🔶Rebecca🔶
@mkcatlady.bsky.social
Local Lib Dem🔶🇪🇺 campaigner. Passionate about getting good people elected and fair votes for all across entire UK. Remainer 'til I die. Former tax writer.
All @libdems.org.uk should listen to this.
Excellent long-form interview on @quietriotpod.bsky.social with Lib Dem President and Eastbourne MP Josh Babarinde and @pimlicat.bsky.social quietriotpod.com
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December 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
All @libdems.org.uk should listen to this.
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Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
This is what could happen in many wards across England in the May 2026 local elections.
Under FPTP Reform will get in as the anti-Reform vote will be split 3 ways.
Under FPTP Reform will get in as the anti-Reform vote will be split 3 ways.
A result which both illustrates the magnitude of the Reform threat and the problems with Labour’s “Farage is right, don’t vote for him” response. 37 point Lab to Reform swing. Labour go from first to 4th as anti-Reform vote splits 3 ways. Combined Lab/LD/Grn vote larger than Reform vote.
Red Hall & Lingfield (Darlington) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
December 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is what could happen in many wards across England in the May 2026 local elections.
Under FPTP Reform will get in as the anti-Reform vote will be split 3 ways.
Under FPTP Reform will get in as the anti-Reform vote will be split 3 ways.
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A result which both illustrates the magnitude of the Reform threat and the problems with Labour’s “Farage is right, don’t vote for him” response. 37 point Lab to Reform swing. Labour go from first to 4th as anti-Reform vote splits 3 ways. Combined Lab/LD/Grn vote larger than Reform vote.
Red Hall & Lingfield (Darlington) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A result which both illustrates the magnitude of the Reform threat and the problems with Labour’s “Farage is right, don’t vote for him” response. 37 point Lab to Reform swing. Labour go from first to 4th as anti-Reform vote splits 3 ways. Combined Lab/LD/Grn vote larger than Reform vote.
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We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles
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As so often, great piece from @robertshrimsley.bsky.social and truly sensational illustration by Ellie Foreman Peck - 🎶REACH (beat) for the stars (ti tum ti tum ti tum ti TUM) 🎤🎵
A Brexit survival strategy that shows Starmer’s days are numbered on.ft.com/4py9MJq
A Brexit survival strategy that shows Starmer’s days are numbered
Labour will need a different leader if it pursues a policy of rejoining the EU customs union or single market
on.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
As so often, great piece from @robertshrimsley.bsky.social and truly sensational illustration by Ellie Foreman Peck - 🎶REACH (beat) for the stars (ti tum ti tum ti tum ti TUM) 🎤🎵
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#ReformUK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring an illegal worker - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
The councillor, Andrew Harrison , is challenging the decision in court.
The councillor, Andrew Harrison , is challenging the decision in court.
Reform UK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring illegal worker
Michael Andrew Harrison, who represents Seaham in Durham, is appealing against the penalty
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December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#ReformUK councillor’s company fined £40,000 for hiring an illegal worker - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
The councillor, Andrew Harrison , is challenging the decision in court.
The councillor, Andrew Harrison , is challenging the decision in court.
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The Lords had its third day of debate over the various amendments on Friday, but so far has only managed to get through around 80.
At this rate the bill will not pass in time, with claims from supporters that this is a deliberate tactic. Opponents insist it is proper scrutiny.
At this rate the bill will not pass in time, with claims from supporters that this is a deliberate tactic. Opponents insist it is proper scrutiny.
December 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Lords had its third day of debate over the various amendments on Friday, but so far has only managed to get through around 80.
At this rate the bill will not pass in time, with claims from supporters that this is a deliberate tactic. Opponents insist it is proper scrutiny.
At this rate the bill will not pass in time, with claims from supporters that this is a deliberate tactic. Opponents insist it is proper scrutiny.
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NEW: In a joint letter, senior peers including 3 former cabinet secretaries and 3 former Lords speakers have warned peers not to use procedural manoeuvres to thwart the assisted dying bill.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
NEW: In a joint letter, senior peers including 3 former cabinet secretaries and 3 former Lords speakers have warned peers not to use procedural manoeuvres to thwart the assisted dying bill.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
With 1,100+ amendments tabled, they warn the reputation of Parliament is on the line.
Data from the Ministry of Justice shows the open caseload for courts in England and Wales was 78,329 at 30-06-2025 in March '25 this was 76,957 cases. A year ago the backlog was 70,893 cases - up 10% in 1 year.
Some people are being told they won’t get a trial date for up to four years.
Some people are being told they won’t get a trial date for up to four years.
December 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Data from the Ministry of Justice shows the open caseload for courts in England and Wales was 78,329 at 30-06-2025 in March '25 this was 76,957 cases. A year ago the backlog was 70,893 cases - up 10% in 1 year.
Some people are being told they won’t get a trial date for up to four years.
Some people are being told they won’t get a trial date for up to four years.
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Criminal gangs have built a mountain of illegal waste by the River Cherwell.
The police are calling the mega fly-tipping across the county ‘the new narcotics’. It’s time Labour clean this mess up in Oxfordshire and everywhere else.
The police are calling the mega fly-tipping across the county ‘the new narcotics’. It’s time Labour clean this mess up in Oxfordshire and everywhere else.
December 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Criminal gangs have built a mountain of illegal waste by the River Cherwell.
The police are calling the mega fly-tipping across the county ‘the new narcotics’. It’s time Labour clean this mess up in Oxfordshire and everywhere else.
The police are calling the mega fly-tipping across the county ‘the new narcotics’. It’s time Labour clean this mess up in Oxfordshire and everywhere else.
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I don’t think the majority of voters know it. They think Trump is a blip and normal service will resume in 3 years time. But it isn’t a blip, the USA has been more and more protectionist even since Obama, they don’t know that the USA is trying to install Extreme RW (fascists) Govs throughout Europe.
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I don’t think the majority of voters know it. They think Trump is a blip and normal service will resume in 3 years time. But it isn’t a blip, the USA has been more and more protectionist even since Obama, they don’t know that the USA is trying to install Extreme RW (fascists) Govs throughout Europe.
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I mean the thing is we’re at war, we all know it, but we’re (understandably) cautious about following that through to its logical next phase because we need time to be ready. But we don’t really have the time.
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I mean the thing is we’re at war, we all know it, but we’re (understandably) cautious about following that through to its logical next phase because we need time to be ready. But we don’t really have the time.
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Rather than apologising for his antisemitism, Farage demands the BBC apologise for the antisemitism of Alf Garnett, a fictional character created to satirise antisemitism, who was portrayed by a Jewish man.
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Rather than apologising for his antisemitism, Farage demands the BBC apologise for the antisemitism of Alf Garnett, a fictional character created to satirise antisemitism, who was portrayed by a Jewish man.
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
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There’s a problem with these new Mayoralties at present. The problem is general political apathy/cynicism, leading to very low turnout. Combined with florid enthusiasm and masterful opportunism in the Reform camp, this has given Hull & East Yorkshire CA a Mayor voted for by a mere 10.7%/electorate.
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 AM
There’s a problem with these new Mayoralties at present. The problem is general political apathy/cynicism, leading to very low turnout. Combined with florid enthusiasm and masterful opportunism in the Reform camp, this has given Hull & East Yorkshire CA a Mayor voted for by a mere 10.7%/electorate.
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Today addressing his vile antisemitic comments where he said "Hitler was right" and "gas them all" Nigel Farage also described Emma Barnett as one of the BBC’s “lower-grade presenters”.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
Emma Barnett is Jewish.
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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The 2026 local elections will provide a real life experiment on the random outcomes under FPTP, as the Welsh and Scottish elections held on the same day wil use a form of PR.
🎰 “When First Past the Post collides with multiparty competition, the electoral slot machine spins into operation”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system
Similar results, our data analysis shows, can yield strikingly different outcomes
stage.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The 2026 local elections will provide a real life experiment on the random outcomes under FPTP, as the Welsh and Scottish elections held on the same day wil use a form of PR.
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Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Reform UK gets record £9mn donation from Christopher Harborne
Nigel Farage’s party attracts far more funding than both Labour and the Conservatives
www.ft.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Crypto-investor who lives in Thailand gives record-breaking donation to Reform UK, to help it win power in a country he doesn't live in.
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
Britain's political funding laws are a charred and smoking ruin. Ducking change was a catastrophic mistake by Labour.
www.ft.com/content/db73...
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In the 80/90s I was a metals trader on the LME, along with one Nigel Farage. He was a gobby tosspot, a figure of fun not to be taken seriously.
The very first thing he said to me when introduced was an insult about the Dutch in WWII. He may be racist, probably a xenophobe, but definitely a c**t.
The very first thing he said to me when introduced was an insult about the Dutch in WWII. He may be racist, probably a xenophobe, but definitely a c**t.
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
In the 80/90s I was a metals trader on the LME, along with one Nigel Farage. He was a gobby tosspot, a figure of fun not to be taken seriously.
The very first thing he said to me when introduced was an insult about the Dutch in WWII. He may be racist, probably a xenophobe, but definitely a c**t.
The very first thing he said to me when introduced was an insult about the Dutch in WWII. He may be racist, probably a xenophobe, but definitely a c**t.
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@eddavey.libdems.org.uk asks the Prime Minister about rejoining the customs union.
December 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk asks the Prime Minister about rejoining the customs union.
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Reform UK went into Durham Council promising to find huge savings. They have managed to GROW the authority's deficit by over £11m *in the last two months*.
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Grimes recommends “serious consideration” to increasing council tax “by the maximum 5%.” ~AA
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Two more Conservative MP rejects hop over to Reform UK. Jonathan Gullis and Lia Nici.
More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
uk.news.yahoo.com/former-tory-...
More and more, Reform UK looks simply as if the Tories ran off stage, then came back on two minutes lates, wearing a comedy moustache-and-glasses disguise. ~AA
uk.news.yahoo.com/former-tory-...
Former Tory MP Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform UK
He joins Daniel Jellyman
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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