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pinned post!
Still waiting for a response from my MP on this
#Brexit
#TCA
Services have been ruined by
#Brexit
. The
#singleMarket
is vital.
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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The problem with Brexit: open letter to my MP
"Adverts continue to state: EU citizens only, EU residents only" - difficulties for freelancers since Brexit
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/the-problem-with-brexit-open-letter-to-my-mp/
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northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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Reform’s plans for the NHS: what would a French healthcare model look like?
Farage shares plans to restructure the NHS based on the French healthcare system
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/health/reforms-plans-for-the-nhs-what-would-a-french-healthcare-model-look-like/
about 24 hours ago
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Families with ILR fear for their futures together in the UK after
#Farage
vowed to abolish this. They already spent 28,000 on fees to get ILR because
#Brexit
changed the rules. Farage's Brexit mess....
#Reform
does not care about the problems they cause
uk.yahoo.com/news/merseys...
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Merseyside family left 'terrified' by Nigel Farage's latest plans
Rory, Jana and their children are one of many families in the UK that could be deeply impacted by Reform UK's plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/merseyside-family-left-terrified-nigel-230100965.html
about 24 hours ago
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Mike Galsworthy
1 day ago
"This indulgence is reckless If Labour or the Conservatives gave oxygen to such conspiracies, the media would be merciless. When Farage and friends do it, it is filed under “colour” – part of the spectacle."
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The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics
It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth
https://bylines.scot/news/the-farage-mirage-how-the-media-is-warping-our-politics
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More ridiculous claims by
#Farage
. This is the man who dismisses
#NetZero
as a waste of time, who would gladly damage the earth to please donors from fossil fuel companies. He cares nothing about the environment.
news.sky.com/story/royal-...
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Royal Parks responds to Farage's claim that swans are being eaten by eastern Europeans in the UK
The Reform leader had accused migrants living in the UK of taking both carp and swans - a protected species - from ponds in Britain's Royal Parks and killing them.
https://news.sky.com/story/royal-parks-responds-to-farages-claim-that-swans-are-being-eaten-by-eastern-europeans-in-the-uk-13437205
1 day ago
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Excellent post on discussion of facts by
#DoctorWho
author, Jeremy Hoad, with
#Reform
at their street stall in Manchester outside of
#Tesco
. This is well worth sharing.
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#ElonMusk
interferes in UK democracy, called on the dissolution of parliament and sews discord. Petition to the government to end contracts with
#Musk's
companies.
www.change.org/p/cancel-uk-...
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Sign the Petition
Cancel UK government contracts with Musk-linked companies
https://www.change.org/p/cancel-uk-government-contracts-with-musk-linked-companies
9 days ago
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New
#EmploymentRightsBill
could give millions better rights at work. Tell Government: protect workers, not profits! Conservative peers,
#Reform
MPs, business lobbyists with vested interests aim to rip out the good parts to keep their profits.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
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UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk-government-keep-your-promise-to-protect-workers?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=blast137001&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=480ddab4-0f86-4aba-a592-ba3cc89a17c7
10 days ago
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Zack Polanski
11 days ago
Sunday reminder - this weeks episode of
@boldpolitics.bsky.social
is with migration expert
@zoegardner.bsky.social
Check it out 👇🏼
youtu.be/NlXUf1XipTA?...
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How To Beat The Anti-Immigration Playbook | Zoe Gardner | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
https://youtu.be/NlXUf1XipTA?si=2I-5uyOkd_U_xOSY
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North East Bylines
11 days ago
"Women dare to tread and to speak where the prime minister does not" | Dr Jayne Hamilton
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Women against the far-right launch
"Women dare to tread and to speak where the prime minister does not"
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/women-against-the-far-right-launch/?fsp_sid=941
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#ElonMusk
is a danger to UK security. Petition here to ask the UK to ban this man from our country. Take back control of our borders from his malicious foreign interference, which sews discord and wastes police time.
#FarageRiots
#TommyRobinson
#Musk
#Fascism
startafire.co/scramnews/ba...
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https://startafire.co/scramnews/ban-elon-musk/ban-elon-musk-from-the-uk/
11 days ago
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#Reform
in Northumberland
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
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Reform councillor claims studying non-Christian religions could brainwash pupils
Coun David Fitzgerald sits on the local authority’s standing advisory council on religious education
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-reform-councillor-claims-studying-32467570?fbclid=IwY2xjawMxd49leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHk5NTyx9Gio-68aZrTd_flRKa4nQglciqmTex6zPFmu328f1BFuY8NOlfB-s_aem_FzEa7B5ZJOpKOkfFN7jSYw#comments-wrapper
13 days ago
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North East Bylines
14 days ago
Suspected arson gutted Sharon Hodgson MP’s office in Washington; graffiti left, charity hit, and man arrested after blaze | Yvonne Wancke
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Local MP’s office firebombed
Suspected arson gutted Sharon Hodgson MP’s office in Washington; graffiti left, charity hit, and man arrested after blaze
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north-east/local-mps-office-firebombed/?fsp_sid=893
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Vote
#Reform
and it will be the end of the
#NHS
and our welfare state. Britain deserves better and we need a government which will stand up to these lies and threats.
uk.news.yahoo.com/farage-dange...
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'Farage is a danger to democracy'
A recent speech by Nigel Farage should send shock waves through the voting population.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/farage-danger-democracy-040000531.html
13 days ago
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Jolyon Maugham KC
20 days ago
"Farage has given two contradictory versions of the purchase. One that he bought it and the other that his girlfriend owns it. If the second is correct then he has engineered a massive saving on stamp duty, larger than the one that forced Angela Rayner to resign."
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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'Hypocrite' Nigel Farage didn't pay £44k stamp duty then blasted Angela Rayner
Last year Nigel Farage announced he had bought a house in Clacton, Essex, but in fact it was his partner Laure Ferrari, 46, who shelled out almost £900,000 for the property
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hypocrite-nigel-farage-didnt-pay-35858834#google_vignette
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Sign the open letter: Women against the far right
The far right is using women's safety as a weapon to spread racism and division. They are not defenders of women—they exploit violence against women and children to push hate. Together we can stand wi...
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/e8071ba8ff4cd376d0b94b0246ff83acb7b117df?source=direct_link&
19 days ago
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Fed up of seeing so many reports about
#Reform
#farage
all over the UK media? Petition below requests plurality for political reporting. Worth signing and sharing
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for coverage during elections should apply at all times.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713798
21 days ago
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Jamie Raskin nails it.
#Trump
and his family use public office to enrich themselves.
#Reform
would do the same in the UK.
#Farage
add a skeleton here at some point
22 days ago
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Government is allowing big tech firms to build data centres which will damage the environment. Foxglove is mounting a legal challenge. I will post the crowdfunding link below.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Angela Rayner hit with legal challenge over datacentre on green belt land
Exclusive: Campaigners complain no environmental assessment made for 90MW Buckinghamshire facility
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/21/angela-rayner-hit-with-legal-challenge-over-datacentre-on-green-belt-land?link_id=5&can_id=574b5ec892e38026cf544f8ed659f028&source=email-uk-govt-in-court-over-data-centres&email_referrer=email_2869182&email_subject=uk-govt-in-court-over-data-centres&&
23 days ago
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Excellent article explaining the facts. This deserves lots of shares.
@northeastbylines.co.uk
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/justice/leaving-the-echr-wont-take-back-control-it-will-hand-your-rights-to-politicians/
25 days ago
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Stephen Gethins
26 days ago
The rights that were gained in the post war world are under threat like never before. We already lost our rights as EU citizens, now some Westminster politicians want to take us the same way as Russia and Belarus in leaving the European Convention.
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This is a good article about the realities in a community. " there's something in the air that's given a racist element real permission to be horrible".
#FarageRiots
#Reform
news.sky.com/story/theres...
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'There's something in the air': The deep divides over asylum seekers in Nuneaton
"Yes, I came here illegally and I had to, I had no other choice".
https://news.sky.com/story/theres-something-in-the-air-the-deep-divides-over-asylum-seekers-in-nuneaton-13420381
25 days ago
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A problem driving immigration is climate change.
#Farage
, climate-change denier funded by fossil fuel companies, fans the flames of racial hatred + would gladly destroy the climate, leading to more
#immigration
He creates problems. Look at his
#Brexit
mess.
#FarageRiots
news.sky.com/story/archbi...
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Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell tells Nigel Farage 'kneejerk' migrant deportation plan won't solve problem
Mr Cottrell, who is currently acting spiritual head of the Church of England while a new Archbishop of Canterbury is chosen, tells Sky News presenter Trevor Phillips the Reform leader has no answers.
https://news.sky.com/story/archbishop-of-york-stephen-cottrell-tells-nigel-farage-kneejerk-migrant-deportation-plan-wont-solve-problem-13421186
26 days ago
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Cool Hand Fluke
27 days ago
This looks incredible. Perfect for a country with high renewable energy production. Such a shame we can’t do it. The shareholders must have their dividends
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Mike Galsworthy
27 days ago
The Sun in 2025 vs The Sun in 2016. Another Brexit lie busted. Of course the Sun’s new article makes no apology, or even mention, of their 2016 front page splash - which was ruled “misleading” by the press watchdog at the time - but what did The Sun care, when the lie served its purpose anyway.
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Rafael Behr
30 days ago
Column, on a grimly familiar Farage plot line and Starmer sticking to the script in the Brexit sequel.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There’s an obvious way to challenge Nigel Farage. But Keir Starmer won’t do it | Rafael Behr
Labour’s reluctance to name Brexit as the cause of so many problems hasn’t stopped Reform’s rise. It’s time to try the truth, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/27/nigel-farage-keir-starmer-brexit-truth
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Great article from
@zoegrunewald.bsky.social
Britain once saved my grandfather. Would it save him now? Disgraceful that an MP has such disregard for the sanctity of human life. Shame on him and all the media who glorify his policies.
#Farage
#immigration
national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-fara...
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Britain once saved my grandfather. Would it save him now?
Nigel Farage's plans for mass deportations are a test of our humanity.
https://national.thelead.uk/p/nigel-farage-reform-immigration-deportations?r=4dlvyi&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
29 days ago
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Mike Galsworthy
about 1 month ago
The Scottish Government has given the go ahead for the Berwick Bank Wind Farm to be developed in the North Sea.
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Loadshifting – can we make better use of Scottish green electricity?
News that the Scottish Government has given the go ahead for the Berwick Bank Wind Farm to be developed in the North Sea
https://bylines.scot/news/scotland/loadshifting-can-we-make-better-use-of-scottish-green-electricity/
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Immigration is only a problem when the media +
#Reform
misrepresent it. Farage said: 'We have a massive crisis in Britain.... posing a national security threat .. it’s leading to public anger that is not very far away from disorder.'
uk.news.yahoo.com/nigel-farage...
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Nigel Farage Says Reform Will Deport All Illegal Immigrants. But Last Year He Said It Was 'Impossible'
The Reform UK leader has certainly changed his tune.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigel-farage-says-reform-deport-072944446.html
about 1 month ago
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Interview with Johnathan Metzer on Gilly Hope Sunday Breakfast
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
2hrs 31 minutes in about asylum seekers on small boats. The facts not the scaremongering.
#FarageRiots
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BBC Radio Newcastle - Gilly Hope on BBC Radio Newcastle, 17/08/2025
Gilly brings you Sunday morning music, conversation and faith discussion.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gybg
about 1 month ago
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LBC Presenter Fact Checks Nigel Farage's Claim Small Boats Have Made UK More Dangerous For Women And Girls
Ben Kentish said it was "desperate stuff" by Reform UK.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/lbc-presenter-fact-checks-nigel-072047094.html
about 1 month ago
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Mike Galsworthy
about 2 months ago
For me, the BBC’s image choice here is reprehensible… …it glorifies these thugs who were intimidating refugees - makes them look like they are protesting for some sort of freedom… rather than the targeted harassment of the vulnerable.
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reposted by
Louise Brown
about 2 months ago
Another counterprotest this weekend to the anti migrant rally in Newcastle.
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North East Bylines
about 2 months ago
"Scrap the two-child limit. Do it now. Not next year. Not after another consultation. Now"
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A year into power, Labour has failed the North East’s poorest children
"Scrap the two-child limit. Do it now. Not next year. Not after another consultation. Now"
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/opinion/a-year-into-power-labour-has-failed-the-north-easts-poorest-children/
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#Reform
is against renewable energy projects as they destroy the countryside (solar panel fields). They never stop to think of the destruction caused to so many species, crops + humans by global warming. That is serious. It can't be rolled back.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Reform threatens to pull solar subsidies over ‘desecration of countryside’
Richard Tice warns green investors that their money would be at risk under a Farage government
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/08/06/reform-threatens-to-pull-solar-subsidies
about 2 months ago
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There’s a HUGE
#ElonMusk
shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/take-big-money-out-of-our-politics?source=bluesky-share-email-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky
about 2 months ago
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Politicians in the UK are selling meetings to businesses. Sign the open letter to request an investigation into this widespread problem here. 25k for breakfast with
#Farage
.
unlockdemocracy.org.uk/letter-on-ca...
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Our view on the Ethics & Integrity Commission — Unlock Democracy
The government's proposals for the Ethics and Integrity Commission do not go far enough to restore public trust. The proposals fail the ‘Boris Johnson test’.
https://unlockdemocracy.org.uk/letter-on-cash-for-access
about 2 months ago
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No point in spending millions on police/law enforcement, which is
#Farage's
goal, if online safety is insufficient. Extreme content online caused teenagers to commit murder, such as the murder of Brianna Ghey. Big tech must be fined where they fail to guarantee safety
news.sky.com/story/trump-...
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Trump ally calls for big tech 'united front' to fight UK and EU online safety laws
US politicians also suggested the UK government's actions during the Southport riots would "chill speech". They have carried out a tour of the UK and Europe exploring the policy area.
https://news.sky.com/story/trump-ally-calls-for-big-tech-united-front-to-fight-uk-and-eu-online-safety-laws-13405165
about 2 months ago
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Mike Galsworthy
about 2 months ago
🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨 Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In 'Failed State', Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.
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How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-state-for-sale-how-britain-privatised-itself-into-failure/
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Ban Glyphosate!
Glyphosate causes cancer -- even at exposure levels that authorities consider safe. That's the conclusion of a scientific study that's just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental He
https://action.eko.org/a/glyphosate-causes-cancer-ban-it
about 2 months ago
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Disgraceful, women in Britain are in more danger from misogyny fuelled by right wing, fascist toxic masculinity, a group which seeks to curtail women's freedom via its ultra right wing ideology. They want to leave the ECHR.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-...
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Nigel Farage Says Some Afghans Airlifted To UK Are 'Sex Offenders'. But There's No Evidence That's True
Reform UK leader urged to go to the police if he can back up his claims.
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nigel-farage-says-some-afghans-airlifted-to-uk-are-sex-offenders-but-theres-no-evidence-thats-true_uk_6876e3cbe4b0bdf6e2f0fbe3
2 months ago
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Nigel Farage Makes Light Of Concerns Over A Reform Mayor's Huge Pay Rise. No One Else Is Laughing.
If Reform cannot keep a handle on 10 councils, how can it be expected to run a country?
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/nigel-farage-makes-light-concerns-102453789.html
2 months ago
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Mike Galsworthy
2 months ago
🔥 NUJ backs call for AI ethics guidelines... ...as fears grow over job cuts, plagiarism, and newsroom pressure driven by artificial intelligence.
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AI and journalism: the greatest challenge of our time?
NUJ backs call for AI ethics guidelines as fears grow over job cuts, plagiarism, and newsroom pressure driven by artificial intelligence
https://bylines.cymru/science-tech/ai-and-journalism-the-greatest-challenge-of-our-time/
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New scientific publication confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU “safe” exposure levels – evidence ignored in EU reapproval
Long-term exposure to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides causes cancer in laboratory animals at doses deemed “safe” by EU authorities, according to a new landmark publication. Despite early wa...
https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2025/06/new-scientific-publication-confirms-glyphosate-causes-cancer-eu-%E2%80%9Csafe%E2%80%9D
2 months ago
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Is Britain's Democracy Broken? - with Prof Sir John Curtice
The British people trust governments less than ever, and support for electoral reform is at a new high. These were just some of the findings of the 2025 British Social Attitudes Survey. The confirms ...
https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/174289/-/1
2 months ago
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reposted by
Leeds for Europe
2 months ago
@yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
letter writer clears up the muddle:
#ECHR
European Court of
#HumanRights
&
#EU
European Union different bodies. ECHR nothing to do with
#Brexit
. Question motivations of those who object to ECHR: "Never give away
#FreedomOfSpeech
. Millions died for that."
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North East Bylines
3 months ago
Brexit, Berry and Don Quixote Some reflections on Jake Berry's speech - reading between the lines
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Brexit, Berry and Don Quixote
Some reflections on Jake Berry's speech - reading between the lines
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/brexit-berry-and-don-quixote/
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Macron is right – Brexit is to blame for Britain’s immigration crisis
The French president did not hold back on how Brexit had created the small boats crisis – the reverse of the promises made by Farage and other Brexiteers, notes David Maddox
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/macron-brexit-blame-britain-immigration-095822138.html
3 months ago
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North East Bylines
3 months ago
Women’s rights: do not give them away, not for anything Many leaders, like Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees Mogg and Kemi Badenoch argue fervently for Britain's withdrawal from the ECHR
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Women’s rights: do not give them away, not for anything
Many leaders, like Nigel Farage, Jacob Rees Mogg and Kemi Badenoch argue fervently for Britain's withdrawal from the ECHR
https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/womens-rights-do-not-give-them-away-not-for-anything/
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MPs who do not hold meetings for their constituents are not doing their jobs properly. Notably, the poor constituent who got zero help from Mr
#Farage
was a lady suffering from domestic abuse. This is disgusting.
#Reform
is no good for Britain
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'I needed help from my local MP - but it's Nigel Farage and nobody has seen him'
Today marks a year since the election of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to Parliament. Ros Wynne-Jones visits Clacton-on-Sea to speak to residents wondering where he's been.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/i-needed-help-local-mp-35496742?fbclid=IwY2xjawLY5SZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvurB-CWha0A4hu4YqNrJeZ2B94x0JF8uXW3vSTuNQMF21_6xc-tkKNAdTiA_aem_X0awdrv0TjJHp87CqN6xZQ
3 months ago
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Reform Party UK Exposed
3 months ago
Suspended Reform UK Kent county councillor Daniel Taylor appears in court accused of threats to kill wife This news finally comes out. Blimey.
www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/...
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Suspended Reform councillor appears in court over ‘threats to kill wife’
A councillor suspended by Reform UK has appeared in court accused of making threats to kill his wife.
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/thanet/news/suspended-reform-councillor-appears-in-court-accused-of-thre-326773/
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