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No, Sarah Pochin - There Aren’t “Too Many” Brown People on TV

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · 8d

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‘When racists start citing research, you know the point’s been lost. The “evidence” used to defend Pochin proves the exact opposite of what they think.’
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 8d

When racists start citing research, you know the point’s been lost. The “evidence” used to defend Pochin proves the exact opposite of what they think.

The St Georges Cross We Bear

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 28d

Once again, the Telegraph seems shocked that the EU is acting like… the EU.

This is exactly what sovereignty looks like when you’re on the outside.

Ruthless EU has just taught Starmer a painful lesson
Steel tariff threats are a reminder of how Brussels really feels towards post-Brexit Britain

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hadn’t noticed that.
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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 11

“Successive UK governments have played an undeniable role in creating today’s problems-through a mix of geopolitical grandiosity, servility to capital and the press, and plain old public-school ineptitude.”
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Flags, immigration, and the myths holding England back

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 10

Room with a view.

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 10

Kinpurney Tower, Newtyle, Angus.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 2

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If you’re looking for my longer form posts, you can now find them on bearlypolitics.co.uk.

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Welcome to Bearly Politics! I'm The Bear, your slightly exasperated guide to the strange world of modern politics. Here, I attempt to tackle the absurdities of power, with claws sharpened by satire an...

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 4

“To Labour inheritors of the poisoned Tory chalice, leadership isn’t about articulating a vision and leading people toward it. It’s about aping the policies of right-wing nihilists and then threatening the electorate with right-wing nihilists if it doesn’t vote for them.”

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · Sep 4

The PNG Courier overseas edition on mini-roundabouts

(And Yvette Cooper's bunting)

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The PNG Courier overseas edition on mini-roundabouts

And Yvette Cooper's bunting

Kemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Sep 4

I see all the media organisations endlessly parroting the "free speech under threat" rhetoric of the right are now staying completely silent as Reform and the Conservatives openly ban news outlets that criticise them from covering their events
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The ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Sep 4

If you’re not following @bearlypolitics.co.uk
You’re not informed.
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Sep 4

Watching @raskin.house.gov eviscerate Nigel Farage in Congress was a rare joy.

Finally someone called out the charlatanry:

Free speech for me, not for thee - while wearing a GB News pin in Washington.

“Putin-Loving Imposter”: Raskin Finally Calls Farage What He Is

What Was Meant to be Another Farage Victory Lap Turned Into a Demolition of His Record, His Hypocrisy, and His Loyalties.

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Aug 30

Darren McGarvey (@darrenmcgarvey)

‘'Many of those who’ve spent years deriding others as “snowflakes” fail to see how triggered they now are. They don’t recognise who benefits from their outrage — tech platforms, cynical political oper...

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Aug 29

No, the ECHR isn't the EU.
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.

(Also, it’s probably too long)

Leaving the ECHR Won't "Take Back Control" - It Will Hand Your Rights to Politicians

They Myths are Seductive, The Reality is Very Different - Without the ECHR Your Freedoms Rest On Whichever Home Secretary Wakes Up Grumpy

The PNG Courier's overseas correspondent on the facilitation of slaughter in Gaza

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nailed it…again!
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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · Aug 28

The PNG Courier returns.

open.substack.com/pub/mrhenrym...

This Substack is reader-supported.

How “Racist” Became the Dirtiest Word in Britain

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · Aug 26

Let's be honest: Labour have chosen to strap rocket boosters to Reform from their very first day in office.

They had the numbers to set the agenda, and the public conversation.

Instead they've banged on about immigration almost more than Farage has, with scarcely a word about "good" immigration.

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Aug 26

“The injustice in every case isn’t that they were called racist. The injustice is that they felt safe enough to be racist in the first place - and that the conversation is so quickly hijacked into a referendum on politeness rather than prejudice.”
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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Aug 26

Step 1: Say something racist.
Step 2: Get called racist.
Step 3: Cry victim, shout “cancel culture,” and watch the media apologise to you.

That’s the strategy - and it's nonsense.

When Xenophobia and Bigotry are Shrugged off but the Label Itself Sparks Outrage, the Conversation is Already Rigged.

Sir Michael Take, MP for Common Sense and Conkers

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Aug 24

Scotland outperformed England when averaged over the three time points selected by the IFS.
(I asked ChatGPT)

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Aug 8

A meeting of two great minds that relegates Frost/Nixon to amateur night at the village debating club.

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Aug 7

Some politicians blur the line between satire and reality.

@sirmichaeltake.bsky.social grabs that line, feeds it gin, and sends it on a team-building exercise with Nadine Dorries.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Britain’s most fictional MP:

He’s not real. But he’s realer than most of them. A joyful, absurd, and occasionally terrifying conversation with Britain’s most believable fake politician.

Scotland’s economy has recently been outperforming the rest of the UK

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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · Jul 25

The PNG Courier on the crime against humanity currently being permitted to take place in Gaza.

Substack - mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/the-png-co...

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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Jul 16

“Labour cannot have it both ways […] ….they as the new UK government are failing the economy in the UK, but they want to take credit for Scotland’s better economic position while simultanously Labour also declare that the SNP are failing Scotland’s economy”
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By Liz S Labour are failing in what they promoted as being their main mission as the new UK government. Number one focus for them being “Growth” in the UK economy. On July 11th it was rep…

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The FT needs to get its head around wealth, and the need to tax it

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Jul 16

“Praise for Scottish Government/COSLA 10 year health and care plan - but little or no mainstream media coverage.
Consequence: Scotland’s electorate left ill-formed on this positive whilst continually subjected to negatively framed news in Scotland.”
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KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Jul 13

“But the truth is that most jobs in the UK are created by small and medium enterprises that thrive on local demand created by people with ordinary incomes, or via public spending. As for taxes, our existing system is so riddled with advantages for the wealthy…”
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · Jul 13

The FT has published an editorial attacking taxes on the wealthy, and saying we must keep those threatening to leave, come what may. They're horribly wrong. If pandering to tax abuse is the price of keeping the wealthy, we should show them the door. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

The Financial Times published an editorial yesterday which revealed more about the priorities of the economic establishment than it probably intended. The FT editorial team was worrying, at considerab...

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Hate, But Make It Heritage

KMack @kmack4.bsky.social · Jul 11

“Because this is how change happens. Not through viral takedowns or rousing speeches, but in the slow, stubborn accumulation of conversations [..]A quiet pushback at a family dinner. A moment where someone says, “Hang on. That doesn’t sound right.” And maybe they stay long enough to hear the answer”

The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · Jul 11

On Bluesky: thoughtful people, difficult conversations.

On the bird app: white-hot rage, wilful ignorance, and several people shouting “what about free speech?” while burning cardboard refugees.

So I made a resource. One FAQ. Nine excuses. Nine replies.

Read and share if it helps.

The Moygashel bonfire wasn’t about frustration - it was about dehumanisation. And the justifications are getting bolder.