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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 13m

And we run out of doctors, very quickly

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SMD's pension @anothersmd.bsky.social · 34m

imagine getting outflanked by kate garraway

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 1h

Because of the success of the fundraiser - and the support of so many on here - we were also able to contribute to some unmanned vehicles that were donated. Heard today that these UGV's have already been involved in 16 life-saving rescues from the frontline. Thank you to everyone who donated.

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Rafferty @rafferty-bs.bsky.social · 1h

Corbyn: "We cannot be spectators in the demise of the Cuban revolution" Just a fundamentally rotten man and his supporters should be ashamed of himself. We should wish the people of Cuba the same freedoms we enjoy

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David Beech @davidbeech.bsky.social · 1h

Diesel hitting 2 quid a litre, energy forecast to go up by 24% next year, red lights flashing all over the place and the tories are in 3rd place in the polls and are waltzing into their conference like it's all going so well for them? A party that hadn't lost their minds would be dumping Badenoch.

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 3h

The 2 Green MPs that won Tory seats will be sitting a bit less easy, I'd have thought

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 3h

Did I detect a hint of 'happiness' in some of John's comments?....nah, strike that.

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 4h

In retrospect the 2nd greatest was resigning his seat so that Labour could beat Polanski in a by-election. He was trying to hurt Burnham, but he's helped him.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 5h

Congratulations to Suella Braverman for her Question Time appearance - I didn't think it was possible for her to come across as any more deranged and stupid than usual, but she somehow managed it.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h

In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate. Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 5h

From Politico. That motion is absolute fucking poison and by failing to stand up to it, the Greens have allowed that poison to seep into the party.

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 5h

I know it's only a local election, but this is a massive result for Labour. In May we'd have been nowhere near winning this. Encapsulates the Burnham strategy, Get Libs and Greens to vote tactically and hope right splits 3 ways. Also shows how much trouble Badenoch is in. Tories got 20% in '23.

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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 5h

Mildly surprised how many people think "yeah Burnham's speech went down well but did you not notice how he failed to solve the (checks notes) 20 year growth and fiscal problems he inherited" is a devastating and insightful critique.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17h

"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"

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The New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 18h

Andy Burnham has embraced Labour’s new core vote – younger, economically insecure, liberal Brits, instead of holding on to an imagined voter of a bygone era ✏️ @jamesrball.com

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Vigour, passion, purpose: Why Andy Burnham’s bold speech will be talked about for many years to come

On social care, PR, Brexit, water, housing and more, the PM signalled seismic change and a willingness to tackle the toughest issues

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 19h

One of my favourite TV Shows as a kid and one of my favourite kid’s TV Shows as an adult. Thunderbird 3’s Launch Sequence THUNDERBIRDS (1964-66)

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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 20h

Farage’s position is fascinating. Defending Brexit should be easy: here are all the benefits. Obviously, Farage can identify none, so we get a) it would be divisive (the brass neck is beyond anything) and b) you will have to pay this and do that etc. All we need is a conversation.

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you for this. The double lock is very fair going forward

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 23h

The problem is that the money guys fail to understand is that, for non-MCFC fans, it's not about the money (except ticket prices and multiple TV subs of course), and that they'll view any kind of leniency as a betrayal. That would be a big, big mistake, which would have a financial impact too.

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Sean Woodcock MP @seanlwoodcock.bsky.social · 23h

Delighted that the Healthy Babies Programme with Sure Start Principles has been expanded to include Oxfordshire. Parents will be able to access infant feeding support, perinatal mental health support, help to build strong parent-child relationships, alongside health visiting and midwifery services.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also loving all the contortions of when someone is independent - the Conservatives think an 18-year-old is enough of an adult to sign up to a lifetime of student debt they weren't properly informed about, but not for the state to assess them for benefits on their own terms. Totally makes sense

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you so much to Tom for this. The Lib Dems need to be on the right side of these changes. Child poverty is our enemy, a double lock is fair.

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The party has also said it would look closer at whether parents' earnings and savings should be factored into welfare payments for their children" So according to the Tories, it's wrong to means-test benefits for boomers... but totally fine to do so for their adult children children.

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Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s

The party says it would bring in new work requirements for young people claiming Universal Credit.

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Greens are now just rebadged Corbynites

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 01/10/2026

Scott "The House" Bessent, bond vigilantes for you on line 1

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/10/2026

this is v interesting (and, I think, encouraging):

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Agree. I don't think Burnham has a growth theory, I don't agree with him on many of the political positions and policy destinations he set out in the speech, but it was a night and day difference between basically anything a political leader has done and said since 2019.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yep - Kemi's reaction to Trump's insane, global economy destroying attack on Iran was that the UK should have been a part of it

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We're here to generate wealth for them, work until 67 then die as quickly as possible after that .. hence no need for social care. The number of blokes who were colleagues of my dad who died within 2 years of retiring from the factory was very high. Us living longer screws the maths

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Mark Doidge @markdoidge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thatcher could make people feel wealthy by selling off council houses & privatising utilities. But young people can’t afford a house & there’s nothing to sell off, in fact, the utilities are crumbling through under-investment. The Right have nothing to bribe the electorate with, so now rely on hate

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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Another winner from the 'oh, just pull yourself together' school of mental health care

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Pinks📨 @pinksglobal.net · 30/09/2026

End domestic violence and sexual assault! #Pinks 💖✨

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Since Burnham's speech yesterday I find myself getting more and more annoyed at the guilty men of Brexit, Johnson, Gove, Farage, Cummings and Corbyn, what they've stolen from my children and grandchildren is unforgivable

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Gildy Stern (Fully Rested) @oldhamletsghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I really feel sorry for Brendan Rodgers, he'd have been the hero who bought the title back after 24 years and achieved legendary status.... without City's games we win that league by 5 points from Arsenal, imagine what a difference that makes, careers literally ruined because of those cheats

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Nick Craw🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇱🇹🇭 @nickcraw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As an Arsenal fan I would have to say Klopp is the biggest loser of the Man City scandal. An extra 2 titles seems certain given the 90+ points total including a treble in 21-22, Klopp would now be spoken of the way Guardiola was as the dominant force over the last decade.

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ignore the sceptics and haters. Today is the day the red lines have been scrapped and new future in Europe is possible. Don’t sit this one out and let those people take away our hope by being silent - share and join @labour4europe.bsky.social today building a new Europe with us and with Labour.

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The figures are welcome news for Andy Burnham and John Healey ahead of the budget in four weeks time - and mean that Rachel Reeves handed over a slightly larger economy than previously recognised. The ONS showed the economy grew by 0.5% in Q2 this year, up from the the previous estimate of 0.4%.

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