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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 4h

Yesterday Jenrick attacked the judiciary. Badenoch wants to leave the ECHR and today she attacks Academia.

Not unconnected incidents, key parts of the Orban playbook and Project 2025, the right-wing strategy for undermining and hollowing out democracy.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/project-20...

Project 2025: The Manual for Making America Obey Again (Part 1)

Heritage Foundation’s playbook for Trump 2.0 shows what happens when authoritarian ambition meets bureaucratic precision.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 4h

Where are the protests and demos on the plans to impose Trump's Project 2025 on the UK?

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/project-20...

Project 2025: The Manual for Making America Obey Again (Part 1)

Heritage Foundation’s playbook for Trump 2.0 shows what happens when authoritarian ambition meets bureaucratic precision.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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Carl Ott, Author @bubba687.bsky.social · 17h

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Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 5h

Morning: to any fans of ONS shenanigans, a new “Notice” informs us that an error in VAT data from HMRC means public sector net borrowing is £2bn lower so far this fiscal year than previously thought. This will not have gone down at all badly in HMT. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/gove...

Public sector finances, UK - Office for National Statistics

How the relationship between UK public sector monthly income and expenditure leads to changes in deficit and debt.

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 4h

I wouldn't be so complacent. The undermining of judicial system was easy in the USA because it was already politicised. But it was a key part of Orban's strategy to hollow out democracy in Hungary. It could happen here, there are already plans being prepared www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/project-20...

Project 2025: The Manual for Making America Obey Again (Part 1)

Heritage Foundation’s playbook for Trump 2.0 shows what happens when authoritarian ambition meets bureaucratic precision.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 5h

I know the disaster in Gaza is very important and consumes the time and actions of lots of people.

But IMO this threat to our own democratic structures is just as, or more, urgent for us to address as a country and nation.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/project-20...

It's two part. Pls read both.

Project 2025: The Manual for Making America Obey Again (Part 1)

Heritage Foundation’s playbook for Trump 2.0 shows what happens when authoritarian ambition meets bureaucratic precision.

www.bearlypolitics.co.uk

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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 6h

Polish PM Donald Tusk is 💯 correct. North Stream 2 was a grave geopolitical mistake, as Poland and the Baltic states warned for decades.

Europe must never again be dependent on Russian gas, and must hasten the transition away from fossil fuels that fund autocracy and destroy our environment.

X post by Polish PM Donald Tusk saying "The problem with North Stream 2 is not that it was blown up. The problem is that it was built."

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 7h

Why don’t you know what Labour are doing/already achieved?

🌹 Labour’s getting it done.

17 Manifesto pledges delivered,
18 on track,
19 in progress.

That’s real change in just 15 months.
#Labour #DeliveringChange #Starmer

fullfact.org/government-t...

Government Tracker – Full Fact

Full Fact is monitoring the government’s delivery on its promises

fullfact.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant.

No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 6h

It would be worth comparing similar photos from past National Guard operations.

I would bet a similar team from the '60s/'70s would have been half the weight and twice as physically fit.

Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 6h

Did someone tell him we've been deregulating for 40 years and that's the cause of most of our current problems?

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Angie Pedley @angiepedley.bsky.social · 7h

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Michael Heseltine likens Reform to fascists of 1930s in scathing attack

Tory grandee Michael Heseltine likened Nigel Farage's Reform UK to fascist groups of the 1930s and lashed out at Kemi Badenoch's 'unforgivable' climate change plans

www.mirror.co.uk

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 15h

Some random person from Sweden should phone the White House ......

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 18h

Few people saying "actually she's right" about media obsession w Farage, but 1) it would OBVIOUSLY come up in interviews; 2) there are better answers than "SorryWhatPardon I don't understand"; and 3) it actually wasn't true here - first half was about her poor performance with no mention of RefUK.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19h

Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

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victoria1921.bsky.social @victoria1921.bsky.social · 16h

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Honest Bob gets the party started – the Reform party. It’s tough being a Tory | John Crace

Robert Jenrick gives Conservative conference delegates permission to be the worst possible versions of themselves

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 16h

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.

At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.

The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18h

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 17h

In Russia if you fall out of favour you die from "window cancer".

In the USA they shoot you, your spouse and your dog and/or burn down your house.

Cultural differences .....

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 17h

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 21h

This guy needs to be put in team with Danny Kruger.

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Alex Gallagher @alexgallagher.bsky.social · 18h

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 18h

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Adam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 1d

From Peter Kellner's latest substack:

Of 560 Labour voters present and recent past (switched since '24), *not one* said any of the following when asked about gov's best achievements

Some obv will be conscious of these things, but Labour still has a big problem, he writes: "voters aren’t hearing"

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 21h

Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 21h

"The censorship isn't the government, isn't the authorities, it's in us. It's when we sit there and say 'Oh they won't like that. You can't do that, you can't say that.'"

RTD in blistering form here, and absolutely bloody right.

Aieee-Iain Clark @iainjclarkart.com · 1d

Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)

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