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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Mark Carney will be the new PM of Canada. He was the Governor of the Bank of England who warned against Brexit. He's been proven right on Brexit, proven right on the rise of fascism, and he's being proven right on his longtime warnings against Trump. #Canada 🇨🇦

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

A heartening image in disheartening times. But this is where hope lies… in cooperation and unity with our European neighbours and old allies. Not in strutting nonsense about “buccaneering” independence (aka impoverishing isolation). And certainly not in trusting America.

A European peace deal
Sir Keir Starmer has set out a new plan to secure peace in Ukraine after a summit with European leaders in London, as relations between Kyiv and Washington show little sign of improvement.

Picture of Starmer, Macron, Zelensky and Tusk in front row of 18 European leaders and Trudeau in London.

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Pru Madeley @prum.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Very good interview from Rachel Maddow with Bishop Budde. What grace, intelligence and courage this woman has.

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Niall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Lying liars and the lies that they told. There is no question that the leave campaign lied through its teeth. Legally, that means nothing now, of course: Brexit is settled under European law. But is there a moral case to say the British electorate were innocent? Let's look at the lies A 🧵

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Unbelievable. These clowns call themselves patriots whilst simultaneously suggesting that we bend over and sell our country to Donald f**king Trump?! Also why does Littlejohn’s photo resemble the mugshot of a rioter arrested for burning down an asylum hotel? We need to rejoin the EU. Fast.

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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The tightening of visa conditions, including re bringing family members, takes effect: a 79% fall in Health & Care Worker visa applications in April to Dec 2024 compared with the same period the previous year, alongside a 29% drop in sponsored study visa numbers www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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UK sees huge drop in visa applications after restrictions introduced

The huge drop has been driven by a fall in the number of overseas students and foreign care workers

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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Great letter in today's Guardian. What sort of free speech is prevented by factchecking, Zuck?

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

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Rachel Coates @coatescan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

And yet Johnson’s analysis of the enquiry can, as always, be reduced to a delightful soundbite of ‘£60m spaffed up the wall’

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Tom Baldwin @tombaldwin66.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

I doubt any Troll here who’s trying to smear ⁦Keir Starmer about decade-old events will be interested to read these pages from my book about his record prosecuting rape gangs. But he’s done more to bring them to justice than Farage, Yaxley-Lennon - or Musk -will ever do.

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@heleneburr.bsky.social @heleneburr.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Morning all. I have reported the troll below; hope you never stumble across it!

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Brexit trade barriers cut UK fresh produce exports, threaten food supply and affordability The looming additional import checks for fresh produce exacerbate situation, raising concerns about future affordability and availability of fruit and vegetables in the UK. www.hortidaily.com/article/9692...

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Post-Brexit trade barriers cut UK fresh produce exports, threaten food supply and affordability

Five years post-Brexit, the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union continues to present challenges for the nation's food exporters and importers. Studies, including one from the…

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Survivors of Telford abuse crimes & the mums of two women murdered by boyfriends say of the Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips that ‘no one in public life has done more to support victims and survivors and to advocate for their interests’ www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips

Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’

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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

"You have no evidence you raised [grooming gangs] as a minister and no evidence you raised it in the House of Commons." Robert Jenrick's car crash interview on the BBC this morning.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

2025: Chris Philp, "It is not true that the last government took no action" 2019: Boris Johnson criticised the police for investigating historic child abuse cases saying that that money is wasted: spaffed up the wall

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@heleneburr.bsky.social @heleneburr.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Because they can’t help themselves trying to score cheap points 🤮

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Oh sweet, sweet Gods of schadenfreude. What mighty gifts you have bestowed upon us.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

This is important & necessary. I’d add only that a) It’s clear many of the political & media figures deliberately ignoring these facts are playing with the sort of fire we saw on our streets this summer & b) Laura Kuenssberg’s failure to point this out to Farage was an appalling dereliction of duty.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Farage’s refusal to condemn Musk’s outrageous statements shows total unfitness for public office. But @bbclaurak.bsky.social fails to hold him to account & allows whole interview to be on his terms. No focus on Reform’s divisive policies & no effective challenge to his dangerous insinuations

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/01/2025

Finally, a headline that sums up (some, not all) of the costs of Brexit 5 in just 5 years #Brexit www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

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@heleneburr.bsky.social @heleneburr.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

If only the focus could be changed 🙁

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

“A huge 68% of respondents in Britain see a benefit in reintroducing cross-Channel freedom of movement in exchange for access to the European single market” www.bbc.com/news/article...

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UK and EU look to 2025 as year of reset but with little room for trade-offs

Sir Keir Starmer is invited to an EU summit in February - the first of its type since the Brexit negotiations.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 28/12/2024

The Conservatives spent only a quarter of the money they allocated to levelling up. They were dedicated to the rhetoric, but not the reality.

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Tories spent only a quarter of money allocated to levelling up

Exclusive: FoI requests reveal £2.5bn was spent out of £10.6bn fund for three main local regeneration schemes

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

In case you missed it, a Telegraph columnist is calling for the UK to join a federal superstate with a single currency and free movement of people.

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John D. Lewis @johndlewis.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

For those who haven't yet killed off their 'X' account (me included): Let's ALL quit 'X' accounts on Jan. 20, 2025, when Trump becomes president! That way, Twitter will suffer a HUGE loss of accounts that day. Please repost if you agree. #Trump #Musk #X

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Robert Lloyd Parry @nunkie.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Don't forget the live Christmas ghost story this evening. "The Mezzotint" by M R James. Live at 7pm (UK) but available to watch anytime thereafter. But you need to register in advance here: chrimbomezzo.eventbrite.co.uk Happy Christmas.

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I'LL NEVER PAY FOR PRIVATE HEALTHCARE! #NHS #FBPE 🔶 @wendynowak.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Sick of empty shelves/sky high prices? Delays in obtaining your essential meds? Has your business gone bust? Stuck in a queue at the port/airport? Blame Brexit! We need to #RejoinEU pronto! Why not sign/share this petition? There's no harm in it! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

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Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible

I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...

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Joe Dawson @joedawson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

The media should educate the electorate instead of constantly embracing Nigel Farage.

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 17/12/2024

New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton. (Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

As we’re all sitting in the wreckage of what happened last time govt was fearful of Farage, Labour must wise up. Thinking you can cajole this hideous man into not having a massive tantrum is naive in the extreme. Let him howl and do right by the rest of us. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Ministers resist calls to block Musk donations to Farage’s Reform UK

Government fears moves to curb any potential cash from the tech titan could backfire and play into Reform UK’s hands

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Der Spiegel reports the attack on a Christmas Market in Madgeburg, killing two people, carried out by a man from Saudi Arabia apparently with far right sympathies for the AfD's anti-Muslim agenda. He puts the X owner Elon Musk with Alex Jones and Tommy Robinson as inspiring his journey to violence.

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 20/12/2024

VOX POPULI VOX DEI

Telegraph article showing headline “Tesla sales crash as drivers snub Trump supporter Elon Musk”

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Miffythegamer @miffythegamer.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A taste of things to come.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

This is a person who Kemi Badenoch thinks should sit in the House of Lords. The tweets start in 2009 - Young was 45 at the time. Appalling misogyny, casual homophobia... the lot

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Clainy @clainybskysocial.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Sue Gray with decades of experience going into the House of Lords. Outrage from the Tories. This nobody going into the House of Lords. Deadly silence from the Tories.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

I think the Tory party has now essentially collapsed into something really toxic. It’s not a functioning, responsible opposition. It’s a howling mess of petulant resentment. It can’t cope with its own failure or with Farage. It’s sold its soul and lost its mind really.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I? Like if you do RP if you really do

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

So, Kemi ‘No-Gaffes’ Badenoch tips another bag of Tory rubbish into the House of Lords, degrading the place again with some of the worst, most undeserving wingnuts going. Toby culture-war-dickhead Young. Therese sewage-enabler Coffey. Embarrassingly dismal choices by another dismal Tory leader.

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Julius 🏳️‍🌈 VD of 🇪🇺 #FBPE the 3.5% 💙 #ProgressiveAlliance @latitudeattitude.lgbtq.blue · 20/12/2024

Good morning to all dreaming of a united future! ✨ The #EU is a family, and every day apart is a day we’re missing out on millions of friendships across borders. Let’s keep pushing to bring the UK back home. #RejoinEU #PeoplesVote #FBPE 20/12/24

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Emma Kennedy @emmakennedy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I don’t want to hear another word from Farage about foreign interference. Hypocrisy you can see from space and I haven’t heard a single broadcaster call him out for it.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

‘Betraying Brexit’ Such a moronic accusation. What does it even mean? Having a functioning relationship with our own continent? Not being diplomatically incontinent? Finding ways to collaborate and improve opportunities, travel and trade? Great. Brexit betrayed us Very happy to betray it right back.

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TeeDixie ✊🏼 @teedixie.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Lib Dem’s gained 61 seats in the election. Barely seen or heard from in the press or on TV. By the time people recognise this it’ll be too late. #RightOnTheRise #NeverReform

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