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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC

The driver "managed to contact the control
centre at Network Rail and get the train
diverted onto the slow line", Calder says.

"That was absolutely crucial because this
train was scheduled to be travelling through
Huntingdon station on the tracks with no
platform at 125mph."

"It didn't stop in the middle of nowhere,
which would have been very difficult."

Calder thinks this was handled in the "safest
possible way" thanks to the "incredible
professionalism from the driver and the
police". Train drivers are trained on how to
take appropriate action, he adds,

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22d

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?

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 22d

Rhun ap Iorwerth criticises Reform UK's Nathan Gill for taking bribes from Russia to speak anti EU statements

Your reminder that Nathan Gill started out at UKIP, then joined the Brexit party, then joined Reform UK

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Oct 3

Zack Polanski’s response to the Manchester terror attack has been a masterclass in mature statesmanship.

Soulful, human, eloquent, empathetic, nuanced, confident and focused on healing.

And bold. It has shone in contrast to so much weaponising or ill thought through commentary.

Thank you Zack. 💪

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · Oct 2

Honestly think anyone considering coming to the US for future international sports events should really consider it carefully. These people do not give due process. They don't care about your ID. They grab you if they don't like the look of you and then there's no telling where you'll end up.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Oct 2

Sour grapes. That’s why this is happening.

ICE plans to run immigration enforcement at the Super Bowl.

Cori Lewandowski: “ICE will be everywhere”

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · Sep 28

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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John Simpson @johnsimpsonnews.bsky.social · Sep 29

Data from the Office of National Statistics shows Londoners are less likely to be violent crime victims (26.4 offences per 1,000 pop) than the rest of England & Wales (31.9 offences). Violent crime has fallen in every London borough in the past year.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Sep 29

"Farage has no ideas of his own, he just steals from his idol Trump. He wants to be Britain’s own mini-Trump.

He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."

Farage the Trump parrot

A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies

westenglandbylines.co.uk

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · Sep 28

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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · Sep 28

Farage is applying for a job.

That job is Prime Minister.

The only thing on his CV is Brexit.

He campaigned for it for 27 years.

So his only real track record is making everyone poorer & damaging the NHS.

If you hire Nigel & Reform, you must want this company (UK) to fail.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 28

ICE Trump regime trooper stands on top a mother with his fist clenched after shoving her to the ground in front of her children.

US media allege he was removed but MAGA insiders such as propagandist Jack Posobiec, claim he's being reinstated. Abusing women & children is a MAGA principle.

man stands above women, she's on the ground screaming in fear as he clenches his fist above her

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · Sep 28

A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.

She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · Sep 28

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · Sep 27

Fun fact: Reform UK has lost at least 22 Councillors and 2 MPs in 6 months.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · Sep 27

These new files are notable in that they suggest all three powerful men - Musk, Bannon and Thiel - had a relationship with Epstein after his controversial plea deal that forced him to register as a sex offender. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Musk, Bannon and Thiel named in new Epstein estate documents

The House Oversight Committee is continuing to release redacted materials in its ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

www.politico.com

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · Sep 27

How is this not front page news?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · Sep 26

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Sep 26

Never really got the outrage about ID cards when they were first proposed 20 years ago and get it even less now that almost every single human interaction is mediated, tracked and authorised on a second-by-second basis through our phones, anyway. What do people think it would really change?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Sep 25

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Sep 23

Ed Davey, "Who was it who campaigned to rip up 27 return agreements, where, in the EU, the UK could legally and fairly return asylum seekers who had no right to be here"

"Yes it was Boris Johnson and the Conservatives, but it was also Nigel Farage"

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · Sep 23

Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…

Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’

FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare

Please wake up folks.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · Sep 23

Ed Davey, "It's so frustrating, so infuriating that Nigel Farage gets such an easy ride from the media"

"As he lies, as he divides, the BBC and others given Farage so much time and attention"

"But they never hold him to account for all the damage he has already done"

"The damage of Brexit"

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · Sep 23

To get in front of division and to build a proud Britain you've got the get behind a wealth tax.
We're saying this to every political party. It's time to tax us, the super rich.

Get behind a wealth tax, millionaire urges Lib Dems

A campaign group hopes to persuade politicians this autumn to hike taxes on the very wealthy.

www.bbc.co.uk

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