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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Protests that started in Spain and then spread to France and Brazil have now started in Belgium. People are sick of being told there is 'no money' by billionaires who are becoming trillionaires.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melanie D'Arrigo Is Correct.......
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
devonlive.com
Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Times - which has v much joined in the rightwing clamour to reduce immigration - now reporting that Mahmood’s “success” has cost the economy £4- to £7Bn. Would they like to now honestly confirm that fewer people = less spending power for all. There’s a high price to pay for this nasty obsession.
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Chief Political Commentator Oliver Wright Policy Editor

Falling migration numbers could cost the chancellor as much as £7bn in fiscal headroom as he writes his first budget, The Times has been told.
Government insiders believe that John Healey, who already faced an uphill battle to balance the books next month, is likely to have an even bigger challenge after immigration undershot projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimated last month that the success of Shabana
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reforms, which have cut net migration to the low hundreds of thousands, could cost Healey some £4bn.
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
US Military Casualties in Iran War - 861 Israeli Military Casualties in Iran War - 0 Are you tired of being Israel's bitch yet USA?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Washington Post once got attention by cracking and exposing Watergate. Now, it's going viral with articles about whether you should drink iced coffee at interviews. What a comedown.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Only 10% of the richest 0.01% of the population paid close to the top 47% (45% income tax marginal rate + 2% NIC) rate on earnings. A quarter of that group paid an effective average tax rate of 20% or less. The tax system appears to be progressive for some but is frequently not so at the very top
bmmagazine.co.uk
Only one in ten top UK earners pay close to top tax rate, says CenTax
CenTax says equalising capital gains tax with income tax could raise £19.7bn by 2030, as HMRC data shows few top earners pay the 47 per cent top rate.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fantastically dumb
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Chthönic Smïth @chthonicsmith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And we constantly here the same trope, "Legitimate concerns", yeah, well what about our legitimate concerns about gangs of balaclava wearing 'militia' harrassing local areas and emergency workers with impunity?
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Ellenⓥ🌱☮︎ @ennievegan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Joe Scaramangaaaarrrggghhh!!! @joescaramanga.co.uk · 16/09/2026
Anyone thinking that Piddington is a lovely little village story and what japes, needs to watch this.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Another smoke grenade tossed by Reform for MSM to spread.. they organized this “Referendum” imo as Cosplay “Home Secretary” Zia Yusuf has frenziedly posting about Piddington for weeks Yesterday they announced a Small Boat Game App to dehumanize migrants All to distract from #ReformRankCorruption
bbc.co.uk
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Huge Blow For Reform UK As Party's Welsh Leader Quits After Assault Arrest www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/huge-b...
huffingtonpost.co.uk
Huge Blow For Reform UK As Party's Welsh Leader Quits After Assault Arrest
Dan Thomas said he was standing down “for personal reasons”.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"We had the deployed military style Black and Tan and Oswald Mosley yobs marching at Dover, while at the Reform conference we had full on violent hysteria towards a female protester calling out Nigel Farage’s far right illegal donations" via Robert Bryson
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026
A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.
thetimes.com
We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London
There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Our undercover reporter @scatatkins.bsky.social posed as a far right journalist at the Reform Conference, and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Like a medieval king, Farage threatens judges, civil servants, parliament to obey him or else. Will declare a state of emergency, make MPs sit 24 hours a day for six days a week until he gets his way. Already committed to withdraw human rights, equality, employment rights laws, and more.
politicshome.com
Nigel Farage Threatens To Flood House Of Lords With Reform Peers To Deliver Policies
Nigel Farage has threatened to flood the House of Lords with “hundreds” of Reform UK peers and sack civil servants if necessary to deliver his part...
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I see the King's Univeral Credit payment just came through... #KingCharles #RoyalFamily #Royals
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Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Who would ever have thought that we would fall so far that we now face a need to defend Democracy from the president. #VoteBlue up and down the ballots and don’t sit out the Midterms.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Chris Mason (BBC) reports on his “interview” with Nigel Farage. It’s not an interview. It’s an idiotic, moany rant from Farage about how he’s being picked on cos he reckons he’s a threat to the establishment. And Mason just folds like a wet cardboard box in the face of this delusional bollox.
Farage pictured with his innocent face on… (it’s hideous - my opinion) 

Nigel Farage insists he's 'broken no rules'He added: "The point is, we live in a complainants' society. If you complain about me, automatically that triggers an investigation."
He said that political parties were "constantly writing to all the authorities", meaning Reform was "under investigation every day for virtually everything we do".
"There's a big picture here. The old two-party system that has dominated since the end of the First World War feels for the first time it faces an existential threat.
"There is a whole ecosystem with a century of development around this. And we come along from virtually nowhere and threaten the whole thing.”
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Unlock Democracy @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The Prime Minister is a longstanding supporter of electoral reform. Now a new poll has found that a majority of MPs back a review of the voting system, too. First Past the Post is no longer fit for purpose. Andy Burnham should kickstart the process for replacing it in his first 100 days.
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🦋MOM🦋 @momcjl.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
WE CAN DO THIS. VOTE.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Brexit is costing the UK £11.7bn a year in lost exports according to findings by Logistics UK. And a business survey by the European Movement UK has revealed that 73% of firms say that Brexit has had a negative impact on their businesses - with 98% wanting the UK to rejoin the EU’s single market.
independent.co.uk
True cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow
Exclusive: The damning findings comes as a major new survey shows that 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored
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God @thegodshow.com · 24/08/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Full nationalisation of water companies must be at the top of the government’s agenda to prevent catastrophic water shortages in the years ahead. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
UK government ‘irresponsible’ for not publishing emergency drought plans
Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’
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Glenn D Stockard @gdstockard.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Not shocked.....
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The orange felon just voted by mail in Florida’s primary election tomorrow even though he relentlessly attacks voting by mail. Another case of good for me and not for the from the world’s biggest fraudster. I hate him.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
American Taxpayers are being Robbed Every Day….
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Liverpool football club owner seals £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos. Big money seeking higher returns. Expect more manager sackings, turmoil. What chance of fair competition for smaller clubs? Clubs detached from fans, local communities.
theguardian.com
Liverpool owner FSG seals £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos
Liverpool’s owner has confirmed the sale of 30% of the club to a consortium including Amit Bhatia, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Bin Day cometh.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Checkmate, Nige.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Haywain 2026
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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
HENCE, KRASNOV
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Economist personal hit pieces are surely just embarrassing for them. What is it about wealth taxes, rent controls and water nationalisation that they're so keen to stop progress? It's time to tackle the climate crisis & end Rip Off Britain.
Zack Polanski and the politics of eternal adolescence.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Let’s be clear, there is a literal convicted criminal in the bulldozed White House currently committing fraud, war crimes, money laundering, espionage, treason, sedition and more, but trash like bathroom rug head Rand Paul want Dr. Anthony Fauci jailed for saving lives. Truly depraved.
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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Have you ever heard Nigel Farage talk about Clacton and it’s landmarks with such pride as @countbinface.bsky.social❓ Nope me neither, he just does occasional cliched photo shoots/videos, with carefully chosen stooges inc a Reform Councillor’s dad filmed hugging him pouring praise on #NigelMirage 🙄
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
In Clacton right now. (Real, not AI!) #VoteBinface
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
They're wearing the cats.....
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
BP quarterly profits up from $2.5bn to $5.73bn as Iran war sends oil prices soaring. Shell doubled its net profit to almost $10bn. High bills fuelling poverty and misery for households and businesses. Boon for execs and shareholders. Must levy 100% windfall tax on oil, gas, energy companies.
theguardian.com
BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring
Energy company’s $5.73bn quarterly profits come after Shell posted second highest quarterly earnings on record
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In a report endorsed by the former head of MI6, the Henry Jackson Society said a staggering 50% of the Russians in London - 75,000 - were informants for Putin. Russia has many operatives across Europe.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 03/08/2026
Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.
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The Sgt Joker @thesgtjoker.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
152 days at war. 18 America KIA (that we know of). 600 WIA (that we know of). Helping Netanyahu commit genocide. But hey, at least we’re using the Concentration Camps we built with taxpayer money to terrorize brown people, just like Trump and the Republicans promised. Great job, America!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Care workers should be 'best paid' as Burnham seeks to overhaul social care crisis. Problems multiplied by privatisation of social care. Low wages/investment, profits, poor care. Billions taken out of public purse to profits. Can't address crisis without ending privatisation.
politicshome.com
Social Care In England As Unfair As US Healthcare, Says Burnham
The Prime Minister has said that social care in England is “as unfair as American health care” as he pledged to do what successive governments have...
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
What if, just spitballing here, the government gave a foreigner billions of dollars and made him the richest man on the planet
Elon responding to a tweeting quoting him saying "A government that treats foreigners better than its own citizens is, by definition, treasonous and illegitimate"
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
ICYMI, “Paris prosecutors opened an investigation [of Elon Musk’s X] on Jan 12, 2025 after receiving two complaints…over allegedly biased algorithms.” Investigators have ⁠”expanded the probe to include charges of complicity in possession & distribution of child-pornography images..” 4/20/26 … 1/
reuters.com
Why are French prosecutors investigating Elon Musk's X?
Elon Musk's summons for questioning by prosecutors in Paris is linked to a widened investigation into alleged offences linked to X's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, abuse of algorithms and fraud...
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