David Brown
@davidb36.bsky.social
PR and editorial consultant. Labour Party member and mad Shrewsbury Town supporter (you have to be).
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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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So many totally inadequate people have risen to the top.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Robert Jenrick, "I have chosen to put long standing party allegiance to one side and to put the country first"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
Laura Kuenssberg, "You've done the opposite"
"You've joined the party that is ahead in the polls"
"Precisely because of your own personal ambition"
January 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
So many totally inadequate people have risen to the top.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Look at this ridiculous man
Thinks he could and should be Prime Minister.
Not an original idea in his head and all the charisma of a potato.
Let's send all our unwanted swimming certificates, cub scout and girl guide badges and meaningless work awards to the White House with a note telling King Con that he deserves them more? #DumpOnTrump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Giving Trump the Nobel peace prize medal is ‘absurd’, say Norwegian politicians
US president criticised for accepting medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Let's send all our unwanted swimming certificates, cub scout and girl guide badges and meaningless work awards to the White House with a note telling King Con that he deserves them more? #DumpOnTrump
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How soon before Jenrick begins plotting against "Nigel."?
January 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
How soon before Jenrick begins plotting against "Nigel."?
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The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The Reform pitch is increasingly “the last government was terrible, so we’ve hired everyone who was in it”.
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This is what European politicians should be talking about at every opportunity.
Not echoing the shit stained Nazi wannabes running America. BEAT the fuckers like Farage. Don’t join them.
Europe has the model for healthier lives and a healthier Planet. Double down. Don’t back down.
Not echoing the shit stained Nazi wannabes running America. BEAT the fuckers like Farage. Don’t join them.
Europe has the model for healthier lives and a healthier Planet. Double down. Don’t back down.
🔥🇪🇺 “Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity.
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:40 AM
This is what European politicians should be talking about at every opportunity.
Not echoing the shit stained Nazi wannabes running America. BEAT the fuckers like Farage. Don’t join them.
Europe has the model for healthier lives and a healthier Planet. Double down. Don’t back down.
Not echoing the shit stained Nazi wannabes running America. BEAT the fuckers like Farage. Don’t join them.
Europe has the model for healthier lives and a healthier Planet. Double down. Don’t back down.
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social Anything to say about the massacre of innocent people by the theocratic fascist scum in Iran? Nah , thought not. You probably think the demos were organised by the US.
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social Anything to say about the massacre of innocent people by the theocratic fascist scum in Iran? Nah , thought not. You probably think the demos were organised by the US.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Donald is setting the standard that all future FIFA Peace prize recipients will follow.
December 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Donald is setting the standard that all future FIFA Peace prize recipients will follow.
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Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Jeffrey Epstein & David Walliams leading all the bulletins but Kemi Badenoch knows that only men from ‘different cultures’ pose a threat to women.
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The grift that keeps on grifting
Lutnick on the $1 million Trump Gold Card: "It's a gift to the United States of America to help America be great again under Donald Trump."
December 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The grift that keeps on grifting
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this shit is just beyond parody, man
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
this shit is just beyond parody, man
Trump sucks up to Putin, allows Israel to commit a genocie and is literally murdering fishermen in the sea and yet Infantino lauds him with a Peace prize. You couldn't make this sick stuff up. Shame on you Infantino, you grovelling little shit. #FIFA
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Trump sucks up to Putin, allows Israel to commit a genocie and is literally murdering fishermen in the sea and yet Infantino lauds him with a Peace prize. You couldn't make this sick stuff up. Shame on you Infantino, you grovelling little shit. #FIFA
I wonder why the deeply venal Donald Trump is letting off fraudsters. It's almost as if he doesn't believe fraud is an actual crime: Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence
December 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I wonder why the deeply venal Donald Trump is letting off fraudsters. It's almost as if he doesn't believe fraud is an actual crime: Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence
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The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
centralbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @sdupp.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Why isn't Farage suing if the stories about his schoolboy racism are wrong? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Why isn't Farage suing if the stories about his schoolboy racism are wrong? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
November 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.
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MPs… Ragingly racist and prejudiced MPs… making money from X.
Lowe. Farage. Tice. Anderson.
If ever people say they speak for them, remind them of this. No. They do not. They speak for themselves. They speak for their bank accounts. There’s money to be made from keeping people fearful and angry.
Lowe. Farage. Tice. Anderson.
If ever people say they speak for them, remind them of this. No. They do not. They speak for themselves. They speak for their bank accounts. There’s money to be made from keeping people fearful and angry.
Human trafficking.
Rupert Lowe makes more money from using Elon Musk’s website than any other MP.
There is money to be made from mass deportations and talking about mass deportations.
Rupert Lowe makes more money from using Elon Musk’s website than any other MP.
There is money to be made from mass deportations and talking about mass deportations.
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
MPs… Ragingly racist and prejudiced MPs… making money from X.
Lowe. Farage. Tice. Anderson.
If ever people say they speak for them, remind them of this. No. They do not. They speak for themselves. They speak for their bank accounts. There’s money to be made from keeping people fearful and angry.
Lowe. Farage. Tice. Anderson.
If ever people say they speak for them, remind them of this. No. They do not. They speak for themselves. They speak for their bank accounts. There’s money to be made from keeping people fearful and angry.
Help fund the prosecution of Prince Andrew www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/andrewpros...
Help fund the prosecution of Prince Andrew
To seek justice and accountability by bringing a private prosecution against Prince Andrew.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Racist leader says racist MP's racist remarks weren't racist shock: Reform MP's comments 'ugly' but intention was not racist, Farage says
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Racist leader says racist MP's racist remarks weren't racist shock: Reform MP's comments 'ugly' but intention was not racist, Farage says