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Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.
September 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.
Reposted by Allison Brandes
"champions of free speech" latest
Reform UK Conference Ban List
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
Michael Crick
Anna Isaac - Guardian
Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale
Ethan Shone - Open Democracy
Isabella Link - Politics UK
Ed Campbell - The Nerve
Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye
Will Hayward - Guardian
There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
September 3, 2026 at 11:08 AM
"champions of free speech" latest
Reposted by Allison Brandes
the perfect commentary on Farage stepping down!
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Nigel Farage And The Five Million Pound Victim Complex
The man of the people, backed by crypto wealth and aristocratic fixers, would very much like you to look somewhere else.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
July 7, 2026 at 3:31 PM
the perfect commentary on Farage stepping down!
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
@bearlypolitics.co.uk
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk/p/nigel-fara...
Reposted by Allison Brandes
While you're choosing between groceries and gas, Trump just pocketed $1.2 Billion from his crypto scam. Republicans in Congress watch silently because they're getting their cut too. This isn't governance - it's organized crime…
July 3, 2026 at 10:48 AM
While you're choosing between groceries and gas, Trump just pocketed $1.2 Billion from his crypto scam. Republicans in Congress watch silently because they're getting their cut too. This isn't governance - it's organized crime…
Reposted by Allison Brandes
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
July 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Incredible moment where Fox News puts up a graphic with all the reasons it opposes the DSA and why people should be afraid of them
Reposted by Allison Brandes
The downfall of society can be traced back to rolling bastard news.
January 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
The downfall of society can be traced back to rolling bastard news.
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It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
June 22, 2026 at 8:52 AM
It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you.
Thank you, dear Keir.
PLP reveals itself to be just as venal and asinine as other political parties, whilst somehow clinging to the belief it is somehow superior. Pathetic...
June 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
PLP reveals itself to be just as venal and asinine as other political parties, whilst somehow clinging to the belief it is somehow superior. Pathetic...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social My wise Grandad had a wonderful Tenor voice, I'm not musical in any way. Little me, upset, asked Grandad about this and he said "There as to be them as can't to appreciate them as can."
May 29, 2026 at 11:14 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social My wise Grandad had a wonderful Tenor voice, I'm not musical in any way. Little me, upset, asked Grandad about this and he said "There as to be them as can't to appreciate them as can."
Reposted by Allison Brandes
Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying
Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying | Zoe Williams
We saw it when Russia jailed members of Pussy Riot, and again when the US overturned Roe v Wade: misogyny is a powerful political weapon. Let’s focus on fighting it, not ‘understanding’ it, writes…
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Oppressing women is how authoritarianism begins. So listen to what Reform is saying
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Yet for all those mentions, Reform doesn't actually get held to account.
Dodgy £5m gifts?
Constant tax evasion?
Running the party from Dubai?
Inexplicable house purchases?
Jailed for kicking your wife?
Wall-to-wall racism?
Backing Iran war?
Scrapping the NHS?
Literal concentration camps?
Silence.
Dodgy £5m gifts?
Constant tax evasion?
Running the party from Dubai?
Inexplicable house purchases?
Jailed for kicking your wife?
Wall-to-wall racism?
Backing Iran war?
Scrapping the NHS?
Literal concentration camps?
Silence.
May 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Yet for all those mentions, Reform doesn't actually get held to account.
Dodgy £5m gifts?
Constant tax evasion?
Running the party from Dubai?
Inexplicable house purchases?
Jailed for kicking your wife?
Wall-to-wall racism?
Backing Iran war?
Scrapping the NHS?
Literal concentration camps?
Silence.
Dodgy £5m gifts?
Constant tax evasion?
Running the party from Dubai?
Inexplicable house purchases?
Jailed for kicking your wife?
Wall-to-wall racism?
Backing Iran war?
Scrapping the NHS?
Literal concentration camps?
Silence.
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It never ceases to amaze me how many election pundits don’t understand the dynamics of First Past the Post, and how vote-splitting works under the UK’s electoral system.
John Curtice does. Listen to John Curtice.
John Curtice does. Listen to John Curtice.
May 8, 2026 at 9:47 AM
It never ceases to amaze me how many election pundits don’t understand the dynamics of First Past the Post, and how vote-splitting works under the UK’s electoral system.
John Curtice does. Listen to John Curtice.
John Curtice does. Listen to John Curtice.
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Just met a Reform UK voting couple who had no idea that it opposed:
Recent rise in the minimum wage
End of the two-child benefit cap
Expansion of free school meals, free breakfast clubs
Help with school uniforms
Horrified that they would lose big from Reform
How many others voted without knowing?
Recent rise in the minimum wage
End of the two-child benefit cap
Expansion of free school meals, free breakfast clubs
Help with school uniforms
Horrified that they would lose big from Reform
How many others voted without knowing?
May 8, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Just met a Reform UK voting couple who had no idea that it opposed:
Recent rise in the minimum wage
End of the two-child benefit cap
Expansion of free school meals, free breakfast clubs
Help with school uniforms
Horrified that they would lose big from Reform
How many others voted without knowing?
Recent rise in the minimum wage
End of the two-child benefit cap
Expansion of free school meals, free breakfast clubs
Help with school uniforms
Horrified that they would lose big from Reform
How many others voted without knowing?
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Maybe, just maybe if journalists spent the same amount of time highlighting policies, the government has implemented like breakfast clubs, workers rights etc as they do with supposed leadership challenges results might be different.
May 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Maybe, just maybe if journalists spent the same amount of time highlighting policies, the government has implemented like breakfast clubs, workers rights etc as they do with supposed leadership challenges results might be different.
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Lol Farage on BBC already saying "councils don't have enough money, we can't promise miracles!" coz he knows what an absolutely dogshit job Reform does running a council.
May 8, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Lol Farage on BBC already saying "councils don't have enough money, we can't promise miracles!" coz he knows what an absolutely dogshit job Reform does running a council.
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Doing what I do best - shutting down a question about the £5 million gift I received, because I can't stand scrutiny and don't think the rules apply to me.
May 8, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Doing what I do best - shutting down a question about the £5 million gift I received, because I can't stand scrutiny and don't think the rules apply to me.
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“Labour may be losing seats to Reform, but that is mostly because they are losing actual votes to the Greens.” @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/l...
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/l...
Local Election Results 2026: Morgan McSweeney’s ‘Blue Labour’ Legacy Lives On
Keir Starmer's former adviser's strategy of focusing on Reform-sympathetic 'hero voters', whilst spurning Labour's natural supporters on the left, has led to a disastrous set of local election results...
bylinetimes.com
May 8, 2026 at 10:16 AM
“Labour may be losing seats to Reform, but that is mostly because they are losing actual votes to the Greens.” @adambienkov.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/l...
bylinetimes.com/2026/05/08/l...
Reposted by Allison Brandes
Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules.
Mentions per MP.
LibDems: 645
Tories: 5,116
Greens: 7,763
Labour (the actual govt): 27,438
Reform: 70,732
Anyone surprised they're ahead?
bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...
Mentions per MP.
LibDems: 645
Tories: 5,116
Greens: 7,763
Labour (the actual govt): 27,438
Reform: 70,732
Anyone surprised they're ahead?
bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...
#Politics Who gets heard – and who doesn’t – on UK broadcast? | Be Broadcast
New analysis of 1.5m mentions reveals which UK parties are overexposed or underrepresented on broadcast – from Labour and Reform to the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
bebroadcast.co.uk
May 6, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules.
Mentions per MP.
LibDems: 645
Tories: 5,116
Greens: 7,763
Labour (the actual govt): 27,438
Reform: 70,732
Anyone surprised they're ahead?
bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...
Mentions per MP.
LibDems: 645
Tories: 5,116
Greens: 7,763
Labour (the actual govt): 27,438
Reform: 70,732
Anyone surprised they're ahead?
bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...
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FBI director Kash Patel admits under oath that the FBI is buying location data on Americans from commercial brokers. While law enforcement must get a judge-authorized search warrant to obtain location data directly from telecom companies, gov...
TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
FBI director Kash Patel admits under oath that the FBI is buying location data on Americans from commercial brokers. While law enforcement must get a judge-authorized search warrant to obtain location data directly from telecom companies, gov...
TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
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lol guess who met some commoners today.
February 19, 2026 at 10:06 PM
lol guess who met some commoners today.
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The arrest is for the courts. Accountability is not.
If it is to survive this crisis, the Royal Family must finally answer questions about how it conducts itself.
My latest: The Humbling of the House of Windsor
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
If it is to survive this crisis, the Royal Family must finally answer questions about how it conducts itself.
My latest: The Humbling of the House of Windsor
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The humbling of the House of Windsor
How deference failed the Crown — and why silence is no longer an option
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The arrest is for the courts. Accountability is not.
If it is to survive this crisis, the Royal Family must finally answer questions about how it conducts itself.
My latest: The Humbling of the House of Windsor
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
If it is to survive this crisis, the Royal Family must finally answer questions about how it conducts itself.
My latest: The Humbling of the House of Windsor
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is this going to mess up Mystery Hour again?
February 19, 2026 at 11:22 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is this going to mess up Mystery Hour again?
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No. 10 communications were being directed!?
Tim Allan, Keir Starmer’s director of communications, has just quit his Downing Street role:
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
“I have decided to stand down to allow a new No 10 team to be built. I wish the PM and his team every success."
February 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
No. 10 communications were being directed!?
Seriously, amongst all the other stuff going on, Kier Starmer needs to meet with disabilty campaigner Joe Hardy. Perspective gained, problem understood - please get it done?
February 5, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Seriously, amongst all the other stuff going on, Kier Starmer needs to meet with disabilty campaigner Joe Hardy. Perspective gained, problem understood - please get it done?