Reposted by Catherine SmithOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I'm old enough to remember being told that Brexit was all about us Brits 'taking back control' (not about being brainwashed by overseas, tax-avoiding billionaires) #TaxTheRich meme via Anthony Corella 46026
Reposted by Catherine SmithStevie Bennett @steviebennett.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Errr....bye then 23311
Reposted by Catherine SmithKingston Green Party @kingstongreenparty.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Former child refugee and a Labour peer @alfdubs.bsky.social has criticised the “shabby” asylum reform proposals as “seeking to use children as weapons” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comAsylum changes seek to use children as a weapon, says Labour peer Alf DubsDubs, who was a child refugee, says Shabana Mahmood’s ‘shabby’ plans will increase community tensions 076
Reposted by Catherine SmithLisa Bee (she/her) @leebee4life.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is. 33142453312
Reposted by Catherine SmithSunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 17/11/2025"Compared with other European countries, the UK received the fifth largest number of asylum seekers in the year ending March 2025, and the seventeenth largest intake when measured per head of population" - Home Office data www.gov.uk/government/s... 1020480
Reposted by Catherine SmithLeeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 18/11/2025“The number of EU students enrolling in a new course in British universities fell sharply after Brexit, declining by 57% between 2020/21 and 2023/24.” Source @migobs.bsky.social 1118
Reposted by Catherine SmithLaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Minimum wage is £10 or £12.21 an hour. How much does Farage get paid an hour? he declared £40,075.37 for 10 hours. So just over £4k an hour. Quite probably more. He is not on your side. 411133
Reposted by Catherine SmithDr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Not everything has to be cost effective. Society is about caring too! However the estimated loss to the economy of sickness is £150bn a year www.oxera.com/wp-content/u... And the UK has the highest waiting lists for healthcare in the G20 2179
Reposted by Catherine SmithAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 05/11/2025There were 115 prisoners mistakenly released in the final year of the last Conservative Government alone. Interesting that it only becomes a major national scandal the second these releases can be blamed on a Labour government 33686280
Reposted by Catherine SmithEuropean Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 04/11/2025Seventy-five years ago, Britain helped create the European Convention on Human Rights, a promise of life, liberty, and fairness under the law. It has strengthened justice, protected victims, and upheld equality. These rights are ours to defend. 38243
Reposted by Catherine SmithPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/11/2025UK energy companies made £30bn profit. Gas extractors £10.8bn Electricity generators £9.7bn Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn Retail suppliers £2.8 bn £500 a yr profit from average household Bills up 42% since 2021. Direct cause of inflation and poverty. 128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.unitetheunion.org 16339206
Reposted by Catherine SmithAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Nigel Farage, whose party recently put a teenager with zero work experience of any kind, in charge of running an entire county, is currently giving a speech railing against "unqualified" politicians being put in charge of Government departments 1322128798
Reposted by Catherine SmithGawen Jenkin @gawenjenkin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating. My thoughts with all involved 8373145
Reposted by Catherine SmithPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 02/11/2025The right wing halfwits who believe train drivers are overpaid need to give their head a wobble. In charge of £ms of kit and, far more importantly, the safety of passengers is worth every penny of their £75K. 815223
Reposted by Catherine SmithBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 01/11/2025Dominic Grieve’s response to Nigel Farage’s ‘let’s leave the ECHR’ stunt in parliament is spot on. 10551276
Reposted by Catherine SmithPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Reeves Estate Agent screwed up and apologised to her, end of❗️ But oh no not for BBC with today’s character assassination & scathing critique re Govt Determined to keep a non story alive Yet they dropped Farage potentially dodging £44K stamp duty like a shot & never reported his OH’s alleged fraud🤷🏼♂️bbc.co.ukHow much trouble is Rachel Reeves in over rental rule break? - BBC NewsThe PM may have ruled out an investigation but key questions remain about the chancellor's housing rules admission. 1723286
Reposted by Catherine SmithAshfromEnfield @ashfromenfield.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Integration eh??? 🤣🤣🤣 0238
Reposted by Catherine SmithCornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 31/10/2025“the impact of Brexit for the City of London is clear. Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan & Paris are all doing better than they were..at London’s expense..City companies moved almost £1tn between them ~10% of the entire UK banking system – to financial hubs across the EU.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.com‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headachePoor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap 34128
Reposted by Catherine SmithAdam Payne @adampayne26.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Six months on from the locals… Reform is losing councillors at an “unusual” rate PolHome analysis finds that Farage’s party has lost over 5% of all cllrs elected in May In Kent, its 14% @matildamartin.bsky.social’s deep dive www.politicshome.com/news/article...politicshome.comReform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' RateReform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found. 1021083
Reposted by Catherine SmithSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Gotta love Private Eye. Always cuts through the crap. 252652853
Reposted by Catherine SmithThe Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 31/10/2025Reminder: Here's what Nigel Farage tried to take away from you this week... 10532268
Reposted by Catherine SmithDee Lomas @deelomas.bsky.social · 26/10/2025The reform party nativity scene. No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation. And not a wise fvcking man in sight… 561367499
Reposted by Catherine SmithBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Of course the real threat isn't Asylum Seekers in Dinghies. It is the people who want to leave the ECHR and take away all your Rights. Right to trial, right to healthcare, right to sick pay, right to holiday pay, right not be discriminated against. They can make so much profit 3277117
Reposted by Catherine SmithBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Food profits have increased more than 30% in Europe since 2021. While in the US/UK they have increased nearly 200%. There is no 'inflation' only profiteering. 29946
Reposted by Catherine Smith@Scottdds1 @scottdds1.bsky.social · 27/10/2025This 👇 Cartilage does not grow back. 24418156
Reposted by Catherine SmithOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/10/2025"Nazir Afzal OBE is ex-Chief Crown Prosecutor for NW England, Chancellor of Manchester University, chair of Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency. Maybe listen to him if you won’t listen to Jeremy Corbyn, Gary Stevenson, Zack Polanski, Richard Murphy, Zarah Sultana ..." via The Daily Politik 315678
Reposted by Catherine SmithMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 28/10/2025The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.bbc.comBuxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UKHow national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District. 1691658503
Reposted by Catherine SmithZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting. 4320501311
Reposted by Catherine SmithOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/10/2025As supermarkets profits soar ... 65540
Reposted by Catherine SmithJoRichardsKent @jorichardskent.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Sarah Pochin clearly hasn’t met 2016 Farage. The irony is though that they booted out white European workers who are now being replaced by black and Asian workers. What do they want?! 🤷♀️ You couldn’t make it up. Brexit hypocrisy is off the scale! 🤦♀️ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...dailymail.co.ukMore black people will come to Britain if we leave the EU, says FarageUkip leader Nigel Farage (pictured on ITV's GMB this morning) said Brexit will help immigration become a 'non-issue' in the UK because it would allow us to cut net migration to under 50,000. 181
Reposted by Catherine SmithTorsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts: - There is no “£900 desk” - my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs - we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comTreasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on deskTorsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs 69834285
Reposted by Catherine SmithRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here? 16574372215211
Reposted by Catherine SmithBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Albania PM visiting the UK "You left the EU because you wanted less boats (immigration), you have more boats (immigration)." And worse economy, higher food prices, higher energy prices, dirtier water... Are there any benefits? No not for you. 421264
Reposted by Catherine SmithKevin the Librarian 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️🌈 @the-librarian.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Germany receives the most asylum seekers in Europe, with over 1/3 of all applications in 2023 & a 1/4 in 2024.The next highest are Spain, France, & Italy, which together with Germany receive the majority of applications.The UK has fifth largest applications but intake is 17th per head of population. 14020
Reposted by Catherine SmithSaddletramp🇪🇺 @saddletramp.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Tories claim taxing the rich will force them out without a recognising that the Brexit they voted for caused exactly that. Over 440 firms in the financial sector alone have re-located to the EU taking up to £1.3 trillion in assets with them plus their employees , and that’s just in finance! 35920
Reposted by Catherine SmithPaul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 22/10/2025When the ICE agent is Canadian… 🇨🇦 1010949
Reposted by Catherine SmithCharlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Incredibly minor point in the grand scheme of the horror of this policy, but this would mean that many women with ILR would be unable to go on maternity leave unless they had a very high salary or an amazing employer package. 16291121
Reposted by Catherine SmithGillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025The Farage Effect 419476
Reposted by Catherine SmithJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you… 593105452758
Reposted by Catherine SmithBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 21/10/2025The Tory government’s post-Brexit deal, and specifically its failure to reach a 'returns agreement with the EU', whereby unauthorised migrants to the UK could be returned to the first safe EU country they had entered www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/2555127...southwalesargus.co.ukBrexit led to opening for traffickers to send migrants to UKThe Tory government’s post-Brexit deal, and specifically its failure to reach a 'returns agreement with the EU', whereby unauthorised migrants to… 13515
Reposted by Catherine SmithDavid Sword @david-sword.bsky.social · 19/10/2025The man is sick in the head ... 👇👇👇 284
Reposted by Catherine SmithPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Judge the next UK budget by how much it improves the purchasing power of the bottom 50%. Can't revive economy without that. 16m live in poverty. 34% of universal credit claimants are in work. Millions rely on food banks. Bottom 50% of population has 5% of wealth; the bottom fifth has only 0.5%.leftfootforward.orgRachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the massesThis is how to secure sustained economic growth 12395184
Reposted by Catherine SmithMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/10/2025As seen at No Kings Atlanta: 161135142887
Reposted by Catherine SmithWulfhelm @wulfhelm.bsky.social · 19/10/2025"There will be no downside to Brexit, only a considerable upside" David Davis MP, 10th October 2016. 18th October 2025. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...independent.co.ukBrexit impact on UK economy ‘negative for foreseeable future,’ Bailey warnsThe Bank of England governor, speaking at the G30 International Banking Seminar, highlighted a decline in the UK’s potential growth rate. 5278
