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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 12h

"It has nothing to offer, but a haunted terror at the sight of Farage and an unrequited love-song at the sight of Trump."

Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 12h

"It is hollow. It has no ideas and those it does have are undermined by the very policies it puts forward. It has no principles and those it retains are made into a mockery by the statements it allows to go unchallenged.

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 12h

"This is the underlying issue, the substrata underneath Badenoch and Jenrick. It’s not just that they are pathetic and empty and cowardly and immoral and petty and useless and inept. It’s actually somehow worse than that. It is that the entire British conservative project is dying.

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 12h

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick - by Ian Dunt iandunt.substack.com/p/the-empty-...

The empty horror of Robert Jenrick

We deserve a better class of villain. Or at least a more memorable one.

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Chevron @lachevron.bsky.social · 20h

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𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔦𝔰 𝔅𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔢𝔱𝔱 @bsky.pickpear.com · 1d

By way of a reminder folks...

You voted for Cameron
Everything got worse

You voted for Johnson
Everything got worse

You voted for brexit
Everything got worse

You voted for Truss
Everything got worse

If you vote for Farage

You have no idea how bad your life will become.

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Anton Spisak @antonspisak.bsky.social · 19h

Weak goods exports have weighed on the UK’s post-pandemic growth more than any other factor – including weak investment.

And yet, this fact is almost entirely absent from Britain’s political debate about growth.

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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Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 20h

Farage must be the only one that is stunned then

There needs to be a proper independent investigation into Russian money in UK politics

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Politics latest: Farage 'stunned' at guilty plea of former Reform leader in Wales for Russia-linked bribes

Nigel Farage has said he is "stunned" that a former Reform UK leader in Wales pleaded guilty to taking Russia-linked bribes. Meanwhile, the Plaid Cymru leader is delivering his major party conference ...

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 20h

We have a golden opportunity to attract that talent here and help kick-start the British economy. It’s an opportunity we seem intent on ignoring.”

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Trump’s migrant obsession offers Starmer a rare win – but Farage has scared him off

We have a golden opportunity to kick-start the British economy

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 20h

“Anti-immigrant hysteria has driven America into the abyss. It is now actively discouraging the next generation of skilled workers, doctors, entrepreneurs and inventors from moving to its shores.

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

“Reform have just 5 [now 4] MPs but clocked up 353,660 [media] mentions, which means 70,732 mentions per MP, the highest of any party. Against their 14.3% vote share in 2024, they stand at 24,731 per point – again inflated.”
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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

It's time central government gave councils the power to ban the scourge of pavement parking!

Five years of waiting: Pavement parking is a problem for everyone - Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/our-blog/opi...

Five years of waiting: Pavement parking is a problem for everyone

It's time for the government to act and give councils in England the power to enforce against pavement parking.

www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 1d

If you rename the Department of Defense the Department of War, then bomb fishing boats in the Caribbean, and shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper bullet, you should automatically be barred from receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for the rest of your life.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1d

It’s not the teachers that are convincing kids that you’re racist, Nige, it’s your actions, words and policies.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nigel Farage says UK teachers are ‘poisoning our kids’ and predicts strikes as PM

Exclusive: Reform UK leader, speaking at event for private US college, also claimed the ‘Marxist left’ controls education Nigel Farage has predicted teachers would go on strike within weeks of a Reform UK government, and accused them of “poisoning our kids” by telling them that black children are victims and white children oppressors. The Reform UK leader set out his view on British schools in an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan, claiming the “Marxist left” was “now in control of our education system”. Continue reading...

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Urgent: Sign the petition!

Change the ‘grey belt’ definition in the National Planning Policy Framework - Petitions
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Change the ‘grey belt’ definition in the National Planning Policy Framework

We want an urgent change to the ‘grey belt’ definition in the NPPF. We think the grey belt glossary definition [which] could result in the loss of our countryside forever - vital for health and wellbe...

petition.parliament.uk

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

When I see nearly 20% of Greens opposed to closer ties with the EU you really have to wonder about the direction of their party

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Just look at this, Brexit is Farage's weak spot

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

This is the less welll aired part of Britain's river pollution problem. Sewage/water companies, yep, but also, cars are killing our rivers.

Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

"Every time it rains, a toxic brew of oil, particulate matter, and microplastics from tyre and brake wear is washed off the roads, causing widespread pollution... National Highways is failing to tackle this problem."
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

Stop National Highways’ toxic water pollution!

We all know our rivers are polluted. However, it’s not just from sewage, or due to the inaction of failing water companies. What is less talked about, but in many ways worse than sewage and even more ...

actionnetwork.org

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Best Mangal on Old Street set to be demolished for a luxury high rise hotel 😱

Shoreditch is OVER ☠️

(AHMM’s Shoreditch hotel tower set to be approved this week after height reduction | News | Building Design) www.bdonline.co.uk/news/ahmms-s...

AHMM’s Shoreditch hotel tower set to be approved this week after height reduction

Three storeys cut from tower following talks with council and Historic England

www.bdonline.co.uk

Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

"Every time it rains, a toxic brew of oil, particulate matter, and microplastics from tyre and brake wear is washed off the roads, causing widespread pollution... National Highways is failing to tackle this problem."
actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...

Stop National Highways’ toxic water pollution!

We all know our rivers are polluted. However, it’s not just from sewage, or due to the inaction of failing water companies. What is less talked about, but in many ways worse than sewage and even more ...

actionnetwork.org

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Oooops.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 7d

Kemi Badenoch: "Last time I checked Northern Ireland did vote to leave."

Might be good idea to check again.

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 2d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

Labour’s "agri-food deal agreed with Brussels is popular with Remainers & Leavers alike — even when they're told it means following EU rules.

"Nearly two-thirds (63%) of voters back the deal, which would realign EU and U.K. food standards, vs just 22% opposed"
www.politico.eu/article/uk-w...

Brits want Nigel Farage to step away from the Brexit shredder

Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows wide public support for Labour’s EU reset.

www.politico.eu

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Dr Matthew Hardy @drmatthewhardy.bsky.social · 1d

All you need to know about Reform's economic prowess.

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters
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Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 2d

Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.

That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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