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Barry Howard 🔶
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Hoping to connect with all those with an interest in progressive politics & better society in the U.K. & beyond.
Lib Dem member & campaigner for #ProportionalRepresentation🗳
#getPRdone
#MakeVotesMatter
#FBPPR
#RejoinEU🇪🇺
#LibDems 🔶
February 1, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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If that's what they're willing to do in public, while being filmed, what do they do behind closed doors?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Video shows moments around fatal shooting in Minneapolis
Bystander footage has captured the seconds before the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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British response to the film about Melania Trump: If they were screening it for free at the bottom of my garden I'd shut the curtains.
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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🚨THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY PRIME MINISTER

How hard can it be to give these national heroes an actual date for the meeting you promised on BBCBreakfast four months ago?

You shook their hands in opposition, I won’t let you shake them off now

youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...
Video emerges of Deputy PM,Defence Secretary & other Ministers BACKING compensation for Nuclear Vets
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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January 30, 2026 at 9:52 AM
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Has this quote ever been more relevant to the UK?
January 31, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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February 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them
February 1, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Lib Dems eye Holyrood seat after Bearsden by-election win

Liberal Democrat sources believe the emphatic win in Bearsden South puts them in a strong position to take the Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency at May’s election.
#LibDems 🔶
#Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2581008...
Tory romance fraud scandal has Lib Dems eyeing up victory over the SNP
Voters in Bearsden South delivered a crushing verdict at the ballot box, handing the Liberal Democrats a decisive by-election win after a former…
www.heraldscotland.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Ok, let’s do this🙄

We’ll start with an explainer covering:

🕒What is a 15-minute city
🏫What on Earth is going on with Oxford
👽Where the conspiracy theories have come from

And then we’ll look at the Telegraph article

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1/25
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Elon Musk, refusing: "Hey man, when can I come to Epstein Island"
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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The "coincidence" of Epstein's cash payments to Peter Mandelson's partner/husband in 2009/10 and the then industry secretary's lobbying within cabinet for a softer post-crash policy towards bankers looks on the face of it like outright corruption. Certainly demands police investigation.
January 31, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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With more evidence coming to light of Bannon’s interference in British politics - plotting with Johnson, Rees Mogg and Farage and bigging up Yaxley Lennon while working with Epstein, thought I’d re-up this

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🔶 Lib Dems GAIN Bearsden South, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Congratulations to the Lib Dems newest councillor Ben Langmead!
#LibDems
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February 1, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Jeremy Clarkson: Do you know what Reform’s policies are? Neither do I… So here’s why voting for Farage won’t solve any of your problems
No one knows what Reform's policies are…voting for Farage won't solve anything
I’VE got my crystal ball out and here’s what it’s telling me: If and when Reform win the next general election, the army of people who voted for them are going to end up sorely disappointed. Bear...
www.thesun.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 8:24 AM
She may be right … her former colleagues and many of her own former cabinet have now infiltrated Reform U.K.
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Apart from Reform it’s the Lib Dems who are set to be the main gainers in the Holyrood elections, as they may be on course to at least double their number of MSP’s.
#LibDems🔶
#Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
My Seat Model:

SNP: 56 (-8)
RFM: 24 (+24)
LAB: 16 (-6)
CON: 11 (-20)
LDM: 11 (+7)
GRN: 11 (+3)

Changes w/ 2021.
February 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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This tells you everything you need to know about Reform UK. It is right that Reform UK has has now withdrawn support for the candidate, but he should never have been able to stand in the first place.
Reform forced to drop another candidate over ‘abhorrent and sickening’ social media posts
Mike Manning made racist comments online and described the Nazis as 'peace-loving'
leftfootforward.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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This is what’s known as dodgy as fuck…

Farage is in hock to murky foreign billionaires, taking their money to prioritise their interests if they buy him power. He’s exploiting people’s racism and anger to pretend he’s on their side. But he’s already sold them out.

www.thetimes.com/article/660a...
Churchwarden linked to foreign-born billionaire is behind £200k Reform gift
The man whose firm made the donations will not discuss where the money came from, nor his ties to wealthy Farage allies who may not hold citizenship
www.thetimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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“More people despair over “broken” Britain than during financial crisis”

I wonder why, The Telegraph, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sun, BBC, GB “News”, Farage, Reform etc and so on…
More people despair over ‘broken Britain’ than during financial crisis
Poll finds dissatisfaction at state of the nation higher than after 2008 crash, with Reform voters most likely to believe UK is in decline
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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Today marks the start of LGBTQ+ History Month, a moment to celebrate the incredible contributions LGBTQ+ people have made to our city across generations.

My message to London’s LGBTQ+ communities is this: you are loved and wanted in our city. Happy LGBTQ+ History Month.
February 1, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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The world looks a darker place than it did 30 years ago, and Britain is a much less happy country.

People are angry, and Reform UK says Britain is broken.

So how did we get here, and should we believe they can fix it?
Who broke Britain?
Reform says Britain is broken, and they offer radical change to put it right. But who broke it? We name the guilty parties.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:43 AM
February 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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For the record Nigel Farage was asked about Reform UK’s position on compensation for WASPI women and his response was “I’m sorry, it’s done, it’s over. It’s not going to get changed.”
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
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Reform Kent council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors
Reform council spends £600k on eight free parking spaces for senior councillors | LBC
The majority of staff, who will not be able to use the free parking facilities available to their senior colleagues, will still be expected to pay to park every day
www.lbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM