Cassandra 🏴🇪🇺🌐
@troybairn.bsky.social
"They wanted Singapore on the Thames. They got Argentina on the Channel."
Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
Ice hockey. Road cycling. Philosophy. Nature conservation. Rewilding. Comics. Union rep.
Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
Ice hockey. Road cycling. Philosophy. Nature conservation. Rewilding. Comics. Union rep.
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England voted leave, England got leave.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
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I wonder which cohort is larger, regretful brexit voters or regretful Labour voters?
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I wonder which cohort is larger, regretful brexit voters or regretful Labour voters?
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Starmer and Reeves so gutless they won't tackle the elephant in the room.
Brexit killed the UK.
Until they confront this truly and ACT... nothing they do economically is credible
Brexit killed the UK.
Until they confront this truly and ACT... nothing they do economically is credible
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Starmer and Reeves so gutless they won't tackle the elephant in the room.
Brexit killed the UK.
Until they confront this truly and ACT... nothing they do economically is credible
Brexit killed the UK.
Until they confront this truly and ACT... nothing they do economically is credible
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10% of white people think you have to be white to be English - but 84% of white people disagree with that. Two-thirds of ethnic minorities think Englishness is a civic, not ethnic identity, though 1/4 of minority groups join 1/10 of the majority group in seeing it as ethnically defined (YouGov)
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
10% of white people think you have to be white to be English - but 84% of white people disagree with that. Two-thirds of ethnic minorities think Englishness is a civic, not ethnic identity, though 1/4 of minority groups join 1/10 of the majority group in seeing it as ethnically defined (YouGov)
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It is disgusting but that pic is from about 5/6 years ago.Plenty of pics like that.England football hooligans in Russia,British troops in Afghanistan,England football team in Berlin in 1938 and the Chelsea headhunters.Its been endless since Mosleys black shirts in the 1930s
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It is disgusting but that pic is from about 5/6 years ago.Plenty of pics like that.England football hooligans in Russia,British troops in Afghanistan,England football team in Berlin in 1938 and the Chelsea headhunters.Its been endless since Mosleys black shirts in the 1930s
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That does explain an awful lot
November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
That does explain an awful lot
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If only we’d known. Seen the tell tale signs. How they’d gained their power in the party. Seen the people they’d destroyed. The pleasure they took in it.
Deeply unprincipled and unserious liars. Media pals all in.
It was all there. And dismissed. And now you are disappointed.
And deservedly so.
Deeply unprincipled and unserious liars. Media pals all in.
It was all there. And dismissed. And now you are disappointed.
And deservedly so.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
If only we’d known. Seen the tell tale signs. How they’d gained their power in the party. Seen the people they’d destroyed. The pleasure they took in it.
Deeply unprincipled and unserious liars. Media pals all in.
It was all there. And dismissed. And now you are disappointed.
And deservedly so.
Deeply unprincipled and unserious liars. Media pals all in.
It was all there. And dismissed. And now you are disappointed.
And deservedly so.
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Lisa Nandy shoved out to do the morning rounds to defend the absolutely burrach in government like a lobotomised bunny rabbit thrown into a wood chipper.
A really unpleasant and wholly unlikeable lobotomised bunny rabbit.
A really unpleasant and wholly unlikeable lobotomised bunny rabbit.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Lisa Nandy shoved out to do the morning rounds to defend the absolutely burrach in government like a lobotomised bunny rabbit thrown into a wood chipper.
A really unpleasant and wholly unlikeable lobotomised bunny rabbit.
A really unpleasant and wholly unlikeable lobotomised bunny rabbit.
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Good news from ECOFIN today!
EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU.
From now on, all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU.
From now on, all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Good news from ECOFIN today!
EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU.
From now on, all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
EU Finance Ministers have agreed to our proposal to remove the customs exemption for low-value parcels coming into the EU.
From now on, all parcels will go through standard customs procedures.
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Webinar to find out more about nuclear weapons returning to RAF Marham: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-70V...
#WelfareNotWarfare #RAFLakenheath #NoUSnukes #NuclearBan #NuclearWeapons #NoToNATO #XR #XRPeace #Peace #CloseBases
#WelfareNotWarfare #RAFLakenheath #NoUSnukes #NuclearBan #NuclearWeapons #NoToNATO #XR #XRPeace #Peace #CloseBases
Webinar on UK's aircraft contributions to NATO's nuclear mission.
YouTube video by Nuclearinfo
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Webinar to find out more about nuclear weapons returning to RAF Marham: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-70V...
#WelfareNotWarfare #RAFLakenheath #NoUSnukes #NuclearBan #NuclearWeapons #NoToNATO #XR #XRPeace #Peace #CloseBases
#WelfareNotWarfare #RAFLakenheath #NoUSnukes #NuclearBan #NuclearWeapons #NoToNATO #XR #XRPeace #Peace #CloseBases
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On giving UK access to EUs SAFE instrument, which its arms industry will benefit immensely from, its of cause fair that the UK also pay in to get the benefits. That is how things works.
But #cakeism still hunts No 10 & Westminster.
TLDR:
But #cakeism still hunts No 10 & Westminster.
TLDR:
”There is no real animosity towards the UK.”
Not yet. But there will be if London continues with its Cakeism policy.
Not yet. But there will be if London continues with its Cakeism policy.
November 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
On giving UK access to EUs SAFE instrument, which its arms industry will benefit immensely from, its of cause fair that the UK also pay in to get the benefits. That is how things works.
But #cakeism still hunts No 10 & Westminster.
TLDR:
But #cakeism still hunts No 10 & Westminster.
TLDR:
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Of course, we all remember that period when Bundeskanzler Adenauer said of the allies "They need us more than we need them" and said that Germany should only pay half of France's contribution to the Coal and Steel Community, because it is "exceptional"
Unglaublich.
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@andrewbrook.bsky.social
Unglaublich.
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@andrewbrook.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Of course, we all remember that period when Bundeskanzler Adenauer said of the allies "They need us more than we need them" and said that Germany should only pay half of France's contribution to the Coal and Steel Community, because it is "exceptional"
Unglaublich.
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@andrewbrook.bsky.social
Unglaublich.
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@andrewbrook.bsky.social
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Generation Z pessimism abt their future. Young people in the UK believe they will be worse off than their parents' generation by a margin of 3 to 1: 62% to 21%. HT @pippacrerar.bsky.social #Peston
November 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Generation Z pessimism abt their future. Young people in the UK believe they will be worse off than their parents' generation by a margin of 3 to 1: 62% to 21%. HT @pippacrerar.bsky.social #Peston
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Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
Coimisiún na Meán Investigation into X - Coimisiún na Meán
Coimisiún na Meán’s Investigations Team has today (12.11.2025) commenced a formal investigation into the provider of the X online platform (X), under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). The investigati...
www.cnam.ie
November 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ireland's media regulator has launched an investigation into X
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
It has good reasons to suspect X is not meeting its legal obligations to run a legally compliant complaints system in Ireland. It is not giving users who report unlawful content the chance to appeal
www.cnam.ie/coimisiun-na...
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Scottish Government has been confirmed as high investment grade, by two global credit rating agencies.
This matches the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan.
First Minister John Swinney will announce next steps for our government’s Bonds programme tomorrow.
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
This matches the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan.
First Minister John Swinney will announce next steps for our government’s Bonds programme tomorrow.
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Scottish Government has been confirmed as high investment grade, by two global credit rating agencies.
This matches the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan.
First Minister John Swinney will announce next steps for our government’s Bonds programme tomorrow.
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
This matches the UK and better than Spain, Italy and Japan.
First Minister John Swinney will announce next steps for our government’s Bonds programme tomorrow.
www.gov.scot/news/scottis...
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An inland surfing resort in Edinburgh has generated around £18 million just one year after opening
'Truly transformative': Edinburgh inland surfing resort generates £18m in one year
www.thenational.scot
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
An inland surfing resort in Edinburgh has generated around £18 million just one year after opening
Keir Starmer is the finest fifth columnist England has seen in centuries.
STARMER ON THE BRINK
Sir Keir Starmer is a Tory cuckoo in a Labour nest.
Spent half his parliamentary time completing Tory legislation!
Voters voted for change, and there has been none.
Add in the abusive Online Safety Act & unwanted Digital I.D....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sir Keir Starmer is a Tory cuckoo in a Labour nest.
Spent half his parliamentary time completing Tory legislation!
Voters voted for change, and there has been none.
Add in the abusive Online Safety Act & unwanted Digital I.D....
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change
Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengers
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Keir Starmer is the finest fifth columnist England has seen in centuries.
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🧵/ In Feb, Suella Braverman sparked debate with a column entitled "I will never be truly English", one which Rishi Sunak branded "slightly ridiculous"
Now a new YouGov survey looks at how white and ethnic minority adults in England see English and British identity
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Now a new YouGov survey looks at how white and ethnic minority adults in England see English and British identity
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🧵/ In Feb, Suella Braverman sparked debate with a column entitled "I will never be truly English", one which Rishi Sunak branded "slightly ridiculous"
Now a new YouGov survey looks at how white and ethnic minority adults in England see English and British identity
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Now a new YouGov survey looks at how white and ethnic minority adults in England see English and British identity
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
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This is the fundamental problem of the glorious Anglosphere democracies 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸. #Brexit & #USexit are the Janus heads of the same coin. Totally agree with kresten2.bsky.social.
The UK will need some kind of consensus for sure.
The UK also needs to become a modern day democracy.
We can’t have an extremely close relationship (SM) with a country where 30% of the votes can result in almost absolute power and where one parliament can’t bind the next.
Why make a deal, …
The UK also needs to become a modern day democracy.
We can’t have an extremely close relationship (SM) with a country where 30% of the votes can result in almost absolute power and where one parliament can’t bind the next.
Why make a deal, …
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is the fundamental problem of the glorious Anglosphere democracies 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸. #Brexit & #USexit are the Janus heads of the same coin. Totally agree with kresten2.bsky.social.
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Brexit didn’t just close borders, it closed doors for Wales' artists and cultural voices. Touring and collaboration are now tangled in red tape, silencing Welsh voices across the world 🏴 @walesforeurope.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Brexit didn’t just close borders, it closed doors for Wales' artists and cultural voices. Touring and collaboration are now tangled in red tape, silencing Welsh voices across the world 🏴 @walesforeurope.bsky.social
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"The European Democracy Shield will present actions across three main pillars: 1) safeguarding the integrity of the information space; 2) strengthening our institutions, fair and free elections, and free and independent media; and 3) boosting societal resilience and citizens' engagement."
EU Commission "democracy shield" plans
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
European Democracy Shield and EU Strategy for Civil Society pave the way for stronger and more resilient democracies
The Commission has presented today the European Democracy Shield, setting out a series of concrete measures to empower, protect, and promote strong and resilient democracies across the EU. An open civ...
ec.europa.eu
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"The European Democracy Shield will present actions across three main pillars: 1) safeguarding the integrity of the information space; 2) strengthening our institutions, fair and free elections, and free and independent media; and 3) boosting societal resilience and citizens' engagement."
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Trago Mills chair Bruce Robertson, had been an outspoken advocate of Britain leaving the EU.
Today, due to "sustained trading losses", Falmouth branch & across all stores, TM bracing for challenging times.
No surprise Mills doesn't mention Brexit . . .
uk.news.yahoo.com/trago-mills-...
Today, due to "sustained trading losses", Falmouth branch & across all stores, TM bracing for challenging times.
No surprise Mills doesn't mention Brexit . . .
uk.news.yahoo.com/trago-mills-...
Trago Mills chairman warns of tough times ahead as entire business reviewed - Yahoo News UK
While he stressed that the decision regarding Falmouth is a “stand-alone action,” he warned that all Trago Mills stores and departments will now face scrutiny.
uk.news.yahoo.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Trago Mills chair Bruce Robertson, had been an outspoken advocate of Britain leaving the EU.
Today, due to "sustained trading losses", Falmouth branch & across all stores, TM bracing for challenging times.
No surprise Mills doesn't mention Brexit . . .
uk.news.yahoo.com/trago-mills-...
Today, due to "sustained trading losses", Falmouth branch & across all stores, TM bracing for challenging times.
No surprise Mills doesn't mention Brexit . . .
uk.news.yahoo.com/trago-mills-...
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Dramatic as it sounds i do agree that fundamental British and American organisations are compromised. However, I would suggest a hybrid war has been underway with Russia for going on 10 years and in many ways Nato are losing.
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Dramatic as it sounds i do agree that fundamental British and American organisations are compromised. However, I would suggest a hybrid war has been underway with Russia for going on 10 years and in many ways Nato are losing.
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And in a very historically poetic way, India overtook the UK as the 5th largest economy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
And in a very historically poetic way, India overtook the UK as the 5th largest economy.
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This is interesting
It has long been assumed that the Northern Isles were ethnically cleansed of the native Picts after the viking occupation in the late 8th century. Now doubt is cast on that conclusion.
Just as the Western Isles were a hybrid Gaelic/Norse mix, the Northern Isles seem to have been a Pictish/Norse mix.
Just as the Western Isles were a hybrid Gaelic/Norse mix, the Northern Isles seem to have been a Pictish/Norse mix.
Who were the Picts? Were they wiped out by the Vikings? New research in Antiquity paints a more complex picture.
Read it 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Read it 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is interesting