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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 16h

Nigel Farage finally met a force he couldn’t shout down - the bond market.

You can’t outdrink a spreadsheet, and you can’t gaslight a Bloomberg terminal.

Round one: he lost.

Nigel Farage vs The Bond Market: Round One (He Lost)

Farage has discovered what every populist eventually does - you can’t outshout mathematics.

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · 4d

Hope you feel better soon. We’ll be here.

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · 11d

What’s your favourite fantasy novel / series ? And have you read “The Priory of the Orange Tree?”

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 13d

Especially gays - and there's usually a very good reason that involves cupboards and hiding.

Jennifer Shin @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14d

The grown up version of the Classic schoolyard bully.

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · 25d

Definitely Saturday mornings. Time to reflect on the crazy week before.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 29d

Straight out of the Project 2025 recipe book for authoritarianism.

I'll sack activist judges to tackle pro-migrant bias, says
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Shadow justice secretary says there should be no place for judges tweeting political opinions 'subverting impartiality of the judiciary'
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Scott Gray @scott1gray.bsky.social · Oct 5

I have lots of #DoctorWho art prints for sale, please check 'em out! (Reposts very appreciated!) 🙂
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Three images. 1) The Doctor and Ruby Sunday surrounded by blue image of villains including Maestro and the Goblin King. 2) Omega and Sutekh battle against a red background. 3) The Robots of Death with a starfield background. Art by Scott Gray.

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · Oct 4

Of course having read all those answers I now need to know a) how are you alive on so little sleep, b) can you teach me how to do it and most importantly c) what’s your favourite fantasy book/series? 😉

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World of Telly @world-of-telly.bsky.social · Oct 2

Our latest newsletter has just been sent out to subscribers. This time it's about John Cranko, Anthony Newley, The Johnny Darling Show, and The Prisoner. worldoftelly.beehiiv.com/p/the-strang...

The Strange World of Gurney Slade

"Clear the stage"

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Oct 3

Farage insists Reform isn’t racist.

I’ve got 20 documented cases that say otherwise.

When the fringe and the manifesto sing the same tune, you don’t have a crank problem - you have a culture problem.

DEEP DIVE: How Does Reform Show Its Racism? Let Me Count the Ways

From “target practice” on refugees to burqa bans in Parliament, the tally tells the story better than Farage ever could.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Oct 2

Calling Reform racist isn’t slander.

It’s maths.

20 incidents. 18 months. 1 Farage in a permanent huff.

DEEP DIVE: How Does Reform Show Its Racism? Let Me Count the Ways

From “target practice” on refugees to burqa bans in Parliament, the tally tells the story better than Farage ever could.

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Neil Perryman @neilperryman.bsky.social · Sep 29

New podcast video if you missed it yesterday: youtu.be/nmEqFSk2qzU?...

World of Telly Episode 12: The Strange World of Gurney Slade

YouTube video by World of Telly

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 26

I defended Labour for 15 months.

Workers’ rights and renters’ protections? Yes.

But cutting benefits, parroting Reform, and calling your own side “the Left” as though you’re not? No.

Which is why Ed Davey and Zack Polanski have an opening Starmer is handing to them.

Why I can't Back Labour Anymore

I've given them fifteen months. They've used these to sidle up closer and closer to Reform. I am done.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 25

The “Taxi-Driver-Told-Me” and rapid Americanisation style of politics has become Reform’s entire playbook: bluster, vague rumours, controversy for the sake of it, followed by denials and backtracks, hoping no one notices.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 25

I’ve heard it say that Nigel Farage has no less than seventeen nipples spread over his chest and back.

I’m, of course, not saying it’s true, but we have no evidence saying otherwise.

It could be true, we just don’t know.

That’s how this works, right?

The @elegraph
Farage claims migrants are eating swans in Royal Parks
Reform UK leader's accusations immediately rebuffed by Royal Parks charity
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Da Vinci @disqualified.bsky.social · Sep 23

Everybody’s favourite bear 🐻❤️.

Smarter than the average.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 23

Farage’s “big reveal” yesterday went down like a cup of cold vomit, but it’s not enough to gloat - we’ve got three and a half years to get our act together.

Outrage fades. Organisation wins.

Planning for 2029: The Next Three and a Half Years Start Today

Yes, it's only 2025. Yes, I may be making Gantt Charts on Excel. But if we're serious about stopping authoritarian creep, we have to start now.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 24

Yesterday Trump told the UN that London wants to “go to Sharia Law.”

I’ve lived here for a decade and I’m pretty sure I would have noticed if Tower Hamlets had turned into a caliphate.

FAQ below on why this rant is weapons-grade nonsense - and why debunking it matters.

Sharia in London? An FAQ for the Terminally Gullible

Spoiler: I live here. I’d have noticed if Tower Hamlets had turned into a caliphate.

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · Sep 23

For me it’s a dash versus an em-dash. No idea when to use the right one !

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · Sep 23

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 19

It’s been an ugly week to be away:

America’s drift into authoritarianism is speeding up, Trump’s on his second state visit and funding for dissenting voices is still paper-thin.

Time to talk free speech, fascism and imbalance.

The Effluent Hits the Fan: Free Speech, Fascism, and Funding Imbalances

From Banning "The Left" to Cancelling Comedians, America is Teaching Us What Actual Suppression of Speech Looks Like

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 18

I know, right?

I have been in multiple meetings this week and not once, not a single time, was there a call for a minutes silence or any acknowledgement of what happened to Charlie Kirk.

Dis.

Gusting.

ClIr David Thomas @cllr_thomas
X.com
I've just walked out of @torfaencouncil's full council meeting in absolute disbelief.
Not a single mention... not even a moment's acknowledgment... of the horrific event involving Charlie Kirk.
For a council that claims to stand for community, compassion and respect - their silence today was nothing short of shameful.
Absolutely disgusting.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 12

I hope they do get arrested.

If someone incites violence against another person, they should face the legal consequences.

That’s how the law works in the UK.

I think most people would agree, no?

Nigel Farage MP
@Nigel_Farage
REFORM
X.com
Let's see if the police arrest the people who called for me to be shot on TikTok yesterday.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 11

I despised Charlie Kirk’s politics, but I won’t celebrate his murder.

If democracy has any meaning left, it has to mean ballots, not bullets.

Disagreements, not assassinations.

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The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Political Violence Doesn't Stay Contained. It Cascades - and Democracy Pays the Price

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Kevin Jordan @kevinjordan64.bsky.social · Sep 10

Excellent news. Can’t wait !

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 9

Forget about GDP graphs, trade coefficients and happy fish.

Brexit’s damage to the NHS shows up in your GP queue, your A&E wait and your local care home in devastating, measurable impacts.

From Promises to Collapse: The Measurable Damage Brexit Caused the NHS

Staffing Gaps, Medicine Shortages, and Avoidable Harm- the Everyday Reality of a Broken Promise.

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