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Tomasz Rykała @tomaszrykala.bsky.social · 23h

What words to hear on my 20th anniversary of arriving in the UK! I can tell her exactly why Poland has done so well - the EU had paid a very large part in it ! Why are they clapping.

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Bridget 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪 @bridget1965.bsky.social · 20h

During WWII Polish soldiers came here to help fight fascism. 100s of 1000s of them stayed, had families and became UK citizens. Kemi and her cronies pretending that Poles only recently came to the UK to live and work is ridiculous. Poland is growing because it is in the EU and we aren't, silly cow.

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 16h

Keir Starmer is an enemy of the people and the environment

Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 18h

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

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www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Ella Baron @ellabaron.bsky.social · 16h

Thursday's @theguardian.com cartoon
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#KemiBadenoch #ConservativePartyConference #Conservatives2025 #Jenrick #Tories #CPC25

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IOG @internetofgames.bsky.social · 16h

Nigel Farage, is friends with the most awful people, pedophiles, thieves, fraudsters, rapists and murderers. That isn't normal and it definitely isn't appropriate for leadership. The Reform party is a risk to national security.

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 15h

Uck-fey Oo-yay Id-kay Arver-stay!

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abdohassan.bsky.social @abdohassan.bsky.social · 16h

How much more can Starmer suck up to Israel? This former 'human rights lawyer' is no more than an imperialist rat!

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 15h

... of the legitimate possessors of Gaza in pursuit of profits for his ultra-right buddies. <pukes>

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 15h

Tony B-Liar sticks his degenerate paws into another Middle East quagmire hoping for a fast buck or 50,000,000. What a disgraceful, neoliberal, arse-licking monster - happy to tread across the backs
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Why Tony Blair just can’t kick the habit of imperial interference in the Middle East | Oliver Eagleton

The Blair-Trump fantasy for postwar Gaza shows the former PM still thinks that free enterprise can solve all the world’s ills, says associate editor at the New Left Review Oliver Eagleton

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 1d

'The Chernukhins are cultivating new political friends...Tice said, Lubov was seeking reassurance that a Reform UK government would create “an attractive regulatory environment in which to operate"

So, Russians worth £400million think Reform are their guys.

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Richard Tice holidays with Russian oligarch on Riviera

The Russian oligarch Vladimir Chernukhin and his wife, Lubov, have long been known for their generous support for the Conservative Party. Since 2012 Lubov has given the party at least £2.1 million, as...

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Brendan Nugent @authorbnugent.bsky.social · 1d

He said "Right wing equivalents to fascists of the thirties are back on the march: Le Pen France, AfD Germany, Fdl Italy, Vox Spain and Reform in UK"
And Badenoch's plot to rip up the Climate Change Act is an act of "unforgivable irresponsibility".
#climatechange

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Michael Heseltine likens Reform to fascists of 1930s in scathing attack

Tory grandee Michael Heseltine likened Nigel Farage's Reform UK to fascist groups of the 1930s and lashed out at Kemi Badenoch's 'unforgivable' climate change plans

www.mirror.co.uk

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage should not be on TV he should be banned as the National Front were.

Let him rant on Twitter and GB News, but he should not be on any major channel.

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Dave @davemck.bsky.social · 1d

I say this again.
There's no one that Starmer will not throw under the bus if it's convenient.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Keir Starmer’s spokesman asked about Israel detaining British citizens who were on the Gaza aid flotilla, while in international waters, replies that it is a “matter for the Israeli Government”

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

'The purpose of crypto was never technological progress. It was to create a financial system that could operate beyond the reach of the state, regulators, and democratic accountability. The “innovation” was to disguise lawlessness as liberty.'

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Crypto’s murky core — and why the bubble must burst

Jemima Kelly in FT Alphaville captured the essence of the crypto world in a few sentences in an article published yesterday. She said: Crypto itself is the Wild West of finance, where exploiting regu...

www.taxresearch.org.uk

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

... … Murky dealings aren't the bug, they're the whole point.'

Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

Jemima Kelly - 'Crypto itself is the Wild West of finance, where exploiting regulatory loopholes and bypassing national controls is the name of the game. … Crypto has never been about innovation, but about getting away with things you would not otherwise be able to.

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Cllr Jonathan Harris @jharrislibdem.bsky.social · 1d

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The Tories who broke everything are now telling us that they are the people to fix everything that they broke. Patently and categorically - they aren't.

High immigration levels damage communities, Kemi Badenoch warns

The Conservative leader says society is in danger of fragmenting unless concerns are acted on.

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Rutilus Yūgen @rutilus-yugen.bsky.social · 1d

Tories love segregation when it suits them. Private + public schools, elite universities (sic), private institutions and clubs, expensive gated communities. They’re not interested in integration for any other reason than the dilution of cultures other than theirs, which they protect fiercely #c4news

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

'If those in power truly wish to “stop” protests, they could do so tomorrow by ending needless austerity, investing in people and places, and proving that democracy still works by respecting calls for justice that must be implicit within it.'

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Why we need to ask ‘Why do people feel the need to protest?’

Roy Lilley asked this question this morning in his daily email, which usually focuses on NHS issues: “Instead of asking, ‘How do we stop protests?’ policymakers should ask, ‘Why do people feel the nee...

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Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

Mwwahhh. Big kiss for the baby.

Denis Buckley @wellingtonrock.bsky.social · 1d

I live in hope.
Meanwhile, back in the room, Proportional Representation would go a long way toward 'Levelling-Up' our electoral system - a mechanism for Greens, LibDem and even whatever emerges from 'Your Party' to work together to defang DeformUK and rump Tories, with - or without - 'Labour'.

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Catherine 🕊️🇪🇺💚 @demcath.bsky.social · 2d

As the First Black woman as leader of the Conservative party why hasn't Kemi Badenoch sacked and suspended him? Because it makes her look ridiculous and weak.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Under any other leader Jenrick would have been sacked for saying this.

Under Badenoch he'll probably get a promotion 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

www.theguardian.com

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Leigh Booker @leighbooker.bsky.social · 2d

Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham
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Badenoch defends Jenrick over comments that he ‘did not see another white face’ in Birmingham – UK politics live

Conservative leader suggests remarks in Guardian report could have been taken out of context and he was ‘making an observation’

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Andrew @dartsmaster.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: 'HMRC launch investigation into Nigel Farage's top Fundraising Advisor's tax affairs and business activities' evolvepolitics.com/breaking-hmr...

BREAKING: 'HMRC launch investigation into Nigel Farage's top Fundraising Advisor's tax affairs and business activities' | Evolve Politics

The finances and business activities of Nigel Farage's top Fundraising Advisor, George Cottrell, are reportedly being probed by HMRC following an article published by Evolve Politics last week.

evolvepolitics.com

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Juditty @juditty.bsky.social · 2d

Is Starmer ever going to ask Israel to stop the bombing for even a day so that Palestinian people can grieve in peace for the tens of thousands killed by Israel?

I won’t hold my breath.

Adam @adamfi.bsky.social · 2d

Beggars belief that Starmer demands an end to Palestine protests so as not to offend. Meanwhile Israel continues to bomb Gaza even during the remembrance services and ongoing peace talks.

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