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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This Reform feels like he has been pulled in from the street accidentally like that classic BBC interview with the taxi driver. Except the taxi driver pulled it off #Bbcqt

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

"Where are you going to get 30k extra police officers from?" Reform guy "thats the recruiters problem" FML. You literally couldnt make it up. #bbcqt

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Thats more like it, Starmer! Badenoch nicely put in her place! #pmqs

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Badenoch isnt interested in anything other than political poilitical scoring #pmqs

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Tbf, this is all of us listening to Badenoch

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Starmer just needs to call out Badenoch as a Climate Change Denier and be done with it. #pmqs

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Not sure who is having a more of a car crash tonight on #bbcqt - Reform's James Orrful or the Tories Helen WhatIsSheOnAbout? 😕 Its almost a comedy!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Love Claudia Winkleman! Probably needs to be a little more in control of steering the conversation and dropping in more of her humour. First show is a bit rough around the edges but to be expected as this is her first crack at this!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Yes, but they were 5 points ahead the other week hence "closing the gap"

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Completely agree with Milliband on this one.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Obviously this new 'policy' will have absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he or a donor probably has an invested interest in commercial property or anything. Its never about him lining his pockets, always has the people's interest first... 🙄

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Interesting viewpoint. I would be open to it, not sure Starmer would take that risk though unfortunately.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

You are aware that most of the press hate Labour and anything remotely Left? If only Morgan was being protected in some way, Labour would actually get better press!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Good to see Greens on the rise again, also Labour appearing to be stabilising and edging back towards 20% again. Think how things play out with Greenland will be key to getting support back for Starmer over the coming weeks. He was on fire agin in #pmqs today- good return to form.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Is Trump ok or should somebody check in with the fairies he is away with? #Trump #Davos

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year, everyone! Hoping you all have a brilliant 2026...and that dodgy Auld Lang Syne rendition after one of the best fireworks displays in the World is replaced with something the crowd can actually get into for next NYE!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Agree! Nobody half decent anyway.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

It was a disgusting response from Zia Yusef. Thankfully the audience agreed with the biggest clap of the night when Mike from Labour called him out on it after.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Zarah Sultana is well meaning but the more she attacks Labour - the party she was more than happy to be part of to get into government - the more disingenuous she comes across #bbcqt

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Good to see La Voix through to next week on #Strictly! That was a proper comeback!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Thats more like it Starmer! 👏🏻

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Reform UK: “Free speech! You can’t say anything these days!” Also Reform UK: “You’re banned from reporting on our council because we don’t like what you said.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform UK Nottinghamshire council leader bans local newspaper's reporters

The Nottingham Post describes the ban as

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Finally an MP speaking truthfully and in a positive light regarding immigration 🙌. @labouruk.bsky.social do need to appease the very vocal minority in speeding up applications which will have a knock on effect on reducing the amount of migrants staying in hotels. We do need legal migrant workers!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The poll was conducted by Murdoch to appease his right wing leaning agenda for a headline. The small people surveyed was no doubt skewered in their favour to get the headline they needed. Job done.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Exactly this. Labour also needs to immediately stop the selling of arms to that nutter Netanyahu. Starmer is on the wrong side of history atm.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

JD Vance and Co are telling you absolute tosh. We have way more free speech here than you guys over the pond. Its not our Customs that are refusing ppl entry for saying anything against Trump on socials. Lets also see those Epstein files & why Trump wants them hidden so much. Musk knows something.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It'll be both on the economy and immigration. The latter of which, is currently polling as the issue people are most concerned about, hence why Reform and Labour are leaning into it. Corbyn was always going to have an initial rush of interest however, ppl have long memories of his indecisiveness.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Let me guess, Diane Abbott is still one of the rebels, right?

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

The Prodigy just smashed literally every one else into Outer Space (see what i did there!). Keith was missed, but they will have more than done him proud with that set. Absolute 🔥 #Glastonbury

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Many people in this country exoect everything to be fixed and amazing immediately, and the reality is that no government will ever be able to do that. I prefer to judge govts on their parliament terms, & given Labour have been in less than a year, deserve a chance to prove themselves.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

At least Starmer is prepared to listen to his MPs and make amendments when needed. Isn't that a good thing? Unfortunately that perspective doesn't not make quite a good a headline for the right wing media.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Again, nonsense. Sarwar was dispelling the lie the chap said such as Labour are putting no money into the NHS, when they are putting in 26 billion, the biggest injection in decades. The SNP or the Tories have not gone this far.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

He also spouted a load of nonsense as to why. Well done to Anas Sarwar for putting him straight.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Rather brilliant (if I do say so myself) 6 Music style playlist pure Sunshine vibes- perfect for hot weather! It has over 17 hrs worth of Soul, Funk, Balearic, Jazz, 60s Pop, and all in between that you can stick on shuffle and it'll be different everytime - winner! open.spotify.com/playlist/61k...

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Sunshine Soundsystem

Playlist · Mark Bowden · 371 items · 174 saves

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

The UK has lost a higher proportion of millionaires than anywhere in the world other than Moscow in the last 10 years. We actually need wealthy people to live here to attract investment in the economy for it to grow. www.lbc.co.uk/business/lon....

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London falls out of top five wealthiest cities in the world as millionaires flee capital

London has fallen out of the top five wealthiest cities in the world after haemorrhaging millionaires in the wake of the UK's economic outlook and tax policy.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Quit as he was "exhausted". God help him in an election campaign. Nobody here wants a 'UK DOGE' either, if that helps him save some energy.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Mark Serwotka nailed it on immigration. It's time for Labour to call this issue out for what it is - political weponising - and change the conversation on it from being negative to positive. #bbcqt

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Unfortunately it appears that anything we do in the UK is futile as Netanyahu only appears to listen to Trump. He is the only one who appears to be able to influence anything that horror of a man is doing.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

(2/2) It's all very reminiscent of when the far right took to the streets in the 70s about immigration, and then Thatcher went on to be elected later based on cracking down on immigration. My personal view is that sectors such as social care should not suffer just to appease the RW.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

(1/2)The hard reality that even though most of us sane people know that the immigration issue is nothing more than trying to create a split society by the RW, Labour does not have the media on its side so is fighting a losing battle if not seen to be doing something...

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Just food for thought if anyone believes Farage or Reform will improve this country. Brexit turned out marvellously, did it not!

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

@paulbrand.bsky.social Please tell me you are going to highlight this on @itvnews.bsky.social later. This CANNOT be swept under the carpet. I don't believe Starmer / Labour will allow this to happen, but it needs to be called out.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

This is nonsense. Any politician who is anti LGTBQ+ would never attend Pride marches. youtu.be/2qF5kPca6zU?...

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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner take part in London's Pride parade

YouTube video by The London Standard

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Maybe all ex-US countries should come together and agree on less import / export costs for automobiles between each other to offset the harm these tariffs may do.

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Mark Bowden @markbowden.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Trump talking about Tariffs is like Farage bigging up the benefits of Brexit. 10 years on and we all know how great for the UK that's been... 🙄

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