@mattwill3.bsky.social
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WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
December 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
WHY ARE YOU ANNOYED THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO HAPPEN
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.
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Non-Brits still think Britain is Great. Brits not so much.
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
Brand Britain has bounced back
Despite all the gloom at home, the country’s reputation is surprisingly bright
economist.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Non-Brits still think Britain is Great. Brits not so much.
economist.com/britain/2025...
economist.com/britain/2025...
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If this is what happens when Reform runs a council, just imagine Farage running the country.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
If this is what happens when Reform runs a council, just imagine Farage running the country.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Care homes closed and vulnerable people abandoned.
We cannot let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
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Feel like we should bring back the old twitter follow friday to boost good people on here who maybe didn't get an initial boost from the starter packs.
So follow @psurridge.bsky.social and @profjanegreen.bsky.social - two excellent and thoughtful political scientists.
So follow @psurridge.bsky.social and @profjanegreen.bsky.social - two excellent and thoughtful political scientists.
September 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Feel like we should bring back the old twitter follow friday to boost good people on here who maybe didn't get an initial boost from the starter packs.
So follow @psurridge.bsky.social and @profjanegreen.bsky.social - two excellent and thoughtful political scientists.
So follow @psurridge.bsky.social and @profjanegreen.bsky.social - two excellent and thoughtful political scientists.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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"As the Americans would say, 'butt out of our politics.'"
Ed Miliband reacts to Elon Musk’s comments: "Who the hell is this guy?"
Ed Miliband reacts to Elon Musk’s comments: "Who the hell is this guy?"
September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"As the Americans would say, 'butt out of our politics.'"
Ed Miliband reacts to Elon Musk’s comments: "Who the hell is this guy?"
Ed Miliband reacts to Elon Musk’s comments: "Who the hell is this guy?"
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
on.wsj.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
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While in office, Johnson appears to have held a secret meeting with Peter Thiel, the billionaire who founded the controversial US data firm Palantir, months before it was given a role managing NHS data.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals
Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests
theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
While in office, Johnson appears to have held a secret meeting with Peter Thiel, the billionaire who founded the controversial US data firm Palantir, months before it was given a role managing NHS data.
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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There were no education events at Reform conference. Their only policies appear to be giving private schools their tax breaks back and changing the history curriculum to trumpet the benefits of empire.
September 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
There were no education events at Reform conference. Their only policies appear to be giving private schools their tax breaks back and changing the history curriculum to trumpet the benefits of empire.
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Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
September 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Incredible clip of tech CEOs fawning over Donald Trump. Someone store this clip in the underground archive vault
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“I too came from a poorish family,” says the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, eldest son of Major-General Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley and Marianna Letitia, Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley.
September 6, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“I too came from a poorish family,” says the 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley, eldest son of Major-General Gilbert Monckton, 2nd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley and Marianna Letitia, Viscountess Monckton of Brenchley.
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12 min - Nigel Farage's interview in which he didn't have answers to many of the questions asked by Laura Kuenssberg
7 mins - Ed Davey's interview in which he wanted to answer questions from Laura Kuenssberg but they conveniently ran out of time
7 mins - Ed Davey's interview in which he wanted to answer questions from Laura Kuenssberg but they conveniently ran out of time
July 20, 2025 at 10:13 AM
12 min - Nigel Farage's interview in which he didn't have answers to many of the questions asked by Laura Kuenssberg
7 mins - Ed Davey's interview in which he wanted to answer questions from Laura Kuenssberg but they conveniently ran out of time
7 mins - Ed Davey's interview in which he wanted to answer questions from Laura Kuenssberg but they conveniently ran out of time
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And sarcasm is not analysis.
Miliband is one of the few ministers to have developed a really ambitious policy programme. Indeed, that's precisely the Conservative complaint.
We can debate whether those policies are correct. But if there's any minister doing serious policy work, it's Miliband.
Miliband is one of the few ministers to have developed a really ambitious policy programme. Indeed, that's precisely the Conservative complaint.
We can debate whether those policies are correct. But if there's any minister doing serious policy work, it's Miliband.
July 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
And sarcasm is not analysis.
Miliband is one of the few ministers to have developed a really ambitious policy programme. Indeed, that's precisely the Conservative complaint.
We can debate whether those policies are correct. But if there's any minister doing serious policy work, it's Miliband.
Miliband is one of the few ministers to have developed a really ambitious policy programme. Indeed, that's precisely the Conservative complaint.
We can debate whether those policies are correct. But if there's any minister doing serious policy work, it's Miliband.
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Tonight's @businessgreen.bsky.social Overnight Briefing is on how Ed Miliband is right.
July 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tonight's @businessgreen.bsky.social Overnight Briefing is on how Ed Miliband is right.
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Your feed would be better if you followed some climate, energy, and environmental journalists.
June 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Your feed would be better if you followed some climate, energy, and environmental journalists.
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The worst element of what happened this week isn't even about immigration specifically. It's that Starmer surrendered against populism.
May 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The worst element of what happened this week isn't even about immigration specifically. It's that Starmer surrendered against populism.
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"In December last year, Resolute 1850 Ltd was incorporated in the UK.
With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK." 🤬
With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK." 🤬
‘Resolute 1850’: Reform UK Ltd’s MAGA plan to turn Britain into Little America
Right-wing US interests are pushing a plan to bend the UK to their will, ‘DOGE’-style – in Farage’s Reform UK they have an eager little helper
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
May 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
"In December last year, Resolute 1850 Ltd was incorporated in the UK.
With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK." 🤬
With a thinktank soon to be launched and funds from MAGA, American Big Tech and the US religious right already pledged, it seeks to use Reform as a vessel to bring Project 2025-style policies to the UK." 🤬
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UK political funding laws are not just a disgrace. They're actively anti-democratic.
They openly encourage foreign wealth, which is not answerable to the laws of this country, to buy influence over people who should be responsible only to our own democracy.
Labour's failure to act is indefensible.
They openly encourage foreign wealth, which is not answerable to the laws of this country, to buy influence over people who should be responsible only to our own democracy.
Labour's failure to act is indefensible.
‘Reform is launching a drive to raise funds from wealthy offshore donors in low tax jurisdictions including Monaco, UAE and Switzerland.’
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
Reform UK heads offshore to raise funds from world’s wealthy
Party treasurer Nick Candy says events will be held ‘in restaurants, people’s private homes and on yachts’
www.ft.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
UK political funding laws are not just a disgrace. They're actively anti-democratic.
They openly encourage foreign wealth, which is not answerable to the laws of this country, to buy influence over people who should be responsible only to our own democracy.
Labour's failure to act is indefensible.
They openly encourage foreign wealth, which is not answerable to the laws of this country, to buy influence over people who should be responsible only to our own democracy.
Labour's failure to act is indefensible.
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appointing the best people
April 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
appointing the best people
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The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
"My choice in these volatile times is backing British brilliance," says Keir Starmer, who promises to deliver "British cars for British workers"
April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much.
Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
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Absolutely tired of the psychodrama of one country being the problem of the entire planet.
April 3, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Absolutely tired of the psychodrama of one country being the problem of the entire planet.
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The best retaliation will be for countries to do deals with each other to deepen their trade ties. Can't deal with US autarky in any sensible manner.
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The best retaliation will be for countries to do deals with each other to deepen their trade ties. Can't deal with US autarky in any sensible manner.