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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 2d

Well, that’s somewhat disappointing, and depressing. @labourlewis.bsky.social

A leaked memo, a Maga-style hat and a trail of broken pledges – it’s Labour’s great housing betrayal | Aditya Chakrabortty

Ignore the bombast: Steve ‘build, baby, build’ Reed’s boast looks likely to end in targets more pathetic than they are now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 11d

Happy Amazon Prime Day! Amazon collects mountains of data about how you use the service, but there is a setting you can change to make it harder for the company to use that data to sell you more things. #OptOutOctober www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 9d

Byline Times journalists are now blacklisted by Putin and the Tories. A double badge of honour that shows that it is not afraid to expose the hypocrisy of authoritarian bullies

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: The National Union of Journalists describe the Conservative Party's banning of Byline Times journalists from covering their conference as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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Conservatives Accused of ‘Trumpian’ Tactics After Barring Second Byline Times Journalist From Conference

The National Union of Journalists described the bans as a threat to media freedom which "undermines the Conservative Party leader’s repeated pledge to fight for free speech"

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 12d

It’s been what, 10 years? since you actually needed 40pts to avoid the drop. Looking a lot like that might well be the minimum needed this season. #lufc

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 15d

Went for flu jab today. Pharmacy booked me in weeks ago b/c I'm over 55. Turned up, pharmacist says: 'it's only for over 65s this year, sorry.'
So what happened in the last 12 months to make it unnecessary until you're 65?
I'm guessing lack of money? #nhs @labourlewis.bsky.social

Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 17d

That survey misses one demographic: politically ambivalent ppl who didn't really have an opinion on Starmer or the Gov until they announced Digital IDs, and then decided they very much didn't like the sound of authoritarianism.

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 17d

OK, I’m in. 🤣 #lufc

Wilder sent off notification from Sky Sports

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 18d

Wondered this same thought out loud a couple of weeks ago.
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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · Sep 14

Bogle seems to go past these Prem left backs as easy as he did in the Champo.
I wonder if there’s an argument for playing Justin behind him and Bogle up front while James is having his off-form spell? #lufc

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 18d

Digital ID aka Mass State surveillance.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18d

Almost two in three Labour members would back Burnham as leader

Starmer made poor policy choices
Two child benefit cap.
Winter fuel payment fiasco.
Disability benefit cuts.
Sticking to Tory income tax thresholds.
No curbs on energy/water profiteering.
Return of PFI.
No end to political corruption

Almost two in three Labour members back Burnham over Starmer for leader, poll shows

The exclusive poll also reveals that around a third of Labour members polled no longer think Sir Keir Starmer is a good prime minister.

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 19d

So today we have a Treasury secretary fat-shaming Ed Davey to score political points, a Home Secretary announcing crackdown on legal migration and a Work/Pensions Secretary announcing crackdown on ppl with mental health issues.
Didn’t we vote the Tories out? 😵‍💫😡
#NotMyLabourParty #labour

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 19d

This explains a great deal. They told me #Starmer was a Tory in a red tie, and now here’s the proof.

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 19d

Labour MP Clive Lewis argues that the collapse of public trust in Government is the product of corporate power being wired into the architecture of the state

The Integrity Gap: How We Built the Authoritarian Future We Fear

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 19d

It's like watching a car crash in slo-mo. We know it's going to happen, they know it's going to happen. It's clear that #starmer isn't capable of changing course and will just keep hurtling this country towards the brick wall.

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 19d

#Labour isn’t listening to anyone but FarRage. As the Tories found out, pandering to the right doesn’t work. Lack of vision, lack of leadership. Going to lose so many votes.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary

A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

www.theguardian.com

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Phil Stokes ⫍🐠⫎ @philofishal.bsky.social · 20d

I presume they did when we got spanked by Arsenal? If it’s anything like #5Live, they don’t talk about any teams except the top 4 and Man Utd, and (a brief mention of) whoever’s playing one of them.
Like the massive number of fans in the rest of the division’s teams don’t exist.