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Today about 100 people took part in a mass trespass in the Prime Minister’s constituency.
There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police.
@andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside!
There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police.
@andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside!
September 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Today about 100 people took part in a mass trespass in the Prime Minister’s constituency.
There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police.
@andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside!
There’s a right to roam over just 1% of Makerfield, & today the landowner proved our point for us: putting up fencing & calling the police.
@andyburnham.bsky.social - please open the door to the countryside!
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BBC News: Mass trespass staged in PM Andy Burnham's constituency
"They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mass trespass staged in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Makerfield constituency
Protestors walked on to a private estate in Wigan as part of their calls for the right to roam.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
BBC News: Mass trespass staged in PM Andy Burnham's constituency
"They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"They walked on to the Winstanley Hall estate in Wigan as part of their calls for a change in the law to bring in a Scottish-style right of responsible access to land and water that is privately owned."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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📌 ICYMI — Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties — Max Colbert
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
bylinetimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📌 ICYMI — Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties — Max Colbert
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage's party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Deep-seated contradiction always at the heart of criminal justice policy:
- We have good evidence of what works for rehabilitation & that's what reduces reoffending & increases public safety.
- But the public want offenders punished & believe harsh punishment deters. Regardless of the evidence.
- We have good evidence of what works for rehabilitation & that's what reduces reoffending & increases public safety.
- But the public want offenders punished & believe harsh punishment deters. Regardless of the evidence.
New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...
A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution
observer.co.uk
August 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Deep-seated contradiction always at the heart of criminal justice policy:
- We have good evidence of what works for rehabilitation & that's what reduces reoffending & increases public safety.
- But the public want offenders punished & believe harsh punishment deters. Regardless of the evidence.
- We have good evidence of what works for rehabilitation & that's what reduces reoffending & increases public safety.
- But the public want offenders punished & believe harsh punishment deters. Regardless of the evidence.
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does make you love parliamentary democracy a bit. if you wanna be PM you really have to be ok with standing in the middle of a room and being bullied by 650 people. that's intense!
April 20, 2026 at 3:55 PM
does make you love parliamentary democracy a bit. if you wanna be PM you really have to be ok with standing in the middle of a room and being bullied by 650 people. that's intense!
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NEW: the UK government recommends that toddlers should not be given more than a hour's screentime a day www.ft.com/content/44fc...
March 27, 2026 at 8:19 AM
NEW: the UK government recommends that toddlers should not be given more than a hour's screentime a day www.ft.com/content/44fc...
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
March 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
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Not exactly surprising Matt attracts these people given his own output..will the national media follow up on this?
(h/t @benstanley.eu)
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
(h/t @benstanley.eu)
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
'I wouldn't touch a Jewish woman': Meet the Reform team in Gorton and Denton
Members of Reform's campaign team shared racist content online and aligned themselves with far-right groups
manchestermill.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Not exactly surprising Matt attracts these people given his own output..will the national media follow up on this?
(h/t @benstanley.eu)
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
(h/t @benstanley.eu)
manchestermill.co.uk/goodwins-gan...
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM says since he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize he’s decided he wants Greenland.
Even for Donald Trump, this is astonishing behaviour.
“Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”.
Even for Donald Trump, this is astonishing behaviour.
“Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”.
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Letter from Trump to the Norwegian PM says since he didn’t get the Nobel Peace Prize he’s decided he wants Greenland.
Even for Donald Trump, this is astonishing behaviour.
“Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”.
Even for Donald Trump, this is astonishing behaviour.
“Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Prize… I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace”.
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Putin's little tool Farage is all over our TV screens, so I think this deserves revisiting.
Farage squirms as Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterates the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant".
Please share. The news media seem all too keen to forget about Farage's service to Russia.
Farage squirms as Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterates the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant".
Please share. The news media seem all too keen to forget about Farage's service to Russia.
January 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Putin's little tool Farage is all over our TV screens, so I think this deserves revisiting.
Farage squirms as Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterates the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant".
Please share. The news media seem all too keen to forget about Farage's service to Russia.
Farage squirms as Rep. Jamie Raskin obliterates the "Putin-loving, free speech imposter, Trump sycophant".
Please share. The news media seem all too keen to forget about Farage's service to Russia.
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree.
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
GB News’ recent Trump interview was outrageous - completely biased and full of lies. And GB News didn't challenge him ONCE. Ofcom MUST investigate them for breaching its rules. Sign now if you agree.
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up
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What a surprise-after posting yesterday that there was very little about Prescott or Hanover Communications online, @bylinetimes.bsky.social have been doing some digging and guess what? The so called independent advisor to the BBC is anything but…
🔴 The Pro-Trump Bias of the ‘Neutral’ Sources in the Leaked BBC ‘Prescott Dossier’
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan, Trump-aligned organisations.
@nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan, Trump-aligned organisations.
@nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p...
The Pro-Trump Bias of the 'Neutral' Sources in the Leaked BBC 'Prescott Dossier'
Byline Times’ analysis of key sources in the memo about the BBC’s alleged ‘progressive bias’ shows it relied on highly partisan right-wing, Trump-aligned organisations
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What a surprise-after posting yesterday that there was very little about Prescott or Hanover Communications online, @bylinetimes.bsky.social have been doing some digging and guess what? The so called independent advisor to the BBC is anything but…
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It’s amazing how often people who profess to care about “British values” will actually support the values of a foreign autocracy, if they think they’ll be making the rules.
The UAE where hugging in public can get you arrested, where human rights barely exist, where foreign workers are routinely abused, where critics of the regime routinely disappear, where an Indian nanny was shot by firing squad in March & where marital rape is not a criminal offence but being gay is.
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It’s amazing how often people who profess to care about “British values” will actually support the values of a foreign autocracy, if they think they’ll be making the rules.
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The more I look at this photo, the more wonders it discloses. Allow me a mini-thread:
This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.
October 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The more I look at this photo, the more wonders it discloses. Allow me a mini-thread:
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One of the best nights of the year - Oldham's Foster Carer Celebration Evening. Flowers, Mayor & Mayoress at the ready to thank our foster carers for their hard work caring for slme of our most vulnerable children & young people
October 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
One of the best nights of the year - Oldham's Foster Carer Celebration Evening. Flowers, Mayor & Mayoress at the ready to thank our foster carers for their hard work caring for slme of our most vulnerable children & young people
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences.
They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have got away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
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Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
August 29, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Labour's cowardice in the face of extremism iandunt.substack.com/p/labours-co...
August 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Several media skews & biases here, some conscious, some unconscious.
Even liberal outlets treat these fragments as maybe reflecting public opinion, because they are a vocal noisy niche within the majority group
Media won't do that if 25/50k people protest trans issues, or Gaza, or trade union
Even liberal outlets treat these fragments as maybe reflecting public opinion, because they are a vocal noisy niche within the majority group
Media won't do that if 25/50k people protest trans issues, or Gaza, or trade union
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Several media skews & biases here, some conscious, some unconscious.
Even liberal outlets treat these fragments as maybe reflecting public opinion, because they are a vocal noisy niche within the majority group
Media won't do that if 25/50k people protest trans issues, or Gaza, or trade union
Even liberal outlets treat these fragments as maybe reflecting public opinion, because they are a vocal noisy niche within the majority group
Media won't do that if 25/50k people protest trans issues, or Gaza, or trade union