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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 10h

NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/

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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Number of times Nigel Farage lost Westminster elections before becoming an MP: 7 Number of times the BBC called for him to quit: zero.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 12h

Okay

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13h

I mean her party is polling on average 18% in the polls. She's 'set' for a general election at Xmas in the same way I'm set for winning a grand slam tennis tournament next week

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

So, happy 89th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians—and someone concussed him with a brick

A man in a suit, standing on top of a van with loudspeakers on it, flinches as projectiles are hurled at him

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🦋 Mark Edgerton @mark-edgerton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is comedy gold. Utterly brilliant Please re-post far and wide

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🦋 Mark Edgerton @mark-edgerton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It’s crap. It’s carp. It’s prac. Persue em l’m rong (Reply crated by Goggle)

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The Bjg Time Chatlie account seeking to identify & incite vs RNLI staff as traitors was run by a recruitment consultant in Worcestershire who is a Restore donor & Cromwell Club member. He hss now deactivated the anon troll account after being publicly identifird www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Recruitment boss accused of being behind ‘doxxing’ campaign against RNLI and anti-racism activists

Tom Watson, of Worcester, alleged to be behind Big Time Charlie X account that created so-called Traitorbase

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Illustration from today’s @theguardian.com to accompany piece by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the government’s Prepare campaign, which gives the public advice on how to avoid disasters whilst policies that lead us closer to crisis are given the green light www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Professor Peter Matthews @urbaneprofessor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It was the "balanced debate" between two writers for right-wing outlets that really was the icing on the cake with this one

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her.. 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...

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THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

No pressure but if this gets to a million views, I'll be able to pay the mortgage this month. Thank you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHUv...

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Most TV is Just This Now

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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?

Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Guess how the Institute of Economic Affairs - the dark money think tank behind Liz Truss - is covering the rise of the far-right in Brazil?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Listening to Kemi Badenoch list her many supposed triumphs you wouldn't have any idea that the Conservatives just suffered their worst set of election defeats in their history and are now polling eight points lower than when she first took over as leader

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@AlanWalter @alanwalter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m an RNLI volunteer crew member and I invite her to get on a plane from her hideout in Dubai and say that to my face here in the UK

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Perfectly put.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There we have it. Reform officially ditches its pledge - or rather, its 2024 "contract" with voters - to back proportional representation. A clear breach of contract... Via Politico:

In other Reform news: Second-in-command Richard Tice finally admitted that now the voting system Farage has long railed against could help him win a general election, the party no longer wants to scrap it. Farage used to want first-past-the-post replaced with a form of proportional representation.

Here’s the line: “In order to rescue the country from the gravity of the chaos that we face, actually a proper majority is needed from a right of center, conviction-led Reform government,” Tice told Times Radio this morning. Asked whether that meant Reform no longer wants electoral reform, he said: “Yes, because the crisis is so great.”

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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

20 years ago today Anna Politkovskaya, one of Russia’s most prominent investigative journalists, was murdered. I found no mention of the anniversary in today's Russian newspapers. #ReadingRussia

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Russian papers silent on the 20th anniversary of journalist's murder

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🦋 Mark Edgerton @mark-edgerton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Next time we visit our friends in #Yorkshire , we are DEFINITELY going there!

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🦋 Mark Edgerton @mark-edgerton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ohhh I think l might love this 👇🏻

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 07/10/2026

Anti-migrant activist Levi Mason is set to speak at a demonstration in Telford on Sunday. The event is organised by Telford Patriots and Alexandra Whyte, whose sister, Rhiannon, was killed in 2024 by an asylum seeker. But Mason's violent past cannot be ignored. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/07/c...

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Convicted Domestic Abuser Set to Speak at Telford Demo – HOPE not hate

Warning: This article contains a graphic description of domestic violence. Levi Mason, an anti-migrant activist from Liverpool, is set to speak at a Telford ‘Enough...

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🔴 SCOOP: The chair of a lobbying firm paid by the UAE sits on a government council advising ministers on how Britain uses sport and culture abroad. As Man City's verdict puts Abu Dhabi in the spotlight, our latest investigation 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-u...

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Revealed: UAE lobbyist advising UK government on sport and foreign policy

FGS Global chair Roland Rudd accused of "blatant conflict of interest" for advising ministers on foreign affairs while his firm lobbies for UAE embassy

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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

50% of modern medicines come from plants. 70% of cancer treatments come from nature. The Amazon holds 10% of all life on Earth. We've studied <1% of it for medicine. We are cutting down cures faster than we can discover them. Every forest cleared = A cure lost.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?

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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Archer’s resignation from the London mayoral race after it was revealed he lied in court was the thing that got Paul Foot up from his sickbed and contributing again, having first started chronicling Archer’s lies and misdemeanours in 1969. From the Private Eye archive. Issue 992, December 1999.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

via The UK Against Hate

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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Spain is investing in 14 renewable-powered #desalination plants to help tackle growing water shortages in coastal regions, a €600 million effort with the potential to serve up to 4 million people. Plants force #seawater through membranes that remove dissolved salts www.irena.org/-/media/File...

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Cable Street 1936-2026: Not Then Not Now roughtradebooks.com/products/cab...

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · 04/10/2026

If England is to have a National Care Service, we need to start with clarity. Because what's in and what's out will have real consequences for the people who draw on care and support. ✍️ @camille-oung.bsky.social buff.ly/krKX1Nn

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What does the Prime Minister mean by a National Care Service?

The Prime Minister’s commitment to reforming social care has become emphatically clear again this week. After he pledged a National Care Service that is free at the point of use, Camille Oung looks…

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

'2 year suspended sentence and 200 hours community service/unpaid work' "Imagine the carnage if this guy was brown!......" via We Demand UK

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not beating the genocide allegations

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Two oil tankers which had switched off their tracking systems have “exploded” in the Strait of Hormuz, the IRGC-linked Fars News reports.

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Burnham’s response to the Manchester City story may have been iffy, but wait until Farage gets asked about it - his party is in bed with the UAE… and he knows nothing about football

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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Bit of background on Reform’s UAE ties at the bottom of this piece 👇🏻

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Farage’s foreign web: Full dossier

🔴 From Moscow to Mar-a-Lago...

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Jonathan Pie @jonathanpienews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The End of the World According to Jonathan Pie. It's basically a live doom-scrolling session, except it's me on a stage with an interval halfway through. Tickets: JonathanPie.com.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

US private equity owner of Boots to sell it to a Canadian private equity firm for $9bn (£7bn). NHS prescriptions are a major money makers. Otherwise its prices are high. No UK tax levied on dividends paid by Boots to its foreign owners.

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Boots owner ‘closing in on sale to Canada’s Weston family for $9bn’

Deal would mark return of Canadian family to UK after it sold Selfridges department store for £4bn in 2022

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Zack Polanski, "We are the party that wants to tax the every richest, bring our public services back into public hands, and end rip-off Britain" "We are sure about who we stand up for" "And who we are standing up against"

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