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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social

Keir Starmer’s new director of communications isn’t just the founder of Portland Communications – which represented Qatar, Russia and Kazakhstan – he’s also come straight from the board of the anti-trans charity Sex Matters. The government is heading in a dark direction.

Archive screenshot from the Sex Matters website reading: “Tim Allan Trustee Tim Allan’s career has spanned working as a senior advisor in 10 Downing Street for Tony Blair, running corporate communications for BSkyB and founding a communications consultancy, Portland, which grew into one of the most highly regarded global reputation-management consultancies. Since selling Portland, he has become an investor in the communications consultancy sector.”
sep 1, 2025, 12:41 pm • 694 361

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Susan Hudson 💚🏳️‍🌈🖖 @su51mtf.bsky.social

Yeah, straight down the toilet!

sep 1, 2025, 3:36 pm • 1 0 • view
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RocketGirl🚀Erin @moonshoterin.bsky.social

Surprise surprise, Kier Starmer is hiring out of the cesspool of bigots

sep 1, 2025, 12:53 pm • 12 0 • view
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Tony Pizza @terrypasta.bsky.social

We have a right-wing extremist government.

sep 1, 2025, 12:46 pm • 20 0 • view
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Nick Xylas @nickxylas.bsky.social

Don't say that, you'll divide the left /s

sep 1, 2025, 1:15 pm • 10 0 • view
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Mediocrebirder @tinajkl.bsky.social

You can’t pretend to be the good guys, for the people and not the rich if you, with cold-eyed malice, torment a tiny powerless minority who just wish to be the fuck alone.

sep 1, 2025, 2:24 pm • 10 0 • view
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PPK @ppkfs.bsky.social

"reputation-management consultancy" is just...vile.

sep 1, 2025, 12:43 pm • 19 0 • view
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Clord TC, Comics Guy @clordtc.bsky.social

I think they've been past "heading in" since winning the election

sep 1, 2025, 1:16 pm • 5 0 • view
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Clord TC, Comics Guy @clordtc.bsky.social

or you know. announcing all the people they wanted to be the cabinet.

sep 1, 2025, 1:17 pm • 5 0 • view
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Cindy Michels 🇺🇲🇪🇺🇨🇦 @cindymichels.bsky.social

People who tell my partner to vote Labour because ReFuck will be worse, can fuck right off. ReFuck couldn't be any worse for trans people that Labour are. I hope they get wiped away in 2029. Total Fuckers!!!! 🧐

sep 1, 2025, 1:19 pm • 8 0 • view
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Pirsta @pirsta.bsky.social

Yes, they really could be worse. For trans and literally every other group of people apart from ultra wealthy.

sep 2, 2025, 7:50 am • 0 0 • view
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Ian Halverson 🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈🇪🇺 @muchechops.bsky.social

sep 1, 2025, 12:57 pm • 4 0 • view
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jennyjl.bsky.social @jennyjl.bsky.social

Who would have thought that Keir Starmer and UK EHRC would have been secretly consulting with anti-trans groups to remove trans rights! Despite trans people posing no threat to anyone. Labour are now just populist and uncaring. The Labour party I voted for that argued and fought for their beliefs.

sep 1, 2025, 9:35 pm • 0 0 • view
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Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social

"The government is heading in a dark direction." The present government came from a dark place.

sep 1, 2025, 1:10 pm • 8 0 • view
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Sarah Viktoria 🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️⚧️🦗 @sarahviktoria.bsky.social

Was an advisor to Tony Blair. Coincidentally... www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

sep 1, 2025, 1:06 pm • 21 4 • view
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Stepan Honza @stepanhonza.bsky.social

sep 1, 2025, 12:51 pm • 4 0 • view
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Amy 🏳️‍🌈🇨🇾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺 @amy1.bsky.social

WTAF!!!

sep 1, 2025, 1:25 pm • 2 0 • view
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Martin Corner @martincorner4.bsky.social

WTAF

sep 1, 2025, 6:41 pm • 0 0 • view
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Pirsta @pirsta.bsky.social

wtf? Why are they going down this dark route?

sep 2, 2025, 7:47 am • 0 0 • view
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social

He looks like Gordon Brown's evil twin who's been kept in the attic too long.

sep 1, 2025, 1:06 pm • 11 0 • view
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Pirsta @pirsta.bsky.social

Gordon would never have done this shit.

sep 2, 2025, 7:48 am • 1 0 • view
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social

I don't think he would either. He actually seemed genuine. Not perfect, but genuine.

sep 2, 2025, 7:51 am • 3 0 • view
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Pirsta @pirsta.bsky.social

Remember when he called out that woman for being a bigot when his mic was still on and the country went nuts. She was a fucking bigot too. She’d be hanging flags up right now.

sep 2, 2025, 7:53 am • 2 0 • view
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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social

I do, and very likely I fear.

sep 2, 2025, 7:54 am • 0 0 • view
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Sky Green 🦊⚧️✍️ @skycladfox.bsky.social

It's been going in a dark direction ever since Starmer took over & "changed" the party. This is just par for the course, now. Digging themselves in ever deeper until inevitable self-destruction at the next GE. Possibly sooner.

sep 1, 2025, 1:35 pm • 4 0 • view
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Andy Gait @andygait.bsky.social

Oh for...

sep 1, 2025, 12:49 pm • 3 0 • view
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Rachel5742 @rachel4742.bsky.social

#Butterflies This is not good. Labour is no longer a Progressive force in UK politics. This is not Country before Party, certainly not the Country I love. One that puts Liberal Democracy & Universal Human Rights at the heart of what it does. This is 'Labour Knows best'. Only it doesn't.

sep 2, 2025, 6:42 am • 2 1 • view
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NevereverDave.bsky.social @nevereverdave.bsky.social

Or emerging into the daylight!

sep 1, 2025, 5:36 pm • 0 0 • view
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nadiawithaboringj.bsky.social @nadiawithaboringj.bsky.social

Ask Trans people if they voted Labour last year and tell us its "heading" in the wrong direction...

sep 1, 2025, 6:11 pm • 1 0 • view
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Waffle-y Versatile @ursagayjor.bsky.social

Well that explains why they had to rubbish Stonewall. Congrats to such brilliant minds as Stephen Fry and that creep Simon Fanshawe. (Sarcasm drips from that sentence)

sep 1, 2025, 12:53 pm • 16 0 • view
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Claire's Trans Talks @clairestranstalks.bsky.social

So he has a sex offender as comms advisor, and anti trans bigot as comms director. Starmer just surrounds himself with the worst possible people. Totally inappropriate appointment showing just how bigoted this Government is.

sep 1, 2025, 1:09 pm • 83 15 • view
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Trinovantian @emceegeegee.bsky.social

This government is screwed. But not before we are.

sep 1, 2025, 3:55 pm • 6 0 • view
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Chris 🤍💛💙 @chrisb64.bsky.social

Labour have fucked it up. Unrecognisable from a proper Labour Party.

sep 2, 2025, 4:38 am • 3 0 • view
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Brian McCabe @mccabeagent.bsky.social

Starmer’s becoming the new Boris

sep 1, 2025, 2:40 pm • 1 0 • view
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iskragoch.bsky.social @iskragoch.bsky.social

And they have been for a while. Starmer's continuity Tory Govt is fully embracing the right-wing, populist agenda. Clowns.

sep 1, 2025, 2:42 pm • 5 0 • view
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JoJo! @jojoblueskywalker.bsky.social

How bad do you want to hack that website and add the letters “un” before the word ‘Trustee’ and see how long before they notice.

sep 1, 2025, 12:51 pm • 5 0 • view
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social

I'm surprised you missed the clues. They were there, hiding in plain sight.

sep 1, 2025, 12:59 pm • 9 0 • view
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Rob Graham 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦 (ロブグレハム) @kachoufugetsu.bsky.social

Well this is an appointment that's going to cause absolutely no fuss whatsoever.

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sep 1, 2025, 2:43 pm • 24 2 • view
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Kaw! 🍉 @kawotter.bsky.social

The UK sure is making a good case for some sort of Fawksian intervention.

sep 1, 2025, 4:52 pm • 1 0 • view