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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11h

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 10h

Compare and contrast to how they chased Angela Raynor down.......🤔

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14h

Nathan Gill who went from UKIP ⏩ Brexit Party ⏩ Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes to speak pro Russian and anti- EU statements?

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➡️ Oleg Voloshyn and his wife Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nathan Gill with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nathan Gill

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 15h

A mild and enjoyable late morning 🌄/early afternoon 5k run🏃‍♂️ #running #run #runner #runners

Red berries on a bush. Green field, trees and cloudy sky behind.

Leaf strewn trail leading through trees.

Canal surrounded by trees. Towpath on the right with two people walking in the distance.

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Ben Barclay @benbarclay.bsky.social · 21h

Just been to the Roman villa at Salar, which was discovered by chance when doing excavations for a wastewater treatmen plant.

Some of the most impressive mosaics we’ve ever seen in situ.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

The world’s first cosplay government.

Post
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth 2 • @SecWar l
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At the President's direction, the Department of War is establishing a new counter-narcotics Joint Task Force in the @SOUTHCOM area of responsibility to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe. The message is clear: if you traffic drugs toward our shores, we will stop you cold.

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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 1d

Tice never seems to tire of deriding “net stupid zero”, but has a 15-year business record of support for sustainability & green energy initiatives

His companies boasted of their commitments to saving energy, cutting CO2 emissions & environmental responsibility

Make him make sense!

#RichardTice

Richard Tice has 15-year record of supporting ‘net stupid zero’ initiatives

Firms led by deputy Reform UK leader since 2011 have shown commitment to saving energy and cutting CO2 emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 1d

A bad apple in a rotten barrel.....

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements

www.theguardian.com

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thattimwalker.bsky.social @thattimwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Take, take, take.

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 1d

So they will have to find another pacifier for Trump.

Suppose they had of given this to Trump and the Israel/Palestinian peace process breaks down next week. Does anyone seriously think he would be interested in sorting it once he had his bauble????

Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.

The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”

In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2d

The signs are becoming more obvious.

Trump to Get Second ‘Yearly’ Health Screening in Months — TIME

When the President visits Walter Reed on Friday, he’ll do a “routine” annual check-up, the White House said—despite the fact he just did one in April.

apple.news

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 2d

A short 3k morning 🌄 run🏃‍♂️ today. #running #run #runner #runners

Trees with ivy on the ground and growing up the tree trunks.

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

What everyone else saw.....

Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

The country badly needs investment.

What the Tory conference offered -

Cuts to services and tax cuts - austerity 2.0

Remove migrants who will undoubtedly be doing unsung but vital jobs. (ICE)

Leave the ECHR which would hole the GF agreement and torpedo the Brexit deal. 1) 🧵
#ukpolitics

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

What everyone else saw.....

Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

The country badly needs investment.

What the Tory conference offered -

Cuts to services and tax cuts - austerity 2.0

Remove migrants who will undoubtedly be doing unsung but vital jobs. (ICE)

Leave the ECHR which would hole the GF agreement and torpedo the Brexit deal. 1) 🧵
#ukpolitics

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

Cut English, the arts, and sociology degrees but also “defend” British culture?

Cut stamp duty and blow an uncosted hole in the budget.

All this will send us backwards again and pull the rug out from what's left of the economy.

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

The country badly needs investment.

What the Tory conference offered -

Cuts to services and tax cuts - austerity 2.0

Remove migrants who will undoubtedly be doing unsung but vital jobs. (ICE)

Leave the ECHR which would hole the GF agreement and torpedo the Brexit deal. 1) 🧵
#ukpolitics

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 3d

Still I'm sure it'll be fine. It's not like those expectations are based on a completely unproven product with deranged costs and hysterical levels of hype.

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 3d

BANK OF ENGLAND FPC: RISK OF A SHARP MARKET CORRECTION HAS INCREASED || EQUITY MARKETS ARE PARTICULARLY EXPOSED SHOULD EXPECTATIONS AROUND AI BECOME LESS OPTIMISTIC

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

Abolishing stamp duty would put a £24.5 billion a year black hole in Government finances by 2030, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 3d

A small island being buffered by two large powers.

Whatever we manage will be only damage limitation.

The real price of Brexit.👇

#ukpolitics

Britain prepares NHS drug spending
hike to stave off Trump tariffs

Officials briefed the Trump
administration on tresh proposals for
pharma pricing earlier this week.

EU
set 50 percent steel tariff as
opening bid to Trump

The proposal is meant as a "stepping
stone" for A petter deal with the United
States, which also charges 50 percent on
steel.

British steel facing 'existential threat'
after EU hikes tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer said he has talks with
both the US and EU about the tariffs,
which industry figures say is 'the
biggest crisis the UK steel industry has
ever faced'

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Kevin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺💚 #VoteGreen @kevbro1969.bsky.social · 4d

People on the #right & #FarRight constantly lie to us, claiming benefit claiments, sick/disabled & immigrants rake in thousands of £ from the state.

It's a tactic they used to spread hate & division, all whilst they are the ones ripping us off!

Our biased media never challenge the lies. #MediaBias

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Conservative MP Mel Stride claims PIP benefit is thousands of pounds per month.

No it is an absolute maximum of £720 a month, and most people only get £250 or less.

Meanwhile he claims £1,250 a month in rent on his expenses

Lying, thieving b******

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TheBossRoss @thebossross.bsky.social · 4d

Completely hooked this morning by a website recommended to me. It's called oldmapsonline.org and you can time-scroll through the history of countries, call up information on old & even older states, browse famous people or battles big (& when you zoom in, small). Fascinating! Let me show you:

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 4d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 4d

I didn't think it would be possible to dislike someone more than I dislike Boris Johnson and then there was Jenrick.....

#ukpolitics

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Stevewjj @stevewjj.bsky.social · 4d

You get much the same "buzz" in a cemetery.....

There's a buzz at Conservative conference, says Kemi Badenoch

The Conservative leader says the conference is no longer

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 4d

Jenrick is a vile little man

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 4d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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