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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 8h
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#LightUpTheDark – Byline Times
Dark Enlightenment: The US Far-Right War on British Institutions Help Byline Times Fund aN URGENT New INVESTIGATIVE SERIES #LightUpTheDark What is the Dark Enlightenment? The extraordinary anti-DEI me...
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 04/10/2026
A tale of two professors: race, scrutiny and the media There is no question that Professor Arday’s death exposes the issue of race in the construction of newsworthiness: why isn’t this obvious? westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/a...
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A tale of two professors: race, scrutiny and the media
There is no question that Professor Arday’s death exposes the issue of race in the construction of newsworthiness: why isn’t this obvious?
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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
4 October 1936. Battle of Cable Street took place in Cable Street, Whitechapel, London. It was a clash between the Metropolitan Police, protecting a march by the British Union of Fascists (BUF) led by Sir Oswald Mosley and various anti-fascist and Jewish demonstrators.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Ethical tracking platforms like The Good Shopping Guide award Greggs an ethical benchmark score of 71 / 100, placing it near the top of its sector. In contrast, Gail's sits near the bottom with a score of 29 / 100, largely dragged down by the track record of its corporate parent, Bain Capital.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.ft.com/content/cc1f... We should stop all Palantir use and develop UK based platforms.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Revealed: Britain's contracts with Palantir hit £1bn
Newly surfaced disclosures reveal the government has done deals to spend £992m with Peter Thiel’s controversial AI company – as pressure mounts on Andy Burnham to block them. Max Colbert reports
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 02/10/2026
🚨 BREAKING: HOPE not hate has uncovered plans by neo-Nazis to disrupt an anti-racist demo in Birmingham this Sunday. On the 90th anniversary of Cable Street, they claim they will mobilise dozens of masked neo-Nazis. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/02/n...
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National Socialist Collective exposed: Nazi militants set to target anti-racists on Cable Street anniversary – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate blows the lid on a new outfit uniting some of the most active and extreme neo-Nazis in the country. The National Socialist...
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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
EXCLUSIVE Reform MP Sarah Pochin asked a question about the impact second homes have on rural areas, just 48 hours before buying a £800k second home in Wales… willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/reform-mp-...
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Reform UK MP buys £800k Welsh second home just days after questioning their impact
Is this a case of politicians saying ‘do as I say, not as I do’?
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences. Judge us by our critics, and subscribe to support our work: subscribe.bylinetimes.com @peterjukes.bsky.social
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Who radicalised him? news.met.police.uk/news/man-jai...
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Man jailed for 15 years over ULEZ camera explosion
Kevin Rees, aged 63, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday, 2 October.
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My solidarity with everyone joining the protests this week to kick Palantir out of our NHS. As I said in Parliament recently: from serious concerns over its handling of patient data to its human rights record, this US tech giant should have no role in our NHS.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Some killer lines on Matt Goodwin and Richard Tice. “Someone who everyone seems to dislike on sight. Because it saves time that way.” “On the self-awareness scale he drops below zero. He has no idea people are laughing at him, not with him.”
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Welcome to the new Reform roadshow. Same as the last but more desperate | John Crace
Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in Nige
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The UK has added 291,000 new solar PV installations in the 12 months to August 2026, the most in any 12-month period since 2012 It brings the cumulative installed solar in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations. It's also a 9% increase from August 2025, with 1.9GW of new capacity
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UK installs record 291,000 PV installations in 12-month period
This brings the cumulative installed solar capacity in the UK to 23.2GW across 2,131,000 installations.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've been blocked from attending Conservative Party conference. Just a few weeks after Badenoch blasted Reform for doing the same thing... 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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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 27/09/2026
London’s rivers are getting the clean-up they deserve. This World Rivers Day, I’m celebrating our waterways and the work underway to transform 10 rivers across London over the next decade. We’re restoring nature, tackling pollution and creating better spaces for Londoners to enjoy.
A stylised map of London highlighting ten waterways restoration projects across the city. Each project area is marked in a distinct colour with labels describing local environmental improvements such as habitat restoration, flood‑risk reduction, new wetlands, better public access, and rewilding. Borough names are listed for each site. The map features the “Mayor of London” logo and a background image of a leafy waterway with buildings. A caption states that partners are working to revitalise waterways in ten locations to improve the environment for millions of Londoners.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If anything these programmes do the country a disservice, the whole thing revolves around getting a vacuous gotcha moment for the client press to amplify. No substance and no nuance. I’ll keep reading up on articles written by experts rather than watching these pointless performative interviews.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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MUSK | Official Trailer HD
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.ft.com/content/1477... Tether - Harborne - Reform - Farage
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US seizes bank accounts of payments group linked to Tether
Prosecutors allege Capstone illegally moved hundreds of millions of dollars for the crypto companies at the direction of a Caribbean bank
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 NEW Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000 By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Rupert Murdoch Flew Kemi Badenoch and Her Deputy to Mediterranean for Summer Trips Worth £12,000
The Conservative leader and Alex Burghart MP held "off-site meetings" with the billionaire media mogul in August
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🔴 BREAKING: BP, Uber, Amazon and more paying Tony Blair's think tank $25,000 for “networking” opportunities with politicians and policy makers at party conferences Experts say "looks and smells like cash for access" Full story on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
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BREAKING: Tony Blair Institute’s $25,000 corporate network “smells like cash for access”
Exclusive documents show Tony Blair's think tank offers corporate members such as BP and Uber "networking" at party conferences and "a stronger voice" in policy debates.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader's gold bullion 'brand ambassador' fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Russia Russia Russia
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The haunted pencil Brexit interview was also good.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Revealed: Five police forces to drop Palantir surveillance tool
Exclusive: Palantir's UK policing ambitions take a hit as East Midlands forces end their involvement in a controversial data pilot.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Don’t forget Piddington.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Ben Ainslee court case is quite illuminating as to who Jim Ratcliffe is. This headline is basically “Billionaire wants more money”. Sure he does all sorts of charitable work to write off against tax, but if you have accumulated wealth of multiple £billions that is by design and not philanthropy
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🎉 YES! This is a huge opportunity! Please use this link to write to your MP - and then share, share everywhere! —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a... #Rejoin #UK #Europe #EU
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Ben Ainslee court case is quite illuminating as to who Jim Ratcliffe is. This headline is basically “Billionaire wants more money”. Sure he does all sorts of charitable work to write off against tax, but if you have accumulated wealth of multiple £billions that is by design and not philanthropy
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Revealed: The Pro-Hitler Messages Behind the ‘Neo-Nazi’ Libel Case Funded by Reform’s Crypto Billionaire Donor Ben Delo financed a failed legal case in defense of two writers who privately exchanged pro-Hitler messages and talked about studying Mein Kampf...
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Revealed: The Pro-Hitler Messages Behind the ‘Neo-Nazi’ Libel Case Funded by Reform’s Crypto Billionaire Donor
Ben Delo financed a failed legal case in defense of two writers who privately exchanged pro-Hitler messages and talked about studying Mein Kampf
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Revolving doors and political auctions. Labour peer and former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir. Palantir is trying to save its £330m NHS contract, wants more public contracts. Nick Clegg, Rishi Sunak, George Osborne and others have taken similar jobs.
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Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson joins Palantir
Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
1/2 This summer, Reform-led Kent County Council voted to include Oaken Wood in its minerals plan. If approved, at least 41 hectares of this ancient woodland would be destroyed, making it the largest loss of ancient woodland in England this century.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Govt need to come off X. It needs regulating and / or banning. It is largely bots spewing out anti UK hate with algorithms purposefully skewed towards a right wing fascistic agenda. It can’t be used as a serious metric for public opinion so just leave.
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Robert Shrimsley @robertshrimsley.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's hard to think of anything less British than the morons doing this to the heroic RNLI
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
British journalism and polling are both utterly implicated in the Farage funding scandal iandunt.substack.com/p/british-jo...
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Could this be the beginning of the end for the billionaire-owned media propaganda blitz? westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/c... “This means that three people with radical right-wing views who don’t even live in Britain own 82% of the UK newspaper market.”
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Could this be the beginning of the end for the billionaire-owned media propaganda blitz?
A campaign to free our national press from foreign billionaires like Rupert Murdoch is gaining momentum and attracting big-name support
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... The result of a weak Govt response and a complicit press both sides-ing this legitimate concerns nonsense.
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RNLI closes Portsmouth lifeboat station after huge anti-migrant protests
RNLI volunteers were branded ‘traitors’ after bringing migrants ashore
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Reform UK 'In Complete Meltdown' After Three More Councillors Quit Party
It came on the same day that Reform’s leader in Wales quit after being arrested for assault.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Revealed: ‘Patriot Platform’ Facebook group set up by Reform UK activist - and at least five Councillors joined – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that a Facebook group representing the North East chapter of Danny Tommo’s balaclava boys was set up by a...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
We shall grant Piddington independence. Then we will colonise it and civilise its inhabitants until they achieve the kind of maturity required to govern themselves inews.co.uk/opinion/pidd...
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Piddington, you're welcome to leave the UK. Don't let the door hit you on the way out
Ian Dunt: The village that ‘roared’ has swallowed the far-right’s lies
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Sanctuary | HOPE not hate
Funded by a crypto billionaire, this Westminster base supports some of the most controversial figures in politics — including Restore Britain
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Behind the AI ‘Extinction’ Power Bid: Soaring Costs Could Hit 10% of World GDP
AI firms are invoking unproven extinction warnings to justify restrictions on developments by their smaller rivals whilst seeking greater influence over regulation
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Telegraph just gave a convicted criminal a two-page spread to explain why he's pumping £4 million into Reform UK. They tucked his criminal record away in the small print. So as a former financial crime specialist I’ll do their job for them👇
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Container ship arrives in UK after landmark voyage from China via the Arctic
The 575-ft-long Dubai Tower arrived at Teesport in the North East of England after leaving eastern China on 15 August.
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Jason Arday: The Story Behind the Story of The Times’ ‘Impossible Data’ – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2026/09/10/j...
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Jason Arday: The Story Behind the Story of The Times’ ‘Impossible Data’
The newspaper of record failed to distinguish between corrections and retractions in the work of the late Cambridge University academic, fuelling the media firestorm that engulfed him
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Simon Henry Farr-Scott @simonhscotty.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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The Grift
Stephen Lennon, or Tommy Robinson as he is better known, has amassed a multimillion pound fortune by monetising hate and fear. But, as HOPE not hate can conclusively prove, his business empire has bee...
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