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Sonali Gwalani

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"I love being 'woke'. It's much nicer than being an ignorant fucking twat" - Kathy Burke “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” - Mark Twain

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1h
I wonder why Badenoch couldn't say that London benefitted from Brexit 🤔 The reality is that neither London nor any other region in the UK has benefitted from Brexit - the opposite is the case. That's why our polling with YouGov shows that 628 out of 632 constituencies want to rejoin the EU.
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Kemi Badenoch refuses to say if Brexit has benefitted London
The Tory leader insisted that voters were not interested ‘in having a row’ over the debate to rejoin the EU
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3h
As well as a Britannia Magic Dome, Tories will build a Halo Array, a Stargate, a Dark Tower, and a Death Star - named respectively Spirit of the Blitz, Maggie's Opening, Boris-Dûr, and Churchill's Clacker - funded by sales of a new wellness smoothie made with carrot, ginger, and poor people's tears.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2h
Devoid of ideas, Tories vow return to Thatcherite policies. They want to cut social spending, build prisons, cut taxes for the rich, free childcare for individuals earning £1m. What will they privatise, sell to foreign investors? No ideas on infrastructure investment, regulation of capitalism.
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Kemi Badenoch positions herself as modern day Thatcher and vows to revive Tories
The Tory leader dismissed suggestions that her focus on cutting benefits and building more prisons signalled a return of the ‘nasty party’
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 4h
Every single leader of Reform UK is an ex member of the Tory Party responsible for 14 years of austerity which killed thousands of old, poor, sick and disabled people Don't listen to their promises to make life better They are the problem "From one bin to another......" via We Demand UK
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1h
A key point which few have noticed yet... Tory voters have already shifted a lot. Polling shows they back Burnham's pledge to consider closer relations. And a third back joining again. This is a major problem for Badenoch's supposed "recapture the centre" strategy.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 2h
More than 9,600 have already taken action and called on Ofcom to investigate Nigel Farage's GB News show. A party leader and sitting MP should not be allowed to host their own news show. Help us reach 10,000 signatures. ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1h
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA. It has made JD Vance very mad. It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 3h
MIT Media Lab’s Kevin Esvalt: “Russia's five-hospital quarantine, FSB involvement, and…hazmat use in response to the death of a single researcher at a weapons-lineage Irkutsk lab are inconsistent with a lab-acquired plague infection, which would have been treated with prophylactic antibiotics.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4h
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 18h
Reform Councillor and group leader Ryan Coogan has been arrested for making false statements on nomination papers. It’s a mystery why a party whose leadership are under investigation by the police, NCA and Parliamentary Commissioner seems to attract so many dodgy characters...
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 19h
One of the most interesting debates in current international security is the degree to which we’re reliant on undersea cables and the degree to which these aren’t at all protected! I spoke to @katjabego.bsky.social about her excellent new book on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Deep Connections: Kaja Bego on the undersea cables that underpin the global economy.
Podcast Episode · Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell · 5 October · 53min
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21h
More than 2,500 people have already emailed Apple and Google to demand that Reform UK's app be removed. Let's flood their inboxes so they can't ignore us ⬇️
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Tell Apple and Google: Remove 'Small Boat Watch' from your app store - Best for Britain
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 13h
Apparently "Kemi" has "fresh solutions" uniquely tailored to Britain's current problems. <excitedly prepares to take notes> Cut taxes, reward the wealthiest, punish the poor and sick, alienate our allies, deregulate big business, and privatise any remaining state function. WAAAAAAIT A MINUTE!
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18h
Tories don’t need votes from the Poors.
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Tories pledge big tax cuts in push to win over wealthy voters
Kemi Badenoch heralds ‘morally right’ plan to cut inheritance tax while shadow chancellor vows to cut mansion tax
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17h
Journalist, "You called Margaret Thatcher a genius. Was one of her biggest mistakes the privatisation of England's water networks?" Kemi Badenoch, "Privatisation was a success" She then explains exactly how privatisation was not a success - shameless gaslighting, utterly disgusting.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 21h
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I feel ya 😪
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19h
Brexit has been a Tory masterclass in ideological madness. It’s widely accepted by the country as a barrelling shitshow but *still* their entitled little reps strut about insisting we can’t be allowed to vote on it again. Who TF does this person think she is? And why TF should she decide anything?
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 20h
Man who purchased a farm as a tax dodge now complaining as it’s hard work. What a hypocrite.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19h
Losing a parent to Alzheimer's is a double loss and it's bleak as hell. Good people don't joke about things like that. But Archibald Graham long ago gave up on being a decent human being. metro.co.uk/2026/10/04/m...
metro.co.uk
Mike Graham filmed making 'hideous' jokes about Andy Burnham's dad's death
His comments were 'the lowest of the low'.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 16h
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "How long do you think its going to take for people to forget you ran the country for 14 years?" Helen Whateley, "Kemi has published an essay called The Right Way, really thinking about what's gone wrong with the country" 14 years of Tory austerity 🤷‍♀️
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 23h
Abu Dhabi want you all to know that they absolutely don't own Manchester City but if Manchester City are sanctioned for their industrial scale cheating, then the UAE could pull all investment from Britain.
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 17h
The West is divided into two sets of people: 1. Those who accept that trickle-down economics has failed and are therefore trying to correct 40 years of social injustice. 2. Those who benefitted from the trickle down lie because they were at the top of it with an ever-expanding bucket!
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 18h
You really didn't need a study 👇
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 18h
I love talking our country down While offering no solutions Because I’m a grifting gobshite Who likes to incite unrest Small boat crossings are down 44% Deportations are the highest in 10 years Immigration is 82% lower But who needs facts When you can make up lies
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Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 18h
I have heard rumours that Richard Tice heads a company called Britain Means Business, that has no employees and sells no products but takes in very large donations from foreign based people and forwards them to Reform UK Ltd. I can't believe this is true, but if it is it should bring down Reform.
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 16h
If it's Boeing, I'm not going. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London to Chicago BA flight declares emergency after dropping 28,000 feet
British Airways Boeing abruptly lost altitude over Ireland due to ‘technical issue’ and returned to Heathrow
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15h
🔥 On Mon Oct 12th, MPs will debate the UK applying to join the EU. The responsible govt minister will respond. This is not a vote - but it’s the first time since the Burnham speech on “options” that we’ll see where the MPs actually stand. #Rejoin #EU #AndyBurnham #UKpolitics #Brexit
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Innovation agency Nesta is urging the Govt to keep the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) under national control, warning that devolving heat pump subsidies to local authorities could disrupt installations and create uncertainty in the heating industry." Especially where Reform mayors are involved...
energylivenews.com
Labour urged to keep Boiler Upgrade Scheme under national control - Energy Live News
A report warns that devolving heat pump subsidies to local authorities could disrupt installations
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.
Farage to launch general election campaign with national tour
Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local election in May
Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As long as the Tories are threatening to leave the ECHR, they aren’t a serious party. Consider it the ultimate red flag. Any party who’d take this entirely unnecessary and ruinous risk with our rights and our country’s security and wellbeing should never get its hands on power. (Letter, Times)
Value of the
ECHR
Sir, In dangerous times, serious countries do not retreat into splendid isolation. They build alliances, multiply their influence and strengthen institutions. Key among those is the 46-member Council of Europe, at its heart the European Convention on Human Rights.As former independent reviewers of terrorism legislation we have seen at close quarters that the ECHR is not just a human rights instrument. It is a national security asset. Terrorist networks, hostile states, organised crime gangs and people smugglers do not respect borders. Tackling them requires arrangements for the closest possible co-operation with our neighbours, including through joint investigations and police access to European passenger, fingerprint, DNA and vehicle data.These arrangements expressly depend on internationally agreed human rights standards, applied by a supranational court. We detect no political willingness to excuse the UK from compliance with standards to which the rest of Europe already subscribes. As authoritarian powers grow more aggressive and democratic institutions face mounting pressure, Britain should not be abandoning one of its greatest postwar achievements.
The question is not whether we can afford to remain within the ECHR. It is whether, in an increasingly perilous world, we can afford not to.
Lord Carlile of Berriew, Lord Anderson of Ipswich, Sir Max Hill
Independent reviewers of terrorism legislation, 2001-18
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
All this is obvious, true and but for a couple of very brave pieces in WSJ, not reported or discussed in US corporate media, which are afraid of him.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 05/10/2026
Ofcom rules say broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Nigel Farage allowed to host his own primetime show on GB News? Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action ⬇️
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”
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The Decoded Podcast
Listen to The Decoded Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Am I missing something? The Man City scandal and the papers are trying to somehow implicate Burnham and accuse him of being corrupt? Shock horror...a mayor encouraging investment to grow the local economy? Where’s the scandal? This is getting desperate.
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For a long time I have heard rumours of secret flights into Dubai: plane loads of complete nutcases. I have never believed it and still don’t. If true, it should bring down Isabel Oakeshott as she is one. 🤪
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
EU membership delivers the most growth, and it's what voters want most. On 12 October, MPs are going to debate rejoining the EU. Use our tool to ask your MP to attend: bestforbritain.org/take-action/tell…
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🔥 European Movement UK is the community you need - and we are mobilising! So get onboard, get involved and get in the know —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk #Rejoin #EU #AndyBurnham #europeanmovement #UK
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
While Farage slurps oysters and sips champagne with billionaires, the people elected to represent Britain’s communities are walking out the door. Read here: www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/nige…
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🔥 Over 25,000 emails from you to your MPs... All 650 MPs contacted. Some >100 times. Asking MPs to attend the parliamentary debate on the UK joining the EU. Keep sending those emails via this form. If you've already sent one, share this link with friends. 👇
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/10/2026
JD Vance’s guru, Curtis Yarvin, wants to replace democracy with a strongman. Bold talk from a man who looks easily startled.
JD Vance’s guru, Curtis Yarvin, wants to replace democracy with a strongman. Bold talk from a man who looks easily startled.
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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The UK Daily Mail obviously did not like the results of its own poll. Its own graphic portrays 75% as less than 50%. #UKPolitics #Brexit #EuropeanUnion
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
For a long time I have heard rumours that you strangle kittens for fun and worship Satan. I have never believed it and still don’t. Am I doing this right?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cool, cool. Lots of reporting that theres a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia, and several hospitals are under forced quarantine. Obviously, it’s Russia, so accurate information is scarce.
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Ian Johnson @mrianjohnson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The BBC's Have I Got News For You, on this week's RAF Fairford security incident: "The suspects have all been released on bail to the surprise of Donald Trump, who exclaimed — 'How do you give bail to a terrorist?' Beats me Donald. How do you give the presidency to a sexual abuser?"
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David Firn @davidfirn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So the Iranians have closed the Strait of Hormuz and the Cotswolds?
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PEEBleguese PEEBleguese @thehumancentipeeb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I was once caught dogging and caused the entire US B1 bomber fleet to leave the nearby RAF airbase
The legend Sir Bob Mortimer on would i lie to you
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It's interesting that the typically non-commital statement by Burnham about Brexit has nevertheless produced a tsunami of pro-Rejoin statements from businesses, organisations and leaders across Britain and Europe. If Burnham squanders that, he'll never be forgiven. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/10/2026
Reform UK wants power. But the party is haemorrhaging the people it recruits, with councillors resigning, being suspended or quitting. Since May, 51 Reform UK councillors have abandoned the party. We are keeping track: bestforbritain.org/reform-uk-defect…
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