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London Mum
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Come on world, get with the programme: less dickheads, more love. Health, environment & kindness are the foundation of happiness & productivity. Woke & proud. #FBPE
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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · Jul 23
Those of you who remember me from the other place may remember my pinned post from there.
My fears that the Brexit debate opened the doors to a country where the NF rhetoric I grew up scared of will revive & my 2 half brown sons will face it too.
For shame, UK politicians...
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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 4h
Some good TP stuff on YouTube. Interviews n stuff
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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 4h
Ta x
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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 4h
Not available to stream in the UK? Send help. Or links... #pratchett
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London Mum @londonmum.bsky.social · 4h
Why have I never seen these before!!!!!
Where do i watch?
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 10h
The average reading age in the United Kingdom is 11. They should concentrate maybe on fixing the education system here, instead of testing the educational abilities, of others.
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Richard M. @mat70x.bsky.social · 16h
It's all well & good Rachel Reeves saying “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” - but I want to know what the effect is.... I want a full assessment of it's effects on the economy, tax take, business costs, pensions, Borrowing, National debt, social issues....
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 16h
Justin Webb: At this stage, who is meant to be in charge on the ground?

Jeremy Bowen: There is no plan.

Even Bowen is being far too polite to Trump.

#r4today
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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 1d
Even though Brexit has failed, UKG doesn't seem to be able to address the facts, and the public seem to lack realism ("just rejoin", "they need us more than we need them") as well as knowledge.

A royal commission should allow neutral, definitive assemblage of facts.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 1d
Quality article by @andrewduffeu.bsky.social on a royal commission on Brexit.

Essentially there are two chapters to this.

The first is addressing the effect of Brexit on the UK.

The major issue is the lack of an established truth that Brexit was a mistake in public and across WM.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d
“The UK stands at a crossroads. Are we going to be a nation that respects its human rights obligations, or are we going to abandon them whenever the rightwing press demands it? First immigrants, then trans people – who next, Sir Keir?” goodlaw.social/fs2m
European human rights chief warns against trans exclusion in the UK
Human rights commissioner calls on parliament to make sure guidance following the Supreme Court’s decision in April promotes inclusion.
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 3d
#America, 2025

And the UK #Farage wants to create.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d
This Is Fascism
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 2d
Corrupt chancers urged to come up with an economic plan that isn’t utter bullshit. So, no tax cuts and austerity on steroids for a country already stuck in Farage’s Brexit dead end.
But hey, some super wealthy industry big (k)nobs will come on board to help con the little guy.

(Times)
Times Farage to abandon manifesto's big plans for tax cuts Extracts: Farage will break with his manifesto pledges of £90 billion in tax cuts as he attempts to bolster his party's economic credibility. The leader of Reform UK will promise not to reduce taxes before reducing spending, deep cuts to the civil service and a ban on borrowing to fund government expenditure in his first big speech on the economy next month. "Reform will never borrow to spend, as Labour and the Tories have done for so long; instead, we will ensure savings are made before implementing tax cuts. I will have more to say on all this in the coming weeks." Speaking on the campaign trail before the Caerphilly by-election to the Welsh parliament on October 23, he did not respond to demands to name his shadow chancellor but suggested he would soon be able to draw on backing from the business community. Several high-profile figures from industry have privately indicated they would be willing to serve in a Reform cabinet, party officials said Farage said: "We will be launching between now and the budget, a new campaign — an economic campaign ... it's going to be very impactful. It'll another high-profile individual coming into politics from outside of politics, who's been supremely successful in their world." Promising a "total change of attitude" on the economy, he said: "We are not a party dominated by corporate thinking. The Tories and La-bour are both dominated by corporate thinking." The IFS has questioned whether Reform's economic plans are credible warning last year that the party had overestimated how much it could save through spending cuts: "Even with the extremely optimistic assumptions about how much economic growth would increase, the sums in this manifesto do not add up." Right-leaning think tanks have also urged the party to set out more credible policy. The Institute for Economic Affairs last month called for Reform to "put some serious economic policies on the table".
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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 3d
The first Swiss journalist to reach Gaza under the army of genocide lost his temper at the horror he witnessed, saying: “Humanity was destroyed here.”

We renew our call on international media and investigators to pressure the genocidal state to allow immediate access to Gaza.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d
Palestinians returning to northern Gaza say they have no means to rebuild amid what they describe as indescribable destruction by Israeli forces, as limited aid trickles in but remains scarce, according to officials.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/n5k3lj
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Patrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 3d
It's taken more than a year for Starmer to state the obvious, that Brexit has wounded our economy. It has also damaged our int' influence, and taken opportunities from our young. Now he needs to get on with the long process of leading us back to Europe
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer ‘planning to blame Farage and Brexit’ for budget tax hikes
Sir Keir Starmer has been ramping up his attacks on Nigel Farage in recent weeks as Labour falls behind in the polls
www.independent.co.uk
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🦋 Digital Relic 🦋 @damop.bsky.social · 3d
Them ANTIFAS are truly scary...
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Andy @andy-1967.bsky.social · 3d
Look at the state of our media, when the BBC and all should be questioning Farage’s party until they explain this Treason, they’re digging back into history to try and deflect.
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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 3d
Our media:

Tony Blair met with Epstein 6 years before he was known to be a pedophile. Full coverage.

Nathan Gill admits to 8 counts of treason last week. Silence.
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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 4d
That one time Russia Today accidentally broadcast something truthful.

Farage getting eviscerated by a six-year-old.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4d
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Nigel Farage on Russia Today.
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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 3d
My elderly French father-in-law is unwell and recently moved into a care home so we try to go over every few weeks to visit. Next trip is in 2 weeks but we are watching how the new border checks go.
Thanks Brexit for helping to keeping families apart.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
New EU border checks could cause four hour waits and cost £400m, industry warns
The Entry Exit System (EES), being rolled out on Sunday, means UK travellers will need to have their fingerprints registered and photograph taken to enter the Schengen area
www.independent.co.uk
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Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 8d
The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4d
Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d
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The Onion @theonion.com · 4d
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis
CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...
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