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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 15h
Can someone at the BBC please leak whatever directive resulted in them announcing a by-election result in which Labour and the Greens were way ahead of every other party like this? You can blink twice for help if you need it….
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 8h
pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/fi... this looks illegal to me. and the word the cop is groping for is "effect", not "affect".
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wariotifo @wariotifo.bsky.social · 14h
the numbers don't lie, and they spell disaster for Polanski
graphic showing vote share change for Holborn & St Pancras vs 2024. all figures in %

Labour: -3.7
Green: +22.4
Tory: -0.1
Reform: -0.2
Lib Dem: -2.4
Restore: +2.5
Independents: -18.5 (mostly Andrew Feinstein)Scott Steiner delivering the legendary 'Steiner Math' promo
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h
We TRIPLED our vote share. Second best byelection result in Green Party history. On a date that Labour chose to deliberately clash the same week as our conference. All with a brand new PM in previously a "safe" seat. Best response to all the absolute nonsense today? Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Scuzzy Mortspider 🕷️ 🎃 @jussienorthside.bsky.social · 16h
This graph is literally on the Guardian website
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 12h
Two of the press staff arrested under the Terrorism Act at yesterday’s peaceful vigil at Leicester’s UAV Systems work for @pressgazette.co.uk Five were eventually de-arrested onsite, two others were taken all the way to Northampton and held in cells for hours. pressgazette.co.uk/media_law/fi...
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At least five journalists arrested at Palestine Action protest
At least five journalists were briefly arrested while covering a pro-Palestine Action protest in Leicester on Thursday.
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 9h
UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over ‘misleading’ claims in pay row www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 17h
www.ft.com/content/31ef...
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Barrister accused of £2mn tax evasion faces retrial after case collapses
Jury fails to reach verdict in case against Robert Venables who argued he was ‘entitled to take advantage of the system’
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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
5/5 …(Bert’s ‘calling card’ according to Sarah) as his starting point. This is the result: aa full an account as we could manage of key actors and episodes in Brighton & Hove’s diverse and fascinating history: alanlester.co.uk/blog/brighto...
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Brighton and Hove: Black and Imperial Histories
Background In 2019 the booklet Brighton & Hove Black History was updated by Brighton & Hove Black History community group. The group was co-founded created in 2002 by Bert Williams MBE &nbs…
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Court Stats @courtstats.co.uk · 09/10/2026
📈Today, 9 October 2026, 62 out of the 532 Crown courtrooms in England & Wales will not be sitting. That's 12% of them. #courtstats #CS09102026 courtstats.co.uk
This image shows Crown Court Usage for England & Wales for 9 October 2026.

In England and Wales, out of 532 total, 364 have Judges, 106 have recorders, and 62 courtrooms are not sitting.

In London, out of 139 total, 110 have Judges, 17 have recorders, and 12 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the Midlands, out of 81 total, 52 have Judges, 18 have recorders, and 11 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North East, out of 66 total, 43 have Judges, 17 have recorders, and 6 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the North West, out of 70 total, 48 have Judges, 15 have recorders, and 7 courtrooms are not sitting.

In the South East, out of 99 total, 62 have Judges, 24 have recorders, and 13 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Wales, out of 24 total, 16 have Judges, 5 have recorders, and 3 courtrooms are not sitting.

In Western England, out of 53 total, 33 have Judges, 10 have recorders, and 10 courtrooms are not sitting.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Also, the Onion scooped Hegseth by 6 months: theonion.com/doj-to-bring...
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DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23h
🏆 BREAKING: Defend Our Juries to receive 2026 Quaker Truth and Integrity Award “Defend Our Juries is as aligned to Quaker values today, in 2026, as it was in 1670, when the independence of juries was struggled for, and won by Quakers for us all.” Full: defendourjuries.net/press-releas...
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 21h
With respect, I have to point out that *it did* happen here: we have already proven that our politicians and media outlets can successfully sell World War II-level crimes against humanity to the public. Not only have they already done it, but they ran successful hate campaigns to support it.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵)
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Netpol @netpol.org · 09/10/2026
Police say they have arrested 35 people at a protest in Leicestershire on suspicion of having "material in support of" the proscribed group Palestine Action www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Braunstone protest sees 35 held over 'Palestine Action support'
Police arrest multiple people on suspicion of having "material in support of" the proscribed group.
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Netpol @netpol.org · 09/10/2026
Eyewitnesses have reported that as well as arresting people who were not holding a sign indicating support for Palestine Action, officers also arrested a number of journalists
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This isn’t just my interpretation, by the way: Tony was broadly portrayed at this time as a dangerous psycho and a true believer in massive revolutionary violence against civilians, willing to endorse anything America wanted, because *that is what he is and always was*.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yet more evidence of BBC being British Establishment propaganda wing - reward for editor of programme telling blatant lies 'The BBC just handed the newsroom to the editor who signed off the 2019 Panorama that treated “Is Labour Anti-Semitic?” as a closed case ...' www.facebook.com/TheDailyPoli...
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Chris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
At some point you just have to ask 'why does my license fee pay for this sort of chaff?'
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 08/10/2026
Settler attacks in the West Bank are ongoing with the enthusiastic approval of the Israeli army, as Palestinians are barred from accessing their own land, and their olive groves, for the fourth year in a row. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/one-... #Palestine #Israel
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SaraAAAGHH A GHOST!!! Ford 🐍🎨👻 @angeloslh.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A NEW FIGHTER HAS ENTERED THE ARENA
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Gang of eight sperm whales sink yacht after ramming boat in South Pacific
Crew described terrifying encounter as they were woken up by “loud thud” as the 52ft vessel was struck
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Since it began lobbying for the UAE, FGS has entertained Rachel Reeves, then chancellor, the PM's chief business adviser and Antonia Romeo, now the UK's top civil servant. All logged as hospitality - no minutes and no record of what was discussed.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 06/10/2026
“The antisemites will become our most dependable friends, the antisemitic countries our allies.” —Theodor Herzl
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice theconversation.com/prosecution-... Zionists please note, this isn't going to go away.
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Prosecution of Kosovan leader Hashim Thaçi illustrates the challenges of bringing war criminals to justice
It took 27 years after the end of hostilities in Kosovo to bring the leader of the KLA to book for his war crimes.
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Death of 87-year old sparks furious Spain housing protests www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Global protests mark October 7 attack with calls for Gaza ceasefire www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
dis you?
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... go on mark, why does the govt "urgently need to rein in public spending"
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France school protests: Police fire tear gas at crowds as tens of thousands join school demonstrations
Students, parents, and unions are protesting at what they say is under-investment in education - with hundreds of schools closed either fully or partially.
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... another win for AI?
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'ASOS hacked': App users receive notifications sent by hackers
Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
the "care inspectorate" evidently didn't give a damn. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Childminder who left 27 children alone in her home pleads guilty to neglect
Amanda Mathewson, 55, pleaded guilty to neglect and abandoning children in her care at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
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Netpol @netpol.org · 06/10/2026
Ruthven was Green Party mayoral candidate in 2021 – when solidarity was most urgently needed – who condemned Bristol Kill the Bill protesters as "disgraceful" after they were brutally beaten for daring to resist a police riot and then faced harsh prison sentences www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
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Former Green mayoral candidate quits party
Sandy Ruthven has resigned his membership of the Green Party after its conference adopted a 'Zionism is racism' motion
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Zionism is not racist
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Boys, 12 and 14, arrested over major Nottingham fire www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... who recruited them?
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Boys, 12 and 14, arrested over Escobar fire in Nottingham
The fire at the Grade II listed Escobar building in Nottingham led to major disruption.
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Wereseagulls Scare @redtim.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Racism as a response to other racism is still racism. I don't understand why this is so difficult to conceptualise.
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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
In 1852, the explorer Heinrich Barth met Africans in Baghirmi (Chad) who had visited Basra (Iraq), read the works of Aristotle and Plato, and were as inquisitive about Europe as he was about Africa. www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/what-did-a...
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What Did Africans Know About The Outside World?
On British “Spies” and News from India
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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s good to see so much attention being paid to the genocide in Palestine suddenly, let’s just see what people are saying…*checks posts*…ah, of course no one’s actually talking about the mass murder of Palestinians, how silly of me.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Born into an entity that also self-determined in 1947, I can say with absolute conviction: self-determination is not a free pass, nor a pathway to permanent victimhood. At some point, you become an agent, perhaps at the very moment you resist.
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RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There's something really haunting about this timelapse. Modern technology enabling us to visualise a genocide in ways previously not possible.
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nick-james.bsky.social @nick-james.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
* And here is the killer question - quite what is it that is going to be speeded up? Sure, you lose swearing a jury and the summing up. But you gain lay people (assisted by a legal advisor) having to decide and then write reasons. So where are things getting quicker?
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
* What will you do about cases going part-heard? Just so the public understand - in a jury trial we carry on every day until it’s finished. In the Magistrates’ Court if they run out of time it goes ‘part-heard’ - until a day the lay magistrates and parties can all come back.
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sexual assault should not be tried in the Magistrates’ Court with the defendant having no say in the matter. I wrote about that here: x.com/joanna__hard...
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind @joannahs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Death by careless driving should not be tried in the Magistrates’ Court with the defendant having no say in the matter. I wrote about that here: x.com/joanna__hard...
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
To be 'ostracised' by the war-mongering, genocide-cheerleading German Greens is to be on the side of the good - it is a badge of honour. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote
European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
You will recall the accusations that Black Lives Matter was 'anti-white people', why can't we have All Lives Matter. Something of that sort is what happened on the Greens resolution. A very large number of people outed themselves yesterday.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We do indeed need to talk about antisemitism
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Whatever you think of the motion the vast contempt for Palestinian voices, even on the left it has revealed,demonstrates how deep the ideology it highlights is and how successfully that ideology has dehumanised Palestinians in the eyes of many.
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Imagine. We've seen THREE years of killing, maiming, and destruction by a nation-state that represents the full expression of Zionism. And somehow calling that 'racism' is the problem.
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David Timoney @fromarsetoelbow.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"Here's a funny thing about the right to vote: it wasn't won by voting." pluralistic.net/2026/10/01/d...
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