Jamie
@jamiek2523.bsky.social
Scotland UK 🇬🇧 🔶️
The UK should rejoin the EU 🇪🇺
The UK should rejoin the EU 🇪🇺
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What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
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Go on, Keir, give us a clue, your economic plan, what is it?
You’re not going to tell us but it doesn’t include undoing HARD BREXIT or ditching neoliberal economics.
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DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND JUST GO AWAY. YOU’RE A JOKE!
Go on, Keir, give us a clue, your economic plan, what is it?
You’re not going to tell us but it doesn’t include undoing HARD BREXIT or ditching neoliberal economics.
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DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND JUST GO AWAY. YOU’RE A JOKE!
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Go on, Keir, give us a clue, your economic plan, what is it?
You’re not going to tell us but it doesn’t include undoing HARD BREXIT or ditching neoliberal economics.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND JUST GO AWAY. YOU’RE A JOKE!
Go on, Keir, give us a clue, your economic plan, what is it?
You’re not going to tell us but it doesn’t include undoing HARD BREXIT or ditching neoliberal economics.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
DO US ALL A FAVOUR AND JUST GO AWAY. YOU’RE A JOKE!
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"The UK and EU need to start that strategic planning now if they want the 2026 summit to deliver substance rather than symbolism"
@jannikewachowiak.bsky.social argues careful planning is needed to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations that achieves results
🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/the-uk-eu-re...
@jannikewachowiak.bsky.social argues careful planning is needed to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations that achieves results
🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/the-uk-eu-re...
The UK-EU Reset Needs Strategic Planning, Not Summit Improvisation
Without careful preparation and raised ambitions, the 2026 summit risks becoming a missed opportunity to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations.
www.socialeurope.eu
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
"The UK and EU need to start that strategic planning now if they want the 2026 summit to deliver substance rather than symbolism"
@jannikewachowiak.bsky.social argues careful planning is needed to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations that achieves results
🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/the-uk-eu-re...
@jannikewachowiak.bsky.social argues careful planning is needed to inject real momentum into UK-EU relations that achieves results
🔗 www.socialeurope.eu/the-uk-eu-re...
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As politicians we should always put what's best for the country, for people first and adapt to circumstances. My thoughts in this weeks column: @scotsman.com
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
What the Tories are getting wrong about Labour breaking manifesto pledges
A manifesto should be a statement of principles, not a list of actions to be slavishly delivered despite any changes of circumstance
www.scotsman.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As politicians we should always put what's best for the country, for people first and adapt to circumstances. My thoughts in this weeks column: @scotsman.com
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
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The only realistic way to take us back is via UK integration again with e,g, EU Customs Union. Secession then 🏴 entry entails a commitment to traverse 4 different currency regimes (full sterling as now, then 'sterlingisation', then a new currency, then the euro). Does he have a plan to manage this?
Remain is in the past, rejoining EU is ‘Scotland’s best hope’, Swinney to say
https://www.byteseu.com/665010/
Rejoining the European Union is Scotland’s “best hope for a more prosperous future”, John Swinney is expected to say in a speech on Wednesday. The First Minister will describe the drive …
https://www.byteseu.com/665010/
Rejoining the European Union is Scotland’s “best hope for a more prosperous future”, John Swinney is expected to say in a speech on Wednesday. The First Minister will describe the drive …
Remain is in the past, rejoining EU is ‘Scotland’s best hope’, Swinney to say
Rejoining the European Union is Scotland’s “best hope for a more prosperous future”, John Swinney is expected to say in a speech on Wednesday.The First Minister will describe the drive to remain in the bloc – the side which lost the 2016 referendum – as “the past”.Successive Scottish governments – under the stewardship of the SNP – lobbied against leaving the EU, with the party making returning to the bloc a key promise in its drive for independence.Mr Swinney is also expected to take aim at the economic issues facing the UK, with pressure mounting on the Government from increased
www.byteseu.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The only realistic way to take us back is via UK integration again with e,g, EU Customs Union. Secession then 🏴 entry entails a commitment to traverse 4 different currency regimes (full sterling as now, then 'sterlingisation', then a new currency, then the euro). Does he have a plan to manage this?
"But the Lib Dems were in a coalition with the tories"
Yes, and the Lib Dems voted against some of the tories policies. Things would have been worse without the Lib Dems.
The party of change used to be Labour, now its the Lib Dems 🔶️
Yes, and the Lib Dems voted against some of the tories policies. Things would have been worse without the Lib Dems.
The party of change used to be Labour, now its the Lib Dems 🔶️
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"But the Lib Dems were in a coalition with the tories"
Yes, and the Lib Dems voted against some of the tories policies. Things would have been worse without the Lib Dems.
The party of change used to be Labour, now its the Lib Dems 🔶️
Yes, and the Lib Dems voted against some of the tories policies. Things would have been worse without the Lib Dems.
The party of change used to be Labour, now its the Lib Dems 🔶️
There's an alternative with the Lib Dems 🔶️
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There's an alternative with the Lib Dems 🔶️
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Norway, Iceland, Switzerland & Liechtenstein are in the Single Market but not the EU. Andorra, Monaco, San Marino & Turkey have customs unions with the EU for certain sectors. I'd prefer our first step toward rejoining to be more like Norway or Switzerland than Turkey. That means Freedom of Movement
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Norway, Iceland, Switzerland & Liechtenstein are in the Single Market but not the EU. Andorra, Monaco, San Marino & Turkey have customs unions with the EU for certain sectors. I'd prefer our first step toward rejoining to be more like Norway or Switzerland than Turkey. That means Freedom of Movement
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UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape, www.independent.ie/business/wet...
Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion
UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape...
www.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape, www.independent.ie/business/wet...
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Quinton (Stratford-on-Avon) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 47.3% (+3.5)
➡️ RFM: 33.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 14.8% (-26.2)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-4.7)
🌹 LAB: 1.0% (-5.7)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🔶 LDM: 47.3% (+3.5)
➡️ RFM: 33.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 14.8% (-26.2)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-4.7)
🌹 LAB: 1.0% (-5.7)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Quinton (Stratford-on-Avon) Council By-Election Result:
🔶 LDM: 47.3% (+3.5)
➡️ RFM: 33.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 14.8% (-26.2)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-4.7)
🌹 LAB: 1.0% (-5.7)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🔶 LDM: 47.3% (+3.5)
➡️ RFM: 33.1% (New)
🌳 CON: 14.8% (-26.2)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-4.7)
🌹 LAB: 1.0% (-5.7)
Liberal Democrat HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
Prescriptions are free in Scotland. But if you need a covid vaccine it's £90
Scottish gov can't blame Westminster for that because health is devolved. They could fund more vaccines but instead they're reserving funds for independence
Scottish gov can't blame Westminster for that because health is devolved. They could fund more vaccines but instead they're reserving funds for independence
Prescription charges in England to be frozen at £9.90 next year, chancellor confirms
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Prescriptions are free in Scotland. But if you need a covid vaccine it's £90
Scottish gov can't blame Westminster for that because health is devolved. They could fund more vaccines but instead they're reserving funds for independence
Scottish gov can't blame Westminster for that because health is devolved. They could fund more vaccines but instead they're reserving funds for independence
Not everyone in Scottish Labour supports Keir Starmer
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Not everyone in Scottish Labour supports Keir Starmer
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Stratford-on-Avon District Council - Quinton
LIB DEM HOLD
🔶 LD 437 (47.3%, +3.5)
➡️ Rfm 306 (33.1%, new)
🔵 Con 137 (14.8%, -26.2)
🟢 Grn 35 (3.8%, -4.7)
🔴 Lab 9 (1.0%, -5.7)
Congratulations to Cllr Paul Harrison and the team!
LIB DEM HOLD
🔶 LD 437 (47.3%, +3.5)
➡️ Rfm 306 (33.1%, new)
🔵 Con 137 (14.8%, -26.2)
🟢 Grn 35 (3.8%, -4.7)
🔴 Lab 9 (1.0%, -5.7)
Congratulations to Cllr Paul Harrison and the team!
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Stratford-on-Avon District Council - Quinton
LIB DEM HOLD
🔶 LD 437 (47.3%, +3.5)
➡️ Rfm 306 (33.1%, new)
🔵 Con 137 (14.8%, -26.2)
🟢 Grn 35 (3.8%, -4.7)
🔴 Lab 9 (1.0%, -5.7)
Congratulations to Cllr Paul Harrison and the team!
LIB DEM HOLD
🔶 LD 437 (47.3%, +3.5)
➡️ Rfm 306 (33.1%, new)
🔵 Con 137 (14.8%, -26.2)
🟢 Grn 35 (3.8%, -4.7)
🔴 Lab 9 (1.0%, -5.7)
Congratulations to Cllr Paul Harrison and the team!
Lib Dems less than 1% behind Reform 🔶
Salford Priors & Alcester Rural (Stratford-on-Avon) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 33.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 32.9% (+9.7)
🌳 CON: 27.8% (-29.1)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-5.3)
🌹 LAB: 2.2% (-8.6)
Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
➡️ RFM: 33.3% (New)
🔶 LDM: 32.9% (+9.7)
🌳 CON: 27.8% (-29.1)
🌍 GRN: 3.8% (-5.3)
🌹 LAB: 2.2% (-8.6)
Reform GAIN from Conservative.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Lib Dems less than 1% behind Reform 🔶
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“Half a year on, the mood music has held. The progress has not”
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Six months on from the UK-EU Summit – where are we now?
Joe Meighan assesses progress made since May and asks, when will the substance catch up with the rhetoric?
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Half a year on, the mood music has held. The progress has not”
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SNP sent green jobs abroad
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
SNP sent green jobs abroad
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Scottish independence would be another Brexit
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Scottish independence would be another Brexit
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John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
John Major labels Brexit an 'act of collective folly'
John Major has launched a devastating attack on Brexit, branding it an "act of collective folly."
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
John Major labels Brexit an ‘act of collective folly’
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
'Britain's enemies celebrated and our friends despaired.'
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/joh...
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Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Only 37 per cent of the electorate voted for Brexit after a campaign shaped by misinformation. The real way that Britain can strengthen its national interest is by rebuilding trust with Europe and restoring the protection of jobs, trade and stability.
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🔴How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, James Bloodworth looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🔴How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
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The government will not achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
Labour’s plan risks weakening protections for all of us. Human rights are universal - politicians may not always find them politically convenient but it shouldn’t fall to any government to say who those rights should and should not apply to. It’s a slippery slope to oblivion youtu.be/bl0Lm7v_T18?...
The government won’t achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The government will not achieve ‘decency’ over ‘division’ by trying to be Reform Lite
Scottish independence would be another Brexit
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Scottish independence would be another Brexit