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@suemckenna.bsky.social
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Always Bowie 💔 Retired Lecturer and Old hippy, still clinging on to the dream of peace and love 🌹 Southerner now living in the North Never Tories, always EU, abhor Reform, Trump & (still) Thatcher Oh, and tax-dodging ‘patriots’

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 9h
A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐
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"As one of Kemi's top female frontbenchers calls them 'instruments of suppression...
UK HANDS OUT 1,000 HIJABS TO CHANNEL MIGRANTS"
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6h
GDP don't mean shit.
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 13h
Not one person born THIS CENTURY voted for Brexit.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 6h
IF we take it back. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Remember Kamala!
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 10h
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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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13h
Germany’s ambassador to the UK, speaking to The Telegraph: "It is, of course, for the British people to decide how close they want that relationship to be. But let me be clear: in Germany you will always find a partner for setting the ambition as high as we can."
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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 6h
Names like Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Dave Grohl, Dave Matthew, Tom Morello and others joined together to sing and uncensored version of “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie to cap Power to The People Fest yesterday. Ohh btw, that was Jack Smith in the audience.
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@DemocracyHere @democracyhere.bsky.social · 6h
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
People will genuinely say White Privilege doesn't exist. White people started in Europe. They have colonised half the planet and genocided the native inhabitants in most of it. Even in South Africa where they were supposedly driven out all the richest people are STILL White.
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scotfi1.bsky.social @scotfi1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Well done Kate Garraway. Very nicely done. And Braverman is an idiot. She's basing her entire political viewpoint on the fact that her one family personally gained from their country being subjugated. What an idiot.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 03/10/2026
More than 20 NHS trusts in England have stopped using Palantir’s waiting list tools, according to FT analysis that casts doubt on widely cited claims about the success of the controversial data project led by the US software giant. as.ft.com/r/6c8844ae-e...
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Over 20 NHS trusts have ditched Palantir waiting-list tools, analysis shows
FT findings prompt fresh probe by statistics regulator into health service claims over controversial data project
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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We should certainly take this with a pinch if salt and I'm cautious with how soft these numbers are. However, as a starting point of a move towards Rejoin they're pretty encouraging
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 03/10/2026
🚨 Naomi Smith: The people of Scotland, like the rest of Great Britain, are of one mind when it comes to the UK and the EU: they know it’s been a disaster and they simply want to be back in.
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Poll: Scottish Labour would hold onto most of its MPs if PM promises to rejoin EU
Scottish Labour would hold onto most of the 37 Westminster seats it won in the 2024 if the Prime Minister pledges to
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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 03/10/2026
People over profit, always. 💙 Don't let private equity strip down our healthcare system. Take 1 minute to send our letter to your MP right now: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/stop-private...
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The Citizens @the-citizens.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Here’s their latest hire, a Labour lord, [inferring to] his former colleague that they are actively surveilling his activities. It’s obviously a threat." Our Director Clara Maguire in @thenerve.news 👇 www.thenerve.news/p/clive-lewi...
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'We’re watching you’: MP Clive Lewis reveals Tom Watson has warned him over criticising Palantir
In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole…
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Braverman says it can't be a racist argument to say black people can't be Englieh as she can't be racist against herself She also says "people can call themselves what they want" [her argument was they can't really without er disrespecting the English] bsky.app/profile/impl...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"You have to take a view obviously ... "I am not the one saying it has to be five generations or four generations. I think it is obvious when people have got a lineage, an ancestry, a heritage which dates back a few generations to this country" - Suella Braverman on Question Time
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reform UK Councillor Tracy Clayton should have been suspended ages ago… Seems Reform UK don’t have standards. www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
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Reform UK asks 'what's wrong' after Kirklees councillor's 'animals' post
Reform UK has defended Colne Valley Councillor Tracy Clayton's post over 'third world animals' and 'invaders'.
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨 Split brewing in South Tyneside Reform? Councillor Sharlene Tooley has broken ranks over closing all 10 Stanley’s nurseries. Richard Tice called it a “bold decision” requiring “courage”. Note: Shaun Barclay & Helen Ross are also Reform councillors. www.shieldsgazette.com/news/reform-...
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Andy Wheatley @andywheatley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reminds me of this excellent take down of the student loan system by Oli Dugmore. It bears many of the hallmarks of loan selling scam. bsky.app/profile/pete...
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Ashley Weddle @ashley1981.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oli Dugmore is a seriously impressive bloke #bbcqt
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Suella Braverman’s face when Oli Dugmore mentions children being kept in poverty. Not even trying to hide it anymore. 😳 #bbcqt
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karl-1961.bsky.social @karl-1961.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Face liked a smacked arse for the full hour. Full of hate and prejudice. Oli Dugmore was a star.
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oli Dugmore calls out Suella Braverman’s dog-whistling. She then squirms and evades when asked FIVE times if she really thinks you can only be English if you’re white. Oli Dugmore has the perfect response to her incoherent absurdity: Ian Wright and Bukayo Saka. 🔥 #bbcqt
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Lauren McCann @laurenmccann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#BBCQT The New Statesman’s Oli Dugmore was impressive on his last appearance & is equally articulate & perceptive this evening #BestPanellist
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1kr5ur43m.bsky.social @1kr5ur43m.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just saying 😡
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It's Immigrants robbing you."
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Today, 1st October, is the start of the pheasant shooting season. Some 50 million pheasants are released into the British countryside for this sport annually. If you have concerns about the impacts of this out-of-control industry, tell the government - handy guide below: bsky.app/profile/guys...
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 01/10/2026
At long last, the UK has a PM that understands the need and urgency of changing the voting system. In his conference speech on September 29th , 2026, Burnham said that changing the voting system to proportional representation will be a manifesto commitment for UK Labour at the next general election
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At last a PM who understands the need to change the voting system
Dr Keith Darlington At long last, the UK has a PM that understands the need and urgency of changing the voting system. In his conference speech on September 29th , 2026, Burnham said that changing the...
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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Anyone notice Robert Jenrick has been silent on Grenfell? From 2019–21, he was responsible for building safety. 3 years after Grenfell, just 155/455 high-rises were made safe. Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee said the Government had “badly missed” targets. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Grenfell police hand files on 20 organisations and 54 people to CPS
Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I do wonder what some politicians are scared of ….
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/09/2026
Shocking.
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their confer
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SURE START IS COMING BACK. Hands down, one of the greatest policies introduced by New Labour. 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I've been blocked from attending Conservative Party conference. Just a few weeks after Badenoch blasted Reform for doing the same thing... bylinetimes.com/2026/09/30/k...
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We’ve noticed that Robert Jenrick has been silent on Grenfell. Is that because from 2019 to 2021, he was responsible for dealing with the building-safety disaster it exposed? His record isn’t good. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Grenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPS
Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What with record donations to the RNLI, Fairford suspect turning out not to be terrorists, figures out showing small boat crossings way down, and Tommo not given bail - not a good week for the hate-spewing, far-right Reform UK & Restore Britain liars
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026
Earlier this afternoon Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as PM. We’ve looked at a few of the claims he made, including on: 💡 energy bills 🏘️ housing 🩺 hospital discharges
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Andy Burnham's first Labour Party conference speech as PM: fact checked – Full Fact
We’ve taken a look at a few of the claims made by the Prime Minister during his keynote speech in Liverpool.
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🟣 SUBSTACK Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair By @adambienkov.bsky.social Read below. ↓
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Andy Burnham’s Labour Conference Speech Offers a Clear Break From the Politics of Despair
The Prime Minister’s emotional and expansive speech opened the door to a genuine shift in our politics, argues Adam Bienkov
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔴 Andy Burnham’s Pledge for Electoral Reform: What We Know So Far After years of pressure from campaigners, a Labour Prime Minister has now committed to overhauling Westminster’s First Past the Post voting system bylinetimes.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Andy Burnham's Pledge for Electoral Reform: What We Know So Far
After years of pressure from campaigners, a Labour Prime Minister has now finally committed to overhauling Westminster's First Past the Post voting system, reports Josiah Mortimer
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 29/09/2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham just announced his vision for a new National Care Service. We’ve seen plans like this one before, but this time must be different. For this to work, we need a plan to increase the number of nursing staff to deliver the care that is needed.
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Prime minister unveils vision for National Care Service | News | Royal College of Nursing
As Andy Burnham sets out his future plans for reforming social care, the RCN says meaningful change will require investment in nursing and a nurse-led approach
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dementia and Alzheimer's are absolutely devastating not only to the sufferer but for their friends and loves ones as well. Currently if it happens to your parent or partner you're effectively on your own navigating this terrible and often very expensive landscape of care.
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 29/09/2026
"Andy Burnham showed willingness to go beyond what his focus groups told him, and do what he thinks is fundamental to reshape British society." The Prime Minister gave his first party conference speech as leader – and you know what? It went pretty well www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/did-...
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Did Andy Burnham just deliver the best Labour speech in decades? | The News Agents
Andy Burnham gave his first Labour Party conference speech as leader, one full of pledges and private pain, and it seems like he landed every single punch.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
👀 In his speech, Burnham promised to set out different options for closer UK-EU relations. Shortly afterwards, Downing Street did not rule out that these options included rejoining the EU. inews.co.uk/news/politics/burnham-o…
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27/09/2026
Beyond the fact that it’s incredibly illegal and corrupt to use taxpayer dollars to run political ads on television, there’s another problem with re-running old ads like this: the messaging only reminds everyone what a fraud you are.
Black-and-white image of Donald Trump standing in a hallway from a recent ad he ran on TV with taxpayer funds. White subtitle text on a black bar at the bottom displays what Trump’s voiceover says in the ad: “we will expel the warmongers from our government.”
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