@markrobson1.bsky.social
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How's that going Nigel?
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 AM
How's that going Nigel?
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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The informal economy where undocumented migrants & asylum seekers find work despite idiotic restrictions is larger in France than the UK.
It is larger in every other European country that also have ID than the UK.
The idea you can work more easily in the UK is a lie. #r4today
It is larger in every other European country that also have ID than the UK.
The idea you can work more easily in the UK is a lie. #r4today
January 14, 2026 at 8:22 AM
The informal economy where undocumented migrants & asylum seekers find work despite idiotic restrictions is larger in France than the UK.
It is larger in every other European country that also have ID than the UK.
The idea you can work more easily in the UK is a lie. #r4today
It is larger in every other European country that also have ID than the UK.
The idea you can work more easily in the UK is a lie. #r4today
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The folks at More In Common found 2/3 of Brits are WRONG about immigration…
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The folks at More In Common found 2/3 of Brits are WRONG about immigration…
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?
Christmas is officially
over now! A delicious, balanced beer, perfect for the season:
over now! A delicious, balanced beer, perfect for the season:
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Christmas is officially
over now! A delicious, balanced beer, perfect for the season:
over now! A delicious, balanced beer, perfect for the season:
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This is why I wrote my report w @anothereurope.bsky.social
Evidence based solutions for a decent asylum system, empowering work visa process, & integration policies that support strong communities
Labour needs desperately to stop driving in the wrong direction www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Evidence based solutions for a decent asylum system, empowering work visa process, & integration policies that support strong communities
Labour needs desperately to stop driving in the wrong direction www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
January 11, 2026 at 11:11 AM
This is why I wrote my report w @anothereurope.bsky.social
Evidence based solutions for a decent asylum system, empowering work visa process, & integration policies that support strong communities
Labour needs desperately to stop driving in the wrong direction www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Evidence based solutions for a decent asylum system, empowering work visa process, & integration policies that support strong communities
Labour needs desperately to stop driving in the wrong direction www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
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@kamalaharris.com told us exactly what would happen.
Kamala Harris at her closing campaign rally:
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
"Donald Trump intends to use the United States Military against American citizens who simply disagree with him."
January 10, 2026 at 3:29 PM
@kamalaharris.com told us exactly what would happen.
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UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
January 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
UNARMED WOMAN: “Shame on you.”
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
ICE GOON: “Have you not learned from the past few days?”
UNARMED WOMAN: “Learned what? What’s our lesson?”
ICE GOON: *VIOLENTLY SNATCHES HER PHONE*
(H/T @Mollyploofkins)
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No interest in working with Keir Starmer. The public know who he is.
We're replacing Labour - and taking on Reform.
No vested interests. Just standing with the 99%. And that's powerful.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
We're replacing Labour - and taking on Reform.
No vested interests. Just standing with the 99%. And that's powerful.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Greens could join pact with Labour – but not while Starmer’s in charge, Polanski says
Exclusive: Zack Polanski tells The Independent that doing a deal with a Starmer-led Labour Party would ‘lead to a worse version of Nigel Farage’
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
No interest in working with Keir Starmer. The public know who he is.
We're replacing Labour - and taking on Reform.
No vested interests. Just standing with the 99%. And that's powerful.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
We're replacing Labour - and taking on Reform.
No vested interests. Just standing with the 99%. And that's powerful.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Another important read. The official response to Renee Good's shooting (lies and calling her a communist agitator who deserved to die) is as frightening as the killing itself.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Another important read. The official response to Renee Good's shooting (lies and calling her a communist agitator who deserved to die) is as frightening as the killing itself.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
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Meanwhile near where they killed Renee Good ICE was terrorizing a high school — and now Minneapolis has canceled school for the week.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Meanwhile near where they killed Renee Good ICE was terrorizing a high school — and now Minneapolis has canceled school for the week.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
None of this is about safety. A lawless regime with no guardrails.
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Yesterday a poll suggested @greenparty.org.uk under @zackpolanski.bsky.social are leading among young people.
Why are the young abandoning the Labour Party?
Why are the young abandoning the Labour Party?
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Yesterday a poll suggested @greenparty.org.uk under @zackpolanski.bsky.social are leading among young people.
Why are the young abandoning the Labour Party?
Why are the young abandoning the Labour Party?
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
I remember being taught, many years ago, that the system of checks and balances in the US political system would prevent an abuse of power and ensure dictatorship could not occur. I sleep much better at night knowing this🤦♂️
January 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
I remember being taught, many years ago, that the system of checks and balances in the US political system would prevent an abuse of power and ensure dictatorship could not occur. I sleep much better at night knowing this🤦♂️
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Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
January 3, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Good morning to all the "I voted for Trump because I wanted America out of all those wars abroad" people.
This exposes the handbook that the USA is playing from. Well worth a read.
January 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
This exposes the handbook that the USA is playing from. Well worth a read.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
Thousands have blown down in storms and tents from China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia found to be not waterproof
Thousands of tents supplied by China, Egypt and Saudi Arabia to shelter displaced Palestinians in Gaza offer only limited protection against rain and wind, an assessment compiled by shelter specialists in the devastated territory has revealed.
The assessment will undermine claims that Palestinians in Gaza are being supplied with adequate shelter. Fierce storms in recent weeks blew down or damaged thousands of tents, affecting at least 235,000 people, according to UN estimates. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Tents supplied to displaced Palestinians ‘inadequate for Gaza winter’
To be honest, apart from the festival in August, there’s not much to recommend it!
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
To be honest, apart from the festival in August, there’s not much to recommend it!
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It seems that the White House is increasingly realizing that Putin is playing Trump.
January 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM
It seems that the White House is increasingly realizing that Putin is playing Trump.
The fireworks in London were truly world class with a positive message for us all.
January 1, 2026 at 12:27 AM
The fireworks in London were truly world class with a positive message for us all.
Tonight’s moon creating plenty of moon shadows in my garden - and one ‘arty’ picture caused by camera movement while taking the photo and which put me in mind of ‘the angel of Mons’.
December 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tonight’s moon creating plenty of moon shadows in my garden - and one ‘arty’ picture caused by camera movement while taking the photo and which put me in mind of ‘the angel of Mons’.
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It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.