Robin Murray
@robinthemint.bsky.social
Former VC of CLSA (Views on Twitter are my own). Former Winner of Legal Aid Lawyer of Year Award and a Winner of Kent Law Society exceptional achievement award. Now posting on politics and history.
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Angeliki seems a very good choice.
Prominent Manchester councillor since 2012, active in transport & regeneration, stood in Chester as MP in 2024, increasing her vote against a narrow Tory hold & trouncing Reform & Greens.
Ex Director Football Museum.
#VoteLabour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Prominent Manchester councillor since 2012, active in transport & regeneration, stood in Chester as MP in 2024, increasing her vote against a narrow Tory hold & trouncing Reform & Greens.
Ex Director Football Museum.
#VoteLabour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour chooses Angeliki Stogia for Gorton and Denton byelection
The Manchester city councillor was selected to fight the seat after a hustings event and vote by local members
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Angeliki seems a very good choice.
Prominent Manchester councillor since 2012, active in transport & regeneration, stood in Chester as MP in 2024, increasing her vote against a narrow Tory hold & trouncing Reform & Greens.
Ex Director Football Museum.
#VoteLabour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Prominent Manchester councillor since 2012, active in transport & regeneration, stood in Chester as MP in 2024, increasing her vote against a narrow Tory hold & trouncing Reform & Greens.
Ex Director Football Museum.
#VoteLabour
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Every single one of us should be united…
For once
In demanding that he, & those named in the files, is arrested & held to account
…& if reading them doesn’t set something blazing inside you, then accept that you’ve been conditioned to look injustice in the eye & feel nothing.
For once
In demanding that he, & those named in the files, is arrested & held to account
…& if reading them doesn’t set something blazing inside you, then accept that you’ve been conditioned to look injustice in the eye & feel nothing.
January 31, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Every single one of us should be united…
For once
In demanding that he, & those named in the files, is arrested & held to account
…& if reading them doesn’t set something blazing inside you, then accept that you’ve been conditioned to look injustice in the eye & feel nothing.
For once
In demanding that he, & those named in the files, is arrested & held to account
…& if reading them doesn’t set something blazing inside you, then accept that you’ve been conditioned to look injustice in the eye & feel nothing.
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There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
There’s no justification for shooting someone ten times in the back.
The debate about what Alex Pretti did or didn’t do is irrelevant.
The agents committed murder.
It wasn’t a “bad shoot”. It was a killing
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Konstantin Kisin has since posted on his own Youtube channel saying he 'dropped truth bombs on Question Time'.
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
January 31, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Konstantin Kisin has since posted on his own Youtube channel saying he 'dropped truth bombs on Question Time'.
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
Clearly 'alternative truth' bombs.
The video has had over 400k views and counting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AN1...
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“if Badenoch wasn’t Conservative leader she would have defected to Reform. Her platform is inseparable. They both want to turbocharge fossil fuels, deploy deportation squads, decimate public spending, and bulldoze the regulations that make sure corporations and financiers don’t abuse the public”
🔴 Why Badenoch won’t move to the centre
📝 New post 👇🏻
📝 New post 👇🏻
Why Badenoch won’t move to the centre
The Tories and Reform will continue to converge...
writesbright.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 PM
“if Badenoch wasn’t Conservative leader she would have defected to Reform. Her platform is inseparable. They both want to turbocharge fossil fuels, deploy deportation squads, decimate public spending, and bulldoze the regulations that make sure corporations and financiers don’t abuse the public”
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Elon attempts to explain away being all up in the Epstein files…
Reminder: he knew Trump was all over them too, and he helped make him president
Reminder: he knew Trump was all over them too, and he helped make him president
January 31, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Elon attempts to explain away being all up in the Epstein files…
Reminder: he knew Trump was all over them too, and he helped make him president
Reminder: he knew Trump was all over them too, and he helped make him president
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Richard Littlejohn wrote about fly-tipping in yesterday’s Mail, today Boris Johnson turns his attention to a bus driver sacked for beating up a thief. Anything, literally *anything*, to avoid addressing the now utterly undeniable shame & humiliation of their pathetic cheerleading for Donald Trump…
January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Richard Littlejohn wrote about fly-tipping in yesterday’s Mail, today Boris Johnson turns his attention to a bus driver sacked for beating up a thief. Anything, literally *anything*, to avoid addressing the now utterly undeniable shame & humiliation of their pathetic cheerleading for Donald Trump…
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So everyone on Team MAGA has ended up on Team Genocide & Team Paedophile.
Hard to fit all that on a baseball cap…
Hard to fit all that on a baseball cap…
January 31, 2026 at 2:29 PM
So everyone on Team MAGA has ended up on Team Genocide & Team Paedophile.
Hard to fit all that on a baseball cap…
Hard to fit all that on a baseball cap…
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Keir Starmer’s Labour Government Is Much Better Than the Media Admits
There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/k...
There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/k...
Keir Starmer’s Labour Government Is Much Better Than the Media Admits
There is a deep disconnect between the Government's actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
bylinetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Keir Starmer’s Labour Government Is Much Better Than the Media Admits
There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/k...
There is a deep disconnect between the Government’s actions to improve the country and its standing in the polls, argues Professor Chris Painter
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/29/k...
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If you believe in American democracy, this is a very good time to stand up for the free press
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
If you believe in American democracy, this is a very good time to stand up for the free press
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NEW: Tens of thousands are once again bringing downtown Minneapolis to a standstill (Friday Jan 30, 2026).
A massive protest against ICE and in support of a national economic shutdown.
(🎥 Vince Monroy)
A massive protest against ICE and in support of a national economic shutdown.
(🎥 Vince Monroy)
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
NEW: Tens of thousands are once again bringing downtown Minneapolis to a standstill (Friday Jan 30, 2026).
A massive protest against ICE and in support of a national economic shutdown.
(🎥 Vince Monroy)
A massive protest against ICE and in support of a national economic shutdown.
(🎥 Vince Monroy)
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
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Arresting journalists.
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
January 30, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Arresting journalists.
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
Fatally shooting protestors.
Turning the military on citizens.
Attempting to rig elections.
Toying with the idea of declaring martial law.
If this were happening in another country, what would you call it?
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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CITY OF HEROES, my song celebrating the courage of the people of Minneapolis defending their community from Tяump's goons, is now available to stream on numerous platforms via this link: bbragg.lnk.to/cityofheroes
Billy Bragg - City Of Heroes
Listen to City Of Heroes by Billy Bragg.
bbragg.lnk.to
January 30, 2026 at 9:52 PM
CITY OF HEROES, my song celebrating the courage of the people of Minneapolis defending their community from Tяump's goons, is now available to stream on numerous platforms via this link: bbragg.lnk.to/cityofheroes
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hello we’re deranged
January 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM
hello we’re deranged
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Sorrywhatpardon?
Daily Express: NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Sorrywhatpardon?
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Fantastic - we can update Matt Goodwin's election publicity to say "As endorsed by a far right criminal thug"
January 30, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Fantastic - we can update Matt Goodwin's election publicity to say "As endorsed by a far right criminal thug"
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Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
Daily Express: NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Tragic really. 10 years on. Rocking back and forth in its pungent prejudice-and-nostalgia-soaked corner, begging the architects of their precious Brexit to make - whatever their impossible fantasy was - come true.
It’s truly pathetic.
It’s truly pathetic.
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Starmer vows to take Britain deeper into EU single market:
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Starmer vows to take UK deeper into EU single market
Seemingly buoyed by a positive reception and a smaller-than-anticipated backlash, the British PM is now doubling down on his Brexit reset.
www.politico.eu
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Starmer vows to take Britain deeper into EU single market:
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
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You literally are polling fifth.
January 31, 2026 at 8:16 AM
You literally are polling fifth.
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No point protecting the NHS if you won't protect the country pal.
January 31, 2026 at 10:56 AM
No point protecting the NHS if you won't protect the country pal.
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Will you commit to raising military spending in light of the threat from Russia, in line with our European neighbours, and in the context of the US's declining interest in European security?
January 31, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Will you commit to raising military spending in light of the threat from Russia, in line with our European neighbours, and in the context of the US's declining interest in European security?
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Zac thinking about it ,but pal your defence policy...sort it out we need nato and we need more spent on D...
January 31, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Zac thinking about it ,but pal your defence policy...sort it out we need nato and we need more spent on D...