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Retired teacher, staunch Labour supporter hoping for a fairer, kinder world in which my kids can grow and prosper.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
“There is not a single sign of any overall economic damage done by Brexit” says Nigel Farage Meanwhile back on planet earth by almost every economic & financial measure Brexit has been disastrous for the UK Is anyone seriously buying his bull****? Get the FACTS here👇 youtu.be/DQRzdz-7R8U?...
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“There is not a single sign of any overall economic damage done by Brexit” says Nigel Farage
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kaybell27.bsky.social @kaybell27.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Guess what I'll be doing this year😁
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Reagan got rid of this: The Fairness Doctrine, enforced by the FCC, required broadcasters to present controversial issues of public importance and to air contrasting viewpoints. (1/2)
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I see the BBC are promoting reform again, with their leading story being about Reform’s plans to slash welfare. This is a party with 5 MP’s and falling support in opinion polls, and they are being given a loud hailer. Why?
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#TheYearInReform Look, it's very simple. Nothing to see here. Move along. Reform UK is a party - sorry - a company built around British Patriotism and being frank with the public, and it is led by straight-talking anti-elite Nigel Farage.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Left: Nigel Farage, "Over the last two years I've really enjoyed the job of being an MP" Right: Nigel Farage has missed 63% of Commons Votes
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David @davidpeacock40.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Andy needs to be much tougher in countering them than Keir was and should never try to appeasement them. Might as well get hung for a sheep than a lamb would be my advice to Andy as the bastards are out to get him whatever he does.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Let's keep signing and sharing! Signatures have increased 4.6% this morning! Can we get a 10% increase today overall?
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
This, on the death of Henry Nowak, is an outstanding piece of journalism by @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/aa94...
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What Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policing
Kemi Badenoch says his killing needs to be seen as a ‘Stephen Lawrence moment’ but the failures in both cases differ
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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
When the father of a murdered son makes a public statement saying "we do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension", then I believe it's incumbent on any news outlet reporting on Farage's comments to ensure people know he has chosen to disregard the family's wishes.
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Signed
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Sign with one click to support an improved trade deal with the EU. Whatever you think of Starmer, telling him it's what the country wants can only help. 38d.gs/9sc0
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Keir Starmer: Don't back down on the UK-EU trade reset!
Tired of soaring supermarket bills? 🛒 The PM is planning a bold new law to match EU trading rules, slashing border red tape to finally bring food prices down. Let’s show him the public has his back! S...
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
So true.
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Natasha Walter @natashawalter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:
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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Talking of Yorkshire... This isn't the newest or best quality video, but it does capture a lovely old song and the heavenly voice of wonderful Kate Rusby. Kate is from Penistone (pronounced "Pennis-tun", if anyone needs to know), a little Yorkshire town near to me. Enjoy! youtu.be/_LNBHU0j4MY?...
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Kate Rusby VRC0395 You Belong To Me
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Why gas sets the price of electricity, and why the economics behind it makes no sense www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03...
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Why gas sets the price of electricity, and why the economics behind it makes no sense
The way electricity prices are determined in the UK is widely misunderstood. Many people assume the price reflects the cost of producing electricity from the cheapest available sources. It does not. I...
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Damn straight!
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It's an excellent piece. The answer to how the likes of Ridley thrive is very simple. He's an Eton educated Oxford graduate who is also a hereditary peer. He may be exceptionally stupid, but that is enough in this country to cover you in armour plating and propel you onwards in your career.
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Happy213 @happy213.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
It’s up to all of us to now step up and call this absolute bull**** out
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Bear TK @bear-xiong.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Gonna post it again... Please give it some exposure. It might not result in anything even if it got 100K signatures, but if it doesn't get any it definitely won't and we're seeing more and more evidence rather than conjecture around these murky, opaque orgs. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: Require all think tanks to disclose their donors, funding, and media spending
Research bodies and representation of specialist interests is important when making policy. However, think tanks go beyond merely brainstorming ideas and presenting data and arguments. They can push s...
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Fantastic, and timely youtu.be/wXq58BbhCO4?...
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Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespear. Words for the modern day.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Always clueless. Suella Braverman "I don't know what that was all about." Finally realises 30 seconds later. "It was a spoof, that's going to go viral now." Make it viral.
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 22/01/2026
“If you can tell me the difference between these two descriptions, then you are a wiser person than me.” @mrjamesob.bsky.social reads out two excerpts, written 82 years apart.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows.

I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
So true.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Robert Jenrick illegally rushed through planning permission to try help a billionaire avoid £45m in property tax. But he is sick of seeing Asylum Seekers break the law. Because that’s only for him and his rich buddies.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Perfect
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Make it viral.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The truth about affordability that politicians refuse to discuss youtu.be/rmnr6nS9G5s?...
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The truth about affordability that politicians refuse to discuss
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vlasvilneous.bsky.social @vlasvilneous.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Already on it, and wondering where our PAID representatives are. bsky.app/profile/vlas...
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Such a hateful rag.
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Such a hateful fucking rag ☹️
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💙 CB Collins 💙 @cb-collins.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I think this is a petition many of you can get behind. It's similar to my petition earlier this year, but focuses on a specific aspect of media regulation: Ofcom rules around political news! It's only been up a few days, but already has 379 signatures - but I'm sure we can easily increase that!
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Petition: Conduct a review of political news regulation by Ofcom
Conduct a review of policy at Ofcom. We think that political news reporting on all channels has become unrepresentative of the public vote at the last general election and that political reporting usi...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/11/2025
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨Almost 80,000 have now signed the petition. We are getting so close to 100,000🙏 For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families & destroyed lives, all to sell papers. Support the campaign to change the law by signing the petition👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
They lie about the ECHR. Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved… It’s NOT TRUE. We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING. For liars. Again.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...
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Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges
The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges.
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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Fair Work Agency This is another benefit of the Employment Rights Bill. The agency, which has just had its first Chair appointed, will start operating from April 2026 and will be the new body to enforce workers rights - both existing and new rights. It brings together responsibilities... 1/2
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New agency chair appointed to crack down on minimum wage underpayment and worker exploitation
Matthew Taylor to lead Government's new Fair Work Agency from April 2026.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🚨The petition has now passed 74,000 signatures! Thank you so much for your support 🙏 You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
you.38degrees.org.uk
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Don't spread this Nigel Farage really wants it to disappear.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Wow! Now over 37,000 signatures! 🙏 For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. It's time to hold them to account. You can support the campaign to change the law here👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
you.38degrees.org.uk
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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stedsteach.bsky.social @stedsteach.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Victoria Derbyshire has just said that Labour cannot get its message through because it is being overshadowed by faux shock and outrage from Reform,and yet who decides what news items are being emphasised if not the BBC and the media generally? 1/2
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