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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
On why Farage doesn’t apologise for his schoolboy racism:
“if he apologised, he would be turning to his own support base and saying, ‘You’re all guilty too.’ ”
Exactly.
He is racist. So are his voters. He can’t be pissing them off by saying sorry.
#NeverPM

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
With his party riding high in the polls, toasting a game-changing £9m donation and welcoming its first Tory defector in the Lords, Nigel Farage seems to be sitting pretty. But creeping allegations of racist schoolboy behaviour — and his belligerent response to them — could harm his chances of winning over wavering voters, writes Josh Glancy (Cartoon of shocked? angry? frightened? people under the money bags holding placards saying ‘BIGOT’, ‘RACIST’ and ‘NAZI NIGEL’) Crick believes that there is a clear line to be drawn between Farage the sixth-former and Farage the politician. "So much of his character is the same as you can see at Dulwich," he says. "The boy who's desperate for attention, who loves debating, who loves division. The English nationalism, the interest - almost obsession - with immigration, the admiration for Enoch Powell, the free-market Thatcherism; all of that began at Dulwich." Much of the public has already made up its mind on Farage. In as much as this story cuts through to the wider elector-ate, some will think it deeply unfair to judge Farage on his adolescence; while others will see it as fair game and reflective of the man he later became. But there will be many who are still undecided on Farage and, for this last camp, his belligerent response to the allegations will be a test. He has the polling support. He has the Tory defections. He has the money now too. But does he have the ability to woo and keep voters who once found him unsavoury? Farage is unlikely to change tack now. "He's got to be true to him-self," says the senior Reform source. "There is precious little point in apologising to people like Ed Davey." Additional Reporting: Harry Yorke
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
The Panorama edit was clumsy. But the facts remain. It was a violent insurrection to upend a democratic vote. Looking at the wild outrage here, we’d be forgiven for thinking Jan 6th never happened. In terms of bias, this is off the scale worse. With Farage delighting in the damage.
(Extracts iPaper)
The White House's press secre-tary, Karoline Leavitt, poked fun at Davie's resignation. On X, she wrote "shot" above a screenshot of a Telegraph headline saying "Trump goes to war with 'fake news' BBC". Leavitt then added "chaser" above a second screenshot from the BBC website announcing Davie's departure. Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr, wrote on X that UK reporters were "just as dishonest" as "the ones here in America". Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the resignations must be "the start of wholesale change" The BBC's reporting is widely viewed in the US, with the corporation positioning itself as an impartial alternative to partisan networks like Fox News. The UK's right-wing GB News is winning friends in the White House and could be awarded reporting credentials after launching a new Washington DC show. One BBC News figure said: "This will have serious repercussions for the BBC's Washington team. If Trump launches a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the BBC, as he has with US networks, that would be disastrous. Tim needs to give a grovelling apology personally to the President."
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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kneecapceol.bsky.social
Israel is bombing tents again with F35 jets.

They commit genocide with impunity.

There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.

They must be held to account.

Speak up. Take action.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
A neat summary of why Reform will only ever fuck it up.

Idiotic spending without any care about priorities or any clue as to whether they can afford it. Flags before social care or education or anything people actually need.
Farage clown-cars crashing all over the country.

(iPaper)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT Spend on Union flags defended Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire County Council has defended plans to spend £75,000 on purchasing Union flags. More than 150 flags in 82 locations will be displayed. But opposition politicians questioned if the expenditure was a good use of public money. Sam Smith, Conservative leader of the opposition, said: "To spend £75,000 of taxpayers' money on flags seems a bit ridiculous." Labour MP for Mansfield, Steve Yemm, said: "My constituents will be appalled." REFORM UK Doge' unit fails to carry out audits Reform UK's so-called "Doge" unit has carried out no audit work in the councils it won control of nearly six months ago. The party vowed swingeing efficiency cuts to council budgets, in the mould of Elon Musk's US Department of Government Efficiency, after gaining control of nine local authorities across England in May. Deputy party leader Richard Tice told the Financial Times it was never the "intention to audit them, because audits are expensive". Reform council dysfunctional As a Kent resident, I welcome that the national media is starting to pick up on the chaotic nature of our Reform-led administration at Kent County Council. I hope that this is the beginning of Nigel Farage's latest political project being subject to proper scrutiny. In Kent, seven Reform councillors of the 57 elected in May have resigned the whip or been suspended and they have taken a series of economically illiterate decisions. Local authorities are responsible for running essential social care, education and highways. It is dangerous to have overconfident zealots running such services. ROB FIELD MAIDSTONE, KENT
October 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
Just in case I get someone who thinks I’m making up the Mosque story, here are a couple of photos I took on the day:
* flic.kr/p/2kuQX4W
* flic.kr/p/2kuV8Fy
Stoke Newington Mosque
flic.kr
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
He’s also an ex-human rights lawyer who has improved public transit, opened the Elizabeth line and reduced air pollution enormously. There isn’t an American city that could not benefit by following London’s example.
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
Sadiq Khan meanwhile is an intensely popular three-times elected mayor of a city that is still majority white and previously voted for Boris Fucking Johnson. It’s clearly not some far out left-wing Islamic theocracy (if such a thing even exists).
September 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
Absolutely lovely guy. Strong Estuary English accent. Recommended some great cafes and restaurants nearby. It’s a real, great multicultural community - Trump is straight down the line a bigoted asshole who hates anyone different.
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
About a year ago I was in London and was walking around Stoke Newington and stopped to take some photos of some tiles outside a mosque in Stoke Newington. A Muslim guy who worked there asked me if I’d like a tour inside, I said yes and I took off my shoes and he walked me around the whole place.
September 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
While we’re at it, my brother, sister-in-law, niece (one more on the way) and many of my oldest friends live there and are having a great time.
September 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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tomcoates.bsky.social
I’m just going to say as someone who lived in London for eleven years and is currently seriously considering going back precisely because of the far right theocratic fascism of Trump, that he’s talking out of his fucking asshole.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 23
Trump to the UN: "I have to say, I look at London where you have a terrible mayor -- terrible terrible mayor -- and it's been so changed, so changed. Now they want to go to Sharia Law ... both their immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe."
September 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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supertanskiiii.bsky.social
I bet it took every ounce of strength the tattoo artist had to not turn that microphone into a giant cock.
September 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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aidthompsin.bsky.social
Your periodical reminder that the Daily Mail funnels its profits up to Bemuda so *it* can avoid tax while its owner, Lord Rothermere, is widely reported to be a non-dom.
September 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it.
August 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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supertanskiiii.bsky.social
Flagshaggers vandalise, for what? So Farage can take £98k a month from GB News as Lowe pretends he’s working class? The only thing trickling down is contempt. Flagshagging at the bottom, cash bagging at the top.

It’s a scam
youtu.be/OoZw6TgVvCI
Union Jack Sh*gged More Than Bonnie Blue: A Great British Embarrassment.
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
This latest spasm of racism, protests, flags, ‘legitimate concerns’, ‘political prisoner’ bullshit is the ugly hangover of a Brexit that failed to deliver the social change it promised because it was all a lie. Now, instead of facing up to that, we get more lies, more hatred. It can only ever fail.
August 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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theguardian.com
South Park has become the most important TV show of the Trump 2.0 era | Jesse Hassenger
South Park has become the most important TV show of the Trump 2.0 era | Jesse Hassenger
This season of the long-running animated sitcom has aimed its ire at the cruelty and stupidity of an administration others have found hard to successfully ridicule
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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nickequipechasee.bsky.social
I'm old enough to remember this same paper completely ignoring 1 Million people Marching through London for a People's Vote.

Repeatedly.

- and yet 200 Fat Racist Slobs "protesting" in Leeds get a full-page spread.

Is this intended to 'inform' their readers, or to 'influence' them ?
🤔🤔🤔
August 23, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
This is what Farage represents. This ignorance. This racism. This hatred. This social media radicalisation.
Shame on every single politician, newspaper, hack and pundit who has helped pave the way to this vicious, stupid, nationalistic version of England.

(Times - a complicit disgrace of a paper)
Headline: Flares, fireworks and Sweet Caroline Photo of large yob showing the middle finger at a “legitimate concern”/terrorising-migrants protest in Leeds One of the extracts from the article: Protest at hotel for families There were heavy barriers outside the Park Hotel, in Chichester, where 100 anti-immigration protesters had gathered with flags, chanting "send them home". Laura Dand, a mother of two from Chichester, said she felt the city was changing. "I feel incredibly unsafe and I shouldn't have to," she said. "I don't go out in my neighbourhood alone. Women and children looked on from the hotel's window, while a patchwork banner, put up to tell protesters that "child refugees live here", had been sabotaged overnight. Faith, a counter-protester who asked not to use her full name, said many of the children living in the hotel attended local schools "On a normal evening, the courtyard in front is full of kids, it's full of children playing," she said. "They would be out playing if this wasn't happening, but they ve been told to stay inside."
August 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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kevmag.bsky.social
“I want everybody to know that there are no paedophiles and rapists living inside this hotel.”

This refugee in Epping speaks with a humanity missing in the mob who should read his story of persecution.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Emotional asylum seeker message to hotel protesters he wants 'everyone to know'
Khadar Mohamed revealed that the residents living inside the Epping asylum hotel were 'living in pain and fear' every time protests were held outside the Bell Hotel
www.mirror.co.uk
August 21, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Do you have access to the EPSTEIN Files? Want to be inducted into the Whistleblower's Hall of Fame, be glorified in history as the Savior of Democracy & have an annual holiday named in your honor?
All of this can be yours if you simply: #LeakTheEPSTEIN-Files!*

*victim's names redacted, of course
August 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
The body language alone speaks VOLUMES.

#SlavaUkraine 🇺🇦
August 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
vinylmarky.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM