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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 6h

Only two days ago Shabana Mahmood was smearing those who carried on protesting after the so-called ceasefire. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostage remains as ceasefire faces test

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving them

www.theguardian.com

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 8h

Nigel Farage claimed that Warwickshire County Council had blocked Reform’s inquiries into their financial accounts.

The truth? Reform never made any inquiries.

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/10/nigel-farage-wasnt-telling-the-truth-on-laura-kuenssberg

Nigel Farage wasn't telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

Reform wants to be obstructed by council workers, but it has to try first

www.newstatesman.com

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 8h

'Bisic Ilcomations'...

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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 9h

Finally Labour has recognised that Brexit is the problem. Incomprehensibly they are not planning to reverse it asap. The downwards spiral is set to continue www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Brexit has had ‘severe and long lasting’ impact on economy, says Reeves, as she confirms budget tax rises – UK politics live

Chancellor cites the UK’s exit from EU alongside austerity and Truss’s mini-budget as issues affecting economy

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 9h

All those years of attacking ‘the Brexit deal’ rather than Brexit itself have helped only Farage. It was always Brexit.

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 9h

'Minister for one of the biggest tech bubbles ever seen, the bursting of which will doom us all'?

PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 11h

Government must do "a lot more" to sell its policies online, the AI minister has told PolHome

Kanishka Narayan said that means "communicating in a much more modern way", and cited digital ID as an example of where government must be "winning" online

The minister spoke to @zoecrowther.bsky.social

Government Must Do 'A Lot More' To Sell Its Policies Online, Says AI Minister

The minister for artificial intelligence has said the government needs to do “a lot more to win the battle of content online”.

www.politicshome.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12h

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 1d

A new ally for those looking for Russians and Russian money in pro-Brexit politics.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 11h

To give human rights only to those tyranny likes is to destroy their very purpose.

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 11h

Somewhere deep in the bowels of Labour HQ... 'Our plan to fight Reform goes something like this'...

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 21h

Indeed.

The government has chosen to prioritise reducing (skilled, legal, for work) migration over growth and hence over improving public services.

No economic rationale - but even worse, no political rationale either.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d

One mistake Labour made in their first year is loading quite a few new costs onto business all at once. They are risking doing something similar on immigration, I think.

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 11h

'The night sky is beautiful isn't it?. What you're seeing is light from long dead stars thousands of light years away that stopped shining millions of years ago leaving only darkness and emptyness'...

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 11h

I already have the needed signatures for my petition I'm trying to get started (it's still not live)

But in any case if it's good enough for immigrants then MPs ought to be forced to accept it too...

Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 23h

@wulfhelm.bsky.social A repost of this would be appreciated. Unfortunately I can't provide a link to the page that shows the actual petition as the website doesn't allow it unless 5 people have signed it.

What's good for the goose... petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 11h

There are ways to reverse that damage.

So why don't Labour do so?

Labour might try and blame Reform for the tax rises, but by refusing to undo Brexit they are making themselves just as complicit in the financial carnage in the coming years.

Labour are just as guilty.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 11h

About France: “The combination of frenzy and stasis – everything in turmoil, nothing changing – is reminiscent of the rolling Brexit crisis in parliament that ended in December 2019” @rafaelbehr.bsky.social ‘s way with words. This nails it perfectly. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The crisis engulfing Emmanuel Macron contains a warning for Keir Starmer | Rafael Behr

The French president dominated the centre ground but has failed to build a legacy there. Labour is in danger of doing the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

www.theguardian.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 12h

Labour is telling you VERY LOUDLY who to vote for if you value human rights. And it's definitely NOT LABOUR.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 12h

What is ridiculous is to conclude correctly that Brexit is the source of economic pain and then do nothing to reverse it.

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 11h

Great blog dissecting a badly conducted, badly presented and badly reported poll. Stuff like this damages the credibility of polling (and of poll reporting).

peterkellner.bsky.social @peterkellner.bsky.social · 13h

My latest Substack examines how flawed polling and flawed journalism are distorting the debate over assisted dying

kellnerp.substack.com/p/peers-beware

Peers beware

Flawed polling and flawed journalism are distorting the debate over assisted dying

kellnerp.substack.com

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Patrick Seurre @patrick.seurre.com · 11h

For some reason I started reading that as 'Great frog dissecting a badly...'

I obviously need more coffee.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

good to see the government getting to grips with Premier League managers using translators

The Independent @the-independent.com · 1d

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 1d

Tbf mass lead poisoning of young men might explain *quite a lot* of what’s been happening in recent years.

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 1d

"An essential condition today for entry into the upper echelons of Conservative party politics is being willing to at least pretend that you think taking Britain out of the EU was a good idea. This is a never-ending lobotomy for the Tories."

Excellent by @stephenkb.bsky.social #Giftlink