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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22h

"Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong. This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press." via Reform Watch

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17h

A YouGov overview of perceptions of the Conservative Party and leader Kemi Badenoch - 14% intend to vote Conservative among 28% considering party - 32% favourable about Badenoch (47% unfavourable) - 20% see Conservatives as ready to govern (59% do not) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

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How do Britons see the Conservatives and Kemi Badenoch, ahead of the party’s 2026 conference?

Although attitudes to Kemi Badenoch have improved over the last year, the Conservative party’s image remains poor

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Sprocket Bicycle Marketplace @sprocket.bike · 18h

🚲🚆 Bikes and trains can make the world feel much bigger. A #bicycle doesn’t have to take you the entire way. Sometimes, it just needs to take you to the station.

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 20h

We’re in Birmingham this weekend for Conservative Party Conference #CPC26 to round off our final event with @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social discussing the public’s priorities for the NHS and social care. Come and join us: 📍 Hyatt Regency, Allegro Room 🕞 Sunday 4 October, 15:30–17:00

A speaker announcement for a panel discussion on the public's priorities for the NHS and social care featuring Hugh Alderwick, Damian Hinds MP, Kate Duxbury, Charlotte Pickles and Caroline Abrahams on Sunday 4 October, from 15:30 to 17:00

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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 23h

From Scotland to Northumberland, Blackpool to Leicestershire, Reform contested six by-elections yesterday. They lost all six. Six contests. Six defeats. Reform are not inevitable. Their bubble has burst😉 Have a great weekend comrades! #NoFascists #RightWingLosers #FailingFarage

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21h

A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."

It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..

Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.

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Martin Rathfelder @rathfelder.bsky.social · 21h

Statistically, the most dangerous place for a woman is the home – not outside a refugee hotel or in an Uber or whatever the far right likes to claim. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 22h

📢 INEQUALITY GRAPHIC OF THE WEEK (No.35) 🔽 🙄 From being the world's first industrial nation to this… #CasinoUK #PoorAndDesperate #UKfail Source: Prof. Danny Dorling Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...

Horizontal bar graph showing the UK as the world's biggest online gambling market in 2021 measured by revenue (£9.1Bn) bigger even than the US (8.0Bn) and at least double most other countries.

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shibs @drshibley.bsky.social · 22h

I have real concerns about what kind of initiative the Modern Services Framework for frailty and dementia is, and, accordingly, who exactly will benefit. Here's a Substack piece of mine on it. shibley.substack.com/p/the-modern...

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The modern services framework in frailty and dementia will need to engage with what a ‘neighbourhood’ is

What is this document for and who will actually benefit?

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Cargo bike use in London is booming - up 126% since 2022. This week I joined 50 businesses - from Royal Mail to delivery firms, waste companies & tradespeople - to celebrate & raise awareness of this clean, green & economical alternative to diesel vans. #CargoBikeCruiseLDN

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The latest @yougov.co.uk tracker data shows that 59% of Britons support rejoining the EU, and 73% support a closer relationship Only 30% support the status quo, and just 16% want to loosen ties further

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Katie Lam just said the secret but inevitable bit out loud - Conservatives opposing our reform of the Triple Lock are actually on track to scrap or means test the State Pension www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Labour Party are now polling on average ten points higher under Andy Burnham than they were at the turn of the year under Keir Starmer. Reform are polling on average eight points lower than they were this time last year.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer

Line chart titled 'GB News has lost £142m to date', showing cumulative losses in pounds rising steadily from around £3m in 2020/1 to £142m by 2025. The red line climbs most steeply between 2021/2 and 2023/4, reaching roughly £110m, then flattens as growth slows towards £142m. A note states the latest figures cover the seven-month period to 31 December 2025. Chart by Press Gazette, source: Companies House

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 02/10/2026

"Pensioners say that they have contributed and are entitled to big increases in benefits. But the contributory condition has been weakened over the years... Someone born in 1956 is expected to withdraw over 30% more than they contributed." 👇 buff.ly/YJr933z

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's very easy to ignore them, but it's notable how so many of the people within industries who are tasked with understanding supply chain risk and resilience are just very worried right now. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536592...

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'There will be growing disruption': Food industry insiders raise alarm over supply chain resilience

Unnamed executives issue memo warning their companies are defaulting to 'quick fixes' to tackle climate impacts, while failing to invest sufficiently in building supply chain resilience

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 02/10/2026

On average, poorer places are using a lot less gas than richer places. This suggests that households in poorer areas are already consuming less gas than would be deemed comfortable, and further prices spikes this winter risk exacerbating this ⤵️ buff.ly/ESlYjdU

Chart showing gas in median gas use between the tenth poorest and richest LSOAs, with and without controls: 2024, England and Wales

Even after controlling for key energy use determinants such as housing type, insulation levels and demographic factors, the chart shows that the gap in gas use between the poorest tenth and richest tenth of areas was still 2,500 kWh.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

📗 Read the full report, written by @martintb-ifs.bsky.social, Kate Ogden and David Phillips, here: ifs.org.uk/publications... 🎤 We're holding an online event to discuss this report today at 10am. You can sign up here: ifs.org.uk/events/shari...

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Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“many British people wrongly believe that social care is funded by the government, and think that when the time comes that they will require it, the tab will be picked up by the state, NHS-style, rather than the lottery that currently takes place.”

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“With births barely exceeding deaths, and likely to fall, idea UK faces inexorable immigration-driven population growth is detached from reality. The long-term challenge is how we sustain the workforce, public services and tax base as the population ages.” www.thetimes.com/article/uk-p...

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UK population grows at slowest rate since 1998, ONS figures show

The slowdown is largely due to the ongoing fall in net migration

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Disability doesn’t care how old you are. Specialist food is no cheaper if you’re 19. Employers don’t lose their prejudice if you’re 21. This is blatant intergenerational inequality from Labour. Younger disabled people of all severities deserve better. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes

Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of these days, I’m going to write something for someone about the ways in which my autistic seven year old is failed daily by the education, health and social care services that are simply not there for him. The trauma he’s faced will have lifelong impacts. Makes me so 😢😡

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.

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Zak Bond @zakbond.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

On the same day diesel hit £2 a litre for the first time, we took 50+ cargo bikes onto the streets of London for the seventh Cargo Bike Cruise. While diesel vans are getting more expensive to run, cargo bikes are becoming a practical and cheaper option for more and more businesses.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

'As men in balaclavas try to stop lifeboats saving people, something different is happening on the coast of North Devon. In a community changed by an asylum hotel, new friendships are being forged – and a group of refugee schoolgirls are learning to surf like the locals.' 🏄🏽‍♀️ youtu.be/cP5JCtqOgnM?...

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The refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon waves

YouTube video by The Mirror

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

James Burke with one of the greatest pieces if timing in Television history as he turns, points, and Voyager 2 takes off from Cape Canaveral in August 1977.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ah, there's the rub

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After the Brexit referendum in 2016, Nigel Farage predicted that the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Italy. 2016 to 2025: each country has become more pro EU 🇳🇱 Netherlands - from 72% to 81% 🇩🇰 Denmark - from 62% to 85% 🇸🇪 Sweden - from 64% to 85% 🇦🇹 Austria - 37% to 51% 🇮🇹 Italy - 33% to 52%

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is sovereignty. 'Wind and solar generated a record 41% share of the UK’s electricity needs in 2026 to date, compared with 25% from gas, avoiding the need for gas imports worth £5.9bn since the outbreak of war between the US and Iran in February.' www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-win...

Bar chart showing record wind and solar have saved the UK from gas imports worth £5.9 billion during Hormuz crisis.

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GunnyJKJ @gunnyjkj.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More Americans were in support of legal marijuana than legal sports betting.

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Lydia Becker Institute @lydiabeckeriii.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

At 12 PM today, the @britsocimm.bsky.social Manchester Immunology Group Seminar takes place in the Smith Lecture Theatre. Dr Julie Ribot from the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine presents her work on immune system-brain interaction: “γδ17 T cells in neuro-immune cross-talks”. #ImmunoSky

At 12 PM Oct 1, the BSI Manchester Immunology Group Seminar takes place in the Smith Lecture Theatre.

Dr Julie Ribot from the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine presents her work on immune system-brain interaction: “γδ17 T cells in neuro-immune cross-talks”.

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David Oliver @mancunianmedic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Executing middle-aged people for things they did as immature adolescents (even if you *did* believe in the death penalty) is crazy Not least cos they've usually spent 20 or 30 years on death row which is longer than most people would serve for murder in most jurisdictions

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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.

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martinbarrow.bsky.social @martinbarrow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Private equity-backed children’s homes are ‘rinsing council budgets dry’, says Southport MP Patrick Hurley southport.thelead.uk/p/private-eq...

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Private equity-backed children’s homes are ‘rinsing council budgets dry’

Southport MP Patrick Hurley made the claim

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

rural health folks have been hearing nonsense and hype about how AI and medtech will fix everything for YEARS. if these coastal elites had bothered to talk to anyone instead of imposing their corrupt deals on everyone...

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

She's a 94 year old Jewish human rights lawyer. She's been arrested under terrorism legislation for opposing genocide. The least we can do is to listen.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mark Butcher is Reform UK's candidate in Claremont, Blackpool, standing tomorrow. He's seen here with a group intimidating a council worker taking flags down. A worker, just doing his job. That's him climbing the ladder. Just think how a he would treat council staff if he was a councillor.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thatcher ended the link between the state pension and earnings in 1980

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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Doctors for Safe Cycling is back! "A coalition of Ontario health-care workers gathered in downtown Toronto on Tuesday to denounce the provincial government’s plan to remove bike lanes on three major roadways across the city."

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Ontario health-care coalition denounces province's plan to remove bike lanes across Toronto | CBC News

A coalition of Ontario health-care workers gathered in downtown Toronto on Tuesday to denounce the provincial government’s plan to remove bike lanes on three major roadways across the city.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Kemi Badenoch condemned Reform's ban on critical journalists covering their conference as "authoritarian", saying her own party would never do the same as "we believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." Now the Conservatives have banned Byline Times from their conference

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban

The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.

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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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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "Is Rejoining the European Union an option?" Lisa Nandy, "Yes of course." "And I think Andy Burnham is right to say that we've got to be honest, Brexit has not worked for us" "A lot of the public I think have come to that view as well"

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reminder Corporation tax in the UK is 25%. The actual average amount paid is just 13.1%. Because they use a million tax breaks, it costs £80bn a year. But they NEVER talk about this unaffordable tax avoidance by billionaires.

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Tomas Hirst @tomashirstecon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My fear is we may ultimately all go mad watching British politics contort itself into a pretzel to avoid a couple of pence on the basic rate of income tax.

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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Today I am announcing a new National Commission on Electoral Reform. I invite all the political parties to part of its work. We will contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system so that everyone's vote counts and everyone's voice is heard." buff.ly/TcOx9H7

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The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.

We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The old triple lock is gone. And the new triple lock still keeps pace with average earnings, but doesn't have the ratchet." 📺 @helenmiller.bsky.social interprets the Prime Minister's triple lock announcement in her response to the speech on BBC Politics Live:

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It probably won't make the headlines in tomorrow's papers, but a national commission on replacing first past the post with a presumably proportional system is a *seismic* change. If it happened, a lot of how UK politics happens would be done differently.

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