Virginia Waterhouse
@waterhov.bsky.social
Retired English teacher. Now an artist, painting rather dark abstracts. Still bitter about Brexit and the utter selfishness and stupidity of those who perpetrated it.
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Properly shocking.
“The whole system is near-criminal in its ability to harvest public money so that exploitative providers can provide inadequate housing & support to vulnerable people"
For our last Naked Week-Observer investigation of the year, we delve into exempt accommodation
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
For our last Naked Week-Observer investigation of the year, we delve into exempt accommodation
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘Even Dickens would be lost for words’: inside the supported housing scandal | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Properly shocking.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Well put.
'There is no peace process. This is not negotiations over peace: it is the transmission of surrender demands from Russia with the active facilitation of the United States.'
Read @keirgiles.bsky.social analysis on the Trump administration's proposed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine⤵️
Read @keirgiles.bsky.social analysis on the Trump administration's proposed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine⤵️
Trump pressures Ukraine to accept peace deal: Early analysis from Chatham House experts
Chatham House analysts give their initial analysis after Zelenskyy was pressured by Trump to accept a White House plan to end the war with Russia.
www.chathamhouse.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Well put.
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Petition: Taking refugees’ jewellery: stop the cruelty
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
r.ippl.es
November 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
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Ominous. America so publicly abandoning defence of the rules-based order would clearly have implications beyond Ukraine
Trump works hard for Putin in the UN:
"the Trump administration is pushing to strip language from a resolution that affirms the country’s territorial integrity and condemns Russia’s occupation of Crimea and other regions"
How embarrassing for the US!
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999?u...
"the Trump administration is pushing to strip language from a resolution that affirms the country’s territorial integrity and condemns Russia’s occupation of Crimea and other regions"
How embarrassing for the US!
www.kyivpost.com/post/63999?u...
Trump Administration Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post
Western allies are warning that the White House push to strip references to “territorial integrity” and “aggression” will undermine the international consensus.
www.kyivpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Ominous. America so publicly abandoning defence of the rules-based order would clearly have implications beyond Ukraine
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Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn slam Rupert Lowe’s ‘utterly repulsive’, and ‘deeply un-British’ social media comments
'Beyond disgusting'
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
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When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
The BBC’s Attempts to Appease the 'Right-Wing Coup' Against It Are Now Seeding Its Own Destruction
By attempting to appease those forces seeking to destroy them, the BBC has helped trigger a crisis that now threatens its very future, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When Boris Johnson was Prime Minister one of his senior advisers confided to me that one of the only things in politics his boss actually cared about was “killing off the BBC”.
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
Five years on, and it is a campaign that appears to be finally coming to fruition.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/10/t...
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BUDGET CUTS TO SNAP ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET; THEY ARE MEALS STOLEN FROM KIDS, SENIORS AND DISABLED FOLKS. WE WILL NOT LET POLITICIANS SACRIFICE OUR MOST VULNERABLE TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS. CALL YOUR REPS AND DEMAND THEY DEFEND SNAP! 💪🍎✊
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
BUDGET CUTS TO SNAP ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS ON A SPREADSHEET; THEY ARE MEALS STOLEN FROM KIDS, SENIORS AND DISABLED FOLKS. WE WILL NOT LET POLITICIANS SACRIFICE OUR MOST VULNERABLE TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS. CALL YOUR REPS AND DEMAND THEY DEFEND SNAP! 💪🍎✊
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This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is the president of the United States taking a break from gold-and-marble interior renovations to say he’ll defy a court order to feed hungry Americans.
Nero would be proud.
Nero would be proud.
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
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All schoolchildren in England to be taught financial literacy on.ft.com/47rsXOk
All schoolchildren in England to be taught financial literacy
Major changes to curriculum also include teaching about fake news and climate change
on.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
All schoolchildren in England to be taught financial literacy on.ft.com/47rsXOk
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
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Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/jus...
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Farage has been consistent for 15+ years.
Opposing decent pay and conditions for ordinary hard-working young people and expectant parents.
Meanwhile, he makes a mint hawking bullion, presenting tv shows and flying to the USA to big up his interests - instead of serving his constituents.
Opposing decent pay and conditions for ordinary hard-working young people and expectant parents.
Meanwhile, he makes a mint hawking bullion, presenting tv shows and flying to the USA to big up his interests - instead of serving his constituents.
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Farage has been consistent for 15+ years.
Opposing decent pay and conditions for ordinary hard-working young people and expectant parents.
Meanwhile, he makes a mint hawking bullion, presenting tv shows and flying to the USA to big up his interests - instead of serving his constituents.
Opposing decent pay and conditions for ordinary hard-working young people and expectant parents.
Meanwhile, he makes a mint hawking bullion, presenting tv shows and flying to the USA to big up his interests - instead of serving his constituents.
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The 5 brutal stats that blow Reform’s austerity plans out the water
We already know austerity doesn't work - Reform can't be allowed to put the country through it again
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
We already know austerity doesn't work - Reform can't be allowed to put the country through it again
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
The 5 brutal stats that blow Reform's austerity plans out the water
Reform have made it clear they want to bring back austerity. Here are a few stats to point out why this would be a disaster for Britain.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The 5 brutal stats that blow Reform’s austerity plans out the water
We already know austerity doesn't work - Reform can't be allowed to put the country through it again
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
We already know austerity doesn't work - Reform can't be allowed to put the country through it again
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/the...
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We need a functioning Republican Party that believes in Congressional oversight, not whatever this is they have become.
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We need a functioning Republican Party that believes in Congressional oversight, not whatever this is they have become.
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Having argued that Angela Rayner had to go when it became clear that she had not sought proper advice over her housing arrangements, I can't help thinking that entrusting the renting of your house in a specific area to people who routinely rent out houses in the specific area is pretty blameless.
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Having argued that Angela Rayner had to go when it became clear that she had not sought proper advice over her housing arrangements, I can't help thinking that entrusting the renting of your house in a specific area to people who routinely rent out houses in the specific area is pretty blameless.
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A long-deranged and deeply depraved man with a pronouncedly and acceleratingly deteriorating mind announces that he intends to play with the large arsenal of nuclear weapons he controls.
But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.
But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A long-deranged and deeply depraved man with a pronouncedly and acceleratingly deteriorating mind announces that he intends to play with the large arsenal of nuclear weapons he controls.
But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.
But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.
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He was right, wasn’t he?
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
He was right, wasn’t he?
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Manfredi Lefebvre , "Brexit is one of the main factors in our decision to potentially move our headquarters beyond the UK. The benefits of a European head office include lower operational costs, EU single market access and recruitment flexibility of a multilingual talent pool"
October 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Manfredi Lefebvre , "Brexit is one of the main factors in our decision to potentially move our headquarters beyond the UK. The benefits of a European head office include lower operational costs, EU single market access and recruitment flexibility of a multilingual talent pool"
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Wow!
So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform.
This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.
So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform.
This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.
Breaking - Five grooming gang survivors tell PM they will stay on panel only if Jess Phillips REMAINS in post.
They say Phillips has “devoted her life to hearing and amplifying the voices of women and girls who would have otherwise been unheard”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
They say Phillips has “devoted her life to hearing and amplifying the voices of women and girls who would have otherwise been unheard”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Five grooming gang survivors tell PM they will stay on panel only if Jess Phillips remains in post
Exclusive: In fresh controversy, the women write to Keir Starmer and Shabana Mahmood to speak up for safeguarding minister
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Wow!
So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform.
This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.
So it's now 5 who recognise the experience and commitment of Jess Phillips, verses 5 who wants her out - a group which includes at least 1 which is working with Reform.
This is now nothing more than Reform trying to destroy the inquiry and undermine the Labour government.
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It’s good to have clarity.
Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
October 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It’s good to have clarity.
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Nigel Farage promised that Reform councils would cut local government "waste" in order to slash taxes.
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Reform Council Asks Opposition for Help Making Cuts After ‘Desperate’ Search for Savings Falls Short
Exclusive: Nigel Farage's struggling flagship Kent administration is now reaching out to other parties, after failing to identify the millions of pounds in savings they promised
bylinetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nigel Farage promised that Reform councils would cut local government "waste" in order to slash taxes.
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
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“1.9 Million Foreigners Are Claiming Benefits!”
Or, as a normal human being might put it:
“1.9 Million Taxpayers Use The Same Safety Net They Pay For.”
Today I discuss the much needed context about The Times' regular moral panic about “foreigners.”
Or, as a normal human being might put it:
“1.9 Million Taxpayers Use The Same Safety Net They Pay For.”
Today I discuss the much needed context about The Times' regular moral panic about “foreigners.”
Foreigners Are Claiming Benefits! (And Other Things That Happen When They Live and Work Here)
The Times turns data into dog whistles - here's what those numbers actually mean.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 AM
“1.9 Million Foreigners Are Claiming Benefits!”
Or, as a normal human being might put it:
“1.9 Million Taxpayers Use The Same Safety Net They Pay For.”
Today I discuss the much needed context about The Times' regular moral panic about “foreigners.”
Or, as a normal human being might put it:
“1.9 Million Taxpayers Use The Same Safety Net They Pay For.”
Today I discuss the much needed context about The Times' regular moral panic about “foreigners.”
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