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Raging against the lying of the Right.
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Also who cares why they did it? What matters is it's done. (In any case reducing poverty is one reason people vote for Labour MPs so mollifying is kind of the point of elected them).
I'm hearing criticisms of the end to the two child limit, because it was done just to mollify Labour backbenchers, at a cost of £billions.

I remember another govt delivering a referendum on EU membership, just to mollify restive backbenchers. That's costing way, way more... A little perspective?
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves

"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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We only need one golf course in this entire country. Have you seen how empty they always are? What a waste of space. Choose one to keep, turn the rest into rewilded nature reserves.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Catch Fesshole Live in Leicester, Luton and Leeds – tickets available now! We’re off to Sweden too, visiting Malmö, Göteborg and Stockholm, and bringing Anon Opin to Leicester. https://sites.google.com/view/fesshole
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Whenever I pass a dog on a walk, I let it sniff my hand and say hello. Though I like dogs, I'm also doing a check-in like the original Terminator film to prove I'm a human, not a flesh covered robot. If you're with me and don't let the dog sniff you, I'll be judging/suspicious.
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Tory front benches equally furious at a tax on mansions and hundreds of thousands of kids being pulled out of poverty. Shameful stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The BBC is reporting details from Shumeet Banerji's resignation letter from the BBC Board.

Pretty obvious implication is that Samir Shah has been running the board incompetently, and not defending executives against Robbie Gibb and chums.
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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King Charles has no many medals on his chest. It's amazing! He must have led the army, navy, and airforce into action at every major military interaction for the last 50 years. Our King is a military hero and I'd love to hear him talk about his time leading troops into action.
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Brexit came about because of Russian influence on the referendum. A blind man could see that. The British are still in denial and won’t even talk about the disaster that Brexit has been for them. It was a Russian plot to weaken the EU and it worked.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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"Brexit didn’t behave like a normal economic shock. There was no singular collapse or dramatic turning point. Instead, it created a rolling fog of uncertainty that has lasted almost a decade. It made it impossible for thousands of firms to plan." ~AA

eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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 9:24 AM
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Sums up Farage n Johnson who sold Brexit to the gullible n the super rich tax avoiders on lies
November 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.

Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.

But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.

My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Page One in Cincinnati:

“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”

#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.

I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.

Sign and share.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I challenge you to listen to Tim
Montgomerie’s defence of Nigel Farage on Radio 4 with a straight face
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The London Economic: Right-wing X accounts exposed through new location feature
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/right-w...
Right-wing X accounts exposed through new location feature
A number of right-wing and Reform-supporting accounts on X have been exposed after the platform introduced a new location feature.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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<< By 2025, Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6-8%
•investment 12-18%
•employment 3-4%
•productivity 3-4%.

Brexit has been nothing short of an economic disaster. >>

From Martin Wolf in Financial Times

  on.ft.com/47YTi6P
How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reeves’ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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I don't understand why Labour doesn't just say Brexit was, is and will continue to be an unmitigated disaster. Until the problem is accepted then it will never be rectified. At least the lib Dems have a plan.
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Martin Wolf: "Brexit has been nothing short of an economic disaster."

www.ft.com/content/17e1...
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Zack Polanski, "Our country stands In solidarity with Ukrainians"

"Brexit was a disaster for economy and security,
instead, alternative to NATO with EU"
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Nothing shows the bloatification of car sizes more than the Ford Ka and the Nissan Micra. The new models are fucking huge. Stop building American sized cars for our tiny British roads. They. Don't. Fucking. Fit.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Medium size eggs are perfectly fine. Buying large eggs doesn't give you noticeably more egg, it just encourages selective breeding that hurts the hens.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM