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@propermenshevik.bsky.social
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Head of History. Ordinary men avoid trouble, extraordinary men turn it to their advantage. Trouble at Mill

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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Not a chance that was a red. Game has been ruined by the ref. Ludicrous #YNWA
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Show me desperation.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 07/09/2026
This is @mrjamesob.bsky.social's London.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
"I once did an interview where I claimed that I had lunch and a long conversation with someone while not listening"
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It astounds me that so many people in this country can not see Farage for what he is.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Privacy is valued more in Britain than in, probably, any other nation in Europe. This will go down like a lead balloon
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And here is me thinking Camara would bring me no joy today #LFC
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
So glad it looks as though we are keeping Gapko. The alternatives were not an upgrade #LFC
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"We have bought two players this morning" "Excellent, the fans will be excited" "They are both 18 and not joining until 2027, neither are in positions we lack depth" ......... #LFC
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Okay own up! Who was it? #LFC
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This Pennsylvania barbershop boosts kids' confidence by paying young customers $3 to read stories aloud during haircuts. Original post
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Klopp drew his first three games at Liverpool. #YNWA
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"Victory" for conman in seaside resort town.
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Andy Burnham has been warned not to “reheat” old ideas in his push to boost high-quality technical education for 14-year-olds. schoolsweek.co.uk/dont-reheat-old-i…
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Don’t 'reheat' old technical education policies, PM told
Burnham’s new policy 'will need to change parents' and children’s perception of technical routes'
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Quite interested to know what will happen to a pupil who wants a vocational qualification in an industry area not well represented in their city. Gearing towards local economy is shortsighted.
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is exactly what it will be. Sacrifice to satisfy school performance tables. As a person proudly hailing from the working classes and someone who has seen many, many people rise from humble beginnings to become incredibly successful, I find this whole thing detrimental regardless of intent.
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A Perfect way to perpetuate low expectations of already disadvantaged pupils The NEET problem will not be solved by primary teachers pigeonholing WC kids or secondaries forcing kids to decide they should be a bricklayer or spark at the age of 14. Better post 16 is needed. Fucking ludicrous
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Very interesting information on this event www.bylinesupplement.com/p/why-ceuta-...
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Why Ceuta Was Not Actually the 'Migrant Invasion' Widely Reported
Professor Stephen Zunes tells the Byline Times podcast what was really going on when more than 50,000 people descended on Spain's North African enclave
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British Future @britishfuture.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today's @mrjamesob.bsky.social column in @theipaper.com cites @britishfuture.bsky.social research on how the public, esp migration sceptics, remains unaware of the massive drop in net migration – and how this is exploited by anti-immigration voices. inews.co.uk/opinion/fara...
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Farage is sounding more desperate than ever - these figures explain why
James O'Brien: Reform's favourite political weapon is losing its edge
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Experts warn Andy Burnham’s government must have a teacher supply strategy and plans to resource schools to deliver his plan for 'technical pathways' from age 14 schoolsweek.co.uk/can-schools-...
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Can schools get the staff for Burnham's technical pathways?
Establishing workforce and facilities will take 'time and significant investment', experts warn
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
'Success absolutely cannot mean a reform that works well in Manchester, a number of core cities and London – and patchily everywhere else. Existing divides in both engagement and outcomes could even be widened, not closed' schoolsweek.co.uk/dont-ignore-...
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Don't ignore local context in rush to nationalise the MBacc
Success absolutely cannot mean a reform that works well in core cities and patchily everywhere else
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Ministers have no plans to reopen the previous government’s curriculum and assessment review as part of education reforms announced by the prime minister, Schools Week understands schoolsweek.co.uk/government-d...
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Burnham government won't reopen curriculum review
Education secretary Lucy Powell also understood to be committed to existing reform timetable
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
RIP Big Pussy Bonpensiero 🙏
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
'The humanities are vital for distinctly human skills, including judgment, proportion and the ability to approach problems that have no empirical answer. There is no future in which these skills are not vital.' (And yes, both the 'great' university trope and the platform are ick). 1/2
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We sacrifice the humanities at our peril
Another month, another of our great universities making brutal cuts. At Exeter (motto: lucem sequimur, ‘we follow the light’) over 500 members of staff have been notified their jobs are at risk in a p...
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Schools Week @schoolsweek.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
'Parity of esteem cannot mean asking poorer children to narrow their horizons earlier. The most progressive education policy remains the simplest: give every child access to powerful knowledge and allow them to decide for themselves what they will become' schoolsweek.co.uk/no-andy-burn...
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No Andy, education doesn't need a 'complete rethink'
Parity of esteem cannot mean asking poorer children to narrow their horizons earlier
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
On the Yan Diomande situation. The source is the Athletic and Romano. Both said Slot was staying and Newcastle would never sell Isak. I wouldn't be surpirsed if he goes to PSG but nothing is done yet. A report citing 'sources close' to the player. Hmm
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
So Andy Burnham wins Makerfield by 20pts and over 9000 votes. Glad to see there is still some people with common sense about.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16/06/2026
The right-wing media paints New York's joyous Knicks celebration as an orgy of chaos and violence
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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Thought I should probably update this poem.
(Billionaire) Trillionaire in a Midlife Crisis
 
He’s swapped designer jeans and flashy cars
For designer spacesuits and trips to Mars
Where he watches Earth turn on its axis
With its stupid people paying taxes
He’s indulging all his whims and vices
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis
                
He’s got plans to end world poverty
Once his new hair’s lost its novelty
He’s dropping rap tracks and dissing pronouns
His kids have names they cannot pronounce
He’s choosing who his next young wife is
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis
 
He’s an outspoken champion of free speech
With a mute button in easy reach
He’s building an army of online abusers
More spambots equals more X-users
Cause he’s been left too long to his own devices
If truth be told, he’s not the nicest 
I hope he comes down with (gastroenteritis) pneumoencephalitis
He’s a (billionaire) trillionaire in a midlife crisis
 

Brian Bilston
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Do any Edexcel teachers know what was on the USA paper 3- Civil rights and Vietnam? Message me please Thanks
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The night sky of Mars reveals a stunning view that challenges our understanding of the universe. What secrets does it hold for humanity?
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Class from Portugal #DiogoJota
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Sharpie @sharpinsky.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A reminder that the real patriots aren’t the ones tying flags to lampposts or standing around outside 3-star hotels. They’re the ones who get stuck in within their local communities, the volunteer, the football coach, the litter picker and myriad others.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
‘The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again…’
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
But in the end, as we've all learned now for so many years, you can't tell people, can't warn people, can't counsel people, can't broadcast at people. They have to live it themselves. They have the right to walk on the coals. It's the effect on the 73% who don't want to that will be tragic.
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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Maybe Labour should finally accept that socially conservative white working class voters aren't its people anymore, stop mourning its lost heartlands, stop living in the past, and focus on what the party actually is now, and has been for some time
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
As disgusted as I am reading the local election results, it may be a blessing in disguise. The next General Election is 3 years away and even a week is a long time in politics. Plenty of time for Reform to fuck up services, raise council tax and catch their hands in the till.
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
news.sky.com/story/trump-... The Iranians, Palestinians and Ukranians might disagree
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Putin and Netanyahu: whats up Don? Trump: pope being mean Putin and Netanyahu: do to him what we are doing to you Trump: threaten him with files until he falls in line? Putin and Netanyahu: Slow nod #Trump #idiot
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CJ @cjeanmartini.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
I mean... no lies detected. 🤣🤣
Meme of Hillary and Obama laughing over this...

Hillary: And then... No wait, listen... And then they told the Pope he doesn't understand the Bible before quoting a fake Bible passage from "Pulp Fiction." 

Obama: Girl, stop... I can't...
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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Mel Gibson pictured with his doctor in 2004
It's the classic Mel Gibson and Jesus meme where Mel is on set in normal clothes casually chatting to a very bloody Jesus (for those of you who don't know it).
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It started as bookshop back in the day And no one would have dreamed it would end this way With the sky blacked out from Amazon drones And an algorithm instead of a soul But no one could resist next day delivery Alexa can you hear me?
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David Didau @didau.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
NEW Five principles of effective modelling open.substack.com/pub/daviddid...
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Five principles of effective modelling
Why exemplars so often fail, and how to make modelling genuinely instructive
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
If what I am reading this morning is the actual basis of a workable peace plan, Iran won. They would be in a stronger position than before the war. #Trump #muppet #USAIRAN
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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Gatsby @propermenshevik.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Incredible rhetoric for a man who had "already won" the war #Trump
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I had to triple-check this was a real Trump post. It is.
Truth social post which reads:

Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The mad emporer has triggered chaos he cannot control open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
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