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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1h

Samuel Williams, the Balliol College Oxford PPE student, should apologise, if he has the guts & intelligence (which we doubt)

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1h

They have a couple already, don’t they?

Andrew Defty @adefty.bsky.social · 1h

University of Warwick are looking for a Professor of Intelligence Studies www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ241/p...

Professor of Intelligence Studies (110902-1025) at University of Warwick

Discover Professor of Intelligence Studies (110902-1025) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

www.jobs.ac.uk

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1h

After reunion joy, hostages reveal the horror of Gaza’s tunnels
A must-read, not least by the smug Palestine Action ‘activists’. Their support for Hamas shames them indelibly.

www.thetimes.com/article/6ed2...

After reunion joy, hostages reveal the horror of Gaza’s tunnels

Israelis released under President Trump’s peace deal are describing their two years of isolation, starvation and torture at the hands of Hamas militants

www.thetimes.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves

It’s about time!

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

An Oxford PPE student calls for Jews to be killed. This has to be a criminal offence. Like Farage’s putative assassin, ‘free speech’ has its limits as even Oxford accepts mol.im/a/15190599

Man who chanted 'put the Zios in the ground' is Oxford student

The student who chanted to 'put the Zios in the ground' is a University of Oxford student at Balliol College Oxford, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.

mol.im

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 16h

On today's meeting of home affairs ministers - including mutual recognition of return decisions, and returns to Syria

Euractiv @euractiv.com · 16h

EU countries clash over migration solidarity plan

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

5 yrs is a ludicrously light sentence for such a serious crime. But the silver lining here is that it tells Farage so clearly that total ‘free speech’ can be murderous & is not the wonderful thing he, JD Vance, Musk & MAGA like to claim. You can’t always say whatever you want.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16h

I assume Nigel Farage won't be making this 'hurty words' guy the star guest at the next Reform conference.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22h

Afghan man jailed for five years for TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

It’s not simply about the ‘targeting’ of agents, it’s about who they signed up.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 19h

A new ally for those looking for Russians and Russian money in pro-Brexit politics.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

The official line (that China may be a national security threat but that it can be well-managed) is self-evidently total nonsense if the allegations can’t be tried in court.

Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · 17h

Our story on what an embassy row & spy case say about where UK-China relations are headed. This government came to power aiming to cool down the rhetoric & build a clearer & more consistent China strategy, but it's hard to see much evidence of either. www.economist.com/britain/2025...

Has Britain gone soft on China?

A spying fiasco and a new London embassy feed accusations that Sir Keir is a Red softy

www.economist.com

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 14h

What a mess he looks. Barking mad & disrespectful of the public to turn out like this. What does his missus say about his appearance?

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Left: Boris Johnson telling lies about freedom of movement saying the UK had no control of our borders

Right: Aside from being able to remove any criminals coming from the EU, for a longer term stay, EU citizens had to meet certain criteria, if they didn't they could be removed

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 17h

With very different effects...

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 17h

It is highly irresponsible to refer to tear gas as “mustard gas”. They are unrelated and very different things.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 20h

Five years? A derisory sentence to give a highly dangerous potential killer & unlawful migrant.
news.sky.com/story/migran...

Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo who threatened to kill Nigel Farage shouts from dock as he's jailed

In the "chilling" video, Fayaz Khan said he was coming to England to "pop, pop, pop" Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader posted a video of the Afghan national coming to the UK in a small boat.

news.sky.com

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 21h

I’m running my campaign from Gloucestershire, not Kyiv!

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23h

Three interesting names on the Lib Dems North Cotswolds selection where the Tories are defending a slim 3357 majority: 90s “superwoman” Nicola Horlick, radio presenter Paul Hodgkinson and former diplomat Arthur Snell who’s running his campaign from Kyiv. (via Michael Crick)

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

A fascinating piece. The first dinghy - 2 years after we voted for Brexit.
Boats now carry 100+ migrants, with numbers increasing as the EU clamps down (at last) on unlawful migration.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

How migrant crisis grew from small boats to bigger, deadlier crossings

www.thetimes.com/article/9ede...

How migrant crisis grew from small boats to bigger, deadlier crossings

Emergency call logs to French aid workers lay bare the risks taken every day by those trying to reach Britain. We chart the chaos in the Channel

www.thetimes.com

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to the BBC asking Richard (man-made climate change is 'absolute garbage') Tice, MP for the towns, about this....

"Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire [is] projected to have about 90% of homes at risk from river and coastal flooding by 2050 – the highest proportion in the country."

Millions more homes in Great Britain at risk of flooding, investigation finds

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable

www.theguardian.com

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

The pushy Netanyahus were mocked. ‘Bibi’ will have been embarrassed.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Scripted sycophancy in Knesset was laid on thick, then Trump spoke
A good read, well-observed.

www.thetimes.com/article/1c93...

Scripted sycophancy in Knesset was laid on thick, then Trump spoke

The speaker and Binyamin Netanyahu heaped praise on the ‘giant of Jewish history’ but the US president has a knack of saying what he thinks

www.thetimes.com

Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Farage will say anything - anything - to win votes & stay close to Trump’s USA.

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Yet another thing to worry about
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Anthony Glees @anthonyglees.bsky.social · 1d

Same pic. Unlike mortals Jenkins doesn’t seem to age.

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

He is far from alone.
Do you know how many people I know, journalists, thinktankers, civil servants, politicians, who always excel at explaining to you why what is currently happening was always bound to happen, from which they conclude that it should happen?

Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 1d

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 1d

He is far from alone.
Do you know how many people I know, journalists, thinktankers, civil servants, politicians, who always excel at explaining to you why what is currently happening was always bound to happen, from which they conclude that it should happen?

Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 1d

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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 1d

"One thing is clear: in stark contrast to the late 2010s, party conferences are not the place to go for really vigorous debates about the UK’s future relationship with Europe."

@jillongovt.bsky.social argues that UK-EU relations is a dividing line in UK party politics

ukandeu.ac.uk/uk-eu-relati...

Relations with Europe are becoming more of a dividing line for the mainstream parties - UK in a changing Europe

In the wake of party conference season, Jill Rutter reflects on how much attention was paid to the UK's relationship with the EU at the Liberal Democrat, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party ...

ukandeu.ac.uk

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