Best for Britain
@bestforbritain.org
Fixing the problems Britain faces after Brexit.
Change Minds → Change Politics
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Change Minds → Change Politics
CEO @pimlicat.bsky.social
GUEST ~AA @SturdyAlex.bsky.social
🍰 Happy birthday to David Skinner who turns 94 years young today.
🗺️ "I've got a United Nations heart bypass to prove it. And it was done by a Syrian cardiologist, a Malaysian surgeon, a Dutch doctor, a Nigerian registrar"
"And these two people here, talk about sending them back."
🗺️ "I've got a United Nations heart bypass to prove it. And it was done by a Syrian cardiologist, a Malaysian surgeon, a Dutch doctor, a Nigerian registrar"
"And these two people here, talk about sending them back."
February 11, 2026 at 7:34 PM
🍰 Happy birthday to David Skinner who turns 94 years young today.
🗺️ "I've got a United Nations heart bypass to prove it. And it was done by a Syrian cardiologist, a Malaysian surgeon, a Dutch doctor, a Nigerian registrar"
"And these two people here, talk about sending them back."
🗺️ "I've got a United Nations heart bypass to prove it. And it was done by a Syrian cardiologist, a Malaysian surgeon, a Dutch doctor, a Nigerian registrar"
"And these two people here, talk about sending them back."
🚨 Brufatto, Director of Policy at Best for Britain:
“This is the most significant intervention from the UK government on the prospect of aligning our service sectors with the EU, going beyond just goods. The Chancellor is right to say that “the biggest prize” is a comprehensive deal with the EU."
“This is the most significant intervention from the UK government on the prospect of aligning our service sectors with the EU, going beyond just goods. The Chancellor is right to say that “the biggest prize” is a comprehensive deal with the EU."
Chancellor says “the biggest prize” is a trade deal with the EU
Rachel Reeves is correct to argue a trade deal with the EU is "the biggest prize", as campaigners welcome the Chancellor
www.bestforbritain.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:52 PM
🚨 Brufatto, Director of Policy at Best for Britain:
“This is the most significant intervention from the UK government on the prospect of aligning our service sectors with the EU, going beyond just goods. The Chancellor is right to say that “the biggest prize” is a comprehensive deal with the EU."
“This is the most significant intervention from the UK government on the prospect of aligning our service sectors with the EU, going beyond just goods. The Chancellor is right to say that “the biggest prize” is a comprehensive deal with the EU."
⭐ Immigration is vital to the UK.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
Nurses’ families fear being torn apart in UK immigration crackdown, survey says
Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
⭐ Immigration is vital to the UK.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
♥️ Immigrants are friends, family, and integral parts to our community.
❌ We must reject a politics that derives a persons value from the place where they were born.
The Sweden Democrats have deep historic roots to neo-nazism.
Not the kind of party that anyone in British politics should associate with.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62913356
Not the kind of party that anyone in British politics should associate with.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62913356
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The Sweden Democrats have deep historic roots to neo-nazism.
Not the kind of party that anyone in British politics should associate with.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62913356
Not the kind of party that anyone in British politics should associate with.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62913356
🗺️Daisy Cooper MP: "To your question about Europe, it's right on our doorstep and you just can't fight geography."
🇪🇺"We want to have a better trading relationship with Europe."
🛬 We need a better UK-EU trading relationship.
💪Deeper alignment. Deeper cooperation. Opportunities returned.
🇪🇺"We want to have a better trading relationship with Europe."
🛬 We need a better UK-EU trading relationship.
💪Deeper alignment. Deeper cooperation. Opportunities returned.
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
🗺️Daisy Cooper MP: "To your question about Europe, it's right on our doorstep and you just can't fight geography."
🇪🇺"We want to have a better trading relationship with Europe."
🛬 We need a better UK-EU trading relationship.
💪Deeper alignment. Deeper cooperation. Opportunities returned.
🇪🇺"We want to have a better trading relationship with Europe."
🛬 We need a better UK-EU trading relationship.
💪Deeper alignment. Deeper cooperation. Opportunities returned.
❌ Being outside of the EU has proved to be disastrous for our steel industry in a more protectionist world economic order.
Britain is isolated on the world stage and Brexit is to blame.
Britain is isolated on the world stage and Brexit is to blame.
UK has two months to save its steel industry, says Tata exec
U.K. urged to follow the EU in imposing higher tariffs on imported products.
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
❌ Being outside of the EU has proved to be disastrous for our steel industry in a more protectionist world economic order.
Britain is isolated on the world stage and Brexit is to blame.
Britain is isolated on the world stage and Brexit is to blame.
😉 Ayoub Khan MP: "Mr. Speaker. Rubbish is building up right beneath my very nose. It's becoming..."
"It's becoming a serious problem..."
"In Birmingham."
"It's becoming a serious problem..."
"In Birmingham."
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
😉 Ayoub Khan MP: "Mr. Speaker. Rubbish is building up right beneath my very nose. It's becoming..."
"It's becoming a serious problem..."
"In Birmingham."
"It's becoming a serious problem..."
"In Birmingham."
✅ Reeves is right.
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
Rebuilding EU ties ‘the biggest prize’ for British economy, Reeves says
The U.K.’s chief finance minister backs alignment with the bloc only when it’s in Britain’s “national interest.”
www.politico.eu
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
✅ Reeves is right.
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
🇪🇺 Alignment with the EU will boost growth in both the UK and the EU.
🔄 Proximity matters.
📈 The EU is a reliable partner. More than that they are our largest trade partners.
https://www.politico.eu/article/rachel-reeves-rebuilding-eu-ties-boost-british-economy/
🇷🇴 Romania is showing that there is a path for a greener and more prosperous world.
We must all keep fighting for collective action against the climate crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-growth-low-emissions
We must all keep fighting for collective action against the climate crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-growth-low-emissions
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?
Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been bru
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
🇷🇴 Romania is showing that there is a path for a greener and more prosperous world.
We must all keep fighting for collective action against the climate crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-growth-low-emissions
We must all keep fighting for collective action against the climate crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-growth-low-emissions
The Epstein files show that Brexit was never a “plucky British revolt”. In reality, Brexit was fed, and empowered, by an entire class of oligarchs and autocrats, who thrive on chaos, weak regulation and brittle institutions.
The will of the rich and powerful: Brexit and the Epstein files
The Epstein files reveal the role of Brexit in a global network which stands to gain from undermining democracy itself
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The Epstein files show that Brexit was never a “plucky British revolt”. In reality, Brexit was fed, and empowered, by an entire class of oligarchs and autocrats, who thrive on chaos, weak regulation and brittle institutions.
The hypocrisy exposed 👀
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
Nigel Farage is a WFH icon – I can just picture him at his ‘home desk’
The Reform UK leader wants to end remote working, saying it ‘doesn’t make you more productive’. He would know, writes Vi
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The hypocrisy exposed 👀
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
“When was the last time anyone spotted the Reform UK leader 'at work' in his own constituency of Clacton-on-Sea? According to him, it’s 'a couple of days a week'. Sounds a lot like hybrid working, then.”
"Ten years on from the Brexit referendum there is no obvious permanence in UK-EU relations.
"Although the Government has made great progress towards improving UK-EU relations, UK politics has failed to fully come to terms with the trade-off between control and closeness," writes David Hening.
"Although the Government has made great progress towards improving UK-EU relations, UK politics has failed to fully come to terms with the trade-off between control and closeness," writes David Hening.
UK trade policy has failed but a Customs Union with the EU is not the answer
By David Henig
bestforbritain.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"Ten years on from the Brexit referendum there is no obvious permanence in UK-EU relations.
"Although the Government has made great progress towards improving UK-EU relations, UK politics has failed to fully come to terms with the trade-off between control and closeness," writes David Hening.
"Although the Government has made great progress towards improving UK-EU relations, UK politics has failed to fully come to terms with the trade-off between control and closeness," writes David Hening.
Straight out of the Trump handbook.
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform threatens to defund Welsh university after student society's debate ban
The warning over funding came after the Bangor Debating & Political Society refused a request from Reform for Q and A wi
www.dailypost.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Straight out of the Trump handbook.
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
Reform UK is threatening to defund a Welsh university simply because a debating society turned them down.
Are they serious?
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reform-uk-threatens-defund-welsh-33394278
👀
Sadiq Khan: “My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sadiq-khan-starmer-eu-b2916513.html
Sadiq Khan: “My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sadiq-khan-starmer-eu-b2916513.html
Sadiq Khan says his ‘ultimate goal’ is to reverse Brexit
Mayor of London urges PM to show more ambition in rebuilding links with EU
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
👀
Sadiq Khan: “My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sadiq-khan-starmer-eu-b2916513.html
Sadiq Khan: “My ultimate goal is for us to rejoin [the EU] and I think it will happen in my lifetime.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-sadiq-khan-starmer-eu-b2916513.html
The conditions in detention centres are beyond horrific. No human should be treated like this.
Seamus Culleton, who is held in a Texas detention centre, said: "It's like a modern day concentration camp."
Seamus Culleton, who is held in a Texas detention centre, said: "It's like a modern day concentration camp."
Irish man held in ICE detention for five months despite having valid work permit
Seamus Culleton has been in a Texas detention centre for more than four months
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
The conditions in detention centres are beyond horrific. No human should be treated like this.
Seamus Culleton, who is held in a Texas detention centre, said: "It's like a modern day concentration camp."
Seamus Culleton, who is held in a Texas detention centre, said: "It's like a modern day concentration camp."
Brexit hurt British farmers. It's time we got a food and drink deal with the EU. ⬇️
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to the EU have dropped by 37%.
https://www.aol.com/news/post-brexit-sales-british-farm-164408280.html
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to the EU have dropped by 37%.
https://www.aol.com/news/post-brexit-sales-british-farm-164408280.html
February 10, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Brexit hurt British farmers. It's time we got a food and drink deal with the EU. ⬇️
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to the EU have dropped by 37%.
https://www.aol.com/news/post-brexit-sales-british-farm-164408280.html
Post-Brexit sales of British farm products to the EU have dropped by 37%.
https://www.aol.com/news/post-brexit-sales-british-farm-164408280.html
Trump's policies are hurting the US.
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
‘I saw the writing on the wall’: Austria offers safe haven for US academics as Trump wages war on universities
Other countries benefit from the Trump brain drain as administration wages war on academia and research
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Trump's policies are hurting the US.
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
"It took trust for the US to become a scientific powerhouse. It took 70 years – and was destroyed within six months."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/academics-austria-safe-haven
Reform UK made low council tax a political priority.
Now they are breaking their promises.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise
Now they are breaking their promises.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise
Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Reform UK made low council tax a political priority.
Now they are breaking their promises.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise
Now they are breaking their promises.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/09/reform-worcestershire-council-tax-england-largest-rise
The defeated André Ventura of the radical right Chega party was in a buoyant mood despite winning only a third of the vote in the Portuguese presidential run-off. So why was Ventura in such high spirits?
Read here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/what_happened_in_the_portuguese_presidential_election
Read here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/what_happened_in_the_portuguese_presidential_election
What happened in the Portuguese Presidential election?
“I think the message from the Portuguese people was clear. We lead the right in Portugal, we lead the right-wing space i
www.bestforbritain.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
The defeated André Ventura of the radical right Chega party was in a buoyant mood despite winning only a third of the vote in the Portuguese presidential run-off. So why was Ventura in such high spirits?
Read here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/what_happened_in_the_portuguese_presidential_election
Read here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/what_happened_in_the_portuguese_presidential_election
Ben Goldsborough MP speaking in a debate on Russian influence on UK politics:
“It seems Reform politicians are comfortable doing the Kremlin’s dirty work for them, regardless of whether they get paid for the privilege or not.”
“It seems Reform politicians are comfortable doing the Kremlin’s dirty work for them, regardless of whether they get paid for the privilege or not.”
February 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Ben Goldsborough MP speaking in a debate on Russian influence on UK politics:
“It seems Reform politicians are comfortable doing the Kremlin’s dirty work for them, regardless of whether they get paid for the privilege or not.”
“It seems Reform politicians are comfortable doing the Kremlin’s dirty work for them, regardless of whether they get paid for the privilege or not.”
Precisely on point 🎯
"The U.K. needs to have an explicit reckoning with the abysmal failure the Brexit project has been/
"For the U.K. to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fuelled Brexit."
"The U.K. needs to have an explicit reckoning with the abysmal failure the Brexit project has been/
"For the U.K. to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fuelled Brexit."
Time for a Brexit reckoning
In order to finally move one, Britain must face the abysmal failure this project has been.
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Precisely on point 🎯
"The U.K. needs to have an explicit reckoning with the abysmal failure the Brexit project has been/
"For the U.K. to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fuelled Brexit."
"The U.K. needs to have an explicit reckoning with the abysmal failure the Brexit project has been/
"For the U.K. to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fuelled Brexit."
Very accurate by @ellabaron.bsky.social.
Jeff Bezos spent at least $75 million on the Melania documentary, only to lay off more than 300 Washington Post journalists.
Jeff Bezos spent at least $75 million on the Melania documentary, only to lay off more than 300 Washington Post journalists.
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Very accurate by @ellabaron.bsky.social.
Jeff Bezos spent at least $75 million on the Melania documentary, only to lay off more than 300 Washington Post journalists.
Jeff Bezos spent at least $75 million on the Melania documentary, only to lay off more than 300 Washington Post journalists.
Bad Bunny's message at the Super Bowl halftime show was
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love" and "Together we are America".
Donald Trump calls the show "disgusting" - that says it all.
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love" and "Together we are America".
Donald Trump calls the show "disgusting" - that says it all.
Donald Trump labels Bad Bunny's Super Bowl 2026 halftime show 'disgusting'
Donald Trump has branded Bad Bunnys 2026 Super Bowl halftime show disgusting.
www.femalefirst.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Bad Bunny's message at the Super Bowl halftime show was
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love" and "Together we are America".
Donald Trump calls the show "disgusting" - that says it all.
"The only thing more powerful than hate is love" and "Together we are America".
Donald Trump calls the show "disgusting" - that says it all.
In a press conference, Anas Sarwar called for PM Keir Starmer to resign: "The distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
In a press conference, Anas Sarwar called for PM Keir Starmer to resign: "The distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
Watch: Reform UK councillor resigns on TV over council tax rise.
"I walked in here today as a Reform county councillor.
"I won't be leaving this studio as a Reform county councillor."
"I walked in here today as a Reform county councillor.
"I won't be leaving this studio as a Reform county councillor."
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Watch: Reform UK councillor resigns on TV over council tax rise.
"I walked in here today as a Reform county councillor.
"I won't be leaving this studio as a Reform county councillor."
"I walked in here today as a Reform county councillor.
"I won't be leaving this studio as a Reform county councillor."