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Mr Pecksniff's Diary
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In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life. (DMs are open.) Email tips to: [email protected] Diarist for eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 4d
At last somebody has broken the shibboleth, and said what millions have been waiting for.

Andy Burnham declares we should rejoin the EU “in my lifetime”.

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Pecksniff: At last! ‘Rejoin the EU,’ says Burnham
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 1d
River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit
Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 20h
The genius of McSweeney and Glasman
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20h
Seat Projection:
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20h
Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating.

We're just getting started.

This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20h
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d
Reform leader Ryan Coogan's 'false' Astrea principal claims

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough branch of Reform, has made "false, malicious and defamatory" claims that a school's principal is leaving amidst misconduct allegations.

www.huntspost.co.uk/news/2552458...
School trust responds to Reform leader's 'malicious and defamatory' allegations
Reform Cambridgeshire and Peterborough leader Ryan Coogan' has made "false, malicious and defamatory" allegations against the outgoing…
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fred @fdtate.bsky.social · 2d
#Howl-A-Ween
pain

Little Anthony and the Imperials - Tears on My Pillow

Tears on my pillow,
Pain in my heart
Caused by you

music.youtube.com/watch?v=x33h...
Tears On My Pillow
YouTube video by Little Anthony - Topic
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 2d
Wilful ignorance of how trade and migration actually work in a globalised economy.

The idea that the (short and long-term) movement of people -especially between India and the UK - has nothing to do with trade and investment is (obviously) wrong.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d
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’.

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The greens may be the threat that the right never saw coming.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d
I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us
Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter: A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them. Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 4d
Johnny does not lie. It is magnificent. Do not watch if you have any fear of water whatsoever.
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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 4d
Genuinely the greatest documentary the BBC have ever made - THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE - am utterly thrilled it's now on youtube. youtu.be/bc9qxyf_suI?...
1973: Life on the LAST LIGHTHOUSE | Tuesday Documentary | World of Work | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Barry Howard 🔶 @barryhow2c.bsky.social · 3d
“Well it started with flags on every lamppost.”

“He then told us to repeal the Human Rights Act, saying it’s holding us back.”

Watch this and share widely.

👏👏👏👏👇🏽
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The Dangerous Ones @thedangerousones.com · 5d
This.
Is.
Brilliant.
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 3d
It's just showbiz. And TV created Farage, he is their creature, so he is the one they are fixated by. As long as people are outraged by him, he will still be given headlines.
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 3d
I write a weekly political diary for East Anglia Bylines, where we get 100,000 reads per month. I'm always ready to write about the Greens if they tell me anything interesting.
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theangelofhistory.bsky.social @theangelofhistory.bsky.social · 3d
Interesting observation from Jenrick about the historically Tory dominated city of Birmingham - if he wants integration has he considered visiting London?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d
A BBC spokesperson now says they will offer to interview Zack Polanski on the Laura Kuenssberg show "in the coming weeks" after cancelling their planned interview with him during the Green Party conference.

Requests for an interview following his election as Green leader were also denied
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 4d
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Good lad. He knows and we know, the flags being put up illegally are for purely divisive and sinister reasons.
Gary Neville admits tearing Union Jack down from building site — Metro
The football pundit hit out at 'disgusting' division being sewn in communities, 'mainly by angry middle-aged white men' in the wake of the synagogue attack in Manchester.
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Michael @michaeljsc.bsky.social · 3d
perfect detail
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d
The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3d
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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The Secret Labuor MP🥀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @secret-labour-mp.bsky.social · 4d
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 4d
As usual, my dear sir, you have les mots justes.
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 4d
Agreed. There are may among the poor who don't stoop to racism, so it is patronising to suggest there is a link between them.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 4d
It’s not that Heseltine has moved to the left, but that the Tory Party has moved to the right.
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The Observer @theobserveruk.bsky.social · 4d
"The overwhelming majority of asylum seekers want to share in our standards and escape from persecution or civil war. To describe them as thieves or rapists is not just dishonest but encourages the worst sort of prejudice in our communities," writes Michael Heseltine.

https://bit.ly/4mUIeM
The Conservatives must never have any part in Farage’s po...
To describe asylum seekers as thieves or rapists encourages the worst sort of prejudice. We don’t need Trump’s mouthpiece anywhere near No 10
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Mr Pecksniff's Diary @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social · 5d
* Burnham finally says it: rejoin the EU.

* Conservatives gather in Manchester, but is Badenoch already doomed?

* Our own Anna Damski takes on a new national role after leading EAB to 100,000 readers a month./
Pecksniff: At last! ‘Rejoin the EU,’ says Burnham
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
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