Graeme
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As a UK resident who has paid for two degrees, five visas, and more than 10 years of the NHS surcharge since I moved here at 19, this is infuriating.
As a journalist, it's alarming that the Home Sec clearly does not understand the system she says needs to be reformed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As a journalist, it's alarming that the Home Sec clearly does not understand the system she says needs to be reformed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shabana Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition
Around 40 Labour MPs have raised concerns about the impact of the government's proposals.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:49 PM
As a UK resident who has paid for two degrees, five visas, and more than 10 years of the NHS surcharge since I moved here at 19, this is infuriating.
As a journalist, it's alarming that the Home Sec clearly does not understand the system she says needs to be reformed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
As a journalist, it's alarming that the Home Sec clearly does not understand the system she says needs to be reformed.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I think that when the days are shorter we should have shorter workdays, for our mental health but, get this -
when the days are longer I think we should have shorter workdays also, for our general wellbeing
when the days are longer I think we should have shorter workdays also, for our general wellbeing
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I think that when the days are shorter we should have shorter workdays, for our mental health but, get this -
when the days are longer I think we should have shorter workdays also, for our general wellbeing
when the days are longer I think we should have shorter workdays also, for our general wellbeing
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Abolish the monarchy *and* the House of Lords.
Andrew M-Windsor was rightfully stripped of all titles.
So I'm wondering why Mandelson is still a Lord?
So I'm wondering why Mandelson is still a Lord?
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Abolish the monarchy *and* the House of Lords.
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It wasn’t the racism.
It wasn’t the rule breaking.
It wasn’t the corruption.
No Jenrick gets removed for plotting.
Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one.
It’s why people are crying out for hope.
It wasn’t the rule breaking.
It wasn’t the corruption.
No Jenrick gets removed for plotting.
Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one.
It’s why people are crying out for hope.
NEW: Big, big news in Westminster for the Conservative Party. Kemi Badenoch has not only sacked but removed the whip from Robert Jenrick, saying he was planning to defect.
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It wasn’t the racism.
It wasn’t the rule breaking.
It wasn’t the corruption.
No Jenrick gets removed for plotting.
Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one.
It’s why people are crying out for hope.
It wasn’t the rule breaking.
It wasn’t the corruption.
No Jenrick gets removed for plotting.
Politics for too many leaders is just a game, and not a moral one.
It’s why people are crying out for hope.
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UK media, incl. the BBC’s flagship political show, is rehabilitating a man who was “best pals” with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles & still refuses to apologise to Epstein’s victims.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
UK media, incl. the BBC’s flagship political show, is rehabilitating a man who was “best pals” with one of the world’s most notorious paedophiles & still refuses to apologise to Epstein’s victims.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
He retains the Labour whip in the Lords. That tells you everything about the political & media class.
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You can almost hear the difference
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You can almost hear the difference
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Happy New Year! May your 2026 be full of spending time with those you care about and avoiding everyone else… and sometimes even those you care about
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Happy New Year! May your 2026 be full of spending time with those you care about and avoiding everyone else… and sometimes even those you care about
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If people don’t like you, it’s fine. If dogs don’t like you… it’s time for some serious self-reflection
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
If people don’t like you, it’s fine. If dogs don’t like you… it’s time for some serious self-reflection
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I’m sure the “protect our women and girls” brigade will have plenty to say about this👍🏼
There are indeed some parts of our society that don’t treat women properly…
Here is a former TORY Councillor (and 5 OTHER men) charged with the rape and sexual assault of HIS WIFE
🧵
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There are indeed some parts of our society that don’t treat women properly…
Here is a former TORY Councillor (and 5 OTHER men) charged with the rape and sexual assault of HIS WIFE
🧵
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December 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I’m sure the “protect our women and girls” brigade will have plenty to say about this👍🏼
There are indeed some parts of our society that don’t treat women properly…
Here is a former TORY Councillor (and 5 OTHER men) charged with the rape and sexual assault of HIS WIFE
🧵
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There are indeed some parts of our society that don’t treat women properly…
Here is a former TORY Councillor (and 5 OTHER men) charged with the rape and sexual assault of HIS WIFE
🧵
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Ah, David Walliams. It’s always the ones you’d least expect.
December 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Ah, David Walliams. It’s always the ones you’d least expect.
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🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party.
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party.
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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A good question. I favour its complete reform, but at least to make it function as part of a democracy we need:
1. Term limits (I suggest 5 years, renewable once)
2. Members appointed by independent body, not PM
3. Cap on total number of members
4. Stop giving them silly titles, it’s embarrassing
1. Term limits (I suggest 5 years, renewable once)
2. Members appointed by independent body, not PM
3. Cap on total number of members
4. Stop giving them silly titles, it’s embarrassing
Why is the House of Lords?
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
A good question. I favour its complete reform, but at least to make it function as part of a democracy we need:
1. Term limits (I suggest 5 years, renewable once)
2. Members appointed by independent body, not PM
3. Cap on total number of members
4. Stop giving them silly titles, it’s embarrassing
1. Term limits (I suggest 5 years, renewable once)
2. Members appointed by independent body, not PM
3. Cap on total number of members
4. Stop giving them silly titles, it’s embarrassing
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The problem isn't CGI. I love VFX! I think the problem is that you're watching a film that's three hours long and not about anything.
December 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The problem isn't CGI. I love VFX! I think the problem is that you're watching a film that's three hours long and not about anything.
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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Ending section 21 gives Govt some breathing space to truly end homelessness, but its new plan falls very short.
With housing benefit still frozen, more and more families will fall through the cracks when things go wrong.
Housing remains a seriously disrespected human right.
With housing benefit still frozen, more and more families will fall through the cracks when things go wrong.
Housing remains a seriously disrespected human right.
BREAKING: The UK Government has published their homelessness strategy.
It’s a step in the right direction with much to be applauded. But it falls short of what’s desperately needed to end Britain’s homelessness crisis.
It’s a step in the right direction with much to be applauded. But it falls short of what’s desperately needed to end Britain’s homelessness crisis.
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Ending section 21 gives Govt some breathing space to truly end homelessness, but its new plan falls very short.
With housing benefit still frozen, more and more families will fall through the cracks when things go wrong.
Housing remains a seriously disrespected human right.
With housing benefit still frozen, more and more families will fall through the cracks when things go wrong.
Housing remains a seriously disrespected human right.
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Seeking asylum is not illegal.
People entering the country by irregular means without any other option are not breaking the law.
The Govenrment should be showing humanity not further brutality
People entering the country by irregular means without any other option are not breaking the law.
The Govenrment should be showing humanity not further brutality
December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Seeking asylum is not illegal.
People entering the country by irregular means without any other option are not breaking the law.
The Govenrment should be showing humanity not further brutality
People entering the country by irregular means without any other option are not breaking the law.
The Govenrment should be showing humanity not further brutality
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The problem with society is that there are people.
December 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The problem with society is that there are people.
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It’s 2025 and we’re still living as subjects, not citizens.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s 2025 and we’re still living as subjects, not citizens.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
It’s time for a referendum on the monarchy.
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Insane to me that Premier Sports pay Andy Goode to say this stuff on air
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Insane to me that Premier Sports pay Andy Goode to say this stuff on air
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Nigel Farage is a racist. More as we have it.
December 5, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage is a racist. More as we have it.
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Weird the way the entire world went mad and only the creator of the IT Crowd was unaffected.
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Weird the way the entire world went mad and only the creator of the IT Crowd was unaffected.
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The big problem with the “serious people should be left to do serious politics” thing is that the serious people doing serious politics have repeatedly fucked up for the past 40 years
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The big problem with the “serious people should be left to do serious politics” thing is that the serious people doing serious politics have repeatedly fucked up for the past 40 years
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Which adults? All we have is obsessed toddlers shouting out ‘I can be nastier to immigrants than you’ in the loudest voices they can find. If you want to be considered the adults in the room, you need to behave like adults.
He's right. Just because I might prefer Zacks populist policies to Nigels doesn't make any of it more achievable.
The current government have inherited an absolute mess snd it is going to take adults a long time to sort it out.
The current government have inherited an absolute mess snd it is going to take adults a long time to sort it out.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Which adults? All we have is obsessed toddlers shouting out ‘I can be nastier to immigrants than you’ in the loudest voices they can find. If you want to be considered the adults in the room, you need to behave like adults.
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Full red cards ruin games
November 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Full red cards ruin games
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This is exactly my position. Licensed displays only. No bloody idiots setting them off in the street or back garden, sometimes in the small hours, terrifying animals and people, causing injuries or damage that are totally avoidable
I like fireworks but they shouldn't be sold to the general public. Obviously some twat's going to lob one at a paramedic. Garden fireworks are always shit anyway. Go and give the rotary club a fiver and watch a good display in a field with a candyfloss machine and a tombola.
'Notable reduction' in Bonfire Night disruption
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is exactly my position. Licensed displays only. No bloody idiots setting them off in the street or back garden, sometimes in the small hours, terrifying animals and people, causing injuries or damage that are totally avoidable