Andy Squibb
@squibbmeisteruk.bsky.social
Nothing profound to write – just try to point out reality. Hate Brexit – no time for its proponents.
Blighted by OCD. Prone to sarcasm.
If occasional profanity offends, you're in the wrong place.
Blighted by OCD. Prone to sarcasm.
If occasional profanity offends, you're in the wrong place.
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Broken clock news: Badenoch is spot on
(though her point is rather undermined by her participation in the Johnson govt which kept threatening to breach that same deal)
(though her point is rather undermined by her participation in the Johnson govt which kept threatening to breach that same deal)
Badenoch accuses Reform UK of deceiving voters with claim it could easily abandon post-Brexit EU trade deal - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Reform’s plan to cut EU citizens’ benefits would risk trade war with Europe, Labour claims – UK politics live
As Reform announces what it claims are £25bn in savings through cuts, Labour says ‘Farage’s fantasy numbers don’t add up’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Broken clock news: Badenoch is spot on
(though her point is rather undermined by her participation in the Johnson govt which kept threatening to breach that same deal)
(though her point is rather undermined by her participation in the Johnson govt which kept threatening to breach that same deal)
Let's see how hand-wringing on Twitter translates to votes when the HOC division(s) eventually arrive… if Mahmood's policy isn't pushed through as a Statutory Instrument.
A whole bunch of Labour MPs are wringing their hands on Twitter about the party's horrific enhanced cruelty regime towards asylum seekers.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Let's see how hand-wringing on Twitter translates to votes when the HOC division(s) eventually arrive… if Mahmood's policy isn't pushed through as a Statutory Instrument.
Let me guess… Farage's tactic for negotiating involves repeating the exclamation of 'BORING!', before picking up his petticoat and flouncing off.
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Let me guess… Farage's tactic for negotiating involves repeating the exclamation of 'BORING!', before picking up his petticoat and flouncing off.
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A whole bunch of Labour MPs are wringing their hands on Twitter about the party's horrific enhanced cruelty regime towards asylum seekers.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A whole bunch of Labour MPs are wringing their hands on Twitter about the party's horrific enhanced cruelty regime towards asylum seekers.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
But that's as far as it goes: meaningless performative outrage.
If they cared enough, they'd walk and sit as independents.
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Only in the US, do commentators have to appear on television to explain to the viewers the meaning of simple English words.
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Only in the US, do commentators have to appear on television to explain to the viewers the meaning of simple English words.
Yeah, bcs everyone knows in what great shape UK trade is, as result of Brexit… & that's without considering the findings of NBER. UK goods export trade is already on a downward trend (EU & Non-EU), as are goods imports from Non-EU; however, EU imports still show +tive trend… but EU needs UK more! 🙄
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Yeah, bcs everyone knows in what great shape UK trade is, as result of Brexit… & that's without considering the findings of NBER. UK goods export trade is already on a downward trend (EU & Non-EU), as are goods imports from Non-EU; however, EU imports still show +tive trend… but EU needs UK more! 🙄
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Why would any populist leader want to control the narrative?...
Oh ...
Oh ...
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Why would any populist leader want to control the narrative?...
Oh ...
Oh ...
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Amnesty International has slammed Labour’s “divisive and cruel” asylum crackdown, warning that it marks a dangerous drift toward treating fundamental human rights as optional depending on who you are.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...
Amnesty slam Labour's 'divisive and cruel' asylum crackdown
"This headline-chasing cruelty will not fix the immigration system. It will only fuel fear"
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Amnesty International has slammed Labour’s “divisive and cruel” asylum crackdown, warning that it marks a dangerous drift toward treating fundamental human rights as optional depending on who you are.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/amn...
I'm undecided as to whether or not the Home Office 'creates' a certain type of person or 'attracts' them… 🤔
• Theresa May
• Priti Patel
• Suella Braverman
• Grant Shapps (yeah… honestly)
• James Cleverly
• Yvette Cooper
• Shabana Mahmood
No, I'm not really… the answer is quite apparent.
• Theresa May
• Priti Patel
• Suella Braverman
• Grant Shapps (yeah… honestly)
• James Cleverly
• Yvette Cooper
• Shabana Mahmood
No, I'm not really… the answer is quite apparent.
November 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm undecided as to whether or not the Home Office 'creates' a certain type of person or 'attracts' them… 🤔
• Theresa May
• Priti Patel
• Suella Braverman
• Grant Shapps (yeah… honestly)
• James Cleverly
• Yvette Cooper
• Shabana Mahmood
No, I'm not really… the answer is quite apparent.
• Theresa May
• Priti Patel
• Suella Braverman
• Grant Shapps (yeah… honestly)
• James Cleverly
• Yvette Cooper
• Shabana Mahmood
No, I'm not really… the answer is quite apparent.
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If the one thing you are not doing is to de-escalate the monstrous, trumped-up 'debate' about immigration, then sit the f*ck down with your claims to be resolving division.
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If the one thing you are not doing is to de-escalate the monstrous, trumped-up 'debate' about immigration, then sit the f*ck down with your claims to be resolving division.
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As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Why we - and the Home Secretary - disapply the ECHR at our peril
By Jessica Frank-Keyes
bestforbritain.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
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It's incredible that a Labour MP can post a graph with a giant label calling out the problem without joining the dots. Takes a special kind of wilful blindness.
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's incredible that a Labour MP can post a graph with a giant label calling out the problem without joining the dots. Takes a special kind of wilful blindness.
Oh! According to @itvnews.bsky.social a statue of a fictional character, *'Bridget Jones'* (in the likeness of Renee Zellweger), has been unveiled somewhere in London (🤷♂️).
So whose likeness would any 'sponsor' use, for a statue of the *fictional* character, James Bond?
Ever more ridiculous. 🙄
So whose likeness would any 'sponsor' use, for a statue of the *fictional* character, James Bond?
Ever more ridiculous. 🙄
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Oh! According to @itvnews.bsky.social a statue of a fictional character, *'Bridget Jones'* (in the likeness of Renee Zellweger), has been unveiled somewhere in London (🤷♂️).
So whose likeness would any 'sponsor' use, for a statue of the *fictional* character, James Bond?
Ever more ridiculous. 🙄
So whose likeness would any 'sponsor' use, for a statue of the *fictional* character, James Bond?
Ever more ridiculous. 🙄
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Migrant barracks
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Migrant barracks
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Why not reply "No, of course not. Nobody rational would want to see that."
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Why not reply "No, of course not. Nobody rational would want to see that."
@darrenpjones.bsky.social, why oh why is Downing Street's daily(?) lobby briefing limited just to political journalists?
Why aren't these televised like those presented by Karoline Leave-it in the US?
Given the acknowledged media bias, how can the public be assured that what is being published …1/
Why aren't these televised like those presented by Karoline Leave-it in the US?
Given the acknowledged media bias, how can the public be assured that what is being published …1/
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@darrenpjones.bsky.social, why oh why is Downing Street's daily(?) lobby briefing limited just to political journalists?
Why aren't these televised like those presented by Karoline Leave-it in the US?
Given the acknowledged media bias, how can the public be assured that what is being published …1/
Why aren't these televised like those presented by Karoline Leave-it in the US?
Given the acknowledged media bias, how can the public be assured that what is being published …1/
Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social… re your missing word thingy, about: 'Cows kill more humans than sharks'… how are often are cows going to encounter sharks? @lbc.co.uk 🤔
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hey @mrjamesob.bsky.social… re your missing word thingy, about: 'Cows kill more humans than sharks'… how are often are cows going to encounter sharks? @lbc.co.uk 🤔
How long ago was the 'plus' sign added, enabling a user to compose a thread and post once all posts are complete?
How tf did I miss THAT?
How tf did I miss THAT?
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How long ago was the 'plus' sign added, enabling a user to compose a thread and post once all posts are complete?
How tf did I miss THAT?
How tf did I miss THAT?
It just might be me who thinks it's weird that to quell the demand for illicit drugs, politicians and some organisations call for the legalisation of said narcotics; but to reduce the demand for people smuggling gangs, transporting asylum seekers across the Channel in small boats, hardly anyone…1/
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It just might be me who thinks it's weird that to quell the demand for illicit drugs, politicians and some organisations call for the legalisation of said narcotics; but to reduce the demand for people smuggling gangs, transporting asylum seekers across the Channel in small boats, hardly anyone…1/
I hope for their own sakes, there will be no twins using any irregular routes to try to secure asylum, because IMHO, it looks like Alex Norris is the front runner to resurrect the role of Josef Mengele.
The Labour party has reached an all-time low, in my estimation. 🤬🤬🤬
The Labour party has reached an all-time low, in my estimation. 🤬🤬🤬
Govt minister Alex Norris is asked if the govt will take jewellery from people [fleeing war and persecution]. Norris says the govt won't be taking peoples wedding rings but they will seize assets.
November 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
I hope for their own sakes, there will be no twins using any irregular routes to try to secure asylum, because IMHO, it looks like Alex Norris is the front runner to resurrect the role of Josef Mengele.
The Labour party has reached an all-time low, in my estimation. 🤬🤬🤬
The Labour party has reached an all-time low, in my estimation. 🤬🤬🤬
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Six out of every seven children in Newport are classified as living in poverty.
Lives destroyed - govts impose austerity, wage/benefit cuts, fiscal rules, deindustrialization, oppose redistribution of income/wealth.
No party has poverty reduction target.
Lives destroyed - govts impose austerity, wage/benefit cuts, fiscal rules, deindustrialization, oppose redistribution of income/wealth.
No party has poverty reduction target.
Inside the town where 6 out of 7 children grow up in poverty - and live in fear of homelessness
As ministers prepare to act on child poverty, families in the area are backing calls for the two-child cap on benefits to be scrapped, and even local children say they are worried about becoming homel...
news.sky.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Six out of every seven children in Newport are classified as living in poverty.
Lives destroyed - govts impose austerity, wage/benefit cuts, fiscal rules, deindustrialization, oppose redistribution of income/wealth.
No party has poverty reduction target.
Lives destroyed - govts impose austerity, wage/benefit cuts, fiscal rules, deindustrialization, oppose redistribution of income/wealth.
No party has poverty reduction target.
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