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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔴 Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded ‘a plan for poor housing and high bills’ by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Annie Gottfried Cohen @annsplaining.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reading the news, it would be easy to believe that the Green Party has adopted a policy to expel its Jewish members, prevent them from attending synagogue or at the very least scrutinise their activities outside the party. *None of that has happened* 🧵
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Edward Hopper @edwardhopper.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hopper painted Railroad Sunset (1929) from memories of American train journeys. It places a stark railroad signal tower against a biblical-scale sunset. The precise geometry and vast sky embody his vision of modernity amid eternal landscapes.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Can I have some legitimate concerns please? Hello, UK government, I have a legitimate concern that temperatures will rise to a level that destroys many already-struggling nations, leading us in to an era of food scarcity wars. And now we wait for Andy Burnham to act on my legitimate concerns😎
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JonZoidberg @jonzoidberg.xyz · 27/09/2026
Radosław Sikorski, Poland's minister of Foreign Affairs, has more balls than the entire Republican party. Meanwhile, our president is blaming Ukraine for diesel prices. What a fucking embarrassment.
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Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This, from Dennett, I wish I'd taken to heart earlier in my life. www.themarginalian.org/2014/03/28/d...
How to compose a successful critical commentary:

1 You should attempt to re-express your target’s position so clearly, vividly, and fairly that your target says, “Thanks, I wish I’d thought of putting it that way.”
2 You should list any points of agreement (especially if they are not matters of general or widespread agreement).
3 You should mention anything you have learned from your target.
4 Only then are you permitted to say so much as a word of rebuttal or criticism.
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, it might be time to change the name of your publication
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Cheshire Dog Lady (thoroughly irritated since 2010). @cheshiredoglady.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If there's still anyone using Twitter, please post this.
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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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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Venezuelan oil is unusable sludge. The Greenland deal is NOT new. The Strait of Hormuz is CLOSED. Belarus says they've no potash to sell. China isn't buying soybeans they said they would. Saudi Arabia is under attack, Trump sitting it out. He is a distrusted deceitful disaster, despised globally.
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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Feel like this should have a bit more attention- www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report
Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications
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sc0tty62.bsky.social @sc0tty62.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Literally, as thick as pigshit
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Zoe Thorne @zoethorne.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So Reform have launched an app that tracks small boats arriving in the UK in real time, and already their supporters are complaining that it's boring because there are hardly any boats. They are SO close to getting it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time for some positive news …
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yesterday was an absolute whirlwind. We finally saw a record number of MPs step up and support public ownership of water, something I’ve spent years fighting for. To top it off, I got to chat with Becky Hill who came to show her support, look me in the eye, and say, “This is the Hill I’ll die on.”
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just before arranging Trump Jr's wedding feast, Umar Kremlëv was awarded a medal for exceptional services to the Kremlin.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What's happening here is that as the garfish flee from the bluefin tuna hunting them, they run into the seals waiting in the wings, who drive them into the rocks (right under our feet). 1/3
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sc0tty62.bsky.social @sc0tty62.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Just over £1 a head to buy the UK. That's cheap
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GylesNaMopaleen @gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
they're feckin furious and already on their way to Dublin.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The most fundamental question in politics is: whose support do you need to win and hold power? Is it warlords, aristocrats, empires or "the demos"? If the answer is "billionaires", you are not a democracy but a plutocracy. That's why democracies *must* erect barricades against capture by the rich
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Britain is just looking on as a handful of tax hating billionaires buy our political future.
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 09/09/2026
The "$22M in computing power" is a metric. That kind of money, that these orgs have, could have been spent on 440 PhDs @ $50K each. If this truly was about solving a problem for maths, for humanity, for whatever, 440 PhDs would have had far greater scale of global impact.
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The bill passed its second and third readings unopposed - very rare for major legislation. That kind of cross-party response would be very welcome today. api.parliament.uk/historic-han... api.parliament.uk/historic-han...
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PUBLIC ORDER BILL. (Hansard, 11 December 1936)
PUBLIC ORDER BILL. (Hansard, 11 December 1936)
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I plead with people not to propagate their "it won't make a difference; his supporters love him" gloom. Actually, Farage is on the ropes and he didn't get there by himself. He's there because people continue to believe resistance does make a difference. It's also wrong on the facts. 1/3
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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Absolutely stunning sky at sunset tonight in Glastonbury. 💜🩷
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Been feeling this a lot today! Have appeared everywhere from France 24 and Times Radio to Radio Scotland and 5 Live (twice!) talking about Reform’s funding scandal Would have struggled to do that from Reform conference if they hadn’t banned me!!
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
What really struck me watching Channel 4 investigation into Reform is that the wilful breaking of electoral law isn’t an accident - it’s by design At every turn it’s Reform - Orr, Dan Jukes - saying how to break the law Exactly why I’ve been banging on about weak election law for so long
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
here's today's post: "how about we call it the Strait of Shut the Fuck Up, You Lying Sack of Shit" — yeah, I like the sound of that. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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how about we call it the Strait of Shut the Fuck Up, You Lying Sack of Shit
yeah, I like the sound of that
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
At what point does a British by-election get awarded to the silver medalist, à la Ben Johnson and Carl Lewis? Asking for a friend of a friend, i.e. me. #Clacton
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As someone else has pointed out, Professor James Orr spent 4 years at Oxford's McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics & Public Life as a postdoc fellow. Of the Ten Commandments, I think the 8th - "thou shalt not bear false witness" - is broken here, but also 1, 7, 9 and 10 are in play
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026
An incredible image, and overall winner of this year's Australian Geographic Nature Photography award. Using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone), Matt Deakin captured an extremely rare moment - seeing a critically endangered Sawfish in the wild and passing by a Turtle, off the Pilbara coast in WA.
Aerial image of a Sawfish as it swims below and past a turtle
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Tim O'Brien @proftimob.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Excellent to hear the Prime Minister commit this evening to saving Jodrell Bank. Referenced how we are a research asset,a heritage asset and an inspiration to schoolchildren who visit. Will look forward to future discussions.
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sc0tty62.bsky.social @sc0tty62.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
It's a classic 'magic bullet ', no need to change, we've got....
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Currently somebody in Thailand can immediately influence British politics by simply paying £5 million...
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Alistair King @alistairking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Struggling to work out why Jenrick would single out these three Commonwealth countries rather than, say, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, whose citizens have exactly the same rights. It’s a head-scratcher.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Part 1 of a 3-part strategy. First, delegitimize real polls (that show Trump and his party struggling). Second, promote fake polls (that show the opposite). Third, deny election results they don’t like using fake polls as the “evidence” of election malfeasance. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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How Polls Can Help or Hurt Democracy
Attacks on legitimate polls and the rise of fake polls make it hard for voters to know what to believe.
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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I was just looking at the BBC's news website. No mention of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch. Even in their science and environment section. 🔭 🧪
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/08/2026
Countries such as Nigeria, Peru, and the Philippines offer lessons in how to clean up after a corrupt regime, which could prove useful once Trump leaves office, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues.
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What Might Happen to Trump’s Ill-Gotten Gains
Lessons from fallen autocrats
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📌 ICYMI — Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint, no VAT number and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I've written a big-ish piece on the rollout of plug-in solar in Britain, and some important facts being left out of nearly all coverage (I couldn't resist, sorry...) bylinetimes.com/2026/08/27/t...
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The Small Print Ministers Left Out of the Plug-In Solar Announcement
A single company currently holds a monopoly on compliant devices, and planning restrictions, renter protections and grid registration rules have barely been mentioned
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Worldofhiglet @worldofhiglet.northsky.social · 27/08/2026
Once again, it is independent journalism that gets the story behind the headlines. Plug-in/balcony solar is a leap forward - but to truly benefit people and the environment there needs to be options! Only certifying one supplier - even if more might be certified in the future - is a huge barrier.
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 26/08/2026
Near eradication of polio is one of humanity's greatest triumphs, and Jonas Salk (who refused to patent the vaccine) one of the greatest heroes of all time.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 25/08/2026
So @samfr.bsky.social pointed out that this looks like a wedding photo and now I cannot unsee that.
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