Phil Aisthorpe 🔶️
@sandgrouse.bsky.social
Retired IT project manager. #LibDems 🔶️. Ex Labour, disillusioned idealist. I go for walks and take photographs. My 3 political wishes: 1 Green economy, 2 #PR, 3 #Rejoin 🇪🇺 #FBPE. Make that 4 - free 🇺🇦.
PS, I don't reply to DMs.
PS, I don't reply to DMs.
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Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
Tice - "Please welcome to the stage, Nathan Gill."
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Tice - "Please welcome to the stage, Nathan Gill."
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/refo...
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Richard Tice told The Times in March he had “never met Nathan Gill”
Tice - "Please welcome to the stage, Nathan Gill."
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/refo...
Tice - "Please welcome to the stage, Nathan Gill."
searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/refo...
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Former Welsh Reform UK leader jailed for more than 10 years for accepting pro-Russian bribes
Former Welsh Reform UK leader jailed for more than 10 years for accepting pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been sentenced to 10 and a half years after he admitted accepting tens of thousands of pounds in cash to make pro-Russian statements to the media and European Parliament.
news.sky.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"NHS leaders, senior doctors, and the GMC warned that the increased denigration of and abuse directed at migrants in the UK was a significant reason for the rise in foreign medics leaving."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"NHS leaders, senior doctors, and the GMC warned that the increased denigration of and abuse directed at migrants in the UK was a significant reason for the rise in foreign medics leaving."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The National Bureau of Economic Research published research this month showing that Brexit has reduced the UK economy by 6-8% far worse than originally thought. Investment has reduced by 12-18% and employment by 3-4%. Useful info to throw at cloth eared Brexiters.
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The National Bureau of Economic Research published research this month showing that Brexit has reduced the UK economy by 6-8% far worse than originally thought. Investment has reduced by 12-18% and employment by 3-4%. Useful info to throw at cloth eared Brexiters.
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The Liberal Democrats are forcing a vote in parliament on creating a new customs union to put pressure on Labour MPs to take a more pro-EU stance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Liberal Democrats are forcing a vote in parliament on creating a new customs union to put pressure on Labour MPs to take a more pro-EU stance.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Woodlands remind me of church windows. A tracery of branches filled in with panes of colurful leaves.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Woodlands remind me of church windows. A tracery of branches filled in with panes of colurful leaves.
Autumn gold this morning.
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Autumn gold this morning.
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Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Donald Trump is gunning for the BBC, and Farage is cheering him on. Want to know why? Follow the money…
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Trump is conspiring with Putin to sell out Ukraine – and the security of the whole of Europe along with it.
The Prime Minister must convene the Coalition of the Willing to stop this betrayal in its tracks.
The Prime Minister must convene the Coalition of the Willing to stop this betrayal in its tracks.
New: I can confirm hasty US-Russia proposal being pushed to Ukrainians via Dmitriev-Witkoff to Umerov. It would amount to Ukraine’s capitulation, with people familiar saying it’s Kremlin’s maximalist demands.
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
-Ukraine army cut 1/2
-Give up certain weapons
-Give up Donbas
-Zelensky displeased
More tk
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump is conspiring with Putin to sell out Ukraine – and the security of the whole of Europe along with it.
The Prime Minister must convene the Coalition of the Willing to stop this betrayal in its tracks.
The Prime Minister must convene the Coalition of the Willing to stop this betrayal in its tracks.
Did anyone imagine we'd ever witness the mistreatment of political prisoners under a Labour government?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face ‘shocking mistreatment’
Exclusive: author urges ministers to engage with those on hunger strike, who want better conditions, bail and lifting of ban
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Did anyone imagine we'd ever witness the mistreatment of political prisoners under a Labour government?
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Starmer blunders on. Labour apes Denmark, where cynical strategic manoeuvres on immigration by the Social Democrats are set to spectacularly backfire. All the dim Danes have done is push their own voters towards the far right, and boosted the green left wing!!!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Centre-left tipped to lose Copenhagen for first time in electoral history
Political rivals say PM’s divisive politics have encouraged voters to ditch the Social Democrats for the far right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Starmer blunders on. Labour apes Denmark, where cynical strategic manoeuvres on immigration by the Social Democrats are set to spectacularly backfire. All the dim Danes have done is push their own voters towards the far right, and boosted the green left wing!!!
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "If you were proving good public services, better opportunity, more equality, people wouldn't be pointing the finger at immigrants, would they?"
Labour's Mike Tapp, "We inherited an absolute mess"
Labour's Mike Tapp, "We inherited an absolute mess"
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "If you were proving good public services, better opportunity, more equality, people wouldn't be pointing the finger at immigrants, would they?"
Labour's Mike Tapp, "We inherited an absolute mess"
Labour's Mike Tapp, "We inherited an absolute mess"
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1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:54 AM
1. Placing these two graphs side by side shows why we have a prisons crisis. They can also be seen as a kind of Authoritarianism Index, showing the trend in state attitudes.
On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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On the left is the Crime Survey for England and Wales.
On the right is the UK prison population.
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The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
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To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
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Thx to Julie Ivory on Facebook for a great meme
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thx to Julie Ivory on Facebook for a great meme
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"Another minister, who asked to be kept anonymous, told PoliticsHome it was 'pretty simple': "We either increase our birth rate, slash the state in half, or make the positive case for migration"
Perhaps they could try saying this non-anonymously? Just a thought
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Perhaps they could try saying this non-anonymously? Just a thought
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
'It's About Earning Consent': Inside The Labour Government's 'Difficult Tightrope' On Immigration
Government insiders believe there is political space to set out a more positive case for legal immigration. But even Labour MPs who support a progr...
www.politicshome.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Another minister, who asked to be kept anonymous, told PoliticsHome it was 'pretty simple': "We either increase our birth rate, slash the state in half, or make the positive case for migration"
Perhaps they could try saying this non-anonymously? Just a thought
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Perhaps they could try saying this non-anonymously? Just a thought
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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For all its faults, the BBC isn’t just a broadcaster — it’s part of our national culture and a pillar of our resilience in the information wars. Those who seek its destruction do our enemies’ work. We’d lose it at our collective peril. #BBC
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
For all its faults, the BBC isn’t just a broadcaster — it’s part of our national culture and a pillar of our resilience in the information wars. Those who seek its destruction do our enemies’ work. We’d lose it at our collective peril. #BBC
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What Britain desperately needs is a vision of what we as a country, are aiming to build. Starmer certainly isn’t providing that vision. Not being the Tories isn’t enough. There is a desperation to appear patriotic, even though there is little consensus on what it means. We need to talk about it!
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
What Britain desperately needs is a vision of what we as a country, are aiming to build. Starmer certainly isn’t providing that vision. Not being the Tories isn’t enough. There is a desperation to appear patriotic, even though there is little consensus on what it means. We need to talk about it!
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The transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US. The world is expected to build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than has been rolled out over the last 40.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The transition away from fossil fuels “inevitable”, despite a green backlash in the US. The world is expected to build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than has been rolled out over the last 40.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...