@sukibahbah.bsky.social
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And all without painting any roundabouts…
"Migrants who came to the UK on skilled work visas in 2022-23 will make a net contribution of £47bn to the public finances over their lifetime, according to new estimates from the government’s Migration Advisory Committee."
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
Not surprising, but some observations (1/n)
www.ft.com/content/10da...
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
And all without painting any roundabouts…
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New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q&A- Farage and the huge crypto donation; continuing horrors in Gaza amid fragile peace; why so many graduates struggle to get jobs; Rory apology to Gary Stevenson; and the shocking antics of FIFA’s Sycophantino
alastaircampbell.org/2025/12/478-...
alastaircampbell.org/2025/12/478-...
478. Farage’s Crypto Megadonor and the Graduate Jobs Disaster (Question Time) - Alastair Campbell
Why has a crypto billionaire living in Thailand donated £9 million to Nigel Farage’s party, Reform UK? With a graduate jobs crisis in full swing and rising debt, what are the prospects for young Brits...
alastaircampbell.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
New @therestpolitics.bsky.social Q&A- Farage and the huge crypto donation; continuing horrors in Gaza amid fragile peace; why so many graduates struggle to get jobs; Rory apology to Gary Stevenson; and the shocking antics of FIFA’s Sycophantino
alastaircampbell.org/2025/12/478-...
alastaircampbell.org/2025/12/478-...
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Farage says, "I didn't wear them (masks) last time, and I won't wear them this time" and dismisses mask mandates as "rubbish".
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
December 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Farage says, "I didn't wear them (masks) last time, and I won't wear them this time" and dismisses mask mandates as "rubbish".
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
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Holding Govts to ransom
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale or breakup after budget tax rises
Value of heavily indebted company has plummeted more than 90% since it bought chain of 1,400 bookmakers
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Holding Govts to ransom
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
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So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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Ben "science isn't an exact science" Bradley, a Lego version of the Pub Landlord, who once had to apologise for suggesting the involuntary sterilisation of the poor, and said he was a fan of police violence.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Former Tory MP Ben Bradley has now defected to Reform. They really are taking all the worst people from the Boris era.
December 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ben "science isn't an exact science" Bradley, a Lego version of the Pub Landlord, who once had to apologise for suggesting the involuntary sterilisation of the poor, and said he was a fan of police violence.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
Wow. They really are building a dream-team over at Reform.
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Yes, it’s really this bad. Trump wants to create a ‘Core 5’ with Putin, leaving Western Europe and Ukraine out in the cold
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yes, it’s really this bad. Trump wants to create a ‘Core 5’ with Putin, leaving Western Europe and Ukraine out in the cold
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I'm not kidding: I reported on this FOUR YEARS AGO in "The Decade In Tory"
It also contained the entire COVID Inquiry (cost: £200m). And every single Brexit mistake (£140bn per year).
And it's £2.50 on Amazon.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It also contained the entire COVID Inquiry (cost: £200m). And every single Brexit mistake (£140bn per year).
And it's £2.50 on Amazon.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I'm not kidding: I reported on this FOUR YEARS AGO in "The Decade In Tory"
It also contained the entire COVID Inquiry (cost: £200m). And every single Brexit mistake (£140bn per year).
And it's £2.50 on Amazon.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
It also contained the entire COVID Inquiry (cost: £200m). And every single Brexit mistake (£140bn per year).
And it's £2.50 on Amazon.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is what you don't hear every time this junktank appears on the BBC.
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
*Why not?*
Great exposure by Sam and @desmog.com
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Thanks to everyone (especially @adambarnett.bsky.social) for the suggestions. There were so many pro-Putin statements by Farage, we turned them into a Griftmas Advent Calendar bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
December 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to everyone (especially @adambarnett.bsky.social) for the suggestions. There were so many pro-Putin statements by Farage, we turned them into a Griftmas Advent Calendar bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Critics argue that the ECHR stops us from being able to deport illegal migrants. In reality, in 75 years the ECHR has only ruled against the UK in 13 cases out of 500k: 0.000026%. The ECHR is being used a scapegoat for domestic challenges, and we must defend it.
Starmer urges European leaders to reform human rights laws to tackle immigration
The ECHR is seen by its critics as a major barrier to attempts to deport illegal migrants from the country.
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Critics argue that the ECHR stops us from being able to deport illegal migrants. In reality, in 75 years the ECHR has only ruled against the UK in 13 cases out of 500k: 0.000026%. The ECHR is being used a scapegoat for domestic challenges, and we must defend it.
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Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch's comments come just weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed pay hikes for around 2.6million workers at her Budget from April 2026
www.mirror.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Tory 'war on workers' as Kemi Badenoch says minimum wage shouldn't go any higher
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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For much much more on the profiteers behind Britain's catastrophic pandemic failure, check out 'VIP Lane' by @russellscott1.bsky.social
All books are currently 15% off with code: TISTHESEASON
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December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
For much much more on the profiteers behind Britain's catastrophic pandemic failure, check out 'VIP Lane' by @russellscott1.bsky.social
All books are currently 15% off with code: TISTHESEASON
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All books are currently 15% off with code: TISTHESEASON
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So @bylinetimes.bsky.social is planning a Christmas cracker box - all Farage’s pro Putin statements - do share and add any you find to this thread
December 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So @bylinetimes.bsky.social is planning a Christmas cracker box - all Farage’s pro Putin statements - do share and add any you find to this thread
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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Merry MAGA Christmas - High Resolution Download. £1 with whole amount going to Refugee Action Charity
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December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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The EU is the bastion of democracies, law and human rights.
They are all the things Tories, Farage, Putin & Trump reject in unison.
& the only reason they hate those rights in society - they can't get away with murder, theft, rape, genocide, fraud in those nations no matter how much they try.
They are all the things Tories, Farage, Putin & Trump reject in unison.
& the only reason they hate those rights in society - they can't get away with murder, theft, rape, genocide, fraud in those nations no matter how much they try.
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The EU is the bastion of democracies, law and human rights.
They are all the things Tories, Farage, Putin & Trump reject in unison.
& the only reason they hate those rights in society - they can't get away with murder, theft, rape, genocide, fraud in those nations no matter how much they try.
They are all the things Tories, Farage, Putin & Trump reject in unison.
& the only reason they hate those rights in society - they can't get away with murder, theft, rape, genocide, fraud in those nations no matter how much they try.
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Musk bangs on about national sovereignty and berates the EU for being supranational
While deliberately boosting inauthentic foreign accounts on X
His idea of democracy is big tech con
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
While deliberately boosting inauthentic foreign accounts on X
His idea of democracy is big tech con
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Musk bangs on about national sovereignty and berates the EU for being supranational
While deliberately boosting inauthentic foreign accounts on X
His idea of democracy is big tech con
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
While deliberately boosting inauthentic foreign accounts on X
His idea of democracy is big tech con
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
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Elon Musk has weaponized and monetized a global disinformation network on X, which he is using to help him fight his new war against the EU. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social:
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Elon Musk has weaponized and monetized a global disinformation network on X, which he is using to help him fight his new war against the EU. My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social:
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
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Clacton deserves an answer to this - while Farage continues to avoid responsibility for his early life racist comments - he can't avoid this one. A near 50% overspend to win his first seat - at the umpteenth time of trying, looks like he bought it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
December 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Clacton deserves an answer to this - while Farage continues to avoid responsibility for his early life racist comments - he can't avoid this one. A near 50% overspend to win his first seat - at the umpteenth time of trying, looks like he bought it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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The reason we’ll never see the unredacted Epstein files, even though he was a vile pedophile, is that he was also a key link from the Silicon Valley tech bros to Vlad Putin, with familiar names such as Pete Thiel, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, JD Vance and Don Trump among his clients—all useful idiots.
Manic week - apologies for multiple posts, but its all in plain sight now
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
The Double Headed Eagle - Russia and America and Authoritarian Big tech
The EU is the enemy of both
pdjukes.substack.com/p/the-double...
The Double-Headed Eagle: Russia, America and the Authoritarian Big Tech Alliance
It’s all in plain sight: Bannon and Dugin preach a pro-Russian “Christian” civilisation, Musk and Medvedev call for the EU’s undoing, while Vance and Thiel’s network shields Kremlin-aligned Big Tech
pdjukes.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The reason we’ll never see the unredacted Epstein files, even though he was a vile pedophile, is that he was also a key link from the Silicon Valley tech bros to Vlad Putin, with familiar names such as Pete Thiel, Elon Musk, Steve Bannon, JD Vance and Don Trump among his clients—all useful idiots.
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Another important read by @nickcohen.bsky.social
Europe is increasingly encircled by its enemies. And there is big money involved.
Europe is increasingly encircled by its enemies. And there is big money involved.
The fake patriots of the European right
Trump and Putin’s fifth column
nickcohen.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Another important read by @nickcohen.bsky.social
Europe is increasingly encircled by its enemies. And there is big money involved.
Europe is increasingly encircled by its enemies. And there is big money involved.
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Whatever the problems with the current UK Government, in this year of crisis I just thank god it isn’t led by a Pro Trump, Pro Putin Government like Boris Johnson’s Conservatives or Nigel Farage (and who he hasn’t fallen out with at any given moment)
December 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Whatever the problems with the current UK Government, in this year of crisis I just thank god it isn’t led by a Pro Trump, Pro Putin Government like Boris Johnson’s Conservatives or Nigel Farage (and who he hasn’t fallen out with at any given moment)
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You don't need an investigative journalist to know who is funding work of the Free Speech Union: its a foreign Far Right billionaire called Elon Musk.
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
You don't need an investigative journalist to know who is funding work of the Free Speech Union: its a foreign Far Right billionaire called Elon Musk.