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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · 16h

“Have you ever notice how you can drive by the same trees or signs until you stop noticing them, until one disappears?”

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 13h

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Thank you Gordon Brown 👏

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks | Gordon Brown

From the US to Europe and Asia, grievances are being exploited to gain power. But moderate voices are still in tune with the majority, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5h

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

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Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

In the UK we have Keir -island of strangers- Starmer, whose government is driving right wing anti immigrant and asylum seeker policies

In Spain, Pedro Sánchez is not only celebrating diversity, they're embracing and speaking positively about immigrants

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Aggregate Result of the 122 Council By-Elections (for 125 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:

RFM: 47 (+40)
LDM: 32 (+10)
CON: 13 (-15)
LAB: 12 (-30)
GRN: 11 (+3)
Ind: 5 (-4)
Local: 3 (-3)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)

Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...

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Chelle 🔵 @chelle78.bsky.social · 2d

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I’m just glad it went to someone standing up for democracy instead of tearing it apart!

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Invading Norway because he didn't get the peace prize would be so on brand.

Kevin Rothrock @kevinrothrock.me · 2d

another day in very normal times

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

After pointing out that she's an immigrant Joanna Lumley asks why we don't fix the problems that create asylum seekers and address climate change

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Heseltine thinks we should throw Brexit in the bin.

I agree, do you?

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Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · 3d

UK screwed

Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein in single market via EEA? Not screwed

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Existential threat’: what do EU’s 50% steel tariffs mean for UK industry?

Why UK steel sector is alarmed by prospect of punitive tariffs from its biggest customer

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3d

Lord Heseltine, "The number of people aged below 50 who think it was right for us to leave the European Union, is less than 20%

"The latest polls tells us 56% now believe it was mistake to leave the European Union"

Hands up if you are one of the 56% 🙋‍♂️

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3d

Genuinely outstanding news, even if this news story can apparently only report on it by cramming it full of every objection imaginable. People should be able to drink as late as they please. And by 'people' I mean me.
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Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help ailing hospitality sector but health experts criticise plans

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Paul Hindley 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳 @paulhindley2210.bsky.social · 3d

The Conservative Party is a dying party.

Badenoch’s speech was average at best. She did nothing to address the threats from both the Lib Dems and Reform UK.

The Tories’ complete lack of awareness of the consequences of austerity, Brexit, COVID mismanagement and Truss’ budget is astounding. #CPC25

Rafael Behr @rafaelbehr.bsky.social · 4d

Badenoch’s only achievement is to have shrunk the Tories to a low-wattage Faragist think tank and warehouse storing future parliamentary candidates for Reform www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Badenoch’s ‘thoughtful Conservatism’ turns out to be just the slower road to Faragism | Rafael Behr

The Tory leader’s intellectual meanderings have shrunk her party into little more than a holding pen for future Reform party candidates, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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Amanda Jeyaretnam 🔸 (she/her) @liberalisms.bsky.social · 4d

Why does what Badenoch say get so much attention. Why does everyone respond? It’s just fiction. LibDems are currently level-pegging with the Tories in the polls and everyone is beating the Tories in council by-elections. Their own members didn’t even attend their conference.

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Paul Hindley 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳 @paulhindley2210.bsky.social · 3d

Why is Kemi Badenoch repeating the lie that people with ADHD qualify for a Motability car? I have moderate cerebral palsy. I haven’t qualified for a Motability car since 2018. I also have ADHD. Only those on the higher rate of the Mobility Component of PIP qualify for a Motability car. #CPC25

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

YouGov Poll - Liberal Democrats draw level with the Conservatives - both parties on 17%.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 4d

We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.

The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.

Robert Jenrick holds up a judges wig like a puppet during his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.

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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 3d

Pumpkin picking with some brilliant young carers in Fife with @wendychambld.bsky.social and @willierennie.bsky.social, with a few wheelbarrow races thrown in 🎃

Ed Davey, Wendy Chamberlain and Willie Rennie join young carers in Fife for pumpkin picking and wheelbarrow races.

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Wera Hobhouse MP @werahobhouse.bsky.social · 4d

Jenrick’s comments are deeply irresponsible and risk fuelling division.

When politicians like him and Farage imply non-white people can't truly be British, they make it that much harder to achieve the integration, tolerance and respect we all want to see.