Dr Jonathan Kershaw
@jeckythump.bsky.social
Treehugging petrolhead. Aspiring academic. Triumphista & Fiat Pandamaniac. Only Connect alumnus. Likes a quiz.
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February 17, 2026 at 1:22 PM
And there it is … bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Reform UK (REFUK) voters when they see this clip 👇
(Cartoon by Paul Noth for The New Yorker, August 2016)
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(Cartoon by Paul Noth for The New Yorker, August 2016)
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February 17, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Reform UK (REFUK) voters when they see this clip 👇
(Cartoon by Paul Noth for The New Yorker, August 2016)
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(Cartoon by Paul Noth for The New Yorker, August 2016)
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Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Surely *someone* asked him about Bannon, Trump, Brexit & the Epstein files?
Bueller?
Bueller?
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New blog alert! 🔔 Who owned our 1664 Third Folio of Shakespeare? This remarkable volume carries centuries of history inside its covers, but it’s the readers’ marks that truly bring it to life.
Read here 👉 library.chethams.com/blog/shakespeares-third-folio-early-readers-and-their-marginalia
Read here 👉 library.chethams.com/blog/shakespeares-third-folio-early-readers-and-their-marginalia
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM
New blog alert! 🔔 Who owned our 1664 Third Folio of Shakespeare? This remarkable volume carries centuries of history inside its covers, but it’s the readers’ marks that truly bring it to life.
Read here 👉 library.chethams.com/blog/shakespeares-third-folio-early-readers-and-their-marginalia
Read here 👉 library.chethams.com/blog/shakespeares-third-folio-early-readers-and-their-marginalia
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Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
February 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Nigel Farage lashes out at a FT journalist and refuses to answer the question.
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
Is this how Reform UK would ignore media questions if they got into government?
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2 million people in the UK are paid the national minimum wage.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform UK's Richard Tice has said his party would look at cutting the minimum wage if it got into government
Reform UK would look at cutting minimum wage, says Richard Tice
www.thenational.scot
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
2 million people in the UK are paid the national minimum wage.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
Reform are a party of the rich, for the rich.
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How could Labour respond? By listening to the people. It won’t.
How could Labour save itself and save us from a Reform ‘government’? Agree to introduce PR. It won’t.
Over to you voters of Gorton and Denton!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How could Labour save itself and save us from a Reform ‘government’? Agree to introduce PR. It won’t.
Over to you voters of Gorton and Denton!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s the state of this Starmer-led nation? Speak to angry voters in Gorton and Denton and it all becomes clear | Owen Jones
I had so many conversations with people fed up with all the chaos, deceit and U-turns. Politics must respond to this disenchantment, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 PM
How could Labour respond? By listening to the people. It won’t.
How could Labour save itself and save us from a Reform ‘government’? Agree to introduce PR. It won’t.
Over to you voters of Gorton and Denton!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
How could Labour save itself and save us from a Reform ‘government’? Agree to introduce PR. It won’t.
Over to you voters of Gorton and Denton!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It has come to something where a "TV presenter" has to try to insist that the people who just got vox-popped are Wrong...
February 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
It has come to something where a "TV presenter" has to try to insist that the people who just got vox-popped are Wrong...
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Reform here, pitching for the votes of antisemites, racists and those who believe a woman's place is in the home (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...).
February 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Reform here, pitching for the votes of antisemites, racists and those who believe a woman's place is in the home (www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...).
I was blocked on twitter by idiot Brexit snowflake Hannan, which I took to be a badge of honour... (h/t @defender110.bsky.social)
I never like to miss an opportunity to share other Hannan gems.
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I was blocked on twitter by idiot Brexit snowflake Hannan, which I took to be a badge of honour... (h/t @defender110.bsky.social)
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As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances
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Suella Braverman was Attorney General when the Conservative Party “cancelled” 247 local elections in 2021.
These Reform UK MPs are hypocrites.
These Reform UK MPs are hypocrites.
February 17, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Suella Braverman was Attorney General when the Conservative Party “cancelled” 247 local elections in 2021.
These Reform UK MPs are hypocrites.
These Reform UK MPs are hypocrites.
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A recent poll by Savanta on behalf of ITV Youth Tracker found that 83% of 16-25 year olds would vote to rejoin the EU. Young people are the future - it's time we listen to them and ensure that future generations are not held back by the disastrous decision to cut our ties with the EU.
February 17, 2026 at 11:25 AM
A recent poll by Savanta on behalf of ITV Youth Tracker found that 83% of 16-25 year olds would vote to rejoin the EU. Young people are the future - it's time we listen to them and ensure that future generations are not held back by the disastrous decision to cut our ties with the EU.
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We interrupt tributes to Jesse Jackson to bring you your daily dose of racism.
Thanks, Beeb. Respectfully handled.
Thanks, Beeb. Respectfully handled.
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
We interrupt tributes to Jesse Jackson to bring you your daily dose of racism.
Thanks, Beeb. Respectfully handled.
Thanks, Beeb. Respectfully handled.
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Marco Rubio just flew to Budapest to deliver a speech in which he provided a full endorsement of Viktor Orbán in the upcoming Hungarian elections.
Here is the letter he signed in 2019 warning about Hungary's "downward democratic trajectory" under Orbán
h/t Carrick Ryan
Here is the letter he signed in 2019 warning about Hungary's "downward democratic trajectory" under Orbán
h/t Carrick Ryan
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Marco Rubio just flew to Budapest to deliver a speech in which he provided a full endorsement of Viktor Orbán in the upcoming Hungarian elections.
Here is the letter he signed in 2019 warning about Hungary's "downward democratic trajectory" under Orbán
h/t Carrick Ryan
Here is the letter he signed in 2019 warning about Hungary's "downward democratic trajectory" under Orbán
h/t Carrick Ryan
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Our government has completely lost sight of the value of soft power, conveyed by the Beeb.
It’s not just the loss of it, it’s the vacuum it then creates for others to step into.
Imminent loss of funding for World Service is the next shameful step in hobbling the Beeb - which is to all our detriment.
It’s not just the loss of it, it’s the vacuum it then creates for others to step into.
Imminent loss of funding for World Service is the next shameful step in hobbling the Beeb - which is to all our detriment.
BBC's Arabic radio service in Lebanon closed after 85 years as part of a £28.5m savings drive. 'Just months later, in October 2023, the Russian state-owned Sputnik news agency took over the frequency. Its news bulletin opened with “This is Moscow”, replacing the previous “This is London” intro.' 🙄
BBC warns Russia is taking over World Service radio frequencies
Russian propaganda is filling the void where the BBC has closed World Service radio services due to cuts
inews.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Our government has completely lost sight of the value of soft power, conveyed by the Beeb.
It’s not just the loss of it, it’s the vacuum it then creates for others to step into.
Imminent loss of funding for World Service is the next shameful step in hobbling the Beeb - which is to all our detriment.
It’s not just the loss of it, it’s the vacuum it then creates for others to step into.
Imminent loss of funding for World Service is the next shameful step in hobbling the Beeb - which is to all our detriment.
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How to make pancakes the british way:
Step 1: remember it's pancake day
Step 2: work all day because you are a cog in the capitalism nightmare machine
Step 3: Too tired to make pancakes
Step 4: no pancakes for you
Step 1: remember it's pancake day
Step 2: work all day because you are a cog in the capitalism nightmare machine
Step 3: Too tired to make pancakes
Step 4: no pancakes for you
February 17, 2026 at 8:28 AM
How to make pancakes the british way:
Step 1: remember it's pancake day
Step 2: work all day because you are a cog in the capitalism nightmare machine
Step 3: Too tired to make pancakes
Step 4: no pancakes for you
Step 1: remember it's pancake day
Step 2: work all day because you are a cog in the capitalism nightmare machine
Step 3: Too tired to make pancakes
Step 4: no pancakes for you
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Anniversary of a confession in the clear: The networked evil that brought us Farage’s, Putin pleasing, Brexit. Here is the missing clip in which Farage confirms that Brexit would not have been possible without Bannon, Breitbart and by implication Cambridge Analyitica’s “help.”
February 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Anniversary of a confession in the clear: The networked evil that brought us Farage’s, Putin pleasing, Brexit. Here is the missing clip in which Farage confirms that Brexit would not have been possible without Bannon, Breitbart and by implication Cambridge Analyitica’s “help.”
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Staggering that 24% of voters in this advanced country continue to believe in a bunch of entitled bigots with unworkable policies, whose very ideas put us in the abject chaos we are in. Truly God awful idiots, and I make no apology for saying that.
YouGov Reform 24% (Reform + Cons 42% on the right) fits genereal pattern: Reform 2026 < Reform 2025.
Westminster Voting Intention:
REF: 24% (-3)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (=)
GRN: 17% (+1)
LDM: 13% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
OTH: 4% (+2)
Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February,
Changes w/ 8-9 February.
Westminster Voting Intention:
REF: 24% (-3)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (=)
GRN: 17% (+1)
LDM: 13% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
OTH: 4% (+2)
Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February,
Changes w/ 8-9 February.
February 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Staggering that 24% of voters in this advanced country continue to believe in a bunch of entitled bigots with unworkable policies, whose very ideas put us in the abject chaos we are in. Truly God awful idiots, and I make no apology for saying that.
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If this doesn’t flip your pancakes this morning-not much will!
Bannon got to be the band leader in UK politics….thanks to Farage/Johnson who were players😡👎🏼
Epstein the Intl’ connections & money and who did he pay?
In ByLineTimes Article⬇️
Bannon got to be the band leader in UK politics….thanks to Farage/Johnson who were players😡👎🏼
Epstein the Intl’ connections & money and who did he pay?
In ByLineTimes Article⬇️
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 AM
If this doesn’t flip your pancakes this morning-not much will!
Bannon got to be the band leader in UK politics….thanks to Farage/Johnson who were players😡👎🏼
Epstein the Intl’ connections & money and who did he pay?
In ByLineTimes Article⬇️
Bannon got to be the band leader in UK politics….thanks to Farage/Johnson who were players😡👎🏼
Epstein the Intl’ connections & money and who did he pay?
In ByLineTimes Article⬇️
Cardle
Guess the car in 5 tries. A new car is available each day.
www.playcardle.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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People can be awesome.
February 17, 2026 at 6:54 AM
People can be awesome.
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Cost of Privatisation
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail staff tell BBC letters sit undelivered as firm prioritises parcels
Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Cost of Privatisation
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
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📌 ICYMI — Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/
Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to 'Topple' Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now" as he worked with Boris Johnson to remove the then Conservative Prime Minister from office
bylinetimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM
📌 ICYMI — Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/
The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"…
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/