Reposted by Rachel JonesThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Juries are randomly selected members of the public. Men and women from all walks of life and all political backgrounds. Only a moron of irredeemable proportions would even think of suggesting that a jury verdict represents some deep state “two-tier justice”. 561373279 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Providing safe routes to reach the UK is the only logical, evidence-based way to stop people travelling through irregular means. Last night Ben Kentish challenged me on @lbc.co.uk on how that would work & whether A MILLION BILLION PEOPLE might come😱 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al4R...youtube.comWould a SAFE ROUTE WORK to stop Channel crossings?YouTube video by Zoe Gardner 47442157 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Well, it has to be this: youtu.be/bf725n9KILA?...youtu.beWhat to say when you are asked: Why don’t real refugees claim asylum in France?YouTube video by Zoe Gardner 60966208 0
Reposted by Rachel Jonesopendemocracy.net @opendemocracy.net · 04/08/2025Visa reform is the minimum owed to exploited care workersbit.lyVisa reform is the minimum owed to exploited care workersThe UK government’s failed rematching scheme shows ministers fundamentally misunderstand the reality of care work 02214 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 29/01/2025If you want to know how brutal the current spending review is, read this story — 50% cuts to a proven A-Level maths promotion program, only £17mn over 2 years. For a govt banking on AI 🤯 Dismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/d323f...enterprise-sharing.ft.comDismay at plan to cut back A-level maths support programme[FREE TO READ] Reducing support scheme credited with boosting maths performance in England is retrograde step, say critics 44925 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/02/2025If you don’t want history to be re-written please share this video widely - because the only way to stop that happening is to constantly call this boll**** out with the actual facts 12658398 0
Rachel Jones @racheljj.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Anyone wondering why Trump has backed down on imposing 25% Tarriffs on China? Musk needs to keep the Chinese government sweet, it’s a necessity for Tesla production and sales. Worth a read 👀 120 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/01/2025Reform says it's raising millions - but what has Farage's party done with the money it's received in the past? I took a deep dive into Reform's 'wholly exceptional' accounts, and found a 'black hole' and some major questions Full story here: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-black-... 21423228 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesAndrew Brennan @andrewsb49.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Elon Musk, Nigel Farage and the Second Cummings – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/01/15/e...bylinetimes.comElon Musk, Nigel Farage and the Second CummingsA transatlantic coalition of extreme misfits and weirdos is plotting regime change on both sides of the Atlantic, reports Tom Scott 184 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesJon Danzig FBPE @jondanzig.bsky.social · 08/01/2025→ They should have better challenged #Farage’s racism 𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘 Seeing off far-right political parties by copying them instead of challenging them hasn’t worked. ON YOUTUBE: shorturl.at/yboGz ON FACEBOOK: shorturl.at/7c1Fy ON LINKEDIN: shorturl.at/8QMtl 197 0
Rachel Jones @racheljj.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Shocking, (but not shocking) misinformation from Musk, in just one 24 hour period. Highlighted by Ros Atkins. Well worth watching 👀 000 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024More than 7,000 people have now taken Democracy for Sale’s survey asking what people think about influence of money in politics! Thanks so much for everyone. If you haven’t taken it, only takes a few minutes. Thanks! democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguarddemocracyforsale.co.ukDemocracy For Sale - Safeguard DemocracyA survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money 1110075 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse… ‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut downExclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad 16626201139 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesJon Danzig FBPE @jondanzig.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Since the referendum was an advisory poll, and not a binding vote, the UK courts had no power to intervene on the validity of the Brexit vote. Had the referendum been a binding vote, the courts could have annulled the result as compromised and unsafe. My report explored. brexitdecision.eu-rope.combrexitdecision.eu-rope.comWho made the decision to leave the EU?So, here’s THE key question: Who made the decision for the UK to leave the EU? It wasn’t the referendum. The referendum, as agreed by Parliament, was advisory only and not legally capable of making an... 142 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024🔴Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in the UK The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...bylinetimes.comNigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UKThe Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world 87259146 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/12/2024"That is why I do not believe that the likes of Nigel Farage can simply be ‘ignored’ and not given the ‘oxygen’ of a platform. "What he says and does should be rigorously scrutinised and taken seriously" bylinetimes.com/2024/12/02/t...bylinetimes.comTrump’s Return and the Farage Blindspot: Dismissing What We Disagree With in the Hope It Will Disappear Isn’t the Answer – Reality Proves OtherwiseNot taking seriously political figures we find undesirable will not change their potential impact or ambitions – Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, and Nigel Farage only benefit from being underes... 20331100 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024NEW 🚨 Britain's electoral laws are broken - but successive governments have done nothing Musk's proposed $100million donation to Nigel Farage shows we are on the cusp of a real crisis for British democracy But it can be fixed. Here's how, by me democracyforsale.substack.com/p/musks-100m...democracyforsale.substack.comMusk’s $100m to Farage will break our democracyKeir Starmer needs to fix Britain’s broken electoral laws now - if he doesn’t, we will all suffer the consequences 731617913 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Another reason for us to make @bsky.app the biggest social media platform in the word, say boll**** to Elon Musk & send him packing. We CAN do it www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-elo...huffingtonpost.co.ukIs Elon Musk Planning To Make A 'F*** You Starmer' $100 Million Donation To Reform UK?The tech billionaire has been at war with the PM for months. 862155505 0
Reposted by Rachel JonesJon Danzig FBPE @jondanzig.bsky.social · 30/11/2024→ Why #migrants are vital - my post from 30 November 2014 𝗪𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗘 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗡𝗢𝗪: 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗦 Britain needs migrants because we have an ageing population, a low birth rate, and millions more jobs than Brits to do them. Read my post today on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube. #Brexit 2148 0