Reposted by Sean ChristianDawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 2hWe’re going to need a progressive coalition to see off reform/tories perhaps acting together. 181
Reposted by Sean ChristianChannel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 2h‘Silly’ to rule out coalition with Labour at next election, Polanski says www.channel4.com/news/silly-t...channel4.com‘Silly’ to rule out coalition with Labour at next election, Polanski saysWe spoke to Green Party leader Zack Polanski. 7253
Reposted by Sean ChristianFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 2hThe UAE has reportedly warned the UK it could withdraw billions of pounds in future investment after Manchester City was found guilty of Premier League financial violations. 197
Reposted by Sean ChristianRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2hCEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 7223901006
Reposted by Sean ChristianM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 13hNaomi Klein Is Spot On....... 12965502612
Reposted by Sean ChristianPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4hBy Braverman’s definition: I am not English (half Armenian) nor is the mother of my kids (parents Welsh). In fact of my kids’ great grandparents — only one is English What do to do, Suella? There are probably 80 or so descendants of my great grandparents which by your benchmark aren’t English 2510836
Reposted by Sean ChristianBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 5hOli Dugmore puts it perfectly. It really shouldn't be any more complicated than that. "I would just say we treat them as our fellow human beings would be sort of the baseline place that I would start. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that." 323446
Reposted by Sean ChristianWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 7hEXCLUSIVE Reform MP Sarah Pochin asked a question about the impact second homes have on rural areas, just 48 hours before buying a £800k second home in Wales… willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/reform-mp-...willhaywardwales.substack.comReform UK MP buys £800k Welsh second home just days after questioning their impactIs this a case of politicians saying ‘do as I say, not as I do’? 1414687
Reposted by Sean ChristianSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17hIt is not racist to not id as English Its a racially excluaive argument - English identity is not real or meaningful without ancestry & ethnicity - when applied it as a rule to refuse all black people, Asian people & Jewish Eng-born people who sincerely identify as English bsky.app/profile/sund... 1195
Reposted by Sean ChristianSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17hWe should judge the content, not chsracteristics of speaker Whether Yusuf or Braverman or Mahmood or Miliband or May or Burnham are right or wrong on asylum or immigration is not about when their parents came here Braverman is using her own ethnicity to defend things no white Reform/Tory MP says 2433
Reposted by Sean ChristianSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17hBraverman 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 1714243
Reposted by Sean ChristianLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Please don't cut back hedgerows until wildlife has taken all the autumn berries! #gardening #nature 38720
Reposted by Sean ChristianEuropean Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 4hA clear message from Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth sets out a confident, outward-looking vision of Wales’s place in Europe. Closer European ties can open up opportunities for our communities, businesses and young people. It’s a future worth working for. 01911
Reposted by Sean ChristianAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6hThis type of brooch was a fashionable status piece amongst wealthy Anglo-Saxon women in the AD 600s. It was excavated by AOC Archaeology in 2000. The grave also contained glass beads and silver rings. Here’s a link to London Museum’s online record: www.londonmuseum.org.uk/collections/... 0243
Reposted by Sean ChristianAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 6hOrnate Saxon copper disc brooch decorated with gold and garnets, AD 650-670. It must have been a treasured possession! From Floral Street, Covent Garden, once the heart of ‘Lundenwic’, the early Saxon town of London. Museum of London 📷 by me #FindsFriday #Archaeology 443390
Reposted by Sean ChristianChris Smith @ledredman.bsky.social · 11hThey haven't lost anything. A foreign based enemy of the UK has paid for fascist propaganda to be broadcast in the UK. The fact that they were ever given a broadcasting licence means that @OFCOM is corrupt . 0156
Reposted by Sean ChristianStephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 13hHow much does that work out per Reform vote? 0312
Reposted by Sean ChristianJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 13hNew GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer 39722267
Reposted by Sean ChristianNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 10hThis is the point. Effectively joining the union cannot be on the table because Burnham won't lodge an application, so the process can't start. And because he won't do anything on the SM until after an election, I doubt Europe would give the Commission a mandate. It certainly doesn't have one now. 2193
Reposted by Sean ChristianMark Purchase 🏴 🇪🇸 🇪🇺 @markpurch.bsky.social · 16hI fear the “without preconditions” part is a long way in the future, even if it comes at all The Labour government will have wasted 5 years worrying about the next election and trying not to upset anyone rather than using their massive majority to make major changes 1123
Reposted by Sean ChristianRob Jacobs @robjake.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I think she's advocating a British equivalent to the 'German Blood Certificate' issued under you know who you know when. 215716
Reposted by Sean ChristianNationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham calling for a ‘New Deal for Wales’ that would give the country powers and financial freedoms already available to Scotland wp.me/p8Mk4U-1uhJ 0169
Reposted by Sean ChristianFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Suella Braverman suggests on #BBCQT that you can't be English unless you are white, and have a lineage or heritage going back some generations 369512149
Reposted by Sean ChristianPaul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026No civilised country has the death penalty. 3144896
Reposted by Sean ChristianThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Next Thursday, the Holborn and St Pancras by election will take place in a vote that will be a two-horse race between Labour and the Greens. But on tonight's edition of Question Time from north London, only one of these parties will be represented... 53113
Reposted by Sean ChristianSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 01/10/2026'Pendant, Memento Mori from a Chaplet’, ca. 1520-1530 www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/e... 121540
Reposted by Sean ChristianGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied. 351346604
Reposted by Sean ChristianPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Unlike 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. 78508116
Reposted by Sean ChristianDamonTheDemon @damonthedemon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Few Highlights from 1980s Miners strike Mass unemployment and deindustrialisation 1981 inner city riots HIV Section 28 Poll Tax riots Housing crisis and right to buy Hillsborough Mad Cow disease Decimation of the welfare state NHS outsourcing / chronic underfunding 107714224
Reposted by Sean ChristianGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBurnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq KhanBrexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 0285
Reposted by Sean ChristianNationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026Senedd Members have rejected a Reform motion calling for the Welsh Government to scrap default 20mph speed limitsnation.cymruSenedd Members reject Reform bid to scrap 20mph speed limitsElla Groves – ICNN Senedd Reporter Senedd Members have rejected a Reform motion calling for the Welsh Government to scrap default 20mph speed limits. The proposal was defeated by 51 votes to 37 follow... 67528
Reposted by Sean ChristianSéamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fresh discoveries have recently surfaced in Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, signifying significant archaeological breakthroughs. Göbekli Tepe, which dates back approximately 12,000 years, holds the distinction of being the most ancient megalithic site worldwide. Source | arkeonews.net/new-discover... 715532
Reposted by Sean ChristianSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yeah 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...theguardian.comBurnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says FarageReform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’ 80958225
Reposted by Sean ChristianReform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reform councillor resigns from Durham County Council www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2659950...thenorthernecho.co.ukReform councillor resigns from Durham County CouncilReform UK councillor Aaron Hillam has resigned from Durham County Council after moving out of County Durham. 67019
Reposted by Sean ChristianProtect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Exciting news! Wild pine martens have naturally migrated to Wiltshire and have bred at the Longleat Estate. An adult pair were spotted earlier this year, and now healthy new kits have been captured on camera too. 03811
Reposted by Sean ChristianNationCymru @nation.cymru · 01/10/2026Burnham has an open goal with Wales. He keeps banging on about decentralisation of power from Westminster. Do it then. Get on with it, man. Currently, you’re saying NO to Wales and YES to England. That won’t do. That won’t do at all ✍️Alun Smithnation.cymruI'll do it now in a decadeAlun Smith It’s not nearly enough, Mr Burnham. Oh, sure, it was a positive-sounding speech with broad, colourful, emotional notes, designed to pique the interest of the ‘left-leaning’, Guardian-readin... 13019
Reposted by Sean ChristianGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today, 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... 410060
Reposted by Sean ChristianNorth Ages @northages.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Scottish journalist George Buist, who brought the Norrie’s Law Hoard to public attention, died #OTD in 1860. Found near Largo, Fife, in 1819, much of the Pictish silver was illegally sold and the rest kept secret for 20 years until Buist investigated. 📸National Museums Scotland 04512
Reposted by Sean ChristianGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...devonlive.comMonster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catchGiant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants 761361306
Reposted by Sean ChristianTom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026In a nature reserve in northern Mexico, bison have returned to “reactivate the dynamics and the health of an ecosystem”. en.as.com/latest_news/...en.as.comMexico reintroduced bison in 2025 after more than 100 years: Just months later, the ecosystem is restoring itselfIn a nature reserve in northern Mexico, bison have returned to “reactivate the dynamics and the health of an ecosystem”. 032
Reposted by Sean Christianlukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Trumpian Just like Farage Can’t take criticism or investigation Bad Enoch isn’t a serious person or politician She has to go and she will, as soon as an election looks likely. She’ll get kicked out 1121
Reposted by Sean ChristianThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Conservative conference begins in Birmingham on Sunday.bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist BanThe 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 284
Reposted by Sean ChristianThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Badenoch attacked Reform's treatment of journalists as "authoritarian" and said: "We believe in free speech. We believe in a free press." The NUJ has now criticised the Conservatives too, warning that political parties should not be able to "pick and choose" which journalists scrutinise them. 1175
Reposted by Sean ChristianThe Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 NEW: Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives have blocked Byline Times from attending their party conference, just weeks after she condemned Reform UK for banning critical journalists. Byline Times chief reporter Josiah Mortimer says his application was rejected without a specific reason. 26226160
Reposted by Sean ChristianThe London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The likes of Farage and Tice haven't been too keen to commit to the triple lock in the pastthelondoneconomic.comReform attack Burnham's plans to scrap triple lock - even though they agree with themReform politicians have criticised Andy Burnham's plans to scrap the triple lock on pensions - even though they agree it has to go. 3208
Reposted by Sean ChristianPeter @peterquinn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Conservatives are still big on pushing people into poverty, I see. Why help ordinary people, when you can make them suffer? The final breaths of a dying political party. 041
Reposted by Sean ChristianChristopher Moakes @iwsouthchris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Yet again, attacking young people for the crime of being young. Instead of this, why don't they put pressure on business to employ young people. After all if businesses don't want to employ young people how are the young supposed to get work? (Applies across age ranges) 042
Reposted by Sean ChristianAndrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Badenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...theguardian.comBadenoch proposes welfare reform that would stop many jobless under-25s getting universal credit – UK politics liveTories suggest ‘tough love’ approach amid issue of one million young people not in employment, education or training 1064
Reposted by Sean ChristianAntiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 01/10/2026Read the new research in Antiquity 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...doi.orgA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain | Antiquity | Cambridge CoreA major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413 04316