Mr Briney
@mrbriney.bsky.social
Politics. History. Liverpool Football Club.
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Europe doesn't need any more wake-up calls.
It's awake. It's just very comfortable in its warm bed and procrastinating on getting up in the hopes something turns up to magically take care of all the chores it knows it should be getting on with.
It's awake. It's just very comfortable in its warm bed and procrastinating on getting up in the hopes something turns up to magically take care of all the chores it knows it should be getting on with.
February 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Europe doesn't need any more wake-up calls.
It's awake. It's just very comfortable in its warm bed and procrastinating on getting up in the hopes something turns up to magically take care of all the chores it knows it should be getting on with.
It's awake. It's just very comfortable in its warm bed and procrastinating on getting up in the hopes something turns up to magically take care of all the chores it knows it should be getting on with.
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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The year is 2028. A liberal elder millennial has taken control of the government. Everyone rolls their eyes at the new "department of good government oversight" (doggo). Until the purges begin
February 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The year is 2028. A liberal elder millennial has taken control of the government. Everyone rolls their eyes at the new "department of good government oversight" (doggo). Until the purges begin
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“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 10:25 PM
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
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Good morning 😊
November 30, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Good morning 😊
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Not just a political culture, a media culture that would have hounded her for it (in a way that Tory ministers were largely left alone until they did something really bad, and only resigned when the pressure became too massive to stay in post).
November 29, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Not just a political culture, a media culture that would have hounded her for it (in a way that Tory ministers were largely left alone until they did something really bad, and only resigned when the pressure became too massive to stay in post).
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Asked by Sky News whether his fellow Reform MP previously being jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend, and then subsequently lying to voters about it, should be grounds for his expulsion from the party, Nigel Farage replies that "I've got a million followers on TikTok" and storms off
November 28, 2024 at 7:46 PM
Asked by Sky News whether his fellow Reform MP previously being jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend, and then subsequently lying to voters about it, should be grounds for his expulsion from the party, Nigel Farage replies that "I've got a million followers on TikTok" and storms off
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Imagine spending all that time wanging on about sovereignty, only to be prepared to sacrifice it on the altar of Trump and Musk. Kidding yourself they’ll give us special treatment while they actively try to undermine our govt and stir up social tension here.
Such dangerous stupidity.
Such dangerous stupidity.
November 26, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Imagine spending all that time wanging on about sovereignty, only to be prepared to sacrifice it on the altar of Trump and Musk. Kidding yourself they’ll give us special treatment while they actively try to undermine our govt and stir up social tension here.
Such dangerous stupidity.
Such dangerous stupidity.
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Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."
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Faced with many foes, Labour needs to get out of its defensive crouch and on to the front foot | Andrew Rawnsley
Faced with many foes, Labour needs to get out of its defensive crouch and on to the front foot | Andrew Rawnsley
The pervasive mood of negativity masks that many do have reason to be grateful for the election of this government
As slogans go, it is a tongue-twister. You wouldn’t want to try organising a chant of “Starmer Farmer Harmer” with a group who had been…
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Faced with many foes, Labour needs to get out of its defensive crouch and on to the front foot | Andrew Rawnsley
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John Prescott interviewed in 2019: "When I do die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me thumping a fellow in Wales"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
John Prescott: ‘I’ve only ever been in two or three fights’
The politician, 80, on life as a merchant seaman, saying no to email, and being an optimist
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:33 AM
John Prescott interviewed in 2019: "When I do die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me thumping a fellow in Wales"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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New from me, @annasanders.bsky.social , @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and Rosie Shorrocks: some first reflections on gender & the 2024 UK election @politicalquarterly.bsky.social . More to come from the same team too- watch this space! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 20, 2024 at 8:47 AM
New from me, @annasanders.bsky.social , @profrosiecamp.bsky.social and Rosie Shorrocks: some first reflections on gender & the 2024 UK election @politicalquarterly.bsky.social . More to come from the same team too- watch this space! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
AOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride.
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
"They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
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🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 AM
🚨 LAUNCHING TODAY 🚨
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
Nearly two years ago, @tortoisemedia.bsky.social unveiled the Westminster Accounts, a free tool designed to give people greater understanding of the money that flows through parliament.
Now, with Peer Review, we take on another arcane part of our system - the House of Lords
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Things have gotten so bad that even the UN special rapporteur for contemporary forms of slavery wrote to the government saying it was concerned by evidence of modern slavery being present on the visa scheme.
Still the government extended the scheme. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
Still the government extended the scheme. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
Government expanded visa scheme weeks after UN raised alarm over…
Special rapporteurs raised alarm to David Cameron before government’s decision to extend visa scheme
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 19, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Things have gotten so bad that even the UN special rapporteur for contemporary forms of slavery wrote to the government saying it was concerned by evidence of modern slavery being present on the visa scheme.
Still the government extended the scheme. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
Still the government extended the scheme. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...
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Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
November 19, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Tax due if parents hand on £3m house: £940k
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
Tax due if parents hand on a £3m farm: £0
A reminder of significant tax advantage to farmers vs everyone else AFTER these changes
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1/ Having lost a fight with the Information Commissioner, Scot Gov has just published the list of independence papers it had planned (as of May 2022).
29 in total!
“What will independence be like?” was skipped, presumably because “horribly painful” was considered an unhelpful answer.
29 in total!
“What will independence be like?” was skipped, presumably because “horribly painful” was considered an unhelpful answer.
November 19, 2024 at 7:25 PM
1/ Having lost a fight with the Information Commissioner, Scot Gov has just published the list of independence papers it had planned (as of May 2022).
29 in total!
“What will independence be like?” was skipped, presumably because “horribly painful” was considered an unhelpful answer.
29 in total!
“What will independence be like?” was skipped, presumably because “horribly painful” was considered an unhelpful answer.
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And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
November 19, 2024 at 4:51 PM
And THAT is exactly how people with a huge sense of entitlement regularly behave when they get caught out.
#JeremyClarkson
#JeremyClarkson
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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Great Britain has allocated over $9.5 million for drones to support Ukraine.
November 19, 2024 at 5:28 PM
🇬🇧🇺🇦 Great Britain has allocated over $9.5 million for drones to support Ukraine.
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With Trump's victory, the need for a fresh UK-EU strategy has never been more urgent. Check out my latest piece in the Conversation on "Bresignation" and how the UK can re-configure the UK-EU relationship: shorturl.at/VyDYw #polisky #UKEUReset
Bresignation: British people are ready to turn a page on the EU referendum vote
The British public has moved beyond wanting to relitigate the Brexit referendum, making now a good time to reset relations with Brussels.
shorturl.at
November 19, 2024 at 5:32 PM
With Trump's victory, the need for a fresh UK-EU strategy has never been more urgent. Check out my latest piece in the Conversation on "Bresignation" and how the UK can re-configure the UK-EU relationship: shorturl.at/VyDYw #polisky #UKEUReset
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The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
November 19, 2024 at 7:53 AM
The protestors want to call it "the tractor tax" because calling it "the inheritance tax protest" would turn off public opinion.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.
The tractors coming into London today, in fact, pay no road tax, no congestion charge, and no ULEZ.
Exempt from all.