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A population well practiced in critical thinking is harder to subjugate.
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“Were Britain’s interests served by leaving the EU? And it is reasonable to note how the foreign state that saw the greatest benefit to itself in fracturing Europe’s democratic alliances, and that continues to machinate against western unity, is Putin’s Russia.”
Starmer and Reeves must face facts.
Starmer and Reeves must face facts.
Absolutely withering by Rafael Behr, describing Starmer and Reeves as splashing futilely in the shallows, unable to take the plunge, and speak honestly about Britain’s travails. Good policy cannot be built on such obfuscation. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
“Were Britain’s interests served by leaving the EU? And it is reasonable to note how the foreign state that saw the greatest benefit to itself in fracturing Europe’s democratic alliances, and that continues to machinate against western unity, is Putin’s Russia.”
Starmer and Reeves must face facts.
Starmer and Reeves must face facts.
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Ah yes, collapsing the economy, your one area of expertise. Do tell us about the time you knocked £30bn off the stock market and trebled everyone's mortgage.
November 15, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Ah yes, collapsing the economy, your one area of expertise. Do tell us about the time you knocked £30bn off the stock market and trebled everyone's mortgage.
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A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows that estimates about the damage done by Brexit have underestimated its impact over the course of a decade. Data now suggests that Brexit has reduced UK GDP by 6%–8%, reduced investment 12%–18%, and reduced productivity by 3%–4%.
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Why should we have thought otherwise?
"Chimpanzees—like humans—change their minds based on strength of evidence, key feature of rational thought."
Ideas of human exceptionalism _should_ have gone out with 20th century
#Unlearn
phys.org/news/2025-10...
"Chimpanzees—like humans—change their minds based on strength of evidence, key feature of rational thought."
Ideas of human exceptionalism _should_ have gone out with 20th century
#Unlearn
phys.org/news/2025-10...
Psychology study suggests chimpanzees might be rational thinkers
Chimpanzees may have more in common with human thinkers than previously thought. A new study published in Science by an international team of researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationa...
phys.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Why should we have thought otherwise?
"Chimpanzees—like humans—change their minds based on strength of evidence, key feature of rational thought."
Ideas of human exceptionalism _should_ have gone out with 20th century
#Unlearn
phys.org/news/2025-10...
"Chimpanzees—like humans—change their minds based on strength of evidence, key feature of rational thought."
Ideas of human exceptionalism _should_ have gone out with 20th century
#Unlearn
phys.org/news/2025-10...
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Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage 'stunned' ex-Wales Reform leader Nathan Gill took bribes
Nathan Gill has admitted taking money for pro-Russian statements as a European Parliament member.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Everything he's reported to have said in this BBC piece sounds like he's desperately trying to distance himself, knowing that the connection is real and toxic. If the press were investigating Farage with the same enthusiasm they went for Rayner, he'd be done for.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Diane Keaton (1946–2025)
October 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Diane Keaton (1946–2025)
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Noooo!!!!
Not Diane Keaton.
Rest in Peace.
You will always be a legend. 😭
Not Diane Keaton.
Rest in Peace.
You will always be a legend. 😭
October 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Noooo!!!!
Not Diane Keaton.
Rest in Peace.
You will always be a legend. 😭
Not Diane Keaton.
Rest in Peace.
You will always be a legend. 😭
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This one hurts a lot. RIP Diane Keaton.
I don’t even know what else to say.
I don’t even know what else to say.
October 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This one hurts a lot. RIP Diane Keaton.
I don’t even know what else to say.
I don’t even know what else to say.
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Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
October 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
#TwentyfiveFortyseven
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October 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Article talks of betrayal of voters but fails to mention..
Farage’s precious Brexit caused the labour shortages that exploded legal migration..
And the Brexit/EU withdrawal agreement would need to be renegotiated with this latest stupid, nasty idea.
Irresponsible politics.
Irresponsible reporting.
Farage’s precious Brexit caused the labour shortages that exploded legal migration..
And the Brexit/EU withdrawal agreement would need to be renegotiated with this latest stupid, nasty idea.
Irresponsible politics.
Irresponsible reporting.
September 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Article talks of betrayal of voters but fails to mention..
Farage’s precious Brexit caused the labour shortages that exploded legal migration..
And the Brexit/EU withdrawal agreement would need to be renegotiated with this latest stupid, nasty idea.
Irresponsible politics.
Irresponsible reporting.
Farage’s precious Brexit caused the labour shortages that exploded legal migration..
And the Brexit/EU withdrawal agreement would need to be renegotiated with this latest stupid, nasty idea.
Irresponsible politics.
Irresponsible reporting.
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My mum has lived in this country for 53 of her 76 years. She came her from France and has lived, worked and had her family here. She is now a pensioner and doesn’t deserve to feel the kind of future-ruining fear and anxiety Farage is causing.
This must be resisted, we all need to step up!
This must be resisted, we all need to step up!
Reform will apparently pledge today that they'd abolish indefinite leave to remain - including retrospectively, to people already granted it. Obviously this is a moral abomination but it is also a practical and legal impossibility.
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My mum has lived in this country for 53 of her 76 years. She came her from France and has lived, worked and had her family here. She is now a pensioner and doesn’t deserve to feel the kind of future-ruining fear and anxiety Farage is causing.
This must be resisted, we all need to step up!
This must be resisted, we all need to step up!
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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Remember the "will of the people"?
Now conveniently forgotten.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Now conveniently forgotten.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Backing for Brexit hits new low - with FEWER than 3 in 10 voters supporting it
After almost a decade of trying to make Brexit work, it seems like the public have given up on it before our politicians have...
www.thelondoneconomic.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Remember the "will of the people"?
Now conveniently forgotten.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Now conveniently forgotten.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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They’re not reducing pollution – they’re redefining it.
The Environment Agency’s own rules mean most sewage dumps don’t count.
This isn’t regulation. It’s cover up. 💩
The Environment Agency’s own rules mean most sewage dumps don’t count.
This isn’t regulation. It’s cover up. 💩
Most sewage discharges aren’t classified as pollution incidents
Huge numbers of chemical discharges into our waterways are not being classified as a pollution incidents
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They’re not reducing pollution – they’re redefining it.
The Environment Agency’s own rules mean most sewage dumps don’t count.
This isn’t regulation. It’s cover up. 💩
The Environment Agency’s own rules mean most sewage dumps don’t count.
This isn’t regulation. It’s cover up. 💩
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If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
July 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
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Less than two weeks after Pope Francis's passing, the man who is the poster child for the Seven Deadly Sins posted a picture of himself depicting him as the Pope.
This is not only offensive to millions of Catholics but is a stark insight into the mind of a deeply disturbed individual.
Appalling.
This is not only offensive to millions of Catholics but is a stark insight into the mind of a deeply disturbed individual.
Appalling.
May 3, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Less than two weeks after Pope Francis's passing, the man who is the poster child for the Seven Deadly Sins posted a picture of himself depicting him as the Pope.
This is not only offensive to millions of Catholics but is a stark insight into the mind of a deeply disturbed individual.
Appalling.
This is not only offensive to millions of Catholics but is a stark insight into the mind of a deeply disturbed individual.
Appalling.
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Britain's very own Trump. He's never tried to hide it and so here we are...
Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
May 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Britain's very own Trump. He's never tried to hide it and so here we are...
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Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!?
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
April 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Requiring REAL IDs and passports and birth certificates to vote?!?
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
Imagine if these were required to buy a gun.
TikTok - Make Your Day
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March 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
We should be doing the same...Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens
Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We should be doing the same...Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...