Dipa
@amrakunj.bsky.social
Human dignity is inviolable. Make the world you want to live in. There is no spare planet; progressive and reflective not mutually exclusive.
Brexit disaster.
Brexit disaster.
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Dipa
@amrakunj.bsky.social
· Nov 7
It is not the best of times, the worst of times are still to come.
It is the age of uneasy alliances, it is the age of isolationism.
It is the epoch of climate crisis, it is the epoch of selfishness.
It is the season of division, it is the season of chaos. /1
It is the age of uneasy alliances, it is the age of isolationism.
It is the epoch of climate crisis, it is the epoch of selfishness.
It is the season of division, it is the season of chaos. /1
Random musings.
NHS is amazing. I love how the staff comes from every corner of the planet and make a grey, drizzly day warm and cheerful.
Tomorrow is Black Friday. Go shopping before Reeves decides to raise taxes again or help herself to our savings. Retail therapy is basically self defence now.
NHS is amazing. I love how the staff comes from every corner of the planet and make a grey, drizzly day warm and cheerful.
Tomorrow is Black Friday. Go shopping before Reeves decides to raise taxes again or help herself to our savings. Retail therapy is basically self defence now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Random musings.
NHS is amazing. I love how the staff comes from every corner of the planet and make a grey, drizzly day warm and cheerful.
Tomorrow is Black Friday. Go shopping before Reeves decides to raise taxes again or help herself to our savings. Retail therapy is basically self defence now.
NHS is amazing. I love how the staff comes from every corner of the planet and make a grey, drizzly day warm and cheerful.
Tomorrow is Black Friday. Go shopping before Reeves decides to raise taxes again or help herself to our savings. Retail therapy is basically self defence now.
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Racism isn’t ‘back’ by accident.
Politicians in power and those chasing power are fuelling it with their constant anti-migrant rhetorics and policies.
NHS staff are paying the price.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Politicians in power and those chasing power are fuelling it with their constant anti-migrant rhetorics and policies.
NHS staff are paying the price.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Racism isn’t ‘back’ by accident.
Politicians in power and those chasing power are fuelling it with their constant anti-migrant rhetorics and policies.
NHS staff are paying the price.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Politicians in power and those chasing power are fuelling it with their constant anti-migrant rhetorics and policies.
NHS staff are paying the price.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The poorest migrants will be pushed into decades of limbo without any security while the wealthy get a red-carpet VIP lane under Mahmood’s new plan to curb immigration.
Farage must be fuming he didn’t package inequality this coherently
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Farage must be fuming he didn’t package inequality this coherently
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The poorest migrants will be pushed into decades of limbo without any security while the wealthy get a red-carpet VIP lane under Mahmood’s new plan to curb immigration.
Farage must be fuming he didn’t package inequality this coherently
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Farage must be fuming he didn’t package inequality this coherently
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
First snow of the season 😳😳
November 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
First snow of the season 😳😳
The same people who screamed the loudest about “taking back control” by leaving the EU are now eagerly advocating Trump’s meddling in Britain’s politics, economy and media.
It was never about Brussels or sovereignty, it was always about making Britain weaker and them richer.
It was never about Brussels or sovereignty, it was always about making Britain weaker and them richer.
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The same people who screamed the loudest about “taking back control” by leaving the EU are now eagerly advocating Trump’s meddling in Britain’s politics, economy and media.
It was never about Brussels or sovereignty, it was always about making Britain weaker and them richer.
It was never about Brussels or sovereignty, it was always about making Britain weaker and them richer.
I can’t decide what is a bigger story, that the Telegraph is basically unsellable or that Britain’s “beloved right-wing” newspaper has just been saved from falling into yet another layer of foreign influences.
on.ft.com/3LGLuxG Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
on.ft.com/3LGLuxG Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
US private equity group walked away due to regulatory uncertainty and negative commentary from newspaper
on.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I can’t decide what is a bigger story, that the Telegraph is basically unsellable or that Britain’s “beloved right-wing” newspaper has just been saved from falling into yet another layer of foreign influences.
on.ft.com/3LGLuxG Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
on.ft.com/3LGLuxG Telegraph sale to RedBird collapses
Would Farage or Badenoch government respect the rule of law or ignore it to keep Trump happy, is the question to ponder before voting either in power..
apple.news/AzS-d8_JaTc6...
apple.news/AzS-d8_JaTc6...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break — CNN
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Would Farage or Badenoch government respect the rule of law or ignore it to keep Trump happy, is the question to ponder before voting either in power..
apple.news/AzS-d8_JaTc6...
apple.news/AzS-d8_JaTc6...
The BBC fiasco shows a core left–right difference, the left long criticised its bias but defends its core principles when unfairly attacked.
The right, having shaped its bias by installing their own, now gleefully throw it under the bus, amplify foreign attacks, and call for its destruction.
The right, having shaped its bias by installing their own, now gleefully throw it under the bus, amplify foreign attacks, and call for its destruction.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The BBC fiasco shows a core left–right difference, the left long criticised its bias but defends its core principles when unfairly attacked.
The right, having shaped its bias by installing their own, now gleefully throw it under the bus, amplify foreign attacks, and call for its destruction.
The right, having shaped its bias by installing their own, now gleefully throw it under the bus, amplify foreign attacks, and call for its destruction.
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $1bn, claiming “overwhelming financial and reputational harm.”
Yet in 2020, just before the BBC documentary, he was worth $2.3bn, now he is worth $7.3bn and has been re-elected President.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Yet in 2020, just before the BBC documentary, he was worth $2.3bn, now he is worth $7.3bn and has been re-elected President.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Trump Jumps 118 Spots On The Forbes 400 List Thanks To Presidency
Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $1bn, claiming “overwhelming financial and reputational harm.”
Yet in 2020, just before the BBC documentary, he was worth $2.3bn, now he is worth $7.3bn and has been re-elected President.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
Yet in 2020, just before the BBC documentary, he was worth $2.3bn, now he is worth $7.3bn and has been re-elected President.
www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
It’s easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK.
The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it.
My skies can hold both dark clouds and clear skies at the same time.
Our planet can hold people of all cultures, beliefs, and views.
So why do our politicians insist on causing division over the very differences that naturally coexist?
Our planet can hold people of all cultures, beliefs, and views.
So why do our politicians insist on causing division over the very differences that naturally coexist?
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 AM
My skies can hold both dark clouds and clear skies at the same time.
Our planet can hold people of all cultures, beliefs, and views.
So why do our politicians insist on causing division over the very differences that naturally coexist?
Our planet can hold people of all cultures, beliefs, and views.
So why do our politicians insist on causing division over the very differences that naturally coexist?
There are enough resources on our planet to meet the needs of all, but not enough to satisfy the greed of the few.
Maybe that is why Musk wants to exploit other planets as well…
Maybe that is why Musk wants to exploit other planets as well…
November 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There are enough resources on our planet to meet the needs of all, but not enough to satisfy the greed of the few.
Maybe that is why Musk wants to exploit other planets as well…
Maybe that is why Musk wants to exploit other planets as well…
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New York will remain a city of immigrants,
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
New York will remain a city of immigrants,
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
New York will remain a city of immigrants,
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
New York will remain a city of immigrants,
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
A city built by immigrants, Powered by immigrants, and, as of tonight,
Led by an immigrant.”
New York City, the leading global financial hub with most high net worth individuals, will be led by democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani.
Exactly this👇
Why not bin their Brexit manifesto?
It is Labour’s weakness that is causing the surge in Reform.
Why not bin their Brexit manifesto?
It is Labour’s weakness that is causing the surge in Reform.
If Labour are willing to bin their manifesto pledges on tax rises, why not on Brexit?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
That would win them far, far more votes than raising taxes ever will. Indeed, tax rises are likely to crater their weak support even further.
What's so magical about Brexit that it must remain untouchable?
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Exactly this👇
Why not bin their Brexit manifesto?
It is Labour’s weakness that is causing the surge in Reform.
Why not bin their Brexit manifesto?
It is Labour’s weakness that is causing the surge in Reform.
“If you sit by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.”
This used to be my favourite proverb as a teenager. Can’t think why I thought of it just now whilst listening to the news…
This used to be my favourite proverb as a teenager. Can’t think why I thought of it just now whilst listening to the news…
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“If you sit by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by.”
This used to be my favourite proverb as a teenager. Can’t think why I thought of it just now whilst listening to the news…
This used to be my favourite proverb as a teenager. Can’t think why I thought of it just now whilst listening to the news…
This is the textbook definition of white privilege.
If a Black or Muslim man driving a Bentley had been stopped by police, gave vague answers, and refused to provide their phone PIN, the courts would have very likely upheld the selection criteria for ‘stop and search’.
If a Black or Muslim man driving a Bentley had been stopped by police, gave vague answers, and refused to provide their phone PIN, the courts would have very likely upheld the selection criteria for ‘stop and search’.
Tommy Robinson not guilty of terror offence after not giving police access to his phone
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was found not guilty at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is the textbook definition of white privilege.
If a Black or Muslim man driving a Bentley had been stopped by police, gave vague answers, and refused to provide their phone PIN, the courts would have very likely upheld the selection criteria for ‘stop and search’.
If a Black or Muslim man driving a Bentley had been stopped by police, gave vague answers, and refused to provide their phone PIN, the courts would have very likely upheld the selection criteria for ‘stop and search’.
Algerian-born train hero saves train passengers from attack.
Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminals’ race and religion, surely they should report heroes’ too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminals’ race and religion, surely they should report heroes’ too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Algerian-born train hero saves train passengers from attack.
Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminals’ race and religion, surely they should report heroes’ too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Since the right-wing press loves reporting criminals’ race and religion, surely they should report heroes’ too.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is leading the NYC mayoral race, and it is easy to see why.
His campaign radiates inclusivity, positivity, and authenticity.
The change he promises isn’t just political, it is hopeful, human, and joyful to witness.
Something Lib Dems and Greens should emulate in the UK.
His campaign radiates inclusivity, positivity, and authenticity.
The change he promises isn’t just political, it is hopeful, human, and joyful to witness.
Something Lib Dems and Greens should emulate in the UK.
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social is leading the NYC mayoral race, and it is easy to see why.
His campaign radiates inclusivity, positivity, and authenticity.
The change he promises isn’t just political, it is hopeful, human, and joyful to witness.
Something Lib Dems and Greens should emulate in the UK.
His campaign radiates inclusivity, positivity, and authenticity.
The change he promises isn’t just political, it is hopeful, human, and joyful to witness.
Something Lib Dems and Greens should emulate in the UK.
Maybe Trump will give Andrew formerly known as Prince special refugee status in the US.
After all, he does seem to have special kinship with paedophiles.
After all, he does seem to have special kinship with paedophiles.
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Maybe Trump will give Andrew formerly known as Prince special refugee status in the US.
After all, he does seem to have special kinship with paedophiles.
After all, he does seem to have special kinship with paedophiles.
Instead of all the time spent on talking about stopping small boats, how about politicians talk about how they will stop corridor care in hospitals and treat patients with dignity, and not like cattle?
apple.news/AnzTG_0tJSGy...
apple.news/AnzTG_0tJSGy...
Puddles of urine and war-like conditions: Elderly people describe 'corridor care' in hospitals — ITV News
Elderly patients' firsthand accounts from hospitals have likened corridor care to war films, describing incidents of people waiting days on end, a leading charity has found.
apple.news
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Instead of all the time spent on talking about stopping small boats, how about politicians talk about how they will stop corridor care in hospitals and treat patients with dignity, and not like cattle?
apple.news/AnzTG_0tJSGy...
apple.news/AnzTG_0tJSGy...
These aren’t the Three Wise Men.
For what they have brought isn’t gold, frankincense, or myrrh,
It is poison disguised as progress.
For what they have brought isn’t gold, frankincense, or myrrh,
It is poison disguised as progress.
Three men — Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jeff Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
They own the media.
They own the algorithms.
They own politicians in both parties.
The system is rigged — but We the People can take it back.
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
These aren’t the Three Wise Men.
For what they have brought isn’t gold, frankincense, or myrrh,
It is poison disguised as progress.
For what they have brought isn’t gold, frankincense, or myrrh,
It is poison disguised as progress.
Diana, Princess of Wales, lost her title HRH and the privileges that came with it for a divorce that King Charles initiated.
Meanwhile Andrew kept his long after being part of an international scandal involving young girls.
Royal “standards” clearly must be slipping…
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Meanwhile Andrew kept his long after being part of an international scandal involving young girls.
Royal “standards” clearly must be slipping…
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Prince Andrew stripped of 'prince' title and will move out of Royal Lodge
He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor - Buckingham Palace says
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Diana, Princess of Wales, lost her title HRH and the privileges that came with it for a divorce that King Charles initiated.
Meanwhile Andrew kept his long after being part of an international scandal involving young girls.
Royal “standards” clearly must be slipping…
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Meanwhile Andrew kept his long after being part of an international scandal involving young girls.
Royal “standards” clearly must be slipping…
www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...
Well done Ed Davey for clearly speaking up against Farage and Badenoch. We need more politicians like him who speak the truth. I would vote for him.
We just stopped Nigel Farage’s plan to drag Britain out of the ECHR and tear up people’s rights. Farage wanted to scrap Churchill’s legacy and bring us closer to Trump's America.
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Well done Ed Davey for clearly speaking up against Farage and Badenoch. We need more politicians like him who speak the truth. I would vote for him.