Reposted by Victoria ListerPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Nigel Farage resigns when he shouldn't, but doesn't resign when he should. 432628534
Reposted by Victoria ListerLBC @lbc.co.uk · 04/09/2026'It is a clear case of entrapment.' In response to being secretly filmed in a donations sting, Nigel Farage insists to @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social that Reform 'has not taken any dodgy money whatsoever'. 46279
Reposted by Victoria ListerOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The only reason British politicians are doing God is because there's "God money" in it from America 32441128
Reposted by Victoria ListerGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 24/03/2026“After a letter from Good Law Project in January, requesting an explanation for the rejections, Ofcom said it had withdrawn its original decision and would ‘consider afresh’ the complaints.” www.theguardian.com/environment/202…theguardian.comOfcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017Exclusive: UK regulator makes U-turn over TalkTV and TalkRadio complaints after claims it let some broadcasters ‘spout dangerous climate lies’ 19522
Reposted by Victoria ListerStuart Horrex @stuarthorrex.bsky.social · 23/03/2026It's a bigger problem than just one painting... #JustSayingreuters.comKing Charles photo with Caribbean officials under portrait of slavery-enriched monarch sparks criticismCampaigners for slavery reparations and scholars have criticised the British monarchy after King Charles posed with Caribbean officials at a London reception beneath a portrait of George IV, who pro... 1624277
Reposted by Victoria ListerDaily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 17/03/2026It’s official: Nigel Farage will say anything to line his own pockets. He's not serious and simply not fit to be Prime Minister. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i... 1071609740
Reposted by Victoria ListerOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/03/2026This is excellent. Absolutely scandalous that GB News essentially has a licence to spread misinformation like this without OFCOM stepping in. www.thenewworld.co.uk/the-gb-news-...thenewworld.co.ukGB News Scandal: The dossierTwenty journalists analysed 15 hours of television – none of which complied with Ofcom’s regulations. These are their findings 1001707841
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 09/03/2026Two points: 1. They’re not “expats” they’re “migrants.” 2. Them abandoning their pets will hopefully give each and every one of these people just a little bit of insight into the incredibly hard decisions refugees have to make when they’re fleeing war zones. 41552174
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 03/03/2026The fact that Isabel Oakeshott, economic migrant to the UAE may just turn into a refugee fleeing to the UK from a war zone will cause a level of schadenfreude in me that may just make me topple right over. 1181909387
Reposted by Victoria ListerOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Truly, truly, truly disgusting. Keep this Trumpist race baiting out of British politics. 3284009900
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Fantastic @andyburnham.bsky.social 👏 1757199
Reposted by Victoria ListerMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 20/02/2026The best protection against measles is making sure you and your loved ones’ MMR or MMRV jabs are up to date. Contact your GP to check. Learn more about the vaccine and the symptoms of this potentially serious infection: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...nhs.ukMeaslesFind out about measles, a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and sometimes lead to serious complications. 112940
Reposted by Victoria ListerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Turns out (says @jburnmurdoch.ft.com) it's not so much an oversupply of graduates in the UK (the same would be true of other similar countries but it's not) as an undersupply of the kind of jobs that a better-performing, more productive economy would supply.ft.com‘Is university still worth it?’ is the wrong questionThe graduate earnings premium isn’t really measuring what most people think 15548201
Reposted by Victoria ListerLewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 20/02/2026Struck by how supine so much coverage of the Royal Family continues to be, even now. “Business as usual” is the line I keep hearing. No, it really isn’t. And it shouldn’t be. 56703145
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🚨Gorton & Denton by-election Reform leader Nigel Farage has posted on X “1 million people living in this country don’t speak any English at all. 4 million people living in this country barely speak passable English” It’s racked up 2 million views AND IT’S COMPLETELY UNTRUE 38412165
Reposted by Victoria ListerTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Seriously bad. America axes pandemic preparedness programme. 88237
Reposted by Victoria ListerBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.pbs.orgWATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate changeThe Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv... 20992838011976
Reposted by Victoria ListerTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Important paper. Schools are high-risk environments for respiratory disease transmission MAINLY because classrooms are underventilated. This problem has a workable solution - it just needs political will. Air quality is as important as water quality for public health. MT @martinmckee.bsky.social 19644309
Reposted by Victoria ListerDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Deaths of people seeking asylum are absolutely avoidable. That isn't achieved by human swap PR policies like the one in one out policy, or restricting human rights and weakening modern slavery protections for people seeking safety as Labour is doing. 1/16 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThirty deaths in small boat crossing avoidable, inquiry findsInquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said 24825
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/02/2026“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end 651703569
Reposted by Victoria ListerDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Genius! Blackmail countries which have significant human rights concerns to take back people who often should not be being sent back and then celebrate it by threatening more countries with similar blackmail. Labour really is digging down with its xenophobic policies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThree African countries agree to UK migrant returns after sanctions threatThe Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Angola have said they will cooperate on migrant returns. 18298111
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Brussels would be "open‑minded" about discussing closer trade ties with the UK, including the possibility of working together on a customs union, the European Commissioner for finance has told the BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEU has 'open mind' on UK customs union debate, says commissionerValdis Dombrovskis says the EU is willing to engage with Britain amid mounting global uncertainty. 28455112
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/01/2026The Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, an attack that local health officials said was the deadliest in weeks and that comes as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was set to move into its next phase.trib.alDeadly Israeli Strikes in Gaza, as Rafah Border Is Set to ReopenA local health official said at least 26 people had been killed in the attacks, which the Israeli military said had targeted Hamas commanders. The opening of the border was seen as progress in the cease-fire. 379657
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 31/01/2026🚨An internal FBI counter-intelligence briefing flagged Britain’s failure to investigate Russian interference in Brexit. This wasn’t gossip. It was briefed to senior US law-enforcement officials. The UK didn’t take it seriously. Others did. #BrexitDay #RussiaReport #RejoinEU 25731
Reposted by Victoria ListerDr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 31/01/2026‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave trade - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...theguardian.com‘Unjust and inhuman’: how royal family ignored a Black abolitionist’s plea to end the slave tradeIn this adapted extract from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met wi... 0152
Reposted by Victoria ListerPippa Crerar @pippacrerar.bsky.social · 21/01/2026NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct. He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)… 39543782069
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19/01/2026'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully' Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland 48791184
Reposted by Victoria ListerEDC🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇰🇨🇦🇦🇺🇵🇹🇩🇪🇮🇹🇫🇮🇸🇪 @simplyedc.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Two people you should never trust; A religious leader who tells you how to vote, and a polition who tells you how to pray. 0109282659
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 18/01/2026🚨BREAKING: Parliament will debate the petition Calling for a FULL public inquiry into a Russian influence. 🇬🇧 Unlike other parties who were infiltrated or hid. We campaigned for 5 years on this and it’s clear to us Russia interfered in the Brexit campaign. Do you agree? Time to Exit Brexit. 401151344
Reposted by Victoria ListerOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/01/2026"Under the weather" is a funny way to spell "chicken" 2172969675
Reposted by Victoria ListerHugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social · 18/01/2026I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii. 542341542
Reposted by Victoria ListerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Fingers crossed.theguardian.comRare twins born in DRC raise cautious hope for endangered mountain gorillasVirunga park ranger says babies are well cared for by mother Mafuko but high infant mortality makes first weeks critical 0274
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/01/2026🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...petition.parliament.ukPetition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another partyWhen an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their... 12419341203
Reposted by Victoria ListerGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12/01/2026In the spirit of brotherly love, could I gently enquire why the almighty **** are government departments, government ministers and Labour MPs *STILL* using X? 1402673563
Reposted by Victoria ListerPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 27/12/2025Britain’s biggest trade union body has called on the Labour government to consider rejoining an EU customs union, reopening a core Brexit fault line as the party grapples with weak growth and rising pressure from its traditional base.politico.euUK trade unions urge Labour to revisit EU customs unionUnions want Labour to consider an EU customs union, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer says closer EU ties will not cross existing Brexit red lines. 611035
Reposted by Victoria ListerBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 26/12/2025“Two turtle doves…” 🎶 Once a symbol of love and loyalty, now on the UK Red List. This Christmas, let’s protect the species that inspired the carol. Read about a farmer doing just that ⤵️ Day 2 of East Anglia Bylines #12DaysOfChristmas @eastangliabylines.co.uk @oscarwoofs.bsky.socialeastangliabylines.co.ukTurtle doves: saving the most remarkable and romantic bird of ChristmasFrom Christmas symbol to an endangered migrant – the turtle dove’s numbers have fallen 98% – but renewed habitat work will help it endure 112841
Reposted by Victoria ListerNiall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Prepare to smile just as much as the street dogs wagged their tails today ❤️ 671643300
Reposted by Victoria ListerTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 18/12/2025It's bad - really bad: "At the end of 2024, 4.5m children – 31% of all UK children – were in relative poverty, living in households earning less than 60% of the UK’s median income. And 18% of all children were growing up in food-insecure households, without consistent access to nutritious food."theconversation.comChild poverty: how bad is it in the UK?Four and a half million children are growing up without basic necessities in the UK. 211363
Reposted by Victoria ListerPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Keir Starmer has authorised an "urgent" review into the extent of foreign interference in British politics as he prepares to change the law to tighten donation rules. That’s good news but a full public inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics and democracy is still needed 40472145
Reposted by Victoria ListerPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025A review of foreign interference without looking at Brexit is a bit like reviewing the impact of smoking whilst excluding the heart and lungs. 412435
Reposted by Victoria ListerSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Joint EU/UK statement confirms UK participation in Erasmus, plus update on other negotiations ec.europa.eu/commission/p... 210435
Reposted by Victoria ListerThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/12/2025Ministers to back regulation of England’s funeral industry after scandalstheguardian.comMinisters to back regulation of England’s funeral industry after scandalsDemands for oversight grow after inquiry calls sector an ‘unregulated free for all’ and families seek stronger safeguards Ministers are expected to back calls to regulate England’s funeral industry for the first time, after a series of scandals over the handling of remains. Bereaved families have called for a new investigatory body and rules governing professional qualifications after an official inquiry declared the sector an “unregulated free for all”. Continue reading... 2499
Reposted by Victoria ListerZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Given the BBC is publicly funded, this is Donald Trump suing you & me. It’s a pathetic cry-bully attack on journalism by a wannabe dictator & an attack on every British person. And our far right politicians & pundits are cheering him on, of course. #r4today 40709204
Reposted by Victoria ListerBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 16/12/2025Returning our water to public ownership Is it time for our water companies to be taken back into public ownership? MP Clive Lewis and the organisation Compass certainly think so northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...northeastbylines.co.ukReturning our water to public ownershipIs it time for our water companies to be taken back into public ownership? MP Clive Lewis and the organisation Compass certainly think so 1322174
Reposted by Victoria ListerKit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 15/12/2025"If people are really worried about the flu season then we could start vaccinating more adults" Spot on from @chrischirp.bsky.social 512037
Reposted by Victoria ListerLucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · 14/12/2025There should be no ‘it’s awful, *BUT*…’ about what happened on Bondi Beach. It’s awful. It’s appalling. End of. Do not make political points to me off the back of it. 1463
Reposted by Victoria ListerPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%. Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.leftfootforward.orgTo tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental povertyLabour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty 5264129