Magnus
@magnus4eu.bsky.social
Middle-aged Londoner, twitter emigre.
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Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
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The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
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Really clear that this whole BBC attack is coordinated including internal elements.
The BBC has already been a 2nd advertising space for Farage and co.
Obviously, not extreme enough for The Telegraph..
The BBC has already been a 2nd advertising space for Farage and co.
Obviously, not extreme enough for The Telegraph..
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Really clear that this whole BBC attack is coordinated including internal elements.
The BBC has already been a 2nd advertising space for Farage and co.
Obviously, not extreme enough for The Telegraph..
The BBC has already been a 2nd advertising space for Farage and co.
Obviously, not extreme enough for The Telegraph..
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
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I'm watching Chris Mason trying to summarise the witness statements live on the news, and it's like watching a child trying to build a nuclear reactor out of play-doh. Nice to have such a prolonged view of the top of his head as he says things like "there's a Rishi Sunak bit".
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm watching Chris Mason trying to summarise the witness statements live on the news, and it's like watching a child trying to build a nuclear reactor out of play-doh. Nice to have such a prolonged view of the top of his head as he says things like "there's a Rishi Sunak bit".
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Chris Mason currently making Kemi Badenoch sound coherent.
October 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Chris Mason currently making Kemi Badenoch sound coherent.
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Amazing job by the presenter here.
Wonder how Robert Jenrick's rowback to "We want people living in mixed communities" means he wants some kind of houseswap with urban + rural Britain?
Are mostly white communities "living essentially ghettoised lives"?
Wonder how Robert Jenrick's rowback to "We want people living in mixed communities" means he wants some kind of houseswap with urban + rural Britain?
Are mostly white communities "living essentially ghettoised lives"?
October 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Amazing job by the presenter here.
Wonder how Robert Jenrick's rowback to "We want people living in mixed communities" means he wants some kind of houseswap with urban + rural Britain?
Are mostly white communities "living essentially ghettoised lives"?
Wonder how Robert Jenrick's rowback to "We want people living in mixed communities" means he wants some kind of houseswap with urban + rural Britain?
Are mostly white communities "living essentially ghettoised lives"?
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Robert Jenrick is a disgrace and needs to be not just sacked but evicted from parliament.
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
October 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Robert Jenrick is a disgrace and needs to be not just sacked but evicted from parliament.
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Have very belatedly left twitter for good.
Naively thought I was still fighting the occasional worthwhile fight but nope.
It's a cesspit and nobody should be on it.
People saying that months ago were absolutely right.
Last "quote tweet" from Harry says it all
Naively thought I was still fighting the occasional worthwhile fight but nope.
It's a cesspit and nobody should be on it.
People saying that months ago were absolutely right.
Last "quote tweet" from Harry says it all
September 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Have very belatedly left twitter for good.
Naively thought I was still fighting the occasional worthwhile fight but nope.
It's a cesspit and nobody should be on it.
People saying that months ago were absolutely right.
Last "quote tweet" from Harry says it all
Naively thought I was still fighting the occasional worthwhile fight but nope.
It's a cesspit and nobody should be on it.
People saying that months ago were absolutely right.
Last "quote tweet" from Harry says it all
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Its astonishing to think the economy would be 4% larger, if Brexit had not happened. It doesn't sound like a lot, but that would equate to over £140 billion. You could reverse the 2010s austerity in local government completely, and massively increase spending elsewhere.
And some people trust Farage.
And some people trust Farage.
September 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Its astonishing to think the economy would be 4% larger, if Brexit had not happened. It doesn't sound like a lot, but that would equate to over £140 billion. You could reverse the 2010s austerity in local government completely, and massively increase spending elsewhere.
And some people trust Farage.
And some people trust Farage.
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Another complaint coming..
When will Lisa Nandy and this government act?
When will Lisa Nandy and this government act?
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Another complaint coming..
When will Lisa Nandy and this government act?
When will Lisa Nandy and this government act?
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Farage and co are a bunch of sick far-right fascists.
Its basically a copy of Rivers of Blood..
Its basically a copy of Rivers of Blood..
Retrospectively removing indefinite leave to remain would be immoral and economically damaging. It would tear families apart.
Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point.
Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.
Attacking it as ‘potentially illegal’ is completely beside the point.
Argue with the (awful) idea. Don’t try ’well, actually you can’t do that’.
September 22, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Farage and co are a bunch of sick far-right fascists.
Its basically a copy of Rivers of Blood..
Its basically a copy of Rivers of Blood..
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Last week the Express ran with the following front page.
So obviously I had to take a look!
Is it true?
How does it compare to other professions?
Because anyone familiar with British RW media discourse knows they reserve a special venom for civil servants…🤷🏼♀️
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1/25 (1/1)
So obviously I had to take a look!
Is it true?
How does it compare to other professions?
Because anyone familiar with British RW media discourse knows they reserve a special venom for civil servants…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/25 (1/1)
September 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Last week the Express ran with the following front page.
So obviously I had to take a look!
Is it true?
How does it compare to other professions?
Because anyone familiar with British RW media discourse knows they reserve a special venom for civil servants…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/25 (1/1)
So obviously I had to take a look!
Is it true?
How does it compare to other professions?
Because anyone familiar with British RW media discourse knows they reserve a special venom for civil servants…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/25 (1/1)
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I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.
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EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What are the Boris Files and what do they reveal about former PM’s conduct?
Leaked material from Johnson’s private office raises serious questions relating to his time in No 10 and since he resigned
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE - Today the Guardian is publishing the Boris Files
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A trove of leaked data from the office of Boris Johnson.
It reveals how Johnson is using the relationships forged in the UK’s highest elected office to facilitate his personal enrichment.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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At the risk of sounding like a government spokesperson, I wonder if we're too gloomy. NHS waiting times are falling, as are net migration numbers. Growth hasn't been fast, but it's improved. Real wages are growing. Inflation is a bit sticky, but much reduced.
September 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
At the risk of sounding like a government spokesperson, I wonder if we're too gloomy. NHS waiting times are falling, as are net migration numbers. Growth hasn't been fast, but it's improved. Real wages are growing. Inflation is a bit sticky, but much reduced.
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“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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At what point will the gammons begin to notice that, having destroyed the Conservative Party brand, the Tories basically exited then returned two minutes later wearing a Groucho Marx glasses-nose-moustache combo, saying: "Hello! We are Reform. Let's smash the elites!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Conservative minister Nadine Dorries defects to Reform UK
The ex-MP told the Daily Mail the Tory Party was dead and its members now
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At what point will the gammons begin to notice that, having destroyed the Conservative Party brand, the Tories basically exited then returned two minutes later wearing a Groucho Marx glasses-nose-moustache combo, saying: "Hello! We are Reform. Let's smash the elites!"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
So Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives, who have repeatedly pledged to fight for "free speech" and a free press have just banned me and Byline Times from attending their conference.
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Has never happened before under any previous leader
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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'The Conservative party, whose leader Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly pledged to fight for “free speech”, has banned Byline Times from attending her party’s annual conference'
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference
The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press
bylinetimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
'The Conservative party, whose leader Kemi Badenoch has repeatedly pledged to fight for “free speech”, has banned Byline Times from attending her party’s annual conference'
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...
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Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea'
The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis".
www.bbc.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
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DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT #FARAGE ALWAYS BEING ON TV IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED THIS PETITION !!!
DO IT!!!!!
RT and thankyou for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
DO IT!!!!!
RT and thankyou for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
petition.parliament.uk
August 29, 2025 at 6:49 AM
DO NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT #FARAGE ALWAYS BEING ON TV IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED THIS PETITION !!!
DO IT!!!!!
RT and thankyou for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
DO IT!!!!!
RT and thankyou for your attention to this matter! 😰
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Reformer Pilates
August 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reformer Pilates
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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Not even 9am. So far on Radio 6, the news bulletins have featured a mother saying her daughters aren't safe because of asylum seekers, a Tory politician lambasting Labour for crossing numbers & Badenoch encouraging councils to lodge legal challenges against hotels. An endless stream of hateful bile.
August 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Not even 9am. So far on Radio 6, the news bulletins have featured a mother saying her daughters aren't safe because of asylum seekers, a Tory politician lambasting Labour for crossing numbers & Badenoch encouraging councils to lodge legal challenges against hotels. An endless stream of hateful bile.