Basit Mahmood
@basitmahmood91.bsky.social
Labour Party Councillor for Challney Ward, Luton. Editor of Left Foot Forward. Passionate about tackling poverty and inequality and promoting social mobility.
Ex Reform MP Rupert Lowe calls Farage a 'viper' and a 'coward'. Adds: “I am ashamed to have shared a parliamentary platform with them. Ashamed to have trusted them. Ashamed to have called them friends."
May 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ex Reform MP Rupert Lowe calls Farage a 'viper' and a 'coward'. Adds: “I am ashamed to have shared a parliamentary platform with them. Ashamed to have trusted them. Ashamed to have called them friends."
Gordon Brown on Trump's tariffs: "It seems barely credible that the world is being brought to its knees by one economy, outside of which live 96% of the population, who produce 84% of the world’s manufactured goods."
April 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Gordon Brown on Trump's tariffs: "It seems barely credible that the world is being brought to its knees by one economy, outside of which live 96% of the population, who produce 84% of the world’s manufactured goods."
Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta. ‘Things were already bad enough before Zuckerberg sacked the fact checkers, but now his platforms are like the wild west.’
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Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta
The Good Law Project has launched a campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, accusing Mark Zuckerberg’s platforms of making money ‘out of feeding us dis...
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April 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Good Law Project launches campaign to tackle disinformation on Meta. ‘Things were already bad enough before Zuckerberg sacked the fact checkers, but now his platforms are like the wild west.’
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While incumbents in recent elections have struggled, could one of the effects of Trump's return to the White House be a boost in popularity for incumbents? Canada’s Liberals were 23 points behind two months ago, they're six points ahead now. Interesting chart in the New Statesman
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
While incumbents in recent elections have struggled, could one of the effects of Trump's return to the White House be a boost in popularity for incumbents? Canada’s Liberals were 23 points behind two months ago, they're six points ahead now. Interesting chart in the New Statesman
Rachel Reeves takes the Tories apart over their record on inflation. “Having peaked at 11% under the previous govt, the OBR forecast that CPI inflation will average 3.2% this year before falling rapidly to 2.1% in 2026 and meeting the 2% target from 2027 onwards.”
March 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Rachel Reeves takes the Tories apart over their record on inflation. “Having peaked at 11% under the previous govt, the OBR forecast that CPI inflation will average 3.2% this year before falling rapidly to 2.1% in 2026 and meeting the 2% target from 2027 onwards.”
The Good Law Project has filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK in the High Court, over the party’s alleged breaches of data protection laws.
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Good Law Project is suing Reform UK in the High Court
The Good Law Project has filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK in the High Court, over the far-right party’s alleged breaches of data protection laws. The Good Law Project has launched leg...
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March 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Good Law Project has filed a landmark legal claim against Reform UK in the High Court, over the party’s alleged breaches of data protection laws.
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Demanding action on Islamophobia has never been about asking for special treatment for Muslims but rather equal treatment. We must never allow Islamophobia to become normalised.
Sadiq Khan is an inspiration to many.
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Sadiq Khan is an inspiration to many.
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Islamophobic posts about Sadiq Khan more than double in a year, analysis shows
Most Islamophobic content referring to London mayor, a prominent voice against online abuse, was on X
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March 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Demanding action on Islamophobia has never been about asking for special treatment for Muslims but rather equal treatment. We must never allow Islamophobia to become normalised.
Sadiq Khan is an inspiration to many.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sadiq Khan is an inspiration to many.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Anti-Elon Musk group hands out Musk B-Gone air fresheners at London Tesla store
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Anti-Elon Musk group hands out Musk B-Gone air fresheners at London Tesla store
The Musk B-Gone air fresheners were handed out to customers at Tesla’s showroom.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Anti-Elon Musk group hands out Musk B-Gone air fresheners at London Tesla store
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From the New Statesman on the impact of Trump's tariffs: "The judgement from Wall Street has been damning: every gain on the S&P 500 since the election has been eliminated. The US stock market lost $5trn in value in just three weeks."
March 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
From the New Statesman on the impact of Trump's tariffs: "The judgement from Wall Street has been damning: every gain on the S&P 500 since the election has been eliminated. The US stock market lost $5trn in value in just three weeks."
Elon Musk is deeply unpopular among majority of British public including among Reform voters, poll shows
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Elon Musk is deeply unpopular among majority of British public including among Reform voters, poll shows
It's not going well for Elon Musk...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Elon Musk is deeply unpopular among majority of British public including among Reform voters, poll shows
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When it comes to social mobility and inclusion, we hear the word 'merit' a lot. Far too often markers of class are mistaken for markers of 'merit'. The way someone talks, dresses, shared cultural tastes are mentioned.
Yet these aren't markers of merit, they're markers of class.
Yet these aren't markers of merit, they're markers of class.
March 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When it comes to social mobility and inclusion, we hear the word 'merit' a lot. Far too often markers of class are mistaken for markers of 'merit'. The way someone talks, dresses, shared cultural tastes are mentioned.
Yet these aren't markers of merit, they're markers of class.
Yet these aren't markers of merit, they're markers of class.
A privilege to attend the Big Iftaar by The All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims hosted by The Speaker of the House, The Rt Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP and The Lord Speaker, The Rt Hon Lord McFall of Alcluith, for the first time ever in Westminster Hall.
March 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A privilege to attend the Big Iftaar by The All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims hosted by The Speaker of the House, The Rt Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP and The Lord Speaker, The Rt Hon Lord McFall of Alcluith, for the first time ever in Westminster Hall.
Nigel Farage on LBC repeatedly refuses to condemn how Zelensky was treated in the Oval office and instead accuses the Ukrainian President of being "rude" and showing "no respect".
Shameful from the Reform UK leader.
Shameful from the Reform UK leader.
March 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Nigel Farage on LBC repeatedly refuses to condemn how Zelensky was treated in the Oval office and instead accuses the Ukrainian President of being "rude" and showing "no respect".
Shameful from the Reform UK leader.
Shameful from the Reform UK leader.
Just listened to an interview on LBC where a caller falsely claimed ‘we don’t have free speech in the U.K.’. Asked by the presenter what she couldn’t say anymore that she would like to, the caller couldn’t provide an example.
Such conspiracy theories need to be called out head on. 1/2
Such conspiracy theories need to be called out head on. 1/2
March 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just listened to an interview on LBC where a caller falsely claimed ‘we don’t have free speech in the U.K.’. Asked by the presenter what she couldn’t say anymore that she would like to, the caller couldn’t provide an example.
Such conspiracy theories need to be called out head on. 1/2
Such conspiracy theories need to be called out head on. 1/2
FullFact exposes The Sun’s false claim that the government spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
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FullFact exposes The Sun’s false claim that the government spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
Another false headline...
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February 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
FullFact exposes The Sun’s false claim that the government spent £8 billion on ‘woke projects’
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Elon Musk backlash: Tesla registered just 9,945 cars across the European continent in January, down from 18,161 a year ago, with protesters also gathering outside the carmaker’s showrooms in cities across the U.S.
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Elon Musk backlash: Protesters in US demonstrate outside Tesla dealerships nationwide
Bloomberg reports that Tesla registered just 9,945 cars across the European continent in January, down from 18,161 a year ago.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Elon Musk backlash: Tesla registered just 9,945 cars across the European continent in January, down from 18,161 a year ago, with protesters also gathering outside the carmaker’s showrooms in cities across the U.S.
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Ex-Trump ambassador falsely claims on Newsnight that ‘UK jails more people for freedom of speech violations than Russia’
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Ex-Trump ambassador makes fool of herself on Newsnight after claiming ‘UK jails more people for freedom of speech violations than Russia’
“Oh my goodness, I don’t know where you’ve got that from..."
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February 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Ex-Trump ambassador falsely claims on Newsnight that ‘UK jails more people for freedom of speech violations than Russia’
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Nigel Farage’s constituents left shocked after being told about his voting record
“I did think he was more for the people and more for human rights than that”.
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“I did think he was more for the people and more for human rights than that”.
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Nigel Farage’s constituents left shocked after being told about his voting record
His constituents couldn't believe how Farage had voted...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Nigel Farage’s constituents left shocked after being told about his voting record
“I did think he was more for the people and more for human rights than that”.
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“I did think he was more for the people and more for human rights than that”.
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‘Man of the people’ Nigel Farage spent Christmas selling £27,342 of personalised videos
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‘Man of the people’ Nigel Farage spent Christmas selling £27,342 of personalised videos
He charges his followers £76.95 per recording for personalised messages on the Cameo app.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
‘Man of the people’ Nigel Farage spent Christmas selling £27,342 of personalised videos
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Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed
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Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed
The latest figures show that Tesla experienced a decline in sales across five European countries in January, including a fall of nearly 12% in the UK.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Meltdown for Musk: Tesla sales crash in Europe as ‘polarising’ CEO blamed
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Nigel Farage and Richard Tice caught nodding at PMQs when Keir Starmer says Reform UK want to replace free NHS with insurance-based model
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Nigel Farage and Richard Tice caught nodding at PMQs when Keir Starmer says Reform UK want to replace free NHS with insurance-based model
Under Labour the NHS will always be free at the point of use for anybody who needs it.”
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February 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice caught nodding at PMQs when Keir Starmer says Reform UK want to replace free NHS with insurance-based model
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Reform U.K’s policies will only harm working class communities. A party that wants to charge people to see a doctor, led by a millionaire ex-banker, pushing the interests of big corporations and fossil fuel giants, is no friend of working class people.
Richard Tice and Nigel Farage caught NODDING at #PMQs when Keir Starmer says Reform UK would replace the principle of the NHS being free at the point of use, for everyone, with an insurance-based model.
Selling off our country's greatest achievement.
Selling off our country's greatest achievement.
February 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Reform U.K’s policies will only harm working class communities. A party that wants to charge people to see a doctor, led by a millionaire ex-banker, pushing the interests of big corporations and fossil fuel giants, is no friend of working class people.
Unite’s Sharon Graham reacts to news over Vauxhall’s closure in Luton: “Stellantis’ betrayal of its Luton workforce, who have delivered every target asked of them, is a total disgrace.
"Once again, UK workers have been exposed to a company willing to sacrifice our manufacturing..
"Once again, UK workers have been exposed to a company willing to sacrifice our manufacturing..
February 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Unite’s Sharon Graham reacts to news over Vauxhall’s closure in Luton: “Stellantis’ betrayal of its Luton workforce, who have delivered every target asked of them, is a total disgrace.
"Once again, UK workers have been exposed to a company willing to sacrifice our manufacturing..
"Once again, UK workers have been exposed to a company willing to sacrifice our manufacturing..
Reform UK rally told people who backed remain ‘shouldn’t be allowed to vote’
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Reform UK rally told people who backed remain ‘shouldn’t be allowed to vote’
Support for reversing Brexit is high, with 55% of Brits in favour of rejoining the EU.
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February 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reform UK rally told people who backed remain ‘shouldn’t be allowed to vote’
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Populism, at its heart, is the denial of complexity. It proposes simplistic solutions to complex problems, based on an 'us vs them' culture, but does little by way of offering tangible solutions.
January 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Populism, at its heart, is the denial of complexity. It proposes simplistic solutions to complex problems, based on an 'us vs them' culture, but does little by way of offering tangible solutions.