Reposted by Paul FraserBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 8hM&S urges government to seal EU food deal as Brexit paperwork continues to hit retailers www.grocerygazette.co.uk/2026/10/13/m... 33719
Reposted by Paul FraserJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 15hMuch of the coverage today is absolutely nuts. The facts are on Wikipedia. The full Intelligence and Security Committee (Russia) Report is online. Tory media & politicians once again banking on their average consumer/voter being too daft/busy/blinkered to notice... 571190397
Reposted by Paul FraserScotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 10hHe’s not an elected official. He never has been. He could have stood in Holborn but he’s too 🐔… So why are the @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social giving Zia Yusuf a platform to tell the country that Reform would instruct the Navy use “lethal force” against people in the channel? 🤷🏻♂️ 33499154
Reposted by Paul FraserMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 11hSuperb point. Where the Brexiters failed is in durable consent. Who benefits from it their project & wants to carry it forward? Who in the next generations are thanking them for Brexit and championing it? No-one. If we get the UK into EU membership, it must be underpinned by durable consent.eastangliabylines.co.ukJoining Europe again: first, we need durable consentBritain is reopening the question of Europe. This time, we need an honest debate before choosing again 1919854
Reposted by Paul FraserOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11hSir Ken McCallum head of MI5 - Russia remains "aggressor number one" and is fighting a hybrid war against the UK that is not being taken seriously enough. This "war" did not start last week. It's been going on for a decade+ and those denying it should be challenged. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chiefSir Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran and emerging threats from AI were increasing the risks to Britain. 50841326
Reposted by Paul FraserJames Leakyboots Batty @jamesbatty.bsky.social · 18hNote to BBC news: this is how to report on Reform's endless bollix. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comIf Russia had interfered with the Brexit vote, Nige would have been the first to know | John CraceBurnham was lying, Farage told a press conference on Monday. This was clearly just another plot to undermine him 27498153
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Was that the same security services you dumped to visit ‘ex’ KGB colonel Alexander Lebedev and party in Umbria just after the Novichok Salisbury attack? Or the same security services whose advice you defied to put his son Evgeny in the House of Lords? Those security services? 921203459
Reposted by Paul FraserMike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026The lowest estimate of the loss to the Treasury due to Brexit is £40bn every year. Apparently Labour face a £30bn shortfall in the upcoming budget. Only those who hate their country would still now be supporting Brexit, surely... 622776
Reposted by Paul FraserParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Ukraine has hit a huge Russian data centre linked to bot farms. In unrelated news, does anyone know why every Reform account on Twitter is getting hardly any likes and shares? 331476363
Reposted by Paul FraserMike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 12/10/2026From The Archives #492 That time in October 2019 when Farage got all his Brexit Party MEPs to vote against EU plans to tackle Russian propaganda. 7 years later, almost to the day, he accuses Burnham of lying that there was Russian interference in Brexit... 21356198
Reposted by Paul FraserBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 12/10/2026Andy Burnham hits back at Kemi Badenoch: "How can she justify turning her back on a deal that is potentially on the table now to add billions to the UK economy?" 19687197
Reposted by Paul FraserAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Pollsters Redfield and Wilton, which have consistently produced some of the highest figures for Reform of any firm, employed a senior aide to Farage to oversee their political polling, without disclosing his role. A second Farage aide was also used to place exclusive polling by R+W in the presstheguardian.comNigel Farage adviser had unpublicised role at polling firmExclusive: Chris Bruni-Lowe used Redfield & Wilton Strategies role to develop potential campaign tactics, sources say 27550294
Reposted by Paul FraserSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026We’ll tell you what’s boring, Farage and the BBC… honking out Reform’s latest anti-asylum seeker bollox, as if it’s workable or wanted, and without any meaningful scrutiny. Yusuf on #r4today like a firehose of fascist idiocy, when this is the ugly truth behind their desperate outburst… 921137384
Reposted by Paul FraserSouth-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026It would be a shame if people started doing this, and make a small dent in their dodgy £72m fund... 17217148
Reposted by Paul FraserPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Reform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in Govt screams BBC online & 10 o’clock news.. But why is this news in BBC’s eyes❓ Reform have 8 MPs (LibDems 71), they’re losing one by-election after another, drowning in scandal and investigations… It’s BBC PR for them nothing less🤬bbc.co.ukReform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in governmentAll asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation. 24306107
Reposted by Paul FraserDisillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 11/10/2026100% this 👇 We stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 338080
Reposted by Paul FraserOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Russia has been at war with Britain for years and the EU referendum was an open goal which they exploited. That doesn't mean that "Putin made Brexit happen" but his troll farms and media operations certainly played a part Brexiters may hate to hear it but to deny it is to deny a dangerous reality. 791494449
Reposted by Paul FraserMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 11/10/2026If only Zelensky had taken out these bot farms a decade ago, we might still be in the EU. 2361498
Reposted by Paul FraserJohn O'Connell @jdpoc.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Russian Data Hubs in Kaluga, destroyed by Ukrainian drones. At the same time: Online support in Germany for AfD, and in UK for Reform, takes a huge dip. THIS is NOT a COINCIDENCE. 211248
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026So, finally, a PM who admits there **was** Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum — after all the evidence amassed by myself @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @lukeharding1968.bsky.social Sergei Cristo, J Patrick et al — dismissed as conspiracy for ten long years Truth is the daughter of Time 471390606
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Bank of England governor tells the UK chancellor to agree a budget that reassures financial markets. Govt told to serve markets, speculators, corporations. Healthcare, education, social justice, housing is secondary in neoliberalism. Wither democracy.theguardian.comBank governor urges John Healey to use budget to allay market fears amid bond turmoilAndrew Bailey tells chancellor ‘whatever the stance of fiscal policy, it must be credible and be seen as such by financial markets’ 45484213
Reposted by Paul FraserAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 11/10/2026"It's as simple as that" via Anti Fascist League 22639296
Reposted by Paul Fraserfife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 11/10/2026A new report revealing UK Christian nationalism is driven mainly by people who rarely go to church shows far-right opportunists using religious symbols as political props. Co-opting faith to fuel division rather than practicing it is shameless. Why tolerate political hijacking? 🤔 #FBPEtheguardian.comChristian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says reportResearch challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity 2178
Reposted by Paul FraserDavid Earl Williams III @dewforpolitics.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Ukrainian strikes hit several Russian data centers, knocking millions of suspected bot accounts offline. 38577148
Reposted by Paul FraserMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October. 28728921612
Reposted by Paul FraserMarlowe_UK @irishdreamer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Please share widely. Let’s make this prick famous And unemployable 13198151
Reposted by Paul FraserRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Just for once, I'd like to hear Farage's thoughts on this monstrous piece of sh1t. 39664139
Reposted by Paul FraserReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Reform’s latest stunt should condemn them to irrelevance metro.co.uk/2026/10/08/r...metro.co.ukReform's latest stunt should condemn them to irrelevanceMr Freedom of Speech now wants to sue the reporters behind the investigation. 1113448
Reposted by Paul FraserOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026As Trump gifts Putin a financial and propaganda victory, let's take a moment to remember all those British politicians who have endorsed the US President and repeatedly hitched themselves to his egregious bandwagon.static.klipy.comNigel Farage Finds It BoringALT: Nigel Farage Finds It Boring 27691211
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Trump announces deal to import Russian diesel. Yet he imposed tariffs on China and India for importing fuel from Russia. 3 weeks ago signed law threatening 500% tariffs on India and China. Now facing midterm election defeat ... and Utter bankruptcy of Trump foreign, economic and other policies.bbc.co.ukTrump announces deal for Russian diesel as Zelensky calls it a 'gift to Putin'Ukraine's president sharply criticised the move, calling it an "investment in war that must be ended, not prolonged". 1341280587
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Shell’s refineries expected to make record profits. Profit margins of $42 a barrel, up from $24 a barrel. Cashing in on global conflicts. Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders. Misery for households and businesses. Millions plunged into poverty. Must levy 100% windfall tax.theguardian.comShell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel madeRecord prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia 38781412
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says. Lost for words at the insanity in Trumpistan, a truly sick dictatorship. Like medieval times, executions offered as a public spectacle in a country that claims to be Christian. What next?bbc.co.ukFort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon saysPete Hegseth says the execution will be public, but a legal expert says the "unprecedented" decision is on "uncertain legal terrain". 2691236438
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trickle-down economics, sold by Reagan/Thatcher as a route to prosperity for all: In practice, it disproportionately rewarded the already wealthy. Thatcher transferred publicly owned infrastructure into private hands, sometimes at bargain prices. The public lost assets; private investors gained. 11913
Reposted by Paul FraserCat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Royal Mail since privatisation in 2013 - stamp prices up 107% 💰 - failing to deliver letters, missing statutory targets 📮 - now wants to cut 2500 jobs ⁉️ Absolutely disgraceful Andy Burnham must step in and TAKE BACK OUR ROYAL MAIL www.theguardian.com/business/liv...theguardian.comRoyal Mail to cut up to 2,500 head office and support jobs by end of next year – as it happenedIMF chief Kristalina Georgieva warns energy shock, public debt and AI boom threaten global growth, as Brent crude rises above $101 a barrel and government bond yields rise 20296121
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The target audience that the Times is addressing👇 28490152
Reposted by Paul FraserHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • AI • 1864127012876
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Could Asda or Morrisons vanish within a decade? It will be a blow to many. Both owned by private equity, loaded with debt, cut staffing/wages, low investment, strangled by asset-stripping, struggling to compete, losing market share. What future for others being devoured by private equity?theguardian.comSupermarket shake-up: why Asda or Morrisons could vanish within a decadeTalks between Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have set industry tongues wagging, with analysts saying the market is ripe for change 41299145
Reposted by Paul FraserJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Another resounding victory for Kemi Badenoch. They’ll have to extend the tapestry now… 941361189
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026UK water companies made £340m by pouring billions of litres of industrial/commercial wastewater into sewage treatment works. Treatment works are not designed to remove most chemicals, leaving pollutants to pass into rivers, seas and farmland. Investment neglected. Practices are mostly unregulated.theguardian.comRevealed: the ‘black box’ wastewater trade that rakes in millions for UK utility companiesExclusive: Firms made more than £340m last year from processing industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage works that are unable to remove many chemical pollutants 21454278
Reposted by Paul FraserSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026“There’s nothing so powerful in 🇬🇧politics as the rightwing unreality machine... It’s a place where Brexit will be cost free, Ed Miliband is a Marxist, Liz Truss was a serious political figure”…and Badenoch is shielded from her own X-fuelled mediocrity. goodallandgoodluck.substack.com/p/the-strang...goodallandgoodluck.substack.comThe Strange Myth of Kemi BadenochWhy does she have the best press in politics? 42832256
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Vlahos 🇬🇧🇬🇷🇪🇺🇨🇦 @mrsohalvretep.bsky.social · 07/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/8F3Zr... Andy Burnham has made a fantastic short video on his proposals to the triple lock to fund a National Care Service. Please share far and wide. The media must not win.youtube.comAndy Burnham explains how his changes to the triple lock will impact pensions and whyYouTube video by Andy Burnham 13201132
Reposted by Paul FraserSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026For 14yrs, the Tories cratered our economy, added thousands to our cost of living, melted down public services and brexited us into decades of eye-watering expense and lost opportunity. That’s still their plan. With tax breaks for the super rich paid for by welfare cuts. So what TF is this headline? 1621424541
Reposted by Paul FraserOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Crazy Rupert Lowe has a new angle. Ban folic acid in flour. Follows a mandate that all non-wholemeal wheat flour must be fortified with synthetic folic acid (vitamin B9) by the end of December 2026 to prevent upward of 200 neural tube birth defects including spina bifida and anencephaly each year 165676205
Reposted by Paul FraserPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Billionaire David Reuben says he quit UK for Monaco ... actually already there since 2014. Worth £28bn, objects to non-dom tax changes. Doesn't want to be taxed on the same basis as UK residents Super-rich happy to make profits in the UK, want special treatment, hold govts to ransom.theguardian.com‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already leftTaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus 571034446
Reposted by Paul FraserDale Vince @dalevince.com · 08/10/2026Here’s a new idea - people get stripped of honours for doing dishonourable things - let’s add tax dodging to the list. buff.ly/6zFAOmn 16557133
Reposted by Paul FraserJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Rachel is absolutely brilliant. But don’t take my word for it, buy a ticket & find out for yourself! 11325106
Reposted by Paul FraserPeter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Soullessness: “A spot of Elgar and then it was Kemi. There was a fight for the soul of the country. There’s always a fight for the soul of the country as far as the Tories are concerned. They don’t seem to realise that it was them that ripped the soul out of it.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comAll hail the Kult of Kemi – captain, coach and owner of the Conservatives | John CraceThe Tory leader is now too big for the party to allow her to fail, so everything she does is acclaimed a work of genius 23615
