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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 3h

All very amusing, but especially this:

"The most popular was an “Australian-style points-based immigration system,” with a net 46 percent support. The least popular was “Britain’s current immigration policy,” with -39 percent support."

www.politico.eu/article/labo...

Brits are pining for the pre-Brexit migration system

The idea was that leaving the bloc would give the U.K. back “control” of its borders and create a fairer system. But the widespread perception is it didn’t turn out that way.

www.politico.eu

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 2h

Dubai Dicky was outraged when Lucy Connolly was convicted of the same offence. Sounds like he's in favour of two tier justice.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3h

Reform candidate visibly squirms as he's confronted by a local family in Caerphilly.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 3h

👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."

"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."

"I blame you for that."

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nlwa.bsky.social @nlwa.bsky.social · 15h

Elite Young Republican leaders, men and women in their 20s and 30s already working in politics, already drawing government paychecks, already courting donors and staffing offices, casually swapping “I love Hitler riffs, Holocaust gags and rape jokes”…

…..normal day at the office for Republicans!!

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Diane Messias @comedywriter.bsky.social · 15h

Wow. An actual Swastika.

#Republicans

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said.

I was taking it out to the trash and I tripped and it landed there on the wall, firmly attached. Or something.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 1d

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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Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Net migration almost halved last year. But 84% of regular GB News viewers believe it went up.

More importantly, new research revealing this also suggests the public opposes politicians presenting shows - contradicting Ofcom.

Lisa Nandy now taking note:

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/o...

GB News viewers more likely to wrongly believe net migration to UK rising, study finds

Research also finds majority of people are against letting politicians front current affairs programmes

www.theguardian.com

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David @zero-4.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer regarding Reform’s former leader in Wales, Nathan Gill: “The member for Clacton & his deputy worked alongside someone who took money to spread Putin’s propaganda. They have serious questions to answer about what they knew”

#PMQs #PoliticsLive

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Color me shocked.

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 1d

They have no idea......

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

Government finally acknowledges ‘severe’ economic impact of Brexit

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gov...

Government finally acknowledges 'severe' economic impact of Brexit

It looks like Keir Starmer's government is finally acknowledging one of the main reasons behind the UK's malaise: Brexit.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 1d

On you go bulldozers……. Nothing to worry about here.

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LaneyVotesBlue @laneyvotesblue.bsky.social · 1d

The "president of peace." Yeah, right.
Good morning everyone.
☕️☕️☕️

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

Yet more troubles in Reformland

Local government is not proving to be the cinch that Nigel Farage’s party assumed it to be

www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sa...

Yet more troubles in Reformland

Local government is not proving to be the cinch that Nigel Farage’s party assumed it to be

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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

Another Reform UK Councillor has quit. Patrick Lambert has left after being suspended.

Two Northumberland Reform councillors suspended

Councillors Nicole Brooke and Patrick Lambert have the whip suspended pending a party investigation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

"At first I thought it was a little bit of a conspiracy theory... but at this point..."

Representative-Elect Adelita Grijalva suggests her support for the full release of the Epstein files is delaying her swearing in as a member of Congress in the US.

#Newsnight

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

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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thepolyorchid @thepolyorchid.bsky.social · 2d

Absolute wrong’un…… Ex-referee David Coote admits child image offence

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ex-Premier League referee David Coote admits child image offence

David Coote was charged on 12 August following an investigation by Nottinghamshire Police.

www.bbc.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 2d

Brexit is Farage and his fellow Brexiters' shitstorm to own. He/they can't be allowed to just pivot from heckle to heckle and bad idea to worse - while blaming everyone else - without consequences.

So the suggestion that Labour are going to amplify that truth is to be welcomed.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 2d

Faintly amusing that the IFS' argument to Reeves on tax reform is basically: You're fucked either way, so you might as well do something decent for the country while you're taking all this pain www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...

UK's Reeves should use budget to reform tax system, IFS says

British finance minister Rachel Reeves should use her budget in November to carry out a long overdue reform of the taxation system which could help her to raise more revenue while limiting the hit to the economy, a think tank said on Monday.

www.reuters.com

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

Nigel Farage never did answer why he met the Russian Ambassador.

All he did was call the interviewer a nutcase.

This interview is a real insight in to how little Nigel Farage likes being asked about his ties to Russia.

archive.ph/rTLvd

#ReformRussianBribes

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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 2d

‘I was stopped by police while driving my silver Bentley stuffed with cash and I told them I’m a journalist’

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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 2d

So MI5 have found Nathan Gill a serious threat to the UK,and the mainstream media find this a none story? No doubt MI5 have Nigel Farage on their radar considering the close links he has to Mr Gill.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 2d

MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference

We have seen previous cases of political interference, including most recently the case of the former Member of the European Parliament, Nathan Gill

www.gov.uk/government/n...

MI5 issues guidance on countering espionage and interference

MI5's National Protective Security Authority issues new security guidance to protect democratic institutions from espionage and foreign interference

www.gov.uk

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 2d

I can see why Reform would oppose measures to prevent money laundering. Maybe banks should check money going *into* bank accounts - particularly when it's Russian money going into Reform politicians' bank accounts...

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