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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
More of this please
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Times this morning. Me in December last year. It was pretty damn obvious this would happen to anyone who did the maths. samf.substack.com/p/the-oversh...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Joe Walsh Is Right......
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Do BBC news work for Reform?" via Harry Eccles
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I googled her name and she’s a health policy researcher who writes think tank reports about gambling harms, we have found the patron saint of UK Bluesky
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 20/08/2026
Creating a hugely expensive, onerous, and almost certainly cruel nationwide bureaucracy to somehow task, monitor, and manage millions of wildly differently abled people as they do 20 hours of weekly community service... ... to address a 'feeling' that someone may be getting something for nothing.
Nigel Farage Tweet:

Reform will end "something for nothing" Britain.

If you can work and have been on benefits for over a year, you'll have to do 20 hours of community work every week or lose your benefits.

That's just common sense.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Brexit “exposed a political class that appears unable to govern, sitting atop a state no longer fit for purpose. We voted to take back control, but discovered our leaders couldn’t handle it” … and that our media was largely unwilling to call it out or hold Brexiters to account. (Sunday Times)
Ten years on, our politicians still can't be honest about Brexit.
Has the 2016 vote crushed us or set us free? Neither, argues Tom Mc tague. It merely exposed our leaders’ historic reluctance to come clean about the painful trade-offs in dealing with Europe…

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The voters, it seemed to me, had arrived at a set of conclusions that are, on the whole, far closer to reality than most of us in the political and pundit class usually manage. Brexit neither crushed us nor set us free. 

The truth about this ignominious period in our history is not that complicated, as these voters intuitively understand. In economic terms, Brexit almost certainly left us poorer than we would otherwise have been. On borders, it delivered even higher levels of immigration and — quite obviously — did nothing to stem the flow of illegal Channel crossings. And on the rest — schools, hospitals, roads, railways — it never had anything to do with our failures anyway. 

Had we voted Remain, then, the current fiscal pinch would be a little less sore. But we wouldn’t know, because no one lives their life by hypotheticals. And we would still be angry, because Britain’s membership of the EU was not, is not, and never has been the principal source of our ills.


It is hard to avoid the conclusion that we have spent ten years trying either to take back control or to make Brexit work, but have given up. On the other side, of course, the costs of Brexit are never acknowledged, cannot be, it seems — and so we 
muddle on, unable to address what is in front of our noses.

 
It took three and a half years from voting to leave the European Union before “Brexit Day” arrived on January 31, 2020. “A New Dawn For Britain”, ran the Daily Mail headline above an image of the White Cliffs of Dover. “Small Island”, replied the Guardian. 


Britain’s long indifference continues, and so does the dishonesty of our political class wrestling with the conundrum that will not go away.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I think this might be favourite comment ever on a post.
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Keir Starmer's response to Nigel Farage at PMQs just now was probably the most powerful and eloquent I have seen him in the Commons. The full answer is worth reading.
“A grieving family have asked us not to respond in the way that the leader of Reform has responded. They've asked us not to. They have lost their son in the most appalling circumstance. They make a simple plea of us as human beings to please not exploit that. That is their plea to us. 
“We all need to reflect on those words of Henry's father. My response, and the response of others to be fair, has been focused on the lessons to be learned so we can deliver justice. “His response has been to appeal for rage – rage. That's his response to a father who has lost his son and asked for that not to happen.
“Exploiting this tragedy to create grievance and division would be wrong in any circumstances, but to do it when the family are expressly saying please don't is unforgivable. It shows exactly who he is.”
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A new Trump administration plan to rescind 2024 regulations for toxic ethylene oxide (EtO) pollution more broadly aims to limit the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to strengthen public health protections around hazardous emissions and could result in more of ... TAT: [Attacking science]
theguardian.com
Trump’s rollback of toxic gas rules limits EPA’s authority to protect public health, analysis says
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is about 60 times more carcinogenic than believed in 2006, research finds
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Don’t let anyone forget.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you want Sadiq Khan to block Palantir from using all the Police cameras in the UK to spy on you for Donald Trump. RT
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 27/04/2026
No modern president has glorified violence as much as this one
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"Small boat crossings are still increasing" reports the BBC's flagship Radio 4 Today programme. Editors could check BBC Verify, which reports they are down 35% year on year. The trend began Sept 2025, though crossings rose before that, but falling for over 6 months now if compared like with like.
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Pippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
NEW: Richard Tice failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax, benefiting his investment company which made large donations to Reform UK. First time Reform's deputy leader's tax affairs can be directly linked to finances of Nigel Farage's party.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
BBC News leading all its bulletins on demands by former Government advisor Lord Robertson for more defence spending, without at any point mentioning his current paid senior role for US defence lobbyists
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David Aaronovitch @davidsonofaaron.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
He may be about to get hammered in the local elections but Starmer got the big one right. open.substack.com/pub/davidaar...
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He got the big one right
And his critics got it wrong
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
The most senior Green politician in the UK is Ed Miliband. Talks the talk and walks the walk. Helped by serving in a party that won an election and formed a government.
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Politics in the U.K. @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
🚨REALITY BITES! Voters Back Starmer Over Farage! When offered a binary choice the public prefer a Starmer led Labour government to Farage led Reform one by 40-32. Source: Ipsos in the UK
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Another day, another 11 announcements/achievements from our Labour gov. Again barely a mention in the media. You know what to do. Thank you for sharing widely. #DoingTheMediasJob #LabourAchievements #FixingBritain
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Useful :-)
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
NEW: It’s a journocide. Israel admits to targeting & killing three more journalists & making up false evidence. Journalists in the west have a moral responsibility to speak up. The blowback from this impunity is coming next for us all. 1/ open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Journocide
Targeting journalists and killing them with impunity isn't just a war crime, it's a warning of what comes next
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I wrote about the findings from the inquiry about the impact of the pandemic on the NHS, and the mistakes of the first year. I hope it makes you angry - it should make us all angry. open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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The UK Covid Inquiry has laid bare the avoidable horror of the second Covid wave
It is becoming ever clearer both how devastating the second wave of winter 2020/21 was, and how much of that devastation could have been avoided.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Incredible substance here from @chrischirp.bsky.social. The 2nd wave of COVID-19 in the UK was a) devastating and b) avoidable. Take time to play the clip of Prof Kevin Fong who breaks down when describing the scale of death and its impact on ICU staff. christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-cov...
christinapagel.substack.com
The UK Covid Inquiry has laid bare the avoidable horror of the second Covid wave
It is becoming ever clearer both how devastating the second wave of winter 2020/21 was, and how much of that devastation could have been avoided.
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Helen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Excellent and harrowing and sad and terrifying long read. Almost 200 little girls and staff killed in school through a series of #US and #Palantir failures over many years. "Calling it an “AI problem” gives those decisions, and those people, a place to hide." www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...
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AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying
LLMs-gone-rogue dominated coverage, but had nothing to do with the targeting. Instead, it was choices made by human beings, over many years, that gave us this atrocity
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
In 2018, Musk promised to pay for fixing the water in Flint. He did not.
@elonmusk on X: Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any house in Flint that has water contamination above FDA levels. No kidding.
11 Jul 18
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Oh. Due process followed perfectly. The Tory politicians & client journalists lying desperately about all this were, of course, cheering & chuckling away when *two* of Boris Johnson’s ethics advisers resigned in disgust at his staggering contempt for ethics. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Ethics adviser rejects Tory call for inquiry into PM over Mandelson appointment
Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador.
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sv @solidvoice.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
'More to lose loved ones before their time' www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5...
bbc.co.uk
PM: 'More to lose loved ones before their time'
Boris Johnson says the coronavirus is the worst public health crisis for a generation.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
same as it ever was
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
“He is, of course, a serial liar & prone to espousing completely contradictory positions within moments of each other.” It is extraordinary to me that journalists continue to ‘analyse’ Donald Trump without adding this constant caveat. It does readers, listeners & viewers a grave disservice.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Boris Johnson says Keir Starmer has made us an irrelevance on the world stage...
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Starmer might not float everyone's boat but thank God he's Prime Minister not Kemi Badenoch. Badenoch as PM would be catastrophic for the country. Overwhelming self confidence is irrelevant if you have the judgement of a house brick. #PMQs
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Before the US started a new middle east war, there was a week of more white supremacy from the Trump Administration - here is some of it youtube.com/shorts/n9xlY...
youtube.com
Just a few of the many ways the Trump administration leaned into white supremacy last week
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
But Trump is putting the West in an impossible position. Of course there will be anger over another US war in the ME. But there would be anger too if we could have helped stop our allies getting killed in the blowback & didn't. There are no winners in a world where Trump makes the rules.
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Finally, the water companies and the regulatory environment that enables them are being given the Post Office treatment. Watching this is well worth your time. www.channel4.com/programmes/d...
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Dirty Business
Shocking real-life drama about the muck in our water and a corporate scandal
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
From Twitter. Worth a share.
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sv @solidvoice.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Wearing a hat makes you go bald earlier. No judgement ofc 😬
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This isn’t a promise to workers and renters. This is a promise to Landlords and Employers. Know who you’re voting for. The elite.
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LaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Listen, there’s a long way to go. But nice to see something positive for a change for all of us Labour supporters Labour Favourites To Win Next General Election In Surprise Comeback With The Bookies www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
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Labour Favourites To Win Next General Election In Surprise Comeback With The Bookies
The party has been trailing Reform for the last 18 months.
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Bridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
We want better, earlier support for our children — when they need it, where they need it. And we’re investing to make that happen.
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Claire S (UK not USA) @csav55.eurosky.social · 24/02/2026
Baffled by posters saying Labour needs to be more socialist. How have they missed the Employment and Tenents Rights acts, free breakfast clubs, extra free childcare hours, Better Start Centres, raised the minimum wage, renationalising rail and millions into health, education and the environment🤔
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.
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Forward Democracy @fwddem.com · 21/02/2026
Reform could gain another MP this Thursday. That's why we're urging Labour, Lib Dem, & other party supporters to lend their vote to the Greens this time in Gorton & Denton. We've carried out extensive research and it points to this being our best chance of stopping a very real threat from Reform.
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too! The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression. 🧵 1/19
Screen shot from Paul Embery’s X account:

Respect to this police officer. Confronted by radicals demanding the arrest of a Christian preacher on the grounds that Whitechapel "is a Muslim area" she was calm and professional and
gave them short shrift. Let's see more of this from the police.

Has a video of a woman police officer talking to a group of Muslim men
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
An important reminder
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Victoria Derbyshire allowing Zia Yusuf to tie himself in absolute knots by asking him simple questions about Reform policy. A masterclass in quality journalism.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 18/02/2026
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share. *one voice altered to disguise identity
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