Tim Altmann
@timaltmann.bsky.social
All that is solid melts into air, all that is sacred is profaned. #FBPE
Are there any "centrists" remaining in the Conservatives? I thought they were all purged by Johnson/Cummings
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Are there any "centrists" remaining in the Conservatives? I thought they were all purged by Johnson/Cummings
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The UK signed a hasty bad deal with NZ. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with India. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with Australia. The EU are taking their time to get a better deal.
We keep losing.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with India. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with Australia. The EU are taking their time to get a better deal.
We keep losing.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with NZ. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with India. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with Australia. The EU are taking their time to get a better deal.
We keep losing.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with India. The EU took their time, and got a better deal.
The UK signed a hasty bad deal with Australia. The EU are taking their time to get a better deal.
We keep losing.
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Choosing an openly racist candidate from SE England as candidate for as diverse a constituency as Gorton & Denton is strange. Almost as if Farage doesn’t want to win.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Choosing an openly racist candidate from SE England as candidate for as diverse a constituency as Gorton & Denton is strange. Almost as if Farage doesn’t want to win.
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Bloody hell there are 8 Reform MPs. Presumably that means that BBC Question Time will be on twice a week now.
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Bloody hell there are 8 Reform MPs. Presumably that means that BBC Question Time will be on twice a week now.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Matt Goodwin is not an ordinary liar. He's a former professor who knows the difference between facts & fiction but nevertheless chooses to falsify statistics into the kind of lie that drives racial hatred. And a big fan of Donald Trump, the world's most shameless & prolific liar.
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Matt Goodwin is not an ordinary liar. He's a former professor who knows the difference between facts & fiction but nevertheless chooses to falsify statistics into the kind of lie that drives racial hatred. And a big fan of Donald Trump, the world's most shameless & prolific liar.
No prime minister is going to reform the system that put them in to power
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 PM
No prime minister is going to reform the system that put them in to power
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A reminder that the BBC have consistently platformed Goodwin as an 'impartial' commentator.
January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
A reminder that the BBC have consistently platformed Goodwin as an 'impartial' commentator.
Wow.
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
apnews.com/article/fifa...
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
apnews.com/article/fifa...
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and abroa...
apnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Wow.
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
apnews.com/article/fifa...
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States
apnews.com/article/fifa...
Spooked them in as much as they know it would cost them votes if they supported it.
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Spooked them in as much as they know it would cost them votes if they supported it.
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
If Labour want to effectively tackle reform they could do worse than point out the glaring hypocrisy and negativity of those who have defected. As done brilliantly here by Goodall & Maitlis
Is Reform becoming a Tory party retirement home?
open.spotify.com/episode/6aQD...
Is Reform becoming a Tory party retirement home?
open.spotify.com/episode/6aQD...
Is Reform UK becoming a Tory party retirement home?
open.spotify.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:26 PM
If Labour want to effectively tackle reform they could do worse than point out the glaring hypocrisy and negativity of those who have defected. As done brilliantly here by Goodall & Maitlis
Is Reform becoming a Tory party retirement home?
open.spotify.com/episode/6aQD...
Is Reform becoming a Tory party retirement home?
open.spotify.com/episode/6aQD...
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London joined Minnesota. Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti and rejecting Farage. When state violence goes unchecked, the world pays attention.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
January 27, 2026 at 1:30 AM
London joined Minnesota. Trafalgar Square filled with protesters demanding justice for Alex Pretti and rejecting Farage. When state violence goes unchecked, the world pays attention.
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
Solidarity doesn’t stop at borders. 🇬🇧
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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Hey UK folks, THIS is who is managing NHS data and just signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence.
Keir Starmer needs to cancel this.
#NHS
#Palantir
Keir Starmer needs to cancel this.
#NHS
#Palantir
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
"I feel like I've come home" Suella Braverman 26/01/26
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 AM
"I feel like I've come home" Suella Braverman 26/01/26
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Braverman is one of the most repulsive politicians out there. Vicious, fascistic, useless, without principle, loyalty or *any* actual genuine success to her name.
Just cheating, lying, letting people down and delivering failure. No wonder she feels she’s “come home” to Reform. It’s a perfect fit.
Just cheating, lying, letting people down and delivering failure. No wonder she feels she’s “come home” to Reform. It’s a perfect fit.
January 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Braverman is one of the most repulsive politicians out there. Vicious, fascistic, useless, without principle, loyalty or *any* actual genuine success to her name.
Just cheating, lying, letting people down and delivering failure. No wonder she feels she’s “come home” to Reform. It’s a perfect fit.
Just cheating, lying, letting people down and delivering failure. No wonder she feels she’s “come home” to Reform. It’s a perfect fit.
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Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.
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The Trump administration sent about a dozen Iranians back on a deportation flight Sunday, a source told CNN.
It was the first known deportation flight since sweeping anti-government protests broke out in Iran, in which thousands have been killed.
Read more: https://cnn.it/3LVgOt5
It was the first known deportation flight since sweeping anti-government protests broke out in Iran, in which thousands have been killed.
Read more: https://cnn.it/3LVgOt5
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The Trump administration sent about a dozen Iranians back on a deportation flight Sunday, a source told CNN.
It was the first known deportation flight since sweeping anti-government protests broke out in Iran, in which thousands have been killed.
Read more: https://cnn.it/3LVgOt5
It was the first known deportation flight since sweeping anti-government protests broke out in Iran, in which thousands have been killed.
Read more: https://cnn.it/3LVgOt5
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Ex Australian ambassador to the US, calls for reconsideration of the Aust-US alliance as US moves to deceive and damage other allies:
“It is now time to move from the sanctification of the Aust-US alliance and develop about it a mindset
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
“It is now time to move from the sanctification of the Aust-US alliance and develop about it a mindset
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Trump, Greenland and Australia’s alliance reality check
Trump’s behaviour towards Greenland is a warning sign for alliances, values and Western credibility. Australia may need to weigh ANZUS more hard-headedly and build greater strategic autonomy.
johnmenadue.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Ex Australian ambassador to the US, calls for reconsideration of the Aust-US alliance as US moves to deceive and damage other allies:
“It is now time to move from the sanctification of the Aust-US alliance and develop about it a mindset
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
“It is now time to move from the sanctification of the Aust-US alliance and develop about it a mindset
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Only one ticket sold for premiere of Melania, a film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Melania documentary struggles in UK cinemas as Vue admits sales are ‘soft’
Only one ticket sold for premiere of film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Only one ticket sold for premiere of Melania, a film about US first lady at Vue’s flagship London branch as insiders question launch strategy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Why?
Starmer is understood to have offered to support Burnham running for another seat in the north-west of England in 2027, nearer the end of his mayoralty...however, the proposal was not accepted
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer is understood to have offered to support Burnham running for another seat in the north-west of England in 2027, nearer the end of his mayoralty...however, the proposal was not accepted
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham will try again for Westminster return but declines offer of seat in 2027
Greater Manchester mayor’s hopes of imminent return as MP appear remote as relationship with Starmer at low ebb
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Why?
Starmer is understood to have offered to support Burnham running for another seat in the north-west of England in 2027, nearer the end of his mayoralty...however, the proposal was not accepted
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer is understood to have offered to support Burnham running for another seat in the north-west of England in 2027, nearer the end of his mayoralty...however, the proposal was not accepted
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Another defecation to Reform. How many failed Tories can they cram in?
January 26, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Another defecation to Reform. How many failed Tories can they cram in?
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Oh good. Labour are putting in place the apparatus of repressive state control, just in time to hand the keys over to Reform.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
BREAKING: Facial recognition technology is to be rolled out across England and Wales, under sweeping reforms announced by the home secretary
January 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Oh good. Labour are putting in place the apparatus of repressive state control, just in time to hand the keys over to Reform.
What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
Is this really something's which would appeal to the Scottish people. Is this a vote winner?
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by analysts
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Is this really something's which would appeal to the Scottish people. Is this a vote winner?
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...