@krijak.bsky.social
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Let’s not forget the even bigger gains from #RejoinTheSingleMarket
That’s where we should be heading…
#BrexitBreaksBritain
That’s where we should be heading…
#BrexitBreaksBritain
Given the state of the UK economy, Labour cannot afford to shun the estimated £25 billion in extra tax revenues that rejoining the Customs Union would bring
#BrexitCarnage
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
#BrexitCarnage
www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
25 billion reasons why the UK should rejoin the European Customs Union
Given the state of the UK economy, Labour cannot afford to shun the estimated £25 billion in extra tax revenues that rejoining the Customs Union would bring
www.scotsman.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Let’s not forget the even bigger gains from #RejoinTheSingleMarket
That’s where we should be heading…
#BrexitBreaksBritain
That’s where we should be heading…
#BrexitBreaksBritain
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inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit
“Britain is likely to move towards a softer #Brexit if Sir Keir Starmer is ousted as Prime Minister”
In which case, the sooner he goes, the better!
#Rejoin
Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit
“Britain is likely to move towards a softer #Brexit if Sir Keir Starmer is ousted as Prime Minister”
In which case, the sooner he goes, the better!
#Rejoin
Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit
The i Paper understands potential future Labour leadership candidates have been sounding out experts on UK-EU policy
inews.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit
“Britain is likely to move towards a softer #Brexit if Sir Keir Starmer is ousted as Prime Minister”
In which case, the sooner he goes, the better!
#Rejoin
Starmer's leadership rivals plotting softer Brexit
“Britain is likely to move towards a softer #Brexit if Sir Keir Starmer is ousted as Prime Minister”
In which case, the sooner he goes, the better!
#Rejoin
Reform is not a political party - it's a autocrat with his fan club.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It [Reform] has turned leadership and even membership into a revolving door. Reform has had three chairs in under two years. They come and go in the night. Reform’s latest leader in Wales is currently in prison.
It [Reform] has turned leadership and even membership into a revolving door. Reform has had three chairs in under two years. They come and go in the night. Reform’s latest leader in Wales is currently in prison.
Here’s a pick-me-up for the January blues: this could well be Nigel Farage’s last year on top | Simon Jenkins
There’s no doubting the charisma of its leader, but Reform UK lacks the depth and experience needed to govern – and voters are quickly realising that, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Reform is not a political party - it's a autocrat with his fan club.
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🔥 This is huge 🔥
NEW YouGov poll: British are now MORE pro-EU than France or Italy.
👉 50% would vote to be in the EU
👉 Only 31% want to stay out
👉 Strip away don’t knows 👉62–38 in favour of EU membership.
🔥 Brexit is no more and Parliament must catch up!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
NEW YouGov poll: British are now MORE pro-EU than France or Italy.
👉 50% would vote to be in the EU
👉 Only 31% want to stay out
👉 Strip away don’t knows 👉62–38 in favour of EU membership.
🔥 Brexit is no more and Parliament must catch up!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
British voters want to be part of EU more than French and Italians, poll reveals
Exclusive: Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 AM
🔥 This is huge 🔥
NEW YouGov poll: British are now MORE pro-EU than France or Italy.
👉 50% would vote to be in the EU
👉 Only 31% want to stay out
👉 Strip away don’t knows 👉62–38 in favour of EU membership.
🔥 Brexit is no more and Parliament must catch up!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
NEW YouGov poll: British are now MORE pro-EU than France or Italy.
👉 50% would vote to be in the EU
👉 Only 31% want to stay out
👉 Strip away don’t knows 👉62–38 in favour of EU membership.
🔥 Brexit is no more and Parliament must catch up!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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🧵 Ten years after Brexit, data catches up with lived reality.
UK 🇬🇧 GDP 8% smaller. Investment ⬇️ 18%. Productivity ⬇️ 4%. GDP/capita 10% lower than comparable nations.
Not bc of a single shock, but bc Brexit drained confidence, investment, capacity for a decade.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
UK 🇬🇧 GDP 8% smaller. Investment ⬇️ 18%. Productivity ⬇️ 4%. GDP/capita 10% lower than comparable nations.
Not bc of a single shock, but bc Brexit drained confidence, investment, capacity for a decade.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
December 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🧵 Ten years after Brexit, data catches up with lived reality.
UK 🇬🇧 GDP 8% smaller. Investment ⬇️ 18%. Productivity ⬇️ 4%. GDP/capita 10% lower than comparable nations.
Not bc of a single shock, but bc Brexit drained confidence, investment, capacity for a decade.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
UK 🇬🇧 GDP 8% smaller. Investment ⬇️ 18%. Productivity ⬇️ 4%. GDP/capita 10% lower than comparable nations.
Not bc of a single shock, but bc Brexit drained confidence, investment, capacity for a decade.
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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🚨 BREAKING: Farage facing police reports for falsifying election expenses.
A whistleblower from inside his campaign says he overspent by £9,000 incl
• Undeclared campaign HQ
• Armoured Land Rover counted as national spending
• Missing receipts/misreported costs
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A whistleblower from inside his campaign says he overspent by £9,000 incl
• Undeclared campaign HQ
• Armoured Land Rover counted as national spending
• Missing receipts/misreported costs
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Farage 'reported to police over claim of election fraud in Clacton'
Nigel Farage has been reported to the police over claims of falsified election expenses, it has emerged.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Farage facing police reports for falsifying election expenses.
A whistleblower from inside his campaign says he overspent by £9,000 incl
• Undeclared campaign HQ
• Armoured Land Rover counted as national spending
• Missing receipts/misreported costs
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A whistleblower from inside his campaign says he overspent by £9,000 incl
• Undeclared campaign HQ
• Armoured Land Rover counted as national spending
• Missing receipts/misreported costs
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨 PETITION HAS SOARED TO OVER 90,000 SIGNATURES💪💪💪💪💪
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
🚨 PETITION HAS SOARED TO OVER 90,000 SIGNATURES💪💪💪💪💪
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Campaigners have accused companies of “sweating assets” and giving money in dividends to shareholders rather than investing in treatment centres, sewers and reservoirs”
#RenationaliseWater
“Campaigners have accused companies of “sweating assets” and giving money in dividends to shareholders rather than investing in treatment centres, sewers and reservoirs”
#RenationaliseWater
Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024
Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Campaigners have accused companies of “sweating assets” and giving money in dividends to shareholders rather than investing in treatment centres, sewers and reservoirs”
#RenationaliseWater
“Campaigners have accused companies of “sweating assets” and giving money in dividends to shareholders rather than investing in treatment centres, sewers and reservoirs”
#RenationaliseWater
#Agriculture depends on a more or less stable climate. #Climatechange is overturning that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#Agriculture depends on a more or less stable climate. #Climatechange is overturning that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
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Signed!
If Labour, with their huge majority do not bring in PR, they are enabling the next Govt to be a Reform one.
#ProportionalRepresentation
If Labour, with their huge majority do not bring in PR, they are enabling the next Govt to be a Reform one.
#ProportionalRepresentation
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Signed!
If Labour, with their huge majority do not bring in PR, they are enabling the next Govt to be a Reform one.
#ProportionalRepresentation
If Labour, with their huge majority do not bring in PR, they are enabling the next Govt to be a Reform one.
#ProportionalRepresentation
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#ProportionalRepresentation could bring real competition and choice to every congressional district.
Learn more 👇
Learn more 👇
Proportional Representation - FairVote
Proportional representation ensures elections are fair for all voters, and nearly all voters will help elect a candidate they support.
fairvote.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
#ProportionalRepresentation could bring real competition and choice to every congressional district.
Learn more 👇
Learn more 👇
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One more statistic?
In the last 12 months, 47% of 324 divisions held in the Commons would have changed aye/no result, if seats matched votes -- including every vote on the budget resolutions.
That is, in these votes, opposing MPs represented more people but the government won anyway 🤷♂️
In the last 12 months, 47% of 324 divisions held in the Commons would have changed aye/no result, if seats matched votes -- including every vote on the budget resolutions.
That is, in these votes, opposing MPs represented more people but the government won anyway 🤷♂️
December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One more statistic?
In the last 12 months, 47% of 324 divisions held in the Commons would have changed aye/no result, if seats matched votes -- including every vote on the budget resolutions.
That is, in these votes, opposing MPs represented more people but the government won anyway 🤷♂️
In the last 12 months, 47% of 324 divisions held in the Commons would have changed aye/no result, if seats matched votes -- including every vote on the budget resolutions.
That is, in these votes, opposing MPs represented more people but the government won anyway 🤷♂️
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Presidential pardons are not created by executive orders.
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the president an inherent power to “grant reprieves and pardons.”
A pardon, once validly issued, cannot be undone by a later president.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the president an inherent power to “grant reprieves and pardons.”
A pardon, once validly issued, cannot be undone by a later president.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use
Presidents of both major parties have used the device and experts called into question legality of Trump’s move
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Presidential pardons are not created by executive orders.
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the president an inherent power to “grant reprieves and pardons.”
A pardon, once validly issued, cannot be undone by a later president.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants the president an inherent power to “grant reprieves and pardons.”
A pardon, once validly issued, cannot be undone by a later president.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why do believers in gender identity ideology think Polanski answered well? Having mouthed the slogan he was stumped by the question "Why don't we just say women?". According to the ideology the ability to get pregnant is irrelevant to being a woman but he balked at saying that.
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why do believers in gender identity ideology think Polanski answered well? Having mouthed the slogan he was stumped by the question "Why don't we just say women?". According to the ideology the ability to get pregnant is irrelevant to being a woman but he balked at saying that.
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"Proportional Representation [is] no longer the subject of an abstract discussion on the margins, but an urgent and compelling proposition supported across our party."
Great piece in @renewaljournal.bsky.social by Labour MP @annadixonmp.bsky.social.
Read in full: renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
Great piece in @renewaljournal.bsky.social by Labour MP @annadixonmp.bsky.social.
Read in full: renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"Proportional Representation [is] no longer the subject of an abstract discussion on the margins, but an urgent and compelling proposition supported across our party."
Great piece in @renewaljournal.bsky.social by Labour MP @annadixonmp.bsky.social.
Read in full: renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
Great piece in @renewaljournal.bsky.social by Labour MP @annadixonmp.bsky.social.
Read in full: renewal.org.uk/blog/eletc/
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"First Past the Post doesn't represent the British people and doesn't give voice to their concerns." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"First Past the Post doesn't represent the British people and doesn't give voice to their concerns." @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
Inside and outside of Parliament, there's a growing cross-party consensus: our voting system is not working.
It's time to scrap it. 🚮
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
This is why we still need NATO
And why Europe now needs to lead it, not Trump’s America
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
This is why we still need NATO
And why Europe now needs to lead it, not Trump’s America
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
Reacting to the Russian military threat would require the bloc to be agile and decisive. It is many great things, but it is not that, says Anand Menon, director of UK in a Changing Europe
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
This is why we still need NATO
And why Europe now needs to lead it, not Trump’s America
The European Union was designed for peace – it is never going to be a war machine | Anand Menon
This is why we still need NATO
And why Europe now needs to lead it, not Trump’s America
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Viktor Orban has made Hungary one of the poorest countries in the EU
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Viktor Orban has made Hungary one of the poorest countries in the EU
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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5 political parties in double figures. Does anyone think FPTP can cope with this?
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 21% (-1)
CON: 17% (=)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 11% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 3-4 Aug.
Changes w/ 27-28 Jul.
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 21% (-1)
CON: 17% (=)
LDM: 15% (+1)
GRN: 11% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 3-4 Aug.
Changes w/ 27-28 Jul.
August 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
5 political parties in double figures. Does anyone think FPTP can cope with this?
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A majority for the far-right on under 30% - but remember FPTP “protects against extremism”
August 3, 2025 at 8:57 AM
A majority for the far-right on under 30% - but remember FPTP “protects against extremism”
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“The case for scrapping First Past the Post for mayoral elections is overwhelming - good news that the Government is taking this change forward. If anything, the case for scrapping it for general elections is even stronger. We need a fair system in which every vote counts” @elliechowns.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“The case for scrapping First Past the Post for mayoral elections is overwhelming - good news that the Government is taking this change forward. If anything, the case for scrapping it for general elections is even stronger. We need a fair system in which every vote counts” @elliechowns.bsky.social
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⚠️ "If we had a general election tomorrow, Nigel Farage would become Prime Minister with 377 seats on 30% of the vote"
🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK
@natcen.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes
🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK
@natcen.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes
June 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
⚠️ "If we had a general election tomorrow, Nigel Farage would become Prime Minister with 377 seats on 30% of the vote"
🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK
@natcen.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes
🎓 Professor John Curtice on how First Past the Post has gone from sandbag to springboard for Reform UK
@natcen.bsky.social #BSA2025 #BritishSocialAttitudes
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Brexit Benefit … for those in the EU …
"Recent Eurobarometer data confirm the shift: 74% of Europeans now view EU membership as a positive thing – the highest level of support ever recorded." - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe should be standing up to Trump and Putin – instead it is mirroring them | Alberto Alemanno
Public opinion is clamouring for closer EU cooperation. The last thing we need is Ursula von der Leyen pandering to the far right, says Alberto Alemanno, Jean Monnet professor of EU law at HEC Paris
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Brexit Benefit … for those in the EU …