Reform UK claimed to have the “best vetting in the country”. Their candidates told a different story. Here are some with records of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, conspiracy theories and links to far-right groups. They are now in office and must be held to account. 🧵

Highly recommend following #dogsatpollingstations while we wait for results #LE2026. Here’s a young Chloe from a few years back

"Dear Diary, Nadhim Zahawi joined Reform UK today! 😊 His experience in government will be invaluable - he has promised to advise us on tax avoidance, fiddling expenses and breaking the Ministerial Code"

Plumbing 🤷‍♀️ Farming Farming 🤷‍♀️ Plumbing Plarming 🤷‍♀️ Fumbing Flumbing 🤷‍♀️ Plarming Let’s call the whole thing off. #TheArchers

Clarrie: Keiraluv, is your bag still packed from when you was running away? Keira: nods (silently) Clarrie: let's you and Granma have an adventure together with MY REDUNDANCY MONEY. Keira: nods. Grabs bag and Clarrie's hand. Both smile and LEAVE! #TheArchers

Hello everyone, Jeff (@tonkerthomas) from Ambridge On The Couch here. We've finally caught up with everybody else and have set up an account over here. Please follow us so we can figure out who all the #TheArchers people are!

This is completely random but is there any mileage in the theory that Akram wiped the cctv when he was in The Bull doing plumbing stuff? Jolene left him alone for ages while she was chatting to Alice 🤔 #TheArchers

❤️ Alice #TheArchers

A bad situation badly handled :( #TheArchers

Lend your support to entrepreneurs in low-income countries through @lendwithcare.bsky.social Make your first loan for free with this link! lendwithcare.org/referral/QBY...

Exquisite fragrance from #daphne “Jacqueline Postill at the National Botanic Gardens Kilmacurragh #garden #flowers #gardening #photography #gardeningbluesky #gardenersworld #flower #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling #wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature

Beauty from the garden even in the wettest greyest days of winter #garden #flowers #gardening #photography #mygarden #gardeningbluesky #gardenersworld #flower #whatsinmyvase #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling

Plant communication is not a fantasy; it's a biological response to specific cues. www.zmescience.com/science/news...

Janie giving it her best #WontLookWednesday. Chloe didn’t get the memo! #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky #wicklow #wicklowoutdoors

A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨

The cheerful flowers of #gorse can be seen practically all year round in this part of #wicklow #ireland In days gone by wearing a sprig of gorse was thought to prevent a traveller from becoming lost. Now, we just have sat-nav :(

As winter flooding looms, it's worth noting that a young street tree in an asphalt surface can prevent 60% of the rain that falls on it from reaching the ground, even when not in leaf. Increasing the low levels of urban tree cover should be a strategic national priority.

The first of this season’s #hellebore #garden #flowers #gardening #photography #mygarden #gardeningbluesky #gardenersworld #flower #whatsinmyvase #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling

Recharging #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky

Sunday ramble #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky

Happy #Stunday! Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada #EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography #ArtYear #MobilePhotography

'Iris' by Vicky Oldfield, contemporary UK printmaker ##ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Not Mourning, But Morning Glory, 2022 Japanese Woodcut (in the ukiyo-e tradition) by Nana Shiomi, contemporary Japanese printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

With all the recent intense rainfall, many parts of the woods are gloriously full of water. The forests, bogs, + other wild habitats we've removed once retained colossal amounts of water, preventing flooding downstream. Between that and climate breakdown, we're creating a perfect storm for floods.

I have obtained a copy of the Flood Advisory issued by Met Éireann to local authorities today showing an orange level flood risk for many parts of East and South. I cannot see why it is not made public as I believe it is in the public interest to share it so I am sharing it.

Finally. A pointless post that in the past was adequately dealt with by councillors. Created by Conservatives because it was the only way they could win elections, on a micro-turnout where no one cared about the outcome.

NEWS⬇️ Ministers @darraghobrientd.bsky.social & Timmy Dooley approved to advance Marine Protected Area legislation in the Maritime Area Planning Act. A General Scheme will now be prepared, which will need sign off again by gov, then legislation can be drafted. www.gov.ie/en/departmen... #FairSeas

Bird of the day, Sleepy Duck standing on a rock. Galway Ireland. #BirdOfTheDay #Duck #DucksOutOfWater #Mallard #Birds #Wildlife #Ireland #Nature #EastCoastKin #Photography

How about speeding things up by chatting to CSO Ireland to get locations for 72,000 (yep!) vacant dwellings announced in September & apply use it or lose it They should also chat with Revenue to understand why only 2300 properties paid the Vacant Homes Tax #DerelictIreland #VacantIreland

#Paddling just because you can. #BirdOfTheDay #Ducks #Birds #RippleEffect #PNW

An inevitable result of free world trade with no or lax bio security at port of entry?

Well that gives me some hope

Labradors in the mist #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

Like a stubborn bloom Living in cracks of concrete You cannot kill hope. #poetry #Haiku Photo by Stockcake

I'll be on @rteone.rte.ie's Futureville Ireland after 7.00 this evening, talking about THE most critical choice we face as a nation. Do we carry on wiping out nature, or start bringing it back via mass rewilding? share.google/cd9ER2HKnXd3...

Rulebreakers! #BigBed #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #yellowlabrador #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabradorsofbluesky

Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

So much beauty in trees yet so many see them simply as “timber” :(

Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA

Good turnout for Remembrance Day events in and around York westfieldnewsfocus.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/w...

Walls of beauty and strength.

And breathe….. #wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature #landscape #photography

Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.

Wow. Just wow. We can safely say that leaving Europe is very bad for your economic health. So what are UKG doing about it, and why is the answer not dropping the May-Johnson redlines?

One man and his dogs #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky#labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature

Autumn sunshine and labradors. Perfect #dog #dogs #labrador #lab #labradorsofbluesky #yellowlabrador #yellowlabsofbluesky #labradorretriever #dogsofbluesky #photography #wicklow #wicklowoutdoors #nature

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Sorry what????

That WW2 veteran who says that winning the war "wasn't worth it" for the state we are now in is just plain wrong. Naziism was an evil that caused the deaths of millions and the systematic murder of millions more. Defeating it was necessary. We need to stop treating every old person as a holy sage.