Louise Crossley
@candidepeel.bsky.social
Part-time soothsayer, some time poet, full-time woke.
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One of the stories of British politics over last 15 years has been Conservatives and Labour valuing narrower and narrower ideological coherence over their historic, broad coalitions and then being astonished that their vote shares keep falling.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
One of the stories of British politics over last 15 years has been Conservatives and Labour valuing narrower and narrower ideological coherence over their historic, broad coalitions and then being astonished that their vote shares keep falling.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Questions for Farage:
How many people applied?
How were those applications processed and by whom?
How many interviews were held?
If applications closed on Sunday then how was it possible to interview them and select Goodwin in such a short space of time?
Did Goodwin pay his £125?
How many people applied?
How were those applications processed and by whom?
How many interviews were held?
If applications closed on Sunday then how was it possible to interview them and select Goodwin in such a short space of time?
Did Goodwin pay his £125?
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Questions for Farage:
How many people applied?
How were those applications processed and by whom?
How many interviews were held?
If applications closed on Sunday then how was it possible to interview them and select Goodwin in such a short space of time?
Did Goodwin pay his £125?
How many people applied?
How were those applications processed and by whom?
How many interviews were held?
If applications closed on Sunday then how was it possible to interview them and select Goodwin in such a short space of time?
Did Goodwin pay his £125?
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The UK has been dependent on cheap overseas imports since about 1870, so I'm not sure "abolishing business rates for small businesses" is going to exactly turn the tide...
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 AM
The UK has been dependent on cheap overseas imports since about 1870, so I'm not sure "abolishing business rates for small businesses" is going to exactly turn the tide...
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Trump's plan for an alternative UN follows his familiar pattern: create a rival to anything that's slighted him.
➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLS...
➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLS...
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Trump's plan for an alternative UN follows his familiar pattern: create a rival to anything that's slighted him.
➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLS...
➡️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knLS...
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Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
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Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks
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Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reform’s growing ties to autocratic Hungary 👇🏻
The Farage-Orbán network
Inside Reform’s deepening ties to Hungary’s autocratic regime...
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Matthew Goodwin is a key node in Reform’s growing ties to autocratic Hungary 👇🏻
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28 January 1890 | A Polish woman, Władysława Kwaśniewska, was born in Częstochowa.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1942.
No. 13143
She perished in the camp on 28 August 1942.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1942.
No. 13143
She perished in the camp on 28 August 1942.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
28 January 1890 | A Polish woman, Władysława Kwaśniewska, was born in Częstochowa.
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1942.
No. 13143
She perished in the camp on 28 August 1942.
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Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
In #Auschwitz from 30 July 1942.
No. 13143
She perished in the camp on 28 August 1942.
---
Women at Auschwitz:
📖 Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
🎧 https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
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Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department
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January 28, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Palantir hired four Ministry of Defence officials last year. Then it won its biggest ever contract with the department
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"We're just normal men!"
In a world where UK culture feels increasingly squeezed by algorithms which feed our children US content, it's vital that we can continue to produce great children's content of our own.
The BBC is by far the largest financial contributor to UK children's content.
In a world where UK culture feels increasingly squeezed by algorithms which feed our children US content, it's vital that we can continue to produce great children's content of our own.
The BBC is by far the largest financial contributor to UK children's content.
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"We're just normal men!"
In a world where UK culture feels increasingly squeezed by algorithms which feed our children US content, it's vital that we can continue to produce great children's content of our own.
The BBC is by far the largest financial contributor to UK children's content.
In a world where UK culture feels increasingly squeezed by algorithms which feed our children US content, it's vital that we can continue to produce great children's content of our own.
The BBC is by far the largest financial contributor to UK children's content.
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While I share the fear that Labour won’t do enough to stop this and there’s much to criticise, it’s genuinely mad to put them all in the same boat. Just look at the Employment Rights Act and who voted against it.
Reform poses the greatest threat to our national wellbeing. Please don’t dilute that.
Reform poses the greatest threat to our national wellbeing. Please don’t dilute that.
January 28, 2026 at 9:06 AM
While I share the fear that Labour won’t do enough to stop this and there’s much to criticise, it’s genuinely mad to put them all in the same boat. Just look at the Employment Rights Act and who voted against it.
Reform poses the greatest threat to our national wellbeing. Please don’t dilute that.
Reform poses the greatest threat to our national wellbeing. Please don’t dilute that.
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“No progress at all was made in reducing overall levels of relative hardship”
Misery caused by Tory austerity and failures of governance; prioritising ruinous ideology over social investment.
Reform wants voters to be angry, but plans more of exactly the same.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Misery caused by Tory austerity and failures of governance; prioritising ruinous ideology over social investment.
Reform wants voters to be angry, but plans more of exactly the same.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on deepening poverty in the UK: a catastrophic Tory legacy has cut millions adrift | Editorial
Editorial: A new Joseph Rowntree report underlines the corrosive impact of years of anti-welfare rhetoric. A reframing of the debate is urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“No progress at all was made in reducing overall levels of relative hardship”
Misery caused by Tory austerity and failures of governance; prioritising ruinous ideology over social investment.
Reform wants voters to be angry, but plans more of exactly the same.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Misery caused by Tory austerity and failures of governance; prioritising ruinous ideology over social investment.
Reform wants voters to be angry, but plans more of exactly the same.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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New polling shared with PolHome suggests that public opinion of digital ID has not shifted after government removed the mandatory element of the policy
The data suggests that "government’s climb down on its mandatory nature has had little impact on general sentiment", said Savanta's Chris Hopkins
The data suggests that "government’s climb down on its mandatory nature has had little impact on general sentiment", said Savanta's Chris Hopkins
Public Opinion On Digital Id Has Not Shifted Since Move To Make It Optional
New polling shared with PoliticsHome suggests that public opinion of digital ID has not shifted after the government removed the mandatory element ...
www.politicshome.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New polling shared with PolHome suggests that public opinion of digital ID has not shifted after government removed the mandatory element of the policy
The data suggests that "government’s climb down on its mandatory nature has had little impact on general sentiment", said Savanta's Chris Hopkins
The data suggests that "government’s climb down on its mandatory nature has had little impact on general sentiment", said Savanta's Chris Hopkins
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my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank
The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
bit.ly
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
my grandmother, an Auschwitz survivor, was Anne Frank’s neighbor in Amsterdam, and Oma thinks this comparison is perfectly apt
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Rwanda suing UK for more money under cancelled expulsion deal - www.dw.com/en/rwanda-su...
This is known in technical legal terms as taking the piss
This is known in technical legal terms as taking the piss
Rwanda takes UK to court over contentious migrant deal
Rwanda accuses the UK of "intransigence" and says London owes it millions of pounds over a controversial migration agreement.
www.dw.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Rwanda suing UK for more money under cancelled expulsion deal - www.dw.com/en/rwanda-su...
This is known in technical legal terms as taking the piss
This is known in technical legal terms as taking the piss
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It’s going to be interesting seeing in exactly what terms those “orders followed” were given, by whom and when.
But worth remembering that following illegal orders provided no defence to those following them, and certainly not to someone as senior as Noem. …but also sank those giving the orders
But worth remembering that following illegal orders provided no defence to those following them, and certainly not to someone as senior as Noem. …but also sank those giving the orders
NEW: Kristi Noem Says ‘Everything I’ve Done’ Has Been Directed by Trump and Stephen Miller per Axios. Noem goes full "I was just following orders." This also sounds like she is throwing Trump and Miller under the bus. www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...
Kristi Noem Blames Her Actions on Trump and Stephen Miller
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is chalking up her actions in office to the direction of President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.
www.mediaite.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:51 AM
It’s going to be interesting seeing in exactly what terms those “orders followed” were given, by whom and when.
But worth remembering that following illegal orders provided no defence to those following them, and certainly not to someone as senior as Noem. …but also sank those giving the orders
But worth remembering that following illegal orders provided no defence to those following them, and certainly not to someone as senior as Noem. …but also sank those giving the orders
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Living in America.
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Living in America.
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It's such a waste. 14 screenings with 1 ticket sold. Those screens could have been used to show something worthwhile. Could have supported local Independent film, or a documentary... hell, anything would be better than wasting it on this propaganda for Fascists
January 28, 2026 at 9:18 AM
It's such a waste. 14 screenings with 1 ticket sold. Those screens could have been used to show something worthwhile. Could have supported local Independent film, or a documentary... hell, anything would be better than wasting it on this propaganda for Fascists
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These idiots spent 3 days calling him an assassin, a domestic terrorist, and blaming him for “pointing a gun at cops”
DHS account (and the video we all fucking watched) makes it clear that he never even attempted to reach for his gun.
His family should sue a bunch of people.
DHS account (and the video we all fucking watched) makes it clear that he never even attempted to reach for his gun.
His family should sue a bunch of people.
January 28, 2026 at 3:29 AM
These idiots spent 3 days calling him an assassin, a domestic terrorist, and blaming him for “pointing a gun at cops”
DHS account (and the video we all fucking watched) makes it clear that he never even attempted to reach for his gun.
His family should sue a bunch of people.
DHS account (and the video we all fucking watched) makes it clear that he never even attempted to reach for his gun.
His family should sue a bunch of people.
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Let the Americans send all 80,000; the Italian authorities will then have full name and other details of each of them to publish as they wish
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
ICE Will Reportedly Be Used As Security At Winter Olympics
ICE officers will be used as security for February’s Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, despite opposition from Italian government officials.
www.forbes.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Let the Americans send all 80,000; the Italian authorities will then have full name and other details of each of them to publish as they wish
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Lovely stuff!
youtube.com/shorts/XBCOt...
youtube.com/shorts/XBCOt...
Since the year 2000, Britain has been nailing this
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Lovely stuff!
youtube.com/shorts/XBCOt...
youtube.com/shorts/XBCOt...
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Just over the past 72 days, two non-white Democratic members of Congress have been attacked, one of them by a Trump supporter who threatened him with deportation.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
January 28, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Just over the past 72 days, two non-white Democratic members of Congress have been attacked, one of them by a Trump supporter who threatened him with deportation.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
Does JD Vance have anything to say? After all, the GOP VP is always so keen to attack "left-wing" political violence.
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Every last one of the bastards from fake Fox propaganda news on up r down whichever way you look at it.
January 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Every last one of the bastards from fake Fox propaganda news on up r down whichever way you look at it.
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Here is your domestic terrorist.
January 27, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Here is your domestic terrorist.