MattB@Bluesky.

MattB@Bluesky.

@mattb3993.bsky.social

"I read the news today, oh boy" Lennon/McCartney

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Alex Andreou
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

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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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Bolsonaro's loss is not just a loss for Bolsonaro. It's a loss for Trump. For Musk. For Milei. For Netanyahu. For Farage. For Meta and Zuckerberg. For the meat barons, the fossil fuel corporations, and the rest of the neocolonial looters. And it is a massive win for humanity and the living planet.

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Peter Stefanovic
@peterstefanovic.bsky.social

Your weekend reminder that Nigel Farage wants to - leave the ECHR - repeal the Equality Act - Strip back workers rights - Lift restrictions on exploitative zero-hours contracts - repeal Renters’ Rights Act which abolishes “no fault evictions” He is not on your side youtu.be/KxOQRt8PQys?...

youtu.beIf UK media actually explained Nigel Farage’s policies to the public no one would be supporting himYouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
MattB@Bluesky.
@mattb3993.bsky.social

Wait for the cries of "fake news" from the usual parties and mobs. "The real kicker in debunking the far-right’s ‘lawless Britain’ narrative? Over a period where the immigrant population has more than doubled, crime levels have more than halved" . www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/lawless...

thelondoneconomic.comLawless Britain latest: violence hits record lowViolence in Britain has hit its lowest level since records began as crime continues to fall across the country, according to a major survey.

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Parody Nigel Farage
@parodypm.bsky.social

We are spending Ben Delo's £36m donation on producing a new propaganda newspaper, The Reformer. Then we are spending Chris Harborne's £36m donation on the postage bill when everyone sends it back to us one page at a time using the Freepost addresses below:

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James Ball
@jamesrball.com

"Many elected officials within Reform believe the party is putting on an acceptable face to get elected, and then would install a British ICE, engage in mass deportations, or enact violent reprisals against civil servants, police officers, and others who it felt had betrayed Britain."

thenewworld.co.ukThe mask has slipped - now we can see the real, shameful face of ReformITV’s documentary reveals the party as a hotbed of racists baying for concentration camps and executions
MattB@Bluesky.
@mattb3993.bsky.social

Unlike the USA the UK hasn't enough genuine "Christian" nutters, so the far-right just pretend. As long as it helps justify their xenophobic anti-immigration doctrine. Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

theguardian.comChristian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says reportResearch challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity

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Sam Bright
@writesbright.bsky.social

Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million. So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.

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Luca Trenta
@lucatrenta.bsky.social

Turns out that if you are an old lady with a banner supporting Palestine, the government arrests you on charges of terrorism. If you are a masked white male thug bringing a national port to a standstill, the government does absolutely nothing, and the media covers it like some lads on a day out.

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Sarah Murphy
@13sarahmurphy.bsky.social

Any politician calling to leave the ECHR is lying about what that will achieve. It won’t solve any problem or improve our lives It will make us worse off and remove our rights. Just like Brexit. The ECHR belongs to us all. It’s not theirs to take. Please sign www.europeanmovement.co.uk/echr-petition

europeanmovement.co.ukAct now to protect the UK's place in the ECHRSign the European Movement UK's petition now if you agree: Britain must remain in the ECHR
MattB@Bluesky.
@mattb3993.bsky.social

16.35 BST Today Richard Tice is now speaking and, during the address, a banner has appeared behind him reading “Collect £5 million, burn the planet”. The banner, which also depicted Nigel Farage in a top hat and carrying a bag of money, remained visible for several minutes before being taken down.

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Parody Nigel Farage
@parodypm.bsky.social

I assume Zia is referring to the Tories who shafted the country for 14 years, like Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick, Nadhim Zahawi, Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Danny Kruger, Andrew Rosindell, Andrea Jenkyns...

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Mike Galsworthy
@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

Brexit is costing the UK £11.7bn a year in lost exports according to findings by Logistics UK. And a business survey by the European Movement UK has revealed that 73% of firms say that Brexit has had a negative impact on their businesses - with 98% wanting the UK to rejoin the EU’s single market.

independent.co.ukTrue cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market growExclusive: The damning findings comes as a major new survey shows that 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored

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Robert Saunders
@robertsaunders.bsky.social

It would be impossible to guess any of this from most media coverage.

Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social

New immigration stats show that the numbers of asylum seekers in hotels is down to 16k - falling 50% in a year. Small boat crossings down 23% in the year to June. Numbers waiting for initial decision down from almost 180k to 40k.

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MattB@Bluesky.
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Replying to @left-foot-forward.bsky.social

Yet again msm and social media goes into a frenzy because Reform suggest they may, possibly, if they are elected, consider a proposal of an idea they may implement. Could be almost 3 years til a GE. Farage & Reform are losing support and credibility. A very long way from No.10. Ignore 'em.

MattB@Bluesky.
@mattb3993.bsky.social

Much of this reflects deliberate seasonal burning. Across sub-Saharan Africa, fire is a long-standing tool for clearing land, managing pasture, and preparing fields for planting. The DRC leads all countries with 13.6 million hectares burned, an area roughly the size of England.

MattB@Bluesky.
@mattb3993.bsky.social

Mail blames Labour. The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries. About 6% of the UK is defined as wilderness. Rewilding schemes in England only cover few thousand hectares and generally aimed at making the local environment wetter, so less likely to burn. www.dailymail.com/news/article...

dailymail.comEco-dogma is blamed for turning Britain into a tinderboxWith temperatures forecast to hit 38C today, campaigners say the Government has ignored warnings that its policies have turned swathes of countryside into tinderboxes.

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Sam Bright
@writesbright.bsky.social

🔴 NEW 🔴 Campaigners are now demanding a parliamentary investigation into Reform MP Sarah Pochin following a donation to her office by food industry millionaires. 📝 @desmog.com & @goodlawproject.org report 👇🏻

desmog.comInvestigate Reform MP Over Donation, Campaigners DemandSarah Pochin, Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, is facing pressure over a £5,000 donation from food industry millionaires that stand to benefit from her campaigning.  According to an investigation ...

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The Bishop 🇬🇧🇪🇺
@fritzbischoff.bsky.social

As suspected, the "millionaire exodus from the 🇬🇧 UK" turned out to be yet another right-wing media myth. The data suggest that millionaire emigration is, in reality, negligible close to 0% rather than the mass flight so confidently proclaimed.

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

🔎 From the archive: The 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually Happened — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social 🔁 Relevant again: As the right wing think tank propaganda about 'losing millionaires' returns

bylinetimes.comThe 'Millionaire Exodus' the UK Media Told You About Never Actually HappenedThe equivalent of 30 stories a day were published about an exodus of wealthy people that a new study finds was "non existent"

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Johann S 🇨🇮🇺🇦 ⬅️
@johannshiel.bsky.social

Anyone watched BBC TV’s show ’Play School’? Here’s an unsolved mystery… She first appeared in 1964, and last appeared in 1986. She appeared in perhaps 6,000 episodes. She is, of course, the doll ‘Hamble’! Can anyone tell me where she is? (This is worse than Paul McCartney’s lost bass guitar)

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HOPE not hate
@hopenothate.org.uk

NEW: How a small network of high-profile, right wing accounts systematically floods the digital landscape with coordinated, manufactured and often inaccurate, misleading narratives. hopenothate.org.uk/2026/07/21/f...

hopenothate.org.ukFlood warning - How manufactured outrage on social media travels faster than facts – HOPE not hateToday, more people consume news through social media than through traditional journalism. Therefore, the information that influences public opinion is increasingly shaped by algorithms, engagement, an...

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

I strongly believe in giving the man a chance. But keeping Shabana Mahmood as Home Secretary suggests the vicious attacks on immigrants and refugees, and self-defeating attempts to outrun the far right, are likely to continue. Which is pretty damn depressing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comRead these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George MonbiotShabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

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Liam Thorp
@liamthorp.bsky.social

I meet people every week when out vox popping who are completely convinced that small boat crossings are rising exponentially. They aren’t - they are falling substantially. Journalists and politicians have a duty to get this message across. Some are mendacious, others just incompetent.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social

Small boats to UK now down 45% year on year to mid-July. The BBC continues to (mistakenly) tend to hypothesise a weather effect. It is neither weather nor UK govt policy. It is a change in EU-wide flows.