Al
@aleaston.bsky.social
Retired, granddad to 5 girls, I live in Scotland, which needs to be independent, and Italy which is warmer. I hate what Brexit has done to us all. I love cycling.
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Why are Tories not being hauled over the coals about this.
They said 350m could be saved and given to NHS.
They didn't say how much the country would lose from lost trade, lost investment, lost EU grants, EU funding, lost knowledge (eg on sharing crime data)
Yet Labour getting trolled at budget.
They said 350m could be saved and given to NHS.
They didn't say how much the country would lose from lost trade, lost investment, lost EU grants, EU funding, lost knowledge (eg on sharing crime data)
Yet Labour getting trolled at budget.
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-2024.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Why are Tories not being hauled over the coals about this.
They said 350m could be saved and given to NHS.
They didn't say how much the country would lose from lost trade, lost investment, lost EU grants, EU funding, lost knowledge (eg on sharing crime data)
Yet Labour getting trolled at budget.
They said 350m could be saved and given to NHS.
They didn't say how much the country would lose from lost trade, lost investment, lost EU grants, EU funding, lost knowledge (eg on sharing crime data)
Yet Labour getting trolled at budget.
That’s it in a nutshell! Why is it so hard to reach that consensus regarding the the reversal of Brexit.
If the UK economy were larger, Labour would automatically be able to collect more tax without having to raise taxes.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
If Labour were able to collect more tax, they could do more.
If they were able to do more, we'd all be better off.
Brexit shrank the economy. Let's undo Brexit.
July 6, 2025 at 8:15 AM
That’s it in a nutshell! Why is it so hard to reach that consensus regarding the the reversal of Brexit.
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"Historians will be working around the clock trying to understand how the Republican Party, in a few short years, got to the point where their loyalty is to one person and not the constitution."
The fall of a republic
"As a regular visitor to the US over the last thirty years and just back from the States I am getting a definite feeling that something is brewing"
northeastbylines.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"Historians will be working around the clock trying to understand how the Republican Party, in a few short years, got to the point where their loyalty is to one person and not the constitution."
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Brad Lander: "I'll keep coming back to court, week after week"
YouTube video by Brad Lander for NYC
youtu.be
June 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
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When someone behaves and acts like an utter cunt, and we, as a society, exclude them - this is not discrimination, it is our way of making them understand that acting like a cunt is unacceptable.
I’m talking about 🫵 Yaxley-Lennon
(Apologies for the swears - but sometimes it’s required)
I’m talking about 🫵 Yaxley-Lennon
(Apologies for the swears - but sometimes it’s required)
June 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When someone behaves and acts like an utter cunt, and we, as a society, exclude them - this is not discrimination, it is our way of making them understand that acting like a cunt is unacceptable.
I’m talking about 🫵 Yaxley-Lennon
(Apologies for the swears - but sometimes it’s required)
I’m talking about 🫵 Yaxley-Lennon
(Apologies for the swears - but sometimes it’s required)
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Any Scot not wanting an Independent Scotland, isn't very good at Critical Thinking.
This should appall you all. Yep me again why I have to host your bloody windmills. Why are you no yes yet?
May 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Any Scot not wanting an Independent Scotland, isn't very good at Critical Thinking.
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Here is the link to the full text of the column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Keir Starmer can’t build a stronger European partnership by stealth. He has to declare it aloud | Rafael Behr
Britain has ‘reset’ relations with the EU, but with Farage ascendant again, our politics must be cured of the Brexit virus, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Here is the link to the full text of the column: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Please repost, if like me, you will never accept Brexit.
It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship.
#RejoinEU
It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship.
#RejoinEU
May 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Please repost, if like me, you will never accept Brexit.
It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship.
#RejoinEU
It harms the British people. It was obtained through foreign interference and by far the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history, and it robs us of freedom and citizenship.
#RejoinEU
Utter chaos, I get why these exemptions make sense but the 1000s of everyday items that will still be imported with tariffs will impact the lower wage demographic and small businesses.
April 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Utter chaos, I get why these exemptions make sense but the 1000s of everyday items that will still be imported with tariffs will impact the lower wage demographic and small businesses.
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Yes!🤣🤣🤣
April 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Yes!🤣🤣🤣
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Insider trading much? Didn’t Martha Stewart go to prison for that? Just curious 🤔
Good morning all!
Good morning all!
April 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Insider trading much? Didn’t Martha Stewart go to prison for that? Just curious 🤔
Good morning all!
Good morning all!
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Sounds like a plan
April 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Sounds like a plan
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While I see all your conspiracy theories I regret to inform you that the horrible truth is that an old man with a tariff obsession has been given almost unlimited power in the world's richest country.
April 7, 2025 at 8:32 AM
While I see all your conspiracy theories I regret to inform you that the horrible truth is that an old man with a tariff obsession has been given almost unlimited power in the world's richest country.
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It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?
March 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It's like spearing a seal in a breathing hole but... Why is he not wearing a suit? And did he ever once say "thank you" to the people of Greenland for hosting that great big US military base since 1951?
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if you read one FT article this weekend make it this blistering piece by @edwardluce.bsky.social on Trump’s assault on democratic norms in America
www.ft.com/content/3741...
www.ft.com/content/3741...
March 22, 2025 at 9:52 AM
if you read one FT article this weekend make it this blistering piece by @edwardluce.bsky.social on Trump’s assault on democratic norms in America
www.ft.com/content/3741...
www.ft.com/content/3741...
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Catherine from Zaporizhzhia. She spent 5 hours under the rubble of her house, destroyed by a Russian missile. All this time she has been hugging her cat.
P.S. Sorry she didn't wear a suit.
P.S. Sorry she didn't wear a suit.
March 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Catherine from Zaporizhzhia. She spent 5 hours under the rubble of her house, destroyed by a Russian missile. All this time she has been hugging her cat.
P.S. Sorry she didn't wear a suit.
P.S. Sorry she didn't wear a suit.
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President Zelenskyy is the democratically elected leader of a sovereign country, a hero who is bravely standing against the illegal invasion of Ukraine by a murderous ACTUAL dictator called Vladimir Putin
FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
February 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
President Zelenskyy is the democratically elected leader of a sovereign country, a hero who is bravely standing against the illegal invasion of Ukraine by a murderous ACTUAL dictator called Vladimir Putin
FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
FACTS AND TRUTH MATTER NOW MORE THAN EVER
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Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s hard right National Rally, has cancelled his plans to speak at CPAC after Steve Bannon “proactively made a gesture referring to Nazi ideology.”
In other words, Bannon and CPAC are now too extreme for the French extreme right.
In other words, Bannon and CPAC are now too extreme for the French extreme right.
February 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Jordan Bardella, the president of France’s hard right National Rally, has cancelled his plans to speak at CPAC after Steve Bannon “proactively made a gesture referring to Nazi ideology.”
In other words, Bannon and CPAC are now too extreme for the French extreme right.
In other words, Bannon and CPAC are now too extreme for the French extreme right.
Yep it’s a bloody car crash. Wake up people!
Everything's changed - the world is screwed.
Trump's in bed with Putin. The US cares not one jot for Western 'values.'
Billionaires control our press & social media. The UK is still suffering from Brexit delusion.
Apart from that, everything's great...
Trump's in bed with Putin. The US cares not one jot for Western 'values.'
Billionaires control our press & social media. The UK is still suffering from Brexit delusion.
Apart from that, everything's great...
February 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Yep it’s a bloody car crash. Wake up people!