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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · 1d

It strains credibility to believe that Farage did not ask who this woman was and – given the subsequent photograph in Gill’s office – was not aware of Nathan Gill’s statements in defence of her and her boss Medvedchuk’s TV stations in the EU Parliament that day.

Peter Kay @theonlypeterkay.bsky.social · 4d

In any normally functioning democracy, Farage’s political career would now be over. You would have to invoke unbelievable levels of naivety and stupidity for Farage to dodge this one - and sadly for him such qualities are not on the person specification for the job of Prime Minister.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 17d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · 3d

Quietly insistent!!!

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 8d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 8d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 7d

Huge respect to Lord Heseltine, stoically turning up, at 92, in that racist sandpit of halfwitted baby freaks, to teach them some history, remind them what an electable Tory party looked like and tolerate inanities that must be insufferable for a political titan of his standing.

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 7d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Tanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 10d

The msm pursued the Rayner story in such detail it forced her resignation . Now there’s a much bigger scandal concerning Farage of possible treason it’s like they’ve forgotten how to spell investigate & corruption. It’s not only Farage who has a Russian problem, if our msm protects him we all do .

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 11d

🚨EXCLUSIVE

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Insiders reveal that the former MEP - convicted of bribery for his part in the Kremlin’s strategic plan to crush Ukrainian independence - was one of Farage’s closest aides
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‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides – and that he worked on the Kremlin’s strategic ...

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · 9d

As media obsess about ‘small boats’ &Lab/tories try to out reform reform with their rhetoric, the more nuanced view defending immigration as a good thing for UK - from @libdems.org.uk @snp.org @plaidcymru.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @scottishgreens.org is not being conveyed. Write to the networks

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 11d

Insiders say it is "inconceivable" that Farage wouldn't have known of Gill's foreign trips because he "micromanaged" them. So Byline Times have asked him about this and what he knows of Voloshyn, Medvedchuk, and Manafort. We haven't heard back 10/12

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · 12d

She looks disgusted with you for forgetting!! How could you 😂😂

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12d

Makes me nostalgic for the ‘Which rules are you most looking forwards to losing?’ days…

David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social · 12d

‘Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows the government’s agri-food deal agreed in principle with Brussels is popular with Remainers and Leavers alike — even when they're told it means following EU rules.

‘Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of voters back the deal…

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · 16d

The toes!! 😊😀

gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · 19d

Beautiful 😍

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 25d

Waxed Lemon, who seems to need a holiday every few days because his endless attention seeking is so exhausting, has now been deported from first Colombia then Panama.

Good to see these countries controlling their borders to keep the undesirables out. 😂

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Mike Hamlin @mhamlin1.bsky.social · 27d

"By relentlessly painting refugees and migrants as a violent, existential threat, media outlets risk making racist attacks seem more acceptable, and fuelling far right terrorism.”

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 27d

🔴GB News Ramps Up Migrant ‘Invasion’ Rhetoric as Channel Veers Far Right

Analysis reveals surging use of rhetoric about refugees being of “fighting age”, “scavengers”, “dirty foreigners” and part of an “invasion”, as campaigners warn of channel’s radicalising effect

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GB News Ramps Up Migrant 'Invasion' Rhetoric as Channel Veers Far Right

Analysis reveals surging use of rhetoric about migrants and refugees being of "fighting age", "scavengers", "dirty foreigners" and part of an "invasion", as campaigners warn of channel’s radicalising ...

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Sep 15

Yes. I suggest we all write letters today to all the PSBs asking why they’re not covering Ed Davey’s call to all leaders about Elon Musk inciting violence in their broadcast coverage. Make it specific. Don’t mention Farage. Then they can’t reply with a standard response

Lee @justlee.bsky.social · Sep 15

This is a fair point. There is no mention of Davey's efforts on the BBC web-site. The top story is *obviously* Farage collecting another Tory stray...

Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Sep 15

Ed Davey is leading narrative on Elon Musk’s incitement to violence msg. But is it getting ANY broadcast media attention? @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @skynewsrss.bsky.social @itvnewspolitics.bsky.social We demand ALL our parties get proper coverage not just overplatforming of one

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 15

Agree 👍. I’ve just written another letter of complaint to BBC about their coverage in Today this morning.

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 15

Ha ha! Don’t you see the irony here???

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 15

She knows she’s going bless her ❤️

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 15

Absolutely

Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · Sep 14

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday.

As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Letter from Ed Davey to Keir Starmer condemning Elon Musk for inciting violence and urging unity to defend democracy.

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Sep 12

And now for some actual hard evidence www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/party-p...

Party political coverage of third parties and their leaders: A comparative assessment of TV news coverage of Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats — Researching the impartiality of political news

Over recent weeks and months, questions have been raised about the extent to which Reform UK – and, notably, its leader, Nigel Farage – have appeared in broadcast media coverage. On 3 September 2025, for example, the BBC issued a stat ement defending its impartiality and rejected complaints tha

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · Sep 12

🔴Reform UK Accused of ‘Betraying Residents’ for Benefit of Fossil Fuel Donors as More Net Zero Targets Scrapped

Nigel Farage’s party is scrapping green initiatives across the country after taking millions of pounds in donations from oil and gas interests

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Reform UK Accused of 'Betraying Residents' for Benefit of Fossil Fuel Donors as More Net Zero Targets Scrapped

Nigel Farage's party is scrapping green initiatives in local authorities across the country after taking millions of pounds in donations from oil and gas interests

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 13

Wooooo! I didn’t think a dog could catch a squirrel 🐿️!

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gracegill28.bsky.social @gracegill28.bsky.social · Sep 12

I loved seeing London full of cyclists and pedestrians ☀️

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · Sep 12

I’m not sure people realise the tube strike is over…

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