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Delighted to reveal the hard-hitting paperback cover for my book, THE LIE OF THE LAND - an exposé of what the 'custodians of the countryside' have done to nature in Britain. The paperback's out 8th May - order yours here: lnkfi.re/JhxHno More upcoming talks here & details below: lnkfi.re/PkfOhd 🧵

submitted 29 days ago • 12 comments

The mainstream media is letting the country down. Badly. If you support Bylines Network as a citizen journalism (ie democratic and pluralistic) alternative... ...then please chip in! We're changing the system. 👇

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submitted 14 days ago • 2756 comments

Children’s squeaky plastic toys, trucks, blocks and dolls contain chemicals which are harmful to health, such as PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals'. This deal is a win for EU lawmakers, who have been pushing to ban PFAS in all toys sold in the bloc in the future, despite industry backlash.

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So proud of Bylines Network and our 10 citizen journalism publications! 🙌 With mainstream media broken, citizens themselves grabbing the mechanisms of professional journalism is a powerful way to change the whole dynamic. Please support —> bylinesnetwork.co.uk/donate/ (See my Insta for full vid)

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In case you missed it ... When we were in the EU, there were signs all over the place showing how the EU was investing in our towns and regions. And best of all, EU funding was shared out EQUALLY and FAIRLY across all parts of the UK, regardless of which party was in power. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

submitted 2 days ago • 29 comments

If Stephen Miller can lie about Abrego Garcia and his case on national TV, he can do it in federal court under oath. Judge Xinis should demand his appearance, question him under oath, then jail him for Contempt when he commits Perjury. This lawless administration has to be subjected to rule of law.

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UPDATE: El Salvador’s brutal far-right dictator, Trump and Musk friend Nayib Bukele, has confirmed that he will never return any person sent to him from America. And Trump has confirmed he wants American citizens sent to El Salvador to die in a foreign gulag. This is a five-alarm fire for democracy.

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The lies Pam Bondi and Stephen Miller just told about Abrego Garcia on national TV... ...I have no words for them. I am sick of calling things obscene or deranged. These are obviously evil people charting an obviously evil course for our country. The idea of Hell was devised for people like this.

submitted 1 day ago • 813 comments

Take 10 seconds to share and sign this petition if you want the cull to end! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Listen to @bestforbritain.bsky.social CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social talking to @mrjamesob.bsky.social to highlight the massive prize on offer for Starmer and the UK if he pursues a common sense deal with our largest market and most reliable allies in Europe. www.bestforbritain.org/naomi_smith_...

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

"Foreign scientists are leaving, citing cost pressures and less funding for research." That'll be the Brexit! inews.co.uk/news/world/b...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

Well done Steven Bray, but what a waste of time & money. Seems Steve is better informed about the law than the Met. www.lbc.co.uk/crime/stop-b...

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Remember Fiona Hill? She’s now sounding the alarm again: “We’re definitely on a path toward full-on state repression. There’s no question about it. I’ve thought about this for an extraordinarily long time.” When Fiona speaks, we should all listen.

submitted 2 days ago • 208 comments

1/⚠️ Blackbirds are in trouble & we need your help! Threatened by the Usutu virus, we need you to submit your garden Blackbird sightings so scientists can better understand the virus’ spread & potential impacts on these songbirds. 🌍 Sign up ➡️ www.bto.org/blackbirds #UKBirding #Ornithology

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

This is my experience of central government in the UK - completely hollowed out, with basic functions under- or even unstaffed. Marie Celeste effect. inews.co.uk/news/inside-...

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"For her part, Ms. Petrova is seeing the United States from a new and unsettling vantage point. 'I feel like something is happening generally in America,' she said, in an interview over a video link. 'Something bad is happening. I don’t think everybody understands.'" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

Ancient Greece by Train was the most-viewed (non-sports) show on @channel4.bsky.social yesterday (and in fact most viewed show if you include BBC2 and C5 too). You can catch up with the whole series online: www.channel4.com/programmes/a...

submitted 2 days ago • 42 comments

If we want the UK to move towards rejoining the EU, we need to break the Brexit stranglehold on British politics. The best way we can do that now is to get the biggest possible vote for the LibDems and Greens in the local elections. Politicians heed votes far more than words. #RejoinEU

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BREAKING: 36k people showed up in LA for Bernie and AOC’s rally. In the off year. Americans are pissed — and anyone ignoring that is making a big mistake.

submitted 3 days ago • 1402 comments

Unbelievable. Rachel Reeves is thinking about cutting a tax on US tech giants to appease Trump and his band of billionaires. If anything we should be taxing them more - not less! Agree? Sign today: 38d.gs/techgiantsta...

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Defence Ministry: Shoreline defence force Gentoo’s prepare mortars. Our Navy Seals conduct clandestine training, and teach tactical camouflage and concealment to juveniles. We stand ready. Flippers Up.

submitted 12 days ago • 304 comments

If Trump made the request, President Bukele of El Salvador could fly Kilmar Abrego García home to America. If necessary, the Trump regime could pay for Abrego García’s safe return. That would certainly qualify as “facilitating.”

submitted 2 days ago • 40 comments

We have the most anti-free speech government in modern American history. (And yet, in true Orwellian fashion, they claim to be champions of free speech.)

submitted 3 days ago • 551 comments

And safer…

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Patrick Grant, fashion designer on Question Time telling it like it is. #BritainIsBroken #BrexitHasFailed #ToriesDestroyedOurCountry #Brexit youtu.be/DIOjkR03fw4

submitted 151 days ago • 6 comments

Donald Trump is now badly wounded. Europe and the UK can seize an advantage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

@lukepollard.bsky.social @fredthomasuk.bsky.social Plymouth Mutley Plain I used to help with Brexitometers before I moved to Devon. Any passing person can make their views known & this one overwhelmingly shows support for Labour ditching its Brexit red lines

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Wera just wanted to visit her son in Hong Kong and meet her baby grandson for the first time. But after a 13-hour flight, the Chinese authorities turned her away – just because she’s a British MP. So heartless. And totally unacceptable.

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🚨 BREAKING: Brits want trade to be the government’s top priority at the UK-EU reset summit - not just defence. With the cost of living crisis continuing to bite, NEW @yougov.co.uk polling also shows 53% of Brits think closer ties with the EU will drive growth. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

Listen to Peter Corr from @marchforrejoin.bsky.social speak to James Obrien in LBC Asking the question we all want to know Why is Starmer so afraid of mentioning Brexit, it’s damage. Why is he being so timid about closer alignment with the EU as his answer to Labour’s growth obsession?

submitted 3 days ago • 11 comments

Britain’s windmills have been grinding grain for 800+ years, but will modern turbines share the same fate as traditional mills? | Robert Sissons @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk

submitted 3 days ago • 4 comments

I agree. In a functioning democracy, we would already be in the midst of an impeachment trial.

submitted 4 days ago • 1070 comments

For decades Putin’s Kremlin has fantasised about two things - destroying NATO and ending the primacy of the US dollar. After only 10 weeks back in office Trump is well on the way to delivering both these things. And congressional Republicans, who used to guarantee them, are too cowardly to stop him.

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Don't overlook this: Trump is leaving Abrego Garcia to rot in a foreign gulag even though the admin can always bring him back and retry him for deportation in a lawful way. That they won't do this shows their case against him is nonsense. New piece from me: newrepublic.com/article/1939...

submitted 3 days ago • 187 comments

@pimlicat.bsky.social speaking absolute qualified sense with @mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk . UK has to align itself with the EU and can do so even within Starmer's red lines, she says, and would drive GDP growth by 1.5% despite tariffs coming/notcoming/coming from the maniac across the pond

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Would have seemed inconceivable even a year ago that we could now be reading this about America.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Paddling the Severn with @HelenMorganLibDem.bsky.social, I was strictly told not to fall in. After what water companies have been dumping here, I didn't need convincing! Ofwat is failing badly. We need a tough new Clean Water Authority that actually holds the water companies to account.

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

About 90% of the 238 migrants sent to El Salvador lacked a U.S. criminal record

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"Call to prioritise reset with Europe comes after top adviser to Trump downplays prospect of US tariffs being reduced." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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