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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 6h

No surprise

Reform has become first UK political party to accept cryptocurrency donations. Ireland has banned such contributions precisely because they are untraceable. UK, as usual, has opened the door, & Farage is walking right through it, undermining democracy as he does @eastangliabylines.co.uk

Cryptocurrency: lawlessness disguised as liberty

Cryptocurrency is sold as radical innovation and financial liberation. In reality, it’s an old familiar story: fraud

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 4h

The plaque honoring the law enforcement officers who responded to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which was commissioned by Congress in 2022, remains in storage. Mike Johnson has refused to place it on the wall, as was intended. That "deed" speaks pretty loudly.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 2h

Rosebank forced to admit its climate impact would be 50x greater than it initially claimed. Clear evidence that this climate-wrecking oil field must never be developed

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved

The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22h

Trump bailed out Argentina, who then undercut US farmers by selling their soybeans to China, who used be our biggest customer for soybeans before Trump drove them away with his tariffs.

This is Trump 3D chess in action.

Arrogance, Ignorance and Idiocy.

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Lomelindi12 @lomelindi12.bsky.social · 14h

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news.sky.com/story/deadli...

Deadline day for firm linked to Tory peer to pay back millions over COVID contract scandal

The government appears set for a protracted and costly effort to secure the money as PPR Medpro is said to have assets worth less than £700k.

news.sky.com

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 10h

Yay Australia! Let’s be more Aussie when it comes to this sort of thing 👇🏻

OskiDarski @oskidarski.bsky.social · 12h

Oh Dear!

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Australia rejects Candace Owens’ visa challenge after failing ‘character test’

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke found there was a risk Owens would ‘incite discord in the community’

www.independent.co.uk

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 14h

"Israel is still limiting the number of aid trucks allowed to enter Gaza. Its only permitting 300, half the agreed number under the Trump plan"

So Israel continues to starve people in Gaza because they claim Hamas hasn't done something. The definition of collective punishment

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 10h

Out with a mutt first thing & looked up whilst he was mooching about in a hedgerow 👍🏻☺️

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 10h

Find a spine US journalists-when he does this, get up and leave! No words, vote with your feet 👍🏻

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 12h

Trump refuses to take questions from ABC News, saying it’s retribution for George Stephanopoulos’ interview with JD Vance.
The Free Press is officially gone! #cdnpoli

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 14h

Ex-Reform councillor warns party is ‘not ready’ for Government amid expulsion row

Ex-Reform councillor warns party is ‘not ready’ for Government amid expulsion row | Chronicle Live

The councillor has been involved in a spat with the party over attempts to bring a vote of no confidence in the party's leadership

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 12h

Reform Devon | clarity sought for role of convicted wife attacker in party activities

www.theprsd.co.uk/2025/10/13/r...

Reform Devon | clarity sought for role of convicted wife attacker in party activities - the PRSD

Exeter Labour Women’s branch chair calls on Reform Devon to explain role of convicted wife attacker in Party activities

www.theprsd.co.uk

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Gary Gilligan #FBPE #KTTO @garygilligan.bsky.social · 13h

www.leicester.news/leicestershi...

Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Reform UK’s Leicestershire County Council cabinet has suffered another change in its top team, with opposition groups saying residents are paying the price for their “inexperience”

www.leicester.news

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Let's make sure everyone knows about the activities that senior Reform members have gotten up to.

These are not people we can trust to run out country.

Make sure people never forget!

(Originally posted by the Labour Party on Instagram)

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 21h

Walking away with $20 billion of US taxpayer money so Scott Bessent’s Wall Street cronies don’t lose their investments in Argentina.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 13h

The new edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social goes to the printers tomorrow.

And we go where others fear to tread…

Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door

subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/

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Sue Hawley @suehawley.bsky.social · 12h

Go get your @privateeyenews.bsky.social folks and buckle up for another incredible report by @rbrooks45.bsky.social on the Teeside development - a tale of insane #cronyism and #profiteering at taxpayer expense.

@csc-barrington.bsky.social @ethicsandintegrity.bsky.social

Richard Brooks @rbrooks45.bsky.social · 14h

Special report on the great Teesside giveaway in new @privateeyenews.bsky.social

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 15h

Another Reform UK Councillor has quit. Patrick Lambert has left after being suspended.

Two Northumberland Reform councillors suspended

Councillors Nicole Brooke and Patrick Lambert have the whip suspended pending a party investigation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14h

UK banks oppose tax rise.

Falsely claim to be paying 46.4% tax rate.

The PwC generated number includes PAYE, employee national insurance which is paid by workers. VAT which is borne by customers.

it is extrapolated from a sample, can't be verified

Why do media reports not expose this sham claim?

Banks step up lobbying over threat of Reeves tax hikes

The gap between the tax burden on British banks and their international rivals is widening, even before the imposition of any further levies in next month's budget, according to a report seen by Sky N...

news.sky.com

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Dominic Manchee @dpmanchee.bsky.social · 12h

No doubt Farage/Reform UK will suggest simple solutions to wicked problems.

Don't be fooled.

If costs for national debt, NHS, prisons, police ... are all going up then Govt have to raise more revenue to cover.

Markets don't like borrowing for day-day spending so more tax rises needed ? Be bold.

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 13h

🚨🚨Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges she is looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts to fill a black hole in her Budget which she said was partly due to the lingering impact of #Brexit. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/money/rachel...

Reeves eyes tax hikes as economy suffers ‘severe and long-lasting’ Brexit impact

Rachel Reeves said ‘austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss’s mini-budget’ had weighed heavily on the UK economy.

www.independent.co.uk

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 14h

Vet prices.

If you are a pet owner, or someone who regularly listens to phone-in radio, you are likely aware of the shocking stories of just how much some people feel forced into paying vets to treat their pets.

A major report into veterinarian businesses and prices is published today...

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Major reforms would require vet businesses to make fundamental changes to the way they support pet owners

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today published the provisional decision in its market investigation into the UK’s £6.3 billion veterinary services market.

www.gov.uk

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 11h

Garn I thought he was going to say he’d found an amazing charity shop! 🤦‍♀️

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 11h

And not nearly as cute!

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Owain 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @owainb.bsky.social · 12h

People like Clarkson and Farage don’t understand UK healthcare.
UK private healthcare freeloads off the NHS to cherry pick the easy, profitable stuff. They won’t touch acute care, emergency or chronic.
If it had to pay salaries, pensions, and provide ALL medical services no one would afford it.

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drbarbarajane.bsky.social @drbarbarajane.bsky.social · 11h

Indeed 👇🏻😒😡

Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

Reform make their own rules as both Tice & Farage have broken parliamentary rules

Tice not declaring Lavish Hospitality from Senior Russian ❌

Farage breached parliamentary rules over Trump event ❌

Nothing seemingly happened to Farage which begs the question what’s the bloody point of HOP rules 🤷🏼‍♂️

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/13/r...

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