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Mark Clay

@mrclayox.bsky.social
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Husband. Father. Charity Worker. Volunteer. Music and literature lover. Cat dad. Meta refugee. Award-winning artist exploring memory, experience & mutability, especially in landscape; combining the systematic & the poetic. Oxford, UK.

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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OSWALD MOSELY  NIGEL FARAGE
THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL
EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS 
FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY 
CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET
BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP
Anti-
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 10h
My God, LinkedIn is awful. 🤮🚽
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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#NOMORE
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Day 16 of asking @andyburnham.bsky.social to jam with us so we can talk about getting UK artists touring Europe again! 🎸Tag Andy in the comments so he sees this!
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lots of pieces in the print media recently about the decline of reading in children. Here's a little thread on ways to help your kids get reading again:
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I scrub up quite well, with a bit of effort. 😊
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yesterday I made a pop-up exhibition that showed "A Never-Ending Way" publicly in its full and complete state for the very first time. 117 drawings, 4 concertina sketchbooks, 1,000 hours of work over 21 months. I'm so pleased with the turnout and the positive response. 😊🙏 #drawing
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This latest series of #Taskmaster is developing beautifully and confirms for me, yet again, that Nina Conti is frickin' awesome. #NinaConti
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 24/09/2026
A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why have so few British front pages?
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Oxford street sketch. 5 mins.
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he hosts his own primetime show on GB News. We believe Ofcom should investigate whether he broke impartiality rules on 15 September 2026. Use our template to write a letter to Ofcom's CEO:
bestforbritain.org
Tell Ofcom's CEO: How can Farage be impartial presenting a programme on party donations? - Best for Britain
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.
Independent front page. 

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position  18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Stomorska Nocturne" FOR SALE Pencil & knife marks on paper. H32cm x W32cm (framed) Price £125 plus delivery (I can deliver FOC in the Oxford area). This piece, from a holiday on the island of Solta, Croatia, recalls hot nights listening to the constant scratching song of cicadas.
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Sign the Petition
Remove Pink as a UNICEF Ambassador
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Nincompoop Plimsoll Bassoon
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026
A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.
thetimes.com
We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London
There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 08/09/2026
"A woman was viciously attacked and senior party figures found it funny. The message sent by Farage and Jenrick is clear: violence is an acceptable response to criticism," writes @mrjamesob.bsky.social Read more: trib.al/yNG6d5Y
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“A party accused of plotting how to get around the law is now promising to impose a “national emergency” so that judges and officials will not get in its way. That is a telling and ominous reveal about how Reform understands power” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Reform’s funding scandal: Nigel Farage has questions to answer | Editorial
Editorial: An undercover investigation raises issues around foreign money, political transparency and the rightwing populist party’s fitness for power
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 04/09/2026
The general secretary is spot on here. Our own poll exposed Reform’s data and now this report has exposed the dodgy money that paid for it.
A tweet by the general secretary Dr Jo Grady 

The poll commissioned by Reform was paid for by dodgy money. 

This poll said union members were backing reform. 

UCU commissioned our own poll and overwhelming members rejected that lie. 

Get Farage and his fake working class act out of politics.
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Channel 4 News on the blower, Nige”.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Nigel Farage resigns when he shouldn't, but doesn't resign when he should.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hate pays. ..... And that's the way the fascist tech-broligarchs want it. We can't return to a world of empathy until we remove these hate-filled platforms from their market dominance.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I think it's starting to come together. 👍 #workinprogress #commission #drawing #illustration
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Daddy, did you know that snot is 90% water?", asks my daughter who needs to work on her dinner table conservation.
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If you're in the #Oxford area next month, come and see what I've been drawing for the last 21 months. 🤗 alt text in my following reply. #drawing #drawingexhibition
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Bradley Wall @bwallarthur.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
If Canada joins the EU and gets free movement for its people before Britain undoes the foreign funded Farage Brexit con I'll be so pissed.
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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
When Amadeus first transferred from London to Broadway in 1980 the Broadway production starred Tim Curry as Mozart and Ian McKellen as Salieri and I would like to go back in time and watch that.
Tim Curry and Ian McKellen in Amadeus.
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A lot of truth in this new cartoon from Nova Scotia's Bruce MacKinnon. BTW, King Dumbass is claiming (as usual, with no evidence) that Dolly Parton was a "huge fan" of him. Yeah, right.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Yep, leave me behind….. #BookSky
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
She truly is loved worldwide!! 🫶
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
As I board the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, I’m reminded yet again of three things about the EU: 1) You don’t sacrifice any of your national identity or culture by being part of the EU. Estonia remains Estonia. Finland remains Finland 2) Schengen is great. 3) Brexit was and is shit.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sometimes, when someone dies, what helps me is thinking about how wonderful it is that they were even alive in the first place. Dolly was the closest you could get to an American saint. We all loved her.
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
And our government is ok with this. What the hell?
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cartoonist: David Horsey
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Nigel Farage admires Margaret Thatcher because she was brilliant at making a few extremely wealthy people even richer ... Just as he hopes to do via yet more privatisation for the millionaires funding Reform UK meme via Huddersfield TUC
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's always lovely to see your own art (3 pieces in this shot) in somebody's home. My friend Shona has several pieces from way back. Often, your art goes off into the world and you never see it again, but it was lovely to say hello to these older pieces. 🤗 #artistlife
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⸸ ⚧️ INAYA 🏳️‍⚧️ ⸸ @enbyrobot.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Repost if if that's true 📢
It's an image that says "repost if trans people are welcome and safe with you" with the trans flag in the background
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
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Grumpy-ish Brian🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @brian770.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
act.everyonehateselon.com/p/meta/share...
act.everyonehateselon.com
Send legal notice to Meta saying they CANNOT use your face and image
AI glasses can film and share your voice and face without your consent. But you have a legal right to say no.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Hahaha. We need so much more of this Private Eye style ridicule when it comes to Farage. No one should be taking him seriously any more.
Wildfire in Clacton
AS temperatures soared on Friday, Essex fire authorities reported things were so bad that a man's pants had caught fire.
The individual, identified as Nigel Farage, had claimed Essex police had told him to keep away from his by-election declaration.
"We've never seen such an enormous fire coming from a single pair of Union Jack Y-fronts," said a police spokesman. "We urge members of the public to avoid pants on fire by at least coming up with a half-decent excuse for their cowardice."
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Sometimes art is just for having fun. #collage
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We need to show right-wing newspapers that their actions and words have consequences. They must face accountability for hounding this man to death for acts that many a white man has also done with impunity. Please consider adding your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
goodlawproject.org
Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'm getting to the end of a two-week holiday in Ireland, in the green and cool of beautiful Donegal. It's been lovely, as have all the locals The thought of going home to a scorched England is not appealing. We will be fearful of the coming of summer for ever more. #climatechange
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UK 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇦 □ @ukbastard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Farage, Reform and the ‘Russia question’ that won’t go away How far have Russian influence operations penetrated British politics, particularly in the Brexit era Published 31/10/25 searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/fara...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Let’s remember today that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal the Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...
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If UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting him
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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Mark Clay @mrclayox.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Sitting in the bath, getting judged by The Massive Hare. 🫩.
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andyhales.bsky.social @andyhales.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Make performing a Nazi salute a criminal offence in the UK
We want the Government to introduce legislation making it a criminal offence to intentionally perform a Nazi salute in public (including online) or at public events, except where it is clearly used fo...
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