Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
Advocate of proportional representation and progressive politics. Humanist. Anti Brexit! Anti Trump! @libdems.org.uk
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Graham Simpson
@grahambs.bsky.social
· Sep 12
It’s time for a politics, free of vested interests, free of dogma, free of corruption, free of populist easy answers to complicated questions. A politics which puts justice, the individual and the community ahead of narrow self interest. A politics based on evidence, rationality and compassion. Now!
Starmer is safe as long as there is no one to challenge him. But his authority has gone.
February 7, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Starmer is safe as long as there is no one to challenge him. But his authority has gone.
Sometimes a picture tells a story (sorry if you’re eating)
February 7, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Sometimes a picture tells a story (sorry if you’re eating)
Exclusive: @libdemdaisy.bsky.social says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Lib Dems urge FCA to investigate Peter Mandelson over potential insider trading
Exclusive: Daisy Cooper says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein
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February 7, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Exclusive: @libdemdaisy.bsky.social says ex-minister could have ‘abused trading laws’ when sharing state information with Jeffrey Epstein.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I am so interested to see how the same press that lost its collective mind over a tan suit, eating ice cream, falling off a bike, the way a woman laughed, and other meaningless bullshit protects him, and normalizes this despicable, racist, disqualifying behavior that would end any other presidency.
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I am so interested to see how the same press that lost its collective mind over a tan suit, eating ice cream, falling off a bike, the way a woman laughed, and other meaningless bullshit protects him, and normalizes this despicable, racist, disqualifying behavior that would end any other presidency.
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New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
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Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
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Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
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February 7, 2026 at 8:20 AM
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
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We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
February 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy!
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence.
Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.
US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism - Well done Poland 🇵🇱 👏👏👏
www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/u...
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US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism
US Ambassador to Poland Tom Rose has taken the unprecedented step of immediately severing diplomatic relations with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament, Wlodzimierz Czarzasty.
www.euronews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:53 AM
US ambassador cuts ties with Polish speaker over Trump Nobel criticism - Well done Poland 🇵🇱 👏👏👏
www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/u...
www.euronews.com/2026/02/06/u...
Why all local councils should be elected with proportional representation electoral-reform.org.uk/why-all-loca... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
Why all local councils should be elected with proportional representation
If you live in England, you might be casting a vote for a councillor in a local election this May – and with your vote, expressing your desire for how you’d like your local services
electoral-reform.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Why all local councils should be elected with proportional representation electoral-reform.org.uk/why-all-loca... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
An Elections Bill is coming – but will it include fair votes? electoral-reform.org.uk/an-elections... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
An Elections Bill is coming – but will it include fair votes?
The government is bringing in new laws to improve our elections – and this is our chance to make things better.After years of broken promises and an electoral system that has consiste
electoral-reform.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:27 AM
An Elections Bill is coming – but will it include fair votes? electoral-reform.org.uk/an-elections... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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Trump is a vile racist bully.
His actions should be condemned without hesitation.
His actions should be condemned without hesitation.
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Trump is a vile racist bully.
His actions should be condemned without hesitation.
His actions should be condemned without hesitation.
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Trump told Schumer he will withhold $16 billion for major New York infrastructure project unless Schumer agrees to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after him.
Please America- wake up- this is dementia
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Please America- wake up- this is dementia
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Trump wants Penn Station, Dulles Airport named after him in funding deal with Schumer, sources say
Sources told ABC that Schumer rejected Trump's offer.
abcnews.go.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Trump told Schumer he will withhold $16 billion for major New York infrastructure project unless Schumer agrees to rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport after him.
Please America- wake up- this is dementia
abcnews.go.com/US/trump-pen...
Please America- wake up- this is dementia
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This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
February 6, 2026 at 8:26 AM
This is overt racism. Full stop. There’s no ‘misinterpretation’ and no excuse. This is who he is, who he’s always been, and why he should never be anywhere near power again. And there’s a reason the tapes from The Apprentice have never been released.
Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes - Even the BBC acknowledges it as racist! If the British government continues to treat him as anything approaching respectable then they should be ashamed!
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February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Trump removes video with racist clip depicting Obamas as apes - Even the BBC acknowledges it as racist! If the British government continues to treat him as anything approaching respectable then they should be ashamed!
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Racist and disgusting! When will Americans stop accepting Trump’s offensive behaviour?
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Donald Trump accused of 'disgusting behaviour' after sharing image of Obamas as apes
The White House defended the post, saying it was part of a longer meme depicting various politicians as different animals.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Racist and disgusting! When will Americans stop accepting Trump’s offensive behaviour?
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The US gov will fund Europe’s far right. Musk amplify their voices on X. This has to be challenged!
EXC: US State dept is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in UK/ Europe to amplify Washington’s policy stances and challenge perceived threats to free speech
W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
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W/ @annasophiegross.bsky.social, @oilsheppard.bsky.social & Amy McKinnon
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US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
[FREE TO READ] State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
The US gov will fund Europe’s far right. Musk amplify their voices on X. This has to be challenged!
Last September @eddavey.libdems.org.uk asked Starmer why Mandelson was appointed ambassador when his continuing association with Epstein was known. It took till very recently for Starmer to do anything about it.
Months ago, @eddavey.libdems.org.uk asked the Prime Minister a simple question: why did he keep backing Mandelson despite his Epstein links, and what leverage might the Trump administration have over him?
Instead of answering, he waved it away.
Instead of answering, he waved it away.
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Last September @eddavey.libdems.org.uk asked Starmer why Mandelson was appointed ambassador when his continuing association with Epstein was known. It took till very recently for Starmer to do anything about it.
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My read tonight including what I think is an growing belief among the 2024 intake that none of current options for leadership are up to it, and they are starting to look among their own ranks
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘If someone had pulled the trigger’: MPs rue lack of challenger to oust Starmer
PM clings to power after a day when Commons mutiny filled the air, as fallout over Mandelson appointment continues
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February 5, 2026 at 10:52 PM
My read tonight including what I think is an growing belief among the 2024 intake that none of current options for leadership are up to it, and they are starting to look among their own ranks
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Remember when Jackie Kennedy made a documentary showing us the White House? She didn’t make a penny from that.
Melania Trump is set to personally bag at least $28 million from her deal with Amazon- just part of a $40 million licensing agreement for the film
How low we have been taken
Melania Trump is set to personally bag at least $28 million from her deal with Amazon- just part of a $40 million licensing agreement for the film
How low we have been taken
February 6, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Remember when Jackie Kennedy made a documentary showing us the White House? She didn’t make a penny from that.
Melania Trump is set to personally bag at least $28 million from her deal with Amazon- just part of a $40 million licensing agreement for the film
How low we have been taken
Melania Trump is set to personally bag at least $28 million from her deal with Amazon- just part of a $40 million licensing agreement for the film
How low we have been taken
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Polish Politician Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
"President Trump is destabilizing the situation in these organizations by representing the politics of force and using force to pursue a transactional policy"
"This is a violation of policy, principles, values and often a violation of international law"
"President Trump is destabilizing the situation in these organizations by representing the politics of force and using force to pursue a transactional policy"
"This is a violation of policy, principles, values and often a violation of international law"
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Polish Politician Włodzimierz Czarzasty,
"President Trump is destabilizing the situation in these organizations by representing the politics of force and using force to pursue a transactional policy"
"This is a violation of policy, principles, values and often a violation of international law"
"President Trump is destabilizing the situation in these organizations by representing the politics of force and using force to pursue a transactional policy"
"This is a violation of policy, principles, values and often a violation of international law"
Never again do I want to hear our Prime Minister liking and respecting the overtly racist Donald Trump…
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Never again do I want to hear our Prime Minister liking and respecting the overtly racist Donald Trump…
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
The malign influence of Trump’s America. Giving help and money to the far right in Europe…
Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The malign influence of Trump’s America. Giving help and money to the far right in Europe…
“Where is the great electoral reform to ensure never again a result like last time – 34% of the vote winning 63% of seats? Where is Lords reform? With three years still on the clock and a massive unearned majority, it’s time for Labour to start all over again” P
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It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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February 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
“Where is the great electoral reform to ensure never again a result like last time – 34% of the vote winning 63% of seats? Where is Lords reform? With three years still on the clock and a massive unearned majority, it’s time for Labour to start all over again” P
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...