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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.

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sianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is almost unbearable to read. How can this scale of civilian suffering be happening? Life and death in ‘Fortress Donbas’, the epicentre of the Ukraine war www.thetimes.com/article/4674...

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Life and death in ‘Fortress Donbas’, the epicentre of the Ukraine war

With drones overhead and mines underfoot, Times journalists are granted rare access to the embattled city of Druzhkivka — the new heart of Kyivs defence of the east

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The intergalactic struggle for transparency and justice - Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social versus the billionaire’s lackey Frogface.

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The Prime Minister described yesterday's migration stats as "great news". In fact, the government's current immigration strategy is both economically damaging and politicallly self-defeating. But there is a better way. Me in @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

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Whoever is in charge, Labour needs a new immigration strategy

New figures published today reveal that net migration has almost halved—but this alone won’t help the government regain trust

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Simon Parker @sparkerworld.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If Ben Habib can prove his allegations then the consequences for British democracy are very grave indeed and overshadow everything that has been happening in the Westminster Village in the past 48 hours. Unsurprisingly, none of the morning news bulletins have even mentioned this story.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Reform mobilising non-voters looks to be a big story from this year’s locals. As so often, non-voters are the “dark matter” of politics - rarely discussed but so numerous they even mobilising a small slice can have big effects. Particularly in low turnout local elections.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

"There is little to no statistical relationship between Reform performance and Labour performance, but a very strong (negative) relationship between Labour and Green performance." @patrick-pme.bsky.social

patrickenglish.substack.com

Local elections analysis: Labour struggled more versus the Greens than Reform

Locals give fresh evidence on how the 2024 Labour coalition is breaking apart

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Dr Seth Thévoz @seththevoz.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

It never ceases to amaze me how many election pundits don’t understand the dynamics of First Past the Post, and how vote-splitting works under the UK’s electoral system. John Curtice does. Listen to John Curtice.

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

All of these are true: British Jews should be able to live in peace without intimidation and violence. Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel should be able live in peace without state violence, settler pogroms or discriminatory laws. Attacks on British Jews do nothing to help Palestinians.

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Greens take seat from Reform in Cliftonville by election for Kent Council. 2068 votes (39%) to 1767 (33%). Greens up from 12% last year, Reform down from 40%. @britainelects.com @electionmaps.uk

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This is an excellent piece on how the school system is failing children. Please read.

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This is an excellent piece. Please read.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Hmmm - so tacking hard right on immigration led the Danish equivalent of Labour to lose the capital city for the first time in a century to a “Green-Left” party? And all the seats on London’s borough councils are up next May? Including the progressive packed ones held by Labour for generations?

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

10 years since the export meter was connected to our solar panels (Google Maps image below). In that time we have: Generated 92509 kWh - of which consumed 44150 kWh exported 48359 kWh We also imported 13116 kWh (no battery storage). So our total energy usage is 5727 kWh pa. #SolarPV; #Passivhaus

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Rob Aitken @robaitken.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

@estresidder.bsky.social I was wondering if you knew of anyone who has done an Enerphit project on a C19th Scottish stone walled house. We built a Passivhaus Plus new build 10 years ago but may now be taking on an older house but would want the comfort of a (near) Passivhaus home.

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