@ianlabour.bsky.social
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Wow. As the vote margin is finally settling into its final form this really does add important context
@lewisgoodall.com
@lewisgoodall.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Wow. As the vote margin is finally settling into its final form this really does add important context
@lewisgoodall.com
@lewisgoodall.com
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Her enthusiasm for Boris Johnson goes so deep that she has invented an entirely fictional universe in order to defend him.
My review of Nadine Dorries' latest book.
inews.co.uk/culture/book...
My review of Nadine Dorries' latest book.
inews.co.uk/culture/book...
Nadine Dorries's book is full of astonishing conspiracies, from Mossad to gay orgy networks
Her theories about plots to undermine Tory prime ministers are paranoid fantasies - you have to admire her chutzpah if nothing else
inews.co.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Her enthusiasm for Boris Johnson goes so deep that she has invented an entirely fictional universe in order to defend him.
My review of Nadine Dorries' latest book.
inews.co.uk/culture/book...
My review of Nadine Dorries' latest book.
inews.co.uk/culture/book...
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1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect.
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
November 21, 2024 at 7:54 AM
1. The difference so far (and for god's sake let's keep it that way) between X and Bluesky is not between right and left but between abuse and respect.
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
A good society is built on mutual respect. But what does this mean?
A short thread.🧵
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Expert shuts down Robinson’s suggestion that the “crises” impacting attitudes to refugees in Germany include violent attacks.
“Looking at overall crime numbers we can’t say refugees contribute to a large extent.” Corrects him that she means crises like the pandemic & war in Ukraine #r4today
“Looking at overall crime numbers we can’t say refugees contribute to a large extent.” Corrects him that she means crises like the pandemic & war in Ukraine #r4today
November 22, 2024 at 6:56 AM
Expert shuts down Robinson’s suggestion that the “crises” impacting attitudes to refugees in Germany include violent attacks.
“Looking at overall crime numbers we can’t say refugees contribute to a large extent.” Corrects him that she means crises like the pandemic & war in Ukraine #r4today
“Looking at overall crime numbers we can’t say refugees contribute to a large extent.” Corrects him that she means crises like the pandemic & war in Ukraine #r4today
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Wow. According to this image it looks like nurses - whose real-terms pay has declined by at least 20% since 2010 are responsible for driving up UK borrowing. Thanks for clearing that up BBCNews
November 22, 2024 at 6:01 AM
Wow. According to this image it looks like nurses - whose real-terms pay has declined by at least 20% since 2010 are responsible for driving up UK borrowing. Thanks for clearing that up BBCNews
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A man describes in perfect English how he escaped torture by the Taliban.
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
November 22, 2024 at 7:14 AM
A man describes in perfect English how he escaped torture by the Taliban.
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
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Reform MP James McMurdock (won his seat by 98 votes) didn't disclose his conviction for assaulting his partner before the GE
He went on to describe it as a "teenage indiscretion"
The Times now reveals he "kicked his girlfriend" repeatedly
Thoughts?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
He went on to describe it as a "teenage indiscretion"
The Times now reveals he "kicked his girlfriend" repeatedly
Thoughts?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Reform UK MP jailed for 'repeatedly kicking his ex girlfriend'
He had not publicly disclosed the conviction before he was elected as an MP and downplayed the attack as a “teenage indiscretion”.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Reform MP James McMurdock (won his seat by 98 votes) didn't disclose his conviction for assaulting his partner before the GE
He went on to describe it as a "teenage indiscretion"
The Times now reveals he "kicked his girlfriend" repeatedly
Thoughts?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
He went on to describe it as a "teenage indiscretion"
The Times now reveals he "kicked his girlfriend" repeatedly
Thoughts?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
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I love that Kohli, on the last ball of the day, thought he had something so urgent to impart to the best bowler in the world who also happens to be his captain. Bumrah, albeit graciously, didn’t give the impression he was listening.
November 22, 2024 at 9:57 AM
I love that Kohli, on the last ball of the day, thought he had something so urgent to impart to the best bowler in the world who also happens to be his captain. Bumrah, albeit graciously, didn’t give the impression he was listening.
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Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Wow. Imagine the shock for the Daily Mail when it finds out Tory plans were for fines of £5k - later reduced to £3k - for each missed heat pump sale. What Ed Miliband has done is to reduce that to £500. As @torstenbell.bsky.social says today Headline should read “Miliband slashes Tory boiler tax”
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100%
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
November 16, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
A stat I like to remind people of (very gently) is that 70% of asylum seekers who came to the uk in the last 20 years come from countries we once colonised.
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Lazy repetition of tropes like “more and more people are trying to get here” without context, evidence, or explanation is simply not acceptable.
This is one of the most trusted voices in the British media speaking - and it drives fear of scarcity & being overwhelmed that is not justified. #r4today
This is one of the most trusted voices in the British media speaking - and it drives fear of scarcity & being overwhelmed that is not justified. #r4today
November 18, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Lazy repetition of tropes like “more and more people are trying to get here” without context, evidence, or explanation is simply not acceptable.
This is one of the most trusted voices in the British media speaking - and it drives fear of scarcity & being overwhelmed that is not justified. #r4today
This is one of the most trusted voices in the British media speaking - and it drives fear of scarcity & being overwhelmed that is not justified. #r4today
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On what basis is the claim made by Nick Robinson that “more & more people” want to make the journey to Europe through Turkey?
What evidence is there for that?
I doubt there is any. Is BBC #r4today now just making up scaremongering about migration as they go along🤦♀️
What evidence is there for that?
I doubt there is any. Is BBC #r4today now just making up scaremongering about migration as they go along🤦♀️
November 18, 2024 at 8:03 AM
On what basis is the claim made by Nick Robinson that “more & more people” want to make the journey to Europe through Turkey?
What evidence is there for that?
I doubt there is any. Is BBC #r4today now just making up scaremongering about migration as they go along🤦♀️
What evidence is there for that?
I doubt there is any. Is BBC #r4today now just making up scaremongering about migration as they go along🤦♀️
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What would actually provide a sense of control would be to REGULATE the exisiting immigration that currently takes place in utter chaos run by smugglers because our politicians keep pretending that "smash the gangs" or "stop the boats" will get us anywhere.
We can regulate it through safe pathways.
We can regulate it through safe pathways.
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 AM
What would actually provide a sense of control would be to REGULATE the exisiting immigration that currently takes place in utter chaos run by smugglers because our politicians keep pretending that "smash the gangs" or "stop the boats" will get us anywhere.
We can regulate it through safe pathways.
We can regulate it through safe pathways.
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I think that as we move away from it gradually it's quite easy to forget or underplay the degree of catastrophic incompetence and failure of the last government.
One example is shown here in the data showing surging refugee homelessness & rough sleeping. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
One example is shown here in the data showing surging refugee homelessness & rough sleeping. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
'Punitive' asylum system pushing refugees into homelessness: 'It's fuelling injustice'
Number of homeless refugees turned away from asylum accommodation increases 83% in a year as NACCOM warns of a system at capacity
www.bigissue.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:04 PM
I think that as we move away from it gradually it's quite easy to forget or underplay the degree of catastrophic incompetence and failure of the last government.
One example is shown here in the data showing surging refugee homelessness & rough sleeping. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
One example is shown here in the data showing surging refugee homelessness & rough sleeping. www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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In fact, one year of crossings down, another year up, one quarter where this route sees more traffic & another where that one does is ultimately details.
Overall, irregular migration into Europe is not at record highs, but it is high, & efforts to make it disappear tend to kill. #r4today
Overall, irregular migration into Europe is not at record highs, but it is high, & efforts to make it disappear tend to kill. #r4today
November 19, 2024 at 6:41 AM
In fact, one year of crossings down, another year up, one quarter where this route sees more traffic & another where that one does is ultimately details.
Overall, irregular migration into Europe is not at record highs, but it is high, & efforts to make it disappear tend to kill. #r4today
Overall, irregular migration into Europe is not at record highs, but it is high, & efforts to make it disappear tend to kill. #r4today
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Robinson may have taken personal offence, but he should reflect that my purpose in correcting these inaccuracies on a public forum isn’t to dunk on him.
Real people are impacted by the growing concocted fear of “unprecedented mass migration”. They deserve better from #r4today
Real people are impacted by the growing concocted fear of “unprecedented mass migration”. They deserve better from #r4today
November 19, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Robinson may have taken personal offence, but he should reflect that my purpose in correcting these inaccuracies on a public forum isn’t to dunk on him.
Real people are impacted by the growing concocted fear of “unprecedented mass migration”. They deserve better from #r4today
Real people are impacted by the growing concocted fear of “unprecedented mass migration”. They deserve better from #r4today
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On the other place, Nick Robinson himself took the time to respond to my question about evidence for his claim that “more & more people” are coming to Europe through Turkey.
What an honour. Too bad his stats are out of date.
See (EU border agency) Frontex data for 2024 on right #r4today
What an honour. Too bad his stats are out of date.
See (EU border agency) Frontex data for 2024 on right #r4today
November 19, 2024 at 6:18 AM
On the other place, Nick Robinson himself took the time to respond to my question about evidence for his claim that “more & more people” are coming to Europe through Turkey.
What an honour. Too bad his stats are out of date.
See (EU border agency) Frontex data for 2024 on right #r4today
What an honour. Too bad his stats are out of date.
See (EU border agency) Frontex data for 2024 on right #r4today
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With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
With farm owners protesting today over the prospect of paying a highly discounted inheritence tax, I'm sure you've seen quotes about how they "feed the nation".
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
But nobody is talking about the migrant workers who actually pick the crops on horticulture farms, so here's a short thread about them.
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It’s happening
November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
It’s happening
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A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
November 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
November 13, 2024 at 2:15 AM
wait why does the dept of government efficiency have two co-chairs
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What is known: Judge has declared Google search an illegal monopoly.
What is unknown: How the judge plans to fix it.
My proposal: We need to break up Google’s monopoly on search data to promote competition.
My latest for New York Times Opinion (gift link):
What is unknown: How the judge plans to fix it.
My proposal: We need to break up Google’s monopoly on search data to promote competition.
My latest for New York Times Opinion (gift link):
Opinion | Breaking Up Google Isn’t Nearly Enough
To end Google’s monopoly on search, the company should be required to disgorge its data on what we’re searching for.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2024 at 11:33 AM
What is known: Judge has declared Google search an illegal monopoly.
What is unknown: How the judge plans to fix it.
My proposal: We need to break up Google’s monopoly on search data to promote competition.
My latest for New York Times Opinion (gift link):
What is unknown: How the judge plans to fix it.
My proposal: We need to break up Google’s monopoly on search data to promote competition.
My latest for New York Times Opinion (gift link):
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“Nigel Farage pockets £97,000 a month instantly making him the highest paid MP”
Reform, the company with Farage as majority shareholder, is a party of the people?
Give me strength
If you haven’t sussed them yet, then give your head a wobble
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Nigel Farage pockets £97,000 a month instantly making him the highest paid MP”
Reform, the company with Farage as majority shareholder, is a party of the people?
Give me strength
If you haven’t sussed them yet, then give your head a wobble
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage pockets £97,000 a month instantly making him the highest paid MP
The Reform leader said his trip to Wisconsin days after Donald Trump was shot at was to "represent Clacton on the world stage"
www.mirror.co.uk
August 16, 2024 at 9:00 PM
NEWS
“Nigel Farage pockets £97,000 a month instantly making him the highest paid MP”
Reform, the company with Farage as majority shareholder, is a party of the people?
Give me strength
If you haven’t sussed them yet, then give your head a wobble
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Nigel Farage pockets £97,000 a month instantly making him the highest paid MP”
Reform, the company with Farage as majority shareholder, is a party of the people?
Give me strength
If you haven’t sussed them yet, then give your head a wobble
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...