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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 24m

Disgraceful in a rich country like UK

The Daily Politik @dailypolitik.bsky.social · 42m

Homeless people 'deeply failed' as deaths in UK reach record high. 1,611 homeless people died in 2024.The figure is 9% higher than the year before.

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

Jeremy Corbyn 2019 👇

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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 42m

I have a cunning plan! Let's reintroduce proportional representation and follow it on quickly with rejoining the European Union. That would banjax Farage and his idiotic followers

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 39m

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 35m

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves is set to blame Nigel Farage for tax rises in the Budget, saying he delivered Brexit with “easy sloganeering” and then walked away

Reeves will say that without Brexit, the economy would be stronger and taxes lower - and that Farage is to blame

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 28m

Spot on

Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · 16h

It’s wild how words change depending on who’s affected.

When drugs hit Black communities, it was a “crack epidemic.”

When drugs hit white communities, it became a “health crisis.”

That’s what we call a dog whistle. The language changes when the skin color does.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 2h

Good to blame Farage for the dull-arsed, ruinous, tedious failure of Brexit.
Not that good to keep punishing us for that failure, rather than looking to swiftly boost our prosperity by asking to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
But yes. It’s a start.

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Starmer and Reeves are expected to argue that if it hadn't been for Brexit this type of downgrade would not have been needed - and cite official figures suggesting that if Britain had not left the European Union the economy would be about £120 billion greater by 2035 than current forecasts suggest.
The message is simple: Farage is ultimately to blame, as the man who delivered Brexit with "easy sloganeering" then walked away from the aftermath rather than putting in the hard yards.
Or to put it another way: Farage, not us, is responsible for putting up your taxes.
The theme will tie to the main thrust of Starmer's argument at conference, that the Reform leader is selling easy solutions that are just a fantasy.

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Catherine 🕊️🇪🇺💚 @demcath.bsky.social · 3h

Labour have also been piss poor in Govt though.

Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 3h

This is a major shift in Labour comms. It seems Brexit will be blamed for the budget.
But naming the issue is not enough. They now need to name the solution or be left behind parties that will.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 14h

This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.

Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 31m

Absolutely

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17h

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

www.nytimes.com

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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 58m

"Why did you create hate when love is by far more powerful?" - as one of the temporary art installations by marginalised communities reads.

A question not answered by any the shameless extremist Christo-fascist critics who shamefully oppress such minorities...

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 33m

Excellent point George

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2h

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

www.theguardian.com

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 1h

Great idea

Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 2h

Wouldn't it be good if the crooks who run the country are made to pay for their actons?

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3h

Former PM Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office.

Secretly lobbied the UAE for a billion-dollar private venture,
Used senior contacts in the Saudi govt to pitch for a consultancy firm.

Lust for private wealth is the main cause of UK decline.

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 1h

Nice one!

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 5h

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3h

Rachel Reeves set to blame Nigel Farage for tax rises in the Budget, saying he delivered Brexit with “easy sloganeering” and then walked away

It’s about time

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Keir Starmer’s plan to blame Nigel Farage for budget tax rises

With Reform UK threatening the end of two-party politics, both Labour and the Tories are fighting to stay relevant as conference season comes to an end

www.thetimes.com

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 1h

Well said Zack. Loved your performance on Question Time. At one point all three panelist’s on the Right attacked you. They are rattled

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 20h

Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags

It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.

www.bbc.co.uk

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely

Catherine 🕊️🇪🇺💚 @demcath.bsky.social · 1d

Again blatant hypocrisy.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

Sir Keir Starmer declined to say whether the party whip would be removed from the former ambassador to the US

valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Spot on

Ecoanarchist @ecoanarchism.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a measure of how right wing Westminster has become that the other guests went for @zackpolanski.bsky.social for proposing very moderate policies: a small wealth tax, funding public services, anti-racism. It’s why this country is such a mess and people are flocking to @greenparty.org.uk .

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

For this week's #ThursdayFilmRec 🗃️🎥🍿🎬 #HATM

Watch (or Rewatch) the classic (and ever relevant) film: "All the President's Men" (1976) - Dir. Alan J. Pakula

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3Y...

All The President's Men (1976) Official Trailer - Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman Thriller HD

YouTube video by Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers

www.youtube.com

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Well said Zack

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Zack Polanski,
"The only way to be morally consistent is to condemn what happened on Oct 7th and to condemn the genocide in Palestine"

"As a Jewish man I feel the genocide very very deeply"

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101stantifa.bsky.social @101stantifa.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet Home
www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago voted Best Big City in the US for 9th year in a row

Chicago was named the Best Big City in the United States by the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.

www.nbcchicago.com

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Fabulous decision

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING NEWS
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.

#NobelPrize

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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is one way of boosting the economy and restoring growth

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Absolutely

The Masque of the Reding Death @jayreding.bsky.social · 1d

A much-deserved win for someone who has put her life on the line for democracy in Venezuela.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado for “her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

This is what the Nobel committee said in giving her the award and it is worth your time, trust me.

“Venezuela has evolved from a relatively democratic and prosperous country to a brutal, authoritarian state that is now suffering a humanitarian and economic crisis. Most Venezuelans live in deep poverty, even as the few at the top enrich themselves. The violent machinery of the state is directed against the country's own citizens. Nearly 8 million people have left the country. The opposition has been systematically suppressed by means of election rigging, legal prosecution and imprisonment.
Venezuela's authoritarian regime makes political work extremely difficult. As a founder of Súmate, an organisation devoted to democratic development, Ms Machado stood up for free and fair elections more than 20 years ago. As she said: "It was a choice of ballots over bullets." In political office and in her service to organisations since then, Ms Machado has spoken out for judicial independence, human rights and popular representation. She has spent years working for the freedom of the Venezuelan people.”

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valleyred.bsky.social @valleyred.bsky.social · 23h

Well said, let’s reverse Brexit

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 23h

"The need is urgent for some coalition of politicians to take the lead and state baldly that Brexit was an error."

"The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it. The need is for leadership."

https://bit.ly/42Btcnf

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com