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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 7h

Oh dear - with far fewer small boat crossings, what will Nigel Farage do with his time? Perhaps more Cameo videos, another sponsored speech to US fascists, sell more gold bullion? Possibly Attend Parliamentary debates, organise Clacton constituency surgeries? Never! meme via Karyn Vale

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 7h

'The notion that the government is living well beyond its means is convenient for those on the political right who have an aversion to public spending. The reality is that, as John Maynard Keynes once said: “Anything we can actually do we can afford.”' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Rightwing economic myths could derail Burnham’s project – to destroy them, look to Keynes | Larry Elliott

Borrowing can be good, there is no such thing as the ‘nation’s credit card’, and, yes, you can buck the markets – as previous governments have shown, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 8h

'Some of the soaring costs can be chalked up to the “ever-intensifying social experiment” playing out in Europe as officials see if the machinations of finance capitalism can deliver on the fundamental need for housing. “The evidence now seems overwhelming: no.”' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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How Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling a new movement

As soaring rents and house prices across Europe feed into the political discourse, campaigners believe they have a rare opportunity to force housing to the top of the agenda

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 8h

Now playing String Quartet No 2 (3rd mvt. "Nocturne") Alexander Borodin The cheeky bastard's pinched all the tunes from Kismet.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"I want to see wealth cascading down the generations." John Major, 1991 And thanks to the Tories it has: into the coffers of the private equity firms who own #care homes for the #elderly.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Better a young snowflake than an old slushbucket.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Well he took a hundred dollars off a slaughterhouse Joe Bought a brand new Michigan twenty-gauge He got all liquored up on the road house corn Blew a hole in the hood of a yellow courgette Tom Waits, Gun Street Girl

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Christmas is coming. Time to waste money that could buy a real book on a purely decorative edition by a dead author for a friend who doesn't read. (Worst job in the #bookshop: telling people the Folio Editions they've kept in the shrink-wrap are worth fuck-all.) blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget

Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Across the UK, oversized cars are taking up more of the limited space we all share. But carspreading isn’t just taking up space. It’s putting lives at risk – especially children’s – and making our streets harder and less safe for everyone. www.petitions.cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading...

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Join the carspreading movement

We're building a movement of people across the UK who want action on carspreading – and we'll use your signatures to take that demand directly to your council.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's no shortage of work that needs doing to protect our livelihoods & no shortage of young people ready to do it. Our govt can tackle the climate emergency & the crisis of youth unemployment by investing in good climate jobs. Add your name to the petition. www.gndrising.org/jobs-for-our...

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Jobs for our Future - GND Rising

No jobs, no homes, no future – that’s what it feels like growing up in Britain today. One million of us are not in work or education. Even more of us are in insecure work – zero hours, short term cont...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good: the Climate Change Committee has also said a third runway at Heathrow is incompatible with climate targets anyway. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... bsky.app/profile/pick...

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Gaudy Night

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Mr and Mrs Trellis @thenorfolkcoast.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oaken Wood is under threat. Proposals to allocate Oaken Wood as a hard rock quarrying site will result in the loss of at least 41 hectares of Ancient Woodland. The deadline to respond is 11:59pm on Monday, 5th October 2026... www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/campaigns/sa...

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Help save Oaken Wood

Oaken Wood is under threat. Proposals to allocate Oaken Wood as a hard rock quarrying site will result in the loss of at least 41 hectares of Ancient Woodland.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

He represents the Clacton West and St Osyth ward for Essex County Council, and West Clacton & Jaywick Sands on Tendring District Council... He was pictured attending a polling station in Jaywick with the national party leader, Nigel Farage, on polling day in 2026. www.essexlive.news/news/essex-n...

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Second Reform UK councillor suspended in 6 days amid 'serious allegations'

The councillor has been suspended amid "several serious and well-documented allegations of misconduct"

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The Tories & Reform are full of people who have never done what the rest of us would recognise as a day's work in their lives. They've made money from having money to start with. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Tories target universal credit claimants in plan condemned as ‘fast track to poverty’

Proposals aim to push people into work, but charities say families are still paying price of austerity cuts and rise in cost of living

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Dear Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social & Environment Secretary @angelaeagle1.bsky.social Your candidate in Holborn & St Pancras is calling for public ownership of Thames Water. The Chair of the Labour Party re-posted it. Is this now official Party policy? Yours sincerely, The general public

Screenshot of a repost by Bridget Phillipson, Chair of the Labour Party, of a video by Holborn & St Pancras candidate Sagal Abdi-Wali endorsing public ownership of Thames Water.

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/09/2026

Ofwat is trying to increase bills again. You have until midnight on Thursday 24th September to be a part of stopping them. Ofwat has already signed off on 36% bill increases in the 2025-2030 period. But 5 water companies want more. Use our template to tell them NO MORE BILL HIKES.

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We're telling Ofwat: let water companies go bust!

consultation to reject proposed water company bill increases. Ofwat.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"This is what two-tier policing looks like. It seems there’s one law for 5,000 masked men of fighting age in balaclavas barricading an army camp, and quite another for elderly Greenpeace members who have knitted themselves to a lamp-post." www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

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Stewart Lee: ‘Danny Tommo’ and his men of fighting age seek their Passport to Piddington

The hamlet that voted to secede from the UK over asylum seekers is about to be invaded by the very worst Britons this country has to offer

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. £22 billion of billpayers’ money is set to go straight to banks & shareholders. Under public ownership, this could be used for much-needed investment in infrastructure. Deadline: midnight TOMORROW weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike

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Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September

Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Will you add your name? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Time to control the private rented sector The growing gap between LHA rates and local rents means more than half (62%) of private renters receiving housing support have gone without food and heating in the past six months because they could not afford them. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows

Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 22/09/2026

Well, that didn’t take long. Minutes after our investigation into “Big Time Charlie” went live, the account disappeared from X.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Mr Madgwick may understandably regret the reception to his widely-derided words but he might want to spend less time trying to paint himself as a victim." "Hits back", "was accused", my aunt fanny. Another BBC News headline re Reform that doesn't reflect the story. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Reform councillor hits back in RNLI Portsmouth migrant row

Reform's George Madgwick was accused by Labour MP Darren Paffey of lobbying against the RNLI.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Most housing benefit goes to private landlords. A big chunk of universal credit subsidises underpayed workers. The so-called welfare bill could be seriously reduced by fixing these underlying issues, not cutting actual welfare.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/199433/... #Nature could lose funding from #NationalLottery #HeritageFund. "We're keen to invest in projects which engage & inspire people... in this case about importance of nature" Stuart McLeod Lottery Heritage Fund. the-urban-nature-network.mn.co/posts/urban-...

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The Urban Nature Network

Connecting groups, individuals & organisations who are working to monitor and enhance urban nature.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Working through the govt's prep for #emergencies, I've come up against my mental block about bottled water. Is there a safe way of storing #tapwater in the medium-long term? prepare.campaign.gov.uk/get-prepared...

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Get prepared for emergencies - Prepare

How to get informed and put a plan in place to prepare if an emergency comes to you in your area.

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!

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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We should be proud that being British is something that unites people regardless of their skin colour. If today’s parties of the right want a backward-facing, exclusionary patriotism – Labour will fight against them, and we’ll win.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026

🤔 ICYMI: Nigel Farage leads a political party. He’s a sitting MP. And he now hosts his own weekly primetime show on GB News. 🚨Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias. 👇 Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action

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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Homan is Trump’s key adviser on ICE, under scrutiny after a number of fatal shootings by its agents, including two people in July. Reform did not respond to a request for comment on whether it would emulate Trump’s style of immigration enforcement under ICE. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Farage says he wants to ‘hijack’ Trump’s ICE czar to help secure UK border

Reform leader also tells US event Europe should have ‘more sensible view’ of president’s administration

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Asked what the museum might have got in return, Osborne said: “Short answer is he hasn’t offered money, and were he to, the board would have to take into a/c the pros, you know, receiving more income, and the reputational risks.” Reputation's already gone mate. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...