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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

When I say the politics will become increasingly obvious... I mean look at this. If you want to unite the left/centre and split the Tories, without a big spending committment there's no better option.

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I expected a lower turnout. The higher turnout figure may suggest that the uk public may be about to do “boats mc boat face pt 2” I think Farage will still win but I think he will be <70% vote share and extremely embarrassed

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

But as the turnout is 43% which means 33.6k voters this time round 70% vote share would be 23.5 k votes which would be more actual votes than he got in the GE. (21.2k) Do you really think that more people will vote for him on this by election that voted for him in the GE ?

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Completely agree, and this was a political choice to not fund / prioritise this. I hope the uk Covid enquiry investigates and questions these political choices fully and that we all learn some lessons from it

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Now don’t get me wrong I think the govt response to the pandemic was too late, too weak and led to too many unnecessary deaths. But re school closures the area that needs more questions is why there were so few plans for how to mitigate the impacts of the closures - that in my mind was criminal.

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Also I am not sure who @lewisgoodall.com is suggesting is at fault here, apart from himself/the wider media. If he thought there were legitimate questions to be raised either then or now, then I dunno, possibly as a journalist with a popular podcast platform then invite experts on and question them

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Also school closures WERE questioned repeatedly both during and after covid. Trying to insinuate that they weren’t questioned as @lewisgoodall.com does, strongly suggests a lack of neutrality on this point.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Agree with this. Some people think Musk is exploiting division to advance his business interests. The reality is he’s so wealthy he can pursue his racist agenda without caring about the commercial hit, which anyway is borne by others.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 17/04/2026

Our new report shows that the majority of Brits want to rejoin. And: EU membership delivers the most growth. ✍️ Write to your local paper to show it is time to talk about EU membership. Use our template: www.bestforbritain.org/write_to_pap…

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Another incredibly detailed and informative podcast from Arthur. I advise you to listen to it and then go and fill up your car ASAP. Thank you @snellarthur.bsky.social

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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Brilliant to see that every feasible primary school in #Lambeth will have a School Street by 2027. Thank you @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social for your strong leadership, and for putting children's #Health and safety first. 💥 💚 😍

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Lambeth to install a School Street for every eligible primary school by 2027 - Love Lambeth

Lambeth is expanding its School Streets programme to all eligible primary schools by 2027

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

support the free press www.ft.com/content/8cc9...

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Agreed, which is precisely why we need strong, strategic and principled political leadership on both sides of the channel to rise above all of that for the long term good of the country/continent. I remain optimistic that it is possible but I also realise that the forces you mention may prevent it.

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Forget about “can’t be seeing for Brexit to be going well (EU)” or “can’t break manifesto commitments on EU (UK)” the world is a very different place and you have to react accordingly … and FAST

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Apart from being somewhat speechless …. the only positive I can see is that this SHOULD encourage UK Govt and EU (particularly French) to think more strategically and arrange a much closer political / economic relationship ASAP. The future is multi polar power blocs, the UK needs to be part of one!

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

But Alan now surely raises to the level of potential national treasure ?

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

I have been campaigning for a UK-EU Youth Mobility scheme for 5 years along with some superb partners in @bestforbritain.org and ABTA. So I was very proud to be at the #labconf25 to hear the chancellor speak so positively about the government’s intention to implement this scheme.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2025

🔴 BREAKING: Chancellor believes allowing young people to live and work across Britain and the EU would boost the economy and reduce the need for tax rises in the budget. www.bestforbritain.org/uk_outlines_…

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Nick Rosenthal @nickrosenthal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

... and if EU mobility is a good idea for our young people, then surely it is a good idea for all of us?

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Here is the detail from the polling. Thank you to @yougov.co.uk for running the poll ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Pu...

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

💥 Nick Thomas-Symonds: "Nigel Farage will take a sledge hammer to any progress we make. And that is purposeful. Because, apart from his pension package, he cannot bring himself to have any relationship with the EU. Nigel Farage wants Britain to fail. His model of politics depends on it." 💥

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The public strongly supports closer relationship with the EU. The SBiT and ABTA YouGov poll from this weekend shows that clearly with a whopping 76% supporting a Youth Mobility Scheme bsky.app/profile/char...

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

And SBiT and ABTA’s poll from the weekend shows that Brits strongly support the EU-UK Deal agreed in May by the Labour Government. With a whopping 76% supportive of a Youth Experience scheme bsky.app/profile/char...

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Sausages and cheese could get cheaper with EU food and drink deal, government says www.itv.com/news/2025-08...

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This should help UK Govt be more courageous in the coming EU 'reset' negotiations...the EU will want ambition on youth mobility, which is a harder sell than the 'veterinary' deal Nick Thomas-Symonds is pushing on today. Of course all of this still relatively cosmetic for total trade purposes.

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Here is the 2023 report… A new SBIT and ABTA report says a 69% drop in UK travel staff working in the is EU set to impact travel businesses’ growth. They are calling for improved UK-EU employee mobility arrangements and outline simple and sensible policy solutions. sbit.org.uk/s/SBiT-Unlocki…

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The poll also found 66% of respondents saying they believe a closer relationship would improve the UK economy. The survey also found majority support for general closer relations with the EU, with 57% in favour 7/n

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Also the number of UK nationals working in tourism support roles – such as travel reps, having fallen by 69% since then. 5/n

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Previous research by ABTA/SBiT revealed > 1/3 of all workers, and nearly half of industry leaders, worked in similar roles earlier in their careers. There has also been a notable fall in opportunities for young people to find these roles since the UK voted to leave EU 4/n

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

This matters for the health of the UK’s outbound travel sector, which brings more than £52bn a year in GVA to the economy, because many travel workers started their careers in temporary roles overseas and around 2/3 of all UK holidays overseas are taken within the EU annually 3/n

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

The survey, found that 76% of Brits support a deal to enable young people to work, live, and study overseas for temporary periods. There was strong support amongst all voter types, with 61% of those who voted to the leave the EU in 2016 in favour of a deal on youth mobility. 2/n

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Seasonal Businesses in Travel (SBiT) and ABTA have revealed new research showing strong public support for securing a youth experience deal with the EU, as it urges the government to press ahead with negotiations with the EU following May’s UK-EU Summit. 1/n

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Jon Loveridge @jonloveridge.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Incredible that this is all the same article. How utterly pathetic

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Eddie Mair @eddiemair.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

This is the last thing the BBC needs

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I have always suspected that firms use these type of questions as a way of querying if employees getting them wrong should be working for the company at all 😂

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Charles Owen @charlesowen.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Another beautiful and insightful episode by @sturdyalex.bsky.social. This podcast series continues to entertain, enlighten and enthral me in equal measures. If you aren’t listening to these you are missing out. Subscribe now! Thank you to @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social too

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Brilliant job there Labour - your voters think you're anti immigration (while they're pro) and reform and Tories think you're pro immigration (while they're anti)

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Peter Foster @pmdfoster.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

👇from a man who knows…why Youth mobility is important both to the young, but also UK outbound travel industry.

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