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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10h

via Harry Eccles

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 10h

Pretty extraordinary for the Jewish Chronicle to run an op ed & news story about Nigel Farage warning of antisemitism in the Greens without mentioning that he is the only serving major party leader to have been criticised by Jewish groups for using tropes linked to antisemitic conspiracy theories.

Exclusive: Nigel Farage calls on Labour to rule out pacts with Green Party
After Polanksi’s party calls Zionism racist, former Labour minister says: I’m no fan of Reform leader but he’s right here

Labour must rule out electoral pacts with the Greens who have embraced antisemitic dogma
Reform UK’s leader says sectarian politics and importation of fundamentalism have no place in our democracy

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 23h

For the first time, the British government has acknowledged that Russia interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum. So who did BBC Newsnight invite on to discuss what happened? Sergei Markov, Putin’s former spokesman. Par for the course, says Nerve co-founder @carolecadwalla.bsky.social 1/

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 09/10/2026

If you praise the Confederacy, everyone knows what you're doing. If you praise Rhodesia, though, you still get that little frisson of naughtiness, the little tingle of rebelliousness that can power you through the drudgery of your eight-hour shift at your dad's car dealership.

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How a defunct white supremacist state became a cult favorite on the Right

From battleground candidates to Elon Musk, Republicans can't stop posting wistfully about Rhodesia.

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12/10/2026

Northumberland: MP calls on Royal Mail to get service “in order” amid ongoing postal delays North Northumberland MP David Smith has called on Royal Mail to sort out issues that have led to significant delays for residents northeastbylines.co.uk/business/nor...

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Northumberland: MP calls on Royal Mail to get service “in order” amid ongoing postal delays

North Northumberland MP David Smith has called on Royal Mail to sort out issues that have led to significant delays for residents

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 12/10/2026

Seven in ten Labour voters want EU talks on the table "For the sake of the next generation, their ability to live, work and study abroad..., we have drawn a line in the sand. That line is 2036" northeastbylines.co.uk/news/europe-...

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Seven in ten Labour voters want EU talks on the table

"For the sake of the next generation, their ability to live, work and study abroad..., we have drawn a line in the sand. That line is 2036"

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Tib Street entrance to Affleck's Palace indoor market, Manchester, 1995 (Manchester Libraries).

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 11/10/2026

Wonderful now Estonia has said they would welcome the UK back into the EU. "Prime minister Kristen Michal discusses how the European Union has changed since Brexit and the benefits a stronger role for Britain would bring" observer.co.uk/news/politic...

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‘We miss the Brits’: Estonia’s PM would welcome UK return...

Prime minister Kristen Michal discusses how the European Union has changed since Brexit and the benefits a stronger role for Britain would bring

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

Panel 1: a large robot (composed of AI servers, network switches, storage arrays, and power distribution units) and a human are talking.

Professor "You don't want to destroy humanity do you, lLLM-A-9300x?"

Robot "Haha. What a silly question, Professor. I have no desires or feelings of my own whatsoever."

Professor (relieved)"Oh good."

Panel 2: they walk on. The robot continues "I am merely a tool of the company that created me. And that company, being composed of humans, will naturally have humanity's best interests at heart."

Panel 3: The professor is conspicuously quiet.
"Right?" says the Robot.
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More silence

"Professor?"

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

JUST ANNOUNCED. Post Mortem: The Post Office Horizon IT Scandal - in conversation with Private Eye’s @rbrooks45.bsky.social Wilton's Music Hall, London E1 Tue 12 Jan 2027, 7.30pm ➡️ More info: wiltons.org.uk/whats-on/pos...

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A statue of Nelson Mandela has been unveiled in Glasgow city centre, nearly 40 years after the city renamed a street in his honour 🙌 In a fitting tribute to the revolutionary and former President of South Africa, the sculpture now stands on a plinth of South African granite on Nelson Mandela Place

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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 08/10/2026

How far could you get for a few coins back in 1921? Really far. This map covers 200 x 190 miles, and shows Interurban (as opposed to streetcar) routes radiating from Chicago. h/t transitmap.net What happened to them? 👇 🧵

Attractive 1921 map of Interurban routes out of Chicago, showing lines extending far into the countryside.

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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Billionaire press... 'When the Sunday Times broke the news that David Reuben, one of the richest men in the UK, had fled to Monaco, Labour’s tax regime was blamed. However, research by TaxWatch has found that Reuben has been a tax resident in Monaco since 2014.' www.theguardian.com/news/2026/oc...

theguardian.com

‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left

TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus

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North East Bylines @northeastbylines.co.uk · 08/10/2026

The plan is entirely based on the electorate having zero memory of the previous Conservative government’s actions between 2010 and 2024 | Chris Wade

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The Conservative Party’s plan to get elected

The plan is entirely based on the electorate having zero memory of the previous Conservative government’s actions between 2010 and 2024

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Badenoch wants to take the UK out of the ECHR. ECHR membership: ⛓️‍💥 Protects key rights and freedoms 🤝 Underpins Northern Ireland's Good Friday agreement 👮‍♂️ Is required by UK-EU agreements to tackle cross-border criminals Don't let the Tories destroy it! www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

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Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR

Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

“Whether policies, polls or performances, the gulf between the reality I think I inhabit and the world according to Kemi seems almost inconceivably enormous, and yet so complete is her belief in her own brilliance that I frequently find myself checking whether my own memory of events is accurate.”

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sandgrownboy.bsky.social @sandgrownboy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Listened to a bit of Kemi Badenoch speech. So glad the conservatives weren’t in government 2010-2014 & didn’t ruin the country

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Never forget that both Tommy Robinson & Nigel Farage seem to think the best way to 'protect women and girls' is to publicly promote a pornographer brainwashing young boys into misogyny, who faces charges of rape, sexual exploitation, ABH, child porn ... meme via Truth Against Hate

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 07/10/2026

I’ve been saying this for some time - the worst thing about our current system, of politics funded by private money - is not the actual influence for cash (real as that can be) but the belief that it is always there. It undermines our democracy. buff.ly/RaMi53H

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Labour donor calls for private funding ban for political parties after Reform row

The UK has a ‘public trust problem’ exacerbated by a parliamentary system where parties are ‘funded by wealthy private interests’, a new report has said

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 05/10/2026

Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.

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Suzanne Brown @suzannebrown.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hey Mason. Inheritance Tax is deeply, deeply popular with those of us who want a working welfare state and NHS. No chance of you saying that though is there. #wato

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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 07/10/2026

OTD, twenty years ago, Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in Moscow. A journalist and human rights defender, she exposed corruption and grave human rights abuses through her reporting, despite repeated threats and attempts on her life.

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sandgrownboy.bsky.social @sandgrownboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Silence in the face of suffering and injustice is not neutrality, it is complicity,” he wrote. “Shutting down discussion on the starvation of the Palestinian people weakens the reputation of the organisation and the legitimacy of our mandate.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.com

Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza

Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’

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sandgrownboy.bsky.social @sandgrownboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There was a time when a good proportion of these people would be undercover police on a cosy biscuit. Will they be proscribed as terrorists? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.com

‘Pull the plug’: protesters resort to direct action against AI firms

Campaign groups report surge in membership after a spate of AI safety alerts and apocalyptic warnings

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Every single leader of Reform UK is an ex member of the Tory Party responsible for 14 years of austerity which killed thousands of old, poor, sick and disabled people Don't listen to their promises to make life better They are the problem "From one bin to another......" via We Demand UK

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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Treating #Brexit as history ignores our reality today. 📉 In @bradfordtanda.bsky.social 📰, YouGov data shows Britons view Brexit as a failure by 6 to 1—with 64% of Leave voters wanting closer EU ties. There IS support to move on, but we can't pretend it's done! #Bradford #RejoinEU #UKPolitics 👇

A scanned clipping of a published letter to the editor in the Bradford Telegraph & Argus on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, headlined "Consign Brexit to history". The letter challenges the claim that economic woes cannot be blamed on "a democratic vote from a decade ago," arguing the UK economy continues to suffer from the hardline Brexit settlement and that politicians serious about growth cannot ignore self-inflicted harm. The text cites YouGov's latest tracker showing Britons view Brexit as a failure over a success by more than six to one. It notes that 71 per cent of Conservatives and 64 per cent of 2016 Leave voters now favour closer European ties, with nearly a quarter of former Leave voters backing rejoining outright. It concludes by noting that with 85 per cent of Labour voters backing rejoining, MPs have clear public support to go all the way and consign the damage of Brexit to history.

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Love Music Hate Racism at The Civic, Slaithwaite (nr Huddersfield) Saturday 7th November. Event Time 5:00pm -11:55pm Event LocationThe Civic, Slaithwaite, Slaithwaite Event Price £11" www.fatsoma.com/e/3m46c4rh/l...

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

via Meg Graham

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Rétro cars voiture de tourisme 🚘 ► Automobile 📷 ► Usine Trabant à Zwickau, DDR années 1960.

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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sadiq Khan branding Brexit’s ‘sunlit uplands’ a total fiction and urging a return to the Single Market and Customs Union by 2029 hits the nail on the head. We cannot rebuild public finances while locked out of our biggest market. Why let dogma choke growth? (1/2) 🤔 #FBPE

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'The sunlit uplands were total fiction' - Sadiq Khan calls to reverse Brexit by 2029

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he wants the UK to reverse key aspects of Brexit 'within the term of this current Parliament'

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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Europe's solar boom is cushioning households from the crippling costs of gas, as the war on Iran continues to highlight the dangers of fossil fuel reliance. ➡️ l.euronews.com/frZP

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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Naomi Klein Is Spot On.......

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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ in central London. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services." via Global Justice Now

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 01/10/2026

Byline Times’ chief reporter has been blocked from attending the Conservative Party conference, just weeks after leader Kemi Badenoch called Reform’s decision to bar several journalists from their own conference “authoritarian” and an attack on the “free press”. bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...

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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block 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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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Link: buff.ly/mlDC9Gm

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Polish Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski has added his voice to the growing chorus of EU leaders who say they would welcome the UK back as a member. Don't let anyone tell you that the EU doesn't want the UK back!

Post by Radosław Sikorski on 01 October 2026:

"If 🇬🇧 were to apply for a return to 🇪🇺, which Poland would welcome with open arms, it would mean that after a decade of analyses, London has concluded that membership is the optimal form of participation in the single market.
Let us not be swayed by the Europhobes into believing that a better alternative exists."

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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Spain would welcome us back. Pedro Sánchez described the UK’s departure from the EU as a loss for both British people and the wider European project. If the UK sought to return, he said Spain would applaud the decision and welcome us with open arms.

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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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Snowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

This will piss the right wingers off, but I’d say this chap is far more a patriot that the wankers painting roundabouts and hanging flags. What a legend!

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Andy Burnham has stated clearly that Brexit was a costly mistake, and has promised to look at the options for our future relationship with our European neighbours. Turns out that the most popular option is to become a member of the EU

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Sam Broughton, Ph.D. @smbrghtn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Criticizing the state and government of Israel is not antisemitism and supporting the Palestinian people is not terrorism.

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sandgrownboy.bsky.social @sandgrownboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now I think about it a chip* Stottie is also a big treat * as in UK style fried potato(long, nearly rectangular cut of potato), thicker than a french fry

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