Chris7ben
@chris7ben.bsky.social
Amateur photographer, animal lover, nature lover, NHS supporter 💙
Left the other place and taken up permanent residence here. It's much healthier. And so much more friendly.
Left the other place and taken up permanent residence here. It's much healthier. And so much more friendly.
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BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
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Four weeks since I have been on X and it is actually amazing how quickly and easily it disappeared from my routine. The impact is all upside.
February 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Four weeks since I have been on X and it is actually amazing how quickly and easily it disappeared from my routine. The impact is all upside.
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I warned Starmer about Mandelson.
My wife Bunty did
So did Dean our paperboy
Ramrod our Lab did.
Jill in the village shop baked some warning baps for him & Simple Sally, who helps Jill, warned him using dance & spit.
Ronnie Pickering warned him.
So did Chaka Demus.
And Pliers.
Why didn’t he LISTEN?🤦🏻♂️
My wife Bunty did
So did Dean our paperboy
Ramrod our Lab did.
Jill in the village shop baked some warning baps for him & Simple Sally, who helps Jill, warned him using dance & spit.
Ronnie Pickering warned him.
So did Chaka Demus.
And Pliers.
Why didn’t he LISTEN?🤦🏻♂️
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
I warned Starmer about Mandelson.
My wife Bunty did
So did Dean our paperboy
Ramrod our Lab did.
Jill in the village shop baked some warning baps for him & Simple Sally, who helps Jill, warned him using dance & spit.
Ronnie Pickering warned him.
So did Chaka Demus.
And Pliers.
Why didn’t he LISTEN?🤦🏻♂️
My wife Bunty did
So did Dean our paperboy
Ramrod our Lab did.
Jill in the village shop baked some warning baps for him & Simple Sally, who helps Jill, warned him using dance & spit.
Ronnie Pickering warned him.
So did Chaka Demus.
And Pliers.
Why didn’t he LISTEN?🤦🏻♂️
So. How much does McSweeney get for resigning?
Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney resigns - and admits decision to appoint Mandelson was 'wrong' — Sky News
Morgan McSweeney, Keir Starmer's chief of staff, has resigned. It comes after Pat McFadden told Sky News that prime ministers must take responsibility for their decisions - and called for Peter Mandel...
apple.news
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
So. How much does McSweeney get for resigning?
“Mandelson secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary from the Foreign Office after he was forced out in September last year, just seven months into the role.”
Mandelson’s five-figure payoff to be reviewed — The Times and The Sunday Times
Lord Mandelson received a taxpayer-funded payoff worth tens of thousands of pounds despite being sacked as ambassador to the US over his links to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 7...
apple.news
February 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
“Mandelson secured an exit payment equivalent to three months’ salary from the Foreign Office after he was forced out in September last year, just seven months into the role.”
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“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
Renee Good's partner addresses Minneapolis immigration crackdown one month after killing
Becca Good has seldom spoken out since Renee Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7.
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
“Renee was not the first person killed, and she was not the last,” Becca Good said. “You know my wife’s name and you know Alex’s name, but there are many others in this city being harmed that you don’t know — their families are hurting just like mine, even if they don’t look like mine.”
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Oh dear oh no... said absolutely no-one
Morgan McSweeney is on the brink of resigning "on his own terms," according to the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Oh dear oh no... said absolutely no-one
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Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
Trump is not a one-off – he is the leader of a global far right that is rising in country after country... including the UK.
Watch Seema Syeda, Luke Cooper and Nick Dearden trace how authoritarian politics have moved from the margins to the mainstream:
Watch Seema Syeda, Luke Cooper and Nick Dearden trace how authoritarian politics have moved from the margins to the mainstream:
How the far right went global
YouTube video by COUNTER•POWER
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February 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Trump is not a one-off – he is the leader of a global far right that is rising in country after country... including the UK.
Watch Seema Syeda, Luke Cooper and Nick Dearden trace how authoritarian politics have moved from the margins to the mainstream:
Watch Seema Syeda, Luke Cooper and Nick Dearden trace how authoritarian politics have moved from the margins to the mainstream:
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🗣 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "The Green Party are the only party who can stop Reform and to have the Labour Party trying to wade in, trying to make themselves relevant, demonstrates what a difficult week they've had and what a difficult year they've had since gaining power."
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
🗣 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "The Green Party are the only party who can stop Reform and to have the Labour Party trying to wade in, trying to make themselves relevant, demonstrates what a difficult week they've had and what a difficult year they've had since gaining power."
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In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
February 7, 2026 at 6:42 AM
In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
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Fitting that Streeting, who rose by carrying water for the worst people in the world, should fall for the same reason.
In these dark days of February, a little something to look forward to.
February 7, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Fitting that Streeting, who rose by carrying water for the worst people in the world, should fall for the same reason.
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Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate'
Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Reform Vs Green.
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hate Vs Hope.
Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
