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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 5h

If we'd listened to unnamed sources, then he, the education secretary, the Chancellor and several should all be kicked out of the cabinet by now...

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Gytha Ogg @gythogg.bsky.social · 1h

seems like LK is on hols, & there is NO WAY #frogfeatures would go anywhere near a programme where Victoria Derbyshire is the interviewer. He‘s far too frit of proper questions

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 6h

I am usually horrified by my own work from long ago. But I must say, for a twelve-year-old piece, this is not just pretty good, but seems to predict 2024 Elon Musk.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 5h

Ed on the BBC this morning...

..actually being allowed to talk about the Clean Energy Jobs Plan, aiming to recruit and train 400,000 in 31 key job types, listing loads of examples of it happening already.

Wonder why he was able to say all this unintereputed this week...I think you know why...

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 5h

This year so far:

Reform have had to pay back almost £200k for 18 unlawful donations from people, mostly overseas, who are not eligible to donate to UK parties.

It's from a total of 23: with 3 totalling £7200 made to MP Rupert Lowe & 2 adding to £6300 made to the Lib Dems.

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Reform UK forced to reject slew of unlawful donations

Eleven of the returned contributions were made by people living overseas

www.ft.com

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La Reine des Metaphores @metaphorqu.bsky.social · 5h

Stuff based on Kubler -Ross and others that if you get to the outcome as sold (unicorns) without going through the crap at the bottom of the curve , (real world) the change doesn't hold. They call that leap from denial to acceptance in a single bound the "Tarzan swing". Imo Zack is encouraging that.

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La Reine des Metaphores @metaphorqu.bsky.social · 5h

I've said this before - having been in a cult aeons ago I know what love bombing looks like and it doesn't mix well with politics. The question is what are people hungry for, and how can that hunger be addressed in the real world that has no unicorns in it. There is also some change management

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 8h

As you know, I'm a fan of Zack - he's been on QR twice. But I am worried that a lot of people are transferring extremely unrealistic expectations to yet another politician they want to hail as a saviour - based on a very short period - and, in doing that, setting up yet another good person to fail.

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 10h

“There is a lack of vision and leadership, for which politicians blame the electorate’s attention span. But you can’t run the country like a corner shop and then complain people only buy gum. That’s all you’re selling. Try to sell something bigger, more substantial, and voters may surprise you.”

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 10h

🚸 Sunday School: Villa of The Damned ⚽

Should UK bend over backwards to welcome Israeli football fans, while Israel rolls out the red carpet for English hooligans?
+ New research into Brexit damage.
+ Favourite Autumn comfort foods.

🍊 spotify.link/QJLFeAOyAXb

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Sunday School: Villa of The Damned

Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 19/10/2025 · 51m

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 4h

Refuk can win next week in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election, yet the Lügenpresse are doing zero scrutiny of the candidate - Llyr Powell - his relationship with his former boss and friend, and most importantly,
Kremlin r🐀t Nathan Gill, bribed by the butcher of Ukrainians, Putin. #ukpolitics

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 6h

"National renewal: moving forward together."

You are either for this & want to see our government succeed in repairing public services, investing in businesses and jobs &making a real positive impact in people's lives.

Or you are against it and on the side of the Tories & Reform.

Which are you?

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Gytha Ogg @gythogg.bsky.social · 7h

Portland has also inspired this www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWCa...

"Weird Toys" - parody by the Marsh Family of "Bui-Doi" from Miss Saigon about ICE and US protests

YouTube video by Marsh Family

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 21h

Never before have I heard people complain that the flu vaccine is only free for high risk groups & others pay.

But this year?

The PM showed himself getting the vaccine & I share it on here.

What happens?

People come out complaining 'why do I have to pay' & 'it should be free for everyone'.

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 9h

No Kings 10/18/2025
Favorite signs

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Isabel Santos @isabelsantos.bsky.social · 8h

🏆 Apparently failing locally isn't enough-you needed a global audience. You win, the Most Despised Prize.
No Kings 10/18/2025

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

You might think controlling GB News gives you huge influence over UK politics – especially on the right. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as we reveal in this week's issue of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social

Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...

A network/ownership diagram showing a range of organisations controlled by Paul Marshall or his associates, or which receive donations from them

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

For all those who don’t vote wisely. Repercussions can roll on for decades.

Brexit Will Damage The UK Economy 'For The Foreseeable Future', Says Bank Of England Chief

Andrew Bailey confirms what we've all known for years.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Gytha Ogg @gythogg.bsky.social · 7h

The small ones are equally as powerful as the massive city protests... and in very many ways take a shed load more courage 👏👏👏🫶

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 8h

Tory MP reports deepfake Reform defection video to police

Tory MP George Freeman reports deepfake Reform defection video to police

George Freeman, the Tory MP for Mid Norfolk, said he had ‘no intention of joining Reform or any other party’.

www.independent.co.uk

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 11h

"Listen love.." says Nigel Farage to Mishal Husain, someone streets ahead of him intellectually. A little glimpse into the Britain he wants to get back to.

Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 21h

Listen love, it's obvious I'm a mysoginistic cock.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 11h

Still getting frustrated by people whose 1st response to ANYTHING positive is to come back with something negative or to talk down the positive news.

Is that really what you want to be? Someone who sucks the joy out of life at every opportunity. Who is just gloomy & miserable all the time. Really?

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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 10h

Wales green energy industry is growing fast. It can add 15,000 jobs over the next 5yrs - a huge boost for South Wales. But the jobs aren’t guaranteed:
- Reform say they’ll scrap them
- Plaid will in practice do the same. They object to any solar, pylons or wind farms being built

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 11h

Is the ADF betting on Nigel Farage rolling back human rights in UK?

Is a hard-right US 'hate group' betting on Nigel Farage rolling back UK rights?

AN influential hard-right US lobby group sees Nigel Farage “as a potential Trump” through which they can enact their agenda in the UK, a leading…

www.thenational.scot

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 18h

World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

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nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 10h

Couldn’t organise a p**s-up in a brewery…..so how does a potentially racially biased UK population think these people can run a country.

Let’s all follow Linden Kemkaran’s tactics…..MUTE THEM ALL!!

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

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