Bara D

Bara D

@baradav.bsky.social

Became obsessed with politics during the Brexit disaster - despise corrupt Tory politicians - have hope for more than just "hope" from Burnham. Retired - getting used to it, and "lunching"! Tango dancer - another obsession, but just a tad more enjoyable!

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yep. the bias was so obvious and Farage got so used to it..he got a bit of a shock when he tried the same anti EU patter on Irish tv, in front of a professional journalist.👇 bsky.app/profile/gyle...

GylesNaMopaleen@gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social

Ireland voted NO for the Lisbon Treaty in the 1990s. The Irish gov said "hold on. this is a massive mistake, let's do this again, properly". Turns out brexity rhetoric about an EU army & neutrality worried Irish voters. Here's Farage schooled on same. (Spoiler: We went again & voted YES) 3/9

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“While each of us (voted Brexit) for different reasons, we all believed that the UK could do a better job of running its own affairs than *unelected officials* in Brussels could." Ben Houchen... November 2020 Six years later 👇👇👇

Private Eye Magazine@privateeyenews.bsky.social

Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

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What is the BBC's justification for maintaining this level of coverage of Reform now it has slipped into third place?

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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This is just the maddest argument. These people would trap us in poverty to keep a decade old commitment, which no one ever actually made, to an electorate which no longer exists.

Politics.co.uk@politics.co.uk

“The perception that promises can subsequently be revisited by a political establishment removed from the realities of working communities has left lasting scars”, writes Labour MP @melanieonnmp.bsky.social 🗣️ EU free movement debate risks undermining voter trust www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/mela...

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Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.

The i Paper @theipaper.com

“Healey should remove anxiety and depression as a reason to claim benefits and offer people treatment instead. It would be better for the individuals and a fraction of the cost.” Read more: trib.al/cxsKwxw

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When he speaks I feel hope.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Obama: "Imagine the power duo of Abdul and Elissa. You got a Muslim man, a Jewish woman, fighting for you in the US senate. That's something, Michigan, you can be proud of!"

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Two critical elections tomorrow: the runoff for the Brazilian Presidential election which could cement Trump’s influence over South America if Bolsonaro wins; and the snap election in Serbia which Putin will be closely watching.

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We had such outrage for one building burning down. But silence when Google illegally chops down an entire forest. Even though that has done far more harm.

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This won't go anywhere, obviously, but it's still a useful indication of how they'd act if they ever get into Government. Locking up journalists would just be the start

Press Gazette@pressgazette.co.uk

Reform UK said it has reported ITV to the police following the broadcaster’s expose which revealed racist remarks by members of the party The allegations involve an undercover reporter "doctoring" a passport and others canvassing for Reform in Portsmouth pressgazette.co.uk/news/reform-...

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So, Farage has reported ITV to the police following the work their undercover journalists did which confirmed that Reform is indeed a seething mass of racism, misogyny and bigotry. Meanwhile, here’s some commentary from Private Eye and their handy guide to undercover journalists.

Wordle 1,951 3/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Had a case of deja vu, just now . . . . . #wordle_NYT

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This is a non story. The police chief cites actual figures. Farage challenges actual figures. Farage has no basis for doing this. Why did the BBC run this?

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“Brexiters continue to say we were right to leave the EU. But only if they include the dead, exclude the young and ignore buyers’ remorse can they still say they have democracy on their side.” So, Brexit fails on every single metric. Let’s bin it off for good. kellnerp.substack.com/p/britains-p...

kellnerp.substack.comBritain’s pro-Brexit majority has literally died outThe numbers that cast doubt on the Brexiters’ claim to be the true democrats

Wordle 1,950 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 After a *lot* of handwritten guesses . . . the double letter! #wordleNYT

Wordle 1,948 3/6 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 A lot of luck, really, as there were so many options!? #wordle_NYT

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"Nigel Farage’s US Congress clash goes viral again after Democrat brands him a ‘free speech impostor’" thedailybritain.co.uk/nigel-farage...

thedailybritain.co.ukNigel Farage’s US Congress clash goes viral again after Democrat brands him a ‘free speech impostor’Jamie Raskin’s attack on Nigel Farage as a “free speech impostor” has gone viral again more than a year after their US Congress clash.
The Daily Britain@thedailybritain.bsky.social

"To the people of the UK who think this Putin-loving free-speech imposter and Trump sycophant will protect freedom in your country, come on over to America and see what Trump and MAGA are doing to destroy OUR freedom!"

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Brexit and Russia… “I think you would have to start with Boris Johnson. “The reason why there is still this confusion is there was no public attempt to establish with confidence what actually happened because successive British governments declined to look closely at what was going on.” (Times)

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