Jak-writes 🇪🇺#FBPE
@jak-writes.bsky.social
Europhile, writer, wife, mother, amateur musician
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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always” Mahatma Gandhi
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Radio 6 is a tribute to all that is best at the BBC. It is inform, educate and entertain in musical form: Utter loveliness. And then they periodically allow the news department to mutilate it with these context-free anti-asylum bulletins, reminding you of all that's worst about the BBC.
Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 music is one of my favourite things
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
Having it interrupted by breathless news bulletin telling me ‘government has banned taxis for asylum seekers’ *really isn’t*
New lines like ‘Home Office spent £1k over weekend on taxis’ would struggle to make a local newspaper
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Radio 6 is a tribute to all that is best at the BBC. It is inform, educate and entertain in musical form: Utter loveliness. And then they periodically allow the news department to mutilate it with these context-free anti-asylum bulletins, reminding you of all that's worst about the BBC.
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The Palestine Action case is really simple.
What terrorism have Palestine Action committed?
None.
Case Closed.
What terrorism have Palestine Action committed?
None.
Case Closed.
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Palestine Action case is really simple.
What terrorism have Palestine Action committed?
None.
Case Closed.
What terrorism have Palestine Action committed?
None.
Case Closed.
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🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
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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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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
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Farage would strip EU citizens of rights to claim benefits if he became PM and yet👇🏼
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
Reform plans to strip EU citizens of benefit rights, says Farage - BBC News
Leader Nigel Farage says his party would renegotiate the Brexit deal struck by the Tory government.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Farage would strip EU citizens of rights to claim benefits if he became PM and yet👇🏼
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
When Brexit was announced he got German passports for his 2 children❌
His first wife was Irish❌
His second wife German❌
His long term girlfriend Laure Ferrari is French❌
He makes sure those close have EU benefits 🤷🏼♂️
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“Polls suggest the most probable result is a loss for the party’s candidate, a former government minister understood to have been handpicked by the PM.
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
“Polls suggest the most probable result is a loss for the party’s candidate, a former government minister understood to have been handpicked by the PM.
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
“Among the reasons cited by analysts are frustration with Frederiksen’s hardline policies on issues such as integration and immigration.”
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Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.
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Labour MP Simon Opher - "We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel.
"Measures that create bureaucracy and insecurity do not offer clarity or strengthen control – they cost money, waste time and weaken the system."
"Measures that create bureaucracy and insecurity do not offer clarity or strengthen control – they cost money, waste time and weaken the system."
November 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Labour MP Simon Opher - "We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel.
"Measures that create bureaucracy and insecurity do not offer clarity or strengthen control – they cost money, waste time and weaken the system."
"Measures that create bureaucracy and insecurity do not offer clarity or strengthen control – they cost money, waste time and weaken the system."
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"If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them", says @stellacreasy.bsky.social
More MPs must call out HO's immigration plans for the divisive, cruel, incoherent nonsense that they are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More MPs must call out HO's immigration plans for the divisive, cruel, incoherent nonsense that they are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
ICE-style raids on Britain's streets: that's all Labour's brutal asylum reforms will achieve | Stella Creasy
If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them, says Labour MP Stella Creasy
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"If we want to ‘stop the boats’, we need to stop the BS when it comes to what creates refugees, and how to respond to them", says @stellacreasy.bsky.social
More MPs must call out HO's immigration plans for the divisive, cruel, incoherent nonsense that they are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
More MPs must call out HO's immigration plans for the divisive, cruel, incoherent nonsense that they are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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⚡️NEW: At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since Oct. 7, 2023, due to torture, medical neglect, starvation...
Despite nearly 100 deaths and extensive evidence of systematic abuse, only 1 Israeli soldier has been prosecuted, receiving a seven-month sentence. Story is linked below. 👇
Despite nearly 100 deaths and extensive evidence of systematic abuse, only 1 Israeli soldier has been prosecuted, receiving a seven-month sentence. Story is linked below. 👇
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
⚡️NEW: At least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli custody since Oct. 7, 2023, due to torture, medical neglect, starvation...
Despite nearly 100 deaths and extensive evidence of systematic abuse, only 1 Israeli soldier has been prosecuted, receiving a seven-month sentence. Story is linked below. 👇
Despite nearly 100 deaths and extensive evidence of systematic abuse, only 1 Israeli soldier has been prosecuted, receiving a seven-month sentence. Story is linked below. 👇
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Isn’t it enough that they’ve shafted the country with their deranged arrogance and prejudiced idiocy? Do we now have to deal with their repulsive perma-tantrum as they lash out at everyone who knows what a fuck up they made of everything?
Cummings… you pathetic little man.
Cummings… you pathetic little man.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Isn’t it enough that they’ve shafted the country with their deranged arrogance and prejudiced idiocy? Do we now have to deal with their repulsive perma-tantrum as they lash out at everyone who knows what a fuck up they made of everything?
Cummings… you pathetic little man.
Cummings… you pathetic little man.
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Useful as a crochet condom - the whole damned lot of them.
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Useful as a crochet condom - the whole damned lot of them.
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Reform UK lose out as Lib Dems take 53% of the vote in Tunbridge Wells council by-election
www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
Lib Dem beats Reform UK into second place at by-election
Lib Dems retain by-election seat with more than three times the vote of Reform UK.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Reform UK lose out as Lib Dems take 53% of the vote in Tunbridge Wells council by-election
www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-we...
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a pouring rain whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a pouring rain whilst enjoying a plate of emotional support scones?
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People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
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Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
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Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
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Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Zohran Mamdani in New York
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
Catherine Connolly in Ireland
Rob Jetten in the Netherlands
Plaid Cymru in Caerphilly
The rise of the far right is not inevitable.
If we work together, we can dare to hope.
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Facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🎯
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Facts 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🎯
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The minimum wage needs to be BIGGER for everyone and not smaller for anyone.
It's time we banned second (third, fourth etc) jobs for MPs unless it's so they can maintain a qualification or it's unpaid voluntary work.
What's Labour waiting for? An invitation?
It's time we banned second (third, fourth etc) jobs for MPs unless it's so they can maintain a qualification or it's unpaid voluntary work.
What's Labour waiting for? An invitation?
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The minimum wage needs to be BIGGER for everyone and not smaller for anyone.
It's time we banned second (third, fourth etc) jobs for MPs unless it's so they can maintain a qualification or it's unpaid voluntary work.
What's Labour waiting for? An invitation?
It's time we banned second (third, fourth etc) jobs for MPs unless it's so they can maintain a qualification or it's unpaid voluntary work.
What's Labour waiting for? An invitation?