Welcome to Reform’s front bench Yusuf, Hampton School, £29,916 per year Jenrick, Wolverhampton Grammar, £17,835 per year Farage, Dulwich College, £30,618 per year Tice, Uppingham School, £58,176 per year Braverman, Heathfield School, defunct private school The authentic voice of the working class

As evidenced by his graceless hissy fit when asked a polite question about this today, Farage *really* doesn't want us talking about how expensively privately educated his whole top team were, it would be such a shame if everyone got to hear about this

Call for nominations to the YEM Executive Committee are officially open! Are you passionate about Europe and youth engagement? Do you want to play a leading role in shaping YEM’s vision for the next year? Detailed role descriptions and submission form here: 1.yem.org.uk/call-for-nom...

The sheer incompetence of Reform should make anyone sensible, who actually wants things to improve, avoid voting for them. Let alone their many other issues!

Royal Mail delivered letters from your doctor, family and friends, 6 days a week for decades. Then it was privatised. Now it can't even deliver 3 days a week. Instead they prioritise profitable parcel deliveries. Take Royal Mail back into public ownership. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This👇 Not forgetting all the income he ‘forgot’ to declare within the approved timescale for MPs.

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. (Published Feb. 2025)

A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson

Wow.

This folks... bsky.app/profile/nash...

Blimey. Looks like Matt Goodwin, who seems to think the Handmaid's Tale is an instruction manual, is in the pay of an Orban think tank, funded by Russian oil money.

Stroud Valleys Project is such a wonderful thing Connecting young people with nature Helping us learn to love our local place even more Please support them if you can

🚨 Breaking news in Epstein Case 🚨 The New Mexico Legislature has passed HR1 to convene a Truth Commission and investigate Epstein’s crimes in NM, including at Zorro Ranch—led by State Reps Andrea Romero and Marianna Anaya. Full explainer here: youtu.be/DnOTfR_msPw?...

📌 ICYMI — Bannon, Epstein, Farage and Johnson and the Plot to ‘Topple’ Theresa May The far-right former Trump adviser told Jeffrey Epstein that "we are overthrowing May right now"… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/16/bannon-epstein-farage-and-johnson-and-the-plot-to-topple-theresa-may/

Last year the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC) gave the Met Police war crimes unit a complaint against 10 Britons serving in the IDF. We've revealed there are over 2,000. PILC says our findings show “the issue is far deeper than we could ever believe.” www.declassifieduk.org/over-2000-br...

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

In the 1930s fascism used rallies and fear. A new study suggests "technofascism" uses algorithms and convenience. No uniforms. No mass spectacles. Just feeds that polarise, distract and subtly steer behaviour. But it is still fascism and we need to resist. Stephen McNair reports ⤵️

New blog post💥 Hear from Linda Clare, Director of DeNPRU Exeter, on living alone with dementia as an inequality. 🔗 shorturl.at/YYbXv

Cost of Privatisation Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers Profiteering: Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p. When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.

Privatisation: Steal from us something we own. Sell us back an inferior service at a higher price. What’s not to like? In addition to the Post Office, there is the railways, water, electricity, gas, the NHS, public services…

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

"If the numbers in Kent reflect the national picture, it could mean as many as 900 victims of domestic abuse are taking their own lives every year – up to 10 times as many as previously thought."

The Leave campaign's divisive rhetoric around immigration had real-life consequences. Research shows that young people from ethnic minorities living in areas with strong support for Brexit felt excluded and their mental health declined.

the loss of the World Service would be a tragedy and huge lost of soft power for Britain

Working, not begging. Vendors buy the Big Issue for £2.50 and sell it for £5. If you pay for the magazine, please take it. It's dignity for the vendor, and it keeps Big Issue alive.

“Measles is a nasty illness for any child, but for some it can lead to long term complications and tragically death, but is so easily preventable with two doses of the MMRV” Protect your loved ones and those around you. Get vaccinated.

I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

At least 12 Palestinians killed and more injured in Gaza after Israeli airstrikes

But hey, let’s just talk about Starmer say the BBC/LBC/British Media 🤷🏼‍♀️

Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term. She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months

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...

Our next #Eurocafe is on February 28th Venue Social Hub 16 Candleriggs All welcome 👇👇👇👇👇

Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.    Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.     Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice

My brother Garry has dementia and is currently lost somewhere in the Chester area. If anyone should spot him please call the police on 999. We'd appreciate reposts. @shitchester.bsky.social

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@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."

Current lead story on #BBCWorldService - "Epibatidine can be found naturally in dart frogs in the wild in South America. Dart frogs in captivity do not produce this toxin and it is not found naturally in Russia."

These are letters submitted to ProPublica from children detained in an ICE facility in Texas. Susej is 9 and has been detained for 50 days. Gaby is 14 and has been detained for 20 days. Their accounts are heartbreaking. I encourage everyone to read them. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

This says everything we need to know about Reform Uk's view on women. Completely unacceptable. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/13/reform-matt-goodwin-fertility-comments-outcry-handmaids-tale

"Conway struck [an] urgent tone: 'We are facing a president who does not care about the rule of law …. He has to go. We cannot last three more years of this. It’s either him or us. It’s America or Trump.”

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Because the world was so well prepared last time!

If you find yourself driving on I-95 near Philadelphia, look up! #epstein #billboard

NEW What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean How the High Court ruled against the government, but not with enthusiasm By me: emptycity.substack.com/p/what-the-p... (A follow up to my Prospect post this morning.)

Great to see my friend Christina Pagel featured in the THE for her work on tracking Trump's authoritarian actions. "Scientist behind Trump Action Tracker uses skills in data collection to look for patterns in president’s seemingly scattergun approach"

"A conservative network led by Michael Gove and Nigel Farage’s senior adviser James Orr has spent more than half a million pounds pushing far-right and anti-trans voices – some of it fuelled by profits from Russian oil."

BREAKING⚡️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful. Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.