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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I mean this is just an open invitation to get photoshopped into ridicule.

Farage and French politician holding gigantic piece of paper

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"I dislike immigration from certain countries because they don’t agree with British liberalism, an ideology and mode of living that I am explicitly hostile towards”.

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Turkey: Interview with Kivanc Eliacik Union leaders continue to be arrested and jailed. But recently, a number have been released, thanks in part to global online campaigns on LabourStart. www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

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Turkey: Interview with Kivanc Eliacik - LabourStart: Where trade unionists start their day on the net.

According to the International Trade Union Confederation, Turkey is one of the worst countries in the world for workers' rights.  Union leaders continue to be arrested and jailed.  But recen...

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I've just accidentally stumbled into auto-renew hell. Burnham right to target it - I feel like I've been mugged. Note to companies - I will never stay with a company that does this to me. You get more money from me this year but none ever again. Smart?

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

At a special meeting celebrating the centenary 💯 of the Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) - one of the key elements of the @ilo.org ‘s vital supervisory system. Dr. Patrick Rochford, Ireland, noting the CAS’s creation by an Irishman in the aftermath of independence #ILC2026

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I honestly just find the fact that we are even debating this *utterly* baffling.

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Halfway through my speeches at the Committee on the Application of Standards this year.

A man giving a speech from behind a sign reading “travailleurs”

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The International Court of Justice has confirmed—by 10–4—that the right to strike is protected under ILO Convention 87. Crucial to the ruling was clear evidence that global & regional human rights instruments, & states themselves—including the UK—have long recognised that C87 contains this right 1/2

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TUC Global @tucglobal.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Work While They Sleep is a new Brazilian sci-fi play about the working lives of women in late capitalism & the relentless pressure to increase productivity We were a partner in an earlier attempt to get funding for this play, so we're delighted that it's made it to the UK stage! Ticket link below

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 13/05/2026

The Conservative party’s “Alternative King’s Speech” claims unemployment has risen “every month” that Labour have been in government. We’ve fact checked this claim several times over the past year—it isn’t correct.

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Conservative ‘Alternative King’s Speech’ repeats inaccurate claim about Labour’s unemployment record – Full Fact

The Conservative party’s ‘Alternative King’s Speech’ claims that unemployment has risen “every single month” that Labour have been in government. This isn’t correct.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 06/05/2026

The day has finally arrived. You can now *officially* watch puffins live from the Farne Islands, 24 hours a day: bit.ly/4tRz72T Please enjoy these puffins kissing in celebration of this momentous event.

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TUC Global @tucglobal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

At the #Labour7 & @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social is introducing a presentation on inequality from economist & author Pr. Thomas Piketty (far left of picture), stressing the role of unions in fighting inequality. Piketty himself says "high inequality is not necessary for prosperity."

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak, flanked by fellow Labour 7 attendees on a curved table, speaks in introducing Thomas Piketty (pictured on left) who will speak about inequality

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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

@tuc.org.uk condemns the dangerous escalation of military actions, precipitated by the attacks launched by the US and Israel over the weekend that flout international law, undermine diplomacy and the prospects for peace. www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-gen...

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TUC General Council interim statement on Iran

The TUC condemns the dangerous escalation of military actions, precipitated by the attacks launched by the US and Israel over the weekend that flout international law, undermine diplomacy and the pros...

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Grumpy Muppet @grumpymuppet.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Really quite something that Farage spent 4 days whining and making wild unfounded accusations of election fraud, then completely skips the commons debate on the elections bill.

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TUC Cymru @tuccymru.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We don’t like workers being exploited either.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/02/2026

shotgun not me but think there's scope here for a proper, lengthy, meaty feature looking at every single policy area in Britain that's currently fucked specifically because of a decision George Osborne took, reckon you could make it an actual mag cover, his fingerprints are everywhere

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hey Reform, here's a conundrum for ya - as evidenced by commentary by experts at the UN's International Labour Org., until the ERA passed the UK had the weakest labour rights in Western Europe: so if scrapping rights fights the cost of living crisis, how did we end up with a cost of living crisis?

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TUC Global @tucglobal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The TUC is supporting the @ituc.bsky.social campaign to free trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan. Lee was the general secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions until it was dissolved following his arrest for pro-democracy activities. #FreeLeeCheukYan Defending democracy is not a crime!

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

TUC President Steve Gillan and Liz Snape, TUC General Council Spokesperson on International Affairs, call for Hong Kong authorities to free trade unionist Lee Cheuk-yan, who faces trial tomorrow for "inciting subversion" by defying Hong Kong's draconian National Security Law, imposed by the Chinese government, and advocating for democracy.

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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Trade union @unison.org.uk and community action prevented the farright Reform party from closing down/privatising care homes in Lancashire Farright is never for working people We can defeat them Great news and fantastic example what struggle can achieve @epsu.bsky.social @teajarc.bsky.social

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor. His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.

I'm not British Born Mr @Nigel_Farage I am as British
as u r. Yr comments r offensive&racist. I wld b
frightened 2live in country run by U.

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Excellent piece by @stephenkb.bsky.social. UK citizenship is a right for those who qualify, not a privilege. If you have it, you are entitled to the full protection of the British state - at home and abroad. What you believe and what you say are entirely irrelevant. Anything else is despotism.

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Threatening to strip someone of their citizenship is no joke

That this Labour government seems to find Alaa Abdel Fattah’s predicament a laughing matter is unconscionable

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International Transport Workers' Federation @itfglobalunion.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"Workers on the ships described physical violence, including hitting or strangulation, wage deductions, intimidation and debt bondage – a system that in effect traps them at sea. Many reported working excessive hours with little rest." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas

Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina

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TUC Global @tucglobal.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

The TUC joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and ITUC-Americas in expressing our ‘absolute and unequivocal rejection’ of the US military attack in Venezuela, and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Yesterday's statement:

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TUC General Council statement on Venezuela

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We have long supported the calls of Myanmar's unions for UK companies to end complicity with the trashing of labour and other human rights by the junta. This disturbing but essential analysis (by the Business & Human Rights Centre) says exactly why everyone should have listened to them all along.

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Shaker @shakerpainter.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

So remember that ECHR has only stopped deportation 13 times! So perhaps Farage, and the Tories want us to leave the ECHR because they want an end to the follow 14 articles!

The substantive rights and freedoms contained in the Convention are:
• Article 2: the right to life
• Article 3: the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
• Article 4: the prohibition of slavery and forced labour
• Article 5: the right to liberty and security
• Article 6: the right to a fair trial
• Article 7: the prohibition of retrospective criminal penalties
• Article 8: the right to private and family life
• Article 9: the freedom of thought, conscience and religion
• Article 10: the freedom of expression
• Article 11: the freedom of assembly and association
• Article 12: the right to marry
• Article 13: the right to an effective national remedy for breach of these rights
• Article 14: the prohibition of discrimination in the protection of these rights
The UK has also ratified Protocol No. 13 to the Convention on the abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances, as well Protocol No. 1, which contains three additional rights:
• Article 1 of Protocol No.1: the right to free enjoyment of property
• Article 2 of Protocol No.1: the right to education
• Article 3 of Protocol No.1: the right to free and fair elections

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Hungary's Viktor Orbán is looking for ways to keep power if he loses next year’s election, Bloomberg reports. He is considering shifting into the presidency and turning the largely ceremonial office into Hungary’s dominant political post, an idea he raised after meeting Trump.

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Stephen Russell @stephenjrussell.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I'm sure the free speech brigade will be out in force to defend our trade union colleague, CGT leader Sophie Binet, who is facing an investigation - prompted by a complaint by an employers' association hilariously named 'Ethic' - for calling CEOs quitting France "rats leaving the ship."

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Sophie Binet annonce être mise en examen après avoir comparé des grands patrons à des "rats" qui "quittent le navire" - ICI

Invitée sur France Inter ce mardi, Sophie Binet, secrétaire générale de la CGT, annonce sa mise en examen pour avoir comparé des grands patrons menaçant de délocaliser à des "rats" qui "quittent le na...

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Remember: if a legal opinion is sound then it matters not how “great” or “distinguished“ the lawyer is. And if it is not sound, it is not saved by the lawyer being “great” or “distinguished“.

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Sheffield Tribune @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.” Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners? www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

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A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived

Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Farage gets voted down on leaving the ECHR… for now. Ed Davey quite rightly tears a strip off him. But really, the corrupt leader of a racist party threatening to remove our protection from abuses of power by our own government, should be the biggest red flag going. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging UK'

Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

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Liz Shuler @lizshuler.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Federal workers keep America’s national parks beautiful. Threatening to fire thousands of those workers will destroy these national treasures and leave working families—who are already hurting from the government shutdown—scrambling to pay their bills. bit.ly/48Hlf3M

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See where Interior is planning to lay off 2,000 employees

The newly revealed details lay out only a portion of the total expected RIFs.

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The very fact that MI5 - and the security services generally - are accountable to our domestic courts flows from the ECHR decision of Malone. One of many ways that Convention has benefitted our legal order.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Pledges to cut regulation are constant unless there's just been a disaster/failure. Then everyone calls for more regulation.

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 16/10/2025

Why does Nigel Farage want us to be like Argentina?

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Christopher Wratil 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine @chriswratil.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Just brace for what we will see in terms of US interference in European electoral politics soon

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

NEW What the Chinese spying case witness statements reveal The Crown Prosecution Service appears to have made at least one serious error, while the government's position now makes sense By me emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-c...

Yesterday this blog sought to make sense of the decision to drop the Chinese Spying prosecutions on the information then available, and averred that both the positions of the government and the Crown Prosecution Service did not make sense.

Now the government has published three witness statements, the picture now changes. The government’s position now makes sense, and the CPS looks as if it made at least one serious mistake and possibly another.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have made Farage bear any of the political costs of Brexit that they themselves have endured in terms of intra-party divisions and wider public discontent.

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