Martyn Brunt
@skybluebrunty.bsky.social
Former Team GB swimmer and triathlete, and one time runner for England (literally one time). Greenway builder, hedgehog fosterer, wild gardener, punk and ska fan, book author, and if I can't bring my dogs, I'm not coming. PUSB.
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I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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So take this in. Straight from the NATO meeting after Russia’s attack Britain’s primary military town, Salisbury, Boris Johnson flew unofficially to party in Umbria with a former KGB officer working for the Kremlin.
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
November 30, 2025 at 4:45 AM
So take this in. Straight from the NATO meeting after Russia’s attack Britain’s primary military town, Salisbury, Boris Johnson flew unofficially to party in Umbria with a former KGB officer working for the Kremlin.
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
Can anyone tell me how this has been forgotten?
It is Profumo on stilts
Read this. Really.
We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
willhaywardwales.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Read this. Really.
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We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
Special report: Who are Reform in Wales?
We dived into the wild world of Reform UK in Cymru
willhaywardwales.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We have written a special report looking at the people behind Reform in Wales.
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
This was a bizarre piece to write.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/special-re...
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If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
November 30, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If ReformUK get into government next time then we can kiss goodbye to:
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
Paid holidays
Sick pay
Safer working conditions
Human Rights
Workers Rights
Unions
NHS & healthcare
Social care
Minimum wage
Among many other things.
Every person who knows a Reformer should have the conversation!.
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Stunned.
What WERE the chances?
What WERE the chances?
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Stunned.
What WERE the chances?
What WERE the chances?
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Paul Doyle who injured more than 100 people in Liverpool has pleaded Guilty to 9 charges of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm and 17 charges of Attempting to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm.
He is a MAGA and Andrew Tate supporter.
Why do we never hear about the dangers of the Far Right?
He is a MAGA and Andrew Tate supporter.
Why do we never hear about the dangers of the Far Right?
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Paul Doyle who injured more than 100 people in Liverpool has pleaded Guilty to 9 charges of Causing Grievous Bodily Harm and 17 charges of Attempting to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm.
He is a MAGA and Andrew Tate supporter.
Why do we never hear about the dangers of the Far Right?
He is a MAGA and Andrew Tate supporter.
Why do we never hear about the dangers of the Far Right?
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Cambridge University is courting Nigel Farage's Reform Party.
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Cambridge University is courting Nigel Farage's Reform Party.
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
What a scandalous sell out!
Did the discussion include racism, Nazi-allegiances, anti-semitism, and policy / personality links to the global far right?
#HigherEd #AcademicSky #PhdChat #research #policy
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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The lads had been told off for pulling faces at the congregation before but couldn't resist it when Sunday came round again.
Fabulous capitals at All Saints, Oakham.
#SundayStonework
Fabulous capitals at All Saints, Oakham.
#SundayStonework
November 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The lads had been told off for pulling faces at the congregation before but couldn't resist it when Sunday came round again.
Fabulous capitals at All Saints, Oakham.
#SundayStonework
Fabulous capitals at All Saints, Oakham.
#SundayStonework
Happy St. Andrew's Day to all his fellow Scots from Norman, the mad Scottish nutter.
November 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Happy St. Andrew's Day to all his fellow Scots from Norman, the mad Scottish nutter.
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Eileen Sheridan taking a drink at speed from her husband Ken
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Eileen Sheridan taking a drink at speed from her husband Ken
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"Just like in Kent, Reform are finding out that making big pledges about cutting wasteful spending is the easy part. When you actually get to the governing, it all becomes a lot more difficult."
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
Darren Grimes' Reform council sees financial black hole grow by £11m
The financial black hole of Reform-controlled Durham County Council - where Darren Grimes is deputy leader - has grown by £11.1m in two months.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Just like in Kent, Reform are finding out that making big pledges about cutting wasteful spending is the easy part. When you actually get to the governing, it all becomes a lot more difficult."
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/reform-durham-county-council-darren-grimes-400775/
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The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The thing about listening to @alexpodyssey.bsky.social is that you begin to see parallels between Greek myths and modern life everywhere. I can't listen to the news now without thinking of Cassandra, or Aesop, or Midas, or golden apples. Oh that I had been taught classics this way at school.
BRAND NEW 🍏 How Do You Like Them Apples? 🍎
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
From the Garden of Hesperides to the Garden of Eden, from the Atalanta and the Trojan War to The Beatles and the iPhone, apples are laden with often conflicting symbolism.
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/70jw...
🎧 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
BONUS - How Do You Like Them Golden Apples?
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The thing about listening to @alexpodyssey.bsky.social is that you begin to see parallels between Greek myths and modern life everywhere. I can't listen to the news now without thinking of Cassandra, or Aesop, or Midas, or golden apples. Oh that I had been taught classics this way at school.
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There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There you go.
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
Parliament will now consider debate on calls for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
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The Conservative Party's leader in London, Susan Hall, just shared this Islamophobic disinformation about Sadiq Khan, after it was posted on X by a racist troll
November 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The Conservative Party's leader in London, Susan Hall, just shared this Islamophobic disinformation about Sadiq Khan, after it was posted on X by a racist troll
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🎿 Biathlon: les Françaises, emmenées par Jeanne Richard, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet et Lou Jeanmonnot, ont remporté samedi le premier relais féminin de la saison en ouverture de la Coupe du monde à Ostersund, en Suède.
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🎿 Biathlon: les Françaises, emmenées par Jeanne Richard, Océane Michelon, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet et Lou Jeanmonnot, ont remporté samedi le premier relais féminin de la saison en ouverture de la Coupe du monde à Ostersund, en Suède.
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#OtD 29 Nov 1864 the Sand Creek massacre occurred when US troops attacked a peaceful gathering of Cheyenne and Arapaho people. They killed ~170 unarmed people, torturing them then scalping and mutilating the victims. Learn more about Indigenous genocide: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/500...
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#OtD 29 Nov 1864 the Sand Creek massacre occurred when US troops attacked a peaceful gathering of Cheyenne and Arapaho people. They killed ~170 unarmed people, torturing them then scalping and mutilating the victims. Learn more about Indigenous genocide: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/500...
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Oh dear!
Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Oh dear!
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"They're like two feet tall ..."
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"They're like two feet tall ..."
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Ambulances are a good thing aren't they? Saving lives,etc. But they are very expensive. So why waste them on the 15,000 casualties on England's 30mph roads which could be avoided if UK Gov followed Wales/ Scotland by setting 20mph as an urban/village norm.www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats
November 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Ambulances are a good thing aren't they? Saving lives,etc. But they are very expensive. So why waste them on the 15,000 casualties on England's 30mph roads which could be avoided if UK Gov followed Wales/ Scotland by setting 20mph as an urban/village norm.www.20splenty.org/gb2024stats
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Overpass Visibility Brigade joins “We Ain’t Buying It “ and says no to Target, Home Depot and Amazon on Black Friday thru Cyber Monday #WeAintBuyingIt weaintbuyingit.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Overpass Visibility Brigade joins “We Ain’t Buying It “ and says no to Target, Home Depot and Amazon on Black Friday thru Cyber Monday #WeAintBuyingIt weaintbuyingit.com
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Any UK citizens please share. Up to 92K now.
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 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 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Any UK citizens please share. Up to 92K now.