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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3h

The Conservative party Shadow Culture Secretary to speak at conference tomorrow about how to "defend press freedom", whilst her own party bans journalists whose coverage they don't like

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 6h

Churchill specifically wanted ‘corkscrew’ thinkers. He believed that the Germans were too conventional, conservative. Too ‘straight’ Geoffrey Pyke. Prolific inventor. Very beardy and weird Turing. Code breaker. Gay. Dudley Clarke. Invented SAS. Bonkers. Cross dresser

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 3h

Katie Lam just said the secret but inevitable bit out loud - Conservatives opposing our reform of the Triple Lock are actually on track to scrap or means test the State Pension www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Dr Eric Farmer @himself132.bsky.social · 9h

If GB News were a normal commercial venture, like Talk TV, it would have been binned long ago. Since September 2020, it has spewed out hateful far-right propaganda, paying high salaries to people such as Nigel Farage. Ofcom has abjectly failed to address this threat to democracy.

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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 4h

Intrigued to see the Conservative conference will feature a speech on "press freedom" next week while they ban lobby journalists such as @josiahmortimer.bsky.social from attending their conference.

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mariaevajarrous.bsky.social @mariaevajarrous.bsky.social · 10h

We've paid enough for his illegal involvement in our government. Nobody wants this bastard in there. We have enough of them right now. Call your representatives.☎️

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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 12h

This picture has surfaced of Nigel Farage pointing & laughing as the pound crashed after Britain voted to leave the EU. If you still think he’s the man of the people, who would make our country better than it’s ever been? Think again!

Picture of Nigel Farage pointing & laughing as the pound crashed after Britain voted to leave the EU.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 12h

This is Britain under Reform - same as the US under Trump - journalists that write critical stories get banned, it’s censorship, the act of authoritarians. buff.ly/Fdc3kQM

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 10h

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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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 10h

Only white people can be English - Suella Braverman Every single black and brown person in the UK will be in danger if Reform UK ever wins an election.

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Suella Braverman accidentally exposes Reform UK racism - BBC Question Time

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 9h

"Picking on Byline Times sends a message to other political journalists: Be careful. Don't be too critical. We can do the same to you." @adambienkov.bsky.social speaks to LBC's @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Byline Times' ban from Conservative Party Conference.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 11h

The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 13h

On 12 October, MPs will debate rejoining the EU after a petition passed 100,000 signatures. The more MPs who turn up armed with our polling, the harder the case is to ignore. Use our tool: bestforbritain.org/take-action/tell…

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 14h

Trump's USA is now pouring millions into reshaping European politics – including a reported $12 million for groups founded by Toby Young and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Who else is being funded – and what do they want in return? Help us #LightUpTheDark 👉 subscribe.bylinetimes.com/lightuptheda...

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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 14h

I’m seriously worried about Lee Anderson MP. It’s been over 3 weeks since he has filmed himself fingering his meaty flaps. Has he: -Died? -Converted to Islam? -Turned vegan? -Had one of those stomach bugs that leads to what Dean our paperboy calls the “sharts?” -Lost his false teeth?🤔

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 16h

In a matter of days Ukraine has retaken land on the frontline that it took Russia a year and tens of thousands of lives to occupy. Putin is on the back foot and desperate. Ukrainian intelligence says he’s now removed restrictions on the air campaign so they can target schools and hospitals.

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MingTheMerciless @mingthemercyless.bsky.social · 21h

And he didn't do it alone.

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TwitRuss @twitruss.bsky.social · 15h

Sue Ellen: “Are you saying I’m being racist against myself?” Thought that was her magic shield.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 18h

NEW: Yesterday I interviewed President Zelenskyy. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained intel that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns. “He said there are no rules now.”

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Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 17h

Hounslow to Hendon directly on the Overground? It could be happening - but we need to hear from you first. Tell us what you think about the proposed West London Orbital plans before 18 November. haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/west-london-...

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 19h

For Chris Mason, the misstep by Burnham about Man City and his subsequent correction is THE biggest political story today. It's a minor embarrassment, Chris, not friggin' Watergate.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17h

Since Braverman does not identify as English, its strange for her to insist that she could define for others the rules of an in group that she does not believe she can ever be a member of *and* to believe her intuition should trump a broad sustained consemsus amomg those who do identify as English!

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17h

Braverman not being "racist against myself" on her own identity To say Sunak & Marcus Rashford can not be English without at least English grandparents= an exclusionary racialised worldview, whether the MP saying it is white or Asian, just as saying they should be barred as MPs withoit one would be

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A third aircraft carrier and a second Marine division has now been sent toward Iran, the WSJ is reporting. Looks like Trump wants to empty those stockpiles completely.

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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🤣🤣 EMBARRASSING!!🤣🤣 Farage just gave an "Exclusive Interview" TO HIMSELF!!! This is the tantrum he's throwing over Andy Burnham saying he might reverse Brexit and Rejoin the EU!

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Farage throws PATHETIC tantrum over re-joining the EU - Brexit

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Russian's don't care about Ukrainian lives, that much is clear, but the people who only use Ukrainian suffering as a rhetorical device care just as little about what Russia is doing to this country.

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Oz Katerji @ozkaterji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Russia has bombed a school basically every single day this week, so for those people who say "if this was happening in Ukraine, it would be on the front pages every day", how many times have you seen that on the front page of even one of your national newspapers this week? Zero.

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Lucy Fisher @lucyfisher.ft.com · 01/10/2026

EXC: British govt is searching for a UK alternative to Palantir, as the PM’s “buy British” push triggers hunt for homegrown replacement for the controversial US software group in NHS and MoD w/ @chris-smyth.bsky.social & @laurahughesft.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9a6e...

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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir

Prime minister’s ‘buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Suella Braverman suggests on #BBCQT that you can't be English unless you are white, and have a lineage or heritage going back some generations

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Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

‘If you’ve got £1 million or £2 million to spend on political advertising, forget it,…. If you’ve got £8 million, you can make people believe anything you want.’ I wrote about Britain’s broken political finance system for the latest @lrb.co.uk

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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The cope from some Man City fans is that the sham sponsorship income meant the club overstated revenue and so overpaid corporation tax. So they are due a refund! Awesome! Um, no. City paid *zero* corporation tax because they lost buckets of money. The receipts:

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yeah right… Says man with net favourability rating of minus 45, a shitload of investigations into possible corruption, a team of utter inadequates and with every constituency bar 4 favouring rejoining because we all know how crap Brexit is now. Bore off. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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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

"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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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The NEET rate basically hasn't changed for the whole of this century (except post-GFC and post Covid). It's been the same with tougher welfare sanctions and weaker. More apprenticeships and fewer. Higher employer national insurance and lower. I draw two conclusions from this....

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Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼‍♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Farage’s unwillingness to accept any responsibility personified👇 “Reform is the only party that will save Britain in the first 100 days of government. If not, I will sack my Cabinet ministers” He’s playing Jonny Big Bollox talking big, but instead of “I’ll quit as PM” he’d fire the Cabinet❗️ 🐀

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 01/10/2026

The far right thrives on lies and disinformation. We’re debunking some of the most common myths they peddle, exposing the harm they cause, and showing why their claims don’t stand up to scrutiny. Read our new report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/10/01/f...

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Far Right Fact Check

Disinformation Debunked - What the data actually says.

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AnthonyF272 @anthonyf272.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I watch Farage on TV news stirring things again. How much longer before investigations into his finances come to a conclusion? It is not good enough that he gets away with all his shenanigans.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fascinated by the Jack Smith/Eric Schmitt thing because I can’t grasp how desperate you would need to be to ‘own’ an opponent to end up in such a humiliating mess. I ‘think’ it’s because Trump loyalists have been so grossly dishonest that they have to convince themselves that the other lot are too.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The vast majority of European countries use forms of Proportional Representation, and have done so for many decades. Not one of them has a significant grassroots campaign for switching to First Past the Post.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔴 Protests against Palantir across England today. In July, we published this deep dive into Palantir, its lobbying in Britain and the myriad problems NHS staff have had with its software. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...

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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure

Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Farage says Brexit was a disaster because of Boris Johnson’s deal? Please MEDIA point out that at the time Farage supported his Brexit deal.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

After the Brexit referendum in 2016, Nigel Farage predicted that the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Italy. 2016 to 2025: each country has become more pro EU 🇳🇱 Netherlands - from 72% to 81% 🇩🇰 Denmark - from 62% to 85% 🇸🇪 Sweden - from 64% to 85% 🇦🇹 Austria - 37% to 51% 🇮🇹 Italy - 33% to 52%

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unlike Simon Clarke, I was alive during the 1970s. A combination of low inequality, low crime and aspects of culture made 1976 one of the happiest years on record in the UK. The IMF bailout had zero impact. Lesson for Simon, happiness is not just a function of wealth.

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Hugo Gye @hugogye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

if true this is bonkers for a party supposedly committed to defending free speech

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