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Christopher McCabe @cjmccabe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is disgusting and the best response is to donate to the RNLI so they all know how much we support them. They are the best of us. rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Sudden Exit: Reform UK Graham Harrison Steps Down as Hartlepool Council Leader
Reform Council leader Departs Just Months Into Role, as Promised Savings Cannot Be Achieved…7th September 2026Hartlepool Borough Council has been rocked by an unexpected leadership change this week af...
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 17/08/2026
As homes burn, crops wither, and families count the cost of an unprecedented punishing summer, Richard Tice has identified the real emergency: whether English wine is improving.
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Tice's crass remarks just prove he and Reform do not understand ordinary Brits'
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Harry Deleiter-Woolley @harrytahini.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I wonder if they’ll be as many column inches and lead articles dedicated to debunking the claims against Arday as there were in bringing him down
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Knitting Cat @dameknittingcat.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Jason Arday crossed paths with vile eugenics enthusiast Nathan Cofnas. His part in the tragedy should be acknowledged.
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Perhaps we ought to take a moment to reflect on how many white male cishet privately educated non disabled men have been given jobs and promoted without question based on fabricated CVs, unfounded self-confidence and an embellished life story & whether we’ve even heard of them.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
I know journalists at right-wing outlets are physically incapable of introspection but I hope everyone else around them realises how direct a role they played in hounding a man with two kids to suicide
Jason Arday found dead

The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk › news › 2026/08/14 › jas...
42 minutes ago — Mr Arday was found “unresponsive” at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. A ...Read more
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His ...

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5 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11 ...
A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance – take it from Dr Arday

The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk › news › 2026/08/13 › ph...
1 day ago — Jason Arday resigns from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had falsely claimed to have published a book.
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up... ...

The Telegraph
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2 Aug 2026 — He was not born until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academic plagiarism after The Telegraph revealed that he had been accused ...Read more
The Arday scandal exposes the creeping decay of Britain's ...

The Telegraph
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7 days ago — Jason Arday resigned on Wednesday as Professor of the Sociology of Education at Cambridge, its youngest-ever black professor. He stood accused ...
Arday 'accused student of white privilege' after she ...

The Telegraph
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4 days ago — Former Cambridge professor allegedly implied that Roehampton student was racist after complaint about essay score.
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more ...

The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk › news › 2026/08/08 › jas...
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity, the now-former Cambridge professor's autobiography is a case study in self-mythologising.
We are all Jason Arday now

The Telegraph
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.
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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…
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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
For anyone who might need this: Contact details for the Samaritans. Options include calling, texting, and online help. Back to being offline. www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-h...
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Gareth0108 @gareth0108.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
this is important to add
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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jadon Arday found dead. I hope all those racist bastards are happy with themselves for driving a young black man to his death. You essentially achieved an indirect lynching. God, I fucking hate what this country is becoming. news.sky.com/story/jason-...
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Jason Arday, former Cambridge university professor, found dead after resigning following plagiarism row
A former University of Cambridge professor who resigned following accusations of plagiarism has been found dead.
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Jason Arday is dead. The UK media won’t learn a thing from this. Because they’re racist bastards. He has two children.
PROF GONE Jason Arday 'found dead after being found unresponsive at home' following Cambridge plagiarism scandal
Bruno Brown, Reporter


Published: 20:04, 14 Aug 2026 | Updated: 20:14, 14 Aug 2026

picture: Jason Arday a black man with long hair
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I feared this would happen. His story was troubling but the wave of hatred and obsession in the media when he was clearly someone who was vulnerable - whatever you thought of him - was entirely disproportionate and in my view fuelled by racists. My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight.
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Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I don’t think there’s ever been a clearer example of the British media bullying someone, who was so clearly vulnerable, to death so shamelessly in my lifetime for engagement and clicks And now we’ll have to watch the people that did it claim they’re shocked, and horrified Revolting
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The only things this ridiculous Clacton by-election farce have confirmed: 1) Farage is wholly unfit for public office, given his willingness to abuse it 2) Farage is corrupt 3) Farage is an attention-seeking, charmless, lying dickhead 4) Clacton has let us all down. Again. That’s it.
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
PrOtEcT oUr WoMeN news.sky.com/story/female...
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Female police officer 'seriously bitten' during anti-migrant disorder
Two men were arrested on Wednesday night for offences including public order, harassment and possession of an offensive weapon.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/07/2026
Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
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Most people arrested during Henry Nowak protests had been reported for domestic abuse
Exclusive: Hampshire police data reveals 22 of 37 detained had been accused or convicted of intimate partner violence Most people arrested during violent protests after the sentencing of Henry Nowak’s murderer had previously been reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose. Data released by Hampshire police under freedom of information laws shows that 22 of 37 people (59%) detained in Southampton after Vickrum Digwa was jailed for life have also been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. Continue reading...
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A betting account in the name of George Cottrell, the convicted fraudster who bankrolled Nigel Farage, received almost $9mn in cryptocurrency from unidentified sources while he was providing gifts to the Reform UK leader great work from @annasophiegross.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b74c...
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Betting account in George Cottrell’s name received $9mn in crypto from unidentified sources
Deposits in Polymarket wallet came as convicted fraudster was providing gifts to Farage
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Mirror Politics @politics.mirror.co.uk · 21/07/2026
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves were spotted at a pub with drinks in hand just hours they left Downing Street.
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Keir Starmer goes down the pub after stepping down as Prime Minister
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Arctic ice melting at record rates. Wildfires across Canada. Europe and Britain burning up. Record heat in India. Climate change is happening faster and harder than predicted. Yet government are acting slower than promised or actively undermining new technology. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record
Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Yeah, but apart from that?
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@darrenpjones.bsky.social Pack it in man BBC News - Starmer ally takes swipe at Burnham's first big policy - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starmer ally takes swipe at Burnham's first big policy
Sir Keir Starmer's former right hand man Darren Jones says Andy Burnham's VAT cut is unfunded.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
More people can fit on to the top deck of a London bus than will be directly employed on the new #Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry documents show #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show
Campaigners say field will bring minimal benefit for UK economy, as industry lobbies Burnham for go-ahead
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Man paid to do job. More as we get it
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UK Prime Minister Updates @downingstreet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Ed Miliband has been appointed as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I hope sacked government ministers spend tomorrow in the BBC car park shouting asinine questions at Chris Mason as he goes into work. "Still churning out that badly written shite, Chris?"
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
interesting post from Beth Rigby in the other place saying that Keir Starmer wrote handwritten notes for every single member of No 10 staff - in the hundreds - thanking them for their public service
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
wow I can't believe that Andy Burnham's first policy pledge was to change the national anthem from 'God Save the King' to 'Champagne Supernova'
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Oh mate www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fan has huge £550 tattoo declaring England World Cup winners
Sean Carrington said if the Three Lions fail to bring the trophy home he will add the words "only joking".
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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Egypt has never been so robbed since the British Museum left the country
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Looking forward to making my second ever visit to Clacton.
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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 07/07/2026
nuff said
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Ash @queerash.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
honestly if Farage resigns today I think it would be fair to call it amongst the greatest 24 hours of finding out in fucking around history???
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Incredible mega dump of information on Nigel Farage & George Cottrell. New details that build on the Times story. Recommended reading. thestateofuk.bearblog.dev
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The State of UK - Fiat lux ad corruptionem delendam
The untold story of Reform's George Cottrell: details never shown before about Farage's closest and most important aide, donor Screenshot There are v...
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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Ukraine war latest: Russian warship reportedly fires warning shot at yacht in English Channel
A Russian warship has been accused by a yacht in the English Channel of firing a warning shot. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is at the G7 summit in France, where world leaders have been discussing Uk...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Tommy Robinson was detained at Heathrow Airport under Section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019, and authorities seized his mobile phone. The “again” in his first sentence is superfluous.
Tommy Robinson AK© @TRobinsonNewEra • 40ml
I'M A TERRORIST AGAIN
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I have been detained at Heathrow Airport today for the best part of 3 hours.
I was detained under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border
Security Act 2019.
My phone has been seized by the police.
So here we go again, looks like more defence and court fees ffs!!!
Absolute fucking madness.
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Dan Jarvis MP @danjarvismp.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Operations like this require skill, professionalism and courage. I pay tribute to our Armed Forces personnel and all those involved. Russia relies on its shadow fleet to fund their conflict in Ukraine and our interdiction delivers another blow to Putin's illegal war.
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UK forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel for the first time in blow to Putin's war chest
British forces this morning boarded a sanctioned shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel in the latest blow to Russia’s war economy.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Every day, a migrant saves someone's life in an operation, teaches a child, cleans a building, is a good neighbour or parent. That never leads the news. No gangs rush down streets thanking people who *might* be migrants. But as soon as an atrocity happens, all "migrants" are held responsible. 1/3
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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It'd be great if @news.sky.com could stop calling the thugs throwing house-bricks at the police 'protesters' news.sky.com/story/belfas...
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Belfast latest: Police use water cannon against protesters - after projectiles thrown at officers
A man is charged with attempted murder after a knife attack in Belfast, which led to the victim losing an eye and unrest in the city. Hadi Alodid, 30, appeared in court today. The justice minister has...
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Reform UK councillor in Trafford to appear in court accused of weapon charge Davyhulme councillor Billy Burke, 67, from Urmston, is due in court in August Pictured with #Makerfield Candidate Rob Kenyon. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Pro tip: Listen all the way to the post credit roll on this one… 🎧👇
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This is demonstrably true.
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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I’m sure he must have in mind another book. He can’t possibly mean “Careless People” by Sarah Wynn-Williams, published in the UK by Macmillan. I’ll ask my local independent bookstore to confirm.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 17/05/2026
Reform is full of people like this - and while it boasts of ’the toughest vetting process’ - it doesn't appear to have one at all. bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sheffield Reform UK councillor 'brought party into disrepute'
Reform UK say Sheffield councillor Nathaniel Menday has been suspended pending an investigation.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/05/2026
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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Sir Almaviva @ilcontealmaviva.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
"Ordinary Britons" don't go to Nazi rallies
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Martin Godwin was on a public path, doing his job.
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