Sally Bagenal
@sallybagenal.bsky.social
Podcast host of ‘Who’s farming and what the hell is it!’
Ex organic farmer, ex actor but always a political junkie.
Ex organic farmer, ex actor but always a political junkie.
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.
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The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The OBR is run independently from Government. It literally was somebody else's fault.
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
You'd think Kemi Badenoch would know that given her own party created it in Government, but apparently not
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The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politi...
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politi...
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politi...
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politi...
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Portugal applies for $6.73 billion in EU loans to strengthen defences reut.rs/4ixKOqY
Portugal applies for $6.73 billion in EU loans to strengthen defences
Portugal has applied for 5.8 billion euros ($6.73 billion) in low-cost loans under a new EU defence programme to boost its armed forces capabilities, Cabinet Minister Antonio Leitao Amaro said on Friday.
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November 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Portugal applies for $6.73 billion in EU loans to strengthen defences reut.rs/4ixKOqY
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The airspace around Mar-a-Lago, the president’s estate, is a no-fly zone 24/7, even when Trump isn’t home. This means noise and soot from flights out of Palm Beach International Airport are being diverted to other parts of the neighborhood.
New Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone means endless plane noise for neighbors
Flight rules altered in October by the Secret Service route planes over the Palm Beach homes of millionaires and billionaires, even when President Donald Trump is not there.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The airspace around Mar-a-Lago, the president’s estate, is a no-fly zone 24/7, even when Trump isn’t home. This means noise and soot from flights out of Palm Beach International Airport are being diverted to other parts of the neighborhood.
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For over a decade, our media and politics have been obsessed with little people and little minds. The big picture has been cast aside to make way for petty hates and greed. But we need big ideas, big thoughts and questions. They're what make us human! Even morons have souls bigger than their brains!
NASA just dropped a jaw-dropping animation that squeezes twenty-two confirmed black holes into a single frame, each one lurking inside its own X-ray binary system. These aren’t random monsters; they’re real, catalogued beasts like Cygnus X-1, GRS 1915+105, and V404 Cygni, all scaled to the same size
November 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For over a decade, our media and politics have been obsessed with little people and little minds. The big picture has been cast aside to make way for petty hates and greed. But we need big ideas, big thoughts and questions. They're what make us human! Even morons have souls bigger than their brains!
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Fascism isn’t a loose insult – it’s a specific political formula: a leader cult fused with organised violence against opponents. Prof Paul Kenny's analysis, from _The loop_ -- thanks!
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
The nature of fascism and why it differs from populism
Fascism isn’t populism; it fuses leader-worship with organised violence to crush opposition entirely and decisively at roots
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Fascism isn’t a loose insult – it’s a specific political formula: a leader cult fused with organised violence against opponents. Prof Paul Kenny's analysis, from _The loop_ -- thanks!
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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Why not the UK
"Spain just made history by proving what many thought impossible — the entire country ran on 100% renewable energy for an entire weekday. Solar, wind & hydropower together carried the nation’s energy needs, with not a single fossil fuel source in use for that day."
via Mechanical Mind
"Spain just made history by proving what many thought impossible — the entire country ran on 100% renewable energy for an entire weekday. Solar, wind & hydropower together carried the nation’s energy needs, with not a single fossil fuel source in use for that day."
via Mechanical Mind
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Why not the UK
"Spain just made history by proving what many thought impossible — the entire country ran on 100% renewable energy for an entire weekday. Solar, wind & hydropower together carried the nation’s energy needs, with not a single fossil fuel source in use for that day."
via Mechanical Mind
"Spain just made history by proving what many thought impossible — the entire country ran on 100% renewable energy for an entire weekday. Solar, wind & hydropower together carried the nation’s energy needs, with not a single fossil fuel source in use for that day."
via Mechanical Mind
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November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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They’re going to take anyone they can get their hands on. They’re evil, folks!
"They had submitted extensive paperwork and paid fees. The foreign spouses had been fingerprinted and passed medical exams. None had criminal records. None had entered the country illegally. They had already been granted employment authorization." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
They’re going to take anyone they can get their hands on. They’re evil, folks!
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“… why does his response keep changing if there's nothing to it?”
Anja Popp on @channel4news.bsky.social asks Nigel Farage about racism and antisemitism allegations at the post-Budget2025 presser.
Visibly troubled, defensive and deflective, Farage tries to doodle away his anxiety.
Anja Popp on @channel4news.bsky.social asks Nigel Farage about racism and antisemitism allegations at the post-Budget2025 presser.
Visibly troubled, defensive and deflective, Farage tries to doodle away his anxiety.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“… why does his response keep changing if there's nothing to it?”
Anja Popp on @channel4news.bsky.social asks Nigel Farage about racism and antisemitism allegations at the post-Budget2025 presser.
Visibly troubled, defensive and deflective, Farage tries to doodle away his anxiety.
Anja Popp on @channel4news.bsky.social asks Nigel Farage about racism and antisemitism allegations at the post-Budget2025 presser.
Visibly troubled, defensive and deflective, Farage tries to doodle away his anxiety.
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Been researching this man, Hezekiah Moscow, since February 2019. He went by a nickname that was spelled a billion different ways so getting to the truth is TOUGH. Findings today for the book have blown open doors. New things after six years! AND all because of collaboration. Buy my book. Thanks 😂
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Been researching this man, Hezekiah Moscow, since February 2019. He went by a nickname that was spelled a billion different ways so getting to the truth is TOUGH. Findings today for the book have blown open doors. New things after six years! AND all because of collaboration. Buy my book. Thanks 😂
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Why is so much of the left economically incompetent? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
Why is so much of the left economically incompetent?
LabourList published an article last week under the headline “Bond markets explained: How in hock are we – and can we break free?”
The article began with a question that should trouble anyone who care...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Why is so much of the left economically incompetent? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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A “hole?”……there’s a bloody great Brexit chasm that is going to swallow Labour whole if they don’t open their eyes and stop chasing Reform and the Brexit Vote.
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. The bill has finally arrived.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
A “hole?”……there’s a bloody great Brexit chasm that is going to swallow Labour whole if they don’t open their eyes and stop chasing Reform and the Brexit Vote.
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Farage's racist remaks as an 18 year old were only "banter" if he rejected racism later. But he didn't and he still hasn't. In fact, without racism, Farage wouldn't have a career!
#Reformski 🔷️🇷🇺
#Reformski 🔷️🇷🇺
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Farage's racist remaks as an 18 year old were only "banter" if he rejected racism later. But he didn't and he still hasn't. In fact, without racism, Farage wouldn't have a career!
#Reformski 🔷️🇷🇺
#Reformski 🔷️🇷🇺
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Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Bossy headline from The Times letting Farage insist his “Hitler was right” racism was just ‘banter’.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
If that were true, his politics now would be different and he’d apologise. He’s defensive because this is what he is and always has been and he’s angry with us for knowing that and for minding.
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All the personality comms in the final run up to this budget had baffled a lot of people in the City
“I’ll show the media, I’ll show the Tories, I’ll not let them beat me. I’ll be there on Wednesday, I’ll be there next year & I’ll be back the year after that” - Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to back budget @jessicaelgot.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Rachel Reeves urges Labour MPs to back her make-or-break budget
Chancellor tells parliamentary party they might not like every measure but promises budget will be ‘fair’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
All the personality comms in the final run up to this budget had baffled a lot of people in the City
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#OtD 25 Nov 1941 three Schlurfs were arrested by Gestapo in Austria for destroying a Hitler Youth noticeboard. Schlurfs were working-class youth who rejected Nazism, militarism and the work ethic, and listened to jazz music. More on WWII anti-Nazi youth: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/72-e...
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 AM
#OtD 25 Nov 1941 three Schlurfs were arrested by Gestapo in Austria for destroying a Hitler Youth noticeboard. Schlurfs were working-class youth who rejected Nazism, militarism and the work ethic, and listened to jazz music. More on WWII anti-Nazi youth: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/72-e...
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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Trump has turned the U.S. into Russia. There is zero moral difference between them. The final affirmation will be when the US invades Venezuela and congress does nothing to stop it. It’s worse than the Duma
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump has turned the U.S. into Russia. There is zero moral difference between them. The final affirmation will be when the US invades Venezuela and congress does nothing to stop it. It’s worse than the Duma
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Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
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On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
Court Filings Allege Meta ‘Lied To Congress’ About Harms To Kids
New court filings also allege it would take a whopping 17 strikes for solicitation before an account was deleted.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Oh diddums. The poor little Johnsons. He’s being vaguely held to account for his grossly negligent time in office. And she doesn’t feel rich. Boo fucking hoo.
Meanwhile, our country would be so much happier today if that family had never had a whiff of power.
Meanwhile, our country would be so much happier today if that family had never had a whiff of power.
November 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Oh diddums. The poor little Johnsons. He’s being vaguely held to account for his grossly negligent time in office. And she doesn’t feel rich. Boo fucking hoo.
Meanwhile, our country would be so much happier today if that family had never had a whiff of power.
Meanwhile, our country would be so much happier today if that family had never had a whiff of power.