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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

An undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has found multiple elected councillors and party candidates expressing racist views and using offensive language, calling Muslims “parasites” and describing black children as “animals”. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and extreme comments

Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

People from outside Kent often assume this is somewhere Reform are winning elections. Not true. They haven't won anything in Kent since Aug 2025. Nothing, in any elections across the Kent area since then. This week - another case of Reform not winning in Kent www.kentonline.co.uk/weald/news/l...

kentonline.co.uk

Lib Dems snatch victory from Conservatives in by-election

The Liberal Democrats have defied the odds and pulled off a memorable by-election victory.

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ALDC @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🔔 Cranbrook, Sissinghurst & Frittenden, Tunbridge Wells BC Liberal Democrat GAIN from Tunbridge Wells Alliance 🔶 LDM - 697, 37.4% (+22.9) 🔵 CON - 590, 31.6% (-14.6) ➡️ RFM - 392, 21.0% (-4.4) 🟢 GRN - 188, 10.0% (-3.9) Congratulations to Cllr Harry Wormington and the team on a fantastic win! 🥳

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

To add: I loved clues 9ac, 18ac, 24ac, 27ac, 1d, 2d, struggled with 14d but made it after much head-scratching. Many thanks for another great crossie. Colin would have been very happy with this one, I'm sure. More please.....

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Haven't worked out that answer yet, but would respectfully submit that 27 across is a work of genius.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Your have to love the FT readers. Come for the news, stay for the comments. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Any insight as to why Trump surrendered to the Taliban? After all those deaths, and winning control of Afghanistan, to just walk away? Any ideas why?

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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Interesting choice of photo by the FT.

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Philip Coggan @philipcoggan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Brilliant idea. As a reward, let's get Trump a Strait jacket

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Books are to be carried, read, dropped, knocked, carried, read. Get them wet, dry them out. Take them everywhere. Use them. Don't leave them untouched on bookshelves.

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Today is the final day of NHS Kent & Medway’s IVF consultation. My @LibDems colleagues & I on Kent County Council have formally submitted our response. Our message to NHS chiefs is simple: protect NHS-funded fertility care and stop proposed cuts across Kent. 🧵👇

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Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, all the good things about America. Kind, generous, selfless, sincere, moral, talented, imaginative, a distributor not a hoarder, a teacher not a taker. The antithesis of the man who normally hogs America's headlines and global attention. Bathe in the memory of a lovely American.

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/08/2026

In a world of dreadful billionaires, be Dolly

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👻 Dead Chachra 💀 @debcha.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This explainer out of Australia is genuinely useful background and analysis of what happened with the Canada-US trade deal last night. Note that it is extremely and delightfully sweary. Also there’s an appended glossary of Australian slang. ifloz.substack.com/p/king-carne...

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KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS

Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler

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Rachel Rees @rachel-rees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Oddly 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 2024

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Robert Jenrick’s wife knew in 2024 about foreign payments to his top donor, lawyer claimed

Police are investigating the legality of donations to the politician during his Conservative Party leadership bid

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/08/2026

A former director of BBC News speaks:

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Ed Jennings @edjennings.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I've read Private Eye since I was a teenager. Slightly giddy that someone there has been reading our work.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yebbut Jen you did a sterling job. Enhanced the reputation of the FT, gave it to us straight. Great performance 👍♥️

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Russia is inflaming the debate on immigration in Britain as part of “increasing ambitions to disrupt our way of life”, counter-terror police and experts say It has directly and indirectly paid right-wing influencers to spread messages that align with its political goals inews.co.uk/news/putin-i...

inews.co.uk

How Putin is inflaming immigration tensions to spark disorder in Britain

Counter-terror leaders reveal the tactics Russia is using to sow division in the UK

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 07/07/2026

Saying you're the "most physically attacked" MP when two MPs have been killed in the last decade is just horribly self-absorbed.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 06/07/2026

Infantino must go. No matter where it’s held, the World Cup belongs to the fans – not gangsters like Trump. We need someone who’ll finally kick corruption out of FIFA.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Deserved for your consistent accurate and comprehensive coverage of Kent, Ed, not least of the county council.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

www.facebook.com/615625447024... Wait until he finds out where the Royal Family comes from.... Reform is full of pillocks.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Note use of second mention: "apex predator". 🤔👍

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I set the cryptic crossword in today's edition of the @financialtimes.com. It's a reprint of a puzzle from 2023 for the retirement of long-time FT crossword editor Colin Inman, who sadly died recently. Colin and his late wife Ellen were avowed Wagnerians who spent much time here in Germany.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Brilliant piece of work it is, too, Rob. Several references to him and the area around him.

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

School breakfast clubs have been under attack from Reform but I felt someone needed to defend them. (Not my choice of photo 😐 but hopefully the words make sense) www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/re...

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‘Reform leader is simply wrong on school breakfast clubs’

The leader of the opposition at County Hall has taken aim at KCC boss Linden Kemkaran over her views on school breakfast clubs.

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Martin Brice @martinbrice.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

You have free to read link in DM.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

So Lee Anderson, who said Islamists have "got control" of Sadiq Khan, wants to close every food bank in the country, and is committed to bringing back the death penalty, has now been made Chairman of Reform UK

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Rick @flipchartrick.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Kudos to whoever made this.

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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Reform Councillor speaking about Doncaster Sheffield airport. You won’t believe your ears!

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Democracy in Kent is under attack from a Reform administration that is clearly terrified of scrutiny. They are moving to quiet the opposition while prioritising songs and prayers over policy discussion. It is a bizarre and anti-democratic shift for our county. 🧵 1/6

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I'm seeing increased talk about proportional representation, which is good. It will obv make multi-party administrations more likely. But PR will also make such coalitions easier to manage. The electoral risks for coalition partners will be less severe under PR.

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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Great piece on Restore It is the party of racial purity and rich people who are fed up at not being able to take their kids skiing or water their huge garden at weekends www.ft.com/content/f3bf...

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Antony Hook @antonyhook.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

1/5 🚨 Nigel Farage’s new plan isn’t a policy—it’s a protection racket. Suggesting that detention centres should be allocated to "punish" communities who don't vote Reform is a direct assault on the rule of law and the principles of British democracy. 🧵

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Rob Jacques @knutcrosswords.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Aladdin Seine

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Michael McKee @mckonomy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Um, whut?

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