@lurlinesmith.bsky.social
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Well said!
@elliechowns.bsky.social: "Reform, and before it the Brexit Party, and before it UKIP have been busy for many years fomenting his idea that immigration is the problem in this country.
"It's completely untrue."
@elliechowns.bsky.social: "Reform, and before it the Brexit Party, and before it UKIP have been busy for many years fomenting his idea that immigration is the problem in this country.
"It's completely untrue."
February 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Well said!
@elliechowns.bsky.social: "Reform, and before it the Brexit Party, and before it UKIP have been busy for many years fomenting his idea that immigration is the problem in this country.
"It's completely untrue."
@elliechowns.bsky.social: "Reform, and before it the Brexit Party, and before it UKIP have been busy for many years fomenting his idea that immigration is the problem in this country.
"It's completely untrue."
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Just to be clear. That’s not an apology. That’s a total rewriting of what he said and what he meant, while he cowers behind his ‘oh so reasonable’ set of ‘I’m not racist but…’ excuses.
Enough of this contempt for us all. We see you Ratcliffe. We know what you are.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
Enough of this contempt for us all. We see you Ratcliffe. We know what you are.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
February 12, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Just to be clear. That’s not an apology. That’s a total rewriting of what he said and what he meant, while he cowers behind his ‘oh so reasonable’ set of ‘I’m not racist but…’ excuses.
Enough of this contempt for us all. We see you Ratcliffe. We know what you are.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
Enough of this contempt for us all. We see you Ratcliffe. We know what you are.
www.skysports.com/football/new...
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✅ Reeves is right.
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
Rebuilding EU ties ‘the biggest prize’ for British economy, Reeves says
The U.K.’s chief finance minister backs alignment with the bloc only when it’s in Britain’s “national interest.”
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✅ Reeves is right.
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
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Giving Redwood - and all those lying brexity others - peerages is such a betrayal of democracy and our country. Their legacy is disgraceful. And they won’t be held to account for that. It’s a form of political cover-up and denialism that traps us all in their relentless failure.
February 11, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Giving Redwood - and all those lying brexity others - peerages is such a betrayal of democracy and our country. Their legacy is disgraceful. And they won’t be held to account for that. It’s a form of political cover-up and denialism that traps us all in their relentless failure.
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One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…
Ex Tory MP John Redwood has been made a peer, as Lord Redwood on 31 January, and was formally introduced in the Lords on Tuesday
February 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM
One of the maddest elements of Brexit - and there are *many* - is the rewards that continue to be lavished on the blithering idiots who sold it & continue to be proved wrong about everything every day…
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Chris Mason: Labour sticks with Starmer for now but this is not over..
Yeah no sh*t Mason you pompous little weasel.. you and your kind wont let it go, you’re committed not to reporting news but trying influencing anti Govt sentiment
Farage’s Treasurer Nick Candy is in the #Epstein and you’re 🙈🙉🙊
Yeah no sh*t Mason you pompous little weasel.. you and your kind wont let it go, you’re committed not to reporting news but trying influencing anti Govt sentiment
Farage’s Treasurer Nick Candy is in the #Epstein and you’re 🙈🙉🙊
Chris Mason: Labour sticks with Starmer for now but this is not over
The prime minister has come through a political near-death experience, the BBC's political editor writes.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Chris Mason: Labour sticks with Starmer for now but this is not over..
Yeah no sh*t Mason you pompous little weasel.. you and your kind wont let it go, you’re committed not to reporting news but trying influencing anti Govt sentiment
Farage’s Treasurer Nick Candy is in the #Epstein and you’re 🙈🙉🙊
Yeah no sh*t Mason you pompous little weasel.. you and your kind wont let it go, you’re committed not to reporting news but trying influencing anti Govt sentiment
Farage’s Treasurer Nick Candy is in the #Epstein and you’re 🙈🙉🙊
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Not a Starmer fan but when you look at what the Tories did, there's no comparison. No 10 need to be far more vocal about their achievements and play dirtier with Farage. He takes every opportunity to slag them off!
February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Not a Starmer fan but when you look at what the Tories did, there's no comparison. No 10 need to be far more vocal about their achievements and play dirtier with Farage. He takes every opportunity to slag them off!
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The Labour government has made some howlers. It's also scored victories. Anyone who thinks we've been going backward since July 2024 is wrong.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Labour government has made some howlers. It's also scored victories. Anyone who thinks we've been going backward since July 2024 is wrong.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
The salivating hacks in Downing Street have made chumps of themselves today.
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Mason, Coates and others cut their teeth under Johnson and Brexit.
For them, politics is light entertainment. They're no different to gossip columnists and offer zero serious analysis of the complex world of 2026.
For them, politics is light entertainment. They're no different to gossip columnists and offer zero serious analysis of the complex world of 2026.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Mason, Coates and others cut their teeth under Johnson and Brexit.
For them, politics is light entertainment. They're no different to gossip columnists and offer zero serious analysis of the complex world of 2026.
For them, politics is light entertainment. They're no different to gossip columnists and offer zero serious analysis of the complex world of 2026.
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Much the same as with Karen Pierce and the US ambo appointment, Starmer actually had someone who could have been director of comms, Steph Driver, who gave years of hard work and professionalism in opposition but then got a succession of people promoted over her for no apparent reason
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Much the same as with Karen Pierce and the US ambo appointment, Starmer actually had someone who could have been director of comms, Steph Driver, who gave years of hard work and professionalism in opposition but then got a succession of people promoted over her for no apparent reason
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BREAKING: “This was the wrong decision… I don’t think it’s good for the country to be changing its Prime Minister every eighteen months. It has an economic cost, it has a confidence cost, it has an international reputation cost”
Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden
Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden
February 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
BREAKING: “This was the wrong decision… I don’t think it’s good for the country to be changing its Prime Minister every eighteen months. It has an economic cost, it has a confidence cost, it has an international reputation cost”
Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden
Work & Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden
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I don’t want a new prime minister every 5 minutes. From the minute Starmer was elected it seems like there has been a Co-ordinated effort to oust him in the HOC and media. Our journalists are addicted to the drama of the last lot and want it to continue.
February 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
I don’t want a new prime minister every 5 minutes. From the minute Starmer was elected it seems like there has been a Co-ordinated effort to oust him in the HOC and media. Our journalists are addicted to the drama of the last lot and want it to continue.
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Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme
Hundreds of claims still arriving each month, raising fears eligible operators will lose out on redress
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Thousands may lose out as Post Office closes main Horizon compensation scheme.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
Scandalous.
Capture IT System scandal yet to be addressed.
No attention paid to DWP prosecution of postmasters.
No culprit charged for wrongful prosecutions of postmasters.
No contribution to compensation by Fujitsu.
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Chris Mason BBC Political Editor is paid circa £270,000 by licence payers. His expertise includes
Promoting Farage & Reform at any opportunity ✅
Avoiding challenging Farage/Reform re policies, funding, U-Turns, lies etc ✅
Producing negative PR on Govt/other parties✅
Amplifying Right Wing rhetoric ✅
Promoting Farage & Reform at any opportunity ✅
Avoiding challenging Farage/Reform re policies, funding, U-Turns, lies etc ✅
Producing negative PR on Govt/other parties✅
Amplifying Right Wing rhetoric ✅
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Chris Mason BBC Political Editor is paid circa £270,000 by licence payers. His expertise includes
Promoting Farage & Reform at any opportunity ✅
Avoiding challenging Farage/Reform re policies, funding, U-Turns, lies etc ✅
Producing negative PR on Govt/other parties✅
Amplifying Right Wing rhetoric ✅
Promoting Farage & Reform at any opportunity ✅
Avoiding challenging Farage/Reform re policies, funding, U-Turns, lies etc ✅
Producing negative PR on Govt/other parties✅
Amplifying Right Wing rhetoric ✅
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You said you wanted to be an MP to be supportive of the government, but you’ve not been supportive of them, you openly said you’d challenge Starmer. You could have asked the NEC for permission in private, but you made it public to cause disruption. Disappointed in you.
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
You said you wanted to be an MP to be supportive of the government, but you’ve not been supportive of them, you openly said you’d challenge Starmer. You could have asked the NEC for permission in private, but you made it public to cause disruption. Disappointed in you.
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I'm really disappointed by your decision to be prepared to throw away being mayor of Manchester after only 18 months - for your own personal ambitions - all whilst undermining and destabilising the incredibly difficult job for this Labour govt after 14 years of Tory chaos.
Ugly.
Ugly.
January 25, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I'm really disappointed by your decision to be prepared to throw away being mayor of Manchester after only 18 months - for your own personal ambitions - all whilst undermining and destabilising the incredibly difficult job for this Labour govt after 14 years of Tory chaos.
Ugly.
Ugly.
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Instead of plotting and backstabbing, can all Labour MP's start talking about the excellent policies delivered or on track. They know 14 years of Tory misrule can't be fixed within 19 months, they know the media want Labour out, Starmer isn't the enemy, fight back, ignore the polls and the media.
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Instead of plotting and backstabbing, can all Labour MP's start talking about the excellent policies delivered or on track. They know 14 years of Tory misrule can't be fixed within 19 months, they know the media want Labour out, Starmer isn't the enemy, fight back, ignore the polls and the media.
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You've got a lot of egos in Reform parliamentary party now - all extremely ambitious and I'd suggest that at least 3 of them - Braverman, Jenrick & Farage himself - harbour fantastical dreams of becoming PM.
A recipe for disaster and by far the biggest misstep Farage has made as leader of Reform.
A recipe for disaster and by far the biggest misstep Farage has made as leader of Reform.
January 26, 2026 at 2:05 PM
You've got a lot of egos in Reform parliamentary party now - all extremely ambitious and I'd suggest that at least 3 of them - Braverman, Jenrick & Farage himself - harbour fantastical dreams of becoming PM.
A recipe for disaster and by far the biggest misstep Farage has made as leader of Reform.
A recipe for disaster and by far the biggest misstep Farage has made as leader of Reform.
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It’s not that Labour or Starmer are unpopular, it’s more that the right wing owned media are constantly attacking the Labour govt because they fear a govt that wants to be closer to the EU which the pro Brexit mob (Rothermere, Murdoch, et al) are desperate to avoid.
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
It’s not that Labour or Starmer are unpopular, it’s more that the right wing owned media are constantly attacking the Labour govt because they fear a govt that wants to be closer to the EU which the pro Brexit mob (Rothermere, Murdoch, et al) are desperate to avoid.
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Spare a thought for Chris Mason and Sam Coates at this difficult time.
The economy is slowly improving. Whether the government will get any credit is doubtful.
The economy is slowly improving. Whether the government will get any credit is doubtful.
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Spare a thought for Chris Mason and Sam Coates at this difficult time.
The economy is slowly improving. Whether the government will get any credit is doubtful.
The economy is slowly improving. Whether the government will get any credit is doubtful.
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Spot on ⬇️
"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."
"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."
"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."
"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Spot on ⬇️
"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."
"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."
"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."
"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."
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not only is this an appalling take which attacks Starmer for the actions of a lunatic and not the lunatic, but also strays well beyond ‘unbiased’ reporting
January 20, 2026 at 9:36 AM
not only is this an appalling take which attacks Starmer for the actions of a lunatic and not the lunatic, but also strays well beyond ‘unbiased’ reporting
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"