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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 21m
You know I think the Labour Party are taking it seriously
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Jack Kessler @jackkessler.bsky.social · 6h
Scaring Jews is part of the fun.
If the headline motion is itself racist, the refusal to even pretend to make a carve-out for Jewish members of your own party is perhaps most revealing. Evidently, a majority of Green Party members who voted for the motion and against the amendment simply have little interest in finding an accommodation with Jews.

And I think this speaks to what a lot of people fail to understand. That for Jew-haters, antisemitism is fun. Even better, it frequently forces Jews to play the game of emptying their pockets and patiently explaining why this obviously horrible, racist thing — a slogan, a placard or a burning of ambulances operated by a Jewish charity — is in fact antisemitic. That, too, is part of the fun.

You don’t need to label every antisemitic terrorist attack (and there are horrifyingly many to choose from this year alone) a “false flag” or suggest that “Zionists control the media” to oppose a terrible war or in any way dilute support for Palestinians. You certainly don’t have to, as Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories claimed in a recent interview, say that Jews in Nazi death camps were called “Muslims”.

I could attempt to explain why they do this. Why so many people believe that Jews, whether stabbed on the streets of Golders Green or murdered in gas chambers, are molecularly incapable of being victims. Indeed, how and why the Holocaust itself is an example of Jewish power and privilege. But that would be to play the pocket-emptying game.
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John Elworthy @johnelworthy.bsky.social · 6h
Reform UK Cambridgeshire leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested over an investigation into alleged false statements in election nomination papers. Coogan has been released on bail. He says he is unable to comment on the detail of the investigation Read full report. www.cambsnews.co.uk/reform-uk-ca...
BREAKING: Reform UK Cambridgeshire leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested over an investigation into alleged false statements in election nomination papers.
Coogan has been released on bail. He says he is unable to comment on the detail of the investigation because he has not been informed of the precise allegation.
Read the full report.
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Jewish Labour Movement @jewishlabour.bsky.social · 18h
Our view of the Green Party following its Conference this weekend.
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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 18h
Aries: The simple fact that you were tied to the roof of a car is not enough to make your trip to Atlantic City an “odyssey."
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Nathan Burns @mrmetacognition.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Network - I'm trying to track down some photography A-Level experts! Is this you? Or a colleague, perhaps? I'm looking to support a trainee teacher, bringing them resources and further PD opps to support their practices. Can you help?
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Tom Hunter @onelifestand87.bsky.social · 22h
That is impressive levels of “We just don’t know” on homelessness studies
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 23h
The "zionism is racism" motion that has just passed on the Green Party's conference floor is truly gross, and deeply racist. The party's MPs deserve some credit for opposing it, though they should've done so more stridently and sooner. This is now a millstone around the party's necks. Deservedly.
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Green Party conference just voted in favour of this motion, and this time, in the hall itself, specifically voted against an amendment which would have removed the element about “Zionist Synagogues”. As a result, for most Jews the Green Party will now be considered to have a policy of antisemitism.
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s Korvapuustipäivä in Finland and Kanelsbullens Dag in Sweden, which is to say Cinnamon Bun Day! I happen to have a recipe for Swedish Cinnamon Buns, so of course it has to be #RecipeOfTheDay www.nigella.com/recipes/swed...
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Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Swedish Cinnamon Buns are not radically different from other cinnamon buns (and do see my Norwegian Cinnamon Buns), but they do diverge in one fundamental way: rather than having the fluffiness of, sa...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The stand-off in Drumcree and on the Garvaghy Road continues a week on. This has been covered as a rather distant peripheral vision issue in Britain during party conferences here. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Orangemen fail in latest attempt to walk Garvaghy Road as Emma Little-Pengelly slams First Minister’s ‘disgraceful’ conduct
Scroll down to read our live coverage
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
House very warmed yesterday and also cake for breakfast today!
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Various Jewish communal organisations wrote to Green Party leadership on Friday, making the following points, which they have made before. They have received no answer, because the Green Party has no real answer to give. www.jewishnews.co.uk/board-jlc-an...
The communal letter also raises a series of points regarding Green party policy if the motion were to pass, with the writers noting that “it raises immediate questions about how the Green Party will now relate to the British Jewish community, having explicitly branded most Jews and synagogue denominations as racist for holding commitments they regard as intrinsic to their Jewish identities.

“In practical terms, we wish to understand the implications for the welfare and security of Jews and Jewish institutions located within areas represented by Green Party elected officials. How will Green Party MPs, council leaders and councillors engage with Jewish communities, communal leaders and institutions that Green Party policy declares are ‘racist’. Can ‘racist’ Jewish individuals and institutions continue to expect equal access to their elected representatives and equal provision of services? Will Green Party officials be willing even to meet with ‘racist’ Jews, visit ‘racist’ synagogues, or hear from ‘racist’ cross-communal Jewish representative organisations? How will Green Party-led councils relate to Jewish faith schools that fall under their responsibility, that the party has branded ‘racist’?
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Although it feels like I am shouting into the void about this sometimes, I want to share some further thoughts on the “Zionism is Racism” motion which the Green Party is due to debate in the next 16 hours. Just to address various points which I think people in general should know. A thread:
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West Branch Labour @westbranchlabour.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the 1951 general election Alf, Lord Dubs campaigned in Holborn & St Pancras. Seventy-five years later he’s back to campaign for Sagal!
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Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congratulations to our Mineral Cup 2026 Champion Quartz! For #MinCup26, we collectively chose a nostalgic beauty of resilience as persistence as our champion. Please celebrate #Quartz, a friend to humans since time immemorial! www.mineralcup.org/about/2026-q...
A single quartz point, deep violet in its core and entirely clear around the outside, with ghostly traces of the crystal's former shape inside, as well as a few tiny bubbles.
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 03/10/2026
Electricity generation per person in the United Kingdom has fallen by a third from its early-2000s peak. Globally, electricity generation per person has grown by more than 50% this century. In the United Kingdom, things have moved in the opposite direction.
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got some people coming round for a house warming tea party -first cake cooked for ages and first in new house @nigella.bsky.social chocolate orange cake
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Declan Gaffney @greyskiesthinking.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
FFS I'm on the side of the Catholic church *against* irrationalism, I hate this century.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
bless him
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It is true that lots of greens have been against council housings but I wonder what speaking up for Palestinians might mean?
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Dr Adrian McMenamin @adrianmcmenamin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The account of the Green Party’s Jew-hate motion in Politico’s briefing is hair-raising. If you are seriously thinking about the risks of violence on the conference floor your party is seriously broken
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You only brief this out if you have nothing better to brief out. The Greens will have private polling, canvass returns (which usually bias in your favour), MRP's and a load of other info. And this is what they're using. Read from that what you will.
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Companies who don't put the salary on a job advert should be fined 10% of their turnover.
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Imogen Shaw @imogenshaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Baffling to see The Times claim that Burnham “did not mention energy” in his conference speech. Energy was referenced no fewer than 10 times, alongside a major announcement of £4bn for Great British Grid to cut connection delays and bring bills down. Britain's energy challenge was front & centre.
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Callum Parrish @callumparrish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Smaller businesses backing the next generation will receive £2,000 for every new young apprentice they take on, opening more doors for young people into skilled careers across the country.
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£2,000 boost for small businesses who take on young apprentices
Smaller businesses backing the next generation will receive £2,000 for every new young apprentice they take on, opening more doors for young people into skilled careers across the country.
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Went speed dating tonight now Cambridge isnt big and I know a lot of people but slightly thrown by the connection of one the dates
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Prasad Jallepalli, MD, PhD @prasad.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
5 potatoes cubed is still 5 potatoes because potatoes are root vegetables
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
But anyway, that is for another day. An indication that grown is possible is that the top council builder this year (a London council) didn't even appear in the top 50 last year.
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New lamp
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 27/09/2026
For every £25 we spend on income support on young people who are out of work, we spend just £1 on employment support to get them into work. We’ve got the balance all wrong, says Alan Milburn at our Labour Party Conference fringe event
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Loved Playschool!
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Student son and his mate spent the weekend making airfix models!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026
Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation
Someone smoking a brisket and poking it with a meat thermometer to see what the internal temperature is
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Ciaran @ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Worth comparing this from another man of the Labour right to Ovenden's venom
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Apologies to any residents of Holborn and St Pancras you may get me knocking on my door today!
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
SCOOP: Top researchers at Columbia, Stanford, and others thought they were elected to elite scientific societies alongside Nobel laureates. The catch? The organizations are a sham. I spent the last month diving deep into a massive academic scam spanning continents, for @nature.com
nature.com
Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers
A Nature investigation reveals a network of organizations that have been building their ranks through deceptive practices.
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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Weirdly specific question, but do I know any primary school teachers in Oxfordshire on here?
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Philip Stephens @philipstephens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
One day everyone is going to realise that Heathrow is never, ever, going to have a third runway and at last begin a useful discussion about Britain's airports.. www.ft.com/content/0206...
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Peter Williams @mathsimpact.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ok, great, over half of teachers don't want Ofsted. I get that, but what would you do instead? Schools need accountability, and they're never going to like it, no matter what form it takes.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The law should not be a political tool. If you commit a crime, you should expect to be arrested and charged. You are also welcome to put your defence (but not make political speeches or commit contempt). But if you want the court system to become politicised… be careful what you wish for.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have seen umpteen comments on how certain individuals should never have been charged, or remanded in custody, or not sentenced as terrorists despite it being the legally correct process. Now, I see the opposite - the authorities allowing protest, moving too slowly, being too lenient.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BBC & Sky confirm the charges. This had been shared by Tommy Robinson & other sources that the crowd (of a few hundred) are likely to follow online www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas charged after dinghy slashed in Channel
Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel.
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Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm making a documentary about the RLNI situation and I am contacting various organisations. However I thought I'd turn to bluesky as well, I'm looking to interview people either connected to the RNLI, to refugees/those working with refugees and also with counter-protestors. Please share.
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Genuinely: this is pointless unless you're a constituent and his team should, rightly, hit delete immediately or simply tell you to email your MP. Do email your MP tho - particularly if theyre Labour
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North of Cam @northofcam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You see I was always convinced this makes a huge difference in Cambridge
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it was conducting inquiries into the boat-slashing incident. It said officers had made six arrests for offences including assaulting an emergency worker and aggravated trespass. All six people were in custody on Tuesday night."
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Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard
Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover
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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 22/09/2026
Happy Birthday Michael Faraday! 🎉 Faraday was born #OTD (22 Sep) in 1791. He made significant contributions to electrochemistry, including popularising many of the electrochemical terms used today ⚡ wp.me/s4aPLT-faraday #ChemSky 🧪
This graphic titled "Today in Chemistry History" commemorates Michael Faraday's birthday on 22nd September 1791. It features a portrait of Faraday alongside his birth and death dates, noting his work establishing modern electrochemistry, studying electromagnetism, and discovering benzene. Below, it illustrates Faraday's laws of electrolysis with a labeled beaker diagram showing an anode, cathode, and electrolyte. A bottom note states he popularised terms including ion, anode, and cathode.
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