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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 2d

I like the idea of #WorldsApart, but the challenges are so unequal. The fish-identification and saki challenges had basically told them all the answers an hour or so previously whereas if you weren’t familiar with the songs in the karaoke challenge you had no chance. They should be randomly assigned

LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 9d

Yeah, I don’t like Farage much either, but you’re really not helping, mate. news.sky.com/story/migran...

Migrant with AK-47 face tattoo who threatened to kill Nigel Farage shouts from dock as he's jailed

In the "chilling" video, Fayaz Khan said he was coming to England to "pop, pop, pop" Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader posted a video of the Afghan national coming to the UK in a small boat.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 13d

Farage amazed by uncharacteristic display of truthfulness from an ex-Reform colleague. news.sky.com/story/politi...

Politics latest: Farage 'stunned' at guilty plea of former Reform leader in Wales for Russia-linked bribes

Nigel Farage has said he is "stunned" that a former Reform UK leader in Wales pleaded guilty to taking Russia-linked bribes. Meanwhile, the Plaid Cymru leader is delivering his major party conference ...

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 13d

Surely not? That doesn’t seem like the reaction of a man of peace.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 16d

The rats are on the move… news.sky.com/story/politi...

Politics latest: Four Tory councillors defect to Reform

Four Tory councillors have announced they are defecting to Reform this morning. It comes ahead of day three of the Conservative's annual conference in Manchester today.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 17d

Not just a thieving fraudster, but a nonce, too. His family must be so proud. www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshir...

'Kardashian of Cheshire' jailed for fraud and indecent images

A man who described himself as Cheshire’s very own Kardashian has been jailed for fraud, theft, and possession of indecent images.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 17d

Why Starmer hasn’t cleared the Tory place men out of the BBC is a mystery to me.

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Parody Keir Starmer @parodypm.bsky.social · 19d

Lucky for Nigel Farage that he never met that bloke who took bribes from the Russians, otherwise the media would be all over it.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 20d

In shocking: "most people want to eat competitively priced, good quality fresh food and don't care where it comes from or what Nigel Farage thinks" news.

David Phinnemore @dphinnemore.bsky.social · 20d

‘Polling commissioned by POLITICO shows the government’s agri-food deal agreed in principle with Brussels is popular with Remainers and Leavers alike — even when they're told it means following EU rules.

‘Nearly two-thirds (63 per cent) of voters back the deal…

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 21d

news.sky.com/story/michel... “My business owes the NHS £122million for sending them utterly useless PPE during a killer pandemic, and now people are furious with me, which makes me feel scared, so I’m blaming the Government.”

Michelle Mone says she won't step down as Tory peer - and accuses chancellor of 'endangering' her

Baroness Mone has written to the prime minister accusing the chancellor of endangering her life with her comments, citing the murders of Jo Cox and David Amess as evidence of the risk facing parliamen...

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 21d

Presumably, by that logic, he also regards Nigel Farage as “responsible” for what happened to Jo Cox?

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 21d

No, she shouldn’t resign. She should be stripped of her title and face prison. People died during the pandemic because of the actions of individuals ripping off the NHS. Not getting to be called “Lady” any more isn’t a punishment. news.sky.com/story/barone...

Baroness Mone should resign from Lords, after order to pay back £122m over COVID PPE

Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said the former Tory peer do the "honourable thing" and resign after PPE Medpro was ordered to pay back the government close to £122m.

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Paul Singh @paulsingh.bsky.social · 22d

If only there was some way to know if Farage is a Moscow stooge?

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 24d

Perhaps they’ll fire Moyes… #BringbacktheMoysiah

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · 24d

I remember voting for Andy Burnham twice in Labour leadership elections. Unfortunately at the time, most members were obsessed with Magic Grandad, who turned out to be electoral BO. And so, here we are. Anyone know if Burnham’s still into that National Care Service idea? news.sky.com/story/almost...

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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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 25d

"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew."

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JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 25d

No-one is surprised, Matthew. Absolutely no-one.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 22

How much would kicking out non-doms who shop around for lower tax rates to avoid paying their way here save?

LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 20

Well maybe this will finally bring to a close the overlong tale of Graham Potter and the Catalogue of Disasters.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 18

news.sky.com/story/teenag... “Teenagers”, but old enough to serve grown-up sentences. Good.

Teenagers charged over cyber attack on TfL costing millions of pounds

Thalha Jubair, 19, from east London, and Owen Flowers, 18, from Walsall in the West Midlands, were arrested on Tuesday at their homes.

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 13

On the other hand, a show of support from Britain’s most notorious liar isn’t much of an endorsement.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · Sep 11

NEW: There have been nearly 10,000 fewer offences of violence with injury over the past 12 months, compared to the same period when I first became mayor.

Violent crime plunges 13% in London as homicide rate less than Paris and Berlin

Despite there being ‘tens of thousands of fewer victims,’ Mayor of London Sadiq Khan acknowledged that ‘one death and one crime will always be too many’

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LJHBlurbsmith @ljhblurbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lots of pictures of the victim in this report, yet none of the perpetrator. I think women should know what this despicable creep looks like.
Former “Army officer admits sexually assaulting teenage soldier Jaysley Beck months before her suicide” www.itv.com/news/westcou...

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Pie Thagoram @piethagoram.bsky.social · Sep 7

We remember
#RejoinEU

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Kentish Fran #FBPE @kentishfran.bsky.social · Sep 7

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