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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 3h

Like all of these watch-dogs, they are useless.

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Paul Marshall @pmarsha11.bsky.social · 1d

Someone please explain.
What is the point of Ofcom?
Utterly useless.

Ofcom to take no further action after finding GB News breached broadcasting code for "homophobic slur"

After more than six months of investigation, Ofcom has concluded that while GB News breached the broadcasting code when a presenter repeated "a homophobic slur" it will take no further action. On 22 ...

www.scenemag.co.uk

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 3h

Hardly surprising. Not exactly public spirited of them.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘I think it’s selfish’: William and Kate face backlash over Windsor Great Park no-go zone

Royal couple’s desire for more privacy means 2.3-mile perimeter exclusion zone and less public land for walkers

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 12h

Let them increase their prices when, and only when, they have fully complied with all regulations for two consecutive years. Until then no dividends or directors bonuses should be paid.

Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 12h

This despicable excuse for a man displays all the racist bile that we tell our children is absolutely wrong. His words encourage the racists and he has to be stopped.

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

Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims

Shadow justice secretary stands by comments made in March amid criticism including from a Tory colleague

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Our movement is living rent free in the heads of Telegraph journalists at the moment.

Join me in being ‘a threat to the right that they never saw coming’.

join.greenparty.org.uk

The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.

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IndyCelt @indycelt.bsky.social · 20h

They want Hislop 'cancelled' for correctly calling Farage 'far-right'.

They want Neville 'cancelled' for correctly criticising misuse of our flags intended to increase hatred & division.
They want to be free to spout their race hate and to incite violence.
Free speech is under threat from Fascism.

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loriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 20h

PUBLIC HOLD THE POWER TO GET RID OF FARAGE. TIME WE STARTED DEMANDING BBC AND MEDIA ACT F.O.R THE BLOODY COUNTRY AS OPPOSED TO THE VOMIT INDUCING BIAS THEY SHOVE DOWN OUR THROATS. NEVER HAVE I SEEN THE LIKES.

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Hilary Fawcett @hboomer.bsky.social · 20h

Badenoch wants to close “rip off’ degrees such as English. One minute they are wrapping themselves in the Union Jack, the next minute they are wanting to stop the study of our language and literature. Ignorant philistines

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chrystal-symons.bsky.social @chrystal-symons.bsky.social · 1d

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/thick-as-t...

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being a distant colleague, insiders told Byline Times that Reform's former Welsh leader, convicted of bribery, was a close Farage aide and worked on the Kremlin's plan to crush Ukraine

www.bylinesupplement.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Gary Neville, "Brexit has had a devastating impact on this country"

"The messaging is getting dangerous"

"All these idiots out there spreading hate speech in any form, abuse in any form, we must stop promoting them"

"And get back to a country of love, peace and harmony"

"And become a team again"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 2d

‼️ Absolutely Reckless 💯 🐥

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

1 week ago Nathan Gill pled guilty to 8 charges of Russian bribery.

Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Dr David Bull and Paul Nuttall, all senior Reform UK leadership, all colleagues of Gill’s through UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK.

All have done what guilty people do.

Silence.

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 2d

As close associates of Gill shouldn’t they be invested by the appropriate authorities?

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Given that it was the Green Party conference last week

Does anyone know why Zack Polanski wasn't invited onto Laura Kuenssberg's BBC show, or onto Trevor Phillips's Sky News program?

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 3d

If this goes through then Labour is finished at the ballot box. They might as well be as authoritarian as they can as it won’t last long.

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 3d

www.london.gov.uk/london-meets...

This is down to YOU Sadiq @london.gov.uk 👏👏👏
(You stuck at it despite the criticisms)

London meets legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s world leading air pollution policies

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today hailed the success of his bold air quality policies which have led to the capital’s air pollution levels falling to within the legal limit for the first time.

www.london.gov.uk

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 3d

This will encourage Scottish independence so more!

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

The govt is amending existing laws to give the police more powers to restrict demonstrations and protests under the pretext of protecting the Jewish community.

More authoritarianism from the Labour govt.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Viscount Pontypandy @viscountpontypandy.bsky.social · 3d

Polanski isn’t the first to signal a timely warning about government descent into authoritarianism.

One of the greatest House of Commons speeches that I’ve heard in my 50 years of following UK politics was delivered by the SNP’s Mhairi Black, sadly to a near empty chamber.

youtu.be/nVZ3QwA5wy8?...

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loriagne.bsky.social @loriagne.bsky.social · 3d

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/10/04/t...

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

bylinetimes.com

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Scottie2 @scottie2.bsky.social · 3d

Same is true about Brexit
Why won’t Starmer admit it
#freeports ?

DEMOCRATS HOLD THE LINE AGAINST THE REPUBLICAN MAFIA @foolme1ns.bsky.social · 3d

FUCK THAT SHIT!

REAL MEN, BRAVE MEN, GOOD MEN ARE NEVER AFRAID TO ADMIT WHEN THEY’RE WRONG!!!

BOYS ARE ASHAMED OF BEING WRONG, MEN STAND UP AND ADMIT IT, LEARN AND MOVE ON!

IF YOU CAN’T ADMIT YOU WERE WRONG, YOU HAVEN’T LEARNED A GOD DAMNED THING AND WILL BE MADE A FOOL AGAIN!

Comedian Tiffany Norton ✨👄✨ @tiffanynorton.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, Sir

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Tim Lyons @mitsnoyl.bsky.social · 3d

When oh when is this going to be illegal. If you’re an MP then representing your constituents is a full time job. Any other contemporaneous employment should not be allowed.