Jane
@janeynorth.bsky.social
Londoner interested in politics and reproductive justice. Fan of #QuietRiot
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Proud to be a leading member of
@togetheralliance.bsky.social, an alliance of people & civil society orgs against the far right.
We're choosing hope over fear, with a family walk in London, March 28th.
Join us in the fight against racism! Ask your MP to sign.✍🏾
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
@togetheralliance.bsky.social, an alliance of people & civil society orgs against the far right.
We're choosing hope over fear, with a family walk in London, March 28th.
Join us in the fight against racism! Ask your MP to sign.✍🏾
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
Together Alliance - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament
That this House notes with grave concern the growing confidence and visibility of far-right movements in the UK, including the increasing scale of far-right protests on the nation’s streets; further n...
edm.parliament.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Proud to be a leading member of
@togetheralliance.bsky.social, an alliance of people & civil society orgs against the far right.
We're choosing hope over fear, with a family walk in London, March 28th.
Join us in the fight against racism! Ask your MP to sign.✍🏾
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
@togetheralliance.bsky.social, an alliance of people & civil society orgs against the far right.
We're choosing hope over fear, with a family walk in London, March 28th.
Join us in the fight against racism! Ask your MP to sign.✍🏾
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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🚨 Peter Thiel, Palantir co-founder, is a rich powerful man named in the Epstein files.
I raised concerns in opposition.
The power & intellectual imbalance between big tech and politicians matters. It's easy to be bamboozled safeguards and transparency are imperative.
I raised concerns in opposition.
The power & intellectual imbalance between big tech and politicians matters. It's easy to be bamboozled safeguards and transparency are imperative.
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Peter Thiel, Palantir co-founder, is a rich powerful man named in the Epstein files.
I raised concerns in opposition.
The power & intellectual imbalance between big tech and politicians matters. It's easy to be bamboozled safeguards and transparency are imperative.
I raised concerns in opposition.
The power & intellectual imbalance between big tech and politicians matters. It's easy to be bamboozled safeguards and transparency are imperative.
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social thank you for speaking tonight at @togetheralliance.bsky.social in Hackney . You were one of the highlights for me . ❤️
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social thank you for speaking tonight at @togetheralliance.bsky.social in Hackney . You were one of the highlights for me . ❤️
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Straight out of the Trump handbook.
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform threatens to defund Welsh university after student society's debate ban
The warning over funding came after the Bangor Debating & Political Society refused a request from Reform for Q and A wi
www.dailypost.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Straight out of the Trump handbook.
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
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🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
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One of my fave community notes to date…
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
One of my fave community notes to date…
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This is a watershed moment. This is Reform taking directly from the Trump playbook. I'm pro-democracy and anyone has a right to vote for what they want but I don't believe Reform voters really want this. This should be a warning to Welsh voters...
The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is a watershed moment. This is Reform taking directly from the Trump playbook. I'm pro-democracy and anyone has a right to vote for what they want but I don't believe Reform voters really want this. This should be a warning to Welsh voters...
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Nigel isn’t telling you that his ex-wife worked from home when she worked for him.
He also won’t tell you that the majority of Reform UK roles are hybrid.
He also won’t tell you that the majority of Reform UK roles are hybrid.
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Nigel isn’t telling you that his ex-wife worked from home when she worked for him.
He also won’t tell you that the majority of Reform UK roles are hybrid.
He also won’t tell you that the majority of Reform UK roles are hybrid.
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More great news from our Labour government!
Adopted children & their families will get better support with their mental health and other needs under proposals put forward today, as part of the government's mission to give every child the best possible start in life.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
Adopted children & their families will get better support with their mental health and other needs under proposals put forward today, as part of the government's mission to give every child the best possible start in life.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government unveils expanded support for adopted children
Consultation launched on providing better, earlier, and more targeted help to adopted children and funding increased for adoption support fund
www.gov.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
More great news from our Labour government!
Adopted children & their families will get better support with their mental health and other needs under proposals put forward today, as part of the government's mission to give every child the best possible start in life.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
Adopted children & their families will get better support with their mental health and other needs under proposals put forward today, as part of the government's mission to give every child the best possible start in life.
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www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Trump's policies are hurting the US.
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Trump's policies are hurting the US.
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
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I am sick, absolutely sick, of the retreat of civic society, the media and the other political parties in the face of Reform UK - one of the most existential threats the state structures have faced for decades.
Reform is threatening Bangor University over a student society’s decision. The society isn’t Bangor University—but this is a neat preview of how a Reform government would work: public money for supporters only. Trump-style politics, UK edition.
Authoritarian reflex is already working just fine.👇
Authoritarian reflex is already working just fine.👇
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 PM
I am sick, absolutely sick, of the retreat of civic society, the media and the other political parties in the face of Reform UK - one of the most existential threats the state structures have faced for decades.
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This morning on GMB Keir Starmer was attacked for his record on grooming gangs
I'm no fan of Keir Starmer and I think he should resign, but to misrepresent what he has done in this way is wrong
Thankfully Kevin Maguire for setting the record straight
I'm no fan of Keir Starmer and I think he should resign, but to misrepresent what he has done in this way is wrong
Thankfully Kevin Maguire for setting the record straight
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 AM
This morning on GMB Keir Starmer was attacked for his record on grooming gangs
I'm no fan of Keir Starmer and I think he should resign, but to misrepresent what he has done in this way is wrong
Thankfully Kevin Maguire for setting the record straight
I'm no fan of Keir Starmer and I think he should resign, but to misrepresent what he has done in this way is wrong
Thankfully Kevin Maguire for setting the record straight
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK
I am deeply suspicious of parties which court cryptocurrency donations, given the potential for money laundering, by organised criminal gangs and malign foreign governments.
Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.
Yesterday in Parliament, I rang the alarm bell at Farage's continuing closeness to wire fraud convict George Cottrell.
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
So glad to see George Cottrell being named in parliament yesterday. He was Farage’s head of fundraising when he convicted of an offence related to money laundering & is still close to & funding Farage. Crypto is an urgent democratic threat to the UK
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
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Reform banned journalists they dislike from covering their party conference and then Nigel Farage dissembled about it to Congress, so I think we’ve heard quite enough faux free speech bollocks out of them, tbh.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Reform banned journalists they dislike from covering their party conference and then Nigel Farage dissembled about it to Congress, so I think we’ve heard quite enough faux free speech bollocks out of them, tbh.
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The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
This is pretty menacing.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
Sarah Pochin wrote to Bangor's university student run debating society requesting that she attend to "answer questions from students."
When they said "no" Reform rolled all it's tanks onto the lawns and said they'll cut funding to the entire university if they win.
February 10, 2026 at 10:31 AM
The law on universities and free speech prevents speakers from being *disinvited after they have been invited*. It does not require universities to provide a platform to whoever demands one.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
Let's not mince words: the threat to cut funding to every university who disagrees with them is fascist.
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No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
No-one seems to have noticed, but many of the core developments in the Mandelson/Epstein story these last few days have been broken on this website. @pickardje.bsky.social and @petergeoghegan.bsky.social are both posting each breaking development on BlueSky, not X.
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Govt to spend £5bn to pay off 90% of the English councils debts for supporting children & young people with special educational needs.
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
£5bn council SEND debts to be paid off by government
It comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Govt to spend £5bn to pay off 90% of the English councils debts for supporting children & young people with special educational needs.
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
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The first time I saw Keir Starmer, I was running a women’s refuge and he was the Director of Public Prosecutions bringing forward changes to help women and girls see justice.
I know what kind of person he is.
I’m backing him to bring the change we promised.
I know what kind of person he is.
I’m backing him to bring the change we promised.
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The first time I saw Keir Starmer, I was running a women’s refuge and he was the Director of Public Prosecutions bringing forward changes to help women and girls see justice.
I know what kind of person he is.
I’m backing him to bring the change we promised.
I know what kind of person he is.
I’m backing him to bring the change we promised.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Did you see all the “Countryside is too white”, “countryside is racist” hoo ha last week?
If you were anywhere near RW media or the hell site, you can’t have missed it!
Want to know where it all came from? Why there were over 30 “news” pieces about it in just 4 days?
Let’s take a look!👀
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If you were anywhere near RW media or the hell site, you can’t have missed it!
Want to know where it all came from? Why there were over 30 “news” pieces about it in just 4 days?
Let’s take a look!👀
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February 9, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Did you see all the “Countryside is too white”, “countryside is racist” hoo ha last week?
If you were anywhere near RW media or the hell site, you can’t have missed it!
Want to know where it all came from? Why there were over 30 “news” pieces about it in just 4 days?
Let’s take a look!👀
🧵1/29
If you were anywhere near RW media or the hell site, you can’t have missed it!
Want to know where it all came from? Why there were over 30 “news” pieces about it in just 4 days?
Let’s take a look!👀
🧵1/29
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Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax 10% rise!
Cap-busting tax hike is embarrassing for Farage, who has made low council tax a priority.
Source: Guardian
Cap-busting tax hike is embarrassing for Farage, who has made low council tax a priority.
Source: Guardian
February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax 10% rise!
Cap-busting tax hike is embarrassing for Farage, who has made low council tax a priority.
Source: Guardian
Cap-busting tax hike is embarrassing for Farage, who has made low council tax a priority.
Source: Guardian