Bethanie Collins
@bethaniecollins0.bsky.social
European. Liberal lefty. Woke. Charity Finance Professional. Kind. 🇺🇦
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Apologies.
Episode 1.
Again.
Episode 1.
Again.
Once upon a time, long, long ago, on a distant universe, called Scotland...
November 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Apologies.
Episode 1.
Again.
Episode 1.
Again.
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Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Not long until the Green Party's production of a Christmas Carol!
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
Follow the link to the Crowdfunder and here's some exclusive BTS footage:
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Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
November 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Net migration has fallen again to 204,000, the lowest level since 2021 and is forecast to continue falling over the coming years.
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
Not that you would know it from the endless coverage of Britain's supposed "immigration crisis"
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Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS figures show…Figure of 204,000 in 12mnth to June 2025 is lowest since 2021
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Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the yr to March 2023 as part of the “Boriswave” of foreign workers but has fallen sharply since then.
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Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the yr to March 2023 as part of the “Boriswave” of foreign workers but has fallen sharply since then.
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS figures show…Figure of 204,000 in 12mnth to June 2025 is lowest since 2021
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Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the yr to March 2023 as part of the “Boriswave” of foreign workers but has fallen sharply since then.
apple.news/AUQKpv7j9TKi...
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the yr to March 2023 as part of the “Boriswave” of foreign workers but has fallen sharply since then.
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Middle aged man. Cancer of the oesophagus diagnosis. His mum being treated for myeloma
“A pox on those who would talk down the NHS, who would underfund it, defund it and even seek to dismantle it. A pox on them,
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“A pox on those who would talk down the NHS, who would underfund it, defund it and even seek to dismantle it. A pox on them,
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‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ — The Observer
My cancer diagnosis was the last thing anyone expected or needed – but especially my mum, while going through chemotherapy herself
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November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Middle aged man. Cancer of the oesophagus diagnosis. His mum being treated for myeloma
“A pox on those who would talk down the NHS, who would underfund it, defund it and even seek to dismantle it. A pox on them,
apple.news/AIlG8GsfESGi...
“A pox on those who would talk down the NHS, who would underfund it, defund it and even seek to dismantle it. A pox on them,
apple.news/AIlG8GsfESGi...
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"It's amazing what people get so angry about and on that side it's lifting children out of poverty," says Rachel Reeves as Conservative MPs try to shout down her announcement that she is scrapping the two child benefit cap which has pushed hundreds of thousands of children below the poverty line
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"It's amazing what people get so angry about and on that side it's lifting children out of poverty," says Rachel Reeves as Conservative MPs try to shout down her announcement that she is scrapping the two child benefit cap which has pushed hundreds of thousands of children below the poverty line
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TPUBLICAN is perfect if the "T" stands for TRAITOR.
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
TPUBLICAN is perfect if the "T" stands for TRAITOR.
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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Badenoch's response was like having the snidest Richard Littlejohn Daily Mail piece, read out by a foghorn.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Badenoch's response was like having the snidest Richard Littlejohn Daily Mail piece, read out by a foghorn.
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"Farage is a racist and a liar," says last person on earth to realise Farage is a racist and a liar.
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Nigel Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate - BBC News
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Farage is a racist and a liar," says last person on earth to realise Farage is a racist and a liar.
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Not a great few days for Nigel Farage and his party
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Not a great few days for Nigel Farage and his party
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Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Hello, have you got a copy of "How to racially abuse people so they feel all warm & cuddly afterwards" by Nigel Farage ?
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I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m beyond proud of Peter Ettedgui speaking out about Farage and the vile antisemitic abuse he endured. I first heard Peter’s story nearly 20 years ago when Farage was a virtual nobody. It’s not a hit job. Just the truth
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“You can't make this shit up.”
“They've snipped out 10 seconds of what he was going to say, and left him absolutely seething.”
Why did the BBC make the “chilling” decision to edit out Rutger Bregman’s criticism of Donald Trump when it went to broadcast?
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“They've snipped out 10 seconds of what he was going to say, and left him absolutely seething.”
Why did the BBC make the “chilling” decision to edit out Rutger Bregman’s criticism of Donald Trump when it went to broadcast?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/you-...
‘You can't make this shit up’: BBC accused of censorship after cutting Trump criticism | The News Agents
Why did the BBC approve Rutger Bregman's description of Trump as
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November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“You can't make this shit up.”
“They've snipped out 10 seconds of what he was going to say, and left him absolutely seething.”
Why did the BBC make the “chilling” decision to edit out Rutger Bregman’s criticism of Donald Trump when it went to broadcast?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/you-...
“They've snipped out 10 seconds of what he was going to say, and left him absolutely seething.”
Why did the BBC make the “chilling” decision to edit out Rutger Bregman’s criticism of Donald Trump when it went to broadcast?
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/you-...
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Remember when Jeremy Corbyn wasn't antisemitic and the media crucified him for it?
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Nigel Farage responds to racism claims saying he never ‘tried to hurt anybody’
Reform leader denies racist or antisemitic behaviour ‘with intent’ at school, but says he can’t remember everything from 49 years ago
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November 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Remember when Jeremy Corbyn wasn't antisemitic and the media crucified him for it?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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NEW: Trump weighs sacking Patel. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
NEW: Trump weighs sacking Patel. www.ms.now/news/trump-k...
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"I said that Nigel Farage never abused anyone in a hurtful or insulting way. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a racist twat"
"You said he's a racist twat"
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"I said that Nigel Farage never abused anyone in a hurtful or insulting way. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a racist twat"
"You said he's a racist twat"
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John Major, "Populism is no longer a fringe problem of a few outlandish politicians. It is now mainstream and professional"
"We should recognise the threat it poses to democracy"
"Democracy has a lot to lose"
"Established political parties need to defeat populism, not copy it"
"We should recognise the threat it poses to democracy"
"Democracy has a lot to lose"
"Established political parties need to defeat populism, not copy it"
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
John Major, "Populism is no longer a fringe problem of a few outlandish politicians. It is now mainstream and professional"
"We should recognise the threat it poses to democracy"
"Democracy has a lot to lose"
"Established political parties need to defeat populism, not copy it"
"We should recognise the threat it poses to democracy"
"Democracy has a lot to lose"
"Established political parties need to defeat populism, not copy it"
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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The bloke that utterly effed the education system, campaigned for Brexit and bought a bill to try and ban public bodies from boycotting Israel is doing what now….?
I’m a past winner of the Orwell Prize & won partly because I exposed Vote Leave’s unlawful activities.
Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
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Michael Gove was its co-convener & refused to answer a single q. He’s now a judge of the prize & our world is truly one that Orwell would recognise
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Michael Gove Made Orwell Prize Judge Despite Record of Attacking Journalists and Dodging Scrutiny
Critics say "Orwell would have enjoyed the irony" of the former Conservative minister's appointment
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November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The bloke that utterly effed the education system, campaigned for Brexit and bought a bill to try and ban public bodies from boycotting Israel is doing what now….?