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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 17h
Burnham opening the Brexit debate is "the biggest boost in my career" - Nigel Farage
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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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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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Your regular reminder that UK taxes are average by western standards and low on middle-earners. Labour figures, especially, should not fall into the trap of pretending that we have a “high” tax burden and that taxes are to blame for the living standards crisis. www.arguably.uk/p/the-tax-tr...
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Steve Telfer @stevetelfer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Such a moving review…
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The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound | Jonathan Freedland
The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
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Steve Telfer @stevetelfer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Well, that won’t ever be a target then…🤦‍♂️
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Trump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weapons
US president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/09/2026
🚨 The headline numbers are large: a 53.8% decline in export product varieties to the EU and a 16.5% fall in export values (meaning that fewer types of products are now being sold by UK firms to the EU). Creating trade barriers with your largest trading partner is economically illiterate.
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After SPS: the EU trade barrier that needs fixing next - British Chambers of Commerce
EAC member, Prof. Jun Du, explains how to solve the UK trade barriers with the EU.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Should have guessed that the thing that would eventually kill off the right's interest in grammar schools would be non-white kids doing too well in the 11+.
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Perhaps someone needs to explain “inheritance tax” and its connection to … er … death rather than work.
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ᛗɪᴄнᴁʟƔ ᛯᚰ @rugbydraken.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I just wish one day someone would ask all these people who want tax reduced how they're going to pay for the things that tax provides for. Everyone's banging on about social care, trains running on time, potholes, the NHS, policing etc... yet no-one actually wants to contribute to those things.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Helen Whately on Sky News: "We want to bring down the tax burden on working people. Kemi has asked her economic unit for a fiscally responsible way to bring down inheritance tax, another tax that hits hard working people hard." One of the dumbest people in politics. Liz Truss levels of stupid.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Crypto billionaires don’t become crypto billionaires by being generous or altruistic. They become crypto billionaires by being greedy, selfish, amoral, dishonest, untrustworthy shites. They don’t give away money for the common good. Is that who should control our politics?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Having first tried being a ‘one nation’ Cameron-Tory, then a remainer, then a rabid brexiter, Jenrick has now decided that his route to power lies in being a nasty little far-right shit. A total loser scrabbling around for ‘likes’ in the cesspit of Reform. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/robert...
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Robert Jenrick Says Reform Supporter Who Attacked Woman At Party Conference 'Should Get A Medal'
He previously said the heckler should “get a life”.
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Someone should inform the BBC that for every one Reform MP there's nine Lib Dem MPs, fifteen Tory MPs and fifty Labour MPs.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Reform UK, which promises to "defend free speech" at all costs, has again banned Byline Times from its conference
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reform UK Conference Ban List Michael Crick Anna Isaac - Guardian Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale Ethan Shone - Open Democracy Isabella Link - Politics UK Ed Campbell - The Nerve Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye Will Hayward - Guardian There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
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Steve Telfer @stevetelfer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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The Home Office must not be allowed to bury the spycops inquiry | Imran Khan
Doreen Lawrence and other victims of police surveillance have waited decades for justice. Delays and expense due to Met intransigence are no excuse to deny them that, says solicitor Imran Khan
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Nigel Farage who was literally given a £5 million gift by a crypto billionaire wants to end "something for nothing" Britain
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We do not build the reservoirs needed to store the rain that falls here. We do not build strategic food reserves needed to maintain provision in hard times. We failed to build effective stores of PPE, to protect us in pandemics. This country has long been governed by people who do not prepare.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This is what the billionaire press and many politicians were campaigning so hard to destroy. Their freedom to drive took precedence over our children's freedom to thrive. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
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Seán Hanley @drseanhanley.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Farage has dodged a bullet. Misjudged the resignation, poured effort into mobilising his base giving up on Manchester mayoralty. Got exactly vote national polls would predict in Clacton. Faces same questions about evading declaring crypto donation. Binface the real winner - perhaps the real story
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Cathy Waters @catherinefaver.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Australia routinely declares a Total Fire Ban, with stiff penalties for violation, during heat waves. Here in the UK we ask stores not to sell portable BBQs 🙄
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Wow this is a bad result for Farage. In the most Reform friendly seat in the country should get more than this - and Binface’s result shows once again that the centre and left will vote for literally anyone to try and stop him.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
63% of the vote given the circumstances (i.e. no serious challengers) was not a strong performance.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
As a colleague has just put it to me, "I'd rather trust Nigel than the police doesn't cut it when Nigel's original claim was that he was advised to stay away by the, err, police."
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Farage cannot be allowed to get away with this lie. It's the politics of the absolute gutter. And invoking the two world wars in his grubby little game is an insult to the people who actually fought and died in them.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Farage didn't turn up to the result because he didn't want to look like an idiot. He now looks like a liar instead. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Police contest Nigel
Farage's 'credible threat'
claim as Reform UK
leader avoids Clacton
count


Nigel Farage told supporters at an all-night 'Farage-
fest' event organised by Reform in Essex he would not
be attending the count


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Friday 14 August 2026 06:49 BST
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Nigel Farage suggests the police advised him against attending the result of the Clacton by-election. Essex Police completely deny this, telling the BBC "we have a proportionate and robust policing operation to ensure the safety and security of all participants in the count"
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 13/08/2026
Full piece here: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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What end-of-life experts know about living well: love your wrinkles, celebrate birthdays and don’t obsess over work
How can our understanding of mortality shape the way we live? Palliative care doctors and death doulas share the lessons they have learned
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 13/08/2026
It was a pleasure to contribute to this @theguardian.com “The Experts” piece on what death can teach us about how to live. No-one is ever an expert on mortality, but here are my personal top 4 lessons, distilled from everything my patients have taught me as palliative care doctor…
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Reform UKs plan to use the Royal Navy to intercept migrant boats in the Channel brilliantly taken apart by ... er ... Nigel Farage
The new Royal Navy presence in the Channel off to
a terrible start...


The gunwhales on the vessels are too high to pick
up migrants, so the RNLI & Border Force are doing
the job instead!


The Navy are then going around picking up the
empty dinghies,


Waste of time and resources!
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Steve Telfer @stevetelfer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘When you kill it, it doesn’t die’: the jellyfish that has cracked the secret of immortality
Turritopsis dohrnii has the ability to turn back into a baby jellyfish and grow up all over again
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Neil Brand @neilkbrand.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What the hell is the BBC 6pm news doing leading with Farage's clickbait about using the Royal Navy to stop immigrants? An absurd soundbite from a tiny party with a disgraced leader and that's the most important news in the UK today? Dear God. The rot has truly gone deep.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Sending the navy to stop the boats is not a serious policy, and it would help if the UK media made that clear. Seriously.
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Gerry Hassan @gerryhassan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Greens abstain in the battle against Reform. Not very progressive or principled.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Once again, I think we can all agree that the real story here is Kemi Badenoch’s miraculous resurrecting of Tory fortunes.
Manchester mayoral election results, showing Kemi Badenoch’s Tories in fifth place.
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Chris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
it is *outrageous* that this has now become accepted as fact, and is endlessly rolled out on any social platform you care to mention despite corrections. who you can actually bring if you're on a visa: your spouse and kid(s). that's it
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Thorough write-up of the Times/Chris Philp migrants stat fabrication story by @garethtbij.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
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False migrant care worker data came from Conservative Party
The Times is forced to issue correction after claiming 12 workers from Cameroon brought 180 family members to UK
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.
The Times: Net zero risks blackouts. Below a photo of French wildfires.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Beach holidays in the climate crisis, France. As an old viral quote said: “Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you’re the one filming it.”
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm old enough to remember when the entire British right had a month long meltdown about "foreign interference" when Obama said something mildly disobliging about Brexit. The Trump administration pouring millions of dollars into far right political groups in the UK? Not a peep
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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Some good news:
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Nothing says 'man of the people' quite like a politician calling a by-election at public expense on the issue of whether or not he should have the right to secretly take donations from Thai-based crypto billionaires and a convicted fraudster
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Only someone with a heart of stone wouldn't laugh at the demise of Jenrick's political gambit... playing out here in real time
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Yes … It’s a clue that some newspapers appear unable to understand
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
If rumours are to be believed I'll be living with a seventh different Prime Minister shortly. If it carries on like this I'm going to stop making the effort to learn their names.
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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Misinformation is everywhere. Listening to Hannah Spencer you realise how cynical & targeted it is. Confirmation bias of all who oppose her leads to most believing fake news without even an attempt of double-checking the 'info' they read. All it takes is a screenshot of her shirt & a reverse search.
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Steve Telfer @stevetelfer.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Has anyone, ever, had their question answered by looking in FAQs?
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/06/2026
Cal Roscow, Best for Britain: “Real Madrid or Bayern Munich can sign Kennet Eichhorn today but Liverpool FC cannot: not because he doesn't want to come" "But because Brexit made Britain the only major footballing nation in Europe that can't sign a 16-year-old European talent."
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Red flags keep football talent from Britain
The inability to sign young football talent as a result of Nigel Farage's Brexit will deter athletes from Britain, campa
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