Stuart Budd
@stuartbudd.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Pro Europe and Scottish Independence
'𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅..', Ulysses, Tennyson.
'𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅..', Ulysses, Tennyson.
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It's going to end in tears. And the gravy train for Mcsweeney will stop. He reminds of Dominic Cummings, not that clever and too much self importance. Veering right and getting in bed with corrupt lobbyists is working out so well Labour, no-one likes them as they became Tories and chased Reform.
November 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It's going to end in tears. And the gravy train for Mcsweeney will stop. He reminds of Dominic Cummings, not that clever and too much self importance. Veering right and getting in bed with corrupt lobbyists is working out so well Labour, no-one likes them as they became Tories and chased Reform.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Key point on the EU-UK Reset talks: The UK has deliberately chosen not to build popular support for the "Reset". This means that its heart is not in it. The slightest wind blows this off-track.
In that case, we as EU should accept that UK is not ready yet, end the Reset, and try again later.
In that case, we as EU should accept that UK is not ready yet, end the Reset, and try again later.
That brings up a real risk: what if UKG isn't in a position politically to make the push necessary to keep things on track? What if it doesn't care? Some of this reset looks like a façade to be seen to be doing something, to keep pro-Europeans happy, while not upsetting the Brexit status quo.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Key point on the EU-UK Reset talks: The UK has deliberately chosen not to build popular support for the "Reset". This means that its heart is not in it. The slightest wind blows this off-track.
In that case, we as EU should accept that UK is not ready yet, end the Reset, and try again later.
In that case, we as EU should accept that UK is not ready yet, end the Reset, and try again later.
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Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Conservative Shadow Culture Secretary Nigel Huddleston tells GB News that the BBC should "grovel" to Trump.
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
Amazing how many British 'patriots' are spending their time telling our national broadcaster to prostrate itself before a hostile foreign leader
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I have no recent insight particularly, but that description of UKG chicanery and trying to leverage what had been agreed chimes loudly with earlier in the year.
Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
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Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
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I have to say, this is earlier than I had expected. But if the UK wants to benefit from being inside the SM, it has to contribute.
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
As for wanting to pay half as much as others for Erasmus, where do they get off?
The Uk chose Brexit. Stop asking others to pay their way.
#ExtrawurstGroßbritannien
EU demands UK pay into budget as part of relationship ‘reset’
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I have no recent insight particularly, but that description of UKG chicanery and trying to leverage what had been agreed chimes loudly with earlier in the year.
Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
A 🧵
Keep an eye. Not saying 🇪🇺 will walk, but expect suspension unless the UK gets its house in order
A 🧵
The Kremlin show their card
I'm not sure the UK (England really) is able to fend off the far right / Kremlin threat.
There are too many confused English.
I'm not sure the UK (England really) is able to fend off the far right / Kremlin threat.
There are too many confused English.
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Kremlin show their card
I'm not sure the UK (England really) is able to fend off the far right / Kremlin threat.
There are too many confused English.
I'm not sure the UK (England really) is able to fend off the far right / Kremlin threat.
There are too many confused English.
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Emily Maitlis is a horrible woman
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Emily Maitlis is a horrible woman
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1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
Well, this is quite a serious allegation. I do hope the BBC shows true impartiality and investigate whether or not some of its Board members are systemically biased. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
1945 the British made sure that Germanys public broadcasting system would never be taken over by an authoritarian leader again by creating a complicated federal system.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
They didn’t see to that at home which has left the BBC vulnerable.
This needs to change now.
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@eddavey.libdems.org.uk is right - Robbie Gibb shouldn't be anywhere near the BBC
@bjennings90.bsky.social absolutely nails it. (www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk is right - Robbie Gibb shouldn't be anywhere near the BBC
I'm 50:50 on either...
1. The UK (England really) managing to beat fascism and the UK remaining intact
2. England going on a 10, 20 year fascist journey without Scotland & Northern Ireland
The loss of the BBC probably tips the balance towards England going full fascist & Scotland leaving the UK.
1. The UK (England really) managing to beat fascism and the UK remaining intact
2. England going on a 10, 20 year fascist journey without Scotland & Northern Ireland
The loss of the BBC probably tips the balance towards England going full fascist & Scotland leaving the UK.
Notable that the supposedly “patriotic” wing of British politics wants to destroy / defund almost all of our national institutions
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm 50:50 on either...
1. The UK (England really) managing to beat fascism and the UK remaining intact
2. England going on a 10, 20 year fascist journey without Scotland & Northern Ireland
The loss of the BBC probably tips the balance towards England going full fascist & Scotland leaving the UK.
1. The UK (England really) managing to beat fascism and the UK remaining intact
2. England going on a 10, 20 year fascist journey without Scotland & Northern Ireland
The loss of the BBC probably tips the balance towards England going full fascist & Scotland leaving the UK.
What David doesn't tell you:
Before the GE the Labour shadow cabinet were informed of the choices and tradeoffs by trade experts and David Lammy visited Brussels to understand.
Choices were:
1. 🇪🇺 standards, single market, customs
2. 🇺🇸 trade agreement, youth deal, SPS, deregulation
They chose 2
Before the GE the Labour shadow cabinet were informed of the choices and tradeoffs by trade experts and David Lammy visited Brussels to understand.
Choices were:
1. 🇪🇺 standards, single market, customs
2. 🇺🇸 trade agreement, youth deal, SPS, deregulation
They chose 2
Headline from a serious and long working paper on the economic impact of Brexit. Possible that this has been feeding into OBR and HMT discussions?
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
What David doesn't tell you:
Before the GE the Labour shadow cabinet were informed of the choices and tradeoffs by trade experts and David Lammy visited Brussels to understand.
Choices were:
1. 🇪🇺 standards, single market, customs
2. 🇺🇸 trade agreement, youth deal, SPS, deregulation
They chose 2
Before the GE the Labour shadow cabinet were informed of the choices and tradeoffs by trade experts and David Lammy visited Brussels to understand.
Choices were:
1. 🇪🇺 standards, single market, customs
2. 🇺🇸 trade agreement, youth deal, SPS, deregulation
They chose 2
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See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
November 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
See what’s happening. A Trumpist US media company has taken over Channel 5. Another US company is gunning for ITV. Our social media is saturated by Musk’s calls for civil war in the UK. The BBC is the last thing standing, and Trump/Johnson are trying to bring it down
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Kent town 'abandoned by Eurostar' struggles as locals claim it's 'killed' the area.
Residents say the once lively market town is now a 'ghost station'.
59.4% of Ashford voters voted for Brexit. Now they're reaping the reward for ignoring the warnings.
www.kentlive.news/news/propert...
Residents say the once lively market town is now a 'ghost station'.
59.4% of Ashford voters voted for Brexit. Now they're reaping the reward for ignoring the warnings.
www.kentlive.news/news/propert...
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Kent town 'abandoned by Eurostar' struggles as locals claim it's 'killed' the area.
Residents say the once lively market town is now a 'ghost station'.
59.4% of Ashford voters voted for Brexit. Now they're reaping the reward for ignoring the warnings.
www.kentlive.news/news/propert...
Residents say the once lively market town is now a 'ghost station'.
59.4% of Ashford voters voted for Brexit. Now they're reaping the reward for ignoring the warnings.
www.kentlive.news/news/propert...
Darren will be replaced by a Green MP at the next GE
There is only so much bollocks One Nation Tories in Henleaze will put up with from this useless shyster and being social liberals and quite green anyway they will vote Green in Bristol NW
There is only so much bollocks One Nation Tories in Henleaze will put up with from this useless shyster and being social liberals and quite green anyway they will vote Green in Bristol NW
There are thousands of brilliant British businesses across the country.
This week I spoke with the CBI, FSB, IoD, Make UK, British Chambers, Enterprise Nation and Start Up Coalition at 10 Downing Street to discuss what more can be done to make the UK a great place to invest and grow a business.
This week I spoke with the CBI, FSB, IoD, Make UK, British Chambers, Enterprise Nation and Start Up Coalition at 10 Downing Street to discuss what more can be done to make the UK a great place to invest and grow a business.
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Darren will be replaced by a Green MP at the next GE
There is only so much bollocks One Nation Tories in Henleaze will put up with from this useless shyster and being social liberals and quite green anyway they will vote Green in Bristol NW
There is only so much bollocks One Nation Tories in Henleaze will put up with from this useless shyster and being social liberals and quite green anyway they will vote Green in Bristol NW
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The EU makes many mistakes and should show far more flexibility towards North and West African states in trading relations.
That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums
That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The EU makes many mistakes and should show far more flexibility towards North and West African states in trading relations.
That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums
That is a separate matter from a UK government that talks a Europe-friendly game yet still manages to burn goodwill with partners in the EU over minor sums
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If someone had told me a year ago, that this could happen in the UK I wouldn't have believed it.
Now it's all happening very fast. Even if you consider Cummings as the 'career psychopath' he always was, this is a dangerous new level.
Now it's all happening very fast. Even if you consider Cummings as the 'career psychopath' he always was, this is a dangerous new level.
Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If someone had told me a year ago, that this could happen in the UK I wouldn't have believed it.
Now it's all happening very fast. Even if you consider Cummings as the 'career psychopath' he always was, this is a dangerous new level.
Now it's all happening very fast. Even if you consider Cummings as the 'career psychopath' he always was, this is a dangerous new level.
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I don't say this lightly but Elon Musk and his platform X is not only a national security threat to our country, he is a threat to our democracy, to our institutions, to public order and to the wellbeing of British children. And the UK government should treat him as such.
"You spout shite on a podcast to reinforce your 𝘰𝘸𝘯 position that "civil war is coming"... it's a self-fulfilling prophecy."
Elon Musk has now claimed England’s ‘hobbit-like’ towns are rife with rape while on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Elon Musk has now claimed England’s ‘hobbit-like’ towns are rife with rape while on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I don't say this lightly but Elon Musk and his platform X is not only a national security threat to our country, he is a threat to our democracy, to our institutions, to public order and to the wellbeing of British children. And the UK government should treat him as such.
The UK government EU reset in all its, er glory. 😂
Labour manifesto items of professional qualification recognition and band touring don't even make it on the list.
A 'reset' without a commitment to european values and the rule of law is meaninless.
Only security (SAFE) is viable
Labour manifesto items of professional qualification recognition and band touring don't even make it on the list.
A 'reset' without a commitment to european values and the rule of law is meaninless.
Only security (SAFE) is viable
An update of progress on EU-UK negotiations of the Strategic Partnership/Common Understanding agenda from May's summit
tl;dr barring SAFE, not much to see
PDF: bit.ly/UshGraphic141
tl;dr barring SAFE, not much to see
PDF: bit.ly/UshGraphic141
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The UK government EU reset in all its, er glory. 😂
Labour manifesto items of professional qualification recognition and band touring don't even make it on the list.
A 'reset' without a commitment to european values and the rule of law is meaninless.
Only security (SAFE) is viable
Labour manifesto items of professional qualification recognition and band touring don't even make it on the list.
A 'reset' without a commitment to european values and the rule of law is meaninless.
Only security (SAFE) is viable
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Germany’s new National Security Council has met for the first time last night. It’s topic was hybrid threats (👀 @sicherheitspod.de )
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Germany’s new National Security Council has met for the first time last night. It’s topic was hybrid threats (👀 @sicherheitspod.de )
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The destruction of empathy which is part of the so-called ‘War on Woke’ is a vital component that allows the radical right to rise.
Swathes of a population must be numbed to the suffering that they want to inflict on minorities and society.
Swathes of a population must be numbed to the suffering that they want to inflict on minorities and society.
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The destruction of empathy which is part of the so-called ‘War on Woke’ is a vital component that allows the radical right to rise.
Swathes of a population must be numbed to the suffering that they want to inflict on minorities and society.
Swathes of a population must be numbed to the suffering that they want to inflict on minorities and society.
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Scotland recognises that the only way to preserve these values is by reconciling with our European Neighbours. Why can't the rest of the UK do the same?
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Scotland recognises that the only way to preserve these values is by reconciling with our European Neighbours. Why can't the rest of the UK do the same?
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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If you live in Islington, you should join the Green Party, we’ve got a talk on Friday about trans rights led by Crystal as opposed to accepting them in the party
In Islington North, we believe that real change comes from below.
Tonight, we're bringing together local campaigners to kickstart a new chapter for our community.
We are people of all faiths and none, united in our belief in a better world. Join us!
in.yourparty.uk/en/events/30...
Tonight, we're bringing together local campaigners to kickstart a new chapter for our community.
We are people of all faiths and none, united in our belief in a better world. Join us!
in.yourparty.uk/en/events/30...
Your Party - Islington - Your Party Calendar
Join Jeremy Corbyn and local activists from across our movement for a Your Party rally on Monday 3rd November at The Rock Tower, Tufnell...
in.yourparty.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you live in Islington, you should join the Green Party, we’ve got a talk on Friday about trans rights led by Crystal as opposed to accepting them in the party
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Centrists love to focus on how corrupt farage is, which he is yes of course, but his base don’t care about that and don’t believe it, this worked for Trump and it’s working for farage too
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Centrists love to focus on how corrupt farage is, which he is yes of course, but his base don’t care about that and don’t believe it, this worked for Trump and it’s working for farage too
The result of the next UK general election can go either way and is too difficult to call
We will get a government consisting of mostly:
Greens
or
Reform
Mad as it seems this is the direction of travel. 🤷🏼♂️
We will get a government consisting of mostly:
Greens
or
Reform
Mad as it seems this is the direction of travel. 🤷🏼♂️
There is a chance for real change. That could be positive or very negative.
November 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The result of the next UK general election can go either way and is too difficult to call
We will get a government consisting of mostly:
Greens
or
Reform
Mad as it seems this is the direction of travel. 🤷🏼♂️
We will get a government consisting of mostly:
Greens
or
Reform
Mad as it seems this is the direction of travel. 🤷🏼♂️