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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If you’re wondering why UK press has suddenly woken up to Farage, please read this. It’s because: Brexit. The r/w press refused to scrutinise the money behind Farage & the lawsuit against me scared off the rest. But this isn’t a new scandal. It’s the same one I’ve been reporting on for a decade

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 06/07/2026

FACTCHECK: A guide to manufacturing headlines, by the Times 1) highlight upfront costs of an “eco” home (EV, heat pump, solar) 2) pretend that petrol cars and gas boilers are free (yes really) 3) count upfront “eco” costs twice, for good measure 4) that’s it!

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Nigel Farage Listens to the News

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 23/03/2026

Four years into a war launched by a 70 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power, an 76 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power convinced a 79 year old man worried about legacy and clinging to power that they needed to bomb Iran to take out an 86 year old man wo...

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

OK, the Gorton and Denton by-election, I have some thoughts! Let's take a look at some of the FACTS and burst a few of the more ridiculous takes doing the rounds But first up, can we acknowledge just what bad losers Reform are?!🤣 Right, let's get started... 🧵 1/

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

8. You cannot have both a free market in media ownership and a free market in information and ideas. The oligarchs who dominate the sector stifle inconvenient thoughts and promote the policies that protect their fortunes.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/01/2026

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

FFS Daily Mail No - the school classrooms were NOT used to teach “adult migrants” Your own article explains this TWICE - and yet your headline…?🙄 I covered this yesterday in a thread when it was just RW accounts lying on Twitter Now the DM are on it, let’s go again! 🧵 1/12

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

On the same day in the Telegraph:

The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Excellent/thought-provoking by @polphilpod.bsky.social on the "What did you say to make him hit you" approach on the part of many so-called "centrists"/moderates in UK media/politics to the resurgence of bigotry/racism (Marr in NS today a great example!) www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/709...

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What is a reactionary centrist, and does the UK have them?

A term favoured by US progressives can help us understand Britain’s drift to the right

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Truly devastating for Trump's climate report. It just shows once again: if you task a group of "climate skeptics" with a climate report, you get a mass of easily refuted falsehoods, as they simply do not have honest arguments on their side. interactive.carbonbrief.org/doe-factchec...

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Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 02/06/2025

The Telegraph is now having to publish so many corrections to articles where it attempts to find *any angle whatsoever* to attack net-zero polices that it makes sense to start tracking them here. These are the ones published since Labour won the election. "We are happy to correct the record."

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 11/06/2025

4. Any signs of progress on the 'crisis' are proof your tactics were justified, the absence of progress is proof you're being thwarted by pearl clutchers from doing what's necessary. 5. Because you largely invented the crisis, you can declare victory and pivot to another issue at any time.

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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 15/05/2025

"Why do you 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 talk about Pakistani grooming gangs? There are 𝙩𝙚𝙣 times as many white grooming gang suspects?" @maitlis.bsky.social asks ex-Reform MP @rupertlowe.bsky.social why he won't denounce all perpetrators of grooming gangs equally.

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Labour's immigration announcement today is a reflection of the paucity of honest debate by BOTH political parties over the last decade on this issue. Labour has never made a counter-argument, or been honest about economic cost of immigration curbs, so it's stuck making Tory/Reform arguments 1/n

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

thank you Private Eye for taking apart this flakey headline-grabbing research

"LONDON drops down wealth list as super-rich move out," blared a Times splash on 9 April, reporting that there are supposedly 11,300 fewer "dollar millionaires" in the British capital than there were last year - the fastest fall of any global city except Moscow, as the wealthy move their money abroad.
The story was also reported by the Telegraph, Express, Daily Mail and Evening Standard, while the Times returned to the subject next day in a 1,300-word feature. Even culture secretary Lisa Nandy responded to the alleged exodus, blaming it on Brexit, not the Labour government. But how accurate are those remarkably specific figures?
They come from South Africa-based outfit
New World Wealth, commissioned by "advisory firm" Henley & Partners. As pointed out by the New Statesman's Will Dunn back in January, but not mentioned in the Times, Henley & Partners sells advice to rich people about financial planning, and consults governments on
"investment migration" policies - so is opposed to higher taxes on rich people.
And while New World Wealth puts out seemingly definitive figures, they come up with them using "models" based on tracking the online footprints of a far smaller number of people, without actually knowing where they pay tax. Moreover, when contacted by the Eye, the company offered another important caveat, saying it was "important to note" that "most of" the decline in wealth in London over the past decade was not actually down to people leaving the UK, but poor performance of local businesses and a decline in the FTSE 100, which it also uses to collate its reports estimating relative global wealth. So the super-rich in question may well still be here, just not so super-rich any more.
The unreliability of New World Wealth's
"data" and what it actually means hasn't stopped hacks reporting on a mass evacuation by the rich over government policies, which has become an accepted truth. Those figures seemed to have an effect on the chancellor: soon afterwards Rachel Re…

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Chris Nee @chrisnee.co.uk · 29/04/2025

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds and Wrexham are asking English football some very awkward questions. Maybe they're necessary questions too. ➡️ hpbp.substack.com/p/wrexham-ry...

"For all the tangible food Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds are doing for the town of Wrexham, all the positivity and promise they're engendering in its football club, their success leaves football with some uncomfortable questions."

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔 Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked… 🧵1/22 (1/1)

Twitter post asking: Should we be told where we can walk out
dogs?
Yes or No
Above a screenshot of a news headline: 'This is an Islamic area now. Don't walk your dogs here': Police probe sign in east London park

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Lucas @phoenixfire.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Perhaps the Gamers are alright

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Stroke Association @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

No one plans a stroke. It comes with enormous physical, emotional, and financial costs. Already, stroke survivors* struggle to access benefits like #PIP - and these cuts will leave more & more families affected by stroke & disability, with less & less. We must do better. *Cardiovascular disease 👇

A list of illnesses that will be most affected by cuts to disability benefits with cardiovascular disease ranked third, affecting 95,000 people

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María Richardson @diatoma.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Have you watched this excellent intro to #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MECFS #PEM by @scishow.bsky.social ? It's only 8 minutes long & jam-packed with important info (including helping folks with #LongCovid that matches mild #ME identify #PEM & prevent harm 🙏🏻) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxSw...

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Exercise Actually Makes Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Worse

YouTube video by SciShow

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Fighting Dirty @fightingdirty.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

HUGE: "This ruling confirms that our human rights rely on a healthy environment – including healthy air, water and soil – and that it is on governments to protect people from environmental threats to life..." Nice one @clientearth.bsky.social www.clientearth.org/latest/press...

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Lack of action on pollution violates right to life, Europe’s top human rights court rules

View the press release

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If the political right had achieved anything like Spain's economic boom, there would now be thousands of articles about the "Spanish model". But Spain's government has built the country's strong growth upon more workers' rights, green energy, public investment, and successful immigration. So...

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NateintheWild @nateinthewild.com · 23/12/2024

On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image. All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

If you’re applying for PIP, the charity Turn2Us has launched The PIP Tool: a free guide to navigate the benefits process. Their goal “is to make sure you know your rights and can afford what you need to enjoy life fully.” Share widely! pip.turn2us.org.uk

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Turn2us PIP Helper

Use the Turn2us PIP Helper to learn how to manage each stage of your PIP (personal independence payment) application process.

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Tobi @tobifrenzen.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Well said, man in red jumper! 👏 #bbcqt

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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

The public services YOU'VE lost in the past 14 years... This is the numbered list Keir Starmer should be talking about today We won't feel rich as a country until we get back what's been stolen weownit.org.uk/blog/destruc...

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The destruction of the last 14 years, in numbers

This is the reality of austerity. Since 2010, government cuts to public services mean the UK has become a broken country. Our public buildings and spaces have been sold off, our children have fewer pl...

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