A pleasure working with the Green Party's @alexmace.bsky.social and @cmmonwealth.bsky.social's Adam Peggs to put this article together. Confirmed my longstanding suspicion that landlords are as essential to housing as black mould. centralbylines.co.uk/politics/gre...

Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway @deanconway.bsky.social

Reform councillor’s extremism demands urgent investigation Ian Cooper has been expelled from Reform UK, but we need more far-reaching consequences for those who share hateful rhetoric | Dean Conway @deanconway.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

The great paradox of this fascist movement? “Yes, it’s being run by incompetent buffoons. But at the same time, it’s just as dangerous as any movement we’ve seen.”

🚨 ICE is creating a watchlist of anyone and everyone who films them, DHS sources tell me: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making...

Denazification Now

Violent interactions with the public aren’t surprising, a former ICE official said of the agency under Trump. “That’s sort of by design.”

Reform UK’s Jo Monk: Condoning Neo-Nazis Jo Monk, Leader of Worcestershire Council has placed herself and the council in a terrible position. She has clearly breached the Code of Conduct for Councillors and brought the council’s reputation in to disrepute.

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe

India shows how BritCard Digital ID could be weaponised Starmer’s BritCards have cited India’s Digital ID system as a positive example – here’s why that should scare you | Dean Conway @deanconway.bsky.social

India shows how BritCard Digital ID could be weaponised Starmer’s BritCards have cited India’s Digital ID system as a positive example – here’s why that should scare you.

India shows how BritCard Digital ID could be weaponised Starmer’s BritCards have cited India’s Digital ID system as a positive example – here’s why that should scare you | Dean Conway @deanconway.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe @markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Reform UK’s new ‘deportation’ plan: a pathway to autocracy Reform UK’s plan for mass deportations would have devastating effects for British democracy and align the country with autocratic states | Dean Conway @centralbylines.co.uk

Why the world‘s far-right is becoming more religious From America and Hungary to India and Israel, the relationship between religion and the populist far right should be troubling for us in the UK | Dean Conway @centralbylines.co.uk

Why Reform UK’s conspiracism should worry you Reform UK appear to embrace conspiracism as an ideology to gain power but it brings an underlying threat to UK democracy | Dean Conway @centralbylines.co.uk

Austerity has a powerful impact on children’s mental health The legacy of British austerity can’t be understood without considering the effects on mental health, especially childhood trauma.