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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 25m

"I have a fundamental belief in the British people to be able to see through Farage for what he really is. He might be promoted by the Telegraph and the like, but those people are dying and a new generation is being born –and they will be much more engaged in politics than Farage and his mates."

Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 27m

"People will wake up and see through Reform and that it’s just a bunch of chancers using division and bigotry to set neighbour against neighbour. We dealt with the BNP [British National Party] and Reform isn’t much more than that, really."

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Billy Bragg: ‘My Old Man Used to Say to Me “It’s Not the Skinheads You Want to Worry About, It’s the Skinheads in Suits You Want to Worry About”. That’s Who Reform Are’ – Byline Times Digital / Print ...

The musician, known for his political activism, speaks to Josiah Mortimer about why progressive patriotism isn’t about flags and how the absence of Brexit in political debate worries him

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 59m

Also 2 Kent councillors suspended because of behaviour to women. Is anyone looking into misogyny in Reform more broadly?

Exeter Labour Women’s Branch is calling for an urgent response from Reform in Devon, in light of serious concerns raised about women’s safety.

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Reform Devon | clarity sought for role of convicted wife attacker in party activities - the PRSD

Exeter Labour Women’s branch chair calls on Reform Devon to explain role of convicted wife attacker in Party activities

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 1h

I dust my house. My AI Robot watches.

"It should be you doing this."

"Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark."

"That's not why you were invented."

"These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise."

"They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them."

"Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 1h

"Lung health is a key indicator of health inequalities. Areas of England which voted overwhelmingly for Reform UK were among the most affected by chronic conditions associated with breathlessness."

So they vote for a party pledged to make air quality worse.

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Poorer health linked to more votes for Reform UK in England | Imperial News | Imperial College London

Poor health, particularly respiratory conditions, is linked to a higher proportion of votes for Reform UK in England.

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 4h

Creativity has always run through London’s veins.

With 274 films from 79 countries, the BFI London Film Festival shows why our city remains the creative capital of the world.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 1h

" #Reform announces its top team to lead in Lincolnshire"

“I literally have zero people in my team,” moaned #Jenkyns

From left to right, the zero people are...

Pice illustrating story headlined "reform's top team..."

Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 1h

No net zero people in her team of nullities, that's for sure.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 1h

In Lincolnshire, ex-Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns who pledged deep cuts after she became mayor now proposes that the budget for her office should actually go up by a whopping 128%, from £115,000 to £262,000. “I literally have zero people in my team,” moaned Jenkyns.
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Yet more troubles in Reformland

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

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 4h

No shit, Sherlock.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4h

BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves

It’s about time!

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Davenant 📸 @marcdavenant.bsky.social · 13h

Some very old and poignant graffiti seen today on a rusty bridge. One of the locals told me this bridge used to be the lorry route into the Orgreave coking plant and that the Battle of Orgreave was nearby in 1984. The most shameful event in the history of British policing, and that’s a high bar.

Side of a rusty iron bridge with old graffiti saying ‘1984’ and ‘Scargill No.1’

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 2h

Robinson: “I’m leaving soon for a trip to Israel — a proud patriot coming to stand with the Jewish state and deepen my understanding of the fight against jihad."

In 2023, organisers of a British march against antisemitism urged Robinson to stay away.

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Tommy Robinson trial delayed due to trip to Israel 'as guest of government'

The verdict of Tommy Robinson's trial has been delayed due to a trip to Israel as "guest of the government".

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 2h

Robinson: “I’m leaving soon for a trip to Israel — a proud patriot coming to stand with the Jewish state and deepen my understanding of the fight against jihad."

In 2023, organisers of a British march against antisemitism urged Robinson to stay away.

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Tommy Robinson trial delayed due to trip to Israel 'as guest of government'

The verdict of Tommy Robinson's trial has been delayed due to a trip to Israel as "guest of the government".

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 2h

Farage with Caerphilly's version of the Reform Mr Potato Head template.

"The Returning Officer has told the group, who have spoken about how they feel they are being told to go home whenever they see a Reform placard in the street, that he cannot intervene."

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Ukrainian refugees condemn failure of authorities to take action against Reform over campaign lies

Martin Shipton Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the...

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

Ukrainian refugees condemn failure of authorities to take action against Reform over campaign lies

Martin Shipton Ukrainian refugees who were offered shelter when Putin’s Russia invaded their homeland have expressed dismay that no action is being taken against Reform UK for spreading lies about the...

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2h

You might think controlling GB News gives you huge influence over UK politics – especially on the right. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as we reveal in this week's issue of @thenewworldmag.bsky.social

Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-p...

A network/ownership diagram showing a range of organisations controlled by Paul Marshall or his associates, or which receive donations from them

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 2h

This story was written by the local democracy reporting service (LDRS), a BBC-funded scheme to improve coverage of issues relating to local democracy. The Leicester Gazette has been a partner in the scheme since March 2024.

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Local Democracy Reporting Service

A few stories in the Leicester Gazette carry the bylines of ‘local democracy reporter’ – why?

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 2h

This is the 2nd reshuffle in 5 months, with former deputy leader & adult social care lead removed from the cabinet in August... “exposes a far wider problem at County Hall... 6 months since Reform took office, no meaningful progress delivering their manifesto."
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Leicestershire Reform finance lead steps down as opposition slam group's ‘inexperience’

Reform UK’s Leicestershire County Council cabinet has suffered another change in its top team, with opposition groups saying residents are paying the price for their “inexperience”

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 3h

Parliament debated the petition you signed – “End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control”

Watch the debate: www.youtube.com/live/n4cjB_C...

Transcript: hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

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E-petition debate relating to Bovine Tuberculosis control & badger culling - Monday 13 October 2025.

YouTube video by UK Parliament

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 1d

Do Reform have a women problem, or women have a Reform problem?

"It follows complaints from multiple female staff members, a Reform statement said."

"Earlier this year Reform suspended a fellow KCC councillor after allegations he threatened to kill his wife"

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Reform councillor suspended amid investigation into ‘lewd remarks’

A Reform UK councillor has been suspended amid an investigation into allegations of misconduct following a complaint by “several women”.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 17h

It will be the 9th solar project with “nationally significant” status to be approved since Labour returned to power.

In total, the Labour government has approved 17 nationally significant clean energy projects, enough to power more than 7.5m homes.

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Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site

Tillbridge solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has rising support

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 17h

1500 Gazans held without charge pending exchange. Hostages.

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 17h

UK’s net zero sector is growing 3x faster than the overall economy. The Office for Budget Responsibility says the cost of achieving net zero is far lower than the cost of inaction, & rapid falls in the cost of renewable energy mean it will be cheaper to reach.
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Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

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Nick Langley @nicklangley.bsky.social · 17h

Global Witness found banks have made $26bn from financing deforesting companies since the Paris agreement in 2015, led by US banks Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase & BlackRock; EU banks BNP Paribas & Rabobank; British banks HSBC, Aberdeen Group & Schroders.
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‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

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