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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21h

Margaret Thatcher led the way in turning Anglo-Saxon conservatism into a revolutionary political doctrine that may have destroyed conservativism itself (via Bloomberg Opinion)

Margaret Thatcher Is the Mother of Conservatism’s Crisis

Three of Margaret Thatcher’s dresses encased in glass boxes and a stall that invited attendees at last week’s Conservative Party Conference to “ask the Iron Lady” to opine on contemporary politics. A “Thatcher fest” in her hometown of Grantham that features the “smash hit” play Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho. A grand dinner at London’s Guildhall hosted by, among others, Mark Thatcher and Joan Collins: “In a world craving true leadership, relive the legacy of the Iron Lady…” The British are trul

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

That's Nigel "Twelve Jobs, Four Homes and a Chauffeur driven BMW" Farage to you !

Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 1d

Labour need to shouting this from the roof tops.

They need to be challenging Farage over his multiple jobs.
They need to be challenging Reform over their tex exile donor base.
They need to be challenging Reform policies at every opportunity.

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 1d

Between 2019 and 2024 in real terms EU exports grew by 11%.

UK exports also grew. By 0.89%.

That's the total. Goods exports were lower in real terms in 2024 than in 2014.

Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 1d

@antonspisak.bsky.social of the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, a think-tank, observes that, after Brexit took effect at the end of 2020, Britain’s goods exports have grown less than those of any other economy in the G7 club of rich countries.

A dangerous post-Brexit world

Britain risks being an unwitting victim of EU-US trade wars

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Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 1d

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 1d

It's a Trumpist assault on critical thinking because it pulls the rug from under Reform's divisive & diversionary politics.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Every year 100s of employers are named and shamed for failure to pay the statutory minimum wage.

2016-2023: over 3m workers denied the minimum wage.

Puny fines do nothing. Fines must equal the remuneration of the board of directors. 50% personally payable. Imprison persistent offenders.

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 2d

More water bills rises announced today, on top of those already planned.

Privatisation without competition, arguably the worst of both worlds

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 3d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 3d

Here's Farridge's theme tune, from Brexit to small boats... m.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oM...

Nobody's Fault But Mine

YouTube video by Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Topic

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

Public Services don't work, because then you have to pay for Private ones that do.

People really need to understand that this isn't an error, the Private owners pay the politicians to make sure the Public Services don't work.

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 3d

We could have a sensible conversation about the implications of climate change, but hating immigrants is less intellectually challenging and requires no change of behaviour by fossil fuel corporations.

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 3d

Last month observed above average temperatures across large portions of both the #Greenland and #Antarctic Ice Sheets. Anywhere in dark red shading is more than 5°C warmer than the 1981-2010 climatological average.

Data available from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Map of Greenland showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025. Red shading is shown for warmer than average temperatures, and blue shading is shown colder than average temperatures. Anomalies are calculated relative to 1981-2010.

Polar stereographic map of 2-m air temperature anomalies in the Antarctic for September 2025. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. There is a sharp gradient in temperature anomalies across the region. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 3d

In particular since Brexit was pitched as patriotic but was anything but, and since the last thing Farridge & co want to do is pay their dues.

Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 3d

Would it be controversial to assert that the first duty of a patriot should be to pay and not evade taxes?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 4d

This is a scandal from our national broadcaster. De platforming a party surging in membership and council seats while uncritically staging long interviews with a absentee fascist bum

Complain about this outrageous editorialising here: www.ofcom.org.uk/make-a-compl...

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 4d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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benfranklinskite.bsky.social @benfranklinskite.bsky.social · 4d

It's terrifying how the bbc esp R4 today normalises latent fascism

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 5d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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Afanasiew @afanasiew.bsky.social · 4d

In a padded cell.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6d

As news comes out that Greta Thunberg and hundreds of other flotilla members are being tortured in Israeli 'prisons'.

I ask you.

Do you stand with Greta Thunberg?

Spread the message Free Greta Thunberg if you do.

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Ali Haydor @alihaydor.bsky.social · 6d

Greta Thunberg for Nobel Prize

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 5d

We're launched! In my newsletter this week, I write about our new female-founded media collective
@thenerve.news,
the fuck you energy that's fuelling it & why the mainstream media's laundering of Tony Blair is *exactly* why you need to read it 👊👊👊
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-nerve

The Nerve

We've got it. Do you?

broligarchy.substack.com

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