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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 15h

"In 35 of the 37 European nations studied, regulators found no recent examples of serving politicians presenting news or current affairs programmes." Because, obviously, allowing politicians to host such shows makes a joke of the whole idea of impartiality.

theguardian.com

UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows

Analysis of countries’ broadcasting rules confirms Ofcom code is highly unusual, amid concerns about impartiality

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Pickwick The Dodo @lesleyhustler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Well said. How many of Tommy Robinson’s Sport’s Direct paramilitary division go and help or worship at the churches they claim they want to protect. It’s much easier to don a balaclava and shout at the RNLI. #HopeNotHate

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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Live streaming an execution by firing squad is barbaric. It’s what we’d expect from a dictatorship or terrorist organisation. Our Government must send a clear message now - we won’t allow live murder to air in the UK.

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Snowy. @snowy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I’m surprised this still needs to be said. The UK should listen.

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

NEW | On disappearing stories… MICHAEL GOVE, LOLA SALEM, AND A SUDDEN SILENCE Why did a series of newspaper stories vanish and why are right-wing organisations involved in a coordinated campaign to forget about one particular contributor? brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/michael-go...

brokenbottleboy.substack.com

Michael Gove, Lola Salem, and a sudden silence

Why did a series of newspaper stories vanish and why are right-wing organisations involved in a coordinated campaign to forget about one particular contributor?

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Was that the same security services you dumped to visit ‘ex’ KGB colonel Alexander Lebedev and party in Umbria just after the Novichok Salisbury attack? Or the same security services whose advice you defied to put his son Evgeny in the House of Lords? Those security services?

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NaffNaffBobFace @naffnaffbobface.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

It was pretty suspect when it was reported Farage had combined Twitter video views total of 39 billion - 5.5 times the population of the earth, so many every man, woman and child in the UK would have had to have watched every single one of them 650+ times. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.uk

Farage amasses 39 billion video views as Reform dominate social media election battle

Facebook is the right-wing party’s biggest stronghold, while Farage and Labour both rack up billions of views on X videos

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ukraine has hit a huge Russian data centre linked to bot farms. In unrelated news, does anyone know why every Reform account on Twitter is getting hardly any likes and shares?

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

On the birthday of Margaret Thatcher, let us take a moment to remember what a cruel, heartless piece of shit she was.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

British Conservatives: "Russia has disgracefully interfered in politics in France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and invaded Ukraine. They even meddled in the US elections." Also British Conservatives: "What? Russia! Interfere in Brexit? Ridiculous! Just a tired old conspiracy theory."

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Sputeen @stevejvaughan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I see the BBC went full on fossil fuel propagandists this morning, broadcasting from the Rough gas storage platform and featuring quite a soft interview with Centrica chief Executive Chris O'Shea.

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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Somewhat suspicious, is it not?

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Mike (They/Them) 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @mxmike.co.uk · 11/10/2026

Bethany wore a “Protect The Dolls” t-shirt during rehearsals. The BBC posted it on their socials then quietly deleted and reposted it without showing her from the front. On TV last night they actually blurred the message #Strictly

Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt

Bethany Antonia rehearsing for Strictly Come Dancing in a Protect The Dolls t-shirt that’s been edited to look like a plain white t shirt

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

You might ask “where is the British Mamdani” and the brutal truth is that the US press - as bad as it is - gives left wing politicians time and space to talk about their ideas. A British Mamdani gets swiftly kicked to death on camera in an avalanche of all-channels screaming hate.

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Aurelien Mondon @aurelmondon.com · 10/10/2026

"The contrast between the utterly sycophantic coverage of Badenoch ... and the utterly dismissive coverage of Polanski, who has significantly improved his party’s standing over the past year, tells you everything you need to know about media bias in the UK" www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/why-the-ho...

adambienkov.co.uk

Why the Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Was a Good Result for the Green Party

The dismissive coverage of Zack Polanski’s party obscures a far bigger truth about the rise of the left in British politics

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Taxing Entrepreneurial Wealth: Evidence from
Norway, 2021-2025
Marius A. K. Ring
WORKING PAPER 35854|
DOl 10.3386/w35854
ISSUE DATE October 2026
Whether imposing higher taxes on business owners adversely affects business activity by constraining investment and inducing capitalist flight is a central question in the ongoing debate on how to tax the ultra wealthy. To shed new light, I exploit a series of related Norwegian reforms during 2021-2024 that increased dividend tax rates, removed migration-related capital gains tax loopholes, and nearly doubled the effective marginal tax rate on business wealth. These reforms spurred international debate and, allegedly, an "exodus" of Norwegian billionaires (Financial Times,
2023). While I document clear effects on migration, these responses are concentrated among the top 0.1% of the wealth distribution and mostly confined to 2022 and 2023. My results indicate that at most 100 individuals left due to the reforms. I find no evidence of significant outmigration or reduced inflows of startup founders or inventors. I estimate that absent any outmigration, wealth tax revenues would have increased by 75% from 2021 to 2024. Reform-driven outmigration lowers the revenue gain to 71.5%. My findings further show that outmigrating owners' firms remain economically active and do not reduce investment. In a broader set of analyses, I examine whether business outcomes are affected, regardless of whether owners outmigrate, since firms may reduce investment both due to liquidity constraints or distortions to owners' savings decisions. I compare firms owned by Norwegian individuals subject to the wealth tax with firms owned by foreigners and other tax-exempt entities. By merging historical ownership data from Orbis with the Norwegian shareholder register, I perform these analyses on both Norwegian and foreign-domiciled firms.
Across settings, I find no evidence that Norwegian-owned firms pay out more dividends or invest less after the reforms,…

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me with ME 🇬🇧 📷 🍂 ❤️☮️ 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇨🇦 @me-with-me.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Also worth noting apart Restore and WPB both of whom where new, Greens are the only main party to gain.

Elections Stats
Turnout 38.8
Counted 100

Preliminary

Labour Abdi-Wali 45.2 down 3.7

Greens Polanski 32.8 up 22.4

Conservatives Cameron 7.1 down 0.1

Reform Newman 5.9 down 0.2

LibDems Stillman 3.4 down 2.4

Restore Johnson 1.2 down

WPB Galloway 1.2 down

Other 1.9 down 19.7

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

📌 ICYMI — Green Party Would Force Daily Mail Owner to Sell Up Papers — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Zack Polanski's party also backs plans to force media companies to operate under a licence granted by a regulator

bylinetimes.com

Green Party Would Force Daily Mail Owner to Sell Up Papers

Zack Polanski's party also backs plans to force media companies to operate under a licence granted by a regulator

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John @uto1867.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Lest we forget.

Nigel Farage being an incorrect arse as usual

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books

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Sputeen @stevejvaughan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Regarding inheritance tax, twice this morning I heard Chris Mason referring to someone "being taxed twice" on the same money. When you bequeath money you are not taxed on it because you are dead. The inheritor did not earn that money. They will be taxed on it. No one person is taxed twice.

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Stay European #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 #FBPE @stayeuropean.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"A Reform UK MP bought an £800,000 second home on a picturesque Welsh island two days after raising concerns in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities."

theguardian.com

Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000

Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Voters loathed the Tory party when they booted them out in 2024.They really needed to shake off their disgrace with humility and better ideas. They haven’t. They’ve doubled down. More Brexit, more austerity, more anti-immigration ugliness, more tedious arrogance… and no good reason to vote for them.

Party seems to have learnt nothing from 2024 defeat
John Oxley

The Conservative Party is keen to show it is now ready to return to government, two and a half years after a
historic defeat.

Their self-soothing explanation posits that defeat came from not being able to do what they wanted

No such pivot is happening at the current conference. The Tories have come to Birmingham calling for a return to orthodoxy, with similar lines about cutting benefits and regulation. Even so, they seem trapped by the same contradictions
- pledging to cut benefits, but not the winter fuel payments and triple lock on pensions that go to their voters.
There is no "hug-a-hoodie" moment in Birmingham. The Conservative Party is not indicating that it has changed or seeking to broaden its appeal. It is doing the opposite: it is a party returning to its core, restating all the old ideas voters have rejected but louder.

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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 05/10/2026

Standing up to the balaclava nonces. Inspiring.

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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.

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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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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences. Judge us by our critics, and subscribe to support our work: subscribe.bylinetimes.com @peterjukes.bsky.social

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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Morning everyone. The “proof is in the eating”, as they say. And all over the country, Reform UK are spitting out their own pudding.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Love it! 👏👇

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"I should just point out that we don't have any Lib Dems on the panel as they only have 71 MPs, but Suella Braverman is here because Reform have 8 MPs"

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Sputeen @stevejvaughan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Poor Nigel, he seems to think there's some kind of debate he'll be part of. The debate's over Nige. Brexit is a disaster, it's not open to discussion. The only discussion will be about how we reconnect with Europe, and you won't be required, Nigel. Now fuck off.

theguardian.com

Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage

Reform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Only Reform will take £5 million bribes, accept illegal foreign donations, let convicted fraudsters bankroll them, buy houses in their girlfriend's name to avoid tax, help crypto billionaires get richer and do fuck all for ordinary people. 😊

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026

🚨 We’re calling on Ofcom to open a formal investigation into Nigel Farage presenting GB News shows and whether his programme on 15 September 2026 was within the rules on impartiality ⚠️ Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.

bestforbritain.org

Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I wrote to Miatta Fahnbulleh to urge her to publish a Fossil Fuel Transition Roadmap ahead of COP31 in November. Ending all new licenses & publishing a clear roadmap will show that the UK is not just calling for a global transition, but delivering one.

The post is a graphic. At the top, white text on a light green background says:

"The Government must publish a fossil fuel transition roadmap before COP31"

The rest of the image shows the top of a letter to Miatta Fahnbulleh.

"The Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Cc: The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Katie White MP

Dear Secretary of State,

RE: Securing a fossil fuel transition roadmap for the UK

I am writing on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales to urge your department to move swiftly to publish a comprehensive fossil fuel transition roadmap for the UK ahead of COP31 in November."

The post is a text box on a dark green background. In the box is a parliamentary paper-style letter extract that reads:

"The impacts of the climate and nature emergency are escalating at a terrifyingly dangerous rate, as global temperatures continue to climb rapidly.

At the same time, the poorest peoples of the world, with the least historic responsibility for climate emissions, continue to bear the brunt of climate breakdown.

As you will be aware, nearly a year ago, at COP30 in Belém, the UK endorsed a fossil fuels transition roadmap. More recently, at the Santa Marta TAFF conference in April, the UK reiterated its support for such a roadmap. Since then, France, Germany and the Netherlands have all published plans.

In this context, it is unacceptable that the government is still yet to publish a comprehensive domestic roadmap"

The post is a text box on a dark green background. In the box is a parliamentary paper-style letter extract that reads:

"The UK cannot claim global leadership at COP31 while expanding fossil fuels at home.

Ending all new licenses – including Jackdaw and Rosebank - and publishing a clear
roadmap will demonstrate that the UK is not merely calling for global transition, but
actively delivering the domestic plan required to deliver one.

Can your department confirm that such a roadmap will be published before COP31?
And will you meet with me to discuss how we can work together to advance this
strategy?

Yours sincerely,
Carla Denyer MP
Green Party Spokesperson for Energy and Net Zero"

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The upshot of Reform UK's US-style healthcare plans is that - millionaires will get the very best treatment available - the well-off who get sick will go banrupt - the poor will be refused care, and die young, in pain "Nigel plans to sell off our NHS to his chums......" via We Demand UK

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

... and imagine paying far-right parties like Reform UK £millions to ensure they keep spewing out hate against migrants, claimants, women etc etc and ensure no government dares to #TaxTheRich #TaxBillionairesOutOfExistence

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Farage was so quick off the mark yesterday trying to blame small boats... Just proves he is nothing more than a #racist opportunist!" via Fibbymcfibface

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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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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Outstandingly dishonest even by Nigel Farage's standards. Farage knows that the men arrested at Fairford would not have been released if they were still suspected to be terrorists. He's stirring up fear, hatred & resentment against both immigrants & the police. Pure malice.

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