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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18h

Always be wary of politicians insisting that the only way to truly “take back control” is to remove our rights and freedoms. We lose our protection from abuses of power while our country loses trust and influence on the world stage. That’s not control. It’s weakness.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18h

“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”

Farage - the foghorn of failure.

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

Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace

Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

www.theguardian.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

The attacks in two towns come a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.

Israel strikes southern Lebanon, killing two and wounding seven

The attacks in two towns come a day after Israel threatened to escalate its assault on alleged Hezbollah targets.

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

Who remembers when Nigel Farage told everyone to ignore those ‘clever people’ warning that smoking kills millions of people every year?

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Stephen @harkies.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuela is oil rich, and the USA has had their beady eyes on this for a while. Tantamount to state armed robbery

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 1d

No war with Venezuela!

www.stopwar.org.uk/article/no-w...

jeremy Corbyn says ‘No war with Venezuela’

The operations against Venezuela are not about drugs. The real reason for this military escalation is regime...

www.stopwar.org.uk

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2d

Finland knows that Socialism works.

They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.

They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.

They are the happiest country in the world.

Be like Finland.

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Stephen @harkies.bsky.social · 2d

Celtic 3 v the rangers 1
Another final for The Bhoys ☘️

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Rather die than get 'vaccinated blood'.

She is insane.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Invading Venezeula will be a nightmare for Donald Trump, Brazil Venezeula's largest neighbour hates the US as do most of South America.

It will turn into Vietnam an endless war that can never be won, before finally the USA retreats.

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Whaley Queen of the Woke @simonwhale.bsky.social · 4d

Yet another reason the monarchy has to go
Defenders of abuse

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d

Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say

The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner

www.theguardian.com

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

#ReformRussianBribes

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

www.theguardian.com

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 8d

Farage: epic grifter

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8d

Look at this graph, Reform almost all of them went to Private School.

If you are Working Class and you vote for Reform, you are a traitor, to yourself.

Or as we call them, a bloody fool.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8d

Hitler was a Socialist is a lie spread by people who also tell you that vaccines will kill you and viruses don't exist.

I wouldn't waste your time arguing with them, those viruses that don't exist will kill them because of the vaccines they never had.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

BREAKING: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club has reported that Israeli forces arrested 40 Palestinians overnight in armed raids on various areas of the occupied West Bank.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/izvhn4

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 8d

The British Government has surveillance footage from their spy plane when the 3 British Aid Workers were killed by Israel when they were working in Gaza.

But it won't release it.

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Stephen @harkies.bsky.social · 8d

#NHS Apparently, the NHS isn't as effective as it was 10 years ago. Well, it's obvious why. The old capitalist strategy of underfunding a service until the public believes the service that's no longer fit for purpose. Their answer? Privatisation. Flog it private health care companies #BBCNEWS

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 9d

Tory MP Philp was left looking like a total muppet when GB News presenter Hope hit him with the easiest question going, who actually leads the Tories in Wales, and he still couldn’t spit out an answer. #ukpolitics

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 12d

Teenage Refuk Mutant Turtle Finch, also a Warwickshire council leader with the debating skills of a 13-year-old, is blaming nurses, doctors, and dentists from abroad for Warwickshire being “full.” #ukpolitics

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 11d

Refuk Mad Nad is being laughed off by the BBCQT audience. She was part of the Tory scum mob that brought Brexit upon us and made boat crossings a thing. Why would anyone be stupid enough to listen to what she’s got to say now? #ukpolitics

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 11d

2029 - Not Farage : Farage

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10d

A neat summary of why Reform will only ever fuck it up.

Idiotic spending without any care about priorities or any clue as to whether they can afford it. Flags before social care or education or anything people actually need.
Farage clown-cars crashing all over the country.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Spend on Union flags defended
Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire
County Council has defended plans to spend £75,000 on purchasing Union flags.
More than 150 flags in 82 locations will be displayed.
But opposition politicians questioned if the expenditure was a good use of public money.
Sam Smith, Conservative leader of the opposition, said:
"To spend £75,000 of taxpayers' money on flags seems a bit ridiculous."
Labour MP for Mansfield, Steve Yemm, said: "My constituents will be appalled."

REFORM UK
Doge' unit fails to carry out audits
Reform UK's so-called "Doge" unit has carried out no audit work in the councils it won control of nearly six months ago.
The party vowed swingeing efficiency cuts to council budgets, in the mould of Elon Musk's US Department of Government Efficiency, after gaining control of nine local authorities across England in May.
Deputy party leader Richard Tice told the Financial Times it was never the "intention to audit them, because audits are expensive".

Reform council dysfunctional

As a Kent resident, I welcome that the national media is starting to pick up on the chaotic nature of our Reform-led administration at Kent County Council.
I hope that this is the
beginning of Nigel
Farage's latest political project being subject to proper scrutiny.
In Kent, seven Reform councillors of the 57 elected in May have resigned the whip or been suspended and they have taken a series of economically illiterate decisions.
Local authorities are responsible for running essential social care, education and highways.
It is dangerous to have overconfident zealots running such services.
ROB FIELD
MAIDSTONE, KENT

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10d

The top benefit claimants in the UK.

1. The Royal Family £500m a year.
2. Billionaires £320m a year EACH.
3. MPs many claiming more than £50,000 a year in PERSONAL benefits.

Yeah lets crackdown on these ridiculous benefits multimillionaires/billionaires

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10d

Jeremy Vine "The broader point might be true, time to draw the curtains on the Royal Family."

I can't believe Jeremy Vine has said something I agree with.

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