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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · 9d

Leaflets delivered. Love Love Love
@hopenothate.org.uk

Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · 12d

#waveoflight Eve

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Sep 26

ARE

YOU

PAYING

ATTENTION

YET?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 21

I used to get a tube of smarties in a cylindrical tube just like that in my stocking every Christmas. Happy 1970s memories.

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 19

Its grim

Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sure was. And Vindaloo was utterly depressing

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 14

Feeling utterly despondent today. How do I reassure my 17 year old daughter who is quite honestly terrified of the future?

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 13

"Damn those foreigners I hate them."

"Yeah but I gotta go get some of their tasty nosh tho."

"Yeah course, we will deport em after that."

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 11

Let's hope when we need to vote in polling stations the same thing happens.

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Sep 11

Now if we can only rally the people who voted online for Gary to get off their bums and vote in polling stations when needed I might have some hope.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · Sep 6

"Farage has given two contradictory versions of the purchase. One that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign." www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner

Last year Nigel Farage announced he had bought a house in Clacton, Essex, but in fact it was his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the property

www.mirror.co.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 6

Loved recording my first appearance on Any Questions.

If you want to hear @greenparty.org.uk challenge Nigel Farages hypocrisy and call out the Governments participation in Genocide:

1.10pm. Radio 4. Or catch up on BBC sounds!

#BBCAQ

Richard Fuller, Meg Hillier, Sherelle Jacobs, Zack Polanski

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · Sep 5

On the same day in the Telegraph:

The Telegraph

Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement

Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty

Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence

[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]

Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent

29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph

Money > Property > Second homes

How to avoid tax on your second home

From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net

[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]

Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer

29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · Sep 5

Angela Rayner resigns after accidentally paying the wrong amount of stamp duty.

Farage deliberately avoids stamp duty by putting his constituency home in his partner's name.

Also avoids full tax on his GBNews earnings...

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Result: nothing to see here, move on...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 5

Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings

Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

www.theguardian.com

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Aug 27

Actually apply this to ALL journalists. What on earth is going on?

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Aug 27

How do #bbcnews journalists feel at the moment? Are they uncomfortable? Do they feel that THIS is what they wanted to do? Do they think they are unbiased? Are they afraid? Do they care? Genuinely interested.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Aug 26

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · Aug 26

Why are the press even reporting on the nonsense emanating from a racist fringe party that can't even keep a handful of MPs and councillors on board? I'd like to know about what the Greens and Lib Dems are proposing as policies please.

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Aug 15

Great picture!

Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Jul 22

Wow! 900 miles!!!

Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Jul 12

Gosh. Ventured back to the old place as heard Geoff and Margaret Retirement Tales is back. They are as wonderful as ever, but the rest.....it really is quite terrible.

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Jul 5

I noticed yesterday that lots of trees are already shedding their leaves as well. Seasons are shifting.

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Jun 19

Wow, stunning! That really is something to wake up to!

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Lotte @damelots1.bsky.social · Jun 13

Gosh that was a long stretch!

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