Tom Serpell
@leftwithnoparty.bsky.social
Writer for Sussex Bylines
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Russia wants the EU to collapse because it’s a military rival.
It needs a pretext for getting rid of the EU that isn’t territorial expansion, though.
So it advances the idea that the EU isn’t democratic (as if Russia was).
The richest man in the world falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
It needs a pretext for getting rid of the EU that isn’t territorial expansion, though.
So it advances the idea that the EU isn’t democratic (as if Russia was).
The richest man in the world falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
This is so perfect. No one have any doubts at this point about what Elon Musk really represents.
December 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Russia wants the EU to collapse because it’s a military rival.
It needs a pretext for getting rid of the EU that isn’t territorial expansion, though.
So it advances the idea that the EU isn’t democratic (as if Russia was).
The richest man in the world falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
It needs a pretext for getting rid of the EU that isn’t territorial expansion, though.
So it advances the idea that the EU isn’t democratic (as if Russia was).
The richest man in the world falls for it hook, line, and sinker.
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ICYMI: Our community of food banks provided 739,000 emergency food parcels last winter alone.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
December 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ICYMI: Our community of food banks provided 739,000 emergency food parcels last winter alone.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
That’s 40% more than 5 years ago.
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Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
2012: $2 billion
2025: $493.8 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2025: $240.9 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2025: $226.9 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2025: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. — We’re in the thick of it.
How can it even be legal?
Reform gets largest ever political donation by an individual in UK history from a crypto baron living in Thailand
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
This is not normal
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
How can it even be legal?
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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100 million meals delivered in London under the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's universal free school meal scheme – an amazing achievement!
No child can learn when they’re hungry, and the NEU is proud to stand alongside such a ground breaking campaign.
No child can learn when they’re hungry, and the NEU is proud to stand alongside such a ground breaking campaign.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
100 million meals delivered in London under the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan's universal free school meal scheme – an amazing achievement!
No child can learn when they’re hungry, and the NEU is proud to stand alongside such a ground breaking campaign.
No child can learn when they’re hungry, and the NEU is proud to stand alongside such a ground breaking campaign.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Racism not hurtful? What hogwash.
People can be horrible as teenagers.
But it's truly pathetic to be unable to say sorry.
Farage was obviously racist as a teen - either he doesn't care or is too small to make amends.
But it's truly pathetic to be unable to say sorry.
Farage was obviously racist as a teen - either he doesn't care or is too small to make amends.
“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school
@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Racism not hurtful? What hogwash.
In what way does this differ from Gill's treason?
Leaked Emails Expose Top Tories’ Historic Relationship with Israel. The historic relationship between top Tories and the Israeli government has been laid bare in a remarkable cache of leaked emails. default.salsalabs.org/Tf80ac989-8f...
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In what way does this differ from Gill's treason?
I wonder which party she thinks should represent those unfortunate enough to be unable to work for whatever reason.
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I wonder which party she thinks should represent those unfortunate enough to be unable to work for whatever reason.
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📦 Ed Davey:"A customs union with the EU is the single biggest lever this government could pull to turbocharge the UK economy" - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
📦 Ed Davey:"A customs union with the EU is the single biggest lever this government could pull to turbocharge the UK economy" - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This...
Starmer’s anti-asylum policies show how utterly clueless he is about the right-wing media’s role in politics.
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
He’s trying to fix a “problem” contrived by Farage, GB News and The Telegraph. He’ll never win, because ultimately he’s fighting a ghost – he’s fighting something that doesn’t really exist
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This...
Since his policies will ensure that low-lying islands are the first victims of ckimate change, one must question the wisdom of such investments.
Olympian levels of gluttony, greed and corruption. Perhaps we call it Trumpian?
Donald Trump’s family business and its Saudi partner are to build a luxury Maldives resort that uses blockchain technology to attract investment, in plans unveiled on the eve of a visit to Washington by the kingdom’s de facto ruler on.ft.com/3LBRCHE
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Since his policies will ensure that low-lying islands are the first victims of ckimate change, one must question the wisdom of such investments.
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As this government unaccountably normalises the Reform UK/Tory xenophobic agenda, it is good to mark and celebrate the work of refugee charities like @care4calais.org.
Time for the compassionate majority to speak up against the hatred and division.
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cutting-with...
Time for the compassionate majority to speak up against the hatred and division.
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cutting-with...
Cutting with kindness: one volunteer's account of the humanitarian work of Care4Calais
In a field near Dunkerque, a circle of five chairs round a small table festooned with a jumble of scissors, clippers, oil, capes and towels. It’s refugees’ hair cutting time! Much in demand, hair cutt...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As this government unaccountably normalises the Reform UK/Tory xenophobic agenda, it is good to mark and celebrate the work of refugee charities like @care4calais.org.
Time for the compassionate majority to speak up against the hatred and division.
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cutting-with...
Time for the compassionate majority to speak up against the hatred and division.
westcountryvoices.co.uk/cutting-with...
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Oh look! 👀Surprise, surprise! 🫢
BBC Question Time are once again platforming Reform U.K. , who have just 5 MPs, but couldn’t find room for the Lib Dems with 72 MPs 😳
#LibDems
Yes there is a bias on some BBC political programmes and it’s quite clearly a Reform / right wing bias!
#BBCQT
BBC Question Time are once again platforming Reform U.K. , who have just 5 MPs, but couldn’t find room for the Lib Dems with 72 MPs 😳
#LibDems
Yes there is a bias on some BBC political programmes and it’s quite clearly a Reform / right wing bias!
#BBCQT
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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To be or not to be – a democracy
The importance of voting cannot be understated - it is fundamental to our democracy | Tom Serpell
@leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
The importance of voting cannot be understated - it is fundamental to our democracy | Tom Serpell
@leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
To be or not to be – a democracy
The importance of voting cannot be understated - it is fundamental to our democracy
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
To be or not to be – a democracy
The importance of voting cannot be understated - it is fundamental to our democracy | Tom Serpell
@leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
The importance of voting cannot be understated - it is fundamental to our democracy | Tom Serpell
@leftwithnoparty.bsky.social @sussexbylines.co.uk
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AI needs news to answer questions about the world, but is undercutting the business model of news-gathering organisations, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.
Chatbots and deepfakes are eroding our shared reality
With Trump et al using AI slop for political gain, fact-checking and civic journalism are more vital than ever
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
AI needs news to answer questions about the world, but is undercutting the business model of news-gathering organisations, writes @ethanz.bsky.social.
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Nigel Farage has gone mighty quiet on PR since it started looking like FPTP might give him a Johnson-sized majority on less than 30% of the vote
November 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Nigel Farage has gone mighty quiet on PR since it started looking like FPTP might give him a Johnson-sized majority on less than 30% of the vote
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Have you read about the type of character the British state (under Keir Starmer) employs to deal with detained migrants?
Could you imagine if British citizens were treat this way in Spain or France?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/i...
Could you imagine if British citizens were treat this way in Spain or France?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/i...
Inside Brook House: The Human Cost of the UK's Abuse-Filled Privatised Immigration Detention System
Private contractors are taking hundreds of millions of pounds from a system riddled with abuse, suicide and criminality, reports Ruth Hopkins
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Have you read about the type of character the British state (under Keir Starmer) employs to deal with detained migrants?
Could you imagine if British citizens were treat this way in Spain or France?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/i...
Could you imagine if British citizens were treat this way in Spain or France?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/30/i...
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in 2014 that Turkey needed a new opposition.
“If the government could push opposition voters to apathy or disappointment, that’s a big danger,” says a professor at Isik University in Istanbul. “But it’s not happening”
“If the government could push opposition voters to apathy or disappointment, that’s a big danger,” says a professor at Isik University in Istanbul. “But it’s not happening”
Turkey’s president is moving to eviscerate democracy
President Erdogan uses the courts to go after the last big opposition party
econ.st
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in 2014 that Turkey needed a new opposition.
“If the government could push opposition voters to apathy or disappointment, that’s a big danger,” says a professor at Isik University in Istanbul. “But it’s not happening”
“If the government could push opposition voters to apathy or disappointment, that’s a big danger,” says a professor at Isik University in Istanbul. “But it’s not happening”
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A ‘manufactured panic’
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally. Yet it’s all Reform & Farage, and some Tories bleat on about because it’s all they’ve got
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally. Yet it’s all Reform & Farage, and some Tories bleat on about because it’s all they’ve got
'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.
news.sky.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:42 PM
A ‘manufactured panic’
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally. Yet it’s all Reform & Farage, and some Tories bleat on about because it’s all they’ve got
Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally. Yet it’s all Reform & Farage, and some Tories bleat on about because it’s all they’ve got
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Don't just take my word for it, Brexit has caused, and is causing huge economic damage. It well beyond time for Starmer and Reeves to start the process of taking the UK back into Europe
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Don't just take my word for it, Brexit has caused, and is causing huge economic damage. It well beyond time for Starmer and Reeves to start the process of taking the UK back into Europe
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Must be something to do with support for rejoining EU!
Well now, this is extraordinary.
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
October 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Must be something to do with support for rejoining EU!