@markingall.bsky.social
Twitter quitter, Labour and Cooperative Councillor, resident of Harlow. Teacher, Dad and follower of THFC
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Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I've signed.
I've signed.
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I've signed.
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I'm not sure how Nigel Farage can claim saying "Hitler was right" and making gas sounds to Jewish schoolboys was banter and that he never "tried to hurt anybody"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I'm not sure how Nigel Farage can claim saying "Hitler was right" and making gas sounds to Jewish schoolboys was banter and that he never "tried to hurt anybody"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I'm not sure how Nigel Farage can claim saying "Hitler was right" and making gas sounds to Jewish schoolboys was banter and that he never "tried to hurt anybody"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I'm not sure how Nigel Farage can claim saying "Hitler was right" and making gas sounds to Jewish schoolboys was banter and that he never "tried to hurt anybody"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline
Reform UK leader’s responses to allegations of racist and antisemitic behaviour at Dulwich college have varied over time
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Nigel Farage’s shifting answers on school-days racism claims – a timeline www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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People should not be billionaires...
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
People should not be billionaires...
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Of course they don’t add up. Reform Ltd only has lies.
Of course they don’t add up. Reform Ltd only has lies.
Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?
Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Of course they don’t add up. Reform Ltd only has lies.
Of course they don’t add up. Reform Ltd only has lies.
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Except that’s not true.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Except that’s not true.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
Gill was the head of Reform UK in Wales only a few years ago - in 2021.
Gill was constantly seen by Farage’s side since his first election - as a UKIP MEP - in 2014.
Reform must come clean with their Russian connections.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The most on-the-money statement you’ll read today.
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UK government freezes rail fares for a year www.gov.uk/government/n...
First rail freeze in 30 years to ease the cost of living
Rail fares frozen for the first time in 30 years in historic intervention to deliver real savings for millions of commuters.
www.gov.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
UK government freezes rail fares for a year www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Next time you hear a Reform spokesperson pretending to understand real people's lives, remember this.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Next time you hear a Reform spokesperson pretending to understand real people's lives, remember this.
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Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
November 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Very proud of former Reform MP, James McMurdock. Who better to stand up for women and girls than a man sent to prison for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend?
Next time you hear a Reform spokesperson pretending to understand real people's lives, remember this.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Next time you hear a Reform spokesperson pretending to understand real people's lives, remember this.
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It will be a legacy of the Republican Party as America surrenders to the Putin administration. 👇
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It will be a legacy of the Republican Party as America surrenders to the Putin administration. 👇
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Whose side are they on?
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Whose side are they on?
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Of course he did.
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Of course he did.
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!
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The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
November 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM
The Sudetenland was ceded to Germany. It did not stop World War II.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Do not let history repeat itself.
Of course he did.
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Of course he did.
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cancel his pension, he didn't do the job, he doesn't deserve it
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
“Did Nathan Gill ever say anything you disagree with in return for his bribes from a Kremlin stooge?”
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.
“Did you, in your roles as his boss, friend, mentor & party leader, ever question his full-throated support for an enemy of the UK and if not, why not?”
You can have those for nothing, lads.