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John Davies @stsikel.bsky.social · 1d

To be fair it's only breaking the law in a limited and specific way -- wait...

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Will Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 2d

Politicians are using Ukrainian refugees as a political football.

The Welsh Conservative leader says he is against Wales' Nation of Sanctuary policy.

But this wasn't always his position...

It seems his morals have changed because he is worried about Reform taking his votes.

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Ashok Ahir @ashokahir.bsky.social · 1d

Llongyfarchiadau mawr to Don Leisure winner of Welsh Music Prize 2025 for Tyrchu Sain - haeddiannol iawn 👏🏾🎧 youtu.be/u-2K-vsWU8U?...

Cynnau Tân

YouTube video by Don Leisure - Topic

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 2d

A human rights position is universal, requiring us all to extend rights and protections to those we disagree with

Yes, you can deny some groups are owed human rights, but only by denying their humanity

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Jon Featonby @jonfeatonby.bsky.social · 3d

Moving to large scale sites won’t save money. The last government tried and it ended up costing more with people housed in unsuitable places. The cheaper and faster way to get out of hotels is to give leave to people who will either eventually get it anyway or who can’t be removed.

Arj Singh @arjsingh.bsky.social · 5d

Asylum hotel closures could be be fast-tracked to help Reeves balance books in Budget, Treasury source indicates

inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Asylum hotel closures could be be fast-tracked to help Reeves balance books in Budget

Treasury says asylum costs are 'top of the list' for savings

inews.co.uk

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

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 4d

I contacted company owner & he joined Bsky. Welcome @lowensskincare.bsky.social! Looking for wonderful family brand in Canada? Give a follow!

While all seems a big mistake (not by Lowen's), it's what real customers are experiencing due to tariff snafus.

UPS? I'm not only customer having issues...

Lowen's Natural Skincare - Pharmacist Formulated / Family Owned @lowensskincare.bsky.social · 4d

Hi all. Adam looped me in. I wasn't on prior (have been avoiding SM)

So, the refusal costs would be billed to us - which, I've recommended that Adam do
For the fees - all or our products are duty, tax and tariff exempt under CUSMA, the paperwork was sent in hardcopy and via email.

So, UPS...?

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 6d

Hate seeks to divide us. But hope endures when we stand together. Our solidarity is with the Jewish community today. #britainstandstogether

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 8d

Fast or Slow

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 11d

So to recap:

🟣Farage made Gill Welsh UKIP leader

🟣Gill left UKIP 2 days after Farage and has admitted to his first count of Russian bribery THE SAME DAY

💎Gill joined Brexit party and re-elected to Brexit Party during the bribes period

💎Gill made Welsh Reform UK leader

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John Davies @stsikel.bsky.social · 11d

"countless benefits" apparently but... Could we just hear a few of them please?

John Davies @stsikel.bsky.social · 11d

Technically it's the employer who is acting unlawfully, not the employee.

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weegingerdug @weegingerdug.bsky.social · 11d

Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12d

This deserves *way* more attention than it’s getting

Reform’s former Wales leader admits he received corrupt payments in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament to promote Russia’s interests in #Ukraine.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Reform UK’s ex-leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges

Gill admits to eight charges while an elected member of the European parliament Nathan Gill, a former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European parliament. More details soon … Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13d

The accidental decriminalisation of racist abuse

We can't have this infinite tolerance of racism online without socialising impunity for overt racism this summer against minorities in parks, buses, racist stickers/graffiti on lampposts & restaurants and in person abuse

bsky.app/profile/sund...

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21d

"Mr Anglo" tweet @ Shabana Mahmood to say "a p___ like you should never be Home Sec" to follow his "go back to P___land P____"

X is fine with that

Mr Anglo wants to hang the interim Chair of Ofsted

X is fine with that

MAKE TWITTER LAWFUL AGAIN

Green light to racism: 26 (96%)
Sanctioned: 1 (4%)

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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 16d

Totally lost the plot!
Apologies to all foreigners legally settled in the UK.
This is not who we are or who we want to become.

#NotInMyName

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

Farage vows to scrap settled status, placing thousands at risk of deportation

Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

www.theguardian.com

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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16d

I wish it was more complicated but: Elon won. Pundits, journalists and political elites uses Twitter to gauge popular discourse and identify stories, which was workable so long as it was moderated. He seized control, completely altered its normal mode, but none of them adapted.

Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 16d

think that realistically I would have always been deeply, deeply worried about the rise of far-right ideas in public discourse but I truly never expected this level of blithe elite complacency, turns out I do feel worried but mostly I feel like I'm going insane, watching them do.......nothing at all

ʟɪɴᴇs @lines.snail.skin · 16d

Myself I feel powerless to stop this fascist rise precisely because it feels like all our institutions are just rolling over to it.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16d

To remove indefinite leave to remain from people who already have it they'd have to dismantle our entire system of rights legislation and probably end judicial independence.

But they could do that with a majority. They've said they'd do that.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 17d

Ed Davey: "Elon Musk is a danger to this country...He said civil war is inevitable...He said our democratically elected government should be overthrown. He's incited violence

"He isn't interested in Britain and the British people. He's interested in his own economic interest, his own bank account."

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John Davies @stsikel.bsky.social · 18d

For what it's worth, I think it's both - and I think it's striking quite how far apart the two responses are. However, that second reason is often overlooked and is love to see some research to work out which has most impact 2/2

John Davies @stsikel.bsky.social · 18d

I think there's two potential explanations here: the one I see in comments about the media manufacturing consent for restrictive policies, but also second, a feeling that the country must be able to control who gets to live here and on what terms if the nation state means anything at all. 1/2

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 18d

Another fun game that sources data from Our World in Data!

David Bauer @davidbauer.ch · 19d

In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm)

What topics would you like me to add next?

dataguessr.com

Dataguessr

Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.

dataguessr.com

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 21d

Almost 900 fewer people have been injured on Welsh roads since the default speed limit was lowered from 30 to 20mph two years ago

Casualties on 20 to 30mph roads between July and September 2024 were the lowest for the three month-period since records began in 1979

👏 Evidence-led policy

Nearly 900 fewer people injured since 20mph introduction in Wales

Figures show a 25% reduction in the number of injuries on Wales' roads in the past 18 months.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21d

Welsh poll sees Plaid and Reform contesting a polarised electorate.

Reform is the leading party among the over 50s (half of whom are on the righ politically).

Plaid is resonating with the Welsh under 50 (where two-thirds vote for centre-left parties)

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Owen Williams @owswills.bsky.social · 20d

No party can dominate the Senedd. That’s the point.

Labour scraped a majority once, in 2003. Every other year since 1999, Welsh Government has only functioned because someone else helped make it work - Lib Dems, Plaid, independents…

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