Miles B
@smiles.bsky.social
Proud European wanting to rejoin the EU, reform it, and fight climate change, to give young people and future generations better lives. Anti-fascist. Thank you to all that follow back to build a better community 🫶🫶🫶 UK, Eastbourne, South Coast #FBPE
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Miles B
@smiles.bsky.social
· May 3
‘Labour must start speaking about extent of Brexit damage’ – Andy Burnham
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/and...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/and...
'Labour must start speaking about extent of Brexit damage' - Andy Burnham
At a time when Labour needs more straight-talkers and clearer messaging, Andy Burnham has popped something in the suggestion box.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
Exactly this.
The ‘red lines’ are a self imposed prison, which most of the country has already broken free from.
Starmer wake up - erase them, rejoin and regain a stronger economy in reliable partnership. 🇪🇺
Gather some courage, and slap down the Brexit myth, and Reform along with it.
The ‘red lines’ are a self imposed prison, which most of the country has already broken free from.
Starmer wake up - erase them, rejoin and regain a stronger economy in reliable partnership. 🇪🇺
Gather some courage, and slap down the Brexit myth, and Reform along with it.
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Absolutely this thread.
The lack of spine from this government on rule of law has let down the UK hugely.
The lack of spine from this government on rule of law has let down the UK hugely.
There are MANY issues with Starmer’s messaging. But I always thought this govts best and easiest bet was to become THE government of the rules and fair play. Led by a former lawyer, lean into fairness, equality, law and order, justice for workers, respect for international law.
January 5, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Absolutely this thread.
The lack of spine from this government on rule of law has let down the UK hugely.
The lack of spine from this government on rule of law has let down the UK hugely.
Indeed, thank you to the governments of Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay for speaking out unequivocally.
The response from our PM, and other ministers has been the tepid mumblings of supplicants to US imperialism, oligarchy and kleptocracy.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The response from our PM, and other ministers has been the tepid mumblings of supplicants to US imperialism, oligarchy and kleptocracy.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
‘Extremely dangerous precedent’ set by Trump’s attack on Venezuela, six countries warn – live
Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay say US action ‘constitute an extremely dangerous precedent for peace and regional security and endanger the civilian population’
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Indeed, thank you to the governments of Spain, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay for speaking out unequivocally.
The response from our PM, and other ministers has been the tepid mumblings of supplicants to US imperialism, oligarchy and kleptocracy.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
The response from our PM, and other ministers has been the tepid mumblings of supplicants to US imperialism, oligarchy and kleptocracy.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”
January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
NEW: A mass propaganda event is about to engulf the US news cycle and what, if anything, survives it will be a lesson for our times.
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
But it’s what the rest of the world does now that’s key. When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
“a movement to believe in, work for, mobilise and socialise through – spurred by the dream of a collective life, not a quiet one. “It will be loud, it will be different”
Who in the UK offers this? Polanski leans towards this as Green Party membership grows.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who in the UK offers this? Polanski leans towards this as Green Party membership grows.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At Zohran Mamdani’s block party, I observed a simple truth: people want more politics, not less | Samuel Earle
Years of scandal and disappointment have left a void in our politics. But New York’s new mayor offers an alternative to more apathy: hope, says author Samuel Earle
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
“a movement to believe in, work for, mobilise and socialise through – spurred by the dream of a collective life, not a quiet one. “It will be loud, it will be different”
Who in the UK offers this? Polanski leans towards this as Green Party membership grows.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who in the UK offers this? Polanski leans towards this as Green Party membership grows.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“We should be focusing on water reuse, using less water in the first place, separating drinking water from those recycled waters that we could use, using nature-based solutions, and thinking about the way that we’re building developments”
UK needs adaptation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK needs adaptation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
“We should be focusing on water reuse, using less water in the first place, separating drinking water from those recycled waters that we could use, using nature-based solutions, and thinking about the way that we’re building developments”
UK needs adaptation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK needs adaptation
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Steps that will:
- Rejoin EU to reduce £200bn Brexit cost
- Windfall taxes on banks/fossil fuel
- Wealth Tax on assets above £10m
- Renationalise water
- Reduce energy cap/decouple gas prices
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Rejoin EU to reduce £200bn Brexit cost
- Windfall taxes on banks/fossil fuel
- Wealth Tax on assets above £10m
- Renationalise water
- Reduce energy cap/decouple gas prices
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The sticking plasters in Labour’s budget won’t fix a broken economy | Letters
Letter: We need a fundamental reset of who this economy serves, says Cassie Groos
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Steps that will:
- Rejoin EU to reduce £200bn Brexit cost
- Windfall taxes on banks/fossil fuel
- Wealth Tax on assets above £10m
- Renationalise water
- Reduce energy cap/decouple gas prices
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
- Rejoin EU to reduce £200bn Brexit cost
- Windfall taxes on banks/fossil fuel
- Wealth Tax on assets above £10m
- Renationalise water
- Reduce energy cap/decouple gas prices
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
An ageing unhealthy population, lack of critical skills and capacity all ignored.
Instead the xenophobic rhetoric & migration doom loop continues in the UK.
Meanwhile Spain has a more enlightened approach and is powering ahead.
Brexit/Migration lies are clear but UK lacks leadership to change.
Instead the xenophobic rhetoric & migration doom loop continues in the UK.
Meanwhile Spain has a more enlightened approach and is powering ahead.
Brexit/Migration lies are clear but UK lacks leadership to change.
Today's migration stats illustrate the migration doom loop in action...
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
(from my presentation at the IMF last week)
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
An ageing unhealthy population, lack of critical skills and capacity all ignored.
Instead the xenophobic rhetoric & migration doom loop continues in the UK.
Meanwhile Spain has a more enlightened approach and is powering ahead.
Brexit/Migration lies are clear but UK lacks leadership to change.
Instead the xenophobic rhetoric & migration doom loop continues in the UK.
Meanwhile Spain has a more enlightened approach and is powering ahead.
Brexit/Migration lies are clear but UK lacks leadership to change.
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Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
The UK economy is haunted by the £200 billion loss caused by Brexit.
Imagine what more we could do beyond lifting the two child cap if we rejoined the Single Market?
It needs bold leadership, the facts are there - the case needs to be made.
@uklabour.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Imagine what more we could do beyond lifting the two child cap if we rejoined the Single Market?
It needs bold leadership, the facts are there - the case needs to be made.
@uklabour.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Rachel Reeves is in a budget double bind | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The UK economy is haunted by the £200 billion loss caused by Brexit.
Imagine what more we could do beyond lifting the two child cap if we rejoined the Single Market?
It needs bold leadership, the facts are there - the case needs to be made.
@uklabour.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Imagine what more we could do beyond lifting the two child cap if we rejoined the Single Market?
It needs bold leadership, the facts are there - the case needs to be made.
@uklabour.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
#eastbourne join us at our Christmas Farmers Market on 13th Dec - supporting local farmers/producers, community building and to meet friends 🥦🫶🍏
November 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#eastbourne join us at our Christmas Farmers Market on 13th Dec - supporting local farmers/producers, community building and to meet friends 🥦🫶🍏
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Only ‘ancient history’ in the sense that being a Russian asset is part of Farage/Reform’s DNA.
The links, bribes and shared goals of weakening the UK/EU with Brexit. Driving our country into an angry, racist, impoverished dead end that they can then exploit for power.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The links, bribes and shared goals of weakening the UK/EU with Brexit. Driving our country into an angry, racist, impoverished dead end that they can then exploit for power.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Only ‘ancient history’ in the sense that being a Russian asset is part of Farage/Reform’s DNA.
The links, bribes and shared goals of weakening the UK/EU with Brexit. Driving our country into an angry, racist, impoverished dead end that they can then exploit for power.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The links, bribes and shared goals of weakening the UK/EU with Brexit. Driving our country into an angry, racist, impoverished dead end that they can then exploit for power.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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People know exactly what‘s going on.
Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%
Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
People know exactly what‘s going on.
When a socialist sticks to their values, with eloquence, charm and dignity …..
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 AM
When a socialist sticks to their values, with eloquence, charm and dignity …..
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www.surinenglish.com/spain/brusse...
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Brussels confirms that Spain is the economic engine of the EU, with a growth of 2.9% this year | Sur in English
The country will be the fastest growing of the major European economies, with GDP growth expected to gradually moderate to 2.3% and 2% in 2026 and 2027
www.surinenglish.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.surinenglish.com/spain/brusse...
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
Spain is the fastest growing economy in the EU, exceeding expectations.
It is also the country demonstrating there is a better way to handle migration challenges, & proving it can be done with compassion, support & promotion of the benefits.
Go Spain!
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It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 AM
It never stops.
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The grubby donations. The profiteering. The lobbying. The lies.
“In 2019-20, as the UK was leaving the EU, Harborne gave £10m to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party, since renamed Reform UK.”
They make damn sure they get what they want.
We get screwed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Miles B
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/politics/202...
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
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 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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/politics/202...
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Miles B
Lib Dems not getting the exposure they deserve, due to the media's obsession with Re-Fuk, but they are saying all the right things.
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/politics/202...
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
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 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Lib Dems not getting the exposure they deserve, due to the media's obsession with Re-Fuk, but they are saying all the right things.
Reposted by Miles B
Farage will bank the concessions that Labour have made to his agenda today and soon enough, maybe even tomorrow, announce a new set of even more extreme policies.
November 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Farage will bank the concessions that Labour have made to his agenda today and soon enough, maybe even tomorrow, announce a new set of even more extreme policies.