Prof Keith Grint
@kgrint.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor, Warwick University
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Everyone in this country is descended from immigrants.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Everyone in this country is descended from immigrants.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
Every single last one of us.
And many, like Mr Farage, will have very recent migrant ancestors indeed and not even know about it.
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Vote now - Poll 71% say full EU membership worth ‘trade offs’ (Euro & Schengen)
Readers had strong views. Many dismissed the idea of returning on old terms as unrealistic or “delusional”. Broad agreement that the UK had thrown away a uniquely favourable deal – one that won’t be offered again
Readers had strong views. Many dismissed the idea of returning on old terms as unrealistic or “delusional”. Broad agreement that the UK had thrown away a uniquely favourable deal – one that won’t be offered again
‘Schengen, the euro, the whole thing’: Readers say UK must commit to rejoining EU
Our community agrees that Brexit’s challenges mean the UK must embrace Schengen, the euro, and full EU membership – no half-measures – to truly move forward
www.independent.co.uk
July 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Vote now - Poll 71% say full EU membership worth ‘trade offs’ (Euro & Schengen)
Readers had strong views. Many dismissed the idea of returning on old terms as unrealistic or “delusional”. Broad agreement that the UK had thrown away a uniquely favourable deal – one that won’t be offered again
Readers had strong views. Many dismissed the idea of returning on old terms as unrealistic or “delusional”. Broad agreement that the UK had thrown away a uniquely favourable deal – one that won’t be offered again
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Mirror: "Reform UK leader (Linden Kemkaran) moans about Eurostar skipping Kent stations without mentioning why"
The i Paper: "Brexit partly to blame as Eurostar Kent stops to remain closed for at least two years"
The i Paper: "Brexit partly to blame as Eurostar Kent stops to remain closed for at least two years"
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Mirror: "Reform UK leader (Linden Kemkaran) moans about Eurostar skipping Kent stations without mentioning why"
The i Paper: "Brexit partly to blame as Eurostar Kent stops to remain closed for at least two years"
The i Paper: "Brexit partly to blame as Eurostar Kent stops to remain closed for at least two years"
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Labour is CHOOSING to make the British people poorer by maintaining Brexit.
And now our economy is shrinking... AGAIN!
And now our economy is shrinking... AGAIN!
Labour is CHOOSING to make us poorer with Brexit
YouTube video by Femi
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July 11, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Labour is CHOOSING to make the British people poorer by maintaining Brexit.
And now our economy is shrinking... AGAIN!
And now our economy is shrinking... AGAIN!
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Private healthcare investors donated 1.4 million pounds to MPs over the last two years. What are they expecting in return? We don't think this is right. That’s why we’re sending politicians a clear message – the NHS is not up for sale. youtu.be/NS02AglpWic
July 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Private healthcare investors donated 1.4 million pounds to MPs over the last two years. What are they expecting in return? We don't think this is right. That’s why we’re sending politicians a clear message – the NHS is not up for sale. youtu.be/NS02AglpWic
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UK govt considers rescue package for another steel plant - Speciality Steel UK, part of the Liberty Steel Group.
Profits are privatised and losses are socialised.
Instead of free money govt must get something in return - shares, give a repayable loan.
Profits are privatised and losses are socialised.
Instead of free money govt must get something in return - shares, give a repayable loan.
UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant
Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administration
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
UK govt considers rescue package for another steel plant - Speciality Steel UK, part of the Liberty Steel Group.
Profits are privatised and losses are socialised.
Instead of free money govt must get something in return - shares, give a repayable loan.
Profits are privatised and losses are socialised.
Instead of free money govt must get something in return - shares, give a repayable loan.
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British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron said today in response to a question from Robert Peston at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
Imagine the shock when he finds out Brexit is a primary factor in sky rocketing small boat crossings
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
July 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
British people were 'sold a lie' with Brexit, Emmanuel Macron said today in response to a question from Robert Peston at a joint press conference with Keir Starmer
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
He said Brexit has made it harder to combat illegal migration across the Channel - HE’S RIGHT 👇
youtu.be/cKXFjbxSBBI?...
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Are oil companies actually viable businesses if they need taxpayer subsidies and can’t pay their own taxes?
Or are they viable businesses BECAUSE of all the subsidies and tax breaks?
It’s the second one isn’t it.
Fossil fuels are scam, taking our taxes.
Or are they viable businesses BECAUSE of all the subsidies and tax breaks?
It’s the second one isn’t it.
Fossil fuels are scam, taking our taxes.
June 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Are oil companies actually viable businesses if they need taxpayer subsidies and can’t pay their own taxes?
Or are they viable businesses BECAUSE of all the subsidies and tax breaks?
It’s the second one isn’t it.
Fossil fuels are scam, taking our taxes.
Or are they viable businesses BECAUSE of all the subsidies and tax breaks?
It’s the second one isn’t it.
Fossil fuels are scam, taking our taxes.
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The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Justice Department abruptly fires 3 prosecutors involved in Jan. 6 criminal cases, AP sources say
The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massiv...
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June 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest moves by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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"Under first-past-the-post, because there are more people wanting Special Brew than cappuccino, lattes or flat whites respectively, you are all condemned to go out on the piss." Brilliant from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here is the single thing Labour can do to see off Reform and make British politics work | Will Hayward
Farage’s party could win 42% of Commons seats with only 26% of the vote. That’s not the way civilised countries do democracy, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
"Under first-past-the-post, because there are more people wanting Special Brew than cappuccino, lattes or flat whites respectively, you are all condemned to go out on the piss." Brilliant from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The guy who got fired wasn’t the problem.
June 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The guy who got fired wasn’t the problem.
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
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It matters so little to him that he mentions it six times in short order.
June 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It matters so little to him that he mentions it six times in short order.
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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Want to come join my team? A great opportunity for the right person with part-time and full time options
I am looking for a new head of office to support my work as an MP. It's a key role in my excellent team. I'm looking for someone I can rely on to manage the team and advise on priorities and resourcing. It will be fun, demanding and rewarding. Apply by 9/7. Details: www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.a...
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www.w4mpjobs.org
June 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Want to come join my team? A great opportunity for the right person with part-time and full time options
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UK businesses are setting up in Hungary to regain what Brexit threw away:
✅ Frictionless access to the EU
❌ No customs chaos
❌ No SPS checks
Brexit Britain is so “global” that firms are relocating to stay competitive. You couldn’t make it up.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-post-bre...
✅ Frictionless access to the EU
❌ No customs chaos
❌ No SPS checks
Brexit Britain is so “global” that firms are relocating to stay competitive. You couldn’t make it up.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-post-bre...
How Post-Brexit Business Growth is Shifting to Central Europe
Offering a 9% corporate tax rate and seamless access to the European Union, Hungary is fast becoming a prime hub for businesses navigating post-Brexit growth
www.ibtimes.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 5:21 AM
UK businesses are setting up in Hungary to regain what Brexit threw away:
✅ Frictionless access to the EU
❌ No customs chaos
❌ No SPS checks
Brexit Britain is so “global” that firms are relocating to stay competitive. You couldn’t make it up.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-post-bre...
✅ Frictionless access to the EU
❌ No customs chaos
❌ No SPS checks
Brexit Britain is so “global” that firms are relocating to stay competitive. You couldn’t make it up.
www.ibtimes.co.uk/how-post-bre...
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Cos the best way to defeat Farage is to agree with him about absolutely everything
Tories proved this by running a 10 year experiment that left them polling at "functionally dead", while Reform are favourites to win the next election
Top thinking, Blue Labour!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories proved this by running a 10 year experiment that left them polling at "functionally dead", while Reform are favourites to win the next election
Top thinking, Blue Labour!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Blue Labour group urges ministers to ‘root out DEI’ to win over Reform voters
Faction influencing No 10 says government should legislate against DEI in hiring, sentencing and ‘wherever else’
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Cos the best way to defeat Farage is to agree with him about absolutely everything
Tories proved this by running a 10 year experiment that left them polling at "functionally dead", while Reform are favourites to win the next election
Top thinking, Blue Labour!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tories proved this by running a 10 year experiment that left them polling at "functionally dead", while Reform are favourites to win the next election
Top thinking, Blue Labour!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ordinary people "feel like mugs" for paying when others feel they can get away without doing so, says Robert Jenrick, who was found to have falsely claimed £122 in travel expenses, and used his own office to help a Conservative donor avoid paying £45m in tax www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/robert-jen...
Robert Jenrick's Honesty-Dodging
That someone as dishonest and hypocritical as the Shadow Justice Secretary was not long ago shamed out of public life is a damning indictment of the state of politics and media in the UK
www.adambienkov.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Ordinary people "feel like mugs" for paying when others feel they can get away without doing so, says Robert Jenrick, who was found to have falsely claimed £122 in travel expenses, and used his own office to help a Conservative donor avoid paying £45m in tax www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/robert-jen...
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If only there was some way of knowing what caused all this…
June 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If only there was some way of knowing what caused all this…
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England could face water shortages within a decade.
Since 1989 population, homes increased - 25 reservoirs sold off, no new ones, no desalination plants, 1 trillion liters of water a year lost to leaks.
Companies borrowed to pay dividends. No forward planning.
Disaster made by privatisation.
Since 1989 population, homes increased - 25 reservoirs sold off, no new ones, no desalination plants, 1 trillion liters of water a year lost to leaks.
Companies borrowed to pay dividends. No forward planning.
Disaster made by privatisation.
Government fast-tracks new reservoirs to secure water supply
Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
England could face water shortages within a decade.
Since 1989 population, homes increased - 25 reservoirs sold off, no new ones, no desalination plants, 1 trillion liters of water a year lost to leaks.
Companies borrowed to pay dividends. No forward planning.
Disaster made by privatisation.
Since 1989 population, homes increased - 25 reservoirs sold off, no new ones, no desalination plants, 1 trillion liters of water a year lost to leaks.
Companies borrowed to pay dividends. No forward planning.
Disaster made by privatisation.
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A Constant Theme From That Political Party….
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A Constant Theme From That Political Party….
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“Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for a decade. For the first time a UK government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed” 👏
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
Keir Starmer's EU Reset Deal Is the First Crack in the Brexit Wall Holding Britain Back
This agreement marks the beginning of the end of the suffocating Brexit consensus that has gripped British politics for a decade, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“Starmer's EU deal is a big break in the suffocating Brexit consensus that has held Britain back for a decade. For the first time a UK government is doing things to actually undo the damage of Brexit, rather than increase it. For that alone it should be welcomed” 👏
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/05/19/k...
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An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to economists
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EU Deal Would Give Reeves £10 Billion and Cut Risk of Tax Hikes
An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion ($13.3 billion) in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to econom...
www.bloomberg.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An improved trade deal with the European Union would hand UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves £10 billion in the Autumn Budget and limit the need for further tax increases, according to economists
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sounds like a plan
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
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