Sally Bagenal
@sallybagenal.bsky.social
Podcast host of ‘Who’s farming and what the hell is it!’
Ex organic farmer, ex actor but always a political junkie.
Ex organic farmer, ex actor but always a political junkie.
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"All the independence polls show, there's no desire to be American...."
#Greenland #Denmark and the shadow of #Trump with @sofiepultz.bsky.social @ippr.org
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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#Greenland #Denmark and the shadow of #Trump with @sofiepultz.bsky.social @ippr.org
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Greenland, Denmark....And Trump
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 08/01/2026 · 26m
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January 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
"All the independence polls show, there's no desire to be American...."
#Greenland #Denmark and the shadow of #Trump with @sofiepultz.bsky.social @ippr.org
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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#Greenland #Denmark and the shadow of #Trump with @sofiepultz.bsky.social @ippr.org
@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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In case you missed it ...
"Labour and LibDem voters overwhelmingly favor rejoining, with 71% and 78% in support. Majorities in every part of the UK are pro-EU, with Scotland leading at 73%, followed by London and Wales at 65%. Support is lowest in the Midlands (53%) and northern England (54%), yet both remain above 50%."
Rising Desire to Reverse Brexit as 10-Year Anniversary Approaches - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
A majority of British citizens would support rejoining the European Union if given the opportunity, a new survey indicates. According to a nationally representative online poll conducted by Deltapoll ...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In case you missed it ...
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Shutting down X is no longer a matter of free speech. It is a matter of child protection.
January 9, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Shutting down X is no longer a matter of free speech. It is a matter of child protection.
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Half Goebbel, half gerbil
JD Vance on the killing of Renee Good: "The reporting over this has been one of the biggest scandals I've ever seen in media. I've never seen a case so misrepresented and misreported."
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Half Goebbel, half gerbil
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🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should & should not apply to. Because none of us then has rights, just privileges that can be taken away by those in power
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The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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December 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years”
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
Please remember this in 2026 when Nigel Farage tells you we must leave the ECHR to control our borders
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In a radio interview, as part of a wider conversation on violence against women, Queen Camilla spoke publicly for the first time about her experience fighting off an attempted sexual assault as a teenager on a train in Britain.
Queen Camilla says she was assaulted on a train as a teenager
In a radio discussion about violence against women, Queen Camilla for the first time described fighting off an attempted sexual assault as a teenager in Britain.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In a radio interview, as part of a wider conversation on violence against women, Queen Camilla spoke publicly for the first time about her experience fighting off an attempted sexual assault as a teenager on a train in Britain.
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Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
This year, statues of tall men clad in all black with masks drawn up to hide their faces are disrupting the serenity of a Charlotte church's Nativity scene.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
As anti-ICE Nativity scenes spark outrage, faith leaders grapple with politics at the pulpit | CNN
As Nativity scenes depicting ICE draw attention and outrage, faith leaders are grappling with politics in religion and urging a closer reading of the Christmas story.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
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Brexit superfan, convicted fraudster, now advocating mass deprivation of citizenship for people he disagrees with. Charming.
Appropriately David Shipley managed to combine a job evangelizing for Brexit with a financial fraud.
His credibility is in the bin.
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His credibility is in the bin.
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'Brexit film' producer jailed for £500k loan application fraud - BBC News
David Shipley, who produced Brexit: The Movie, doctored his payslips in a bid to secure funds.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Brexit superfan, convicted fraudster, now advocating mass deprivation of citizenship for people he disagrees with. Charming.
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#OtD 29 Dec 1939 French physician, libertarian socialist and women's rights activist, Madeleine Pelletier, died in an asylum where she had been interned for openly performing abortions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1008...
December 29, 2025 at 5:40 AM
#OtD 29 Dec 1939 French physician, libertarian socialist and women's rights activist, Madeleine Pelletier, died in an asylum where she had been interned for openly performing abortions stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1008...
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Labour living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around | Larry Elliott
Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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December 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Labour living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
Fascism awaits. Tariff wars, UK is outside the biggest trading block (EU). Poverty/Inequality rising.
Finance industry deregulated, mega crash incubating.
Must abandon neoliberalism. Need redistribution.
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Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
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A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It did, until quite recently
December 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
It did, until quite recently
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The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
December 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice.
The result is demagoguery and corruption.
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Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have significant political repercussions reut.rs/4pg2s4f
Malaysia court finds ex-PM Najib Razak guilty of abuse of power in biggest 1MDB trial
Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power on Friday in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have significant p...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty of abuse of power in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have significant political repercussions reut.rs/4pg2s4f
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#OtD 26 Dec 1904 metalworkers in Baku walked out on strike. Within a few days, the city's crucial oil export was shut down. Workers held out until Jan and successfully reached the first collective agreement in the history of the Russian Empire stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9809...
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#OtD 26 Dec 1904 metalworkers in Baku walked out on strike. Within a few days, the city's crucial oil export was shut down. Workers held out until Jan and successfully reached the first collective agreement in the history of the Russian Empire stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9809...
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Few facts about the Palestine Action protesters on Hunger Strike
1. They never attacked anyone with sledgehammers (That was a different group)
2. They didn't commit aggravated burglary, they didn't attack anyone, they didn't even steal anything
3. They shouldn't be in jail
1. They never attacked anyone with sledgehammers (That was a different group)
2. They didn't commit aggravated burglary, they didn't attack anyone, they didn't even steal anything
3. They shouldn't be in jail
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Few facts about the Palestine Action protesters on Hunger Strike
1. They never attacked anyone with sledgehammers (That was a different group)
2. They didn't commit aggravated burglary, they didn't attack anyone, they didn't even steal anything
3. They shouldn't be in jail
1. They never attacked anyone with sledgehammers (That was a different group)
2. They didn't commit aggravated burglary, they didn't attack anyone, they didn't even steal anything
3. They shouldn't be in jail
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I'm planning a huge foodbank collection with the Scouts as we speak.....
"I think everyone should help out at a soup kitchen, or a place of refuge, at least once in their lifetime. Such an experience would open their eyes, as the people who come to such places are a mixture of our societies."
#Homeless
#Poverty
#Austerity
#Homeless
#Poverty
#Austerity
A Glasgow soup kitchen
Those who visit a Glasgow soup kitchen have much to teach us about being a caring society – it’s a place where humanity shines through
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December 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I'm planning a huge foodbank collection with the Scouts as we speak.....
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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The FT notes that delusional claims about London from Trump, Musk and others are having a reputational impact.
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
December 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The FT notes that delusional claims about London from Trump, Musk and others are having a reputational impact.
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
The paper points out the capital's murder rate is a third of that in Berlin, a quarter of New York's, and 5% of that in Washington DC
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Why are journalists spending so much time on what Farage said as a schoolboy in the playground?
And not focusing on how he has operated as a Quisling for Putin for decades?
And not focusing on how he has operated as a Quisling for Putin for decades?
December 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Why are journalists spending so much time on what Farage said as a schoolboy in the playground?
And not focusing on how he has operated as a Quisling for Putin for decades?
And not focusing on how he has operated as a Quisling for Putin for decades?
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Merz hails EU flexibility for struggling auto industry
Merz hails EU flexibility for struggling auto industry
However, top Germany auto industry group slammed what it said were ill-conceived measures
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December 17, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Merz hails EU flexibility for struggling auto industry
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There’s just one day to go before what EU insiders are calling the most consequential European Council since the pandemic.
The unresolved issue is on frozen Russian assets ... and it all comes down to Belgium.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
The unresolved issue is on frozen Russian assets ... and it all comes down to Belgium.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
EU thinks the unthinkable — sidestepping Belgium
POLITICO’s must-read briefing on what’s driving the day in Brussels, by Gerardo Fortuna and Nicholas Vinocur. By GERARDO FORTUNA Send tips here | Contact us on X @gerardofortuna @NicholasVino…
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December 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
There’s just one day to go before what EU insiders are calling the most consequential European Council since the pandemic.
The unresolved issue is on frozen Russian assets ... and it all comes down to Belgium.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇
The unresolved issue is on frozen Russian assets ... and it all comes down to Belgium.
Brussels Playbook has more 👇