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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 1h

Mine for @theipaper.com

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Trump’s band of amateurs is now running the world

Washington’s foreign policy elites must accept that they have been utterly outclassed by a property developer with a Netflix account

inews.co.uk

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Decoding Fox News @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social · 1h

Jesse Watters tried to make a protester he dubbed "Antifa Kermit" look menacing. I added the words of Secretary of Homeland Security describing Antifa along with some footage of Antifa protesters from an ABC affiliate Local 10 News. The music is royalty free.🎶🪩💃🕺

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Could it also be a route to this...? bsky.app/profile/piml...

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · Feb 11

Deep alignment between the EU and U.K. could close this hole and deliver GDP growth for both sides. This is worth listening to. Tell him he was right then and to do the right thing now 🎧👇

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Feb 11

Starmer is well aware of what needs to be done. Here is what he said when voting for Johnson's UK-EU deal.

Services "a gaping hole", "lack of ambition", "Imperfect", "thin", "a basis to build on".

Share, to show the PM that you back him going further and faster to improve our deal with the EU. ~AA

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Just wondering if this could be a route to "deep alignment" as well as making some 💩 stick to Farage, Badenoch etc ? bsky.app/profile/pete...

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7h

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7h

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · Feb 11

Deep alignment between the EU and U.K. could close this hole and deliver GDP growth for both sides. This is worth listening to. Tell him he was right then and to do the right thing now 🎧👇

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Feb 11

Starmer is well aware of what needs to be done. Here is what he said when voting for Johnson's UK-EU deal.

Services "a gaping hole", "lack of ambition", "Imperfect", "thin", "a basis to build on".

Share, to show the PM that you back him going further and faster to improve our deal with the EU. ~AA

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 6h

I can see why Reform would oppose measures to prevent money laundering. Maybe banks should check money going *into* bank accounts - particularly when it's Russian money going into Reform politicians' bank accounts...

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 6h

Land Beneath the Waves paperback has been chosen for Waterstones pre-order promotion!! Pre-orders make such a difference & if you could support & share, I'd be so grateful.

Enter “OCTOBER25” at checkout for 25% off RRP.

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#WPreorder

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6h

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

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

Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister's wife – HOPE not hate

IN BREACH OF PARLIAMENTARY RULES: REFORM UK’S RICHARD TICE Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has broken parliamentary rules by failing to register lavish hospitality...

hopenothate.org.uk

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 6h

Nigel Farage wasn’t telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

Reform claim they were obstructed. There’s only one problem: they never made any inquiries.

Nigel Farage wasn't telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

Reform want to be obstructed by council workers, but they have to try first

www.newstatesman.com

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Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · 5h

It’s not just Guardian liberals noticing that, it’s the Times too. Farmers are on board because theyre losing crops at a historic rates due to flooding. We can fix it together, whilst also solving the root causes making flooding worse. Climate, biodiversity, and ag together. bsky.app/profile/phil...

Phil Sturgeon 🌳🚵⚓️ @philsturgeon.com · Mar 6

“Sturgeon believes that his own approach has a better chance of increasing Britain’s woodland coverage, and reducing flooding, without infuriating farmers.“ 🫡 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

The unusual way to save one of Britain’s most flooded towns

A charity believes that restoring trees to the Welsh borders could protect Tenbury Wells from increasingly frequent extreme weather

www.thetimes.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19h

That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 22h

Last week I was at the Plaid Cymru conference.

Based on the current polls, they are the party most likely to lead the Welsh Government after May's election.

This would mean a monumental change to Welsh politics. You can read my analysis here:

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the Plaid Cymru conference...

What we learnt about the party most likely to form the next Welsh Government

willhaywardwales.substack.com

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 1d

This deserves more attention than it has received.

Gove: "we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working".

Exactly as so many of us warned at the time, and as the government denied at the time.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Robert Parsonage steps down as Cornwall Council leader of Reform UK. days after deputy leader quit the party to sit as an independent.

And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust, yeah. ~AA

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

Cornwall Council Reform UK group leader stands down from role

Rob Parsonage has stepped down from his role in charge of the Reform UK group on the authority.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

I'm only half-joking when I say that maybe this is the way to tackle older Faragist men: Get a smart attractive younger woman to listen to them and then charmingly point out why they're wrong.

LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'

Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.

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Adrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 1d

This is genuinely worth twenty minutes of your time. @zackpolanski.bsky.social is his usual calm, rational, intelligent self. And Piers Morgan is - well - Piers Morgan.🤣

Thanks to @reecedinsdale.bsky.social for bringing this to so many people's attention. Including mine!👍

Vote @greenparty.org.uk !

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Lower bills.

Fund our NHS.

Not their culture war nonsense.

youtu.be/1CbN6TUTRZs?...

Zack Polanski HUMILIATES Piers Morgan LIVE On Air!

YouTube video by Antony Jones

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

And yet he claims to understand the struggles of working people...

https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nigel-farage-now-earns-over-1-million-from-12-second-jobs/

Nigel Farage now earns over £1 million from his 12 ‘second jobs’

The Reform leader has raked in a further £189,000 from side jobs since May this year

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Paul Simon's birthday today too - and Lily Langtry!

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My late mum & dad were fans of Nana's - back in the 70s, I can barely remember them playing anyone else's music apart from Cleo Laine, James Last and Mrs Mills on party nights! Eclectic tastes!

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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1d

'The majority of immigrants contribute more than they take.'
'You sound a lot smarter than me.'

Caller Gary vows to 'rethink' his support for Reform after @natashadevon.bsky.social explains her 'lack of faith' in Farage.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 1d

I have no issue with people marking the centenary of the birth of someone no longer alive. But wishing THEM Happy Birthday is weird by any measure.

On which note, Happy Birthday to the very much alive Nana Mouskouri!

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Seems @Nigel_Farage is trying damage limitation on the Reform Russian Bribes scandal.

He’s known Nathan Gill for 20 years, and claims he knew nothing.

No one believes you, Nigel.

Keep the story moving. Questions must be answered.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 1d

This’d be a canny move: raise the threshold at which inheritance tax applies to farmland from £1m to £5m (£10m for couples), ensuring it applies only to huge estates - but then remove the proposed discount (so IHT at 40%, not 20%)

Would call the big landowners’ bluff

news.sky.com/story/damage...

Farming community responds to rumours of an inheritance tax U-turn

Plans to introduce a 20% tax on estates worth more than £1m drew tens of thousands to protest in London earlier this year.

news.sky.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Oops. ~AA

Ambassador Mike Huckabee
@GovMikeHuckabee
I assure you she’s delusional. She can thank
@realDonaldTrump
anytime just to set the record straight.
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'We've played a key role behind the scenes in shaping this'

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the UK government has been involved in diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Special Envoy Steve Witkoff

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I would like to acknowledge the vital role of the United Kingdom in assisting and coordinating efforts that have led us to this historic day in Israel. In particular, I want to recognize the incredible input and tireless efforts of National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell.
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