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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

Jenrick now proposing sacking judges he doesn't like. I can just about remember when Conservatives cared about things like the rule of law.

George Mann @sgfmann.bsky.social · 2d

The Daily Telegraph: MI5 kept in dark in China spy trial fiasco #TomorrowsPapersToday

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 2d

This whole obsession with "too many people going to uni" is such a classic example of the parochialism of UK policymaking. No one bothers to ask why the % here is lower than in most other developed countries or whether that might be relevant.

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting to see the leader of East Hants DC is trying to curry favour for the bizarre reorganisation plans put forward jointly by his council and Hampshire CC. An authority that includes Southampton and Andover is not local in any sense of the word. Arrogant and ridiculous! #lgr

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 3d

Didn't take long. Age verification puts users of lawful services at risk.

John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: breach of Discord age verification data.

Including some users passports & DLs

Age verification is a badly implemented data grab wrapped in a moral panic.

Mark my words, as age verification mandates expand, we'll end up more surveilled and less secure. 1/

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 3d

I mean, quite literally fascism on display here

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

On reports the Home Secretary plans to grant police more powers to prevent ‘repeated protests’, Greenpeace UK:

“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 4d

"I see gangs of masked thugs roaming the streets rounding up anyone the wrong colour, and I think: *this* is what Britain needs."

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 4d

Batshit.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

What an admirably clear statement from the Jewish Leadership Council, especially when all of those involved must surely have been dealing with so many other urgent challenges in safety, security and grief + shock today before having this further divisive and distracting intervention to address too.

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 4d

He went in the garden while Alex was mowing and now he has green paws 💚

Smol white dog. He is standing and looking at the camera. His paws are green.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 4d

On reports the Tories will back leaving the ECHR, Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey:

“Kemi Badenoch has chosen to back Nigel Farage and join Vladimir Putin by leaving the European Convention on Human Rights – a proud British creation championed by Churchill that protects everyone's rights and freedoms."

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Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 @profpech.bsky.social · 4d

The rule of law also places “significant constraints” on the government or is supposed to…

Graham Smith @cyberleagle.bsky.social · 5d

“…detailed legal review led by shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar concluded that the ECHR placed "significant constraints" on the government.” >>> Well, duh, what do they think a human rights instrument is meant to do? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Graham Smith @cyberleagle.bsky.social · 5d

“…detailed legal review led by shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson of Tredegar concluded that the ECHR placed "significant constraints" on the government.” >>> Well, duh, what do they think a human rights instrument is meant to do? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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R.L. Stine Cold Steve Austin @bolt451.bsky.social · 5d

Cant even have men Archbishops any more

Because of Woking

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 7d

coming over here and not even doing crimes like proper English people

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

Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds

Non-UK nationals make up 12.4% of inmates versus 16.8% of population, data shows, as far-right protests continue

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 8d

Oh no, that was one specific thing. What else is broken?!

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 8d

I am old enough to remember when everyone online thought copyright was terrible and the future was setting all the content free just to spite the RIAA and MPAA.

Aaron Ross Powell ☸️ @aaronrosspowell.com · 9d

I wish people wouldn't let their (often justifiable) anger at the way AI companies behave lead them to embrace copyright maximalism.

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 8d

The University uses puppet to configure our servers. We are not allowed to turn it off. Sadly, I think this is the puppet they are using:

A scary clown doll. It obviously wants to murder everyone.

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 8d

(A single well-structured document is preferable to hyperlinked documents in virtually every situation. I will not budge on this.)

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 8d

Today I am selflessly giving unsolicited feedback to people 👀

Here are some things that maybe you also need to hear:
- That information could probably have just been a document instead of another multi-page Sharepoint site
- Your six page Microsoft Form is painful for everybody

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Sylvia de Mars @sylviademars.me · 10d

So... you can pay your taxes and abide by the laws like all British nationals but unless you're doing something EXTRA (undefined) that those British nationals prob aren't doing and aren't expected to do, you can't stay?

Nice loophole in human rights law she's found there. What a fascist asshole.

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 10d

Dehumanisation as policy.
It ignores people's actual lives and experiences in favour of some sick idea that migrants are just resources to be used and discarded at will.
It is incredible how Labour has become, in practice, the most anti-immigration government in decades.
news.sky.com/story/shaban...

Shabana Mahmood vows law reforms to prove migrants 'contribute' to UK society

The home secretary signalled in her first major interview since taking over the reins that she believed migration "has been too high".

news.sky.com

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 12d

Today is the European Day of Languages. And this year, we mark 25 years of celebrating multilingualism in our Union. 🥳

Languages open doors. They help us connect, explore cultures, make lifelong friends, and journey further.

We remain stronger, united in our diversity.

europa.eu/!6FkntW

An infinity loop made of various European country flags, with a blue heart containing the EU stars at the center-right. Below, bold and regular text reads: "From many languages, one unbreakable bond." A small EU emblem is placed in the bottom-right corner.

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Dr Richard Gomer @richardgomer.bsky.social · 12d

The fact that they have to make their "really useful" digital ID mandatory should tell you everything you need to know about it.

Shove it up your arse, Mr Starmer.

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 12d

Remember folks, compulsory ID cards mean that you’ve *committed a crime* by leaving your house without one, and it will be at the whim of a future government what the penalty for that is.

Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 12d

This Labour government seems to determined to create all the tools necessary for a future government of the far-right to control, surveille, and discipline the entire population.

Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Coldicutt @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · 13d

I think one of Starmer's problems on patriotism is that he's not very joyful. Patriotric pride for him translates into rule-bound authoritarianism, rather than celebration and street parties. We'll all get a govt-issued clipboard and a tally machine.

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