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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Things that aren't patriotic: - Racism - Moving abroad for tax purposes Things that are patriotic: - A love and sense of duty to your country, including paying taxes that contribute to it
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Dee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
They’ve closed the Portsmouth RNLI station. This is who we are now. The silent ‘majority’ have just been too bloody silent. They no longer live amongst us. We live amongst them. We have all got to do more and bloody loudly…
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Reform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
10 years on from Brexit, there are still no rules to stop lies in election ads. We’ve tabled amendments to prevent ads like the Brexit bus misleading voters again. Email your MP and ask them to sponsor them. 16 MPs have so far. It takes 30 seconds 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/...
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Lisa Boocock @lisajboocock.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Good opportunity for those starting a career in the law. Be great to get the word out. @barristersecret.bsky.social @viewfromthenorth.bsky.social
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Ahead of Thursday’s paperback publication of #TheCutThroatTrial, I am contractually required to share some reviews. In an effort to be even-handed, I will balance out every 5-star review with a 1-star review. You can’t say fairer than that. (If you’re tempted, links are in the thread below.)
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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
NEW BLOGPOST Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious? thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 07/10/2025
We’ve spotted several videos being shared on social media claiming the TV licence fee is set to double for over-65s. But this isn’t true.
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The TV licence fee is not doubling for over 65s – Full Fact
A spokesperson for the BBC confirmed this isn’t true, contrary to claims being shared on social media.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
This is an excellent explanation of the law, accessible to non-lawyers
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 18/07/2025
www.desmog.com/2024/09/20/m...
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Mapped: Reform UK’s Anti-Green Network
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK describes itself as a people’s movement taking on the British establishment.  The anti-immigration party, which won five seats in July’s general election and is holding its an...
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Interesting thread
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/07/2025
According to the groundbreaking work of Dutch researcher Dr. Tessa Roseboom, the impacts of near starvation are also likely being experienced by generations not yet born. (From 2024)
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How famine and starvation can affect Gazans for generations to come
Research on WWII's Dutch “Hunger Winter” has terrifying implications for the region's children—and for their children.
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Richard Cato @richardcato1.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Wouldn't bet my House on it!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
UK Govt's £122m claim against Michelle Mone-linked company reaches high court. Got PPE contracts through VIP lane. Govt claimed PPE was defective. After denials Mone and husband admitted they personally benefitted. Wheels grind slowly when it comes to the rich. Mone was sued in December 2022.
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DHSC’s £122m claim against Michelle Mone-linked company reaches high court
Government is seeking to recover money paid to PPE Medpro, which was recommended to ministers by peer
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
35 years of England water privatisation. Industry controlled by companies with 1,135 criminal convictions. 1trn litres water a year lost in leaks. Sewage dumped in rivers for 3.62m hrs a year. £85bn dividends, £70bn+ debt, people fleeced Last decade, £112m exec bonuses . Must end privatisation.
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Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry
Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Does that include the public in South West Norfolk seat who overturned Liz Truss's majority of over than 26,000 and voted her out?
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Brian Moore @brianmoore666.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I know one constituency where the public might not agree.
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Leila Belkora PhD, astrophysics @leilabelkora.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Informative thread, great storytelling! 🧪
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Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.
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Debating Room @debatingroom.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Reform has five MPs, the Green Party has four, and the LibDems have 72 Do you think the media coverage of each of those parties has been proportional to their representation in parliament?
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Duchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 @gemmagould.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Shameless plug here It’s me in print for @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
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New Aldi proposal at ‘dangerous’ Epsom junction elevates residents’ concerns
Controversy grows as Aldi gets green light for Epsom store at hazardous junction near schools and GP surgery
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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Decent politicians need to push back against Farage's comments on Lucy Connelly. "millions of mothers after Southport feeling exactly the same way"? No. Millions did NOT feel the need to call for mass murder of asylum seekers & we simply cannot allow the idea to be normalised.
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Kevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Well said.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Nigel Farage is voters' last choice to be Prime Minister - as he's branded 'political fraud' www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Nigel Farage is voters' last choice to be PM - as he's branded 'political fraud'
In embarrassment for Nigel Farage, YouGov released a poll on his popularity ratings as he took to the stage to claim voters were behind him in a major press conference
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
49% annual drop in Tesla sales in Europe to April www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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Car sales in Europe dip slightly in April, Tesla's 49% drop tempers EV gains
Tesla's sales in Europe fell 49% in April from a year earlier, even as battery-electric sales rose by 27.8%, as the U.S. EV maker's upgrade of its Model Y shows little sign of improving the brand's tarnished image in the region.
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Day17 @day17anne.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
So anyone except Farage. 😂
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Between 2011 and 2023, 816 care homes in England were forcibly closed by the regulator for poor standards and harms to residents. 804 were owned by for-profit entities. 30% -40% of fees vanish in profits, leaving less for services. Profits and care don't mix.
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New analysis: most care homes closed by industry regulator are run
A new analysis led by researchers at the University of Oxford and funded by the Nuffield Foundation has found that virtually all care homes forced to close in England by the Care Quality Commission
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KingLizard #FBPE @kinglizard.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Stop Trump billionaires from meddling in our elections. Tell the UK to ban foreign political donations: action.eko.org/a/uk-ban-all...
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UK: Ban All Foreign Political Donations
Nigel Farage’s far-right Reform Party just made massive gains in UK elections. And now they’re drawing up plans to tap Trump donors to power Farage to Prime Minister in 2029.But we have a plan to stop
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Financial crime in the UK. $2trn to $5.5trn dirty money laundered globally. 40% through the UK, its Crown Dependencies, Overseas Territories. Govt can take out Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) to chase crooks. 2017-2025: 7 UWOs, none since 2019, no prosecutions. Laws not enforced on the City.
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Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
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Steve Howell @stevehowell.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I've voted for Gary Lineker in the National TV Awards, presenter category. Please join me and share. www.nationaltvawards.com/vote
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Vote | National Television Awards
Choose your winners in this year’s National Television Awards
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Zoë Hollands @zoehollands.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Exactly 👇
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Text of today's Court of Appeal ruling rejecting Lucy Connolly's appeal against her sentence for publishing material intending to incite racial hatred -
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
owning the euro-libs by waiting in the longest possible queue before I can start my holiday
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
This is an excellent explanation of the law in this case
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Uk suspends trade talks with Israel, sanctions violent settlers www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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UK suspending trade talks with Israel over Gaza blockade, Lammy tells MPs – UK politics live
Foreign secretary tells parliament that the Israeli government’s ‘egregious actions and rhetoric’ are isolating the country from its friends and partners
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
EU employment law EU Member States and European Parliament agree revised law on worker representation in big transnational companies (European Works Councils) www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Strengthening representation of EU workers in multinational companies: Council and Parliament reach agreement on the revision of the European works council directive
The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a revising directive that seeks to make the representation of workers in large multinational companies more effective.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Thames Water & Anglian Water face 53 criminal investigations over sewage dumping. TW already has over 187 convictions, AW 128; water companies total 1,135. Still fleecing customers, dumping sewage, paying dividends. No company shut down, no exec prosecuted. Must remove profit motive. Nationalise
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Thames Water and Anglian Water face 53 criminal investigations over sewage
Firms among England and Wales suppliers facing record 81 investigations as sources say ‘polluter will pay’ for their cost
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Sarah Calvert 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺 @sarahcalvert.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
For those of us not "sick of experts" here's a great place to start.
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Michael Gollop @michaelgollop.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Yes! At last, we have at least a partial repairing of the immense economic & political damage of Farage & the Tories' Brexit. Now to build bridges & strengthen our relationship with our friends & allies in the EU - & hold the Brexiters' guilty feet to the fire. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10
Agreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing waters
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Gary Linkeker has been consistently bold, principled and spoken the truth clearly. The fact the BBC has now placed itself in direct opposition to these values demonstrates the spiral our media is in. We urgently need reform. Solidarity, once again, to Gary. ✊🏼
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/05/2025
"In another political universe, Leavers would be claiming this flurry of deals as a “Brexit benefit”. But as they speak only of British failure, Labour believes it can trap Reform and the Tories on the wrong side of both voters and business." ~AA www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Labour’s Europe deal is a trap for Brexiteers
The government believes its opponents are on the wrong side of voters and business.
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Carl Gardner @carlgardner.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is how "This side says X, but the other side says Y" balance ends up distorting journalism. Instead of being based on the journalist's own independent, impartial analysis this question really just ventriloquises a partisan opposition stance and gives the impression the BBC fully agrees with it.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
And ALL of it in English.
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The BBC will sack Lineker for his humanity but pay Chris Mason and Laura Kuenssberg eye watering sums to rim Tories and push a right wing agenda. We urgently need press reform.
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 19/05/2025
The great thing about journalism is all the gifted reporters and editors have lost the jobs they went into debt to train for and sacrificed their emotional health to do well, but half a dozen middle-aged moral disasters are now the face of the whole discipline because they suck up to billionaires
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
The U.K. fishing industry - weaponised & then betrayed & then abandoned, by Johnson, Farage & the rest of them - is better off under Starmer’s deal than it was under Johnson’s. That’s not an opinion. It’s counting. Anyone claiming otherwise is a liar.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for the past decade. For the first time a British government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed
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Keir Starmer's EU Reset Deal Is the First Crack in the Brexit Wall Holding Britain Back
This agreement marks the beginning of the end of the suffocating Brexit consensus that has gripped British politics for a decade, argues Adam Bienkov
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Coverage of idiots claiming ‘betrayal’ or ‘surrender’ isn’t just bad journalism, it’s a dereliction of our duty to explain things. I’d actually forgotten just how bad it got but here we are, straight back to treating liars & spivs like authorities of equal weight to experts & honest brokers.
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