Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026A 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." 2852529919
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs" 1142478781
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Super-rich UK energy/food magnates’ wealth skyrockets amid global crises Working-class face soaring prices, worsening climate impacts. Billionaires owning food/energy companies profit from hardship The same class funds political parties, uses tax havens, preaches low wages to workers.theguardian.comSuper-rich UK energy and food magnates’ wealth skyrockets amid global crisesAnalysis has shown the costs of daily essentials soaring in recent years, thanks in part to climate shocks, wars and geopolitical tensions 13359182
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah right… Says man with net favourability rating of minus 45, a shitload of investigations into possible corruption, a team of utter inadequates and with every constituency bar 4 favouring rejoining because we all know how crap Brexit is now. Bore off. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comBurnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says FarageReform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’ 81989234
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Imagine looking back at the 1980s, the results of which we still endure daily in so many ways and thinking yeah that was great 68818
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialNorthern & proud 👊 @gazlancs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Boris Johnson became PM based on these promises He kept none of them - & knew he would not He lasted 3 years Sacked MP’s that challenged his Brexit Illegally prorogued Parliament & lied to the Queen!! 39429173
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I've been blocked from attending Conservative Party conference. Just a few weeks after Badenoch blasted Reform for doing the same thing... bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe 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 29452205
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Comparison of state pension in G7 shows that the UK state pension is the least generous. Countries have wide variance in how retirement incomes are funded and how returns are calculated. Purists might want more nuanced data but this is what we have. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... 9202111
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Richest 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.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 981890708
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Translation of Andy Burnham's speech today: "We are choosing to ditch the pensions triple lock to fund social care because we are sticking to Rachel Reeves made up self imposed fiscal rules, and because we refuse to tax wealth." 471
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialAndy Hearn 🏳️⚧️🇵🇸🏳️🌈⚽️🎶🌈 @andyhearn24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026You don’t need to remove the protective triple lock on pensions to fund an improvement in social care. Why are people still buying the crap Labour are selling? 64620
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010. 55459265
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The biggest winner of Andy Burnham taking over as PM is Rachel Reeves made up, self-imposed fiscal rules. Thank goodness this shower weren't in charge in 1945. 011
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Re: Benefit cuts John Healey = Rachel Reeves 010
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialBradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Chancellor John Healey’s 'the money is not there' speech sounded remarkably similar to that of his predecessor, Rachel Reeves. Hope Again? More like same again. For Real Hope and Real Change - Vote Green. 2146
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Guardian had a lot of letters about Gabby Hinsliff’s article advocating a lower state pension. None had a comparison with the rest of Western Europe, which the rest of mainstream media also omitted. A media consensus of this kind is an abuse of power. This is the letter they didn’t publish. 36326
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026One of the best accounts to follow on Bluesky: @premnsikka.bsky.social On point analysis and commentary on British politics 👍 2631257
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every journalist who does an article saying that the triple lock is unaffordable should be made to live on £13k for 2 years; and £13k for 5 years if they work for The Guardian. 110
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sounds right to me 👍 34681942113
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Good. Now arrest those who were with him for conspiracy, and then arrest those who tried to set fire to a hotel for arson. And then proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation. Which is what you are if you use violence for political ends. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comPolice arrest far-right activist Daniel Thomas after dinghy slashed in ChannelThirty-seven-year-old in custody on suspicion of crimes including criminal damage with intent to endanger life 1123014852
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why do you think so many British papers haven't?" via Very Brexit Problems 191796793
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage. 641054333
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.theguardian.comBritain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby HinsliffThe issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff 77706372
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Gaby Hinsliff, campaigning for a cut to the UK state pension, omits the important contextualisation of state pensions in neighbouring countries, a significant omission. The only country I could find with a lower state pension is Portugal. This information seriously undermines her argument. 58133
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Large part of the UK press has been on the wrong side of history, fuelling hatred, social divisions, supporting authoritarianism. Their support for the current Blackshirts has a history (see below) as they continue to support the far-right stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672... 30514255
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Guardian is calling giving pensioners £13,000 a year - one of the lower state pensions in Europe - unaffordable 915052
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For the UK It’s: “Margaret Thatcher” 413727
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Laura Kuenssberg asks if it bothers Labour's Bridget Phillipson that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax, citing, Jim Ratcliffe, move abroad - except, that's not the full story. My View: Did you know companies owned by Jim Ratcliffe have received public support worth around £630 million? 60751329
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialProud Lefty CW💚🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The hard right promise worse austerity than Labour, with no publicly run services and horrific persecution of minorities. Let's be absolutely clear there is no future with climate change denying, anti-vax, anti-refugee thugs, who beat up RNLI heros. They are all Fascist mindless criminal cretins. 143
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly. 631504592
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialProud Lefty CW💚🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Haven't Reform been Proscribed yet? I thought Govt was meant to protect us from terrorists. 052
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“There can be no more trying to pretend there’s a respectable anti-immigration position which is meaningfully distinguishable from far right thuggery” We must actively make racism shameful again. Because this is where it has led and it’s unforgivable. No more indulging ignorance and hate. 20594196
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble. It's an unforgivable act of thuggery. 351381333
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Trump floundering in wars, economy, polls, courts and global politics bans CNN, MS NOW, Politico from the White House. New York Times and Washington Post next? Fox News, Breibart and sychophantic outlets masquerading as press not banned. Dictators don't like scrutiny by the press or the courts.edition.cnn.comTrump says he’s ‘banning’ CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House | CNN BusinessPresident Donald Trump claimed Friday that he is “banning” CNN, MS NOW and Politico “from the White House,” though there was no immediate indication his administration had taken steps to follow throug... 1620080
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialEd Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is no way to be "legitimately concerned" that the "wrong" people are being saved from drowning. Everyone should be saved from drowning, except maybe the sort of people who assault lifeguards. 812038
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialEddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Just look at the glee on Nigel Farage’s face as he watches a Piddington resident cry about the overt racism she, her Caribbean heritage husband, and their two children have felt in the village during the referendum. Time and again he’s showing us exactly who he is. 2101925738
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/09/2026One characteristic that Farage shares with Trump is their love of cruelty. Both revel in the discomfort, and worse, of those they despise. 63911
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialMial Pagan @mialp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026He'd get rid of The National Trust, RNLI, NHS, libraries and any other institutions that are the heart of this country. Instead we'll have the crypto bros & oligarchs running the UK. Failed public schoolboy Farage sullies everything he touches apart from his bank account. 053
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialthattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Can we please apply the terrorist laws to these masked thugs? 56718
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialJointheDots @joiningupthedots.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is a blatant threat to the RNLI, who are currently out of action in Portsmouth - ergo not saving lives, because staff are being terrorised. When will Mahmood take domestic terrorism of this nature seriously. 90998384
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialProud Lefty CW💚🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The gift that will keep on giving - to the superich! 021
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialMatthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This week on his TV show, Nigel Farage laughed at a clip of a woman in tears because of the racism she’d experienced. “I can’t stop laughing,” he said. When people tell you who they are, believe them. And then don’t vote Reform. 361157379
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukReform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaksExclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party 10623881023
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialProud Lefty CW💚🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇮🇷🎧 @proudleftycw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BBC News. Not the respected truthful journalism it once was. As is getting to be the norm it now constantly pushes Reform's agenda including glaring lies. 121
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026From a party that plans to *retrospectively* remove basic human rights from those already granted asylum and leave to remain *and* demands we flounce out of the ECHR to control immigration, this is some next level arseholery from Jenrick, Tice and Reform. 34653207
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The full state pension, for the 38% of pensioners on the "new" version, post 2016, is going to be £13k from next April. Newspapers reporting that triple lock is out of control. --> £13k is around HALF the minimum wage <-- 031
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“Last week YouGov polling found nearly three quarters of voters (73%) believe Farage is at least fairly sleazy. And 71% believe Reform UK is similarly disreputable, up 20 points in two years” This is only going in one direction. £72Mill won’t make us like you. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukNigel Farage is more unpopular than ever among voters, stinging polling showsPolling by YouGov found that nearly seven in 10 Brits have a negative view of Nigel Farage - the highest level on record - as he and his party battle allegations of sleaze 881519459
rembetis.bsky.social @rembetis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Of course Farage's fascist govt will stop unions funding Labour if he takes power. And tons of other fascist policies on top, not least appointing corrupt Judges and taking away our human rights. 010
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialMrMirth @mrmirth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is what the BBC calls 'news'. Released today. It's just a blatant platforming of Reform. It's meaningless and is not news. 1061011268
Reposted by @rembetis.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"So tell me Mr Farage, what was it about a system favoured by money launderers that allows donations to be totally untraceable that first attracted you to crypto?" 272191662