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Hugh Fiske🏺🇬🇧🌍

@50sherdsofgrey.bsky.social

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Mostly retired former Roman pottery specialist, ex-RAF & police controller. Woke, proghead, politically homeless but increasingly Green-leaning. #sherdnerd #photogrammetry (t.ly/QqYaD) #FBPE #FBPR

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Hugh Fiske🏺🇬🇧🌍 @50sherdsofgrey.bsky.social · Dec 11

Neighbour's old Yank tank #black&whitephotography

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Take The House Neutralize Trump the Rogue SCOTUS 7 & GOP. @fighttrump.bsky.social · 8h

The GOP are not smart They’re just bolder in their hate and greed. They are willing to go scorched earth to reap every monetary benefit they can in this moment with the knowledge that as Caucasian people in Amerikkka with money, they aren’t likely to be punished. January 6, proved that for them.

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Sally 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @newsupdates.bsky.social · 12d

Be clear

Farage/Reform want to remove rights for women

1. Its manifesto states ‘to repeal the equalities act’

2. Remove us from the european convention on human rights which protects women

3. Remove us from the UN charter for human rights which protects women.

NO WOMAN should support them‼️

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 2d

#OtD 10 Oct 1937 fascist leader Oswald Mosley was knocked unconscious and hospitalised in Liverpool by a stone thrown by anti-fascists who attacked a Nazi meeting at which he had attempted to address the crowd stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8245...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

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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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17h

Nigel Farage went to Dulwich College which when he attended was more expensive than Eton

He earns £1.5m a year, 92% of which comes from dodgy donations

His girlfriend pays £885,000 in cash to buy houses but she's a waitress.

He's not a 'working man' he's very rich and corrupt

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17h

Laura Kuenssberg has interviewed all the Party Leaders with more than 10% in the polls.

Except Zack Polanski.

She cancelled his interview and now refuses to do it.

They are scared of Zack, they are scared of you.

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Bettina Struff #Woke #FBPE #FBPR #NHS #RejoinEU @bettinastruff.bsky.social · 1d

"Both in opposition and in Government, the Labour frontbench has, in my view, with its language and policies, directly contributed to the resurgence of authoritarian politics in this country."

An excellent interview by @peterjukes.bsky.social and @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

Peter Jukes and Hardeep Matharu speak to the backbench Labour MP to understand why the Government is focusing on how to ‘stop the boats' rather than fixing people's everyday lives

Clive Lewis MP: ‘I Never Thought I’d Hear Myself Say I Think My Party is Making this Country Weaker in Preparation for an Authoritarian-Right Government’

www.bylinesupplement.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18h

“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...

Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs

What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?

www.thenerve.news

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1d

something quite brain-melting about the hard right's position apparently now being "we hate all Muslims and distrust Muslim states, aside from that one Muslim place that still has slavery because that sounds fun"

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

Who believes Nigel Farage when he says he was “shocked” to find out Nathan Gill took bribes (after a week of saying nothing and being incredibly close to him for a decade)?

#ReformRussianBribes

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 20h

It is no exaggeration to say that I hate Brexit and those that brought it upon us as well as our current government who keeps us out of the SM and CU.
We deserve a great deal better.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

EU entry-exit system: what do travel industry heavyweights think will happen?

The Man Who Pays His Way: The only preparation you can make is emotional – being ready for queues and confusion

www.independent.co.uk

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 20h

British journalism has been through a shameful era – bending the knee to Downing Street.

Can it ever recover its dignity? Peter Thurlow wonders.

How deference becomes client journalism in plain sight

We have come through a period of often shameful journalism, bending the knee to Downing Street. Can our journalism recover?

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 20h

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely superb effort by all those who voted for this, many of whom are now dead.

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 1d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

We've all heard that there is no free lunch.

Well, guess what?

There is no free 747 either.

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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 1d

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 2d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Rob Benson 🇬🇧 🇺🇦🦋 @robnellie.bsky.social · 2d

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

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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Hugh Fiske🏺🇬🇧🌍 @50sherdsofgrey.bsky.social · 1d

I guess the previous offices weren't big enough to swivel her eyes in..

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 2d

🔴UPDATE 🔴

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Pro-Russian Sympathies Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told @bylinetimes.bsky.social it is ‘inconceivable’ the Reform Leader did not know about Gill’s pro-Russian statements

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