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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 18h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 4h

Kinnock is one of the finest proponents of progressive thought in this country and the best prime minister we never had.

Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 4h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 4h

“Make Brexit work” by raising taxes to stem the ongoing losses.
Slavish devotion to failed ideology has a very high price.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 7h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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George Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 3h

Labour has a Green problem – why Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat the party has faced from the left. www.newstatesman.com/politics/mor...

Labour has a Green problem

Zack Polanski’s first month as leader shows he’s the biggest threat Keir Starmer has faced from the left.

www.newstatesman.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3h

Labour's Rachel Reeves thinks we're all stupid

After admitting that Brexit is costing us 4% of GDP

She suggested the UK-EU reset is mitigating that

It's not

0.13% GDP gain from UK–India deal
0.05% GDP gain from UK–US deal
0.3% GDP gain from UK–EU reset

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Alastair Campbell @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social · 2h

Great way to start the day. With Tim Smit @edenproject.bsky.social and Debra Nelson Football Beyond Borders to talk keeping hope alive and promote Trusted Adult Guarantee. Debra now 23 great eg of someone helped by right person right time. Tim a top bloke. And a palindrome thanks to Dutch dad

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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 18h

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

Join @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social and Rory Stewart as they unpack Trump’s Gaza peace plan - and explore what the future might hold in the region.

Link in the replies 👇

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2h

This is a strange, dark, cold-in-the-marrow-of-your-bones fucking story. But it immensely revealing about politics, justice and we should organise society. You can listen on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin – Part One – Revolution

Podcast Episode · Origin Story · 15/10/2025 · 1h 27m

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Ian Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 15h

Council of Europe commissioner for human rights urges UK home secretary Shabana Mahmood to review protest laws after Palestine Action placard mass arrests.

Michael O’Flaherty says the current legal framework allows UK authorities to impose “excessive limits on freedom of assembly and expression”.

Human rights official urges UK to review laws after Palestine Action placard arrests

Counter-terror laws must not place unnecessary limits on ‘fundamental rights’, Michael O’Flaherty tells Shabana Mahmood

www.theguardian.com

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 4h

Fraser Nelson: “NHS Hospital records are the most reliable indicator of knife attacks.

They show a trend rather different to the social-media narrative about London...”

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 5h

French Socialists to push wealth tax after securing PM's pledge to suspend pension reform

France’s opposition Socialist Party said Wednesday it would push for a so-called "Zucman tax" targeting the country’s richest individuals, a day after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu agreed to suspend an unpopular pension reform in a bid to survive a looming no-confidence vote.

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 4h

🇮🇱 🇵🇸 Israel will open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and permit humanitarian aid deliveries into the beleagured enclave, after Hamas returned the remains of four more hostages.

Follow FRANCE 24's liveblog ➡️ https://go.france24.com/b8z

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 4d

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

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'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

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

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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🌸Juls🌸⚖️ @jmeyer24.bsky.social · 1d

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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 15h

Trump is like one of those terrible nightmares that are so bad you try and wake yourself up and just when you think you are awake you realise you are still in the nightmare and it just got worse

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 16h

Trump says six killed in US strike on boat allegedly carrying drugs off Venezuela’s coast

Attack was on vessel ‘associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks’, says US president, without giving evidence

www.irishtimes.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

“An essential condition today for entry into the upper echelons of Conservative party politics is being willing to at least pretend that you think taking Britain out of the EU was a good idea. This is a never-ending lobotomy for the Tories”

Brexit will always ruin you in the end.
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How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool

The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 15h

Just when you thought it was impossible for American corporate media to fail any harder than it already has for a decade now, it went and called a peace deal worthy of celebration something that was neither a peace deal nor even actually a deal nor really anything that meant anything lasting at all

'It's Not A Peace Deal': BBC Expert Delivers Brutal Reality Check To Donald Trump Over Gaza

Jeremy Bowen said the accord signed by the president was "almost devoid of content".

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17h

ARIZONA AG: “.. Arizona’s right to a full delegation, and the right of the residents of CD 7 to representation from the person they recently voted for, are not up for debate ..”

@politico.com #AZ07
www.politico.com/live-updates...

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 15h

Trump says six killed in US strike on boat allegedly carrying drugs off Venezuela’s coast

Attack was on vessel ‘associated with illicit narcoterrorist networks’, says US president, without giving evidence

www.irishtimes.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage has finally admitted to it.

But now there's lots more questions especially considering Rupert Lowes intervention....

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Nigel Farage finally admits to knowing Nathan Gill after senior Reform figure repeatedly claimed he didn’t

Farage has admitted he knew Gill for 'a very long time' but claims he didn't know anything about his pro-Russia activities...

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Mary PSYCH @marypsych.bsky.social · 18h

Gaza is a pile of rubble and the pile of rubble was made by Israel

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18h

Breaking News: Israel said Hamas violated the new cease-fire deal by not returning more hostages’ remains. Gaza’s destruction has slowed returns, a Hamas official said.

Israel Pressures Hamas to Return Bodies, but Gaza’s Destruction Poses Challenge

The Israeli government is considering limits on aid to Gaza to penalize Hamas for not turning over more bodies of former hostages. But devastation in the enclave complicates the retrieval of all remains.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 21h

Stephen Flynn,
"Let us not forget that access to aid is essential"

"Access for world's media is essential"

"Access for investigators for crimes against humanity is essential"

"A two state solution is essential"

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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 20h

🔴 BREAKING - Socialist Party open to talks on PM Lecornu’s draft budget as threat to government recedes

Live: Macron threatens to dissolve National Assembly if govt falls to no-confidence vote

The no-confidence motions tabled against Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s fledgling government are effectively “dissolution motions”, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, warning that he…

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