Reposted by Paul AdamsonJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528171174
Reposted by Paul AdamsonAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This. Is. Not. Journalism. - It's letting Farage shine. I genuinely do not understand why the BBC does not seem to be able to competently challenge Reform and Farage.bbc.co.ukReform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBCThe Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding". 119975264
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I think the general consensus of people around the world is that Americans can get fooled by a con man once, but to return him to power a 2nd time after having seen his corruption, incompetence, ignorance, & buffoonery, the problem isn’t just Trump it’s the American people. 76585111788
Reposted by Paul AdamsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I simply do not understand the mentality of people who prefer oil and gas and "drill baby drill" to the cost of the Earth and our pockets... to those of us who want clean, cheap, renewable energy. How brainwashed by big oil and its (often) paid advocates do you have to be? How gullible. 70493742048
Reposted by Paul AdamsonDr Seth Thévoz @seththevoz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is a dreadful development in our politics, which is bound to see dodgy & illegal lobbying now go unnoticed. And I say this as someone who, 20 years ago, was included in the register of MPs’ staff interests, when I worked for an MP. I never begrudged my inclusion on the register. 22544275
Reposted by Paul AdamsonByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026🚨 Major Investigation: George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster and long-time Farage ally, has influenced Reform UK’s finances through an apparent act of identity fraud. Thread on the key findings below 👇 bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/p...bylinetimes.com‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial StructuresWhy did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi... 11361190
Reposted by Paul AdamsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/07/2026Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 yearstheguardian.comListen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 yearsGuardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost 516288
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Cameron's EU renegotiation: no plan. Brexit itself: no plan. May when triggering Article 50: no plan. Johnson on the Irish border and Brexit deal: no plan. Johnson's extended prorogation: no plan. Starmer's Govt: no plan. There's a pattern here. 2923386
Reposted by Paul AdamsonThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/06/2026Back Of Gatorade Bottle Features Recipe For Gatorade Casserole 461885183
Reposted by Paul AdamsonDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 24/05/2026They certainly had his number. 1061837346
Reposted by Paul AdamsonHelene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 21/05/2026You read the latest news about NATO, Iran, and Ukraine, and then you look to London with the current inner-Labour hissy fit, combined with a peevish PM devoid of direction or strategic thinking, and it all just seems maddeningly inward-looking and, dare I say it, provincial. 2344265
Reposted by Paul AdamsonTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Horse, meet stable door.job-boards.eu.greenhouse.ioVetting OfficerWestminster, England, United Kingdom 913942
Reposted by Paul AdamsonFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Left: Andy Burnham, "I want to rejoin, I hope in my lifetime I see this country rejoin" Right: Andy Burnham, "I'm not proposing that the UK considers rejoining the EU" 7725380
Reposted by Paul AdamsonAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Starmer and Burnham's stance towards the EU is in that classic place on the British politics Venn Diagram that is tactically sensible while at the same time looking strategically and tonally weak 3577
Reposted by Paul AdamsonTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Interesting but....Never. Going. To. Happen. 251
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 06/05/2026'Bloody foreigners trying to stop OUR cancer.' 1534888
Reposted by Paul AdamsonDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 05/05/2026As far as I can tell the Arts Council does not have an X account, although Number 10 Downing Street does. 6474171
Reposted by Paul AdamsonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026“Reform plagued by vetting issues” Candidates found to have “grotesque” views. Come on. It’s not the vetting, is it. It’s the party. Whatever they do, they’ll always attract the racists, homophobes, misogynists and haters. Because that’s Farage. That’s Reform. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukFarage urged to act against candidates with racist, misogynistic and homophobic viewsExclusive: Despite the pledge to employ the best vetting system in British politics, some Reform UK candidates have been condemned for their ‘grotesque views’ posted online 801135372
Reposted by Paul AdamsonThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 18/04/2026I remember seeing Unaccountable Albatross headlining the Hammersmith Odeon in ‘83. Good times. 9766759
Reposted by Paul AdamsonDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I'm going to take the rare step of contradicting Ivan Rogers on UK-EU relations. Because relations with the UK per se might not be in the top issues Brussels faces, but they feature in an awful lot of those. Coupled with renewed London thinking means some genuine possibilities. 88624
Reposted by Paul AdamsonAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/04/2026Illiberalism is not Inevitable www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comIlliberalism Is Not InevitableIf Viktor Orbán can lose, then his Russian and American admirers can lose too. 632908813
Reposted by Paul AdamsonPeter Ricketts @lordrickettsp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Democracy is alive and well in Hungary! A great result which helps European cohesion vis a vis Russia and the US - and a fitting response to their meddling. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...bbc.co.ukHungary election: Viktor Orbán concedes with opposition on course for landslide election win - follow liveHungary's prime minister has been ousted after 16 years in power, with Péter Magyar set to be the country's new leader. 36413
Reposted by Paul AdamsonArthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Obviously a blockade is unacceptable so the solution is, er, a blockade. 🤷♂️ I pity future historians trying to make sense of this, the dumbest empire in world history. truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT... 1526365
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 31/01/2026'The wisdom of the British people' 2512530
Reposted by Paul AdamsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/01/2026No fireworks. No parties. No flags. No celebrations. No comments from the Brexit leaders. No "wasn't that a great idea." Six years after we left the EU - everyone knows it was a disaster. But....media.tenor.coma dirt road with a blue sky in the background and a gif from gifbin.comALT: a dirt road with a blue sky in the background and a gif from gifbin.com 581669414
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Deeper, deeper and deeper she goes, where she stops, nobody knows. #Truss 89213
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 21/01/2026The problem when trying to rehabilitate Trump’s attachment to old European alliances is that his politics and character are aligned with the dark forces that had to be defeated for those alliances to exist. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDonald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael BehrEuropean leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 923984
Reposted by Paul AdamsonThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/01/2026Donald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael Behrtheguardian.comDonald Trump is not forgetting America’s old alliances – his goal is to destroy them | Rafael BehrEuropean leaders who know their continent’s history must now see that the US president is siding with the forces of tyranny, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr 10292126
Reposted by Paul AdamsonJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 19/01/2026Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026… 351101371924
Reposted by Paul AdamsonIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...open.substack.comWho funds the Free Speech Union?Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders. 32240351580
Reposted by Paul AdamsonKevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform. 24747782162
Reposted by Paul AdamsonSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits". 861373243
Reposted by Paul AdamsonSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour, Warrington North) says AI-generated sexual harassment must be the final straw for the UK government using X A growing number of Labour MPs thought this needed a proper review last year: next week may see this cut through Misogyny is an official priority of this gvt 13543158
Reposted by Paul AdamsonRafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Has anyone done a really big survey asking not how you would vote in rerun Brexit referendum but how you *did* vote and, as far as is possible, if it even is possible, mapped it onto actual result. I bet more people now think they voted remain in 2016 than voted remain. 3335940
Reposted by Paul AdamsonMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/11/2025🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing... 37449136
Reposted by Paul AdamsonEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement. Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph Because this does NOT add up! No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies… 🧵1/9 2042346974
Reposted by Paul AdamsonParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation. Thankfully this is of no interest to the media. 241394718
Reposted by Paul AdamsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/11/2025It's January 31st, 2020, and Nathan Gill is celebrating our imminent departure from the EU.... and that terrible idea of a European Army. Hmm, now I wonder who else would have been delighted about that. 631456529
Reposted by Paul AdamsonSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Sometimes, a front page can sum up quite a lot that’s wrong with the world. Including the paper itself which has been so complicit in getting us to a place where children born to refugees could be deported, Trump celebrates despotic wealth and Boris Johnson’s sister moans about not being rich. Ugh. 38657224
Reposted by Paul AdamsonTony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Quite interesting that Fraser Nelson - who has done his fair share of stoking and facilitating far right agitprop as Spectator editor - is out there combatting the far right hell fiction about London. 15819
Reposted by Paul AdamsonMark English @markemuk.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Who murdered British science? Farage and Johnson, in the laboratory with the toxic test tube marked Brexit. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.K. science sector is ‘bleeding to death,’ lawmakers say in reportHouse of Lords committee urges government to stem exodus of science and technology companies 16023
Reposted by Paul AdamsonPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 11/11/2025As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News. I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing… 341018187
Reposted by Paul AdamsonIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...news.sky.comElon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows howElon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how 23163133527
Reposted by Paul AdamsonThe French History Podcast @fhp.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The ultimate plot twist 3258
Reposted by Paul AdamsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025"The very people who pledged that Brexit would result in surging levels of non-white immigration, now froth with rage that their promise came true." open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...open.substack.comHas Farage forgotten his own immigration promises?We have the receipts, Nigel... 11264142
Reposted by Paul AdamsonAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe". 751403536
Reposted by Paul AdamsonFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/08/2025 How dogs replaced children in Italy on.ft.com/45OCbTY | opinionon.ft.comHow dogs replaced children in ItalyAs birth rates plummet, the country is fawning over — and spending on — pets 64312