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George Shaw
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Edits Good Curry Guide, Taste London, Taste Asia, Asian Food & Restaurant Awards chair of judges, Chelsea FC season ticket, breeder of rare breed sheep, Moet (hard T) Marxist.
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privateeyenews.bsky.social
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.

Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Reform UK in Sunderland, it’s a disgrace putting your logo on a wreath.
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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#RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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pimlicat.bsky.social
Our latest polling shows concerns about immigration are manufactured

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Polling shows immigration concern ‘manufactured’, say campaigners
A YouGov poll found only 26% of people said immigration and asylum was one of the three most important issues facing their community.
www.standard.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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viviane49.bsky.social
Big day for #LabourAchievements yesterday. They’re busy #FixingBritain for ordinary people. Investing in our schools, helping families with winter bills and improving buses. 👏👏👏
1. Prime Minister expands Warm Home Discount of £150 to an extra 2.7 million households this winter 2. Renters’ Rights Bill receives Royal Assent 3. Independent investigation and immediate reforms to prevent future prison releases in error 4. £38 billion in education capital investment over the next five years, taking it to levels not seen since 2010. 5. New era of better buses: Landmark Bus Bill becomes law 6. Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds 7. Wales benefits from £1.1 billion defence investment backing thousands of skilled jobs 8. UK and Türkiye sign a deal worth up to £8 billion for 20 UK Typhoon fighter jets 9. NHS trialling rapid blood test to help diagnose sepsis/meningitis in children 10. People receiving faster care due to government’s partnership with the private sector – free at the point of use. 11. Builders to save time and money from streamlined, proportionate reforms to environmental permits
October 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Interesting post from a Kent cllr on *that* expletive-laden Reform meltdown

KCC leader: "We are the shop window in KCC. Nigel knows that. He is super aware that we are the flagship council"

Kent's constitution says: "The role of the Council is to improve the quality of life of the people of Kent."
Rich LehmannSwale Political Forum 1h · A video was leaked over the weekend showing some acrimony in the Reform ranks. The articles accompanying this have mainly focussed on the swearing and arguing, but one section which stood out for me was KCC leader Linden was talking about council tax... "if we can avoid putting up council tax by the full 5%, that is going to be the best thing that we can do to show that Reform can actually run something as big as Kent County Council" ... "Because, let's not forget, we are the shop window in KCC. Nigel knows that. He is super aware that we are the flagship council." This is important as section 2a of KCC's constitution states that "The role of the Council is to improve the quality of life of the people of Kent." To me, Linden's comments sound a lot like she's suggesting the primary reason not to put council tax up by 5% is not because it would be the best thing for the people of Kent, but because it would be good for Reform, and it would make Nigel happy. NO PARTY, Tories included, wanted to put up council tax by the maximum amount for any of the past four years, but it was widely accepted that it was what needed to happen to minimise the harm of the cuts. Reform have recently admitted that there's almost nothing left to cut, so by trying to put council tax up by less than 5%, they are just forcing themselves to add millions of pounds worth of additional cuts if they are unable to meet the deficit (which is tens of millions of pounds) through improving efficiency. In practical terms (and these are ballpark figures), if Reform put council tax up by 4.7% instead of 5%, they'd need to find another £2.4 million of cuts for the sake of saving people living in Band C houses (the most commonband in Swale) 37p a month. This is not how politics should be done.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Reform UK in Kent was supposed to be the flagship, their ‘shop window’.

Leader Linden Kemkaran has created chaos, losing 7 councillors since May, DOGE finding little and being declared a failure, and is considering raising council tax.
October 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Nigel Farage on Russia Today.
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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ldfreedman.bsky.social
With Farage’s former colleague Nathan Gill guilty of taking money from Russia to promote its propaganda Sam looks at the wider connections between the radical right and Russia. (£/free trial), samf.substack.com/p/russia-and...
Russia and the rise of the radical right
Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)
samf.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Nigel Farage, Richard Tice, Dr David Bull, Paul Nuttall, still haven’t said a word about their MEP colleague from UKIP to Reform UK, the Reform UK Leader in Wales Nathan Gill.

8 charges of Russian bribery, all admitted.

Reform UK are on the hook for this.
October 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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ramzis.bsky.social
#cfc by the way if you want them to stop playing music after a goal, email supporter.services@chelseafc.com and let them know
Homepage
Welcome to the official Chelsea FC website. All the latest news, videos and ticket information as well as player profiles and information about Stamford Bridge, the home of the Blues. Browse the onlin...
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September 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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How wealth inequality is destroying democracies worldwide w/ Chloe Swarbrick MP

youtu.be/zl_LgDjpzxE
The first politician on Gary's Economics
YouTube video by Garys Economics
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September 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Nothing says that Reform UK is Tory 2.0 like a Suffolk Conservative Association Chair called Philip Faircloth-Mutton that has campaigned for the Tory party over nearly two decades in the area.

www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/2547811...
County council cabinet member defects to Reform UK
Prominent Suffolk county councillor Philip Faircloth-Mutton has defected to Reform UK, stating the party "believes in real change.”
www.ipswichstar.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
We've called on Lee Anderson on Twitter to request a by-election be called by Reform UK's new MP Danny Kruger.
September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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oliver48.bsky.social
via David Taylor
September 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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reformexposed.bsky.social
Exclusive: Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO

www.the-londoner.co.uk/reforms-firs...
Exclusive: Reform’s first London councillor is a “rogue landlord” with a 33-person HMO
Mark Shooter has been fined thousands of pounds for illegally renting out crammed bedsits in Camden. One of his former tenants just became Green Party leader.
www.the-londoner.co.uk
September 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
theconversation.com/far-right-ex...
Far-right extremists keep co-opting Norse symbolism – here’s why
Norse symbols and references to Valhalla repeatedly show up the manifestos of far right terrorists. An expert explains why.
theconversation.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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oliver48.bsky.social
Proof Tommy Robinson speaks bullsh*t
September 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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September 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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democratcats.bsky.social Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · Sep 13
And now back to the real story…
September 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Can't believe Farage ran away from further questions today after soiling himself under scrutiny. Reminds me of something. Can't quite put my finger on what...
September 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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oliver48.bsky.social Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Sep 2
"Norway has become a global leader in using seaweed farms as a dual solution for climate change and sustainable energy. Seaweed, unlike land crops, does not require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources"
via The Knowledge Factory
September 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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BREAKING: At least 78 Palestinians, including 32 aid seekers, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn on Sunday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

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August 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM