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illiterate idler
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50 seats...

Time to grow the Green Party even more.

Let's go.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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It's all bad but hadn't seen the bit where Farage says:

"The European Union is the prototype for the New World Order."

That is a seriously, deeply problematic term that taps into Illuminati and antisemitic conspiracy theories.

How the fuck did this man direct the course of our politics?
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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"You've got Streeting, treating people who want to save lives like the enemy.. we always turn on the workers & at the end of the day if my life needed saving its not going to be [politicians] who are saving it, its going to be the doctors"

Nancy Fielder on #PoliticsLive. Well said!
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Listening to David Lammy on @BBCr4today attempting to justify abolishing trial by jury, it is increasingly and terrifyingly clear that he simply does not understand the issues.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show | LBC
The Reform UK leader has filmed close to 2,000 fan videos in the last 12 months, which he sold on the US-based Cameo platform
www.lbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’

The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit

yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’

The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit

By Anthony Robinson
@anthonybylines.bsky.social
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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If Nigel Farage wanted to investigate Russian infiltration into Reform, he’d have done it already.

It’s time the Prime Minister launched a national investigation.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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I have both those with chronic health conditions and medics in my inner circle/family so I well know there are serious issues on both sides.

At the end of the day tho, it comes down to this; if doctors don't stand up now and do the hard thing, there'll be no NHS left for anyone.

Up the workers 💪
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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What’s the point of Keir Starmer employing an economics advisor if he ignores her on the biggest economic issue of the day?
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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The Government's Universal Credit Bill will cut in half the monthly health-element of UC for new claimants.

If you are looking to make a claim now or soon, it's important to check whether this could effect you - and what action you need to take.

See more
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/avoidin...
Avoiding The April 2026 Health Element Rate Cut To Universal Credit:
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.

We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🔴Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC

For all the focus on its supposed “left wing bias”, the BBC’s heavy coverage of allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by the right-wing press

bylinetimes.com/2025/12/01/r...
Rachel Reeves and the Daily Mailification of the BBC
For all the focus on its supposed "left wing bias", the BBC's heavy coverage of Conservative allegations of dishonesty against Rachel Reeves shows how its political coverage is still largely led by th...
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.

We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.

Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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A system built to extract will fail again to protect us - no matter how much you regulate it.

We can do it better.

Join my fight in Parliament to put water back in public hands: actionnetwork.org/forms/we-can...
Will you join me?
Just signed up to Clive Lewis MP’s mailing list, and I really recommend you do too. Clive isn’t your usual establishment politician. He challenges the broken status quo Thatcher left behind: the idea...
actionnetwork.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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If the cost of living crisis won’t move this government, maybe the collapse of their climate programme will.

After 35 years of privatisation:
- No new major water reservoirs built
- 3bn litres lost to leaks every day
- £85bn taken in dividends.

Public ownership is the only credible fix.
December 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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'claims that welfare spending is out-of-control are also wildly misleading'

'if we count consistently over time, then the current level of out-of-work claims is NOT any kind of record; it’s similar to 2014/15 levels & noticeably lower than 2013.' (17-09-25)
Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high?
The official statistics are wildly misleading - I've now made some new estimates that show just how wrong they are
inequalities.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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US getting ready to attack Venezuela.

The rhetoric of curbing narcotics trade is just an excuse as Trump plans to pardon convicted drugs tsars at home.

It is about vanity, control of oil/gas and minerals and new Imperialism.

Who is next? Why is the UN silent?
Venezuela denounces ‘colonialist threat’ as Trump orders airspace closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Britain has a secrecy problem.

In 2024, the govt answered just 29% of Freedom of Information requests - the lowest rate since FOI began.

Secrecy fuels corruption, bad governance, scandals covered-up to protect elites. Ministers don't answer questions in parliament.

Sham democracy.
The British state is addicted to secrecy - we need to fight back
Our politicians and officials are using public money to keep citizens in the dark, says Heather Brooke
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Brexit costs the government around £90bn.

Without Brexit we could have tax cuts and spending increases. We would have hope & optimism, not gloom & despair.

Brexit harms the British people, especially the poor & vulnerable. No politician can support Brexit and claim to care for ordinary people.
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Being out in cold weather can be dangerous, especially if you have nowhere else to go. Here’s how to help people who are homeless in winter,
Homeless in winter: How to help people stuck in cold weather
www.bigissue.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Rachel Reeves says on Laura Kuenssberg that she's asking working people to pay a little bit more.

This was all under the cover of a made up "black hole" whilst refusing to tax the super rich.

This Labour Government showing again exactly who they are and who they serve.
November 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Santa Arrest News

Officers attended an "incident" at Haymarket in the city centre where a Palestine Action protest was being carried out.

Police arrested 10 people for holding placards in support of Palestine Action during the demonstration.

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2566053...
WATCH: Police drag Santa through city centre in Palestine Action protest
Police officers were videoed carrying a man dressed as Santa through Norwich city centre during a Palestine Action protest.
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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More than 30 people were arrested by police in Bristol today as part of a co-ordinated nationwide campaign calling for the ban on protest group Palestine Action to be dropped by the Government.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Mass protest sees 31 arrested in city centre
Elderly protesters wrote illegal signs to get themselves arrested
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM