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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15h

I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked

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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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Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 7h

I cannot think of one good reason they could have for doing this. Nor even a bad one. They should fix it.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 7h

Yep, this is bad. And aso looks like incompetence when the Tories have condemned Reform for doing the exact same thing.

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Hugo Gye @hugogye.bsky.social · 14h

Ridiculous behaviour from the Tories. Dealing with unfriendly journalists is a basic requirement for a political party!

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 18h

Manchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread:

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Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thinking about the impact of the triple lock on the state pension can be confusing as there's a number of interacting moving parts (earnings, inflation, 2.5%). 🤷‍♂️❓ But here's a visualisation that hopefully might help...1/5

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Conservative Party debated for a couple of hours and decided that no, they are not a serious party. Inevitably.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The police have asked everyone to please not speculate about the RAF Fairford incident, so naturally I'm going to waste no time in making up total bollocks to suit my own agenda.

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Carl Bovis @carlbovisnature.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A gorgeous Short Eared Owl looking for a tasty vole from a post! 😍🐦🦉 You can buy my 2027 birds calendars here; www.carlbovis.com/2027-birds-c...

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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

‘Nigel loved her’: the mystery woman looking after Reform’s billionaire backers Former Cameo executive Katie Lewis has flown under the radar since working with the party’s crypto donors, with online posts that mention her name being swiftly deleted ✍️ Catherine Neilan bit.ly/4xScOvp

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‘Nigel loved her’: the mystery woman looking after Reform...

Former Cameo executive Katie Lewis has flown under the radar since working with the party’s crypto donors, with online posts that mention her name being swiftly deleted

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Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Can anyone explain to me why this article doesn't mention anywhere that small boat crossings are down 42% from last year? That doesn't mean it's not an issue 781 people arrived in one day. But it seems like the sort of context a reputable news source might mention www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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No 'switch' to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBC

Labour's deputy leader was speaking to BBC local radio ahead of the party's annual conference

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is disturbed to see that a new vape shop will be opening on Sauchiehall Street next to the world-renowned Mackintosh Tearooms, a move which would increase the risk to this outstanding building." #Glasgow #architecture 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.crmsociety.com/media-releas...

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MEDIA RELEASE From: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society Re: Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms, Sauchiehall Street. - Charles Rennie Mackintosh | CRM Society

MEDIA RELEASE From: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society Re: Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms, Sauchiehall Street. The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is disturbed to see that a new vape shop ...

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Mark Brown @markoneinfour.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worth your time to read this thread

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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Over the last few months these guys made me proud to be British: kind, practical, profoundly moral, a testament to this island. Now they're targeted by the very worst of us. I just gave them a bunch of money. You should too. Show those fascist clowns what's what. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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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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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Last week - when all the front pages headlines were about Farage and his £72m - Farage fronted his own GB News show ….to talk about Farage! He compared his critics to communists and then interviewed other guests - about himself! app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/75017/...

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Farage and the £130m even his detractors have missed

GB news has provided relentless positive PR for Nigel Farage while racking up tens of millions in financial losses. And now there is a new channel in the offing

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Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’d already absorbed the idea that most of the rich are awful people. But the real revelation is how stupid and unoriginal they are as well.

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

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Rob Pattenden 🔶 @polrobuk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In other news: the Vatican is being hijacked by Catholics.

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Liz P @lizzypy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No-one would do this. Right?

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🔴 More than 80% of all the donations ever received by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK have come from just two cryptocurrency billionaires, new Democracy for Sale analysis reveals. “If that isn’t a massive corruption risk I don’t know what is.” democracyforsale.substack.com/p/breaking-8...

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BREAKING: 80% of Reform’s funding comes from two crypto billionaires

“If that isn't a massive corruption risk I don't know what is.”

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Calling all lawyers! Re. Harborne's £36m gift to Reform over the weekend... As I posted yday, he still listed his address as 'Bangkok' in a June legal filing That breaks the March 25 cutoff for overseas donations over £100k, right? Well. He MAY be relying on this carve-out in the elections bill:

4) In relation to a donation received by the registered party before the
commencement day, those provisions and amendments have effect only in
the following cases—
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where the donation is received on or after 25 March 2026 at a time
when the individual is an overseas contributor by virtue of section
55B(2)(a) of PPERA 2000 (overseas elector);
(b) where—
(i) the donation is received on or after 25 March 2026 at a time
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when the individual is an overseas contributor by virtue of
section 55B(2)(b) of PPERA 2000 (elector previously not UK
resident), and
(ii) the individual was registered in an electoral register in
pursuance of an overseas elector’s declaration during all or
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part of the period beginning with 25 March 2026 and ending
when the donation is received;
(c) where—
(i) the donation is received on or after 6 July 2026 at a time
when the individual is an overseas contributor by virtue of
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section 55B(2)(b) of PPERA 2000 (elector previously not UK
resident),
(ii) the condition in paragraph (b)(ii) (registration as overseas
elector) is not met, and
(iii) the individual was, during all or part of the period beginning
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with 6 July 2026 and ending when the donation is received,
not resident in the United Kingdom.
(5) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (4)(c)(iii), where an individual—
(a) is not resident in the United Kingdom, but
(b) is registered in an electoral register in pursuance of a service
declaration,
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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Back in the early 1990s, everyone on the rare soul scene thought that there were no more storming Motown numbers left to discover except by trawling through vaults of unreleased material. Then someone played the b-side to this Top 20 hit at a do and overnight it became the UK's most wanted 45.-

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I wonder if there is a single person still at the Telegraph who feels even a smidgeon of shame, that in just over a decade it has gone from newspaper-of-record to fluffers-for-rent. It is revolting. Farage, apparently, "lands" a record crypto bung.

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The Sunday Times approached Nigel Farage and Reform about this story this morning.
A confidential source told us that Delo, a crypto billionaire criminal pardoned by Trump, had given £35m to Reform.
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Now, as with other stories on Reform finances, it has been given elsewhere.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This German comedy sketch (with English subtitles) perfectly captures so much of what is going on right now in the UK, the US, and across Europe. "Playing the 'Nazi Card' in the Third Reich", by Browser Ballett.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wow. That C4 Dispatches on SYL/Robinson was DARK. I mean, the grift was always obvious, but the amounts are staggering and the treatment of that poor grooming gang victim is utterly heartbreaking. Really worth watching. www.channel4.com/programmes/t...

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Tommy Robinson: Where's the Money Gone?

For Dispatches, Matt Shea examines the complex finances of Tommy Robinson

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026

A dark blizzard of disinformation is warping the public’s perception of our great city. But we know the truth: our homicide rate is lower than every major US city, neighbourhood crimes are down and we’ve been ranked #1 city in the world 11 years in a row. My piece for The Times.

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We must fight back against troll army’s lies about London

There is a dark blizzard of disinformation online, where our capital is described as a lawless dystopia in decline — this couldn’t be further from the truth

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Politico: "Land agents Strutt and Parker reckon the proportion of “lifestyle buyers” of agri land fell to 11 percent in 2025 (down from 16 percent in 2024) as the proportion bought by farmers rose to 59 percent — a seven-year high."

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.)

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature

Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...

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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.

Facebook post showing the photo of three white women on a train with a group of black-clad, masked men being shared to a group called ‘South east patriots’

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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

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Jenny Rhodes @jennyrhodes42.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Incredible.

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Maggie Duarte #fbpe @maggiedu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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/do...

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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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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I love my crowd.

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Richard Tice introduced Nigel Farage, but Nigel Farage came not. After a few minutes David Bull came out, visibly shaken to say proceedings had been delayed because of "unforeseen circumstances". It's now more than ten minutes later and nobody knows what is going on.
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Maybe one his oysters has disagreed with him.
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All decent oysters would disagree with him.
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Phil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🧵1/ I worked in anti-corruption for years before becoming an MP. Nigel Farage has serious questions to answer following the undercover investigation into Reform UK's fundraising practices. This is now for the police and donations watchdog to resolve, but here is what I want to know:

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Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

William Cash, son of Sir William Cash, of Downside (£8k per term) and Westminster schools (£17k per term) them onto Magdalane College, Oxford. Following which he got a rather lovely role immediately as Hollywood correspondent for the Times and The Telegraph. Im sure this was entirely on merit.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Oops, I seem to have been caught red handed taking illegal foreign donations and being a corrupt sack of shit.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

In case this is helpful to the Metropolitan Police, all those exposed in tonight's @channel4news.bsky.social expose, including Nigel Farage, will all be either on or near Stage A of the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, tomorrow at 4pm. You're welcome.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

That nice feller? From the Channel 4 sting? Never!

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover filming shows Nigel Farage celebrating illegal foreign donations Footage shows a plan to break electoral law by funnelling money from a US ‘businessman’ through a UK donor The donations funded a series of widely reported polls secretly commissioned by Reform

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Every major party leader has put out a statement that they are reporting Reform UK to the police. The BBC's politics feed: JEEZUS MARY AND THE WEE DONKEY, surely the fact they have been reported to the police at the very least is very reasonably reportable!

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