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Mary PSYCH

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London based clinical psychologist, trainer and therapist supervisor.

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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 6h
I know we are in a weird state as a country where we can’t even remember what happened in politics last week. But if the Tories think anyone is going to think they can drive growth in the economy when they oversaw the biggest fall in our gdp in a decade then we are also totally deluded.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 18h
More lying-by-omission right-wing outrage exposed meme via FascinatingAvocados
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 17h
"Denmark has built so much wind power that its grid now regularly produces more than the country can consume, and on the windiest days the wholesale price of electricity falls below zero." via Amazing Maps
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 18h
Not good. Bolsonaro now clear favourite to win.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15h
I'm sure this'll go down great at conference. I am absolutely not sure that scrapping an organisation called Natural England will go down so well at the election.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20h
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14h
“Zionism is racism” is not a policy but a slogan. It compresses a complex history, going back millennia, and a very wide set of beliefs into one narrow meaning. The answer to genocide is not discrimination. We don't fight racism with racism. I’m gutted to see this motion adopted by the Green Party.
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is incredible and reminds me so much of male Indian traditional dancing.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/10/2026
Brazilians head to the polls Sunday to elect their next president in a closely fought election that serves as the biggest test yet for Latin America’s ascendant right. If neither leading candidate wins at least half of the vote, a runoff will be held on October 25. Here’s what know know.
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Brazil Election: What to Know as Lula and Bolsonaro Face Off in 2026 Presidential Race
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftist incumbent, and Flávio Bolsonaro, the right-wing challenger, face off in a race that could define the future of Latin America.
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why is Nigel Farage back on air? Ofcom bans politicians from presenting news programmes, but GB News claims Farage's show is just 'current affairs' despite him using it to defend Reform's £72m in donations. Close the loophole now.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So, Tories would cancel Erasmus and youth mobility, scrap the SPS deal that reduces red tape, lowers costs and eases backlogs for goods trade and renege on our new energy, defence and security arrangements… Ridiculous threat, ridiculous party, ridiculous people…
Tories would reverse steps to undo Brexit
Alex Burghart, the deputy leader, also says his party is wedded' to triple lock and electoral reform is doomed
Ben Riley-Smith - Political Editor

Photo of Burghart, arms folded, looking absurdly self important
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."
It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..


Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.
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Dr Eric Farmer @himself132.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If GB News were a normal commercial venture, like Talk TV, it would have been binned long ago. Since September 2020, it has spewed out hateful far-right propaganda, paying high salaries to people such as Nigel Farage. Ofcom has abjectly failed to address this threat to democracy.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Capitalism has now reached the stage at which companies openly admit that their products represent 'an existential risk to humanity'. And then invite investors to pump money into them anyway.
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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.
theguardian.com
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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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If this is a picture of Sting I will eat my hat!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/10/2026
On 12 October, MPs will debate rejoining the EU after a petition passed 100,000 signatures. The more MPs who turn up armed with our polling, the harder the case is to ignore. Use our tool: bestforbritain.org/take-action/tell…
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Burnham.. is calling for greater control over water.. energy" Control not ownership "Hes also calling for electoral reform" After the next election "Hes calling for a tougher stance on Israel" He's not ending arms exports, isn't deproscribing PA, refuses to call it genocide
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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This picture has surfaced of Nigel Farage pointing & laughing as the pound crashed after Britain voted to leave the EU. If you still think he’s the man of the people, who would make our country better than it’s ever been? Think again!
Picture of Nigel Farage pointing & laughing as the pound crashed after Britain voted to leave the EU.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 02/10/2026
This is Britain under Reform - same as the US under Trump - journalists that write critical stories get banned, it’s censorship, the act of authoritarians. buff.ly/Fdc3kQM
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Britain's biggest nursing union has ended its commercial relationship with Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva following pressure from pro-Palestinian healthcare campaigners.
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Healey current chancellor was in charge of Defence, Milliband current FS was in government as were most of these guys and all the Labour MP’s why is Starmer the fall guy and Burnham the new Messiah . Nothing has actually changed!
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Agreed and every member of the government including our current Foreign secretary and our current chancellor who ran the Ministry of Defence bears equal responsibility. The point is Starmer is now the fall guy for everything and Burnham is the new messiah and that is just a ridiculous view
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Simon Clarke MP was born on 28 September 1984. That's all you need to know. #r4today
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I normally agree with George but blaming Starmer for the destruction of Gaza is ridiculous. Nobody in last government or this one has introduced what would be meaningful sanctions which in any event would have NOT changed Israeli actions.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Braverman is booked because being as crazy as a box of frogs on cocaine she makes for controversial TV. They are not interested in intelligent political debate
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives have blocked Byline Times from attending their party conference, just weeks after she condemned Reform UK for banning critical journalists. Byline Times chief reporter Josiah Mortimer says his application was rejected without a specific reason.
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This woman was an 18 girl with special needs from a dysfunctional family when she was sentenced to death. She has been in prison for over 30 years. It’s barbaric and makes the US look like a medieval caliphate
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do the words ‘Thunderbirds are go’ come into my head every time I see Burnham?
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How Labour members can have voted for Lucy Powell is beyond me. The most unintelligent member of front bench.What was she thinking mentioning Man City FC so flippantly at the end of conference. They committed fraud. Puts Burnham right in the firing line as ex Mayor
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most astonishing thing is that this girl was registered as having special needs and being endangered when living with her mother. Then only got the death penalty as she was 18 the guy with her was 17 so is serving life. The US has gone so far backwards there seems no way back for them
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reading the details of the US execution story from last night and it is absolute barbarism. Like reading a history of the medieval period.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
devonlive.com
Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shit coffee, awful staffing conditions and time to throw them out of the UK
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Vikki Slade MP @vikkislademp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Such a dignified woman who will not be forgotten We will continue to champion the right to choose in her name and in that of others who have campaigned so hard for this Separately, I remember her incredible work for Childline which will have supported and potentially saved so many young lives
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 30/09/2026
Andy Burnham has said the new water bill will “start a 10-year journey to a very different water system". He has an open goal with Thames Water. The company is insolvent. The legislation already exists to effect the transition to public ownership. Don't kick the can down the road - start now.
independent.co.uk
PM announces new law to allow public ownership of water firms
Mayors will also be given new powers to hold failing water firms to account.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Avanti West Coast picked up tens of millions of pounds in subsidies every year while charging passengers the most expensive mile-per-mile fares in Europe. Public ownership is essential to end this egregious example of rip-off capitalism.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lots of talk but action later . We need public ownership of basic services now not after yet another review
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
There can only be one option on the table. Full EU membership. 💷 £92bn for our economy. 📈 £43bn extra exports each and every year. ⬆️ Growth in every postcode, region, and nation of the UK. 🇬🇧 628/632 constituencies in favour. 🗳️ Stops Farage getting to No10. It really is a no brainer.
theguardian.com
Burnham vows to seek new ‘long-term’ relationship with EU in emotional Labour conference speech
PM also confirms plan to end pensions triple lock to pay for national care service and pledges to put electoral reform i
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"I left Britain because of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods" said nobody genuinely ever. The Telegraph scours the globe for anyone of notable net worth who recently moved and asking them for a list of pet peeves out of which they pick the one that serves the Telegraph "capital flight" narrative best.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"
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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nandy was a big defender of the Brexit red lines. She has changed her tune
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