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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is a positive development, full stop. Anti-racism norms matter, elite cues on anti-racism norms matter, a broad political consensus on anti-racism norms matter so a strong signal from the leader of a party which has been blurring red lines lately is good news.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Archer came and spoke to my school in the 1980s. Charm personified. Bragged at length about his many achievements and then... something bizarre happened. 1/3 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jeffrey Archer obituary

Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The NEET rate basically hasn't changed for the whole of this century (except post-GFC and post Covid). It's been the same with tougher welfare sanctions and weaker. More apprenticeships and fewer. Higher employer national insurance and lower. I draw two conclusions from this....

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced Really quite bizarre www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

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Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live

Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyway, it's not really true that Brexit has done more harm than good. It hasn't done any good at all.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Instead of Owen Jones' dumb book, may I recommend this informative thread instead

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hampshire police say man was arrested on suspicion of destroying ships or endangering their safety under the Aviation & Maritime Security Act 1990, criminal damage, criminal damage with intent to endanger life, & conduct endangering ships, structures or individuals under Merchant Shipping Act 1995

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Another thing the BBC forgot to mention. This is far right propaganda territory.

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David @davidbtn2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The justice system in the UK is fucked. This violent man angrily assaulted a young woman in front of dozens of witnesses for exercising her right to protest and gets a 'conditional caution'. I'm waiting for the free speech absolutists and protectors of women and girls to call out this misogyny... ⏰

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're in "Stop! Or I'll say 'Stop!' again!" territory

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Deeply disappointing to see Libdem leader now supporting more drilling in the North Sea - it will add to global volume of climate emissions, drive climate breakdown & send a dangerous signal to the rest of the world

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Sir Ed Davey says Jackdaw gas field 'makes sense' as decision looms for government

A consultation on the gas field - located 150 miles northeast of Aberdeen - closed last month, with the prime minister set to make a decision.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I see the EU’s all-in on its unable to act credibly on the international stage due to narrow Member State interests trick again. This shit might have been okay, if annoying and disappointing, back when the internal and external threats were minimal. It’s really reckless and damaging in this world.

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Steve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Hahaha! Ten years into it and Labour’s still playing its long-game on Brexit. Can anyone possibly still believe it? Have a bridge, some snake-oil and a shipment of homeopathic supplements to sell you if so. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto

PM says immediate focus is on rebuilding bridges with EU as he prepares for first meeting with Ursula von der Leyen

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either.

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm sorry if you looked at this poster and it wasn't a dealbreaker for you, then I can't agree with "not all of them were racist or thick"

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This from a party with liberal in the title. Zero moral leadership from either Labour or the Lib Dems on this issue

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As vile and as telling an image in the clip as Trump mocking a reporter with disabilities. These people are telling us who they are. We should not make the same mistake the US made.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As @nadinebh.bsky.social this is just pathetic, self-serving BS. The Treasury doesn't keep some secret set of books the public can't see! Especially since the OBR, the UK has a remarkably transparent approach to the public finances. The dogs in the street knew what the fiscal position was...

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Healey discovered he would become chancellor just days before he entered the Treasury, giving him no time for the customary meetings with officials to see the state of the government’s books ahead of taking power.

“I don’t think John Healey knew; I don’t think Andy knew,” says a senior Labour official. “Until you get the proper briefings you can only know so much. John was not in access talks with the Treasury until it was way too late.”

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Brexity dude loses appeal against lifetime ban from financial services industry, for his attempts to frustrate sexual harassment investigations www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Crispin Odey loses appeal against lifetime ban from UK financial services industry

Judges uphold ruling that financier tried to ‘frustrate’ investigations into harassment claims against him

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Despite watching all this unfold over the years, I still find it weird that the hard Right across Europe and America bows down to Putin.

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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It's no more "news" than Russia Today was.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A serious democratic society simply cannot allow this. That's £72 million from just two men. (Both, until lately, based overseas). The average UK earner (full-time) would have to work for over 1,800 years to raise that much. It's a nuclear strike on any pretence at the equality of political power

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

*taps the sign*

My previous post:

Liberal democracy needs people who will burn their lives for a sunrise they know they will never see.

It's got Lisa Nandy instead

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

All going well then. #Iran

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The leadership of UK universities is almost as terrible as the leadership of our political parties.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oops!! I think we can safely say, then, that these are going to be given the green light So, everyone in Holborn & St Pancras, you know where to put your cross @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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North Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelection

Greens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing

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Stella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s not too late to stop this madness - the government has said the uk mega donors are a problem. The lords can bring in a cap on UK donors to stop any attempt to buy the next election. Share this and ask your MP to join us protecting British democracy.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yet another reason Burnham was a fool for not tightening up rules on donations.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 11/09/2026

How it started / How it's going

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is completely on Andy Burnham Last week Labour could have stopped this. Now we have a single person giving more money than the entire general election spending limit for a political party www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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Gunnar Hillert @hillert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

As someone who grew up in East-Germany: This @quietriotpod.bsky.social podcast episode with @annettedittert.bsky.social is the best English-language explanation I’ve seen yet of WTF 💩 happened in #SaxonyAnhalt #Germany. #fascism

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Me trying to explain how the shit hit the fan in Germany this week without despairing. My attempt to end on a lighter note however was eventually undermined by @sturdyalex.bsky.social and rightly so. It was an interesting chat in spite of everything. Tx for having me.

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 10/09/2026

I'd love to hear the BBC's definition of a "genuine person".

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I'll add that the failure to take down those tatty flags last year has just added to the air of intimidation and the sense among these racists that they can do what the fuck they like without consequences

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns." The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Seriously, what more do you need to be worried, if MASKED uniformed men closing down your critical infrastructure are not enough?

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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Well well @neso-energy.bsky.social Did YOU fall for the “Dangle then gobble” too? What Government advice did you get? From whom? But keep it quiet. Now why would you do that? Our National Energy Operating systems in hoc to them too? Disgusted. www.ft.com/content/f6a2...

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Britain’s grid operator gave Palantir contract without inviting rival bids

Neso cited a legal exemption that removes the requirement to consider other suppliers if dependencies leave no alternative

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

100% this. I knew there'd be stuff he would suck at, but I - naively - assumed he got the importance of speaking out on stuff like this. Lesson there, possibly.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And again I say, social media is much more harmful to middle-aged men than it is to the under 15s. The mobs in Dover and Portsmouth bear direct testament to that. That's what we should be concerned about, not banning kids from their social lives.

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Chris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Truly wild to have lived through moral panics about teenagers wearing hoodies and Muslim women wearing the head dress to now experience 'but is a large group of organised far right activists in balaclavas really that scary'

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If the police & security services didn't see this coming, it was a massive intelligence failure. If they did, but still gave the impression of being caught on the hop, it's something worse.

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Dr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I find it baffling that Labour does not seem to get this. By equivocating on such a core issue, they’re making their own voters unsure about the core values of the party / government and hence more susceptible to voting for someone else.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists. Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years. Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests. The real two-tier policing.

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Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"National security threats are being delegated to local police" is a pretty damning bit of cowardice and ineptitude from central government.

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