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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Connor spouts racist anti democractic extreme right wing views about remigration. Don't be fooled just because he wears a suit & talks politely. He is the mirror version of Islamist extremists who deny equal citizenship to non-Muslims & other Muslim minorities. Implementing the 3 Ds would be violent

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Braverman should be asked if she rejects Ed Miliband being English (Jewish European parents). It would be highly racialised to say "no, Jews can't be Englieh for 5-6 generations" which is her logic. But perhaos even more racist to say "Miliband yes, Sunak no" (on visible skin colour, not ancestry)

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is of course not the first time it's happened and I wish I could say it will be the last.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THREAD 3/3: All political parties should express full commitment to civic nationalism & have zero tolerance to ethnonationalism or any dog whistling for it. This would have been considered normal previously, but no longer in these polarised and contested times. We now have a serious challenge.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THREAD 2/3: 55% believe 'national identity is disappearing because of diversity.' These used to be fringe ideas a few years ago. Not anymore. Scale & speed of support for these beliefs is worrying. Successive governments failed cohesion, counter extremism agenda.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

THREAD: Sunak is right about fighting ethnonationalist ideas. But truth is we're not doing enough to combat those poisonous ideas. Significant minority nearly 1 in 3 now believe in ethnonationalism; 1 in 3 in remigration. Read 'Britain Under Strain' July 2026 www.ukedrc.org.uk/publications

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

And while the German context is different,if there's any lesson we should take it's don't leave addressing the threat of extremism when it's too late. Extremist parties/actors will use your inaction to then suggest you are seeking to undermine democracy by going against the will of the people.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I don't know what it's going to take for UK Gov to address the threat of extremism in Britain. I want to make it clear: Neither the Home Office, MHCLG or indeed Whitehall have a proper analysis of the scale and impact of the problem, nor a proper strategic plan. Our national cohesion is threatened.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Was featured in Telegraph's Saturday interview. Topics of discussion incl findings from Britain Under Strain, the report I co-authored, free speech, grooming gangs, integration, RS Batley teacher (whose case I officially reviewed, Muslims, Far right & Islamist extremism share.google/JBpQ82zRQeRw...

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

12 people have been arrested as part of an investigation into a suspected extreme right-wing terror plot against an Islamic gathering in Suffolk The UK Ijtima, which hosted 15,000 Muslims for a programme of talks and discussions, was closed and evacuated by police on Sunday

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Singular focus on deporting Shabbir Ahmed - ringleader monster of the Rochdale grooming gangs without anyone asking risk he poses to young girls in Pakistan is disturbing. He should never have been released from prison & his sentences should not have run concurrently. Institutional failure. Again.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Times covered a report I co-authored, launched yesterday. Britain Under Strain shows how 2 in 3 people believe the social contract is broken and evidences how this is fuelling distrust, extremist narratives & conspiracies - this is being exploited by hostile states & domestic extremists.

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Most Britons believe social contract is broken, study finds

New polling reveals deep distrust in politics, rising support for radical upheaval and growing openness to hostile states exploiting UK divisions

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Race riots & a pogrom in Belfast yet no Cobra, no visit by the PM. Political exploitation by arguing immigration while ignoring extreme right wing activity. Last week we heard about 'anti-white racism' & 2-tier policing. Yet ethnic minority homes & shops set on fire. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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‘Violence in these communities is seen as entertainment’:...

Burnt cars, torched houses and masked mobs bring back painful memories. Yet still the likes of Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson fan the flames

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Why did organisers of Wireless Festival invite Kanye? Ignorance? Lack of due diligence hardly seems credible when so much media coverage of his views. Support for his views? Don't want to believe it but possible. Attempt to separate man from the music? V naive if true.Either way they need to explain

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Pepsi and Diageo withdraw sponsorship of Wireless Festival after Kanye West booking

West, who has previously been criticised over his antisemitic remarks, will top the bill for all three nights of the festival.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Democratic freedoms declined every year since 2000, dissatisfaction with democracy grows as does democratic backsliding/erosion. Low levels of political trust drive voters to elect authoritarian leaders. Democracy has been failed by weak/incompetent/dishonest politicial leaders. What should be done?

observer.co.uk

The autocrats are taking over the world | The Observer

Three out of four people now live under some kind of authoritarian rule, and the trend is growing. So how did we lose our love of liberties?

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 28/03/2026

I’ve long covered MAGA politics but I was shocked by what I heard at CPAC. It has radicalised yet further. It’s a movement convinced it must not only save the US but Western civilisation. Because in their mind, the UK and Europe has already “fallen” to Islam. Watch 👇 youtu.be/t3Y_ozT_p3g?...

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Why MAGA hates Britain | The News Agents

YouTube video by The News Agents

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Greater Manchester Police has found "no evidence of any intent to influence or refrain any person from voting" in the Gorton and Denton by-election, after Reform made a complaint over alleged "family voting" The investigation looked at potential offences under the Representation of the People Act

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The things Goodwin got wrong weren’t obscure academic citations or quibbles over statistics. They were objective falsehoods. ...reports that don't exist ..a string of invented quotations ...a claim that Boris Johnson was in Opposition in 2019... www.thenerve.news/p/matt-goodw...

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Fake quotes, factual errors and ChatGTP links – my bizarre journey into Matt Goodwin’s new book

The Reform UK candidate’s new polemic Suicide of a Nation claims to expose a toxic elite leading Britain to annihilation, but my close reading revealed a mix of phantom sources and falsehoods. Then Ma...

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

A war of choice, not of necessity - and not consistent with international law - that will unleash chaos, instability and insecurity in our world for I suspect many years to come.

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Prepare for chaos unleashed by Ayatollah Khamenei’s fall

Death of the Iranian dictator is undeniably positive but Trump’s great gamble pushes the world into an uncertain future

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The current scale of attacks on mosques & Muslim institutions in the UK is unprecedented. This is not just an attack on Muslims, it is an attack on freedom of religion & our democratic values www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Man arrested after 'axe carried into mosque' in Manchester

Manchester Central Mosque said the

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The Guardian/UCL have conducted an in-depth study of all of the immigration debates in parliament over a century. It shows sentiment more mixed, more negative today than in the past. (Though also that parliamentary sentiment historically is more pro than con) www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

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How rightwing rhetoric has risen sharply in the UK parliament – an exclusive visual analysis

In the past five years, MPs’ attitudes in the House of Commons towards immigration have swung harder to the right than at almost any other time in the last century

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

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How to stop a dictator

I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

When politicians & folk like Tommy Robinson talk about how UK is a 'Christian country' they often do so in opposition & hatred to a group eg Muslims/Islam. It's from a place of othering & weaponisation in contrast to actual Christian leadership who talk about an inclusive & loving Christianity.

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'A Christian nation is an inclusive nation'

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Cartoon by Mike Luckovich.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

I said come back to me when you actually know about my work rather than relying on others. You once again demonstrate a lack of fact & reality. You focus on your work & contribution to society & I will focus on mine. You to your way, me to mine & let's leave it to God to judge! Kind regards

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Come back to me Ali when you are better informed about my work. I'm afraid what you've stated here is inaccurate and actually laughable. Kind regards

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Sadly the Red-Green alliance has been alive and well for decades in the UK. I wrote about this in my book 10 years ago. 5 Pillars is an Islamist website who engage in antisemitism, attack Muslims countering extremism while hypocritically platforming neo-Nazis and anti-Muslim extremists. Peverse.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Jenrick claims the Public Sector Equality Duty is used by GCHQ to discriminate against white working class boys. I could be wrong but there is no legal evidence that PSED has been used against white working class boys or to block employment at GCHQ. Can Jenrick share his evidence for such a claim?

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Robert Jenrick: Equality must be the 'guiding principle'

Sky's Alexandra Rogers asks Reform UK's Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick if he could guarantee no one would lose their job because of their sex, ethnicity or disability under the party's plans to ...

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

As Matthew notes @thenewworldmag.bsky.social moral cowardice in defending these values is all too obvious. I officially reviewed the case of the RS Batley Grammar School teacher & the moral cowardice in that case was peverse. That culture I don't think has changed despite other egregious examples.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

'In 1968 Enoch Powell was sacked from shadow cabinet...today he would be touring podcast studios in UK & America raising money for a new party.' Depressingly true. In a diverse society there have to be non-negotiable democratic norms citizens abide by & the state MUST defend & protect.

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The case for a new Britishness

The social contract must be revitalised or populists will replace it with something much worse. That means citizenship should involve allegiance to a shared way of life

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Ayesha Hazarika @ayeshahazarika.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Disappointed w BBC for that Mandelson interview. A slap in the face to Epstein victims. He was part of the system of male power which enabled & dismissed abuse. The media went after Mandelson correctly in my view. Now the media is aiding his swift rehabilitation & PR. 1/2

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Monthly Twitter UK users since Musk 2022 May22: 26.8m May23: 24.3m (-2.5m) May24: 22.1m (-2.2m) May25: 18.9m (-3.2m) Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years Daily users on Twiiter after Musk 2022:10.3 m 23: 9.5 (-0.8m) 24: 8.6 (-0.9m) 25: 6.9 (-1.7m) Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%) Ipsos/ Ofcom

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Interesting how socio-economic issues are simply not a high concern for Reform voters.

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Kenan Malik @kenanmalik.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

“Many who argue for revocation claim that it is necessary to preserve the integrity of citizenship. In fact... to allow the state to annul citizenship so easily is to take its meaning insufficiently seriously.“ My @theobserveruk.bsky.social column: observer.co.uk/news/columni...

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Stripping citizenship with such ease tears at the moral f...

The clamour to revoke Abd el-Fattah's British identity over past repugnant tweets poses profound questions about state power and individual rights

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

For years I've called for the proscription of Patriotic Alternative not under existing terrorisn proscription orders but with a new set of hateful extremism proscription orders. For years successive UK governments have instead allowed such dangerous groups to continue operating with impunity.

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Leading UK far-right activist spoke at Russian extreme nationalist event

Exclusive: Patriotic Alternative’s Mark Collett addressed forum along with ideologue described as ‘Putin’s brain’

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

If Ofcom as regulator is allegedly reluctant to intervene over politically difficult issues of impartiality, then frankly who will? Ofcom as an independent body is there to provide checks & balances. Our institutions must reaffirm their commitment to this especially during these polarised times.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

There are legal limitations/principles about freedom of expression. But that doesn't mean those shouting the loudest about these cases have a principled or consistent approach about free speech.That's the real issue.Ideologues using free speech as a culture war & weaponising it for political reasons

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I (think?) we agree on the main issue that I originally raised - the call for his citizenship to be removed is extreme.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

This is separate but related discussion about citizenship status of not only duel citizens but British citizens like myself who has no other citizenship could find myself stripped of my citizenship in a way Lucy Connelly couldn't.This in itself is inherently discriminatory, can be abused, weaponised

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Whether angry or not, he apologised. Unequivocally.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Tbf he unequivocally apologised for the historic tweets, tweets I could never support. My issue is the extreme call for citizenship removal & the hypocritical approach to cancel culture & historical tweets from the same people who claim Lucy Connelly was a 'political martyr.' Did she ever apologise?

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

It is right el-Fattah apologised for those extreme tweets but to negate all his other pro-democracy activity is peverse. The UK populist right demanding he should lose his British citizenship is ironically peak cancel culture & extreme, the very thing they always complain about.

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Dame Sara Khan DBE @sarakhandbe.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Very pleased to hear this. The attempt to censure those who counter hate, extremism & disinformation is dangerous & threatens us, our children, our freedoms & democracy. Following the US' Nat Sec Strategy,it's clear European countries are on a collision course with the US. This is a battle of values

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

EU Commission response to US sanctions imposed upon advocates of regulating social media ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Statement of the EU Commission. Full text in the link

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