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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Aug 8

I watched the Kemi Badenoch interview so you don't have to iandunt.substack.com/p/i-watched-...

I watched the Kemi Badenoch interview so you don't have to

Soon it all be over. But for now, the embarrassment continues.

iandunt.substack.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Aug 8

This is all just magnificent. I would use up my superlatives on the Badenoch piece but then I’d have none left for the bit about online ‘pile-ons’. Well worth a subscription.

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · Aug 8

I watched the Kemi Badenoch interview so you don't have to iandunt.substack.com/p/i-watched-...

I watched the Kemi Badenoch interview so you don't have to

Soon it all be over. But for now, the embarrassment continues.

iandunt.substack.com

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

OMG… meanwhile Jeremy Hunt “forgot” to declare that he rented out 7 properties…and went on to become Chancellor…??

The world has gone mad..

Good luck @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social 🙏🙏❤️🌹

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Absolutely 💯

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sadly true

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · Aug 7

The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates again today, taking them to the lowest for two years.

Despite many headlines suggesting the economy is in bad shape, it is actually trending exactly as the BOE predicted earlier this year, where further rates cuts were predicted.

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Bank of England expected to cut interest rates

Borrowing costs are forecast to fall to 4%, the lowest since early 2023, despite higher inflation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 7

Whenever I hear him, Farage or the rest continually attacking and demonising the most vulnerable people I wonder the same thing…do they look in the mirror and say “yep, I did good today…” ?

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Wanderscotwild @wanderscotwild.bsky.social · Aug 6

Every single time the Tories are in power, they close services and slash funding

Labour are about to fund a wide range of youth services, to divert young people away from online harms, as part of a wider strategy which includes online safety

mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · Aug 6

www.lbc.co.uk/tech/1b34ecd...

Really great to see this and the funding to try and deal with this huge problem.

PM rebukes Andrew Tate and warns boys at risk from ‘toxic masculinity’ online

Sir Keir Starmer said he felt a duty ‘as a Prime Minister’ and ‘as a dad’ to call out the likes of Andrew Tate.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Dr Lindsay Maxwell @parisdaguerre.bsky.social · Aug 6

A miscalculation?

What is wrong with the BBC?

It is the act of an ignorant conspiracy theorist who is a danger to public health.

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Absolutely 💯

The country is all of us and thankfully that includes people of all races, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and gender… we’re stronger for being diverse and we’re better than Rupert Lowe and co…… 🙏🙏❤️

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · Aug 6

"People who are 'too poor to pay tax' find a spare half billion quid to pay UPFRONT for something that's entirely voluntary."

There, I fixed it for you.

www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

Parents beat VAT on private school fees raid by paying £500m up front

Large scale of advance payments could impact government plan to raise revenue, tax experts warned

www.thetimes.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just the supposed ‘paper of record’ bemoaning the fact that asylum seekers have *human* rights and may be able to enforce them. Accompanied - ultra cynically - by a photo of Human Rights lawyer, Amal Clooney, at a glamorous fundraiser. What a sly and deeply unpleasant rag The Times now is.

Headline and first 2 paragraphs

Migrants can use rights laws to evade deportation

Loopholes could undermine treaty with France
Matt Dathan Home Affairs Editor

Small boat migrants will be able to frustrate attempts to deport them to France under Sir Keir Starmer's returns deal by exploiting human rights laws, according to the treaty's terms.
Under the terms of the agreement with France, migrants will be ineligible for deportation if they have outstanding human rights claims or other legal challenges or claim they are under 18.
These are among potential loopholes that threaten to undermine Labour's attempt to end Channel crossings. The treaty also gives France and other European Union member states an effective veto over which individuals are returned.

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Aug 6

The ground of refusal of readmission by France that the Times article whines about is simply taken from the Schengen Borders Code. Another variation on the Brexity trope that only the UK can legitimately have border controls.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

Just the supposed ‘paper of record’ bemoaning the fact that asylum seekers have *human* rights and may be able to enforce them. Accompanied - ultra cynically - by a photo of Human Rights lawyer, Amal Clooney, at a glamorous fundraiser. What a sly and deeply unpleasant rag The Times now is.

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 6

It’s also disturbing for those of us who are living here shocked by this Far Right hysteria

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Sarah Calvert 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺 @sarahcalvert.bsky.social · Aug 6

This is true. I live in Italy. The UK media has been whipped into a hysterical disinformation frenzy by Farage and this, in turn, has led half the population (polls are clear) to lose the plot. For anyone who lives abroad and follows British news, it is quite evident, striking and disturbing.

Luca🇪🇺🌈 @gleravista.bsky.social · Aug 6

I've just spent a year in Italy, which gets a fair number of small boats from a much larger stretch of sea than the Channel on a daily basis and NO WAY there is such hysterical, daily political coverage of this worldwide phenomenon like here in the UK.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on asylum myths: when truth loses, scapegoating takes over Britain’s migrant debate | Editorial

Editorial: Labour’s cautious fixes for immigration and asylum policy face a toxic public mood shaped by fear, falsehoods and far-right provocation

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · Aug 6

Reform UK Councillor for @durhamcouncil.bsky.social Darren Grimes has called for zero migration.

His Facebook posts are a hub for disgusting comments with no moderation. Here’s an example on this post.

When is the council going to protect their reputation and enforce their code of conduct?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · Aug 5

This isn't new.

UKIP and the Brexit Party did it.

But boy oh boy the price has gone up

DeSmog @desmog.com · Aug 5

🔴 NEW 🔴

Reform Accused of ‘Cash for Access’ Over £250,000 Champagne Breakfast With Nigel Farage

The party is allowing corporate executives to buy time with Farage at its annual conference.

📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social & @writesbright.bsky.social

Reform Accused of ‘Cash for Access’ Over £250,000 Champagne Breakfast With Nigel Farage

Reform UK is offering access to Nigel Farage at its party conference for sums ranging from £25,000 to a quarter of a million pounds. The right-wing populist party is advertising for companies to atten...

www.desmog.com

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 5

Absolutely 💯

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 5

“Whatever happens, the damage that has already been done by the constant media indulgence of Farage and his divisive, inflammatory and outright racist views will take many years for this country to recover from.”

Yes. A disgraceful, unforgivable failure.

www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-dog...

As Farage's star continues to rise I can't help but detect exactly the same mistakes being made all over again. In so routinely prioritising Farage's rhetoric and personality over the substance of his policies, actions and record, the British press is once again failing to properly hold to account a man who the opinion polls now suggest has a serious chance of becoming Prime Minister in just a few years time.

If that chance does become a reality then he will quickly prove, as Johnson did before him, how utterly unsuited he would be for such a position. Yet by that point much of the damage of a Farage premiership to our national public services, economy and global reputation will already have been done, with many of the same news organisations who helped to get him to that point, only belatedly bothering to point out why he had never been suitable for the job in the first place.

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 5

It’s also anti tackling climate change because they’re funded by fossil fuel companies

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Aug 5

Been a lone voice for weeks, saying that RefUK have not maintained momentum. Been bobbing around 29-30% despite LUDICROUS media help.

They're now going backwards (-2pts on latest YouGov poll, compared to a week ago). And I bet, once JC's party is in the mix, they will lose another couple of points.

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (3-4 August 2025)

Ref: 27% (-2 from 27-28 July)
Lab: 21% (-1)
Con: 17% (=)
Lib Dem: 15% (+1)
Green: 11% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

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Kieron Murphy @kieronmurphy.bsky.social · Aug 5

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · Aug 5

Rebuilding the NHS

The NHS isn’t broken because of staff; it’s broken because of systems. Labour must lead with reform that restores trust, strips back bureaucracy, and delivers care with purpose

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...

Rebuilding the NHS

The NHS isn’t broken because of staff; it’s broken because of systems. Labour must lead with reform that restores trust, strips back bureaucracy, and delivers care with purpose.

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Aug 5

Nick Timothy did delete his post but did not apologise.

More fundamentally, Timothy was criticising the police for protecting the delivery person from a racist mob.

Not sure how, if he *had* been working illegally, that makes it ok?

Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · Aug 5

The Met having to correct a Shadow cabinet member (who, to be fair, later deleted his post)

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