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Ben Sowton

@bensowton.bsky.social

Liberal not Libertarian, fanatic fly fisherman, support Ukraine. Ex Twitter, Ex Israel supporter. Fuck Trump. ProEU. Share Wealth

created January 5, 2024

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Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Climate change the new Brexit

10/9/2025, 7:24:45 AM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Never forgotten

10/9/2025, 5:37:34 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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If it wasn’t for those pesky lawyers…..

9/9/2025, 8:47:14 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s largely thanks to the BBC we had Brexit

9/9/2025, 8:46:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I’d like this PoS to see the inside of a prison cell and wipe that smug grin off his over privileged lying face

9/9/2025, 4:19:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

East Oxford is classic white working class traditionally. Big car industry area Definitely ripe for old white racists. They’d have bought those houses for pennies back in the 70’s

9/9/2025, 7:48:16 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s definitely not like that in Winchester.

9/9/2025, 7:27:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Er, I’m not doing that and I’m under pressure like many people. But then I work. I suspect a lot of these people are on benefits and these have been cut and so they blame asylum seekers rather than get off their fat lazy racist arses and get a job

9/9/2025, 7:00:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

At least we know where racists live. Funny how it’s run down areas, council estates. I’d love to know how many of these ‘patriots’ are on benefits

9/9/2025, 6:56:08 AM | 13 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Is English your second language as you seem to be struggling with understanding what she said.

8/9/2025, 4:44:15 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

She actually said in the tweet ‘if that makes me a racist so be it’

8/9/2025, 11:31:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s not how the law works. Personally I don’t think she should have had a custodial sentence. A community service order to work with asylum seekers would have been a better option and ordered to have anti racism treatment

7/9/2025, 1:52:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course he did. Like Trump, he’s a thin skinned, man baby. Lier, racist, populist, narcissist. And the uneducated love him, because it gives permission for their base instincts. And kids from these homes are the same.

7/9/2025, 8:35:38 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Are you seriously defending her comment? ‘No evidence she incited anyone’ so if I shoot at you and miss, no harm done? Grow up

7/9/2025, 8:32:54 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s pure MEGA, Make England Great Again, not Great Britain/UK. This is pure English Nationalist nonsense. Same playbook as MAGA. ‘Stop the boats in 2 weeks’ (see stopping Ukraine war in one day). It’s lies, it’s propaganda, fear, conspiracy, antiestablishment (😂). And the uneducated white love it

7/9/2025, 8:13:17 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

This is not a serious party. But nor is MAGA and look at America

6/9/2025, 7:25:19 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Don’t forget Hitler was elected before he started killing his own countrymen. If there was any doubt before that Trump is a dangerous fascist dictator, there is none now.

6/9/2025, 5:24:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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JD Vance, Vice President of America stating that state sanctioned murders of citizens from another country without any proof whatsoever is absolutely fine. This is a war crime. The Hague for Vance Trump and Hegseth

6/9/2025, 5:10:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

He is utterly revolting. Same logic is she paid for the roads he uses, the doctor, the air traffic controllers you name it. God he’s a prick

6/9/2025, 1:56:29 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

What an insane waste of money

6/9/2025, 1:45:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Yup that should clinch the Nobel Peace Prize. Nothing says peace more than renaming your defence department the department of war. What a fucking 🤡

5/9/2025, 8:31:46 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Jesus. These people. They are just horrible thugs. This is Faridge’s supporter club.

5/9/2025, 2:47:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

None of these people fought in WWII. We’re talking 50 to 70 years old (I’m 59 and think I’m young😂) The young who support Faridge probably live in these homes

5/9/2025, 2:42:34 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

These organs only function with readership. It seems the appetite for even more absurd, xenophobic, jingoistic rhetoric is there and so being fed to these hungry old white racists. These propaganda tools are delivering red meat and the bloodier the better. This is on ‘us’

5/9/2025, 7:29:19 AM | 18 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

The absurdity of the Daily Mail and the pathetic weak fearful old white folk who absorb and regurgitate its filth is a stain on our country. The least patriotic, the most divisive, the most untrue and ultimately the most dangerous propaganda tool of the establishment that wants to keep wealth &power

5/9/2025, 7:13:38 AM | 81 7 | View on Bluesky | view

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👏👏👏

5/9/2025, 7:08:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

The hypocrisy of the far right is breathtaking but not to worry the Right Wing press will be there giving their truthful balanced reporting.

4/9/2025, 12:46:10 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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3/9/2025, 4:44:49 PM | 635 212 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

And where was the National Guard? Oh yeah…

4/9/2025, 12:41:49 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

Keep it going

4/9/2025, 12:41:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

If it was a pub it would be The Cock and Balls

4/9/2025, 12:40:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s a self serving traitor

3/9/2025, 5:28:50 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Costello (@davidcostello.bsky.social) reposted

Please share: My name is David Costello. I am a lifelong Mainer and Democrat running against Susan Collins. I too am concerned. I am concerned with endless decisions Susan Collins has made. We need to turn a page, retire Susan and take back the US Senate. Please watch and share:

3/9/2025, 1:07:27 AM | 1621 603 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Just a normal family like you or me. Just happened to be Jewish like I happen to have been born into a Christian family

3/9/2025, 6:08:18 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

Never a truer word

3/9/2025, 6:06:41 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

And even worse at communicating

3/9/2025, 6:04:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

This is an utter disgrace. Slovakians you should be ashamed

2/9/2025, 8:12:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

⬇️⬇️😳

2/9/2025, 6:58:05 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Let’s hope he’s very unwell and in pain

1/9/2025, 2:43:06 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

We’ll have to agree to disagree

1/9/2025, 2:42:34 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

72 seats in the last election from 13 after their colossal mistake with tuition fees

1/9/2025, 9:26:49 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I looked that up recently and it’s not as straightforward as that.

1/9/2025, 9:24:01 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I beg to disagree

1/9/2025, 9:21:20 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

You can’t blame the LD for the coalition. They did their best in stopping the Tories from going full austerity. They were junior partners.

1/9/2025, 8:07:03 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

They’re hopeless. We need Ed Davey and the Lib Dem’s

1/9/2025, 7:46:55 AM | 10 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Can you imagine her bedside manner. Ignorant, arrogant, rude, dismissive and disrespectful She’s as likely to have got into Stamford as me becoming King

1/9/2025, 7:30:54 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I find it offensive you attack men below an average height. Shall I attack you? Would you like that. No because you’d get all snowflake as you do. Just stop it and grow up

31/8/2025, 4:41:04 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

Give it up for Isaac at Crystal Clean Windows York Limited. 👏👏👏 Contact them www.crystalcleanwindowsyork.co.uk

31/8/2025, 7:59:10 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

And that should be the story we hear to drown out the racists.

31/8/2025, 7:55:55 AM | 36 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s written by Alistair Heath, possibly the most stupid and ‘wrongest’ man in media. The only people who take any notice of him are already boiled gammons so no harm done

31/8/2025, 7:30:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social)

Old uneducated and very likely on benefits white racists given permission by Farage and Rees Mogg to behave this way.

31/8/2025, 7:27:58 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Gamon

30/8/2025, 5:33:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I think it’s a very big number that are like this. Way more than you think. 52% according to Brexit. I doubt a single leave voter doesn’t agree with Farage.

30/8/2025, 5:23:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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👏👏👏👏👏👏

30/8/2025, 5:21:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Someone needs to tell the Traitor in Chief as he seems to think the opposite. They’ll fact that every day is another day that justice will never be faced by one of the biggest criminals in my living memory. I just hope those who enabled him will get severe justice. The Hague?

30/8/2025, 5:17:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Sorry it was me that did. I replied to the wrong message 😂😳

30/8/2025, 5:00:25 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s fair to say that Kamala and Hilary have been right about everything. The Heritage Foundation wants to turn 🇺🇸 back to the days when white men had all the power. They want to be American Taliban ruling 🇺🇸 . Just a small group of elites with all the wealth and power. It’s delusional and doomed

30/8/2025, 4:59:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Your not you’re!

30/8/2025, 4:50:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I liked you’re profile. I’m fairly sure Jesus was a liberal and not a far right authoritarian like most of the pseudo Christo-Fascists that run the MAGA movement. Especially the Supreme Court ghouls

30/8/2025, 4:50:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

🥱

30/8/2025, 1:26:12 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

God he’s an absolute cvnt. How about “Russia, get the fuck out of Ukraine or we’ll give them every advanced attack weapons we have”

30/8/2025, 1:17:36 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

…and of course they’ll just revert to strongly worded letters 😡😡😡

30/8/2025, 1:15:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

But the spell will be broken. MAGA will realise they’ve been had. They’ll go back to inbreeding and moonshine and cease to vote. Dems need to put the failed red states into special measures, run by the federal government and loose their franchise. If you can’t pay your way you don’t have a say

29/8/2025, 10:55:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

All I can do is send my love and pray you’re all okay. At the same time urge our governments to stop pussyfooting around and give you the tools to defend yourselves against the tyranny of the invaders

29/8/2025, 10:47:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Labour needs to flood the zone with all the positive things it’s doing. Unless you’re in a handful of places no one gives a shit about migration. Sack the Tories from the BBC get them to talk about what matters. Rubbish the DM and DT. Take a leaf out of Gavin Nusome’s book. GROW A FUCKING PAIR

29/8/2025, 10:44:37 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

He will NEVER get the Nobel peace prize. He will however die. I just hope soon and painfully

29/8/2025, 10:39:05 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

God bless you all and keep you safe. I will never forgive my country if we let you down 🙏🇬🇧

29/8/2025, 10:36:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s a demented fraudulent ignorant racist rapist. Every single one of those points are true

29/8/2025, 10:26:24 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Yet the electorate gives these people their vote. Democrats have been hopelessly lacking in delivery the right message. You won’t win on ‘hope’ you will only win on tangible benefits. You’ve been utterly clueless at delivering the message. Grow a pair of you need to fight fire with fire

29/8/2025, 9:49:03 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Well I expect the democrats to have this refunded. It is utterly disgusting

29/8/2025, 9:44:51 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I hope he dies a horribly painful death. He deserves it. I only wish that on Hitler Stalin pol pot and child murderers

29/8/2025, 9:02:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

100%. Zelenskyy is a true leader of our time. He does need to head off accusations of trying to control the corruption investigations and organising some form of vote. He needs a new mandate only to silence Trump and Putin. It’s unfair but that’s where we are

29/8/2025, 8:58:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Something very comforting seeing Nigel Slater still working his magic. The antidote to reading Daily Mail front pages. Shows there’s still a part of British that’s honest, true and genuinely patriotic. Proud to be British

29/8/2025, 8:54:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is a fascist dictator and HATES Zelenskyy for standing in the way of his bromance with Putin and his personal enrichment

29/8/2025, 8:47:32 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

I think this statement is a perfect summary of the state of the USA. Pro life MAGA only care about foetuses - it controls women. Have no interest in what happens to babies once they’re born Cut health care, cut education, endorse automatic weapons, deport parents and children, endorse execution

29/8/2025, 8:45:47 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Nothing says Christian more than putting troops on the streets of your capital to intimidate the people you represent. These are dangerously evil people and need to spend the rest of their sorry lives in prison

29/8/2025, 1:45:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What a pathetic petty little tyrant he is. I hope he suffers badly when his time comes

29/8/2025, 1:34:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And these cvnts, these unserious vile privileged scum have been elected by constituents. We live in a country where 30% of the electorate find this funny too. Shame on all of them

29/8/2025, 1:32:52 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh my god. That’s hilarious. What a sad little man he is

29/8/2025, 1:26:01 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Die faster

28/8/2025, 8:30:51 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I’m sure the good folks in Norway see this as yet another reason to give the orange rapist a peace prize

28/8/2025, 5:35:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Terrified and alone

28/8/2025, 2:34:04 PM | 14 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Painfully and slowly but incapacitated and impeached

28/8/2025, 2:31:29 PM | 23 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Wait until they’re given campaign medals!

28/8/2025, 2:02:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Jesus. What will 🇺🇸 look like in 3 years time? This is really now very worrying for the world

28/8/2025, 1:57:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s a toss up between Heath and Hannan for the most ridiculous and chronically wrong far right loons in the UK. Literally everything they say is wrong.

28/8/2025, 1:50:08 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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And will of course all have to be replaced when 🇺🇸 wakes up from this nightmare and understands the value of the investment that is overseas aid.

28/8/2025, 12:12:55 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Forgot to add 😂

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28/8/2025, 11:40:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

A strongly worded letter. Jesus. When will European leaders do what’s necessary

28/8/2025, 11:40:15 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Absolutely. It’s no longer the case of the media and journalists holding people to account. Just look at yesterday’s DM front page. It’s toxic. At least the Mail is consistent. They did support Hitler after all. Amazing how all the ‘patriots’ forget this

28/8/2025, 11:33:01 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Makes no difference racists will always be racists and stoke up fear and blame others. If it wasn’t brown people they’d do what the Nazis did and get anyone not them to wear identification. They’re pigs.

28/8/2025, 11:24:56 AM | 3 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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$1,500,000 per prisoner is what it’s cost. The Republican Party should cease to exist after the end of Trump. Let’s hope Mother Nature takes charge

28/8/2025, 11:06:00 AM | 13 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s a good point.

27/8/2025, 5:15:35 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

And a lot of crossover with Football thuggery and gangs. There’s always been plenty of willing idiots to march to the far right drum beat

27/8/2025, 3:36:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Today’s Daily Mail front page. It’s utterly disgusting both the Sarah Vine header and of course 🇬🇧 Trump with his Trump copycat policy for immigrants in Britain.

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27/8/2025, 3:22:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s very true

27/8/2025, 11:56:36 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

They certainly give Farage disproportionate airtime. They’d argue they give equal voice to the argument. 99 economists said Brexit would be a disaster, 1 doesn’t (Minford) so both sides get equal voice. Utterly ridiculous

27/8/2025, 11:47:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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👏👏👏👏👏 💯

27/8/2025, 11:39:20 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ben Sowton (@bensowton.bsky.social) reply parent

Only bad news, fear and sensationalism sells. People want to read the next lunatic thing the likes of Farage and Trump say. Sad but that’s where we are. the BBC are not for profit but the ridiculous charter that gives equal voice to both sides of the argument is why we had Brexit and next Reform

27/8/2025, 11:38:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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We imported from 🇺🇸 Trickle Down Economics Unchecked capitalism Private ownership of public services for profit, but the public pay for losses The discrimination and scapegoating of migrants The corruption in politics Pretty much everything that’s bad for anyone not rich

27/8/2025, 11:31:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view