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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Brexit Britain is still a tinderbox. New post starting the 11th year of my Brexit & Brexitism Blog with analysis of a long, hot summer of Brexit stasis & dishonesty & the reasons for it, Clacton, the Arday case & the culture war: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/brex...
Image of beginning of the latest post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog
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Dave A @davea79.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is a very good article, acknowledging the progress Starmer/Reeves have made while also highlighting what still needs to be done.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I want Burnham to succeed, but mostly I want Burnham to deserve to succeed.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country. Inflation-busting price increases. UK ranks 57th for network performance. 70th for download speeds. 55th for the m quality needed for activities such as video calls, streaming and gaming.
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Mobile internet coverage in UK worse than any EU or G7 country, Which? says
Analysis finds services cheaper but country ranks 57th in network performance and 70th for download speeds
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This story of the UK-US trade / pharmaceutical deal is not going away -as a classic example of why secrecy over such things is never ultimately a good idea, as well as being about the crucial new negotiation that is governments against companies. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Please read this if you want to think clearly about the issue
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The limits of a UK political system that has refused for ten years to make hard decisions are reached. There are no easy answers. There is no magic money / growth tree. Leaders are going to have to make choices.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Up there on the list of reasons why the Starmer government failed will be giving carte blanche to Treasury over every other department. www.ft.com/content/f910...
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UK Treasury set to take control of fighter jet spending after defence ministry mishaps
Move comes as Keir Starmer prepares to announce £15bn increase in military expenditure
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
British politics just lurches from one screaming fit to another. Politicians have no ideas, policies or vision but they brim with hatred, resentment and spite. I truly believe we’d be better ruled by lottery. Pull the names of 1000 citizens out of a hat and let them rule. It can’t be worse than this
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AL 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @found-a-username.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Nobody has a vision for the country, it feels that every decision is based on focus groups, how other parties are polling and what the markets want.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
This is rather good www.theringer.com/2026/05/28/t...
Because the truth is, tech doesn't have an image problem. It doesn't have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What's wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn't successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What's wrong is that he's trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that's designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn't that you haven't told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A new national conversation, or just the same old one? New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog discussing the different strands of the now intensifying revival of discussion about Brexit, including the latest developments in the 'reset': chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/a-ne...
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
£19.5m - overseas donations to Reform UK £8.5m - overseas donations to Labour Why are those based overseas or off-shore buying our democracy? And if you're upset at the former you should be equally upset at the latter
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
How to build a good prime minister: We've fucked it up not once, not twice, but at least seven times in succession. Maybe let's do it differently this time iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-bui...
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How to build a good prime minister
We've fucked it up not once, not twice, but at least seven times in succession. Perhaps it's time to rethink how we do it.
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Tom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Labour's inability to condemn last years far right riots, and the Home Secretary endorsing the ludicrous flag campaign are probably two of the most shocking moments from a sitting government in my lifetime.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The UK doesn't get special deals from the EU whether outside or in the process of rejoining. To be fair I think people are starting to get this after just ten years. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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No ‘tailor-made’ deal for UK if it wants to rejoin bloc, say former EU Brexit officials
Britain likely to face ‘warm, welcoming stance’ if it seeks re-entry but also a ‘hard-headed one’ – with no special deals
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 18/05/2026
Though smaller than last year, the Unite the Kingdom march over the weekend was still sickening. The resurgence of out-and-out racism in the UK, from demands for remigration of British Asians to Antisemitic slurs on placards at both demonstrations, demands we meet this moment.
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
NEW from me: many of our universities are now in a dying fall. A new global-national-regional-local split is opening up, which could choke off progress on almost all the Government's plans. Do they have a plan? Nope, nothing, not a clue. 👇 isrf.org/blog/whats-t...
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What’s the future for our universities?
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Your regular reminder that no trade deal with President Trump can be considered permanent, and it might not even last the day.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
The real story of London and its politics is a world away from the far-right fantasies of Donald Trump and his followers. Yet in other ways it is just as concerning www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/hollowed-o...
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Hollowed Out: How London Lost Its Political Heart
The real story of London and its politics is very different from the far-right fantasies of Donald Trump, yet in some ways it is just as concerning
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Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Brexit. Something's got to give......
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Sadiq Khan @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The evidence is overwhelming: Brexit has been a disaster for London and the UK. Rejoining the EU is now clearly in our national interest. The option to rejoin should be on the ballot at the next General Election. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Sadiq Khan urges Labour to campaign on rejoining EU at next election
Mayor of London says returning to EU now more desirable because of economic instability caused by Donald Trump
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Brexit was bad for Britain – Labour must now declare our future is back in Europe www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
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Brexit was bad for Britain – Labour must now declare our future is back in Europe
Editorial: Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to be congratulated on her analysis of the parlous state of the economy – but she must go further and faster in aligning the UK with the EU
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
For all the excitement around Rachel Reeves talking about the EU, this government's position hasn't changed, this current package of negotiations is mostly the limit given Brussels isn't overly tempted to offer much more. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Britain will not rejoin EU or set up customs union, Starmer’s top negotiator warns
Exclusive: European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds will tell idealogues on both sides of the Brexit debate that ‘alignment is not a dirty word’ as he seeks to embed a relationship reset with ‘ru...
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We have awarded these people contracts in the Ministry of Defence. What the fuck are we doing.
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Suffolk Sue @ruralsuffolk.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
This is an appalling statistic. No wonder turnout is so low. People can't be bothered to vote if they think it will make no difference
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Fine, but Labour have no plans to substantially "break down trade barriers" with the EU. Perhaps because they judge that to be politically impossible but, if so, that needs to be said. Otherwise, we just continue the endless dishonesty which has characterized Brexit.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Europe is once again reminded of a structural vulnerability. As I told @politico.com: “The fact is still that Europe imports most of its energy from other countries. And I think events like this just highlight how problematic, how risky that is as a strategy and how unsustainable.
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Laura Kayali @laukaya.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
French nukes: It's hard to overstate how much of a sea change it is that countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, Germany are open to talking with France about nuclear deterrence. We have been getting used to it — but it's a major, major shift.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Kind of incredible. I was just sitting down to write about how Starmer should be given credit for keeping us out of this mess when he does this. Unutterably foolish and obsequious. Why in God's name should we have anything to do with this shortsighted madness.
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Sadiq Khan @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The threat to Labour is existential. The Labour government needs a real change in approach - and fast. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"Trying to compete with Reform not only feels inauthentic... but a betrayal of what Labour is supposed to represent. We must address the concerns and fears of voters, not play on them." Damning stuff from Sadiq Khan www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan
The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Following up some of my morning thoughts: "Labour’s basic electoral problem comes from the fact that left-leaning voters are indeed choosing to vote against rather than for parties. The problem is that progressives aren’t just voting against Reform. They are now actively voting against Labour."
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Green win shows progressive voters are now voting against Labour as well as Reform
Gorton and Denton byelection shatters Labour strategy of neglecting its core base while focusing on Reform defectors
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Michael @vivamjm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Poland emerges from behind its Iron Curtain to join the EU & embrace FoM. *Economy booms* UK rejects the EU & FoM & scuttles off behind its (still descending) Gammon Curtain. *Economy shrinks* "Poland overtakes major EU country in average income per person" share.google/46rLNPWu8b9i...
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Poland overtakes major EU country in average income per person
But Poland is still trailing the European average and several neighbors.
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David the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I have just realized that The Cold War (www.youtube.com/@TheColdWarTV) is seven years old today. This was started with the intention of lasting maybe 2-3 years and then moving on to other things, maybe to do with the PTO. Seven years later, this topic now consumes my life and is a real passion! 🎉🎂
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 17/02/2026
New data shows #Brexit has lowered UK GDP by 6-8% in 10 years. Investment down 18%, employment down 4%. It's even worse than economists had predicted pre-referendum, because they thought there would be a bounce-back long term. "Economists were roughly right on the magnitude of the impact, but...
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Brexit’s slow‑burn hit to the UK economy
The UK is once again debating why its economy has grown slowly since the mid‑2010s. This column examines the impact of the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Using almost a decade of data s...
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Katja Bego @katjabego.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
New piece on the strategic vacuum in Washington when it comes to understanding what a more independent, sovereign Europe actually means. I worry that even a more transatlantic-minded future administration will adapt very poorly to no longer being able to call all the shots in the alliance.
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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I read three student newspapers in the course of writing this & on the off chance any student journalists at York, Exeter or Cambridge are reading this; God you’re all so much better than student journalism was in my day www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff
A debating society didn’t want to invite two figures connected to the party to speak. Cue an authoritarian response, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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David the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
The Cold War continues this week with the first part of a video series looking at the development of the Soviet economy. This episode looks at it's roots in the Russian Empire, through the Civil War and the Stalin years to the changes made by Khrushchev youtu.be/2arxTSPhr6g
Red outline of three men, swinging a hammer; socialist-style; the arc of the swinging hammer is in gold

"Soviet Economy: The Cold War"
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The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Labour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass @zoejardiniere.bsky.social
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Labour is creating a vulnerable migrant underclass
Chasing Reform on immigration will only entrench an unequal system and increase resentment
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Grahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
McSweeney, Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, is widely believed to have been the driving force behind the former Labour peer taking on the ambassador role after the pair worked together on the 2024 general election campaign. observer.co.uk/news/politic...
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McSweeney ‘asked if Mandelson US embassy role could be pa...
PM’s chief of staff sought advice on behalf of disgraced former Labour peer, senior government sources claim
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.
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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · 02/02/2026
Nothing to see here. Just the head of Palantir saying Brexit was brilliant because it destroyed the UK economy to create cheap assets for the likes of him to scoop up. Starmer has given Palantir huge contracts to run swathes of our services. It’s all rotten to the core and Labour are complicit.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Apple & Google removed ICE tracking apps in their app stores. TikTok reportedly suppressed videos criticizing ICE & the shooting of Alex Pretti. Meta blocked Facebook groups tracking ICE & links to a database of agents that the government wants to keep secret. Big Tech is enabling Trump's regime.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This year marks the 250th anniversary of US independence from Britain. I'm hoping it will also mark the start of British independence from the US.
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/01/2026
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally. Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
US discourses that frame Europe as in eternal decline that have been embedded in American culture since the mid-18th century have left America's elites unprepared for the potential strategic implications of European integration
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The Doomsday Machine that is our university funding system will destroy everything in the end. First it destroys individual lives, then social mobility, then most universities, followed by the structure of income tax and the pension system. In the end it could threaten to destroy the economy itself.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Mark Carney is explaining the new world in a way that is beyond any other leader I've heard speak. Hard to think of more than a handful of politicians with this level of awareness across Europe as a whole.
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