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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 2h

I felt like summer would never end, and now that my favourite season’s here, it feels like we were only starting September a week ago…

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1h

Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

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Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges.

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 1h

“What’s the point of Your Party - an economically radical, populist left party - when that’s now the Green Party?”

After early missteps from Corbyn and Sultana’s formally unnamed movement, have Polanski’s Greens taken their space?

@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 1h

From courtrooms to chaos: how the far right is turning lawlessness into a badge of honour

The far right thrives on defiance, turning convictions into credibility and chaos into a rallying cry against justice

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From courtrooms to chaos: how the far right is turning lawlessness into a badge of honour

The far right thrives on defiance, turning convictions into credibility and chaos into a rallying cry against justice

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 20h

I find this very touching…& also worrying. Historian @timothysnyder.bsky.social has been an absolutely essential guide to this era. And if he thinks I’m right then we’re in more trouble than we realise

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21h

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

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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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19h

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said he has "full confidence" in national security adviser Jonathan Powell following the collapse of the China spy trial

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Sir Keir Starmer has 'full confidence' in national security adviser after China spy trial collapse

The collapse of a trial against two men accused of spying for China has led to an extraordinary blame game in parliament - with the Tories accusing the government of seeking to "curry favour" with Bei...

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Andrew Tan @andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social · 18h

"Don’t make the mistake of thinking – even now – that as long as Netanyahu and his present government are responsible ... the Hamas regime will collapse. ... sustaining Hamas is more important to Netanyahu than a few dead kibbutzniks." (Adam Raz, Oct 2023)

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Andrew Tan @andrewtanyongyi.bsky.social · 17h

Flowers in Singapore 🇸🇬

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 11h

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes
Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax

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County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax

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Richard Bates @discript.com · 11h

“Governments claiming to represent us, but responding instead to press barons and corporations? Politics on sale to the highest bidder, through political donations and paid lobbying? This is democracy? This is a system that requires no challenge?”
Good questions, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social!

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
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Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Tom McKinney @tommckinney.bsky.social · 11h

Loving all the mushrooms at the moment. This is a Lawyer's Wig 😂 Breakfast on BBCRadio3 started with a sprout in the dawn chorus, a Sprosser, or a Thrush Nightingale. Here with you till 9.30. Happy Tuesday!

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11h

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 11h

Alan Shearer and Michael Caine join calls for PM to ban smacking

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Alan Shearer and Michael Caine join calls for PM to ban smacking

Smacking is already banned in Wales and Scotland, but in England, the Children's Act allows for the practice in cases where it is "reasonable punishment".

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The News Agents @newsagents.bsky.social · 11h

"The guns have fallen silent, mostly, but it is also, I think, journalistically negligent not to talk about the massive obstacles still in the way.

"God speed they can sort these out, but we ain't there yet, and thinking we are is just fallacious"

Israeli hostages home: ‘God speed peace can come, but we ain't there yet’ | The News Agents

The remaining living Israeli hostages, taken on October 7 2023, have been freed by Hamas, as part of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. But as the US president takes a “victory lap” of the Middle…

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

“The European Convention on Human Rights protects us all. The rights within it are the reason why families devastated by disasters like Hillsborough could demand justice, why victims of abuse can seek safety, & why disabled people are treated with dignity in care

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🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

'Make or break': Chancellor warned businesses can't take more tax hikes in budget

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'Make or break': Chancellor warned businesses can't take more tax hikes in budget

Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget on 26 November. She has vowed not to raise taxes on "working people", but some increases are expected as she faces a multibillion-pound black hole in the p...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 10h

'When I said build baby build I absolutely meant it'

Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells #BBCBreakfast about new powers to support more building in England

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 10h

Why are cyclists killed by drivers on our roads?
Despite Oxford billing itself a “cycling city” four cyclists were killed in the city in a two-year period

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Why are cyclists killed by drivers on our roads?

Despite Oxford billing itself a “cycling city” four cyclists were killed in the city in a two-year period

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 9h

What’s that, you say?

You enjoy critically acclaimed gritty, authentic crime and legal thrillers?

You enjoy reading such thrillers on an electronic medium, such as e-book?

You enjoy ridonculous bargains?

#TheCutThroatTrial is a crazy £1.99 today.

Go nuts.

www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Throat-T...

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 9h

The Power of Peaceful Protest

With the recent arrests following the Palestine Action protests, it is important to see the effect of peaceful protests throughout history

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The Power of Peaceful Protest

With the recent arrests following the Palestine Action protests, it is important to see the effect of peaceful protests throughout history

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Bachtrack @bachtrack.com · 8h

Pulsating energy as Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast receives UK premiere
✍️ Rohan Shotton
bachtrack.com/review-new-c...

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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 8h

Working this morning on something I haven’t made in ages. It’ll finally be back soon.

Croissant-shapes chocolates being prepared and filled in their moulds.

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theartsdesk.com @theartsdesk.bsky.social · 8h

★★★★ IRON LADIES - Documentary salutes the staunch women who fought Thatcher's pit closures, the working-class heroines of the #MinersStrike - review by Justine Elias theartsdesk.com/film/iron-la...

Iron Ladies review - working-class heroines of the Miners' Strike

The enduring image of the 1984-1985 Miners' Strike is that of men standing arm in arm against police and of mass protests devolving into mayhem – with protesters being beaten and knocked to the ground...

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · 8h

Tate galleries across London, Liverpool and St Ives are at risk of industrial action for the first time since 2020, as the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) ballots members on a strike.

Tate staff consulted on strike as union accuses leadership of permitting 'endemic low pay' - Arts Professional

Tate galleries across London, Liverpool and St Ives are at risk of industrial action for the first time since 2020, as the Public and Commercial Services

www.artsprofessional.co.uk

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