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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

If they weren’t so dangerous they would be funnier than the muppet show.

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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
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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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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.uk

Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage

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Duchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 @gemmagould.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Right fuck this. I have reported Danny Tommo’s YouTube video and I implore others to do the same. They are platforming a man who live streamed himself essentially committing a crime and he will be making money off of it as well. Please please report the video www.youtube.com/live/lkeZbk8...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That thug sabotaging rescue efforts, racist riots, flags on lampposts, pink ladies wanting to burn down hotels, doxxing charity workers, ICE-style deportation plans, threats to scrap the Equality Act and leave the ECHR… “legitimate concerns” No. A tornado of hate and prejudice set off by Farage.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.

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Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Many members of the Israeli establishment – from former PMs to judges, generals and academics – vehemently oppose the actions of settlers in the West Bank and support sanctions. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/74705/...

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Confronting Jewish terrorism is not an act of Jew hate

Many members of the Israeli establishment vehemently oppose what is happening in the West Bank. You wouldn’t know it from the criticism aimed at Ed Miliband

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This is a disgusting cruel decision 😡

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The vote is ignorant and cruel. It’s hard to believe.

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

rnli.org

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

They wouldn’t beat anybody with a handover like that!

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

He was right about ULEZ He’s right about Brexit. No need to “revisit old arguments”/lies now we know it’s rubbish and costing us a fortune. Moving on means admitting this and asking about how to now join. Not pretending it’s ok in case Farage loses his shit. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/sad...

thelondoneconomic.com

'Brexit lies are exposed, the debate is settled... we must rejoin the EU' - Sadiq Khan

This is searing stuff from Sadiq Khan, and his arguments for the UK to rejoin the EU are as clear and comprehensive as it gets.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I see Jenrick/Reform are grabbing headlines and airtime before their latest nasty little idea has had any scrutiny or reality check. Wall to wall coverage will follow. Before the inevitable conclusion that it’s yet more cruel, unworkable and ludicrously costly bullshit. Let’s stop doing this.

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If you are concerned about the media’s treatment of Jason Arday, please spend 10 seconds signing this important letter, and then please share it. It is crucial that urgent action is taken by everyone immediately: goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...

goodlawproject.org

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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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

So the biggest threat to Reform is people finding out what they really stand for.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We just don’t need the split! Schools were doing very well for students with vocational and academic courses running side by side. Having started with GNVQs we moved on to BTECs and it was common for students to be following a mix of vocational and academic. Then the Tories and Gove stepped in!!

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🔥 New today 🔥 The first publication from The Marshall Plan for Civic Life 👇 Today @kinship.works and @demos-uk.bsky.social have published a Discussion Paper to open a conversation about how to fund a decade of civic renewal. marshall-plan.netlify.app (1/n)

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The UK government must put out a warning not to travel to or through these areas. It’s obvious for the potential travellers and holidaymakers but they need back up to help them get money back.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

We don’t want it and 100% don’t need it!

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James Plunkett @jamestplunkett.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🔥 New today 🔥 Can a new style of political leadership unlock the energy at the edges? As Andy Burnham rises to the Premiership, I've written an essay exploring the value of a more enabling style of political leadership. (1/n) medium.com/@jamestplunk...

medium.com

Can a new style of political leadership unlock the energy at the edges?

As Andy Burnham rises to the Premiership, this essay explores the value of a more enabling style of political leadership. What is enabling…

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

It’s exactly what the answer is.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We were let down. We knew this long ago of course. It’s a national scandal. “The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), the Covid inquiry has said.”

bbc.co.uk

PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions, Covid inquiry finds

Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

“She criticised the controversial "VIP lane", which prioritised offers of PPE from those with political connections, as a "misguided" policy which undermined public confidence.” I’m not sure why she didn’t use the word “corruption”. 3/3

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/07/2026

This is total insanity. Words fail to explain how anyone let alone a plurality of voters thought giving an obviously demented person control of the most powerful government in the world was a good idea. We will be lucky to come out the other side of this alive.

1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME! Orders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran - PRAISE BE TO ALLAH! President DONALD J. TRUMP

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The BBC cancelling Winterwatch is such a shame, especially when we need to be connecting with nature more than ever. If we want people to protect our wildlife, we have to show them it! Add your name to ask the BBC to reconsider. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

you.38degrees.org.uk

Tell the BBC: Save Winterwatch!

The UK is losing its wildlife, and shows like Winterwatch are vital for connecting us to nature. The BBC's decision to cancel it makes no sense. Let's ask them to rethink this! Add your name here:

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

And I’d like to point out he doesn’t drink beer!

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

He’s quite a remarkable man and has done a very sound job in moving the country forward from the shambles of a mess it was in under the Tories.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I can’t honestly see why a man would vote for such horrors!

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 14/06/2026

The pound is still below its pre-EU referendum level. Brexit has left UK economy 6-8% smaller than other countries. Trade has suffered from border friction. UK goods exports lagged behind the G7. Investment in UK has fallen behind other countries by 18%. UK employment trails other countries by 4%

theguardian.com

How Brexit has made Britain poorer – in charts

Forecasters were wrong about an immediate recession but right that we would be worse off outside the EU

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

That majority just deserves so much better. People are kind, caring, thoughtful and wonderful things are happening all over the country yet hatred and division is pushed by politicians and is the main focus of the media.

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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 11/06/2026

Three more people killed at sea in a war of choice purely because they were at work. This is heart-breaking and a stark reminder that Merchant Seafarers are often the forgotten workers behind the global economy. The USA should take full responsibility and end all strikes on civilians. #Hormuz

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

It is overwhelmingly clear that non-white Brits are much more likely to be stopped, detained, disbelieved and mistreated by the police than whites, yet the BBC has spent the entire week giving oxygen to the far-right fantasy that the complete opposite is the case. Here’s what I think is going on

adambienkov.co.uk

The BBC’s ‘Two Tier’ Journalism Boosting Reform and the Far-Right

Why is our national broadcaster giving so much oxygen to the racist fantasies of the far-right?

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

“It’s a tragic tale- a once-confident nation making such a fearful, self-harming decision. Our economy…politics… daily lives in 2026 – all of it bears the imprint of that calamitous error” Brexit 10yrs on. Nothing to celebrate. Except the likelihood we’ll rejoin. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Britain is a swamp of lies and disinformation – and we got here on the Brexit bus | Jonathan Freedland

Ten years after the vote, our economy is battered – and our national conversation darkens by the day. Still, there is reason for hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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

Brexit bears huge responsibility for the far right strutting about our political stage today. It endorsed racism and ignorance as “legitimate concerns” and it promoted politicians who lied and dissembled because they couldn’t tell voters they’d betrayed them. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Brexit's other legacy, besides upending the old Labour-Tory duopoly, is not measurable in pounds or percentages but is just as real. It is visible in the coarsening and darkening of the national conversation, in the aggression and even hatred that, previously pushed to the margins, now loiter in the centre of the public square. This week the leader of the party that brought us Brexit warned of civil war.
It would be wrong to cast the referendum as the sole cause of this shift - Brexit was, in part, a symptom of the change - and we can all see the role social media and the likes of Elon Musk have played in degrading the discourse. But Brexit both accelerated and intensified that process.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The problem is that a minority (racists, thugs) support Farage and Reform’s message and right wing money and media is used to make it main stream. It needs a combined approach from other parties and for main media channels to wake up to the danger.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Yes with you on that but isn’t it disturbing that such a man (🤮) can get 39% support? I despair!

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This man showing his true colours (yet gain) 🤮

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 03/06/2026

A video appearing to show a huge UK protest and a man complaining about the cost of living and immigration has been gaining thousands of reactions on social media. But it’s fake. Both the footage and audio were created using AI.

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Cost of living protest video is AI generated – Full Fact

A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence.

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Stuart Plunkett @stuartplunkett.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Reform and Farage in particular have been disgusting over this, inciting trouble, stirring up racism and dividing cultures. What a dangerous vile bunch they are.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Listen to the people who loved their boy and not the people who want to use it to stir hate.

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.com · 02/06/2026

What are the disciplines of civic renewal - the skills/expertise that support community-led projects? Over the past few months I've had the pleasure of speaking to (and visiting!) some amazing people/projects for @kinship.works @jrf-uk.bsky.social Some interim thoughts: medium.com/kinship-work...

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Update: help us refine the disciplines of civic renewal

Over the past few months, we’ve been researching the disciplines of civic renewal as part of a project funded by the Joseph Rowntree…

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

“Reform has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries… Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels” Private Eye on the anti-thought, pro-corruption threat of Reform

$MELTING TICE RICHARD TICE, Reform UK's deputy leader and spokesman on energy and climate, made an extraordinary appearance on Bloomberg's Zero podcast last week. A few things soon became clear: firstly, he hasn't read the science. Tice claims the UK. is "almost unilaterally" beggaring itself by choosing low-carbon power (tell that to China, building hundreds of gigawatts of solar and wind each year). He hasn't read the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) summary for policymakers. He says "thousands" of scientists disagree with accepted climate science but wouldn't - couldn't? - name any scientists who'd advised him. He thinks net zero will bankrupt Britain (jobs in clean energy are growing faster than much of the rest of the economy). He threatened to walk out twice - once when presented with the IPCC's summary. When asked about batteries, which store solar and wind power safely and cheaply until the evening peak, he said: "We don't need batteries. It's ridiculous." Reform UK has the most extreme policy on energy and climate the UK has seen since modern science on the subject began. The party opposes solar; it opposes wind; it opposes batteries, for God's sake. Its policy is "drill, drill, frack Lincolnshire". Once again: Reform is largely funded by fossil fuels. The main defence Tice wielded was that the IPC recently abandoned its always implausible "RCP8.5" scenario - the worst-case, which predicted coal use doubling or tripling this century. İronically, Tice himself is the British politician who would do more than anything else to bring about that polluted world. 'Young Windy'$

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Politicians skirt around it. The media skirts around it. But, we have a very sinister far right, racist problem in the UK. Reform and Restore… two cheeks of the same hideous arse… flooding the zone with their hate, their lies and their howling inadequacy. If they’re our future, we’re done for.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

When we have a real president again, he or she will have to waste inordinate amounts of time cleaning up the terrible mess created by this awful mistake of a human who never should have been allowed near the levers of power.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

“It is understood the National Cyber Security Centre is not aware of a report from Farage related to the alleged hack.” That’ll be because it’s all utter bollox. “Just how stupid would you like us to be, Mr Farage?” “Oh *that* stupid. Let’s see what we can do…” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claim

Reform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m gift

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