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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 1d

"Another Reform MP has been accused of being in breach of Parliamentary rules, after its deputy leader Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality he received from Lubov Chernukhin – wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister"
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Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 22h

For those who don’t work in youth work, it’s hard to describe how bleak it is out there.

We just pulled the rug on a generation of young people and are now shrugging our shoulders and hoping social media is the cause of all ills because then it feels less of our fault

Simon Parker @simonparker.bsky.social · 1d

The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 22h

I much prefer it to Inception. It’s a simple father/daughter love story. I always cry and the music is fantastic.

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 1d

Have you got a perforated eardrum? I had that more than once after particularly horrible ear infections but my hearing did come back each time after about 8 weeks ish. Fingers crossed for you

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 1d

The internet should be cute cat and dog videos, that funny video of a pre-schooler saying “it’s a fucking goat”, and this.

Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 1d

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 1d

That is stunning

Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 1d

Vance’s comments mean he absolutely has said some Nazi shit in group chats.

Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 1d

I see what you did there

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Tuffy @smtuffy.bsky.social · 2d

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 2d

You work for the KGB?

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Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 2d

Deep breath. My publisher @johnmurrays.bsky.social informs me that my book about 🇬🇧,
"Fantastic Kingdom“
which will come out in June 2026,
is now available to pre-order, and that @waterstones.bsky.social is offering a 25% preorder discount this week.
www.waterstones.com/book/fantast...

Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck | Waterstones

Buy Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 2d

The safe option - as data suggests it is much less likely to be launched through a window in anger than other leading brands

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 3d

No, you’re confused. This is H from Steps

a man with the letter h on his forehead is giving the peace sign

Alt: Rimmer from Red Dwarf sticking his tongue out and flicking the Vs with his left hand

media.tenor.com

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Judi @judi.graysky.social · 4d

@willdalrymple.bsky.social - this pays tribute to your grandmother’s report. Here in Suffolk, I remind people of her critical contribution to the development of youth clubs in UK. I did look into a blue plaque for her but she lived for so long, we have to wait another decade to be eligible!

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

www.theguardian.com

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 4d

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

www.mathew-owen.co.uk

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 4d

Goes back to the argument I made in the Guardian earlier this year that the world is in danger because the techbros have completely misunderstood a bunch of sci-fi and fantasy...

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

Like “honey poured over thunder”. What a wonderful way to describe this amazing performance

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

I don’t know how anyone can read this and think Gill is the only one implicated

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 5d

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

Seriously? I thought it was a joke

Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

I think that’s not real and I think I know who made it

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

is all stick but no carrot

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

Youngest in Y8 went on 6th form open eve’s with older sibling and a uni outreach day with his sport club. It was a lightbulb moment for him and he sees himself quite differently since. His school has high expectations eg all the targets, reports, tracking. ie the pressure stuff but that

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

I think focus should be on raising aspiration more than high expectation for exam passes.
Eg children from some backgrounds not taken on university visits until Y11 so not seeing themselves as uni material. I see 13yr old boys already writing themselves off as yeah that’s not me

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

Is it the Antichrist Peter or is it the drugs?

a man with a beard is smiling while talking to another man .

Alt: Thor pulling a face and saying “is it though?”

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Arbre @missarbre.bsky.social · 5d

What’s the point of things like food hygiene ratings and the smiley face stickers in the window if the food you order then comes from somewhere completely different