Ash Walton
@ashwalton12.bsky.social
Wrestling, politics and other stuff too
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"We will always be on the side of working people", Farage's 'Letter to the Nation' says today.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
"We will always be on the side of working people", Farage's 'Letter to the Nation' says today.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
What he neglects to admit is that Reform plans to cut £300+ billion from the public services that these "working people" rely on every day.
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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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.
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.
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 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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.
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.
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
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Low bills & clean energy.
This is the future that Reform is trying to thwart
This is the future that Reform is trying to thwart
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Low bills & clean energy.
This is the future that Reform is trying to thwart
This is the future that Reform is trying to thwart
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I don't know what is more depressing. That the BBC seems to have no clue what democratic socialism is or that someone who comments on politics for a living thinks it's the same as communism.
Jesus wept, indeed. GCSE, Introduction to Politics, Chapter 1, stuff.
Jesus wept, indeed. GCSE, Introduction to Politics, Chapter 1, stuff.
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I don't know what is more depressing. That the BBC seems to have no clue what democratic socialism is or that someone who comments on politics for a living thinks it's the same as communism.
Jesus wept, indeed. GCSE, Introduction to Politics, Chapter 1, stuff.
Jesus wept, indeed. GCSE, Introduction to Politics, Chapter 1, stuff.
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New - Harvey & Wheeler, the estate agents used by Rachel Reeves to rent out her property have apologised for an "oversight" after they did not apply for a licence on her behalf, having offered to do so.
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
New - Harvey & Wheeler, the estate agents used by Rachel Reeves to rent out her property have apologised for an "oversight" after they did not apply for a licence on her behalf, having offered to do so.
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Poor Kemi.
New - Harvey & Wheeler, the estate agents used by Rachel Reeves to rent out her property have apologised for an "oversight" after they did not apply for a licence on her behalf, having offered to do so.
October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Poor Kemi.
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Strange that Kemi Badenoch only manages to find her voice on grooming gangs now, after being an MP for 8 years, including time as Minister For Children & Families then Minister for Women and Equalities.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Strange that Kemi Badenoch only manages to find her voice on grooming gangs now, after being an MP for 8 years, including time as Minister For Children & Families then Minister for Women and Equalities.
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What's the difference between tax avoidance, tax non-compliance and tax evasion?
This.
Likely Ms Rayner is in category 4 - "non-compliant".
This.
Likely Ms Rayner is in category 4 - "non-compliant".
September 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
What's the difference between tax avoidance, tax non-compliance and tax evasion?
This.
Likely Ms Rayner is in category 4 - "non-compliant".
This.
Likely Ms Rayner is in category 4 - "non-compliant".
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The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Times: "Asylum protests swell across the UK " headline, reporting an underwhelming wave.
Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Leeds "draws 70"
Cardiff "disorganised + small"
Altrincham "*swelled* to around 200"
Cheshunt about 250
Chichester: about 100
Portsmouth: about 70 v 70 on each side
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
August 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The only newsworthy aspect of the far-right anti-migrant protests currently is how pathetically small they are.
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
Last summer 60,000 people came to the Restore Nature Now protest in London, and the BBC didn’t even report on it.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
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Not that I’m pointing the finger or anything, but this voting intention from YouGov:
Among People with Jobs:
LAB: 27%
RFM: 24%
LDM: 16%
CON: 15%
GRN: 12%
Among the Retired:
RFM: 36%
CON: 28%
LDM: 14%
LAB: 13%
GRN: 4%
Among People with Jobs:
LAB: 27%
RFM: 24%
LDM: 16%
CON: 15%
GRN: 12%
Among the Retired:
RFM: 36%
CON: 28%
LDM: 14%
LAB: 13%
GRN: 4%
June 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Not that I’m pointing the finger or anything, but this voting intention from YouGov:
Among People with Jobs:
LAB: 27%
RFM: 24%
LDM: 16%
CON: 15%
GRN: 12%
Among the Retired:
RFM: 36%
CON: 28%
LDM: 14%
LAB: 13%
GRN: 4%
Among People with Jobs:
LAB: 27%
RFM: 24%
LDM: 16%
CON: 15%
GRN: 12%
Among the Retired:
RFM: 36%
CON: 28%
LDM: 14%
LAB: 13%
GRN: 4%
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Nine years on from the Brexit referendum, heres' a quick reminder of how it was sold to us
June 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Nine years on from the Brexit referendum, heres' a quick reminder of how it was sold to us
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Just so I’m clear: Trump won’t give equipment to Ukraine (despite the 1980s agreement where the US vowed to defend Ukraine against Russia in the event of invasion) but bombs the shit out of Iran, to please Israel, which scuppered peace talks and is raining hell on another part of the world too?
June 22, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Just so I’m clear: Trump won’t give equipment to Ukraine (despite the 1980s agreement where the US vowed to defend Ukraine against Russia in the event of invasion) but bombs the shit out of Iran, to please Israel, which scuppered peace talks and is raining hell on another part of the world too?
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40% of all corporation tax owed by small businesses isn't paid. How has this happened, without anyone noticing or caring?
Because nobody wants to talk about it.
These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:
Because nobody wants to talk about it.
These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:
June 20, 2025 at 8:27 AM
40% of all corporation tax owed by small businesses isn't paid. How has this happened, without anyone noticing or caring?
Because nobody wants to talk about it.
These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:
Because nobody wants to talk about it.
These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:
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As the ancient proverb goes, "there's always a tweet".
June 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As the ancient proverb goes, "there's always a tweet".
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One was responding to £45 billion pounds of unfunded taxcuts. The other invested in Britain.
Same paper, same editor, same *journalist*.
Same paper, same editor, same *journalist*.
June 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
One was responding to £45 billion pounds of unfunded taxcuts. The other invested in Britain.
Same paper, same editor, same *journalist*.
Same paper, same editor, same *journalist*.
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I have never witnessed the utterly baboonish levels of jeering Reeves endures in the Commons - and this level of disrespect started on day one, so it is nothing to do with policies, credentials, or ability and everything to do with her being a woman.
June 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I have never witnessed the utterly baboonish levels of jeering Reeves endures in the Commons - and this level of disrespect started on day one, so it is nothing to do with policies, credentials, or ability and everything to do with her being a woman.
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🚨New: Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband announced that solar panels will be compulsory on new buildings. Can you imagine Tory MP Coutinho’s reaction after hearing it? #ukpolitics
June 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
🚨New: Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband announced that solar panels will be compulsory on new buildings. Can you imagine Tory MP Coutinho’s reaction after hearing it? #ukpolitics
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🤖 Reddit’s "hands-off" approach to online regulation has caused a "clash of cultures" with British lawmakers, says the UK's information commissioner
👇 @zoecrowther.bsky.social's full interview with John Edwards
👇 @zoecrowther.bsky.social's full interview with John Edwards
Information Commissioner Warns Of 'Culture Clash' Between Reddit And British Lawmakers
As worries mount over children’s consumption of social media, UK information commissioner John Edwards tells Zoe Crowther that Reddit’s ‘hands-off’...
www.politicshome.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🤖 Reddit’s "hands-off" approach to online regulation has caused a "clash of cultures" with British lawmakers, says the UK's information commissioner
👇 @zoecrowther.bsky.social's full interview with John Edwards
👇 @zoecrowther.bsky.social's full interview with John Edwards
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'Dodgy Maths': Farage Slammed After True Cost Of 'DEI' Government Programmes Revealed
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dodgy-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dodgy-...
'Dodgy Maths': Farage Slammed After True Cost Of 'DEI' Government Programmes Revealed
The Reform UK said scrapping diversity and inclusion schemes would save £7 billion a year.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 8:30 AM
'Dodgy Maths': Farage Slammed After True Cost Of 'DEI' Government Programmes Revealed
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dodgy-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dodgy-...
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🔴 NEW 🔴
In a brazen act of political interference, MAGA descended on Poland this week hoping to influence Sunday’s presidential election.
📝 @desmog.com report with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
In a brazen act of political interference, MAGA descended on Poland this week hoping to influence Sunday’s presidential election.
📝 @desmog.com report with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
‘Here to Return the Favour’: MAGA Descends on Poland Ahead of Crucial Vote
Donald Trump’s officials and allies have flocked to Poland this week as they try to turn the tide in favour of far-right candidate Karol Nawrocki ahead of Sunday’s presidential ballot. Key MAGA influe...
www.desmog.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🔴 NEW 🔴
In a brazen act of political interference, MAGA descended on Poland this week hoping to influence Sunday’s presidential election.
📝 @desmog.com report with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
In a brazen act of political interference, MAGA descended on Poland this week hoping to influence Sunday’s presidential election.
📝 @desmog.com report with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social
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Americans put sugar in all kinds of dishes that don’t require it. And one of the main reasons for this national aberration is … Prohibition. 🧵
Aside from anything else ...who the fuck puts sugar in their pasta sauce?
May 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Americans put sugar in all kinds of dishes that don’t require it. And one of the main reasons for this national aberration is … Prohibition. 🧵
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The gulf between what London is actually like & how it is portrayed by terminally online, self-styled ‘patriots’ & their political heroes is absolutely incredible. I wonder how much it has to do with the city repeatedly electing a Muslim mayor…
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
London is officially the second-best city in the world, according to a prestigious new ranking
We’ll take it.
www.timeout.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The gulf between what London is actually like & how it is portrayed by terminally online, self-styled ‘patriots’ & their political heroes is absolutely incredible. I wonder how much it has to do with the city repeatedly electing a Muslim mayor…
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
www.timeout.com/london/news/...
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Since the Labour came to power last July, 81 criminal investigations into water companies have started, an increase of 145%.
It comes as inspections into sewage pollution have increased by 400%.
Investigation could see bosses get up to 5yrs in prison or companies fined 100s of millions of pounds.
It comes as inspections into sewage pollution have increased by 400%.
Investigation could see bosses get up to 5yrs in prison or companies fined 100s of millions of pounds.
Record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies under Government crackdown
New crackdown is the largest criminal action against water companies in history.
www.gov.uk
May 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Since the Labour came to power last July, 81 criminal investigations into water companies have started, an increase of 145%.
It comes as inspections into sewage pollution have increased by 400%.
Investigation could see bosses get up to 5yrs in prison or companies fined 100s of millions of pounds.
It comes as inspections into sewage pollution have increased by 400%.
Investigation could see bosses get up to 5yrs in prison or companies fined 100s of millions of pounds.