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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nigel Farage vs "the establishment" He went to private school, worked as a stockbroker, has been a professional politician for 31 years, has his own TV show, is a brand ambassador for gold, is mates with POTUS, accepted a secret £5m gift, and owns five houses bought outright with cash What a rebel
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Keir Starmer's political failure comes down to one issue above all others: his unwillingness to put the public interest ahead of the demands of the oligarchs, corporations and foreign governments who lobby him. Whoever replaces him had better be prepared to stand up for us, or Labour's finished.
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Nigel Farage led the Brexit Party which won the referendum which was all about 'taking back control' So how come TWO-THIRDS of Reform's donors are based overseas ...
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Insane dystopian shit here, totally unacceptable. I expect politicians and commentators to be outraged by it, regardless of their opinion of the crimes these people were convicted of.
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BREAKING: A court will seek to sentence four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage as terrorists even though they were not convicted of terror charges, in a move kept secret from the jury.
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Judge Johnson is expected to add a 'terrorist connection' to the charges of Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona (Ellie) Kamio and Fatema Rajwani under section 69 of the Sentencing Act 2020, despite the jury only convicting them of criminal damage and
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
What kind of justice is this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action activists in Elbit protest could be sentenced as terrorists
Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions lifted
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Palantir has been granted “unlimited access” to NHS patient data. This is the same company that is involved in mass surveillance and genocide. We did not consent to this. Get Palantir out of our NHS, now.
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Lefty (Colin) Wright @leftywright.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Starmer is crap at politics He had a super majority He could have Cleaned house at BBC of Johnson appointments & Leveson2 Wealth tax Shut tax havens Rejoin customs union & single market In his first month Instead backs Israel, freezes grannies, blames immigrants, shafts students Laughable
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I said in 2024 Starmer supporters were very much like Brexit voters. Yeah you got the win but would you ever really have anything more to show for it?
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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I’m so sick and disgusted with this utterly putrid world. Our Governments have been captured by corporations headed by white collar criminals. Our politicians do nothing except toe the line for these despots and oligarchs. 1/3
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Why was I making a fuss about government footdragging on #PFAS (forever chemicals) this week? Here's one more #PublicHealth reason www.sciencealert.com/babies-are-e...
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Babies Are Exposed to 42 'Forever Chemicals' Before Birth, Study Finds
Babies are exposed to many more 'forever chemicals' before they're born than previously thought, new research suggests, as the potential harms of these substances continue to be investigated.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 06/03/2026
I see Farage is off to Mar-a-Lago to talk down Britain and suck up to Trump. There's nothing patriotic about cheering on a foreign leader whose illegal war is sending British families’ energy bills through the roof.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When the powerful speak of a ‘rules-based international order’, they mean rules for others, and impunity for themselves. All human life has equal value, which is why we need an ethical foreign policy based on cooperation, justice and peace.
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Neil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Keir Starmer is once more locked in a death battle with his mortal enemy, Keir Starmer.
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Its worth pointing out in 2020 Starmer pledged many of the same things the Greens do today - Abolish tuition fees. No more illegal wars Climate justice End outsourcing of the NHS Common ownership of utilities. Defend migrant rights. So did he consider himself a populist extremist 6 years ago?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The events of the past 48 hours have laid bare Keir Starmer's utter inability to stand up to Donald Trump - and this weakness could have serious consequences for the safety of British people.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"Unquestionably blindly following the Americans is, in my view, the wrong thing to do.. I'd pass legislation that said military action could be taken if.. the lawful case for it was made.. there was a viable objective &.. you got consent of the commons" When's the vote, Keir?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump? Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars. The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?
Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Starmer: “If you don’t like our policies you can leave.” Voters:
Gorton & Denton by-election, 2026
Source: Britain Elects
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Green GAIN from Labour
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Reform have totally let the cat out of the bag about who they are. Zia Yusuf lecturing that poverty and peoples everyday struggles with rising bills and rent is exaggerated. A party of the failed status quo, funded and representing big corporate interests.
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The Socialist Dad @thesocialistdad.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A government with integrity would hold their hands up and say "following the High Court ruling we acknowledge that we got it wrong about Palestine Action and will immediately lift the proscription. Yvette Cooper has issued an apology and will resign from government" Sadly that is not our government
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Farage frothing about WFH again… Funny how the loudest critics are the ones who’ve probably never done a school run or a Zoom call with a sick kid in the background. WFH isn’t hurting Britain - but Reform’s backers would hate you to realise who really is. open.substack.com/pub/marinapu...
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Why Farage Can Get Stuffed on Working From Home
WFH isn’t a perk - it’s a lifeline. But of course, the fuckers who want it gone are the ones who’ve never had to endure the chaos the rest of us call “Tuesday.”
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful. Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this. Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Nigel Farage said in 2022 that MPs defecting to another party and then refusing to call a by-election was “no go, it’s not right, it is dishonorable” So where are the by-elections for all those MPs who have now joined Reform?
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Can anyone point out any political differences in the Tory Government under Teresa May and the Labour one under Starmer now?
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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The same people who tell us “oh, dear boy, you don’t understand” when reassuring us about Palantir embedding itself in the British state were almost exactly the same people who told us Russian interference, Cambridge Analytica and phone hacking were just ‘conspiracy theories’
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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Starmer & McSweeney's faction of Labour is mesmerised by wealth, proximity to power and elite approval. This is what doomed Starmerism – exactly as the left warned. They have no political conviction no vision of a better Britain, they are driven by personal ambition and greed
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
1. Many here seem bemused by the anger and disappointment this government attracts. Please bear with me while I try to explain it. Let’s begin with Gaza. Starmer’s complicity is one of the major reasons so many people are disillusioned. rethinkingsecurityorguk.wpcomstaging.com/2025/10/07/i... 🧵
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Is our Government Complicit in Genocide?
The Genocide Convention imposes obligations on states and individuals not just to punish the crime of genocide but to actively prevent it. Two years into the war in Gaza and over 20 months since th…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments. Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation. That’s his plan for the rest of us.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Many people on this platform just aren't getting it. The jig is up. The party's over. Unless Labour MPs eject Starmer PDQ, recover Labour values, show how they'll fix our chronic problems, give us hope and inspiration instead of disappointment and frustration, they're finished. No more denial. ⏰👃☕
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 06/02/2026
Keep Palantir our of the UK, take action now ⬇️ goodlaw.social/658abc
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 08/02/2026
Elon’s emails to Epstein. Location: Starbase, Texas
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Nothing could convince me more that Epstein worked for Israel than the Telegraph telling me he didn’t!
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
🗣 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "The Green Party are the only party who can stop Reform and to have the Labour Party trying to wade in, trying to make themselves relevant, demonstrates what a difficult week they've had and what a difficult year they've had since gaining power."
Photograph of Hannah Spencer and Zack Polanski smiling at a Green Party campaign event, taking a selfie with supporters behind them holding green placards. A green overlay covers the lower half of the image. At the top, white text reads “Bradford District Green Party.” A BBC-style headline graphic says: “Green leader urges ‘hope over hate’ for by-election.” At the bottom is a green banner with the text “join.greenparty.org.uk” and the Green Party Bradford District logo.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"Shouldn’t it be illegal for a political party to use bots or allow bots to be used." via The UK Against Racism
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Both Farage and Michael Gove thought Peter Mandelson was a good choice for US Ambassador. That alone should have indicated to a Labour Gov what a bad call they were making but it’s just more evidence they’re all as morally corrupt as the next!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
💥 GOOD. Because that £240 million contract gifted to Palantir, with no competition… …after Starmer had an off-the-books meeting with Mandelson and Palantir… …while Mandelson was officially LOBBYING FOR Palantir and so personally financially benefiting from such links and contracts… Stinks.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/02/2026
Two weeks ago @zackpolanski.bsky.social went to Palantir's London HQ to tell the US spyware company to get the hell out of the NHS. Zack has now written to Wes Streeting urging him to end Palantir's NHS contract, citing links between Mandelson, his lobbying firm, and Palantir.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government. Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’ I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Full text at https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/05/zack-polanski-writes-to-wes-streeting-urging-him-to-cancel-palantir-nhs-contract/
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Get Palantir out of the UK. Protect our NHS. Protect our country. www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...
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Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands
ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/02/2026
The rot runs right through this Labour government. Starmer made Mandelson ambassador to the US despite knowing of his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. He must go. Streeting must cancel the NHS contract with Palantir which has Mandelson's hands all over it.
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shabizzle.bsky.social @shabizzle.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
So Starmers on the ropes and wondering what on earth he could do to win back the popular vote?! 🤔 Well he could do a lot worse than just actioning his original pledges! 🙄
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Jim Caris @jimcaris.eurosky.social · 05/02/2026
Every contract and every decision that Mandelson's lobbying group was anywhere near needs to be ripped up. He was working hand-in-glove with child sex traffickers. Those decisions were made in their interests.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/02/2026
The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.
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