Paolo Steen
@thesteen.bsky.social
Policy researcher and web designer in UK and NL. Biased towards sanity and integrity.
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"Former senior Nigel Farage aide Dan Jukes went on an all-expenses-paid trip to Egypt with the polling company JL Partners in December 2025, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO."
The British Polling Council will be interested.
www.politico.eu/article/refo...
#R4Today
The British Polling Council will be interested.
www.politico.eu/article/refo...
#R4Today
September 17, 2026 at 7:03 AM
"Former senior Nigel Farage aide Dan Jukes went on an all-expenses-paid trip to Egypt with the polling company JL Partners in December 2025, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO."
The British Polling Council will be interested.
www.politico.eu/article/refo...
#R4Today
The British Polling Council will be interested.
www.politico.eu/article/refo...
#R4Today
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Byline Times has identified seven Reform councillors who are listed as members of the masked anti-migrant groups bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
The Reform Councillors Embedded in Britain’s Masked 'Patriot' Anti-Migrant Network
A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group
bylinetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Byline Times has identified seven Reform councillors who are listed as members of the masked anti-migrant groups bylinetimes.com/2026/09/16/t...
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I can never , or ever will understand the obsession for reports to stand out side buildings it adds nothing to the story
September 17, 2026 at 5:29 AM
I can never , or ever will understand the obsession for reports to stand out side buildings it adds nothing to the story
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A reminder that the "generosity" he refers to here follows Nigel Farage announcing Crypto tax policies that would net them both hundreds of millions of pounds in additional profits
September 16, 2026 at 12:18 PM
A reminder that the "generosity" he refers to here follows Nigel Farage announcing Crypto tax policies that would net them both hundreds of millions of pounds in additional profits
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Good plan, Australia and Canada.
Huge sigh, UK.
How long do we wait, how much do we lose, how stupid do we have to be?
Huge sigh, UK.
How long do we wait, how much do we lose, how stupid do we have to be?
Australia and Canada are leading the way - they are choosing closer ties with the EU.
The EU is our closest partner.
The UK government should put EU membership on the table. It's really a no-brainer.
The EU is our closest partner.
The UK government should put EU membership on the table. It's really a no-brainer.
September 16, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Good plan, Australia and Canada.
Huge sigh, UK.
How long do we wait, how much do we lose, how stupid do we have to be?
Huge sigh, UK.
How long do we wait, how much do we lose, how stupid do we have to be?
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It would be comical if a load of this came from Arab States like the Saudis that Trump has decline to assist when it came to the Houthis‘ advance.
It would be another example of “being suckered by Trump by being daft enough to believe you could trust him”.
It would be another example of “being suckered by Trump by being daft enough to believe you could trust him”.
Shock Report Says Kushner Raised $5 Billion While Negotiating With Iran On Behalf of US
The New Yorker revealed Jared Kushner was simultaneously “raising another 5 billion dollars” for his investment firm while engaging in talks with Iran this year.
#Blues
l.smartnews.com/p-8uSJahP2/L...
The New Yorker revealed Jared Kushner was simultaneously “raising another 5 billion dollars” for his investment firm while engaging in talks with Iran this year.
#Blues
l.smartnews.com/p-8uSJahP2/L...
Shock Report Says Kushner Raised $5 Billion For His Fund While Negotiating With Iran On Behalf of US (Mediaite)
(AP Photo/Terry Renna)The New Yorker revealed in a bombshell report on Monday that Jared Kushnerwas simultaneously “raising another five billion dollars” fro...
l.smartnews.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
It would be comical if a load of this came from Arab States like the Saudis that Trump has decline to assist when it came to the Houthis‘ advance.
It would be another example of “being suckered by Trump by being daft enough to believe you could trust him”.
It would be another example of “being suckered by Trump by being daft enough to believe you could trust him”.
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Irish President Catherine Connolly just gave Trump the same face he wore after Helsinki. She told him, in her own words, that the normalization of war and genocide is not acceptable.
That's the look of a man who thought he was walking into a courtesy call — and got the riot act instead.
That's the look of a man who thought he was walking into a courtesy call — and got the riot act instead.
September 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Irish President Catherine Connolly just gave Trump the same face he wore after Helsinki. She told him, in her own words, that the normalization of war and genocide is not acceptable.
That's the look of a man who thought he was walking into a courtesy call — and got the riot act instead.
That's the look of a man who thought he was walking into a courtesy call — and got the riot act instead.
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Inheritance tax is paid by less than 5% of estates and couples can already transfer up to £1m in property tax-free.
Abolishing it would be regressive, unmeritocratic and a bad use of £9bn.
Abolishing it would be regressive, unmeritocratic and a bad use of £9bn.
September 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Inheritance tax is paid by less than 5% of estates and couples can already transfer up to £1m in property tax-free.
Abolishing it would be regressive, unmeritocratic and a bad use of £9bn.
Abolishing it would be regressive, unmeritocratic and a bad use of £9bn.
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What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
September 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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The fine Irish poet and editor Pat Boran just posted this on FB (shared here with his permission):
DOONBEG
Thoughts and prayers for Trump
on his golf course. The record
for fascist dictators
emerging unscathed
from bunkers
isn’t always the best.
DOONBEG
Thoughts and prayers for Trump
on his golf course. The record
for fascist dictators
emerging unscathed
from bunkers
isn’t always the best.
September 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
The fine Irish poet and editor Pat Boran just posted this on FB (shared here with his permission):
DOONBEG
Thoughts and prayers for Trump
on his golf course. The record
for fascist dictators
emerging unscathed
from bunkers
isn’t always the best.
DOONBEG
Thoughts and prayers for Trump
on his golf course. The record
for fascist dictators
emerging unscathed
from bunkers
isn’t always the best.
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Labour flubbed the chance to cap political donations and now Reform are sitting on a fresh £72 million war chest from two mega donors.
Idiots.
Idiots.
September 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Labour flubbed the chance to cap political donations and now Reform are sitting on a fresh £72 million war chest from two mega donors.
Idiots.
Idiots.
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In September we say goodbye to many of the UK bumblebees 💔
🍂 Old queens and their nests will naturally come to an end as summer turns into autumn.
💤 New queens will mate with males, feed heavily on pollen and nectar to create fatty stores of energy, then hibernate until the following spring.
🍂 Old queens and their nests will naturally come to an end as summer turns into autumn.
💤 New queens will mate with males, feed heavily on pollen and nectar to create fatty stores of energy, then hibernate until the following spring.
September 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
In September we say goodbye to many of the UK bumblebees 💔
🍂 Old queens and their nests will naturally come to an end as summer turns into autumn.
💤 New queens will mate with males, feed heavily on pollen and nectar to create fatty stores of energy, then hibernate until the following spring.
🍂 Old queens and their nests will naturally come to an end as summer turns into autumn.
💤 New queens will mate with males, feed heavily on pollen and nectar to create fatty stores of energy, then hibernate until the following spring.
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Reform’s Robert Jenrick defends and justifies political violence by the Hard Right party’s members.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform member who hit female protester with crutch should get medal says Jenrick
Robert Jenrick, Nigel Farage's Treasury spokesman, said a man seen swinging a metal crutch at two hecklers should be given a medal and said he felt sorry for him after pictures and video were widely s...
www.mirror.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Reform’s Robert Jenrick defends and justifies political violence by the Hard Right party’s members.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Statement from Progressive Judaism leaders - Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy: No single response can speak for British Jews - The Movement for Progressive Judaism
As we approach the High Holy Days, we enter a season of teshuvah, of looking honestly at ourselves, taking responsibility and asking what must change. Yet there is a temptation, on days like these, to...
progressivejudaism.org.uk
September 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Statement from Progressive Judaism leaders - Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
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UK datacentres likely to directly employ 10,400 workers, compared with the 40,000 cited.
8.6 jobs per megawatt of power, compared to 400 in a car plant, 3,600 in a hospital or health facility.
Huge consumption of electricity/water, emission of pollution.
Need moratorium on expansion.
8.6 jobs per megawatt of power, compared to 400 in a car plant, 3,600 in a hospital or health facility.
Huge consumption of electricity/water, emission of pollution.
Need moratorium on expansion.
UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds
Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
UK datacentres likely to directly employ 10,400 workers, compared with the 40,000 cited.
8.6 jobs per megawatt of power, compared to 400 in a car plant, 3,600 in a hospital or health facility.
Huge consumption of electricity/water, emission of pollution.
Need moratorium on expansion.
8.6 jobs per megawatt of power, compared to 400 in a car plant, 3,600 in a hospital or health facility.
Huge consumption of electricity/water, emission of pollution.
Need moratorium on expansion.
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Read the whole story: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/e...
EXCLUSIVE: Did Kent Police ignore Dover blockade 999 call? – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate can exclusively reveal that Kent Police were tipped off about the Patriot Platform mobilisation – and seemingly did not act.
hopenothate.org.uk
September 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Read the whole story: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/09/07/e...
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On Tallinn's Kalamaja Street, a conventional traffic sewer has become a hybrid of two familiar Dutch concepts: the woonerf, or curbless living street where pedestrians, cyclists and drivers share the same space, and the fietsstraat, where bicycles are given priority and cars are effectively guests.🧵
September 8, 2026 at 11:14 AM
On Tallinn's Kalamaja Street, a conventional traffic sewer has become a hybrid of two familiar Dutch concepts: the woonerf, or curbless living street where pedestrians, cyclists and drivers share the same space, and the fietsstraat, where bicycles are given priority and cars are effectively guests.🧵
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The "naked” street lacks the traditional cues of car-first traffic engineering: Curbs disappear; signalling it's a shared space, and forcing drivers to slow down to below 20 km/h. Cyclists move comfortably along the corridor, while pedestrians are no longer confined to narrow sidewalks on the edges.
September 8, 2026 at 11:15 AM
The "naked” street lacks the traditional cues of car-first traffic engineering: Curbs disappear; signalling it's a shared space, and forcing drivers to slow down to below 20 km/h. Cyclists move comfortably along the corridor, while pedestrians are no longer confined to narrow sidewalks on the edges.
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Well well
@neso-energy.bsky.social
Did YOU fall for the “Dangle then gobble” too? What Government advice did you get? From whom?
But keep it quiet. Now why would you do that?
Our National Energy Operating systems in hoc to them too?
Disgusted.
www.ft.com/content/f6a2...
@neso-energy.bsky.social
Did YOU fall for the “Dangle then gobble” too? What Government advice did you get? From whom?
But keep it quiet. Now why would you do that?
Our National Energy Operating systems in hoc to them too?
Disgusted.
www.ft.com/content/f6a2...
September 8, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Well well
@neso-energy.bsky.social
Did YOU fall for the “Dangle then gobble” too? What Government advice did you get? From whom?
But keep it quiet. Now why would you do that?
Our National Energy Operating systems in hoc to them too?
Disgusted.
www.ft.com/content/f6a2...
@neso-energy.bsky.social
Did YOU fall for the “Dangle then gobble” too? What Government advice did you get? From whom?
But keep it quiet. Now why would you do that?
Our National Energy Operating systems in hoc to them too?
Disgusted.
www.ft.com/content/f6a2...
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It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
September 8, 2026 at 6:11 AM
It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate
rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault.
Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint.
Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint.
Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
September 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Ryan Bridge - Founder of "Raise the Colours" flag protests - charged with 14 offences including common assault.
Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint.
Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
Danny Thomas - ringleader of Dover/Portsmouth thuggery - an ex-con jailed for attempted kidnap at knifepoint.
Almost like they're not "ordinary people with concerns" but criminals.
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Its supposedly “handpicked” and “vetted” members include men with violent criminal records, including convictions involving violence against women and violent disorder.
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/13/p...
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/13/p...
Patriot Platform: Danny Tommo’s “handpicked” men convicted of violence against women – HOPE not hate
HOPE not hate exposes the violent men “handpicked” by Danny Tommo for his new ‘Patriot Platform’. Despite being subject to “rigorous checks” and prioritising “quality...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Its supposedly “handpicked” and “vetted” members include men with violent criminal records, including convictions involving violence against women and violent disorder.
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/13/p...
hopenothate.org.uk/2026/08/13/p...
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The Home Secretary's silence suggests either sympathy, indifference or ineffectiveness as regards the violent lawless thugs
I think the Government has really screwed itself here. It’s moral authority is in tatters when it encourages the arrest of peaceful protesters and yet does little to stop paramilitary thugs from causing chaos at our major ports.
The Home Secretary in particular has serious questions to answer.
The Home Secretary in particular has serious questions to answer.
September 7, 2026 at 9:54 AM
The Home Secretary's silence suggests either sympathy, indifference or ineffectiveness as regards the violent lawless thugs
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An important feature of the modern far right is that it is extremely lucrative for a few of its leaders, who are able to get rich quickly riding the wave of discontent. It's a grifter's paradise.
September 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
An important feature of the modern far right is that it is extremely lucrative for a few of its leaders, who are able to get rich quickly riding the wave of discontent. It's a grifter's paradise.
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It’s Monday & Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood still has no response to hundreds of masked men blocking ports first in Dover now Portsmouth . No speech about keeping our communities safe , increasing the UK terror threat level , a crackdown on protest or calls to proscribe Patriot Platform 😳..
September 7, 2026 at 7:34 AM
It’s Monday & Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood still has no response to hundreds of masked men blocking ports first in Dover now Portsmouth . No speech about keeping our communities safe , increasing the UK terror threat level , a crackdown on protest or calls to proscribe Patriot Platform 😳..