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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

BBC double standards - Chris Mason on R4 Today going for the jugular over Burnham’s Manchester City links. Shame he doesn’t pursue Farage’s dodgy dealings with the same fervour

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Trump and Musk going all out to protect Putin

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 13/10/2026

For the first time, the British government has acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. So who did BBC Newsnight invite on to discuss what happened? Sergei Markov, Putin’s former spokesman. Par for the course, says Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1/

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We need to be clear. This isn’t about shooting small boats. It’s about shooting people. Probably shooting small children.

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I spent many happy hours train spotting there in the 70s - our school field backed onto the line (now a Tesco Extra)

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Was that the same security services you dumped to visit ‘ex’ KGB colonel Alexander Lebedev and party in Umbria just after the Novichok Salisbury attack? Or the same security services whose advice you defied to put his son Evgeny in the House of Lords? Those security services?

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is obscene - a sitting MP advocating mass murder. There are surely consequences….

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The Times from ten years ago this week. They were wrong. In fact Brexit is costing the UK economy roughly £100 billion a year. #ProjectFear

Hard Brexit
could cost
£66bn a year

Leaked Treasury papers reveal lost revenue

Sam Coates Deputy Political Editor
Ollver Wright Policy Editor

Cabinet ministers are being warned
that the Treasury could lose up_to
£66 billion a year in tax revenues under
"hard Brexit", according to leaked
government papers.

GDP.could fall by as much as 9.5 per
cent if Britain leaves the single market
and hastorely on WorldTrade Organi-
sation rules for trading with the conti-
nent, compared with ifit stayed within
the EU,theforecasts show.Such a steep
drop in revenue would force ministers
to slash public spending or raise taxes.
The £66 billion drop, contained in a
draft cabinet committee paper seen by
The Times, is nearly a tenth of the
£716 billion that the government is pro-
jected to collect in taxes this year,and is
equivalent to 65 per cent of the annual
budget of NHS England.

Business leaders are_increasingly
worried that the UK could fail to nego-
tiate a deal with the 27 remaining EU
members by the time it leaves the
union, and will face a "cliff edge" of
trade tariffs and barriers,

Several cabinet ministers who sup-
ported Remain are stepping up efforts
to prioritise business concerns and the
economy in Brexit discussions, fearing
that Leave supporters fail to realise the
scale of potential damage, It comes as:;
○ Theresa May faces a potential legal
challenge by a group of Conservative
MPs over the decision to begin Brexit
negotiations without parliament's
approval. The prime minister's spokes-
man ruledoutgiving MPs a voteyester-
day,saying thatitwould"second guess'
the will of the British people.
○ Dominic Grieve, the former attor-
ney-general, said that unless the gov,
ernment could agree,a deal supported
by parliament it would not survive.
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A Tory backbencher suggested that
British companies should hire disabled

Tuesday October 11 2016 | thetimes.co.uk | No 72038

people to do the work of EU migrants
after Brexit.

Mrs May visited Denmark and the
Nethe…

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/10/2026

Ofcom rules are clear: broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Farage allowed to have his own show on GB News? Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Lovely day to traverse some Munros at Crianlarich - An Caisteal, Beinn a Chroin and Cruach Ardrain Flyover at strava.app.link/NCFJYeuK96b

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Every now and then, there’s a new prog release that grabs me right from the start, then blows me away. This is one such album - by the Emerald Dawn theemeralddawn.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

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'The Land, the Sea, the Air (Volume II)', by The Emerald Dawn

3 track album

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Disgraceful and embarrassing are apt words - but entirely autobiographical. The man is a monstrous narcissist and a buffoon

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 09/10/2026

Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 09/10/2026

Zelensky accused Trump of reaching agreements with Putin “behind Ukraine’s back” while Kyiv’s delegation is in Florida. He said the US is giving Russia “additional money to wage war” and called Ukraine’s team a “smokescreen” for a decision that is “unfair” and “not partner-like.” #Ukraine

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Keep your Great British lawn and your garden borders secure with the… WEEPING TOMMO™ From the new Private Eye, out now.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

60% of those who responded to the Bank of England consultation called for pictures of wildlife on bank notes. Does he think the British people are conducting a "slow, steady and relentless attack" on themselves?

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Robert Generic sounds more like a Nazi by the day

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Damned brown loaves, invading our supermarkets and getting priority shelf space

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Accidentally”.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says. Lost for words at the insanity in Trumpistan, a truly sick dictatorship. Like medieval times, executions offered as a public spectacle in a country that claims to be Christian. What next?

bbc.co.uk

Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says

Pete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain".

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error. Same error amplified by right-wing think-tanks, press It suited their ideological leanings. Future historians might say - planet earth and human life was shattered by a spreadsheet error.

theguardian.com

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Billionaire David Reuben says he quit UK for Monaco ... actually already there since 2014. Worth £28bn, objects to non-dom tax changes. Doesn't want to be taxed on the same basis as UK residents Super-rich happy to make profits in the UK, want special treatment, hold govts to ransom.

theguardian.com

‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

British public opinion moves relentlessly in favour of rejoining the EU. Brexit has failed Britain.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

For 14yrs, the Tories cratered our economy, added thousands to our cost of living, melted down public services and brexited us into decades of eye-watering expense and lost opportunity. That’s still their plan. With tax breaks for the super rich paid for by welfare cuts. So what TF is this headline?

THE TIMES

Thursday October 8 2026 | thetimes.com | No 75158

Tories will make you better off
Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and abolish Labour's levy on properties worth more than £2m

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸

This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.

The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other.

The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order.

Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.

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

Devoid of ideas, Tories vow return to Thatcherite policies. They want to cut social spending, build prisons, cut taxes for the rich, free childcare for individuals earning £1m. What will they privatise, sell to foreign investors? No ideas on infrastructure investment, regulation of capitalism.

independent.co.uk

Kemi Badenoch positions herself as modern day Thatcher and vows to revive Tories

The Tory leader dismissed suggestions that her focus on cutting benefits and building more prisons signalled a return of the ‘nasty party’

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

There’s hardly a day now without some atrocious act of ethnic cleansing and persecution by the Israeli state - and the world simply shrugs its shoulders

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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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Stephen Graham @stephengraham.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I had this bit about Jeffrey Archer from the 1995 HIGNFY video memorised for whenever I needed a handy fact about him.

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The Curriculum Journal @curriculumjournal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New Editorial Issue out now! 'Curriculum in Professional Practice: AI and the human dimensions of curriculum' edited by @gracehealy.bsky.social, @mattcourtney.bsky.social & @hermionepaddle.bsky.social is now available containing 3 articles. Click here to view: doi.org/10.1002/curj...

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026

More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️

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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain

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Prof Mark Priestley @markrpriestley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Even More Racist party is at it again

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