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Retired and living my best life in the peace and tranquility of rural Roi-et Province, Thailand.

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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 8h
It’s an agenda we, in the @libdems.org.uk should be able to get behind. We can’t let tribal politics get in the way.
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 8h
By linking Brexit, voting reform and public services, the prime minister made a powerful, personal pitch for a brighter future | Editorial www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Guardian view on Andy Burnham: grounds to hope for a better Britain | Editorial
Editorial: By linking Brexit, voting reform and public services, the prime minister made a powerful, personal pitch for a brighter future
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Dinga @dinga13.bsky.social · 8h
Here’s a particularly *ahem* fine example of the genre.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h
Apologies to the neighbours. I will stop laughing at some point.
Jenrick X

When I revealed terrorists were using the
small boats to enter the UK, the Home
Office - with the support of Yvette Cooper
- threatened me.


They sought to cover up a national security
emergency.


We may now be seeing the consequences
of their unforgivable complacency,Farage X
How is it that Danny Tommo sits in a cell
while five suspected terrorists are out on
bail?


Is this two-tier Britain, or am I missing
something?RAF base terror suspects are "British
nationals". So were most of the 7/7
terrorists, the murderers of Lee Rigby &
many more


Citizenship is not the same thing as
belonging. And belonging requires more
than a piece of paper.


We should redefine what it means to be
British.Bbc
No explosive devices were found in three
vans searched near RAF Fairford as part of a
terrorism investigation but a quantity of
petrol was recovered, police have said.


Five British nationals were arrested in the
early hours of Sunday morning after a
resident living near the Gloucestershire
airbase reported suspicious activity
involving three vans.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14h
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 15h
Toad-in-the-hole for tea tonight. Oh yes. To be accompanied by an onion gravy so thick it could be a GB News presenter.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's difficult to engage in diplomacy when you're too simple-minded to think about anyone except yourself . . .
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Imagine sympathising with someone who encouraged more violence while riots were taking place
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
'Which taxes do you want to raise instead?' should be the default question to anyone who calls for reductions in immigration.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation. Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering. Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans. No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BBC Security Corr Frank Gardner: ‘A clear inconsistency over the RAF Fairford incident.’
‘There is a clear inconsistency here between the detailed and convincing account given by the local farmer who sounded the alarm when she saw the masked and hooded men near the vans and the claim by Donald Trump that "we have had these men under view for a long time".
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58If the US president's words are correct then somebody was asleep at the wheel in allowing these men to get so close to the base as to trigger what's being called a major incident.
But Whitehall officials have been clear that this was not an "intelligence-led operation".
In those instances Counter Terrorism Policing
(CTP) work closely with investigations officers from MI5 to track suspects and aim to arrest them in what is often a frighteningly short window between gathering enough incriminating evidence to convict them in court but not waiting so long that the public is put in danger.
Nothing about this case looks like that.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dear BBC, I'd actually argue that the divisions crippling British society for the last 10+ years — also in Holborn — can only be helped by rejecting the warmongering fascism of authoritarians like Netanyahu, Putin and Trump. We need to get back to an idea of shared humanity on a shared planet. 🌻
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 28/09/2026
We're all looking forward to Nigel correcting the record shortly. Given his proclivity for 'asking questions', I'm sure he'll be relieved now that he knows the answer is "all UK nationals, in their 20s, from London", and he'll want to share that with his followers, right?
A verified tweet warning that Iranian agents are entering the UK by small boats and demanding the truth about "Fairford bomb plotters," shown above bold red text sarcastically noting suspects are UK citizens from London and asking "Nigel will correct the record now, right?"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Russian/Iranian 'terrorists' are 5 British Nationals all from London. So yeah it's all bollocks.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MTG knows the GOP playbook inside and out because she spent years helping write the damn thing.
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Kimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But I need to smile more.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 27/09/2026
The worst part about twitter is there are a number of people who think they have to be active there who are left-leaning but have had their brains absolutely cooked by the site. You can't inundate yourself in exposure to that stuff without it having an impact on you.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund. Banks making £50bn profits a year receive subsidies, long ended by the EU. UK Treasury will payout over £150bn over a five-year period from 2023 to 2028. No justification for handling billions to banks. End bank subsidies, help people.
babelfish.news
Interest on Reserves: The £100bn UK Bank Subsidy You Fund
The Bank of England has paid commercial banks £100bn in interest on reserves in three years. The EU stopped doing it in 2023 – Dale Vince says Britain must too.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026
One of the things that links Farage and Trumpism is the complete disregard for the seriousness of government, and restraint Vs making everything content.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The one thing your viewers can know for sure is that we believe in controlling spending and reducing taxes, not increasing taxes," says Conservative Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, whose own government raised taxes to their highest level in more than 70 years, just two years ago.
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 27/09/2026
Just for once I'd like one of these "why I quit Britain" pieces to say "I hate poor people and I want to keep all my money, it's all miiiiiine, screw you guys"
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Mr Rogers' Unexpected Response
ALT: Mr Rogers' Unexpected Response
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
💰JUST IN: Pete Hegseth reported more than $1M in a cash account he previously listed as holding no more than $50K. The bank is not named. The source is not listed. The corruption is clear.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“In spite of the words of the US President, the Russian President does not, in fact, 'want to do a deal.' Unless, of course, that deal is one in which Ukraine simply capitulates.” ✍️ Paul Niland
bylinetimes.com
Ukraine Comes Under Assault From Putin's Terror and Trump's Delusions
Paul Niland reports from Kyiv as the city comes under attack from Putin’s new strategy of ‘psychological terrorism’
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 26/09/2026
Trump, for over a decade: "I wouldn't give him a state dinner." This week: A full state dinner at the White House for China's Xi Jinping, complete with the arrival ceremony, a gift, and billionaires everywhere.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 26/09/2026
One obvious problem here is that both sides are led by bullies who believe the only time anyone would ever make a concession is if they were weak. Therefore any overture or attempt at compromise is interpreted as proof they've got the other guys on the ropes and are close to claiming total victory.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Only 10% of the richest 0.01% of the population paid close to the top 47% (45% income tax marginal rate + 2% NIC) rate on earnings. A quarter of that group paid an effective average tax rate of 20% or less. The tax system appears to be progressive for some but is frequently not so at the very top
bmmagazine.co.uk
Only one in ten top UK earners pay close to top tax rate, says CenTax
CenTax says equalising capital gains tax with income tax could raise £19.7bn by 2030, as HMRC data shows few top earners pay the 47 per cent top rate.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't worry Jess, once Reform are in power you will have no employment rights at all, which should make the process of sacking you much simpler and less upsetting. 😁
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
declassifieduk.org
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference - again
Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population. The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000. All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X - Anyone surprised? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X
The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Danny Tommo now wishes to be known as Danny Fafo.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Shot (BBC) / chaser (Basingstoke Gazette)
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here is Trump in 2011 calling Obama “stupid” for hosting the Chinese president and claiming that he wouldn’t give him a dinner.
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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you could take a minute to read this and, if it takes your fancy, then re-post it… I’d be so grateful. 🙏🏻 I’m doing my utmost to #SaveSquareChapelArts for the good people of Halifax & far beyond, and I need all the help you lovely lot can give me. Thank you! x www.canncomms.co.uk/post/actor-a...
canncomms.co.uk
Actor and long-standing Patron, Reece Dinsdale fronts new campaign to save Halifax’s Square Chapel Arts Centre
Photo credit: Reece Dinsdale in the cinema/studio space at Square Chapel (photo by Ant Robling)Reece Dinsdale leads Square Chapel rescue mission: “It’s time to bring it home”Award-Winning Actor, Write...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills. Norway - 0 UK - 0 France - 0 Spain - 0 Portugal - 0 Denmark - 0 Australia - 0 Iceland - 0 Italy - 0 Finland - 0 Ireland - 0 Germany - 0 Netherlands - 0 Sweden - 0 Japan - 0 Canada - 0 United States - 643k
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump encouraged Zelenskyy to travel to Moscow to meet with Putin for peace talks — Bloomberg. 🤦‍♀️ ​By "peace talks," they mean surrendering Ukraine's independence and committing suicide by drinking the Kremlin’s tea.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sir Tony Blair’s think-tank has offered companies networking opportunities at political party conferences as part of a $25,000-a-year membership scheme, raising questions about the influence of big business on policy discussions. www.ft.com/content/1ca9...
ft.com
Tony Blair’s think-tank offers political access to $25,000-a-year corporate members
BP, Uber and Amazon are among corporate members of the non-profit’s membership programme, the Global Network for Change
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 25/09/2026
Trump's latest claims of a breakthrough with Iran just ran into a major problem.
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Trump’s Iran ‘Breakthrough’ Slams Into Tehran’s Strait Demands Again
After the White House repeatedly claimed it had reopened and controlled the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian officials are demanding that Washington meet every condition before Tehran moves.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looking forward to it 👇
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Nancy Ellen @nancyellenresists.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A nursing home boss stole his workers' Social Security and Medicare money. He got 18 months and $4.4M restitution. A Mar-a-Lago dinner erased it. If pardons go to whoever can afford a plate, workers get robbed twice: once by him, once by the system. #TrumpsCorruptCongress
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Holy Jesus, Mary Immaculate and all the fucking saints. How can anyone who has been both ELECTED and PAID SO MUCH be so GOBSMACKINGLY stupid and ignorant? How? How is it possible that her husband and children don’t stop her? Are they all sucking at her money teat? I just don’t get it.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This man pleaded not guilty to THREE attempted murders. The first victim was a Muslim, who they haven't mentioned because they are racist and don't care.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
That picture was taken right after Trump and Putin had a 2-hour private meeting with only a translator present. The translator was instructed to destroy her notes. I suspect that Trump had just learned that Putin had pedophilia kompromat thanks to Epstein.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was Helsinki. I think I might have an explanation for why Putin looks so smug and Trump looks so crestfallen. In a June 24, 2018 email, Jeffrey Epstein asked Thorbjørn Jagland, former PM of Norway, to suggest to Putin that Epstein be called to gain "insight" into Trump ahead of Helsinki.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal and his government has committed genocide in Gaza. The United States should stop all military assistance to Israel. Saying this is not antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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