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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20h

Let me try this once more. It was a choice. EITHER the Greens adopted a slogan. OR they could have joined the next govt, where they could push for an end to arms sales, sanctions, support for the arrest warrants etc. It was never going to be both. Which one makes a material difference? #GazaGenocide

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 06/10/2026

‘A decade ago, donations of a million pounds or more represented 1 per cent of party funding. Now they account for more than a third. But even by these standards Reform’s reliance on large donors is unusual.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding Reform

British politics has long been complacent about the power of big money. The relatively low price of access to...

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026

This is true. This truth does not excuse the wording of the 'Zionism is racism' motion passed by the Green Party of England and Wales. It would be a mistake to defend it @ross-greer.bsky.social

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The prosecution case is that Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate used and threatened physical and sexual violence in order to maintain control and compliance." Where are the voices from the self appointed defenders of women and young girls who would usually be on this? www.reuters.com/world/uk/tat...

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Tate brothers used 'lover boy' model to exploit women, Britain says

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate used a "lover boy" model to lure women with the ‌promise of romantic relationships before coercing them to create online pornography, British law enfor...

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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 06/10/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Shetland has vast renewable energy resources and 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 have extremely cheap electricity - but, despite having its own grid, the British government still sets prices based on England's use of gas. It has no gas. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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‘It really hammers people’: Scottish islanders hit by highest diesel prices in UK

Inhabitants of the Hebrides and Shetland tell of how fuel costs are putting the squeeze on commuting, services, food and more

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William Duguid @williamduguid1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

'Continuing to reduce pensioner poverty while maintaining fairness across generations and between pensioners and workers won't be possible without reining in the financial sector and private pensions, while also decapitalising housing.' Dr Craig Dalȝell, via Common Weal

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The pension triple lock became a problem that a double lock won’t solve — Common Weal

Andy Burnham’s dropping of the state pension triple lock is an attempt to fix a perceived problem with the state pension that may involve asking the wrong question. His promise to use the savings to fund a National Care Service are even less clear.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am pleased that agreement has been reached on equal pay between the unions and Glasgow City Council. Thanks to DFM @jennygilruth.bsky.social for her intensive work and to all parties involved for their constructive engagement in this process.

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Caolan Robertson @caolanrob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Just a reminder that there is a city in Europe where Russian drones hunt civilians 24/7.

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Jason Woodrow @jasonwoodrow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This morning's message from Indivisible

Your vote is not small to the people spending millions to make sure you never cast it. They know what happens when working people, young people, women, and every fed-up voter show up together. We flip Congress. They lose control. That’s the whole assignment.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

NEW: Nicola Sturgeon has issued a scathing verdict on the 'glaring contradiction' in Labour's position between Brexit and Scottish independence www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Roy Bennett @roybennett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Far better Social contract than England, free university tuition, prescriptions, free personal care, less racism, data better protected, nationalised railways, water, £2 bus fares everywhere being rolled out, no peak rail fares. Better NHS more doctors and nurses, clean air, fab scenery, etc, etc,

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A woman has just died of plague in Russia, allegedly after breaking a test tube in a lab. This article doesn’t specify, but others have said that it is pneumonic plague, which can spread between humans via droplet transmission. 200 people with whom she had contact are now under medical observation.

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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times

Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 04/10/2026

‘In fixating on the threat of “foreign” money, Labour has implicitly accepted that plutocrats can buy politics, so long as they are on the electoral roll.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social on party fundraising. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Peter Geoghegan · Short Cuts: Funding Reform

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A simple genetic blood test could tell GPs which medicines are the safest and most effective for elderly patients taking multiple prescriptions, researchers behind a pioneering new trial believe www.thetimes.com/article/dc4a...

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A simple test could solve the overprescription crisis

Genetic analysis could help GPs tailor medicines to stop older patients taking dangerous mixtures

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As the RAF Fairford incident takes another twist, Foreign Editor David Pratt examines how it has thrown the spotlight on the murky alliance of organised crime and geopolitics ✍️ www.thenational.scot/politi...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."

It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..

Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.

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Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Burnham and Labour, credit where it is due but they do seem to got their communications and presentation together, with a distinct sense of coordination. Having said that there is a pattern of big announcement trailed, official announcement is less than that and as details emerge it becomes less

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Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Many if not all announcements end up being kicked down the road to the next GE or later, Brexit and Care Service being examples, why? Is it just spin and jam tomorrow or are Labour planning an early election? If so why?

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nod--64.bsky.social @nod--64.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Just a reminder of how much the Westminster controlled media lies. Bootlicking housejocks lap it all up though. #YouYesYet #IndyRef2

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LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit @catanonim.me · 01/10/2026

👇🏿🎯👇🏿👇🏿🎯👇🏿

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The SNP @snp.org · 01/10/2026

🚨 Polls are open in the Wick and East Caithness by-election - they’ll close at 10pm. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿If you want an SNP voice that’ll stand up for your area, you have to vote for it. 🗳️ Get out and vote John Glen SNP !

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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Greens slip into fifth place in our poll tracker, while Reform are only two points off third place. Two parties that dominated discourse in 2025 on their way down

Chart showing polls since 2024. Latest average:

Labour 27
Reform 22
Con 20
Lib Dem 11
Green 10

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El Howieson @elhowieson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 THANK YOU CANADA

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

East 61st – NYC (2026) by multi-award-winning American artist, author and architect Thomas W. Schaller (born in 1956). Graphite pencil on paper 51 x 36 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just did a wee slot about Burnham's speech on Radio Scotland alongside Brian Taylor and Michelle Thomson. I watched the full thing through this morning in preparation, and I was genuinely impressed that he finally seems to have found a defining ethos for his politics, just in the nick of time.

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Dorothy Bruce @dorothybruce.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The figure everyone quotes for the state pension is £12,500 but this figure is only for pensioners receiving the state pension after 2016 - the minority. The majority receive a much lower rate with many women who stayed at home to raise families receiving much less.

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nigel Farage seems to think the best way to represent Clacton in Westminster is by never going anywhere near Clacton and never going anywhere near Westminister

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So why don't politicians who argue that Britain can't afford benefits advocate putting up the minimum wage to the point where universal credit no longer has to subsidise low-wage employers?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it. Really sick to death of it.

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Gavin Williamson @soosider3.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Really thick, he said he had no fixed abode so of course he is remanded in custody

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In Scotland, we provide free personal care for older people without punishing pensioners. Andy Burnham removing the triple lock would simply repeat the mistakes of Keir Starmer. The blame for the UK’s financial mess lies with successive Westminster governments, not pensioners.

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland #StunDay #photography

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026

Bubble meet pin...

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 29/09/2026

'They care too much to avail themselves of the correct information.' James O'Brien explains how the media has 'persuaded people to believe dangerously and demonstrably untrue' things.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.

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The SNP @snp.org · 28/09/2026

Diesel fuel in Scotland is over £2 a litre for the first time ever - double what it was ten years ago. Westminster is responsible for the energy market.

Close-up of a person refueling a red vehicle with diesel at a gas pump, accompanied by bold text stating Scotland is energy-rich but faces record high diesel prices imposed by Westminster, highlighting energy cost concerns in Scotland.

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James Aithie 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @jamesaithie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Folks in Scotland! This is a cheaper petrol mapping tracker, not a dating app.

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