Mel
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🏴♿️ sweary, increasingly sarcastic, hoping this place has fewer idiots than the ex-birdy, #BriansForIndy
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75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
75 years ago, the ECHR was signed after the horrors of the war.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
Today, Nigel Farage and many Westminster politicians want to tear up the laws that protect our basic human rights.
Our rights are not Westminster’s to take away. We will stand firmly against that.
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💷 Reeves Admits Brexit Damage 👉But Still Won’t Rejoin the Cure
Rachel Reeves has finally said it: Brexit is damaging Britain’s economy.
But instead of fixing the cause, she’s doubling down on the pain.
Thread 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2559524...
Rachel Reeves has finally said it: Brexit is damaging Britain’s economy.
But instead of fixing the cause, she’s doubling down on the pain.
Thread 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2559524...
Rachel Reeves's '£30bn shortfall linked to £30bn Brexit cost', Finance Secretary says
LABOUR must face up to the fact that a “possible £30 billion shortfall” in the Autumn Budget is directly linked to the £30bn per year lost to…
www.thenational.scot
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
💷 Reeves Admits Brexit Damage 👉But Still Won’t Rejoin the Cure
Rachel Reeves has finally said it: Brexit is damaging Britain’s economy.
But instead of fixing the cause, she’s doubling down on the pain.
Thread 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2559524...
Rachel Reeves has finally said it: Brexit is damaging Britain’s economy.
But instead of fixing the cause, she’s doubling down on the pain.
Thread 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2559524...
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My petition demands:
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My petition demands:
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
✅ Release of data on governance, funding & operations of ALL free zones
✅ Public review of impacts on job displacement & taxpayer value
✅ Scrutiny of 10-year corporate tax breaks split 90/10 in favour of the private sector!
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URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
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Sign it. Because she's about to raise your tax bill, so we deserve to know what they're planning to spend it all on!
URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Sign it. Because she's about to raise your tax bill, so we deserve to know what they're planning to spend it all on!
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Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Economic policy is one thing Nigel Farage can’t crib from the Donald Trump playbook | Rafael Behr
The Maga model, based on the US’s exorbitant market privileges, can’t be imported to Britain. That’s going to be a problem for Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Farage “knows he has to moderate his tone and get across some budget details. But attention to detail [isn’t] his thing and responsibility bores him”…and makes a bore of him.
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
His success lies in him talking shite. If he can’t do that, he becomes v dull v quickly
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Please read and share. Follow the Bear. Flush out Farage. Say no to authoritarian regimes.
October 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Please read and share. Follow the Bear. Flush out Farage. Say no to authoritarian regimes.
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The White House getting gutted for a one-man vanity project that benefits no one but said man, right after 7 million people said “please fuck off,” is such immaculate symbolism it’s making my head spin.
Honestly, you really could not make it up at this point.
Honestly, you really could not make it up at this point.
October 21, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The White House getting gutted for a one-man vanity project that benefits no one but said man, right after 7 million people said “please fuck off,” is such immaculate symbolism it’s making my head spin.
Honestly, you really could not make it up at this point.
Honestly, you really could not make it up at this point.
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Georgian House with 7 bedrooms, huge drawing room, 6 cottages in its 98 Acres just south of Windsor Palace, rather tired, in need of repair, but still worth £30 million.
Yours (well maybe not yours -but yours if you are Prince Andrew) for a peppercorn rent after £8.5 mill upfront costs
Yours (well maybe not yours -but yours if you are Prince Andrew) for a peppercorn rent after £8.5 mill upfront costs
October 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Georgian House with 7 bedrooms, huge drawing room, 6 cottages in its 98 Acres just south of Windsor Palace, rather tired, in need of repair, but still worth £30 million.
Yours (well maybe not yours -but yours if you are Prince Andrew) for a peppercorn rent after £8.5 mill upfront costs
Yours (well maybe not yours -but yours if you are Prince Andrew) for a peppercorn rent after £8.5 mill upfront costs
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October 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Four councillors have been suspended by Nigel Farage's Reform UK after bringing the party into disrepute".
Four Reform UK councillors suspended for bringing party into 'disrepute'
www.mirror.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Four councillors have been suspended by Nigel Farage's Reform UK after bringing the party into disrepute".
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"Whether it's Reform or Labour, I think they don't quite know what to do with me," Zack Polanski tells Lewis Goodall
"One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...
"One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...
Zack Polanski: 'As soon as we overtake the Tories, we're coming for Labour next' | The News Agents
Zack Polanski, leader of the Greens, tells Lewis Goodall why neither the right or left in UK politics knows how to deal with his party’s rise in public opinion since becoming leader, and why he…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"Whether it's Reform or Labour, I think they don't quite know what to do with me," Zack Polanski tells Lewis Goodall
"One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...
"One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...
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Nigel Farage wants to abolish your human rights youtu.be/Tt0fB-5S388?...
Nigel Farage wants to abolish your human rights
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Nigel Farage wants to abolish your human rights youtu.be/Tt0fB-5S388?...
Plastic is flooding our oceans, bodies, and babies – and recent treaty talks failed to stop it. While leaders plan their next move, we have a critical window to push for an end to the Plastic Era. Add your voice now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...
End the Plastic Era!
Plastic is flooding our oceans, bodies, and babies – and recent treaty talks failed to stop it. But the fight isn’t over. While leaders plan their next move, we have a critical window to push for an e...
action.wemove.eu
August 28, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Plastic is flooding our oceans, bodies, and babies – and recent treaty talks failed to stop it. While leaders plan their next move, we have a critical window to push for an end to the Plastic Era. Add your voice now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...
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Remember, SCOTLAND'S nurses,doctors,jr doctors,ALL staff are(( AS PER USUAL!!)),((it's the SNHS🏴💙💙🏴!!))AT work right now,there's NO strike in Scotland,as the SNHS🏴💙 ARE by far the best in the world,thank goodness we have them,💙💙
July 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Remember, SCOTLAND'S nurses,doctors,jr doctors,ALL staff are(( AS PER USUAL!!)),((it's the SNHS🏴💙💙🏴!!))AT work right now,there's NO strike in Scotland,as the SNHS🏴💙 ARE by far the best in the world,thank goodness we have them,💙💙
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I have never seen so proud of my Scottish ancestry, well played Scotland!🏴🙌💙🫶
#scotland #thenational #pinks
I am an American and I approve this message🇺🇲
#scotland #thenational #pinks
I am an American and I approve this message🇺🇲
July 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I have never seen so proud of my Scottish ancestry, well played Scotland!🏴🙌💙🫶
#scotland #thenational #pinks
I am an American and I approve this message🇺🇲
#scotland #thenational #pinks
I am an American and I approve this message🇺🇲
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Over 100 MPs sign cross-party letter demanding Keir Starmer recognise Palestine as a state
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee Chair
news.sky.com/story/mass-c...
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee Chair
news.sky.com/story/mass-c...
Over 100 MPs sign cross-party letter demanding Starmer recognise Palestine as a state
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee Chair.
news.sky.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Over 100 MPs sign cross-party letter demanding Keir Starmer recognise Palestine as a state
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee Chair
news.sky.com/story/mass-c...
The letter is being organised by the Labour backbencher Sarah Champion, who also sits as the International Development Committee Chair
news.sky.com/story/mass-c...
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At least 62 Palestinians killed across enclave in Israeli attacks, as two more malnutrition deaths are recorded.
Death toll from starvation in Gaza rises to 115 as Israeli attacks continue
At least 62 Palestinians killed across enclave in Israeli attacks, as two more malnutrition deaths are recorded.
bit.ly
July 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
At least 62 Palestinians killed across enclave in Israeli attacks, as two more malnutrition deaths are recorded.
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THREAD: Israel is rewriting West Bank law to make apartheid permanent.
mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
Israel is changing the legal system governing the West Bank to accelerate annexation: report
Netanyahu’s government is building on a long-standing legal matrix to accelerate Israel’s de facto annexation in the West Bank
mondoweiss.net
July 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
THREAD: Israel is rewriting West Bank law to make apartheid permanent.
mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
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The head of the Mossad spy agency was recently in Washington to coordinate with the White House on plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza. The plan, along with the forced starvation and mass killing of Gazans, echoes the worst of the Nazi Holocaust. mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
Israel and the Trump administration are carrying out their final solution in Gaza
The head of the Mossad spy agency was recently in Washington to coordinate with the White House on plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza. The plan, along with the forced starvation and mass killing…
mondoweiss.net
July 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The head of the Mossad spy agency was recently in Washington to coordinate with the White House on plans to expel Palestinians from Gaza. The plan, along with the forced starvation and mass killing of Gazans, echoes the worst of the Nazi Holocaust. mondoweiss.net/2025/07/isra...
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Today, we remember and celebrate Janey Godley.
July 25, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Today, we remember and celebrate Janey Godley.
