Sarah Calvert 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇺
@sarahcalvert.bsky.social
British migrant with roots in Yorkshire. Posts about residency in the EU, FoM, politics, culture, Brexit, Italy and the Yorkshire Dales. #ProEU and join, anti-exceptionalism. No unsolicited DMs or calls.
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Feisty, flounce and bossy: the words used to put women down
Emine Saner: Do you ever hear men described as ‘hysterical’? Do people say they ‘whine’ or ‘nag’? Thought not. Here are eight sexist words we’d like to never hear from again
www.theguardian.com
Male allies. A woman I follow was called "hysterical" on here today. The only person who stood up for her was another woman. Even when these terms are used by someone on your own side, you need to call it out. These centuries old mysoginist slurs need to stop. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Looks like Robinson is angling to join Reform.
Tommy Robinson is backing Reform candidate Matthew Goodwin. And Goodwin won’t distance himself from the former EDL leader.
January 31, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Looks like Robinson is angling to join Reform.
Ewok Powell trying to get himself into Reform?
"It can’t feel good for the residents of Gorton & Denton to know the Reform candidate is supported by those who would deport them or their neighbours. Honestly, though, ‘deport’ isn’t the right word here; we’re talking about ethnic cleansing."
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Tommy Robinson endorses Reform's Matt Goodwin for GM byelection
Tommy Robinson promotes 'remigration', which is the ethnic cleansing of the non-white population of Britain (44% of the G&D population)
www.thecanary.co
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Ewok Powell trying to get himself into Reform?
Exactly this.
Prejudiced or simply precise? The supposed dilemma of holiday homeowners is largely a fiction. Their lifestyle preference isn’t a legal category. Still, precision matters: which countries, exactly, offer no suitable visa for British owners wishing to stay 91+ days?
January 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Exactly this.
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And those undocumented Brits who have been taking the piss all this time will then have to start paying taxes and register with all the relevant authorities, like the rest of us, hooray! 👏
Or... 🤔 maybe they won't bother to apply...😏
Or... 🤔 maybe they won't bother to apply...😏
Excellent! Available to the many undocumented Brits in Spain too
Spain formally approved extraordinary regularisation scheme to grant legal residence & work rights to around 500,000 undocumented migrants marking one of the most far-reaching immigration decisions in the country’s democratic history
Spain formally approved extraordinary regularisation scheme to grant legal residence & work rights to around 500,000 undocumented migrants marking one of the most far-reaching immigration decisions in the country’s democratic history
Spain approves legal status for 500,000 undocumented migrants
Spain approves legal status for 500,000 undocumented migrants, granting work rights and residence in a landmark regularisation scheme.
inspain.news
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
And those undocumented Brits who have been taking the piss all this time will then have to start paying taxes and register with all the relevant authorities, like the rest of us, hooray! 👏
Or... 🤔 maybe they won't bother to apply...😏
Or... 🤔 maybe they won't bother to apply...😏
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I suspect that most Brits in Spain who are 'under the radar' will decide against applying for residence under the amnesty because they won't want to pay Social Security and tax. They prefer to be incognito and not contribute to the country they're squatting in.
January 30, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I suspect that most Brits in Spain who are 'under the radar' will decide against applying for residence under the amnesty because they won't want to pay Social Security and tax. They prefer to be incognito and not contribute to the country they're squatting in.
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Under the withdrawal agreement, Britons were given extremely generous tems for registering as resident. Many did and are a core part of Spain's community.
Others didn't bother because they didn't think it would apply to them. They've done nothing but complain since.
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Others didn't bother because they didn't think it would apply to them. They've done nothing but complain since.
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Don't see much for the holiday villa 'Ndrangheta, I'm afraid, nor in the proposed Spanish amnesty
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
Why Spain is offering amnesty to 500,000 undocumented migrants
As countries on both sides of the Atlantic ramp up deportations of undocumented migrants, Spain’s left-wing government is preparing to give legal status to hundreds of thousands of irregular workers.…
www.france24.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Under the withdrawal agreement, Britons were given extremely generous tems for registering as resident. Many did and are a core part of Spain's community.
Others didn't bother because they didn't think it would apply to them. They've done nothing but complain since.
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Others didn't bother because they didn't think it would apply to them. They've done nothing but complain since.
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“With student loans the UK government has become a loanshark. Trapping poorly paid graduates in decades of “debt” that they can realistically never repay. If it were a commercial deal the government would be trying to regulate the company out of business.”
Lewis Goodall
Lewis Goodall
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 AM
“With student loans the UK government has become a loanshark. Trapping poorly paid graduates in decades of “debt” that they can realistically never repay. If it were a commercial deal the government would be trying to regulate the company out of business.”
Lewis Goodall
Lewis Goodall
There's always a post...
Why did you delete this, Matt Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There's always a post...
Same MO as Farage did in UKIP. The canon fodder is OK for the cash, but he doesn't want to sit down for a taxpayer subsidised luncheon with them on Westminster terrace...
Reform seem to have been charging people £125 to put themselves up as potential Gorton and Denton parliamentary Candidates:
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
Applications closed Sunday.
When did they select Goodwin?
January 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Same MO as Farage did in UKIP. The canon fodder is OK for the cash, but he doesn't want to sit down for a taxpayer subsidised luncheon with them on Westminster terrace...
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This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
January 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM
This is the democratic opposition party in Italy protesting against ICE involvement in the Winter Olympics in Milan
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MILAN MAYOR SALA:
“.. This is a militia that kills. ..
It's a militia that enters people's homes by signing permits for themselves. … It's clear that they're not welcome in Milan, there's no doubt about that."
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-mil...
“.. This is a militia that kills. ..
It's a militia that enters people's homes by signing permits for themselves. … It's clear that they're not welcome in Milan, there's no doubt about that."
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-mil...
January 28, 2026 at 11:11 AM
MILAN MAYOR SALA:
“.. This is a militia that kills. ..
It's a militia that enters people's homes by signing permits for themselves. … It's clear that they're not welcome in Milan, there's no doubt about that."
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-mil...
“.. This is a militia that kills. ..
It's a militia that enters people's homes by signing permits for themselves. … It's clear that they're not welcome in Milan, there's no doubt about that."
@cbsnews.com
www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-mil...
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My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
January 28, 2026 at 8:05 AM
My girlfriend has kindly agreed to buy Matt Goodwin a house in Gorton & Denton.
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The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
January 26, 2026 at 1:22 PM
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
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French police detain British far-right protesters www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
British far-right protesters detained by French police ‘in first case of its kind’
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
French police detain British far-right protesters www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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Reform: The Conservatives broke the country
Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country
Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country
January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Reform: The Conservatives broke the country
Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country
Also Reform: Welcome to another failed Conservative minister who broke the country
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Salvini, se vuole frequentare neo-nazisti pregiudicati almeno abbia la decenza di farlo in un luogo privato nel suo tempo libero, non al Ministero con la bandiera italiana sullo sfondo portando vergogna al nostro paese.
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Salvini, se vuole frequentare neo-nazisti pregiudicati almeno abbia la decenza di farlo in un luogo privato nel suo tempo libero, non al Ministero con la bandiera italiana sullo sfondo portando vergogna al nostro paese.
Agree.
Given Salvini didn't share this on social media & his nervous reaction ("I'll meet who the heck I want"), I'm thinking Robinson tricked him into it or he wasn't fully aware of who he was meeting. I don't think he knew Robinson had a drugs conviction since he sets himself up as an anti-drugs paladin.
Look who Italian Deputy PM Salvini has been hosting in his Ministerial office.
January 26, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Agree.
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An unpleasant person joins a ghastly political party.
2026: Former Conservative Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK, "I feel like I've come home"
2024: Suella Braverman, "I'm not going to defect to Reform UK"
2024: Suella Braverman, "I'm not going to defect to Reform UK"
January 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
An unpleasant person joins a ghastly political party.
They did the same when they were all in UKIP and then there were loads of complaints when hardly anyone from rank and file was chosen. Still a fool and his money...
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 PM
They did the same when they were all in UKIP and then there were loads of complaints when hardly anyone from rank and file was chosen. Still a fool and his money...
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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I cannot believe that their voter base, which polls show are disproportionately male pensioners, all have enough money to pay for private insurance. They would be signing their own bankruptcy papers and, in some cases, death warrants. Their working age kids and grandkids need to have words.
Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
I cannot believe that their voter base, which polls show are disproportionately male pensioners, all have enough money to pay for private insurance. They would be signing their own bankruptcy papers and, in some cases, death warrants. Their working age kids and grandkids need to have words.
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At the crucial moment of diplomatic tension, Farage sided with Trump against the UK
On the same day, he was found to have broken parliamentary rules around declaring his external interests
A crook and a quisling
On the same day, he was found to have broken parliamentary rules around declaring his external interests
A crook and a quisling
January 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
At the crucial moment of diplomatic tension, Farage sided with Trump against the UK
On the same day, he was found to have broken parliamentary rules around declaring his external interests
A crook and a quisling
On the same day, he was found to have broken parliamentary rules around declaring his external interests
A crook and a quisling
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I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I have today written to the Chair of Labour’s National Executive Committee seeking permission to enter the selection process for a candidate for the forthcoming Gorton and Denton by-election.
Read my letter here.👇🏻
Read my letter here.👇🏻
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The Spanish news just called ICE "Gestapo of Trump"
January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The Spanish news just called ICE "Gestapo of Trump"
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If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad
If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
If this were happening in a Latin American country, ICE would simply be described as a death squad