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Ralph Leishman

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14h
Much 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...
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 25/09/2026
You can add your voice to this and let your MP know you want them to attend and speak for you here: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not a dicky bird about thugs trying to sink a dinghy with a rescue worker on board or their claims to be "forming an army". Two boats of people seeking safety land and bingo bango they're the ones portrayed as the issue. Labour is complict in the rise of the far right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Home Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in Kent
Usually brought ashore by Border Security Command or the RNLI, these are the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.
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Ralph Leishman @rl4consulting.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great that it's more EU flags than butcher's aprons at last night of the Proms.
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Brilliant to see so many EU flags at last night of the Proms.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A picture of post-Brexit Britain. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog on a fortnight of ugly political scenes, why a government-led counter-narrative on asylum is needed, and why these domestic political events are a national security issue: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-pi...
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LeifH @lhdinton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
And as good a time as any to remind people how easy it is to support the RNLI: rnli.org
rnli.org
RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
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Caroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Finding it really telling right now we CAN arrest people holding signs peacefully about their political views. But we CAN'T arrest men beating women with literal sticks at Reform UK for expressing their views. So freedom of speech includes violence now for certain groups?
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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
From his lanyard, it’s clear that the Reform UK member who assaulted two female protestors at the party’s conference is Stephen Cooling of Sutton Coldfield. I assume @westmidlandspolice.bsky.social are on the case? He ought to be easy to find, as he stood for UKIP in the May 2016 local elections.
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ayowhose.bsky.social @ayowhose.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Police intel is good enough to allow pre-emptive raids on young women in Quaker meeting houses but mysteriously lacking when it comes to balaclava’d thugs blocking transport infrastructure. Funny that. 🙄 news.sky.com/story/ridicu...
news.sky.com
'Ridiculously heavy-handed' Metropolitan Police criticised after raid on Quaker meeting house to arrest protesters
One Quaker was incensed by how the police "flooded" the building - so much so that they pointedly did not offer the officers any cups of tea.
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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Easy to arrest these thugs they are all getting on a train going from platform 1 Dover Station to London.
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🇬🇧 In this bonkers uk, the uk Gov are arresting thousands of old age pensioners for carrying placards calling out the Genocide in Gaza, whilst at the same time they are accommodating racist ‘demonstrations’ by Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s Neo-Nazis thugs🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Are you YES yet ? 🇪🇺
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Iona Fyfe @ionafyfe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I need to shift 60 last tickets for my Fringe show to break even. I’m a Scottish folksinger, performing self-penned, trad ballads and translations in Scots My shows are 21 and 23. Any support/reposts would go a long way. ❤️ 🎟️ Tickets → bit.ly/fringeif
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Andrew Sinclair @bluesprints.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Just to save journalists from doing research and checking facts, here's a handy table of distances I made a while ago: bsky.app/profile/blue...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Almost £10 billion of the £15 billion that Boris Johnson's Government spent on PPE during the pandemic was wasted, the Covid Inquiry has concluded. The Inquiry found money was wasted on a "vast" scale, with companies with "connections to government" given first preference for contracts
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Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 03/07/2026
The overt racism phase of the USA's world cup hosting stint has arrived.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The attacks in Edinburgh, in which an armed bare-chested white man terrorised Muslims, leaving five people injured, don't feature on a single newspaper front page this morning. Two tier journalism
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Eleonora Alabrese @eleala.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland is one of the hardest hit regions w ~9% GVA loss by 2023 The biggest sectors (whisky & food, oil & chemicals, professional services) make up 44% of its EU exports. Brexit erected barriers across all of them. And Scotland didn’t vote for this... brexitcost.org/itl1/TLM.htm... 4/...
brexitcost.org
Brexit Cost Explorer — Scotland
Brexit cost estimate for Scotland: −£27,357m GVA gap in 2023 (−14% vs. no-Brexit path). Synthetic control analysis — Brexit Cost Project.
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Ralph Leishman @rl4consulting.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I just love how the other supermarkets spend a fortune on adverts promoting @aldi as the lowest cost store.
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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@royalsociety.org I hear you’re blocking people calling on you to cancel Elon Musk’s fellowship. His presence besmirches your name. He’s a danger to British democracy. Reconsider.
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Ralph Leishman @rl4consulting.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Fuck @stvscotland giving McConnell a platform when he says he knows nothing.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A new national conversation, or just the same old one? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog discussing the different strands of the now intensifying revival of discussion about Brexit, including the latest developments in the 'reset': chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-ne...
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JohnNicolson he/him @johnnicolson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Thank you for all your kind comments & DMs about my media marathon yesterday. Important, I thought, to correct disinformation & reject guilt by association. 1) It wasn’t public money. 2) Murrell stole from @theSNP members & no-one else. 3) Independence isn’t about one man.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Blimey. This petition is now is now at almost 98,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 today and have that debate petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 26/05/2026
There's still time to sign and get the number of signatures over 100,000. That would mean the petition will be considered to be debated in parliament. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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Sarah Cowley @bournemouth4eu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Keep signing and sharing - up to 92,000 now, only 8,000 to go!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
The Rejoin petition has just hit 💥90,000💥 signatures!
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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Catriona @catrio.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
For the lovely people in England shocked at Labours latest cock up may I just point out that they have been doing this for years in Scotland and even prefer Reform to the SNP #ScottishIndependence
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
🔥 Now on 82,700!! Sign and share, share everywhere.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The Rejoin petition jumped from 70K to 75K yesterday. It needs to hit 100K by June 8th when the petition closes in order to get a debate in Parliament. The 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote is June 23rd.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
💥 70,000 signatures! 💥 ...and the petition closes on June 8th. Imagine if we can get it over 100,000 before then - and open a Parliamentary debate in time for the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote on June 23rd 2026. That'd be powerful. All hands to the pump! Sign and share, share, share! 👇
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Apply to Rejoin the EU as soon as possible to increase growth in the UK
We believe Brexit's not working. The OBR judges that the UK economy is smaller and trade is weaker because of Brexit, and it will just get worse. 10 years after the Brexit vote, let's apply to rejoin ...
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
BREAKING: First Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has confirmed
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I feel uncomfortable that the Foreign Secretary gets to put the government line straight through her husband’s mouth on national television because he’s there as a supposedly impartial host on a political debate programme. It feels wrong.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New times, same old arguments. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism blog discussing the latest developments in the rapidly changing international order and how post-Brexit Britain is stuck in delusions of greatness and cries of Brexit betrayal: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 15/04/2026
Now Mail poll now 81%-14% for rejoining, only 4% in favour of closer ties without membership. More than 25,000 votes in total. Fantastic well done everyone
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well... www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Yes is winning on 58%
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 14/04/2026
Come on everyone let's tell the daily 'snail' we want to rejoin the EU!! Just noticed there's a poll in this asking whether the UK should rejoin the EU. Currently 47%-36% in favour of no. Let's get that yes vote up. Please do it and pass it on. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Hungary's new PM urges Starmer to rejoin EU amid push to unwind Brexit
Péter Magyar, who defeated Viktor Orbán in a stunning result overnight, said he 'hoped' the UK would become a member state again.
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Lord Dom B @lorddom.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thought it useful to help the BBC out with one of its headlines.
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Believe in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
ONE WEEK LEFT to make sure you can have a say on Scotland’s future. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 It’s vital the next Scottish Parliament has a majority of pro-indy MSPs. Make sure you’re ready to vote: 📅 register by April 20th - make sure friends & family are too 🗳️ Election May 7th www.gov.uk/register-to-...
text reads: Register to vote by April 20th for the Scottish Election on May 7th. Have your say in Scotland's future.
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
It is absolutely incredible that HMRC thought (and still thinks) that it is acceptable to tell every sole trader in the country that they have to file digitally, but that HMRC isn't providing any means to do, that you probably need to get some software from somewhere, and that it sucks to be you.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
This is a major confirmation, from a high status independent source, but ignored by Scottish media, of what the SNP is achieving in government - share very widely including with your MP and MSP talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/07/15/l...
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Leading health think tank praises new framework for population health co-created by Scottish Government and COSLA
– ‘this is a major step forward’ –  ‘Despite the now released Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan, England has nothing equivalent’ – ‘England would do well to draw …
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Lindsey’s diplomacy working wonders in UAE.
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llamas in pyjamas #FBPE 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇵🇱 🇨🇦 🇩🇰 🇬🇱 🇵🇦 @jackrutland.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
So presumably this Daily Mail campaign against "foreign-born" voters will quickly be applied to their foreign-born star columnist, Boris Johnson, and their own France-based for tax purposes non-dom owner?
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Shirley @shirley.sharpe.scot · 22/02/2026
Fingers crossed. Now we need to sell #ScottishIndependence to every #Undecided.
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Andrea Joy Campbell @ajcampbellma.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too! The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression. 🧵 1/19
Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account:

Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and
gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police.

Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Starmer’s real leadership crisis. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Fatuous media coverage aside, Starmer’s challenge is to make good on his claim that Britain isn’t the country of the Brexit years in the face of rising ethno-nationalism: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/star...
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