@moyragrant.bsky.social
UK, politics anorak, author and teacher.
A "Breed for Britain" campaign? This Reform lot are sounding more ominous by the day.
'Gorton and Denton byelection candidate Goodwin is accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check.' And Reform UK wants to tax childless women and families more.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A "Breed for Britain" campaign? This Reform lot are sounding more ominous by the day.
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This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
This ruling shows that proscribing Palestine Action was a grave misuse of terrorism laws.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.
Labour must accept its mistake, drop its appeal and stop wasting taxpayers' money on suppressing civil liberties.
'Gorton and Denton byelection candidate Goodwin is accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check.' And Reform UK wants to tax childless women and families more.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Handmaid’s Tale future’: Reform’s Matt Goodwin sparks outcry with fertility comments
Byelection candidate accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
'Gorton and Denton byelection candidate Goodwin is accused of indulging ‘alt right fantasy’ by suggesting women need ‘biological reality’ check.' And Reform UK wants to tax childless women and families more.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In the light of Monaco-domiciled Jimmy "never explain, never apologise" Ratcliffe's emmigrant status, how about we change the law to say you cannot have full UK citizenship – and its privilages – unless you pay personal income taxes IN the UK.
It would wor for Dickie Tice too!
It would wor for Dickie Tice too!
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In the light of Monaco-domiciled Jimmy "never explain, never apologise" Ratcliffe's emmigrant status, how about we change the law to say you cannot have full UK citizenship – and its privilages – unless you pay personal income taxes IN the UK.
It would wor for Dickie Tice too!
It would wor for Dickie Tice too!
Government says it will appeal, so ban remains in place until further hearing on 28 February. Meanwhile, police say they will stop arresting people holding up placards. The 2,000 arrests for peaceful protest to date await the appeal outcome.
'The Home Office's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. But the group remains banned for now to allow for further legal arguments and to give government time to consider an appeal.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
It remains in place for now to allow further legal argument and the government to consider an appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Government says it will appeal, so ban remains in place until further hearing on 28 February. Meanwhile, police say they will stop arresting people holding up placards. The 2,000 arrests for peaceful protest to date await the appeal outcome.
'The Home Office's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. But the group remains banned for now to allow for further legal arguments and to give government time to consider an appeal.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for now
It remains in place for now to allow further legal argument and the government to consider an appeal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
'The Home Office's decision to proscribe Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. But the group remains banned for now to allow for further legal arguments and to give government time to consider an appeal.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Capita bosses have apologised for pension non-payments. They inherited a backlog of 86,000 cases but this has now expanded to 120,000. CE Richard Holroyd says they've now almost doubled staff working on the scheme. Clearly not enough!
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Civil service pension backlog 'overwhelmed' Capita, boss says
Thousands of retiring civil servants have been left without pension payments causing hardship for some.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Capita bosses have apologised for pension non-payments. They inherited a backlog of 86,000 cases but this has now expanded to 120,000. CE Richard Holroyd says they've now almost doubled staff working on the scheme. Clearly not enough!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ministers want to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence from five to 10 years. A letter signed by 35 Labour MPs, 17 from other parties, 21 peers and 33 civil society organisations, says the proposals are unfair.
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Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood
Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Ministers want to double the time it takes for most migrants to qualify for permanent residence from five to 10 years. A letter signed by 35 Labour MPs, 17 from other parties, 21 peers and 33 civil society organisations, says the proposals are unfair.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I get why Matt posts this nonsense every day, outrage pays.
None of this is on the current government.
Open borders? Brexit.
Soft-on-crime chaos? Tories.
Highest taxes since the 1940s? Tories.
Shafted pensioners? Tories.
Farmers driven to despair? Brexit.
Hotels for migrants? Brexit + Tory failure.
None of this is on the current government.
Open borders? Brexit.
Soft-on-crime chaos? Tories.
Highest taxes since the 1940s? Tories.
Shafted pensioners? Tories.
Farmers driven to despair? Brexit.
Hotels for migrants? Brexit + Tory failure.
February 12, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I get why Matt posts this nonsense every day, outrage pays.
None of this is on the current government.
Open borders? Brexit.
Soft-on-crime chaos? Tories.
Highest taxes since the 1940s? Tories.
Shafted pensioners? Tories.
Farmers driven to despair? Brexit.
Hotels for migrants? Brexit + Tory failure.
None of this is on the current government.
Open borders? Brexit.
Soft-on-crime chaos? Tories.
Highest taxes since the 1940s? Tories.
Shafted pensioners? Tories.
Farmers driven to despair? Brexit.
Hotels for migrants? Brexit + Tory failure.
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Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.
February 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Because lawless ICE goons are harassing, arresting, and murdering people who are citizens, you idiot.
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under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
February 12, 2026 at 4:47 PM
under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
What with pardoning killers and rapists, ICE violence, food poverty, an anti-vax health secretary, and now upping lethal greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane - I can only conclude that Trump is trying to kill as many Americans as possible.
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 11:21 PM
What with pardoning killers and rapists, ICE violence, food poverty, an anti-vax health secretary, and now upping lethal greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane - I can only conclude that Trump is trying to kill as many Americans as possible.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Same.
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Same.
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
And all politics aside, what king of person lacks the common human decency to even turn their head to acknowledge the victims of childhood rape?
Sickening...
#AccountabilityIsComing
A lesson here for @labouruk.bsky.social as well.
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Trump: widening inequality and the unchecked power of billionaires.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
There's no "center" anymore between a takeover of the government by oligarchs and true freedom.
Dems need to learn this.
February 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A lesson here for @labouruk.bsky.social as well.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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Jim Ratcliffe has my full support. Anyone who lies about population figures, claims £120m in public money for his own company after paying no UK tax at all, while immigrants pay at least £15bn is my kind of guy!
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Jim Ratcliffe has my full support. Anyone who lies about population figures, claims £120m in public money for his own company after paying no UK tax at all, while immigrants pay at least £15bn is my kind of guy!
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A Ukrainian dad escaped Putin’s drone and missile attacks back home only to be grabbed by a band of laughing ICE stooges in a Walmart parking lot in Minneapolis.
Laughing ICE Goons Seize Dad Who Fled Ukraine War at Walmart
Dmytro Kulyk is facing deportation as refugees become the Trump administration’s latest target.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
A Ukrainian dad escaped Putin’s drone and missile attacks back home only to be grabbed by a band of laughing ICE stooges in a Walmart parking lot in Minneapolis.
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TrumpGOP admin took down the gay flag at STONEWALL! Now there are 30 of them. Resist the erasure of American history!
guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studie...
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Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide: 1969: The Stonewall Uprising
The collections of the Library of Congress tell the rich and diverse story of LGBTQ+ life in America and around the world. This research guide serves as an introduction into the excellent collection o...
guides.loc.gov
February 12, 2026 at 5:05 PM
TrumpGOP admin took down the gay flag at STONEWALL! Now there are 30 of them. Resist the erasure of American history!
guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studie...
guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studie...
Cabinet Secretary quits 'by mutual agreement' (pushed) after barely a year in the job, which is now split three ways for an interim period.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Sir Chris Wormald stands down as head of Civil Service
The Cabinet Office says the move is
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Cabinet Secretary quits 'by mutual agreement' (pushed) after barely a year in the job, which is now split three ways for an interim period.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Raskin: "I want the whole country to look at this. This is the attorney general of the US whose job is law enforcement. We've never had a witness who has misunderstood our rules and been unable to conform his or her conduct to our rules before. Excuse me."
Watching from the UK, I think Pam Bondi just signed her own political death warrant. Hearing her craven, cruel, dishonest rant, I've rarely seen more despicable behaviour by a servant of the people.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 12, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Watching from the UK, I think Pam Bondi just signed her own political death warrant. Hearing her craven, cruel, dishonest rant, I've rarely seen more despicable behaviour by a servant of the people.
'Legislation to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote at the next general election is in Parliament today. The Representation of the People Bill also includes measures to tighten the rules around political donations and protect against foreign interference.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Bill to lower voting age to 16 to be introduced in Parliament
The government wants 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote at the next general election.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:33 AM
'Legislation to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote at the next general election is in Parliament today. The Representation of the People Bill also includes measures to tighten the rules around political donations and protect against foreign interference.'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Impeach, arrest, and prosecute them all. Anything less is being complicit.
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Impeach, arrest, and prosecute them all. Anything less is being complicit.
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I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.