don’t mention this to modern Thatcherites but the tax rises at the start of the Thatcher period were bigger - proportionately - than Labour’s October 2024 Budget yes Mrs T cut taxes but only after increasing them massively taxpolicy.org.uk/2022/06/08/u...

vm.tiktok.com/ZGdBGwmaT/ This. The Tory hypocrisy knows no bounds. @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social has spent her life fighting for the protection of women and girls from violent men.

This is important & necessary. I’d add only that a) It’s clear many of the political & media figures deliberately ignoring these facts are playing with the sort of fire we saw on our streets this summer & b) Laura Kuenssberg’s failure to point this out to Farage was an appalling dereliction of duty.

The Russian disinformation network “Matryoshka” has launched a new campaign on Bluesky. Eliot Higgins, founder of the investigative journalism group Bellingcat, has been one of the first researchers to detect its activity. So far, four Russian-made fake videos have been identified on the platform.

Why is the government not capable wiping the floor with Nigel Farage every single day like this? Alastair Campbell effortlessly destroys him over his Brexit legacy which by almost every economic and financial measure has been disastrous for the country

@kj45.bsky.social and I were honoured to speak at the co-design session at the #ukstrokeforum #uksf #uksf24 today. We are so grateful to all healthcare professionals who support stroke survivors and their recovery

Well. And wow. Thank you to everyone who attended the co-design session at the #ukstrokeforum #uksf24. Jenks @kj45.bsky.social and I are so grateful to you all. @lisakidd22.bsky.social - thanks and will be in touch re my idea about advice for hospital visiting x

Together we can achieve more. Great streamline for today’s #codesign session at #uksf24 #personalisation #livedexperience #respect @choclit.bsky.social

We’ve arrived at the #ukstrokeforum #uksf!

Anyone here going to the #ukstrokeforum #uksf24 next week? They’re sadly still using Twitter/X. Hoping some delegates will be on here #stroke #liverpool #strokesurvivors #strokeassociation My husband and I are talking about our lived experience in a session on embedding co-design in rehab.

@realeddiemarsan.bsky.social just watching first ep of #thewinterking. You’re astonishing. Is there anything you can’t do, or anyone you can’t play? Brilliant.

Word of the day. Or week. Or next four years.

Scratching the surface of Farage and his real political, er, leaning @adambienkov.bsky.social reports ⏬

Scotland is so beautiful. The night sky over Loch Tay. Then the stunning Falls of Acharn. We had the woods and falls to ourselves. Glorious!

🔴The Powerful Interests Fighting Jeremy Clarkson’s Countryside Culture War to Avoid Inheritance Tax Lobby groups are whipping up fears about Labour’s inheritance tax reforms despite figures suggesting the vast majority of UK farms will be unaffected bylinetimes.com/2024/11/01/t...

Wow, at the weekend Bylines Network not only passed the 30K but also the 35K barriers on BlueSky. Now on Monday we are set to pass the 40K mark if you can share this we might just do it tonight!

Heading up to Loch Tay for soothing restoration - it would have been my mum’s 94th birthday on Saturday. My first without her. Scotland’s beauty is healing #grief #healing #gratitude

Updated list of Scottish MPs on Bluesky go.bsky.app/Jn5XngG

Comedy fans - the brilliant Mark Nelson is here!

Our beautiful vixen Shadow. She’s a fabulous fox. #fox #redfox #backgardenwildlife #edinburgh

Would have been my beloved mum’s 94th birthday today. First in my life without her. I miss her terribly but am so very grateful I had some an amazing mother and for so long. She was absolutely wonderful 💔💜💜💜 #grief

First post on here, having escaped the toxic EM cesspit. Love theatre books, history, nature, cooking and food, Scotland, Türkiye, foxes especially. Fave pods incl rest is history/ entertainment/ politics ; The ancients; not just the tudors; true crime. Can’t wait to see Gary Oldman on stage 2025!