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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 16h

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 15h

Seems like sorting Ofcom out would be an easy win for this government

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 15h

Exactly this! 💯

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 17h

County Lines

Since Labour came to power and invested in the County Lines Programme, record outcomes have been reported:

1,120 senior gang members charged

Over 2300 'deal lines' closed down

stabbings down 20% in county line areas

3,200 children & vulnerable people supported

More of this please!

Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences

A record 2,300 ‘deal lines’ closed in first year of this government.

www.gov.uk

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 17h

Oh no, don't say that. I've been looking forward to it for such a long time ☹️

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 17h

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 18h

The problem is, Bridget never seems to disagree with Keir Starmer. Even when the party line seems to go against what she said in the lead-up to the GE.

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 20h

Or Reform KKK as I recently heard them called.

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 20h

"Well sure, you name a kid that, what do you expect them to grow up to be?" Joey Tribbiani

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Well, not all of them. Some of them were actually good people.

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Nicely done

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

You had me going there...

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. And we could certainly do with some new libraries after the Tories closed them all.

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

I know, right?! I've been getting it wrong for years. Trust the spectator to educate us plebs

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when the rich used to be philanthropists?

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

That's pretty much the cheapest time! 🤯

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Wonder if he can now empathize with the people he's been setting the fascist mob on?

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

"Putting the fun back in fascism"

This is absolutely brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

John Crace @mrjohncrace.bsky.social · 1d

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

Honest Bob gets the party started – the Reform party. It’s tough being a Tory | John Crace

Robert Jenrick gives Conservative conference delegates permission to be the worst possible versions of themselves

www.theguardian.com

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Ah it's more about steering clear of Murdoch than the effort to register 🫤

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

🙌🏻

Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 1d

I fundamentally disagree with Michael Heseltine on a great many policy areas.

But here he is very much calling a spade a spade, and I fully agree with him.

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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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

I love him. How can we get him onto BlueSky? I'd have thought he'd be here already after his comments about Twitter

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

I literally thought this was about guns 💪🏻

Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

Whaaaat?! What time of day is that? I'm up and down from Durham to London frequently and have noticed an increase but that's 💩

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Sheila the Thief @sheila-the-thief.bsky.social · 1d

I wish I could read it, but I'm sure it'll be a perfect response from you anyway. Keep doing what you're doing 👏🏻

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