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A former Police Officer and Police & Crime commissioner who is also a proud leftie and woke. Political activist and commentator. Campaigns for Welsh independence and an independent Palestinian state. Anti imperialism. Not a fan of Trump 😱😱

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Finally there are real worries about the sort of rejoin deal we might be offered. More back a rejoin vote than don't but more also worry the UK would be offered unfavourable conditions to punish us, including a lot of remain voters.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The ECJ continues to split right and left leaning segments. While significantly more 41%-28% say that they would accept ECJ can overrule UK laws, more socially conservative segments have majorities saying it would be unacceptable.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Meanwhile while majorities want a better relationship on ease of travel, trade and security issues and a big plurality on freedom to live and work in other countries, there is more of a split still on alignment with EU laws and regulations.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
And the calculus changes slightly on giving up powers in a list and question adapted from Richard Johnson we asked what powers people would it would be worth limiting for a closer relationship with the EU. In many areas a majority didn't want to give up UK powers.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
That said a plurality of Britons continue to believe not that Brexit was doomed from the start but that it could have have worked but that politicians have handled it badly.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Taken together you end up in a situation where just 17% of Britons think that Brexit has been a success compared to 59% who think that it has been a failure.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
NHS funding comes up a lot in focus groups, obviously NHS funding has risen by more than the £350 million but a struggling NHS has made people think that the money never arrived and that Brexit has been a net-negative for the NHS.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The fundamental thing for most people is that they don't think Brexit has delivered on its promises, that we have less control on immigration, the NHS feels worse off and that their daily lives are either the same or worse, meanwhile the economy and ease of travel have suffered
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Translated in an MRP you'd see a significant reversal of the 2016 vote with just 11 GB constituencies now voting leave, with the Thames estuary and Lincolnshire the most leave voting areas. What has led to this flip but also what are the caveats to people's support for rejoin
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
How has support for leave/staying out shifted among our segments. Most segments have moved in a pro-EU direction, with the exception of Traditional Conservatives. Rooted Patriots, the more red-wall and electorally important group have flipped from net leave to rejoin.
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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🧵For the 10th anniversary of Brexit we've taken an in-depth look at attitudes to the referendum, relations with the EU, rejoining, the impact of Brexit, but also the red lines on any closer relationship. Firstly at a top level Brits say they would be 48%-28% for rejoin
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@reformexposed.bsky.social @reformwatch.org
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Racial disparity in Hampshire Police is high with black people 5.1 times more likely to be stop and searched than a white person which doesn't support Farage's allegation of two-tiered policing.
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Fy sylwadau ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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South Wales Police are taking the piss, allowing officers who have been sacked for various offences being given anonymity. Please read and share. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Police officer sex pests are being repeatedly protected by a senior officer
'The public in South Wales deserve better from the police,' said one former police and crime commissioner
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Reform UK don't want you to see this. Please share.
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Reform UK don't want you to see this. Please share.
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Last night we went to watch "To Kill a Mocking Bird" at the Empire in Liverpool, and is about bigotry, prejudice and discrimination and despite many decades of progress I can't help thinking that this production is very timely as we see inequality and racism on the rise both here and in the US.
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Vote @plaidcymru.bsky.social today. For a better and a kinder Wales.
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The downward trend in small boat crossings appears to be continuing - for the first 4 months of the year the numbers are 36% down from last year and 15% down from 2024. Credit @noelstubbsinweymouth
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Pleidleisiwch dros @plaidcymru.bsky.social ar y 7ed o Fai 2026. Vote for @plaidcymru.bsky.social on the 7th May 2026. Rhannwch/Please share.
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This is absolutely right. Wait for the million Lebanese displaced by Israeli's illegal war.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
It doesn't take a forensic accountant to work out whose interests Nigel Farage really serves
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Please sign and share this petition @plaidcymru.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Repeal the Internal Markets Act 2020.
We call on the UK Government to repeal the Internal Markets Act 2020, because we think it undermines devolution and the ability of the Scottish Government, Senedd Cymru and the Northern Ireland Assemb...
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Please sign and share this petition @plaidcymru.bsky.social @thesnpmedia.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Repeal the Internal Markets Act 2020.
We call on the UK Government to repeal the Internal Markets Act 2020, because we think it undermines devolution and the ability of the Scottish Government, Senedd Cymru and the Northern Ireland Assemb...
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“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
In May we will have Indy / Reunification FMs in the North of Ireland, Cymru & Scotland (Scottish Greens polling 2nd) When we have our 3 FMs literally standing together to demand our constitutional democracy, it will be a game changer for Indy 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cymru’n Gyntaf, ☘️ Tiocfaidh ár lá, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Saor Alba
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An inspirational address by @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social at the launch of @plaidcymru.bsky.social Senedd election manifesto at Wrexham this morning.
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Absolutely right as well.
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Religious fanatics! America is a dangerous place.
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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www.ft.com/content/93be...
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UK submarine captain steps down after link to Chinese spy case
Navy previously conducted investigation into senior officer to examine potential blackmail risk
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Time to regulate or legalise cannabis for personal use. open.substack.com/pub/johnholi...
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Is it time to Legalise?
I’ve been thinking a lot about this whole medical cannabis debate, especially off the back of the recent data and the way the conversation is going.
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As soon as I heard about the arson attack on the ambulances it did occur to me that this potentially could be a false flag operation to draw the UK further into this illegal war. open.substack.com/pub/councile...
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It appears Mossad has activated "Iranian sleeper cells" to pull Europe into war
Just as things start getting desperate for Israel, we are led to believe that Iran has done the one thing that might give Israel a chance of winning this war: launch attacks on Europe.
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The day the Affordable Care Act passed was one of my proudest moments as president, because it meant that millions of Americans would have access to health care, some for the first time.
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Eid Mubarak.
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The US Director of Counterterrorism resigns and the reasons are damning for Trump and his administration. Trump is totally isolated in the world.
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Please donate to protect women and girls and to stop men using legal anonymity to avoid the consequences @goodlawproject.org goodlawproject.org/s/816d23
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Stop men abusing the law to gaslight women | Good Law Project
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Indeed, Donald Trump is our enemy sadly. All of his own making www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The first lesson of war is ‘know your enemy’ – and Britain’s enemy now is Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall
As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...
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Diwrnod Rhyngwladol y Merched International Women's Day #Cymru #Wales
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This is good to see.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The King is supposed to be visiting the USA *next month*. This is the definition of a diplomatic nightmare. In all seriousness, I would urge him to pull a sickie.
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Neil Lewis @neil-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
More than half of Reform UK members believe non-white British citizens born abroad should be deported or encouraged to leave. No different to the old BNP or National Front voters. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds
Nigel Farage’s attempts to appeal to centre-ground voters may cause tension in his party, according to Hope Not Hate
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Ooof
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I must have missed this story on the @bbcnews Zelensky top of the poll of world leaders amongst an US sample with Trump languishing in 16th place. Zelensky Tops Ranking of Most Popular World Leaders Among US Public - www.kyivpost.com/post/69970
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Zelensky Tops Ranking of Most Popular World Leaders Among US Public
Second in the ranking came Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, with a net score of 6% followed by Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, with a 5% net score.
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Nailed it! @hiraethpod.bsky.social @welshundergroundnetwork.cymru
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Please sign and share this petition c.org/Xz7BJT64Lf @andrewranger-mp.bsky.social
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Return the WRECSAM Wooden Art Installation to Queens Square
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Please sign and share this (local to North East Wales) petition c.org/Xz7BJT64Lf
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