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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 29/09/2026

📢 The PM'S promise to end the triple lock next parliament is good news for the public finances, and for the vulnerable pensioners who lose far more from a broken care system than they gain from a random ratchet on their pension ⤵️

Ruth Curtice, Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation, said:
“The triple lock is a terribly designed policy that has cost far more than originally anticipated and yet failed to reduce pensioner poverty. The Prime Minister has been under pressure to show that he can take tough decisions on public spending – and scrapping the triple lock is a good way to demonstrate that.
“Recycling the savings from scrapping the triple lock into social care will especially help vulnerable pensioners who stand to lose far from a broken care system than they gain from a random ratchet on how the State Pension is increased.”

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So pleased to hear this confirmed in the PM’s speech. Big congrats to @makevotesmatter.bsky.social and all who’ve campaigned for it! At last we have a chance to restore trust in our politics with a system where “everyone’s views count and everyone’s vote matters” 👏👏👏

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Andy Burnham expected to say he will push ahead with electoral reform plans

Exclusive: Labour conference speech will kick off process that could replace current system with proportional representation

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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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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

AdviceUK's @zubhaque.bsky.social que.bsky.social asks the Minister for Public Health and Patient Safety why free, independent advice services do not have more sustainable funding when they are the front door of prevention for the public.

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Interesting discussion at @nestauk.bsky.social event on Govt's 10 year health plan on how they can deliver on prevention.

Photograph featuring a panel of speakers at Nesta's event with a full audience

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Looking forward to attending the Labour Conference in Liverpool and talking about why the Government need to do more to support free and independent advice services in the UK @adviceuk.bsky.social

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

You know that saying about how the way they treat asylum seekers is the way they’d treat everyone else if they thought they could get away with it? Well,

The Tories said the reduced subsistence allowance would be loaded onto pre-paid card that would not allow cash withdrawals, and would "prevent spending" on alcohol, cigarettes, or gambling.
The party is yet to detail how its proposal would work, but shadow welfare secretary Helen Whately said it would be "a version" of the pre-paid Aspen card issued to asylum seekers living in government-funded accommodation.
These cards cannot be used to make contactless, telephone or internet payments, whilst asylum seekers whose applications have failed cannot withdraw cash.

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And they thought Muslim women choosing to wear hijabs (headscarves) and niqabs (face veil) was a threat to British values lol

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

AI CEOs hiring AI lawyers and donating money to (human) politicians to lobby for AI rights. A frightening future prospect by Yuval Noah Harari.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

💨Healthy Indoor Air in Schools France : 3 Priorities 1. We must make indoor air quality a fully integrated component of public health and prevention policies, particularly in schools and facilities serving the most vulnerable populations.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Why should we clean the air in schools? - Reduces pollutants which cause asthma, multiple cancers, and dementia. - More resilient to airborne disease and pandemics We need health-based standards for air quality in schools. Fund ventilation filtration and maintenance. #HIAS2026

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Free, independent and timely advice is prevention in practice.” A new landmark poll shows 85% of UK public agree free and independent advice should be an essential local service. So why isn't Government treating it that way? Important piece by @adviceuk.bsky.social CEO Liz Bayram bit.ly/4y6wsEI

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UK public sees free, independent advice as an essential local service. Why isn’t the Government treating it that way?

Everyday free and independent advice services stop from people being evicted from their homes, from spiralling into unmanageable debt, and help them get the benefits and other support they need to…

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

85% of UK adults think free, independent advice should be an essential local service. 89% agree that getting advice early can stop problems getting worse. That support needs to be matched by investment in the advice services people rely on. Read our new research @adviceuk.bsky.social bit.ly/4d44EIF

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What does the UK public really think about free, independent advice? ▪️89% of UK adults say early advice stops problems getting worse. ▪️88% of people say everyone should have access to it. ▪️85% say it should be an essential local service. Our new national poll 👇 bit.ly/4d44EIF

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“Free, independent and timely advice is prevention in practice.” 85% of the UK public agree free, independent advice should be an essential local service. AdviceUK CEO Liz Bayram asks: why isn't Government treating it that way? 🔗Read her new piece: bit.ly/4y6wsEI #AdviceSaves

Liz Bayram qupte emphasizing the public's high priority on free, independent advice as an essential local service, with concerns about rationed support.

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is the gap Government must close. Free and independent advice is essential local infrastructure. 🔗Read the full report: bit.ly/4d44EIF #AdviceSaves

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Started watching Sky’s War Game last night where Michael Gove is the PM during the Russian attack and I’m afraid it is just very difficult to watch it without thinking of this, one of the great cartoons ever published

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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: The White House TV Press pool is downing tools following Trump's ouster of Politico, MSNOW and CNN. This letter sent to pool members by Fox News' Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton, current pool chair, via Scott Nover of the Washington Post.

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

5. After around 30 hours at sea, the dinghy was intercepted by the RNLI and those on board transferred to two lifeboats. Two lifeboat personnel tried to secure the empty dinghy. Thomas yelled abuse and knifed the dinghy to deflate it - with a rescuer still on board.

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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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CNN @cnn.com · 19/09/2026

CNN reporter denied access to White House and press pass seized as Trump appears to implement ban against the network. cnn.it/4ixu6tH

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness).

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢 The #AdviceSaves 2026 Member Toolkit is here! Join us during #AdviceWeek (19-23 Oct) as we celebrate the life-changing impact of free, independent advice and call for long-term support for the sector. Download the toolkit: bit.ly/4xYla5z

Group of diverse people smiling in promotion for Advice Week celebrating advice services from October 19-23.

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AdviceUK @adviceuk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What role can welfare advice play in supporting recovery? Hear from Liz Fowler, Support Hub Lead at Royal Free Charity, as she shares why advice services are an essential part of support in hospital settings. 💬 Found this insightful? Join our Member Forum on 16 September: bit.ly/4cKIk6X

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Why does the BBC have as one of its lead news stories this morning another Britain-hating interview with Jim 'the UK has been colonised by immigrants' Ratcliffe? What public interest is this serving?

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The BBC has decided that this constitutes news… A man who left for Monaco several years ago declaring he’s ’lost confidence’ in the UK His qualification for making the headlines? Owning £15bn Broadcasting like democracy already died! 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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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

-- 229,000 pothole repairs (up 27% from last year) -- speedbump installations up 25% -- tree planting up 61% (55,000 total) -- bus lanes installation more than doubled (5.5 miles to 12 miles) -- residential curbside collection met its annual target for the first time in 21 years (3 months to spare)

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

-- affordable housing completions up 20% -- financed 2,546 supportive housing units and 4,742 affordable homes for formerly homeless New Yorkers, the most in a fiscal year in NYC history

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

-- job placements through the city's human resources agency are up 33% -- youth job placements through city admin up 26% -- wait times for primary care appointments down 31% for adults and 24% for children -- families receiving child welfare services up 16%

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

-- rec center membership up 13% (total membership highest in 15 years) -- young adult attendance at rec centers up 50% -- murder rate is down 20% -- burglaries down 9%, robberies down 9%, auto thefts down 7%

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Nicola Kelly @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I have spent weeks shadowing the RNLI and I can tell you, they do it out of nothing more than compassion. Wrote about the heroes I've met over the years in this free-to-read post. nicolakelly.substack.com/p/the-rnli-a...

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The RNLI aren't traitors; they're heroes

I have spent weeks shadowing lifeboat crews. Here's what they do and what it's like.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Home Sec says any crimes committed by Daniel Thomas's men will be prosecuted. (The police struggled & lacked capacity to make arrests in Dover & Portsmouth for unlawful disruption). She regards Thomas as an outright racist, contrasting him with local opinion www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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‘Outright racist’ Daniel Thomas will face full force of law over any crimes, says home secretary

Shabana Mahmood says she wants to distinguish between far-right extremism and legitimate local concerns over asylum sites

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Prof Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

RFKJr clearly feeling confident about the changes he can continue make and accelerate as he goes full anti-vaccine at the Children’s Health Defense conference

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RFK Jr promises anti-vaxxers a ‘friend at the White House’ amid deadly measles outbreak

The US health secretary added that he would’ve made sweeping changes ‘on day one’ but he had to follow the law

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Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

While Piddington dominates the news, at Leicester Crown Court this man was sentenced today Ivan Jennings, a former Conservative councillor, called for terror attacks on small boat migrants and Muslims and shared target ideas, telling fellow white supremacists to kill as many “subhumans” as possible

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Piddington Parish Council chair Tim McNally previously thanked Elon Musk, a vocal backer of Tommy Robinson, for supporting his campaign against the asylum centre. McNally wrote on his PiddingtonRoars X account: “Elon Musk just gave a tiny Oxfordshire village a global megaphone. Thank you @elonmusk.”

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

‘Danny Tommo’, leader of the balaclava-clad blackshirt rallies, says he will travel to Piddington “in the coming days” following the Parish Council’s stunt referendum: “I want to hear about safety concerns for their women and children.” Tommo was jailed for two years in 2016 for a knifepoint kidnap.

Daniel “Danny Tommo” Thomas. Indigo Nolan at Flickr.com, CC-BY-SA.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/09/2026

Another year of putting London’s children first.

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Dr Zubaida Haque @zubhaque.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I don’t always see eye to eye with Kemi Badenoch but she’s not wrong here: “No matter how old you are, or how much you try to prepare, losing your father is a profoundly painful experience”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Andy Burnham cancels engagements after death of father

Burnham has previously said his father did not know he had become prime minister due to his Alzheimer's.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/09/2026

mackenzie scott really seems like the only billionaire to figure out that you can be a literal hero to millions with a relative pittance

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Harborne has given Reform £36 million to match Delo's £36 million. The Telegraph describes it as a "show of force" from Reform's donors. The two men's £72 million is greater than all of the spending by all political parties on the 2024 GE www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 12/09/2026

This is the most shamefully soft-soaped coverage of these thugs that you could possibly imagine. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Anti-migrant activists like Danny Tommo are changing tactics

Patriot Platform wants to build a group of working-class voters to influence political parties on the right.

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Easy to donate: rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 11/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Crypto billionaire Ben Delo has donated £36m to Reform UK - the biggest ever donation to a UK political party

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 11/09/2026

As a result, these actions have been dressed up as a grand day out for critics of immigration. Really, they are thuggish, often criminal, elements learning they can act with impunity. It's time to stop the louts.

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