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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Absolutely 💯
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Burnham sort of hinted at it, and I've joked about it for a while - free movement as a method of reducing immigration.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No ifs and no buts, no caveats or provisos. Things are happening here which we haven't ever really seen before. Burnham is saying the things that are considered unsayable and doing the things which are considered undoable.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incidentally, Burnham referring to the two previous conference votes on proportional representation is a tribute to the diligent work of campaigners in the party. They worked extremely hard to build a base of support in Labour, against the odds.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Few people still trying this 'continuity Starmer' line. It's a very poor attack. Wrong on substance and wrong intuitively. They'll have to find a better one.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hilarious. Farage & Trump share the same “flexibility” when it comes to the truth
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hilarious. Farage & Trump share the same “flexibility” when it comes to the truth
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If @andyburnham.bsky.social or @shabanamahmood.bsky.social or @wesstreeting.bsky.social were looking for threats to British national security, those like Farage and Musk who constantly try to provoke ethnic civil strife in this wonderful tolerant country should come high up on their list
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Have to say I've been sceptical of figures claiming great benefits from restoring tax free shopping to tourists, seemingly with good reason.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage - always on the wrong side of truth
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now as it happens the growth in trade is in services, which Europe is pretty good at delivering. And yes productivity gains always cause worker dislocation. But governments have to deal with that, not somehow hope you can turn the clock back.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I do think people have lost the ability to share social space. It’s now about them & nothing else matters. Sad
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Though we make shows for the fun and hell of it, I’m delighted to be included in this lovely list ( #ThickOfIt, #Veep) though it’s really our audiences that matter and not some list we shouldn’t take too seriously but #Barry should have been way way higher!
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held “off-site meetings” with the billionaire media mogul in August bylinetimes.com/2026/09/25/r...
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 26/09/2026
Tech companies suddenly decide they can, in fact, moderate content on their platforms after all
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Communities Secretary Angela Rayner stands by her criticisms of the Home Secretary's settlement proposals. The govt was consulting on the proposals. The pre-consultation reforms have little support in government (and the Home Secretary had signalled some kind of retreat on care workers at least)
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Struck by the number of British shows. For instance, I had no idea the Americans watched Peep Show.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rayner is correct: these proposals are economically damaging and politically counterproductive. Pretty clear that view is now almost universal in the Cabinet/Labour Party and the informed public. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Angela Rayner condemns Labour’s migrant visa crackdown
Speaking before the party conference, the housing secretary says Shabana Mahmood’s immigration plans would affect care workers
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 24/09/2026
We endorse this excellent comment piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on the glaring integrity gap in Tom Watson’s Palantir appointment. (And not just b/c it links to our reporting. 🙏) www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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Archie @archie-london.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Listen to this even if only for the mental image conjured by the the Kraken/paddling pool line...
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Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“If you write one good book, you will live forever.” How did A Theory of Justice make John Rawls a star in academia?  @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social discuss the book that changed modern political philosophy. ➡️ linktr.ee/originstorypodcast
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
EXC - We *also* have an MRP out today - which has some very striking findings. Progressives who vote tactically to stop Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could push his party into FOURTH place. The poll also shows Burnham’s Labour is winning back left-leaning voters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
When a real scandal comes along, some parts of the press just can’t bring themselves to acknowledge it ✏️ @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social
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Alastair Campbell's diary: The right wing media hounded Jason Arday and ignored James Orr. It’s obvious why
When a real scandal comes along, some parts of the press just can’t bring themselves to acknowledge it
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Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The National Trust sued to stop Trump's ballroom. He called them "treasonists." Now the preservation group is launching a $10M legal fund to fight Trump's broader changes. The National Trust's CEO: “The ideals and values of historic preservation are being undermined."
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National Trust, after battling with Trump, to announce legal defense fund
The preservation group, which sued to stop the White House ballroom, says it will push back against the administration’s changes to historic sites and laws.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why does the UK press continue to treat Trump like a normal politician when he is demonstrably wicked and insane inews.co.uk/opinion/trum...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
100% dingbat.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Many in Brussels want the UK back in the EU. For different reasons. But the idea this is linked to pro-market reforms is just divisive on several levels. Many in the UK want to be back. And don't care about whether "with reform" or not.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Absolutely 💯 So, when will msm start reporting the reduction🤔
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
There's a slightly more constructive messaging here from the PM on Made in Europe as if someone has pointed out that the lectures to the EU weren't working. Small steps. As to the next Labour manifesto - i suspect the red lines will go. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto
PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Edinburgh people: I'm in your town this coming weekend, with a matinee performance on Sunday of my Nights Out In The Kitchen show. It's funny. I answer some very big questions, like "am I a bastard?" Then I answer your questions. Tickets at the link below. cultureedinburgh.com/events/jay-r...
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Jay Rayner: Nights Out in the Kitchen
Jay Rayner faces some serious questions and in Nights Out in the Kitchen
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"There are no easy policy levers left, if there ever were: no lever marked “streamline regulation”, no “press here to simplify taxes”, no open door leading back into Europe." My commentary on a spendid event at the Lib Dems www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/libe...
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Liberal Democrat conference 2026: Does Daisy Cooper’s growth plan add up? | Institute for Government
The Lib Dem Treasury spokesperson drew a large crowd at this year’s IfG fringe event.
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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 22/09/2026
You can’t leave a pension in your will. You need to tell the pension provider or trustees who you want the money to go to if you die, it’s done via a nomination form or expression of wishes form. Make sure yours is done and up to date. Clip courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Peter Thiel has the wheel: “US Deputy Secty of Defense Stephen Feinberg has drafted a memo directing Defense Department subordinates to purchase up to $243.9 M in services from…[Thiel’s] Palantir…without a competitive bidding process…The memo’s subject line is called ‘Funding Palantir’.” 8/11/26…1/
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Give Palantir up to $244M through 2028, says internal Defense Department memo
Draft memo taps AI data analysis biz for help with military production efficiency
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This from a party with liberal in the title. Zero moral leadership from either Labour or the Lib Dems on this issue
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just back from Budapest where the public transport system is integrated & not only runs on time but informs passengers of any delays or waits if running ahead of schedule. So wondering why the UK is such a shambles…
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Centrists can't beat populists on nostalgia and deliverism can't, er, deliver (everything people want). A realistic vision of the future combined with some level of reassurance about control in an inter-dependent world is missing.
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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social LEADING with Gordon Brown. As UNGA gathers we discuss how to rid a fractured world, look back on the crash and I try to retrieve my stolen tie!! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Gordon Brown: How to Fix a Fracturing World
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 20 September · 54min
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The RNLI rescued Luftwaffe pilots in WW2 because the organisation is there to 'save life at sea' - it's something to be immensely proud of. But as I've said many times before Farage and Co don't seem to have pride in Britain and its institutions beyond flags and crap Enoch Powell said 60 years ago.
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melt60.bsky.social @melt60.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
All back again. #StrongMessageHere #BBCSounds #BBCRadio4
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness).
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why can't they integrate?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I predicted a month ago that Trump was going to say exactly this. I said he was going to try and blame Ukraine for diesel prices and tell Zelenskyy to stop. And here it is. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It would be more helpful for him to acknowledge and explain the role that his austerity policies played in encouraging people to vote for what he correctly critiques here.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties — Max Colbert Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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