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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This is how you deal with far-right autocrats.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Don’t judge - everybody’s got a friend who campaigns on behalf of a corrupt, far-right, Putin supporting autocrat.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Johnson doesn’t believe it, but he thinks it helps his image and keeps him in the news.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

In the baffling world of Labour strategists, this poll is viewed as a success story.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The Telegraph has been full-on Brexit populist lately. It will be interesting to see if anything does actually change.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

EU member states can help shorten the life of Brexit by ensuring that when he or any of his ministers arrive at an EU airport for a holiday, they have to join the lengthy entry/exit queue like everyone else.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Incoming Hungarian PM Péter Magyar calls for the UK to rejoin the European Union: "I remember when I was a diplomat in Brussels... We were able to influence decisions. At the time, the Brits were also part of the EU. Let's hope they will rejoin."

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Why would Starmer want to push ANYTHING through on Henry VIII rules when he has such a huge majority? 🤔 Could it be that he's terrified of pro-Rejoin MPs hijacking such votes to press for things like Single Market membership and Freedom of Movement that cross Blue Labour's hard Brexit red lines? 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

💭 Remember Farage in 2018? “Join the Brexit club …you’ll love it.” 2026 reality check: Hungary 🇭🇺 voted Viktor Orbán out and chosen to stay firmly in the EU. They looked at Brexit Britain: stagflation, energy shocks, exposure and said: no. Hungary dodged the trap Britain is still stuck in!

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Keir Starmer is only interested in red lines.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Labour government’s polling is absolutely abysmal- and deservedly so.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

SPOILER ALERT: This is only about alignment with certain parts of the Single Market. It's not about rejoining the Single Market or getting back Freedom of Movement. It's also questionable why Labour would need Henry VIII rules with such a huge majority – if not to stop pro-EU MPs from going further.

theguardian.com

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset

Exclusive: Ministers planning new legislation for alignment without full parliamentary scrutiny if in national interest

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

'Resetting' Brexit relations and improving ties to the EU does not look like this. Labour continues to say one thing and do another. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

UK starts crackdown on EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights

Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in Britain after HMRC fiasco

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

As Hungary votes, would recommend this piece about how Viktor Orban has used public money to bankroll an international ultraconservative network - including Roger Scruton cafes and €10k a month for failed Reform candidate Matt Goodwin democracyforsale.substack.com/p/orbans-brits

democracyforsale.substack.com

What happens to Britain's radical right if Orbán loses?

Inside the money, power and patronage connecting Hungary and the British right

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Renaming the days of the week after members of your family usually comes next.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Tens of thousands chant “Russians, go home!” at tonight’s anti-Orbán concert in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square ahead of Sunday’s Hungarian election.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🚨 So on one hand we’re told there’s a Brexit reset. BUT on the other, EU citizens are facing crackdowns on their right to live here. Closer ties with Europe are about people, trust, reciprocity. Tightening screws on EU citizens, undermines relations! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

Home Office starts crackdown on EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights to live in UK

Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in UK, after HMRC fiasco

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

An unbelievable response from Yvette Cooper. How does she expect voters to take her government seriously?

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Brexit Britain is exactly that.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Oh - Anthropic say their latest AI model, called Mythos, is “too powerful to release to the public.” This doesn’t exactly instil confidence in the safety of artificial intelligence.. youtu.be/AfdDYu43Cy0?...

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Anthropic says newest AI model is too powerful to release to public

YouTube video by NBC News

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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I made a whole BBC TV series (2020) about the remarkable resilience of the people of Iran and their culture over centuries of threat and callous rule. You can watch it right here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

bbc.co.uk

BBC Four - Art of Persia

Broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed reveals the remarkable story of Iran.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

How the Starmer government thought a royal visit was a good idea is baffling. It’s been obvious from the early days of Trump#2 if you pander to this US administration, sooner or later they’ll devour you.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Here's Keir Starmer confirming that his pro-Brexit red lines against rejoining the Single Market, Customs Union and Freedom of Movement still remain. ... So in other words, his so-called "reset" is just half-hearted cherry picking. ... Remember this when it comes to the local elections. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Maybe the government should set up a body to channel the funding to GB News. “Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda “ is a good working title.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 07/04/2026

Healthcare is a basic right. Not a privilege. Not a luxury. 💙

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

There are two types of nationalism: 1️⃣ Inclusive nationalism that embraces diversity but seeks self determination. 2️⃣ Identitarian nationalism that seeks ethnic "purity" through hate and division. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish nationalists belong to 1️⃣. English nationalists belong to 2️⃣.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Chris Grey in absolutely blistering form this week Much of it is dedicated to the dishonesty pervading UK politics which is a result of Brexit. Mostly Brexit is being usedfor political point scoring rather than discussing what type of society the UK should be 1 chrisgreybrexitblog....

Friday, 3 April 2026
Bad vibes
In my last post I briefly mentioned that the government, and Rachel Reeves in particular, have begun to speak increasingly openly about the damage Brexit is continuing to do to the British economy. This, I said, was striking because the higher the costs are admitted to be, the more they mandate a stronger response than that of the reset. The converse also applies, of course. Such admissions, if unaccompanied by any stronger response, serve to underline the inadequacy of the reset.

This is the hook upon which the government’s approach to Brexit is currently caught, and what underlies it is the continuing failure of the British polity as a whole to be honest about Brexit and much else besides. That, and the reasons for it, have been amply illustrated over the last fortnight.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I feel much more anger towards the British pundits & politicians who failed to understand the depravity & derangement of Donald Trump than I do the ones who failed to understand the idiocy of Brexit. But it doesn’t really matter because they’re exactly the same bloody people.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Possible aurora Saturday night…

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I’ve just been sold what may be the world’s smallest Cappucino coffee. Headphones for scale…

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

In Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and other countries too, you can be bilingual and still not speak a foreign language!

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

“Iranian recklessness” - Labour Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

In case you missed it ... Here's Keir Starmer setting out his Brexit red lines when he first became PM: ❌️ No Single Market. ❌️ No Customs Union. ❌️ No Freedom of Movement. His recent comments about "a closer EU relationship" just mean more baby steps until these red lines are removed. #RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

From insurrection to resurrection. That’s Donald Trump ☹️

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Radical-right Christians in the US are giving tens of millions to try and curtail minority rights in the EU.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Excellent announcement - but it is April the 1st - and the world is so unhinged these days you have to triple-check for AI spoofs.

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Chris Arundel @chrisarundel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

BBC East Yorkshire suggest his decision to challenge Morgan McSweeney’s account of the missing phone was deemed “uncollegiate.”

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