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Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 10h

🔴 NEW - Zia Yusuf has resigned as Reform’s DOGE chief with the project in turmoil.

Reform’s Musk-inspired slash-and-burn agenda has faced further setbacks this week

Zia Yusuf resigns as Reform’s DOGE chief with project in turmoil

New misery for Farage’s Musk-inspired project...

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shelagh9.bsky.social @shelagh9.bsky.social · 10h

Welcome 💚💚💚

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

I loved speaking to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social with @zeteo.com and answering audience questions.

Catch up here 👇🏼

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The British Mamdani? Jewish, Anti-Israel Political Star Zack Polanski Talks to Mehdi

YouTube video by Zeteo

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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 9d

Make the Government respond to our call for a National Climate Resilience Plan by signing this petition and then sharing it. We need 10,000 signatures.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Fund a National Climate Resilience Plan: protect communities from climate impact

From floods to extreme temperatures, climate impacts risk damaging homes, health, businesses, services, and the economy. We want Government to prioritise adaptation; fund a new Resilience Plan that…

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Cat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 14h

Exclusive: Two of Nathan Gill's fellow Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs used the same pro-Russia talking points in European Parliament, after joining him on a paid-for trip to Kyiv

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

‘Jail is inevitable’ for former Reform politician awaitin...

Two other MEPs joined Nathan Gill on a trip paid for by pro-Russian interests – and 6 weeks later repeated his talking points in Parliament

observer.co.uk

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13h

Chaos engulfs Reform UK in Northumberland
October has been chaotic for Reform UK in Northumberland, with three councillors expelled amid infighting, controversy, and scandal

northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...

Chaos engulfs Reform UK in Northumberland

October has been chaotic for Reform UK in Northumberland, with three councillors expelled amid infighting, controversy, and scandal

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Neil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 22h

Can you imagine a UK Green government taking the UK back into the EU and adding 150 MEPs to the European parliament who tell Trump to Fcuk Off and protect the European green transition, all while adding economic growth to the continent?

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"

Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"

And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems

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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 1d

This Polanski is so refreshing. Just "Yes" to answer the question on reversing Brexit. Love it.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"

Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"

And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 14h

Wow! Democracy for Sale has been nominated for a British Journalism Award 🎉

Amazing to see how far we've come in such a short time.

Am so proud of @jennacorderoy.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social (and me, tbh! 😊)

Huge thanks to our supporters!
pressgazette.co.uk/press-gazett...

British Journalism Awards 2025: Finalists revealed

Press Gazette is proud to reveal the shortlist for the British Journalism Awards 2025, with links to all of the winning work.

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 14h

Current drugs legislation punishes those with crippling addictions and is a financial blackhole.

Let’s start putting people first.

Stop criminalising drugs.
Start tackling the damage they cause.
@hackneygreenparty.bsky.social

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 14h

The severe threat the climate crisis poses to national security is laid out in a new Joint Intelligence Committee report - though we can't read it, because the govt has reportedly blocked its publication.

I pressed the minister on when we can expect it to be released... and he dodged the question.

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Steve Whalley @whalleysteve.bsky.social · 10d

92% of Reform's funding between the 2019 and 2024 elections came from climate science deniers and fossil fuel interests.

We need that recoil.

Central Bylines @centralbylines.co.uk · 12d

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social

Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 15h

A French court has ruled that oil company Total misled consumers by claiming to be "a major actor in the energy transition, and ordered it to pay €8,000 euros each to Greenpeace and other NGOs www.ft.com/content/8279...

TotalEnergies misled consumers over climate action, French court rules

Key win in Paris civil case over disinformation in marketing campaigns

www.ft.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 16h

Nigel Farage promised that Reform councils would cut local government "waste" in order to slash taxes.

Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised

Reform Council Asks Opposition for Help Making Cuts After ‘Desperate’ Search for Savings Falls Short

Exclusive: Nigel Farage's struggling flagship Kent administration is now reaching out to other parties, after failing to identify the millions of pounds in savings they promised

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 17h

TheyWorkForYou have done some big updates including finding out which MPs/peers are members (rather than officers, which is usually the only thing published) of APPGs. There's also more on Early Day Motions, for followers of MP petitions www.mysociety.org/2025/10/21/n...

New on TheyWorkForYou: browse your MP’s APPG memberships

There's now a big update on TheyWorkForYou allowing you to browse your MP’s APPG memberships for the first time.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 17h

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group, representing over 7,000 affected families, has written to the Honours Forfeiture Committee urging it to strip Baroness Michelle Mone of her OBE, following a High Court ruling over the supply of unusable PPE during the pandemic

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 17h

We're working with Racheal Maskell MP to support her Bill in Parliament to strip Andrew of his title.

We've made it super easy for you to write to your MP, to ask them to support the Bill and support all victims of sexual exploitation.

It takes seconds. 👇🏻 goodlawproject.org/campaign/tim...

Time to strip Prince Andrew of his dukedom | Good Law Project

Andrew says he won’t use his title, but that’s not enough – parliament must take it away

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20h

685,000 Britons has wealth of £2.8 trillion, 48m have £2.4trn.

4 people have more wealth than 20m Britons.

Bottom 50% of the population has 5% of wealth, the bottom fifth only 0.5%.

Rich buy political parties, legislators; hold govts to ransom.

Can't get economic growth without redistribution.

Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses

This is how to secure sustained economic growth

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17h

The findings of the International Court of Justice are clear.

Israel has no right to block aid to Gaza. Israel's allegations against UNRWA have not been substantiated. Israel must cease obstructing the UN and its agencies.

Stop blocking aid.

STOP BLOCKING AID TO GAZA

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 16h

Strike action at the heart of the UK’s largest freeport
Workers at Teesside Freeport’s flagship project, SeAH Wind, have voted to go on strike

northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...

Strike action at the heart of the UK’s largest freeport

Workers at Teesside Freeport’s flagship project, SeAH Wind, have voted to go on strike

northeastbylines.co.uk

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

I guess people had short memories.

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shelagh9.bsky.social @shelagh9.bsky.social · 17h

#EpsteinBallroom

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 1d

“Medical staff did not give her any food, water, or pain medication for several hours. Much later that evening, after a significant loss of blood, Lucia was transported to an emergency room approximately an hour away, with her arms and legs shackled.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say

The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 1d

Plaid Cymru has accused Reform UK of ‘turning their backs’ on Welsh communities by failing to attend a crucial Westminster debate on coal tip safety — held the day after the anniversary of the Aberfan disaster

Reform UK slammed for missing coal tip safety debate

Plaid Cymru has accused Reform UK of “turning their backs” on Welsh communities by failing to attend a crucial Westminster debate on coal tip safety — held the day after the anniversary of the Aberfan...

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shelagh9.bsky.social @shelagh9.bsky.social · 17h

#EpsteinBallroom

But where will the tRumpcrypto casino go?

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