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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 14h

Deform UK Ltd say they're scrapping their planned Tax Cuts, but their ultimate aim is still to reduce public spending to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion slash and burn exercise, right there.

In other news, the NHS costs £275 billion a year.

Just a coincidence, I'm sure.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21h

“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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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 19h

Great photo

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 22h

BREAKING NEWS

In a move that has shocked absolutely no one with basic arithmetic skills, populist right wing party trying to win votes with fantasy economics traipses around in fetching hair shirt after all their policies are found to be economic fantasy.

Reform UK
Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits
Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

I'm scratching my head to think of any other Leader of the Opposition who would make these sour, badly timed and downright silly comments.
Badenoch really needs to get off X and into the real world.

Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 1d

Lol, actually wild stuff to say on today of all days when it's pretty good news all round.

The Guardian live page update from today:

Referring to the post from Steve Witkoff this morning (see 9.53am), Badenoch said:

■ I was not born yesterday. I think it is actually very sad that the government is having to beg people to send tweets to say something nice about Jonathan Powell.

The American ambassador to Israel has actually criticised the government, saying they are delusional for saying that they have anything to do with this peace deal.

I think that that is quite tragic, the way that the UK's reputation is falling under this Labour government.

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

Get well soon

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

Two of the best. Pity about so many of the others.

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

Just lies. Lots of lies. Always on offer.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits

Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government * UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s deputy leader has admitted the party cannot deliver the £90bn in tax cuts promised in its manifesto, saying it would concentrate on public spending cuts once in government. Richard Tice said key election pledges such as lifting the income tax threshold would be an “aspiration” and that once in government Reform would concentrate on cutting the civil service and scrapping net zero. Continue reading...

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Reform UK need to come clean about refugees in Wales.

85% of refugees in Wales being supported are Ukrainian and the grand total of ALL refugees being supported is under 3k.

Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

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Formal complaint to Returning Officer as Reform is accused of lying about Nation of Sanctuary

Martin Shipton Leading members of the Ukrainian community in Caerphilly are making a formal complaint to the official running the seat’s Senedd by-election, alleging that Reform UK is lying about the ...

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

"In his mind"??? How reassuring.

SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely sickening.

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

I find the Happy heavenly Birthday thing very strange too.

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The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 1d

When Reform promise you savings on your council tax bill, what else could you expect

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

At long last. A look at the details of Farage's fantasy economics.
An economically illiterate attempt to con the voters.

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 1d

Vile thug.

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 2d

What a cowardly grifter.

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 2d

Just think how the media relentlessly hounded Angela Rayner though.

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Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 2d

“Reform seems to do very well at gaining elected officials, but not so well at keeping them. Since May, they have shed a remarkable 24 councillors for a variety of very embarrassing reasons, including losing eight in September alone.” @pimlicat.bsky.social

Quiet Riot @quietriotpod.bsky.social · 2d

SUNDAY SCHOOL DROP

☮️🏆 Who is María Corina Machado & how bruised is Trump?

💸 Reform struggles to find DOLGE cuts

📚RIP Jilly Cooper & all hail the trashy novel

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Sunday School: The Big Blag Theory

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 2d

She's an absolute thug.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 3d

Greater Lincolnshire Mayor under fire for £74k plans for new offices

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Mayor under fire for £74k plan for new office

Greater Lincolnshire’s new mayoral authority has come under fire over plans to spend £74,000 on new offices.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2d

UK travellers should expect "four-hour queues" as new EU border system comes into force. Brexit really is the gift that keeps giving

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Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 3d

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Gordon Brown’s chilling warning about what Farage as PM would mean for children

The former Prime Minister hit out at the cruel cuts pledged by Reform UK and explained this would be the equivalent of shutting down the NHS while closing schools

www.mirror.co.uk

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SusanGLH @susanglh.bsky.social · 3d

That sounds delicious.