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Kate Moore

@oscarwoofs.bsky.social
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Ran away to Norfolk seaside. Alll musings of an opinionated dog lover who writes for @BylinesEast about politics, nature & fairness. Pro EU centrist.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 03/10/2026
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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 03/10/2026
REVEALED Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn The government has spent or agreed to spend at least £992m on contracts with Palantir Technologies, the Nerve’s Max Colbert - @mc00.bsky.social - can reveal 🧵
REVEALED: Britain’s contracts with Palantir hit £1bn. Peter Thiel’s face against a bright green background, with the Palantir logo in his eyes, with the words ‘£1 billion’ written across his face in large pink letters.
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hope, tears & squalid opportunism. * Andy Burnham tears up the script. * The LibDems decline to read the room. * Kemi Badenoch’s party resembles a low-battery smoke alarm. * The Tory undead emerge as Prosper UK. Read on & enjoy!
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Pecksniff: Burnham’s message is ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself’
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Eek.... so much for community responsibility... it's becoming an alarming dog eats dog world.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.
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UK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Petition has passed the threshold for a response: "Start negotiations now to Rejoin the EU" The government will respond to this petition as it has 10000 signatures #PetitionAwaitingResponse
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Passed 10,000 signatures: Start negotiations now to Rejoin the EU
10 years after the Brexit referendum and 6 years after leaving the EU, it is clear to us that Brexit isn't working. We believe any benefits have been dwarfed by loss of influence, extra costs and the inefficiencies it has created.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 02/10/2026
Letter to the editor: East Anglia is short of water. Could raising solar panels above crops help reduce irrigation while producing renewable energy? A reader argues agrivoltaics deserves serious consideration.
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Letter: Why aren’t we considering agrivoltaics?
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Was just on LBC with @mrjamesob.bsky.social to discuss Kemi Badenoch's banning of @bylinetimes.bsky.social from attending Conservative conference after calling such bans by Reform "authoritarian" and an assault on free speech bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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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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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Each week, a dedicated, ruthless and stop-at-nothing team of spies, eavesdroppers, voyeurs, ecouteurs, intelligencers, snoops, snitchers, squealers, and supergrasses send Pecksniff the scandal which provides the revelations in Mr Pecksniff's Diary every Saturday morning. Fancy joining the gang?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/10/2026
👀 "Nearly 10 years ago, Nigel Farage told LBC he would leave the country if Brexit were not a stunning success. For reasons that no one can quite fathom, he is still here."
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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mr Pecksniff is looking for informed followers of politics, particularly in East Anglia or who know East Anglia, to join the team who help produce Mr Pecksniff's Diary every Saturday. Discretion assured if required. DMs are open. (Spoiler: there is no money...)
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 02/10/2026
What’s on your doorstep? That’s the UK theme for this year’s International Day of Older People. From Tai Chi in the park to digital lessons at the library, Selina looks at the possibilities that can be found close to home.
Group of older women in sparkling 1920s flapper dresses
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
👇 .. once again, the Frdnch lead the way.
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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our response to Andy Burnham's Labour Party Conference speech 💬 #TaxTheSuperRich
We welcome the Prime Minister's vision to bring hope back to our country and communities.
And we repeat our longstanding message: we're ready to play our part by paying our fair share, so Britain gets the investment it needs to make that vision a reality. 
This country helped to build our success. So millionaires like us must be taxed more. It's our turn to step up first and help build a better future for everyone.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "Homes, water, energy, transport, care, broken up and sold off." "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget they are the ones. That gave it away in the first place."
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hoorah!
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If otters can tidy up their pool, putting their toys away, why can't dogs? Their reward. Ice cubes. Dogs would demand cooked chicken!
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These otters helped clean up 🥰 #otters #animals #cute
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Comment on Reddit about this: "My mum tried to send a gift card to someone at the council who had helped her quit smoking. They turned it down because she wasn't allowed to accept gifts." And yet some MPs (and the authorities) think it's totally normal and fine to do this...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage. They claim lifting people out of poverty is inflationary. Can't recall millionaires restraining on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks. Have they tried living on minimum wage? archive.ph/h0pVc
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Business groups urge John Healey to show restraint on raising UK’s minimum wage
Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The ‘harm’ from immigration is illusionary. The harm from too little immigration is all too real.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 28/09/2026
A year ago, The Bear walked away from Twitter. It cost him readers and income, but gave him something he values rather more. Now he looks back at why he left – and why he has no regrets.
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A year without Twitter: what I lost when I walked away
A year after quitting Twitter, The Bear reflects on readers, income and sanity involved in walking away
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Toby Perkins, MP, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, was on Radio 4 last night to discuss our findings about PFAS in people's blood in Lancashire. Here, he outlines the sort of PFAS regs he'd like to see in the UK - somewhat akin to the proposed ban on non-essential PFAS use in the EU 👇🏾
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Apprenticeships need to be made more accessible | Letters
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Apprenticeships need to be made more accessible | Letters
Letters: Dr Gillian McIver and Don Macdonald respond to an article on the low uptake of apprenticeship schemes
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Reform's recent huge donations from tech billionaires make one thing crystal clear: despite their populist rhetoric, their true loyalty lies with ultra-wealthy elites rather than working-class Britons. They have proven once again whose interests they really serve. And they certainly aren’t ours.
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Palantir is a company built on surveillance & military targeting. Its co-founder Peter Thiel wrote in 2009 that he no longer believed freedom & democracy were compatible. "Palantir probably doesn’t hire a former [Labour] deputy leader for his coding skills. But does it hire access?" Clive Lewis
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Tom Watson’s move to Palantir is the latest sign of how far the rot has spread in UK politics | Clive Lewis
When a former Labour deputy leader joins a firm built on surveillance and military targeting, it deepens public cynicism – and democracy depends on trust, says Labour MP Clive Lewis
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 25/09/2026
For those in North Norfolk, Sheringham hosts a showing of the People's Emergency Briefing this evening. The film highlights the climate and nature crisis and its potential impact on communities. Sheringham Community Centre on Friday, September 25, at 7.30pm.
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New emergency briefing warns UK climate risks are accelerating
The National Emergency Briefing warns the UK is facing climate impacts far sooner and more severely than expected
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/09/2026
‘The eels were climbing out of the water to die’: why did every fish in this idyllic lake perish overnight?
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‘The eels were climbing out of the water to die’: why did every fish in this idyllic lake perish overnight?
Furnace Brook in East Sussex was home to carp, tench, bream, roach and trout – and 15 trailer-loads had to be buried. The mystery led to a neighbouring farm, and a story of waste, pollution and dirty rivers that reveals a lot about Britain today
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We organised blood tests for people living near a chemical factory in Thornton-Cleveleys where we uncovered high emissions of PFAS forever chemicals, including internationally-banned, cancer-causing PFOA. Last night, BBC News spoke to people as they received their test results:
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"We cannot afford to be outflanked by Canada on Europe" - Alastair Campbell Canada does not need Britain to have a relationship on Europe. Canada and Europe set our own path. Perhaps try being positive about Europe? 1
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 22/09/2026
Interested in children's education? Tonight in Norwich - an open meeting to discuss a new and dynamic way of educating our children. See link at end of this article for details on how to register.
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Beyond the test: let’s reclaim education for the next generation
How we can reclaim educational practice to make education more meaningful and worthwhile for young people? How we can reclaim educational practice to make education more meaningful and worthwhile for…
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Large part of the UK press has been on the wrong side of history, fuelling hatred, social divisions, supporting authoritarianism. Their support for the current Blackshirts has a history (see below) as they continue to support the far-right stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672...
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Excellent article.... and yes, with the Tech Bros in charge we are the frog in the digital pot...
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Big River Watch has begun! To join the UK & Ireland's biggest visual survey of river health: 📱 Download the free Big River Watch app 🐟 Enjoy time by a river recording what you see 📆 Submit your surveys by the end of 24th Sept We can't wait to see your observations on our live Big River Watch map!
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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...
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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes
I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 18/09/2026
Pokemon celebrates it's 30th Anniversary. There are Pokemon TCG tournaments scheduled in Diss from 26 Sept. But will adults behave ?
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Pokémon should be fun – so why are grown-ups fighting over cards?
Amaya loves Pokémon cards, but grown-ups fighting over new releases are turning excitement into fear
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excellent History Podcast series - Hitler Diaries Scandal @andrewhunterm.bsky.social Your summing up, is so resonant of our time. I paraphrase: Before 1941 Hitler's dark charisma had been tempered by dissenting voices. Then Hitler began to believe his own myth.. 1/3 🧵
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Walking the #IcknieldWay, often described as Britain's oldest road, is a journey through layers of history. From ancient routes and medieval rabbit warrens at Sharpenhoe Clappers to villages, downs and heathland, every mile tells a story. Sarah Pryor reports.
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Walking the Icknield Way: a glorious eight-day summer adventure
No holiday plans, a tight budget, and 110 miles of the Icknield Way made for an unforgettable 8 day. This is a record of the first 4 days..
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026
‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
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‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage lead to debate over reporting practices The Telegraph and Reform UK are facing claims of undermining public interest journalism and eroding trust between reporters and politicians, after Nigel Farage’s party gave the newspaper stories first uncovered by other outlets. It is understood there is unease among editorial staff at the Telegraph about Reform’s repeated use of the outlet for “spoilers”: a media tactic designed to pre-empt a problematic story by placing it with a title seen as more sympathetic. Continue reading...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons. Planet earth bristling with deadly weapons, now space too. Others will do the same to nullify the threat or gain advantage. No end to the madness. Ultimately, no one is safe in the death race.
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US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
The US Air Force Secretary says the weapons are necessary to defend the country against enemy action.
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Steff Aquarone MP @steffanaquarone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Touring isn't the job. Policing is. Norfolk elected a Police & Crime Commissioner to tackle crime - not go off on tour! 🤯 If Mr Sutton is taking time away from the job, he should give back his £70k salary. We can put that money to better use.
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Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Independent Russian outlet Mediazona and BBC Russian confirm identities of 248,844 #Russia military personnel killed in #Ukraine Another 6,097 names added since late August - List includes 7,656 officers Journalists note that the actual figures are likely significantly higher #UkraineWar
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/09/2026
Norfolk knows what our lifeboat crews stand for: courage, professionalism and humanity. When someone is in peril at sea, our volunteers don’t ask where they’re from. They go out and save lives. Steff Aquarone MP says “Thank you”. eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/co...
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MP stands up for North Norfolk lifeboat crews
Steff Aquarone MP has issued a statement praising RNLI lifeboat crews for their vital role. He condemned any hostility towards rescuers.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 11/09/2026
Climate change feels overwhelming, but daily food choices give us power to make a difference, says Jenny Canham. More plant-based meals reduce emissions, save water and secure our future.
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For food security our diets must change
This summer’s drought shows why we need to rethink what we eat to cope with the climate emergency - some foods just aren’t sustainable
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A woman savagely beaten for heckling the Leader at a political rally; black-shirted men in balaclavas blockading the streets; RNLI volunteers denounced as traitors etc. etc. just in this past week. As Chris Grey write "It’s not, I think, alarmist to be alarmed." This is not the Britain I want.
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10/09/2026
Phenology is so important if we want to restore ecological abundance to the UK.
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From snowdrop to nightjar – how one Norfolk scientist’s valuable record of spring lasted 222 years
Robert Marsham’s “Indications of Spring” is an incredible 222-year record of flora and fauna events that still informs climate studies today
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 10/09/2026
Do you think, as with current generations, what the see now is perceived to be how it ever was. It's why oral history 👇 about wildlife / nature and phenology records (see 🧵) from 100+ years ago are so important.
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Recalling biodiversity: one man’s witness to its shocking decline
We need to capture the memories of the eldest members of our communities if we want to restore ecological abundance to the UK
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Kate Moore @oscarwoofs.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
What an inspired idea! Put a submarine in empty town centre supermarkets / large stores & train apprentice mechanics, engineers, ship builders, project managers etc. Why not a wind turbine, agricultural machinery etc? Gordon Brown on The Rest is Money @itvpeston.bsky.social @peston.bsky.social
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310. Gordon Brown: ‘I’d tell Trump he’s unpopular’
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