Paul Fletcher
@paulfletcher.bsky.social
Having got the Tories out of Hexham, now doing all I can to keep Reform out everywhere.
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Petition to get rid of Chris Mason nearly at 1800 signatures- please sign if you haven't
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Sign the Petition
Replace Chris Mason with a neutral voice
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February 17, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Petition to get rid of Chris Mason nearly at 1800 signatures- please sign if you haven't
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Reform desperate to equalise the labour and green vote. They know labour is ahead of the greens in spite of the hype. Labour candidate is local hard working councillor. Means a lot. I also think large bets have been laid to tweak the odds so greens look like the tactical vote when they aren't.
Matt Goodwin of Reform wants a head to head debate with the Greens, suggesting a Green-friendly host like Novara.
Why?
Normally an underdog/challenger tactic, not a frontrunner move
And/or Goodwin wants to boost Greens - and frame as Reform v Greens, more than Reform v Labour
Why?
Normally an underdog/challenger tactic, not a frontrunner move
And/or Goodwin wants to boost Greens - and frame as Reform v Greens, more than Reform v Labour
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Reform desperate to equalise the labour and green vote. They know labour is ahead of the greens in spite of the hype. Labour candidate is local hard working councillor. Means a lot. I also think large bets have been laid to tweak the odds so greens look like the tactical vote when they aren't.
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Reform appears to have a freephone number.
It would be really wrong to abuse this or keep them on the line for absolutely ages.....or ask for more "literature" which costs them to send....
0800 414 8525
It would be really wrong to abuse this or keep them on the line for absolutely ages.....or ask for more "literature" which costs them to send....
0800 414 8525
February 15, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Reform appears to have a freephone number.
It would be really wrong to abuse this or keep them on the line for absolutely ages.....or ask for more "literature" which costs them to send....
0800 414 8525
It would be really wrong to abuse this or keep them on the line for absolutely ages.....or ask for more "literature" which costs them to send....
0800 414 8525
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From @siennarodgers.bsky.social and Harriet Symonds
- Burnham making regular visits to the campaign trail & featured prominently on some Labour campaign literature
- Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election
- Burnham making regular visits to the campaign trail & featured prominently on some Labour campaign literature
- Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election
Labour Still Hopes Burnham Could Deliver The Party A By-Election Win
Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election – and it is relying on Andy Burnham to help hold the seat, des...
www.politicshome.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
From @siennarodgers.bsky.social and Harriet Symonds
- Burnham making regular visits to the campaign trail & featured prominently on some Labour campaign literature
- Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election
- Burnham making regular visits to the campaign trail & featured prominently on some Labour campaign literature
- Labour is increasingly confident that it could win the Gorton and Denton by-election
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Written up in the Daily Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Greens slammed over 'misleading claims' in crucial by-election campaign
Labour Deputy leader Lucy Powell wrote to Greens Leader Zack Polanski, accusing him of trying to take support from Labour not to win, but to boost his profile nationally
www.mirror.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Written up in the Daily Mirror www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:06 PM
BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein
We have published it in full.
www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...
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Trump's antisemitism envoy: "It is utterly inappropriate to compare Anne Frank to children hiding from ICE. This demeans the experience of those who died in the Holocaust."
Actual Holocaust survivors in Florida: "This reminds us of Anne Frank."
Actual Holocaust survivors in Florida: "This reminds us of Anne Frank."
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Trump's antisemitism envoy: "It is utterly inappropriate to compare Anne Frank to children hiding from ICE. This demeans the experience of those who died in the Holocaust."
Actual Holocaust survivors in Florida: "This reminds us of Anne Frank."
Actual Holocaust survivors in Florida: "This reminds us of Anne Frank."
This. Disappointed lefties (like myself) please don't give Farage a leg up just because you want to express your disappointment. The labour candidate, selected from a strong list by local members, will make a better constituency MP than Burnham would have. If she gets the chance.
Re Gorton & Denton, I once again note how subdued the formerly vocal "We must vote for the candidate best placed to defeat Reform" voices are, while "Voting Green could give Labour a kicking and who really cares if Reform wins as a result it's just a by-election" seems to be their unspoken reality.
February 1, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This. Disappointed lefties (like myself) please don't give Farage a leg up just because you want to express your disappointment. The labour candidate, selected from a strong list by local members, will make a better constituency MP than Burnham would have. If she gets the chance.
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There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
UK MPs on Bluesky
Track which UK Members of Parliament are on Bluesky. See adoption rates by party, find missing MPs, and explore the constituency map.
mps.dowu.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
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Anne Frank - 1943
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Anne Frank - 1943
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
"Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared."
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Credit @sophiep25397.bsky.social on Twitter
Farage lied when he said he was too ill to appear for the BBC interview on Sunday.
The Heartland Institute, whose party he attended instead, doesn't believe in tobacco harms, climate change and seeks the dismantling of the NHS.
Be warned. If you care
Farage lied when he said he was too ill to appear for the BBC interview on Sunday.
The Heartland Institute, whose party he attended instead, doesn't believe in tobacco harms, climate change and seeks the dismantling of the NHS.
Be warned. If you care
January 22, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Credit @sophiep25397.bsky.social on Twitter
Farage lied when he said he was too ill to appear for the BBC interview on Sunday.
The Heartland Institute, whose party he attended instead, doesn't believe in tobacco harms, climate change and seeks the dismantling of the NHS.
Be warned. If you care
Farage lied when he said he was too ill to appear for the BBC interview on Sunday.
The Heartland Institute, whose party he attended instead, doesn't believe in tobacco harms, climate change and seeks the dismantling of the NHS.
Be warned. If you care
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Vote Reform, get Tory. The truth about Jenrick...
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Vote Reform, get Tory. The truth about Jenrick...
There clearly is a problem, and maybe it is too urgent to wait to see the results of the experiment in Australia. But here's an alternative: should we make it illegal for adults to use a smartphone within sight of a minor? If children didn't see us doom scrolling maybe they wouldn't want to copy us?
The average 12-year-old now spends 29 hours a week on a smartphone.
So I decided last week to add my name to a letter to the Prime Minister along with 60 other Labour colleagues.
We've requested urgent action to raise the minimum age for social media platforms to 16 years old.
So I decided last week to add my name to a letter to the Prime Minister along with 60 other Labour colleagues.
We've requested urgent action to raise the minimum age for social media platforms to 16 years old.
January 19, 2026 at 11:19 PM
There clearly is a problem, and maybe it is too urgent to wait to see the results of the experiment in Australia. But here's an alternative: should we make it illegal for adults to use a smartphone within sight of a minor? If children didn't see us doom scrolling maybe they wouldn't want to copy us?
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I'm pleased to welcome Andrew Rosindell to Reform. With any luck most people will have forgotten he was a Tory MP, because he didn't come into Parliament for nearly two years while he was being investigated for sexual assault and rape.
January 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I'm pleased to welcome Andrew Rosindell to Reform. With any luck most people will have forgotten he was a Tory MP, because he didn't come into Parliament for nearly two years while he was being investigated for sexual assault and rape.
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"One of Us" was ABBA's final parting single - so we've adapted it into a 🎶 parody we're calling "Exodus" to reflect on the urinary trickle of Tory departures to Reform UK, most notably two driplets this week from the very bottom of the last government's barrel.
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
"Exodus" - Marsh Family parody of "One of Us" by ABBA - about failed Tories defecting to Reform UK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"One of Us" was ABBA's final parting single - so we've adapted it into a 🎶 parody we're calling "Exodus" to reflect on the urinary trickle of Tory departures to Reform UK, most notably two driplets this week from the very bottom of the last government's barrel.
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
youtu.be/GRQrQr198to
For those of you in need of some personal development alongside existing software development
Stop trying to exorcise your demons.
Start opening tickets for them.
www.joanwestenberg.com/how-to-debu...
Start opening tickets for them.
www.joanwestenberg.com/how-to-debu...
How to Debug Your Life
Date: 14/1/26
Tags: #productivity #mental-health #mental-model #bugs #debugging
I.
In 1947, Grace Hopper and her team at Harvard were working on the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator. The machine was massive, a deafening clatter of electromechanical relays, and it had stopped working. They opened the casing to find
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January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
For those of you in need of some personal development alongside existing software development
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Wind Power: Affordable and British-made
So why does Farage want us to use expensive fossil fuels supplied by Putin? 🇷🇺
So why does Farage want us to use expensive fossil fuels supplied by Putin? 🇷🇺
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Wind Power: Affordable and British-made
So why does Farage want us to use expensive fossil fuels supplied by Putin? 🇷🇺
So why does Farage want us to use expensive fossil fuels supplied by Putin? 🇷🇺
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social you can do better than this. Saying that is being a salesperson for Elon Musk. Lead by example, pin a post on X telling people if they want to hear what you have to say they can find you here. Of your 1000 views 90% are probably bots. This is where you will get engagement.
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
@alexjjnorris.bsky.social you can do better than this. Saying that is being a salesperson for Elon Musk. Lead by example, pin a post on X telling people if they want to hear what you have to say they can find you here. Of your 1000 views 90% are probably bots. This is where you will get engagement.
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social @joemorrismp.bsky.social it really is time to stop posting on X. Can we start that trend here in the north east? Tell your journalist contacts that if they want breaking news from you they will have to look here.
January 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social @joemorrismp.bsky.social it really is time to stop posting on X. Can we start that trend here in the north east? Tell your journalist contacts that if they want breaking news from you they will have to look here.
One way to stop UK politicians from posting on Twitter is to engage with them here. Have added both these feeds to my home screen.
January 13, 2026 at 7:56 AM
One way to stop UK politicians from posting on Twitter is to engage with them here. Have added both these feeds to my home screen.
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January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
This:
"Battle Hymn of the Republic" is not a song to be taken on lightly ... but in light of this New Year Trumpian news onslaught, we're sharing this adaptation, called "Battle Hymn of the Empire" - as Trump goes marching on, and dragging us all back to the nineteenth century.
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
youtu.be/8saU0WeocP0
"Battle Hymn of the Empire" - Marsh Family adaptation of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" about Trump
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This: