Sarah.
@saraht-history.bsky.social
Bookish, love history & alumnus of MMU, UoY and UoN. History teacher. 🌹📚
Judean People’s Front…something something…people’s front of Judea
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Judean People’s Front…something something…people’s front of Judea
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
Wonderful evening away from the rain at Derby Quad listening to Tony Robinson talk about his new book! Even got to ask him a history teacher question about Alfred the Great, yay! #DerbyBookFestival
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Wonderful evening away from the rain at Derby Quad listening to Tony Robinson talk about his new book! Even got to ask him a history teacher question about Alfred the Great, yay! #DerbyBookFestival
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Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Nigel Farage doesn’t think the Prime Minister should have free speech in this country. But he’ll tell foreigners that yours is somehow under threat from the Prime Minister. He’s a whiny little liar. Always has been. Always will be.
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Oh.
“Farage claimed last year to have “bought a house” in his constituency but the property is actually owned in the name of his partner, meaning he legally avoided higher-rate stamp duty on the purchase of an additional home – given he already owns other properties”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Oh.
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
September 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.
That, right there, is the problem.
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Two things can be true at once. Rayner was foolish in her conduct and right to resign. It’s also true she was always despised by much of the right wing press because she was a working class powerful woman.
September 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Two things can be true at once. Rayner was foolish in her conduct and right to resign. It’s also true she was always despised by much of the right wing press because she was a working class powerful woman.
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The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
A courteous but very impressive rebuke to Nigel Farage from the Bishop of Oxford.
"I heard no compassion in what you said...".
"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".
Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...
"I heard no compassion in what you said...".
"I disagree profoundly with your attempts to ... increase fear of the stranger in our communities".
Do read.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org/an-open-lett...
An open letter to Nigel Farage - Bishop Steven's Blog
Bishop Steven writes an open letter in response to Nigel Farage MP's immigration policy which was launched in Oxford this week.
blogs.oxford.anglican.org
August 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.
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Starmer: Leaving ECHR puts UK ‘on par with Russia and Belarus’
The prime minister has defended the human rights convention, saying it underpinned international trade and security deals as well as the Good Friday agreement 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The prime minister has defended the human rights convention, saying it underpinned international trade and security deals as well as the Good Friday agreement 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Starmer: Leaving ECHR puts UK ‘on par with Russia and Belarus’
The prime minister has defended the human rights convention, saying it underpinned international trade and security deals as well as the Good Friday agreement
www.thetimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Starmer: Leaving ECHR puts UK ‘on par with Russia and Belarus’
The prime minister has defended the human rights convention, saying it underpinned international trade and security deals as well as the Good Friday agreement 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
The prime minister has defended the human rights convention, saying it underpinned international trade and security deals as well as the Good Friday agreement 👏
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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BREAKING: Starmer’s backed down on cutting disability benefits. Pressure is working. Now let’s make it clear - tax the ultra rich, not sick and disabled people. Sign now while the government is watching! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/tax-the-...
This!!! 👆
This!!! 👆
TAX EXTREME WEALTH - DON’T PUNISH THOSE WHO NEED SUPPORT
BREAKING: Starmer’s backed down on cutting disability benefits. Pressure is working. Now let’s make it clear - tax the ultra rich, not the sick and disabled. Sign now while the government is watching!
act.38degrees.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
BREAKING: Starmer’s backed down on cutting disability benefits. Pressure is working. Now let’s make it clear - tax the ultra rich, not sick and disabled people. Sign now while the government is watching! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/tax-the-...
This!!! 👆
This!!! 👆
Absolutely loving my allotment this summer. A teeny tiny patch of paradise 😍 #allotment #wildflowers
July 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Absolutely loving my allotment this summer. A teeny tiny patch of paradise 😍 #allotment #wildflowers
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Oh excellent. Another think tank grifting for foreign money to buy our democracy and put Farage in No. 10 - via a pact with the unelectable Tory party, a manifesto modelled on Trump’s Project 2025 and the strong hope that - with helpful media cover - voters will be stupid enough to fall for it.
June 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Oh excellent. Another think tank grifting for foreign money to buy our democracy and put Farage in No. 10 - via a pact with the unelectable Tory party, a manifesto modelled on Trump’s Project 2025 and the strong hope that - with helpful media cover - voters will be stupid enough to fall for it.
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Most of the world descends from immigrants. We don’t choose the country we’re born in. Nor does your random birth lottery location (or circumstances) make you better than anyone else. The world would be a far better, safer, and inclusive place if people didn’t fall for manufactured culture wars.
June 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Most of the world descends from immigrants. We don’t choose the country we’re born in. Nor does your random birth lottery location (or circumstances) make you better than anyone else. The world would be a far better, safer, and inclusive place if people didn’t fall for manufactured culture wars.
Can any eagle-eyed historians tell me which campaign this medal is for? I’m thinking 1914 star based on the date but that’s my only clue as I cannot read the writing! #historiansofbluesky #history #ww1
June 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Can any eagle-eyed historians tell me which campaign this medal is for? I’m thinking 1914 star based on the date but that’s my only clue as I cannot read the writing! #historiansofbluesky #history #ww1
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🔴 NEW - Nigel Farage is an economic car-crash waiting to happen
Nigel Farage is an economic car-crash waiting to happen
The Reform leader makes Liz Truss seem like a fiscal genius.
writesbright.substack.com
May 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🔴 NEW - Nigel Farage is an economic car-crash waiting to happen
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An interesting poll from YouGov this morning - the anti-Farage coalition is definitely real, including among Tory voters.
May 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
An interesting poll from YouGov this morning - the anti-Farage coalition is definitely real, including among Tory voters.
Despite having a shorter term I have somehow managed to sleep for 11 hours straight. How can a human be this tired 😂
May 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Despite having a shorter term I have somehow managed to sleep for 11 hours straight. How can a human be this tired 😂
Well…weird one this year for sure. Felt quite underwhelming in the end but glad a diplomatic nightmare was averted in the end! #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Well…weird one this year for sure. Felt quite underwhelming in the end but glad a diplomatic nightmare was averted in the end! #eurovision
Glad it’s not just me ❤️🩹
Kaarija was absolutely robbed #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Glad it’s not just me ❤️🩹
This has totally made my night. Still think this guy was completely robbed 🇫🇮 🇪🇺 #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This has totally made my night. Still think this guy was completely robbed 🇫🇮 🇪🇺 #eurovision
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Translated, I reckon the lyrics are explaining the benefits of a fixed-rate mortgage. #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Translated, I reckon the lyrics are explaining the benefits of a fixed-rate mortgage. #eurovision
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Germany my favourite so far #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Germany my favourite so far #Eurovision