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In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life. (DMs are open.) Email tips to: pecksniffsdiary@gmail.com Diarist for eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12h
Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference
bylinetimes.com
Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban 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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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes I agree. He is preparing the public for a changed position and making it feel safe for them. He will want to convey a feeling of consultation.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham is coming for your pension! By... er... increasing it by slightly less. Whereas Reform will scrap it completely.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Farage again proves he's as trustworthy as the Brexit benefits he promised ... 'Nigel Farage posted a video claiming the RAF Fairford plot proves [his] point "on Iran and the IRGC", just moments before the government confirmed the five suspects were British nationals' via We Demand UK
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Luigi di Angeli @luigidiangeli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
An excellent piece by @jamesprice.bsky.social on the part of Brexit Britain still seems least willing to confront: exceptionalism. Well argued, perceptive and very much worth reading. westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/brit...
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Britain and the EU – the exceptionalism trap
Brexit has weakened the UK, but the country still seems unwilling to contemplate a return to the EU
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
something extraordinary is happening on Garvaghy Road Northern Ireland. Decent minded protestants & unionists have started to come out to support the Garvaghy residents, against the Orange Order parade madness. This is truly extraordinary. quick 🧵
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 29/09/2026
Letter to the editor: The reopening of the UK resettlement scheme for vulnerable Afghans and Palestinians is welcome – but Simon Everett argues that limited safe routes sit uneasily alongside tougher treatment of long-term legal residents.
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Letter: Real immigration reform means upholding human rights, not posturing
Letter to the editor
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📌 ICYMI — Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💥 HUGE NEWS 💥 “Ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next election manifesto” Exclusive for The Independent.
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Burnham edges Labour closer to rejoining EU
Exclusive: After Ed Miliband told the Labour conference in Liverpool that Britain’s future is at the heart of Europe, ministers say it is ‘not if but how’ the prime minister puts rejoin in the next el...
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 NEW Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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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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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Even worse, it's now being claimed that it's the hallmark of the superiority of "our race" to make such speculations. Beyond belief.
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Good show, Pecksniff old boy. Ales all round @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social @eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 27/09/2026
For two decades, Poppy Jackson travelled between major cities to make performance work. After returning to rural Norfolk, she discovered other local artists were searching for the same thing: community. **See what they built.** Matthew O'Conner Lomas has the story.
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New performance art collective hosts first event in Norwich
Norwich hosts a first show by a local art collective. Expect “intimate acts of care, shamanic confessionals and stunning costume changes”
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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David Ross #FBPE 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 en 🇬🇧 #rejoinEU @davidhross68.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm sure @andyburnham.bsky.social you're aware but if not. 👇🇪🇺🇪🇺✔️
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Sure. Brexit meant we huffed out of our agreements on managing the flow of asylum seekers. The boats symbolise “taking back control” by going it alone. But it’s only a “crisis” because politicians and media choose to blame immigrants for their own failures. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham blames Brexit for small boats crisis - but rules out early general election
Burnham lamented a ‘loss of collaboration with neighbours’ following Brexit but has ‘knocked dead’ the idea of an early election before 2029
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/09/2026
In this week's diary: Pecksniff wonders how long Labour can dodge Brexit * Ed Davey links tax cuts to the single market * Reform’s councillor troubles keep mounting * Farage struggles to control the forces he unleashed * And more... @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
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Pecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tax payers money and she claims people on welfare are the problem.
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Larry Mitchell @drlarrymitchell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pecksniff finds Brexit’s elephants crowding Labour conference while LibDems puts a price on single market membership. Meanwhile... * Burnham confronts Russian meddling. * Farage flirts with importing ICE tactics. * Reform suffers more councillor trouble. Read on...
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Pecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pecksniff finds Brexit’s elephants crowding Labour conference while LibDems puts a price on single market membership. Meanwhile... * Burnham confronts Russian meddling. * Farage flirts with importing ICE tactics. * Reform suffers more councillor trouble. Read on...
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Pecksniff: Hey, Labour: we need to talk about Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Simon Pease @simonpease.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a perfect example of leadership failure. No that’s too complimentary. Complete absence of leadership. Here is a British politician saying plainly that all they can do is follow the mob. They cannot put a different case for consideration. Abject cowardice. No sign of any thought.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 24/09/2026
💷 EU membership is worth upwards of 92bn for our economy. 🇬🇧 628 out of 632 British constituencies prefer EU membership over any other UK-EU policy option. ❌ Committing to EU membership in the manifesto will stop Farage entering Number 10. It is a no brainer.
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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OSWALD MOSELY  NIGEL FARAGE
THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL
EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS 
FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY 
CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET
BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP
Anti-
REFORM
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Mike @ksmikey.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
English exceptionalism from the Telegraph having campaigned for Brexit because it wants to “gain control of our borders” whines about others controlling their borders
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In fairness, they do seem to want to. They just don't want to actually have to do anything to make it happen
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Dan Thomas has been doing a brilliant job,” Nige continued. “I’m sorry for his personal difficulties.” Yeah, Dan. Great bloke. Brilliant Reform leader….just unfortunate he’s been arrested on suspicion of assault and coercive control.” Crace - Reform’s nemesis. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another day, another Reform Wales leader. Grumpy Nige seems to miss the old one | John Crace
At a low-key event, Helen Jenner replaces Dan Thomas, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and gets warm words from Farage
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 21/09/2026
If you’re not on the police watchlist, your face can’t trigger a match, writes John Elworthy. But it is still scanned and compared with the list. Live facial recognition is now being used in Cambridgeshire.
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Police scan 56,000 faces using facial recognition in Peterborough
Cambridgeshire Police have defended their first use of facial recognition after scanning 56,000 faces during Peterborough operations
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MsBlueWednesday @msbluewednesday.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Daisy Cooper isn’t, she’s on stage at the Conference. bsky.app/profile/euro...
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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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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Keep sharing this link - even after you write to your own MP to ask them to attend the "join the EU" debate... just keep sharing to family and friends. This is a huge campaigning drive just starting up...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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aiformal sagebiel @sagebiel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Taking Canada thx . @charles-ex.bsky.social @ginger146.bsky.social @aloa5.eurosky.social
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.
Independent front page. 

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position  18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Last week - when all the front pages headlines were about Farage and his £72m - Farage fronted his own GB News show ….to talk about Farage! He compared his critics to communists and then interviewed other guests - about himself! app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/75017/...
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Farage and the £130m even his detractors have missed
GB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in the offing
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Kev De Faoite @kevjusdorange.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“…The party of high principle and the brotherhood of man has caved to the racists and the fascists, without a fight…”
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Kev De Faoite @kevjusdorange.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“…According to Essex Police, crime linked to the asylum centre is “very low” and the asylum seekers pose no special threat, but that won’t stand in the way of Cllr Harris wasting huge sums of public money in gratifying his depraved and atavistic desire to stir hatred against part of the community…”
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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The UK in 2026.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 19/09/2026
I think it should be a source of deep embarrassment – and perhaps even shame – that Rishi Sunak has spoken out on this before Andy Burnham has.
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celinawords.bsky.social @celinawords.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Of Mahmood's vile policies, Europe, sandals & the #Norfolk PCC, this week's @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social is a thoroughly engrossing start to the w/end.
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Cahir O'Kane @cahirokane.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Both Labour and the LibDems are terrified of the mob”
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 19/09/2026
Our cantankerous Pecksniff finds Brexit alive, kicking and curiously absent from Westminster * Canada accepts an invitation to become an EU associate member * £150,000 for Essex 'security squad' could fill more than 1,700 potholes @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social
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Pecksniff – The MPs’ terror that dare not speak its name: Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Barry Card @barryallancard.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Mr P & the regulars hit the nail on the head again this week.
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David Jobbins @davidj2024.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Once again Mr Pecksniff hits the bull - drawing a connection between the Brexit vote and neo-fascist boots tramping our streets. There has always been racist violence but the difference is the level of acceptance. Where, the Muckrakers regulars might ask, is the spirit of Cable Street?
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We’re all Stephen Watkins.
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Down at the Muckrakers we are unimpressed by politicians still terrified of a Brexit debate the public is already having. Plus, * Labour’s conference faces awkward questions * Essex’s Operation Vanguard meets an earthy reception * PCC Colin Sutton’s 127-date sideline collapses Welcome to my diary
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Pecksniff – The MPs’ terror that dare not speak its name: Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Down at the Muckrakers we are unimpressed by politicians still terrified of a Brexit debate the public is already having. Plus, * Labour’s conference faces awkward questions * Essex’s Operation Vanguard meets an earthy reception * PCC Colin Sutton’s 127-date sideline collapses Welcome to my diary
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Pecksniff – The MPs’ terror that dare not speak its name: Brexit
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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