachel-rees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Oddly enough, that's the 3rd successive Jenrick press conference in recent months where the FT hasn't been given a question and almost everyone else has... As a reminder, here's my latest scoop on the allegedly illegal donations to his Tory leadership campaign in 2024as.ft.comRobert Jenrick’s wife knew in 2024 about foreign payments to his top donor, lawyer claimedPolice are investigating the legality of donations to the politician during his Conservative Party leadership bid 417975 179
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialRichard 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? 20243101200 4.3K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Given that driving without insurance is not an imprisonable offence, these 220 people should probably think about appealing. 3747188 471
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialMatt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 05/08/2026- We believe in second chances! - So you think refugees deserve a second chance at making a life? - Not like that - Young people who’ve made mistakes shouldn’t be punished? - Nope - Benefits to help people get back on their feet? - Ha! - So who do you believe in second chances for? - Nazis! 737294 372
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places. 1451887708 1.9K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 03/08/2026For days, Reform politicians claimed that significant numbers of migrants who surged into Ceuta would be heading to Calais and onwards to Britain Not only have most already returned to Morocco, but Moroccans have made up just 0.07% of small boat arrivals since 2021 inews.co.uk/news/no-thou...inews.co.ukNo, thousands of migrants won't come to the UK from Ceuta - here's whyFears of a new migration crisis impacting the UK are misplaced despite the chaotic scenes witnessed in Ceuta, an expert has said 9237104 237
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The funeral for irony will be held next week. 1863783 637
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialLegal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 22/07/2026This disingenuous commentary doesn’t help anyone. Frauds start unravelling pretty quickly. That you apparently cannot afford to put your oven or treat yourself is quickly undermined by the question “so why are you spending £50 per week on petrol?” Then, it turns out, she has an agent and /1 651258686 1.3K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 07/07/2026The Government must block Nigel Farage’s resignation until the Standards Commissioner finishes investigating him. The people of Clacton deserve the full facts. If a by-election does go ahead, all parties should stand aside. We cannot give oxygen to this vanity project. 651247339 1.2K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialHugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 06/07/2026For no particular reason, obviously, this weekend I found myself remembering all those allegations about mysterious dark money funding untraceable Facebook ads during the Brexit campaign. 351387386 1.4K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Small boat crossings 11,638 January to June 2026, down 37% on 2025 (BBC Verify) 711860 118
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialLizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 30/06/2026A quarter of terror attacks in Britain over the past decade have targeted Muslims, but some have gone largely unnoticed because of delays formally declaring them terrorism Most jihadist attacks, by contrast, have been declared within hours of taking place inews.co.uk/news/uk-terr...inews.co.ukThe UK terror attacks you don't hear about - and how they go under the radarSome incidents are not being confirmed as terrorism for up to nine months, leaving the public unaware about the threat on British streets 15805431 805
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A thousand times this. The BBC would also benefit from not giving a shit what the Daily Mail has to say about anything. 1113188654 3.2K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 26/06/2026One of the lessons of the last two years is that Labour urgently needs to stop being afraid of its own shadow. Burnham should appoint whoever he thinks would be the best Chancellor and throw his authority behind them. The Daily Mail will try to kill them anyway. So just govern. 802508603 2.5K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Nigel Farage has taken part in just one vote out of the 98 that have been held in the House of Commons over the last three months. That's a participation rate of around one per cent 1151273517 1.3K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Nice one @libdems.org.uk 👍 181414600 1.4K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026This feels like a column which might make sense if Burnham had lost, or even if he had won narrowly, but given he achieved a substantial swing from Reform on increased turnout, it almost feels like a pre-result draft the author couldn’t be bothered to update in the light of inconvenient evidence. 2429749 297
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Labour won by 20 points and net immigration is down by over 80% in two years. But sure write your column again. 1583728800 3.7K
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialThe i Paper @theipaper.com · 20/06/2026Counter-terrorism police investigate after five injured in Edinburgh attacks trib.al/rIG5hmsinews.co.ukCounter-terrorism police investigate after five injured in Edinburgh attacksA man has been arrested after multiple members of the public reported the "violent attacks" 1137 13
Reposted by @lumacm.bsky.socialSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 19/06/2026They’re calling it the quote on British politics that ended the need for all other quotes 8266141951 6.6K
