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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
People building big audiences on Substack tend to offer positive, life-coach-type content.

I dont.

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A screen grab from Substack.
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bestforbritain.org
Rupert Lowe on Nathan Gill, former Reform leader in Wales, who has pleaded guilty to taking bribes from pro-Russian proxies:

"I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close."

Shots fired. ~AA
Rupert Lowe MP @RupertLowe10 I have received A LOT of questions about Nathan Gill, having sat as a Brexit Party MEP alongside him in Brussels and Strasbourg. He was also the Reform leader in Wales. For those who don’t know, he has pleaded guilty to taking pro-Russian bribes over a number of months. Obviously, I had absolutely no idea. I was new to the European Parliament, Nathan had been there for years alongside Farage - they were very close. He was the head of the delegation of our MEPs, so with the whip ran the day-to-day affairs of our grouping and organised activity in Brussels/Strasbourg. He was one of just two MEPs from the previous term Farage allowed to stand again. He seemed particularly interested in Russian/Ukrainian developments which I found peculiar. There was one event, right at the beginning of our term, which he asked me and other MEPs to attend. Due to his position in the grouping, I agreed. It had a very pro-Russian slant, with individuals who claimed to be close to Putin there. For obvious reasons, I did not attend another such event. I thought his obsession with that part of the world was strange, but given his years in the Parliament and position in the party, I didn’t think there was more to it. Other MEPs also found it unusual, but we just got on with job. So to journalists asking, there is my response. It is disgraceful behaviour, treasonous behaviour. I am ashamed to have ever sat alongside him. 7:44 AM · Oct 13, 2025 · 116.3K Views
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Oddly I’ve never been in there!
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dalevince.com
Why does this tax exile 'foreigner' think our government should discuss policy with him? He should feck off back to Monaco. Made his choice based on his own interest, to avoid tax. Anything he has to say will be only in his own interests, again.

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Miliband refused to discuss North Sea with me, says Ratcliffe
Ineos owner urges policymakers to reform net zero taxes or risk ‘irreversible decline’
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Let me share: His base won't care.

by Christina Pagel — Reposted by Mark Robinson, Nicola J. Cooper, Tim Bale , and 3 more

chrischirp.bsky.social
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

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England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
How piss poor his sporting investments are because, you know, without massive government dowries and subsidies, he's actually a piss poor businessman and not a genius?
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Always good but the last line is a belter.

Bravo, or should I say, gut gemacht👊

by Mark Robinson

mr.place
The lack of empathy and community amongst tax dodging shites?
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by Ben H. Ansell — Reposted by Mark Robinson, Christopher McCabe, Pauline Stafford

benansell.bsky.social
A fine piece of writing there from Sam Leith
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 8d
Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
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Reposted by Mark Robinson, Stephan Lewandowsky, Steve Peers , and 7 more

sundersays.bsky.social
The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
It's all good but will need multiyear transfers and with the focus on CA’s and neighbourhoods, people are wandering what is the role of traditional local government in place based change?🤷‍♂️

by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Meloni or Mussolini? I think he's too high on his own supply to tack back.

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londoncycling.bsky.social
🧵🚓 Last week saw the news that the police weren't going to bother investing the theft of bikes at train stations, if the bike has been left for more than two hours (so basically all bikes at train stations).

BBC London had the story, featuring our CEO, Tom Fyans... 👇
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tonytassell.bsky.social
@jemima.bsky.social on crypto dealings by politicians such as the Trumps and the move by Nigel Farage's Reform party to accept political donations in crypto www.ft.com/content/dbd0...
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taxjustice.net
It's impossible to earn a billion, but there are more billionaires every year. How?

We talk w/ @theguardian.com's @josh-tou.bsky.social about "collected wealth" vs "earned wealth", how we tax them unequally & why #WealthTax protects our earner way of life #TaxTheSuperRich youtu.be/vPZRDt1kcV8?...
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Invitations going out over the weekend for several supporter sessions to discuss Podyssey: Season 2 topics (also, answer any questions and shoot the breeze).

Make sure the right email is attached to your ko-fi contribution - or sign up now if you want to get involved.

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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
I too am the progeny of two only children.

I used to resent not having cousins
and the attendant presents at birthdays & Xmas.
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Reposted by Mark Robinson, Ewan McGaughey

resfoundation.bsky.social
Relative child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last twenty years and has risen over the past decade.

Without action, levels will soon break records.

Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.
chart showing Relative child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last twenty years and has risen over the past decade, from 27 per cent in 2013-14 to 31 per cent in 2023-24. As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs within this Parliament
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beijingpalmer.bsky.social
to avoid confusion I have made a little table of Mitford siblings
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Actually, Dulwich College is bang on for an "average" posh boy.

Not a boarding school, but thinks it's better than most day schools.
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
And if that endorsement doesn't end up being on the sleeve of your second novel, I will find where you live and get an unexpected member of your extended family to do you in.
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
Hi Russ, I do prefer your political satire, but this was a stonking first novel.

You are no Nadine Dorries, mind.
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Reposted by Mark Robinson, Graham Dutfield

robertshrimsley.bsky.social
If you feel the need to do something in the wake of the Manchester attack why not donate to the Community Security Trust, the organisation that works to keep jews in Britain safe

cst.org.uk/donate-now
Donate Online Now – CST – Protecting Our Jewish Community
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by Mark Robinson

mr.place
I'm not convinced its a left/right thing at all.

Reposted by Mark Robinson

resfoundation.bsky.social
The Government is looking at scrapping the two-child limit on benefits.

Doing so in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty.

Read more ➡️ buff.ly/DyvTYGN
Chart showing that fully scrapping the two child limit will reduce child poverty by over 450k, the most effective option.
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Reposted by Mark Robinson, Paul Nightingale, Jill Rutter

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The Economist’s finance and economics internship
We invite applications for our Marjorie Deane scheme
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nationaltrust.org.uk
Climate change is already damaging the nature, beauty and heritage we care for. Without deep and sustained cuts to emissions, nature faces an even more perilous future and the places people love will continue to suffer.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories pledge to scrap landmark climate legislation
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says her party would axe legally binding targets to cut emissions.
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pimlicat.bsky.social
All of us at Best for Britain are devastated to hear news of an attack on a Jewish community on Yom Kippur. Our deepest thoughts with those who will now be fearful on an important day of observance in the Jewish calendar & we send our love to the families of those who have been killed.
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resfoundation.bsky.social
The UK is an international outlier when it comes to protection from unfair dismissal.

Our two-year ‘qualifying period’ for unfair dismissal protection is completely out of step with other rich countries, where qualifying periods between three and six months are the norm.

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Chart showing months in job until worker becomes eligible for unfair dismissal protection: OECD countries, 2019 The chart shows that the two-year ‘qualifying period’ in the UK before workers are eligible for unfair dismissal protection is completely out of step with other rich countries, where qualifying periods between three and six months are the norm
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