Andy Mayne
@andymayne.bsky.social
Software Developer, originally from Kent, now in the Lib Dem sanctuary of Oxfordshire
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Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
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Wes Streeting is as idiotic about Brexit in his own way as Starmer is.
And to think that some in Labour feel that his wishy washy Customs Union comment will bring voters stampeding back tells you all you need to know about their tenuous grasp of the reality of geopolitics.
And to think that some in Labour feel that his wishy washy Customs Union comment will bring voters stampeding back tells you all you need to know about their tenuous grasp of the reality of geopolitics.
Apparently engaging with the EU is all about economics, while also avoiding freedom of movement. Sigh.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
Anyone hoping to rejoin has a very very long wait.
Frankly, if you're a rejoiner over 50, I'd suggest taking up stamp collecting or bird watching instead. It'll be more fulfilling.
December 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Wes Streeting is as idiotic about Brexit in his own way as Starmer is.
And to think that some in Labour feel that his wishy washy Customs Union comment will bring voters stampeding back tells you all you need to know about their tenuous grasp of the reality of geopolitics.
And to think that some in Labour feel that his wishy washy Customs Union comment will bring voters stampeding back tells you all you need to know about their tenuous grasp of the reality of geopolitics.
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He’s not sacking the candidate because, say it with me, Farage and Reform UK are foundationally racist. Removing that scaffolding of bigotry would cause the party to collapse into incoherent press conferences and fantasy economics.
December 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
He’s not sacking the candidate because, say it with me, Farage and Reform UK are foundationally racist. Removing that scaffolding of bigotry would cause the party to collapse into incoherent press conferences and fantasy economics.
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Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wanting an economic partnership with the EU without freedom of movement is like wanting to get fit without doing any exercise.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
Delusional.
And quite an obnoxious aim if you think about what it actually means.
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Immigration is just a cover word for black and brown faces in the street. It was never about numbers or small boats.
It's almost as if people have contrived to turn immigration into an obsession
Fascinating from Tom’s piece
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Immigration is just a cover word for black and brown faces in the street. It was never about numbers or small boats.
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Brexit has brought nothing but damage to us. An economic disaster yes but also, barriers to travel, loss of freedoms, isolation, strategic political loss and an increase in racism and hate. The list is huge.
I feel very differently about England now. It feels like a personal loss.
I feel very differently about England now. It feels like a personal loss.
December 21, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Brexit has brought nothing but damage to us. An economic disaster yes but also, barriers to travel, loss of freedoms, isolation, strategic political loss and an increase in racism and hate. The list is huge.
I feel very differently about England now. It feels like a personal loss.
I feel very differently about England now. It feels like a personal loss.
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In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
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“Trump siding with soulmate tyrant Vladimir Putin against Britain, France, Germany, Europe itself and particularly invaded Ukraine is the moment to stop pretending this US President is any kind of ally.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Donald Trump siding with 'soulmate tyrant' Putin means UK can't rely on US'
'Brexit has proved catastrophic – an economic calamity – and the migration its backers falsely claimed would fall actually soared after EU freedom of movement ended'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Trump siding with soulmate tyrant Vladimir Putin against Britain, France, Germany, Europe itself and particularly invaded Ukraine is the moment to stop pretending this US President is any kind of ally.”
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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🔴I've spent the last week speaking to aid workers and migrants in northern France who've been attacked by dogs and racially abused by the far-right.
This is a new phenomenon - Raise the Colours have made five trips to Calais & Dunkirk in the last month - and they're becoming increasingly volatile.
This is a new phenomenon - Raise the Colours have made five trips to Calais & Dunkirk in the last month - and they're becoming increasingly volatile.
The ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign, widely praised by politicians and commentators as a "grassroots" campaign for "unity" has now pivoted to harassing migrants and charity workers on the beaches of France.
Activists were seen stabbing dinghies and releasing dogs to intimidate migrant and aid workers
Activists were seen stabbing dinghies and releasing dogs to intimidate migrant and aid workers
Nigel Farage-Backed 'Raise the Colours' Campaign Pivots to Racially Abusing Migrants and Harassing Aid Workers on French Beaches
Far-right activists were seen stabbing dinghies and releasing dogs to intimidate migrants and aid workers
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🔴I've spent the last week speaking to aid workers and migrants in northern France who've been attacked by dogs and racially abused by the far-right.
This is a new phenomenon - Raise the Colours have made five trips to Calais & Dunkirk in the last month - and they're becoming increasingly volatile.
This is a new phenomenon - Raise the Colours have made five trips to Calais & Dunkirk in the last month - and they're becoming increasingly volatile.
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This enquiry is welcome but far too late and its scope too narrow
I was calling for this after the EU referendum back in 2016
Why is the government afraid to seek evidence of Putin's involvement then?
The nexus of UKIP/Brexit/Reform and Putin is not a coincidence
share.google/NsScp2W5OYHD...
I was calling for this after the EU referendum back in 2016
Why is the government afraid to seek evidence of Putin's involvement then?
The nexus of UKIP/Brexit/Reform and Putin is not a coincidence
share.google/NsScp2W5OYHD...
UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics
Review, which will focus on effectiveness of political finance laws, follows conviction of former Reform politician for accepting bribes
share.google
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This enquiry is welcome but far too late and its scope too narrow
I was calling for this after the EU referendum back in 2016
Why is the government afraid to seek evidence of Putin's involvement then?
The nexus of UKIP/Brexit/Reform and Putin is not a coincidence
share.google/NsScp2W5OYHD...
I was calling for this after the EU referendum back in 2016
Why is the government afraid to seek evidence of Putin's involvement then?
The nexus of UKIP/Brexit/Reform and Putin is not a coincidence
share.google/NsScp2W5OYHD...
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I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
It comes after former Reform UK Welsh Leader Nathan Gill was sentenced to over 10 years in prison last month for making pro-Russia statements for bribes
December 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm glad Keir Starmer has listened to our calls for this inquiry following the Reform Russian bribery scandal.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
Nigel Farage should be the first to give evidence.
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I think we can add this to the growing list of exhibits evidencing "Twitter is damaging our political culture". Only a Twitter-brained BBC producer would even use the phrase "cultural erasure" let alone think it is a meaningful or credible 'threat'.
December 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I think we can add this to the growing list of exhibits evidencing "Twitter is damaging our political culture". Only a Twitter-brained BBC producer would even use the phrase "cultural erasure" let alone think it is a meaningful or credible 'threat'.
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Indeed. One thing to disagree over things like taxes, spending, regulations, and even foreign policy.
When we start debating who has the right to exist, rounding people up for being the wrong ethnicity, whose rights can we suspend, that's not a difference of opinion, that's a difference in values.
When we start debating who has the right to exist, rounding people up for being the wrong ethnicity, whose rights can we suspend, that's not a difference of opinion, that's a difference in values.
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Indeed. One thing to disagree over things like taxes, spending, regulations, and even foreign policy.
When we start debating who has the right to exist, rounding people up for being the wrong ethnicity, whose rights can we suspend, that's not a difference of opinion, that's a difference in values.
When we start debating who has the right to exist, rounding people up for being the wrong ethnicity, whose rights can we suspend, that's not a difference of opinion, that's a difference in values.
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This is very rich coming from one of the tabloids, that was instrumental in getting Brexit over the line
December 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This is very rich coming from one of the tabloids, that was instrumental in getting Brexit over the line
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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This should be a wake up call to Keir Starmer. Trump is not a reliable ally.
Trump wants to weaken Europe and carve up Ukraine while cosying up to Putin. Britain and our allies in Europe must stand together against his threats and bullying.
Trump wants to weaken Europe and carve up Ukraine while cosying up to Putin. Britain and our allies in Europe must stand together against his threats and bullying.
December 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This should be a wake up call to Keir Starmer. Trump is not a reliable ally.
Trump wants to weaken Europe and carve up Ukraine while cosying up to Putin. Britain and our allies in Europe must stand together against his threats and bullying.
Trump wants to weaken Europe and carve up Ukraine while cosying up to Putin. Britain and our allies in Europe must stand together against his threats and bullying.
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Yet more “give them what they want so they don’t get what they want!”
How in the world are people not seeing what’s happening here?
Jenrick, Farage, Lowe and every other right winger is absolutely going to be celebrating this.
How in the world are people not seeing what’s happening here?
Jenrick, Farage, Lowe and every other right winger is absolutely going to be celebrating this.
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Yet more “give them what they want so they don’t get what they want!”
How in the world are people not seeing what’s happening here?
Jenrick, Farage, Lowe and every other right winger is absolutely going to be celebrating this.
How in the world are people not seeing what’s happening here?
Jenrick, Farage, Lowe and every other right winger is absolutely going to be celebrating this.
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Starmer has called on European leaders to ‘curb human rights laws’ of the ECHR so that countries are free to take tougher action to ‘protect their borders’.
You don’t improve the world by putting up walls and copying the racist far right, quite the opposite in fact.
You don’t improve the world by putting up walls and copying the racist far right, quite the opposite in fact.
December 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Starmer has called on European leaders to ‘curb human rights laws’ of the ECHR so that countries are free to take tougher action to ‘protect their borders’.
You don’t improve the world by putting up walls and copying the racist far right, quite the opposite in fact.
You don’t improve the world by putting up walls and copying the racist far right, quite the opposite in fact.
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So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
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Farage and his defenders have been trying to absolve him of racist and antisemitic abuse by saying it all happened a long time ago when he was a teenager.
What is little known is that in 1999, he was using vile racist language, as can be seen in the screenshots
Please share this little known info.
What is little known is that in 1999, he was using vile racist language, as can be seen in the screenshots
Please share this little known info.
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Farage and his defenders have been trying to absolve him of racist and antisemitic abuse by saying it all happened a long time ago when he was a teenager.
What is little known is that in 1999, he was using vile racist language, as can be seen in the screenshots
Please share this little known info.
What is little known is that in 1999, he was using vile racist language, as can be seen in the screenshots
Please share this little known info.
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I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.