Cassandra 🏴🇪🇺🌐
@troybairn.bsky.social
"They wanted Singapore on the Thames. They got Argentina on the Channel."
Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
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Mark Carney on Brexit
A Scot who retains EU citizenship.
Voted Yes 🏴 and Remain 🇪🇺.
Ice hockey. Road cycling. Philosophy. Nature conservation. Rewilding. Comics. Union rep.
Pinned
England voted leave, England got leave.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
Wales voted leave, Wales got leave.
N Ireland voted remain, N Ireland got special deal.
Gibraltar voted remain, Gibraltar got special deal.
Scotland voted remain, Scotland got shafted.
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Greens polling ahead of Labour in London....
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Greens polling ahead of Labour in London....
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Vichy Labour may lack principles and political skill but you have to respect their comic timing
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Vichy Labour may lack principles and political skill but you have to respect their comic timing
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Sabir Zazai, CEO of Scottish Refugee Council, said:
“We don’t have to go to Denmark to see how to treat refugees. The world should look to Scotland to see what we’ve achieved together.”
@sabirzazai.bsky.social
“We don’t have to go to Denmark to see how to treat refugees. The world should look to Scotland to see what we’ve achieved together.”
@sabirzazai.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Sabir Zazai, CEO of Scottish Refugee Council, said:
“We don’t have to go to Denmark to see how to treat refugees. The world should look to Scotland to see what we’ve achieved together.”
@sabirzazai.bsky.social
“We don’t have to go to Denmark to see how to treat refugees. The world should look to Scotland to see what we’ve achieved together.”
@sabirzazai.bsky.social
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We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
November 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
We must copy Denmark Social Democrats' hardline anti-asylum measures in order to win back voters' trust, says Shabana Mahmood.
Meanwhile in Denmark:
Meanwhile in Denmark:
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No tents. No media circus.
No years long investigarion including the filleting of all party records.
And for almost double the amount.
No years long investigarion including the filleting of all party records.
And for almost double the amount.
Andrew Polson has been jailed for two years, crossing the threshold for automatic disqualification. A by-election for East Dunbartonshire's Bearsden South ward will therefore now be held. This has been my most hotly anticipated by-election for genuinely three years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
No tents. No media circus.
No years long investigarion including the filleting of all party records.
And for almost double the amount.
No years long investigarion including the filleting of all party records.
And for almost double the amount.
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The contrast couldn't be clearer: your SNP Scottish Government celebrating refugees while Labour's race to the right has Reform cheering them on.
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The contrast couldn't be clearer: your SNP Scottish Government celebrating refugees while Labour's race to the right has Reform cheering them on.
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I think it pays to know much of this is undoubtedly the brainchild of Blue Labour.
Blue Labour are like the ERG during Brexit.
A party within a party running their own agenda.
Blue Labour are a fifth column bunch of Tory Brexiters masquerading as Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Blue Labour are like the ERG during Brexit.
A party within a party running their own agenda.
Blue Labour are a fifth column bunch of Tory Brexiters masquerading as Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This capitulation to racist rhetoric will not end well for Labour or Britain | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to Shabana Mahmood’s new proposals for asylum seekers
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I think it pays to know much of this is undoubtedly the brainchild of Blue Labour.
Blue Labour are like the ERG during Brexit.
A party within a party running their own agenda.
Blue Labour are a fifth column bunch of Tory Brexiters masquerading as Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Blue Labour are like the ERG during Brexit.
A party within a party running their own agenda.
Blue Labour are a fifth column bunch of Tory Brexiters masquerading as Labour
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
How “Make Brexit Work” works:
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
How “Make Brexit Work” works:
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Let's call them what they are - Brexit Refugees
Yes, Matt. They were all sick of listening to people like you.
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Let's call them what they are - Brexit Refugees
Brexit rats create hole in hull, then desert the sinking ship.
Yes, Matt. They were all sick of listening to people like you.
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Brexit rats create hole in hull, then desert the sinking ship.
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Our United Kingdom
Westminster voting intention:
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Our United Kingdom
The curse of Starmer spreads over the North Sea.
‼️#Denmark 🇩🇰: Social Democrats 🔴 lose Copenhagen Gov. after 100 years
🔻 Ø: 22.1%
⭕ F: 17.9%
🔴 A: 12.7%
🟢 C: 11.3%
🟣 B: 10.5%
🚜 V: 6.1%
🗽 I: 5.2%
🌻 Å: 5.0%
🟡 O: 3.8%
🪴 Q: 2.0%
🔵 M: 1.5%
⚫ Æ: 0.5%
👇
electomania.es/dinamarca-lo...
#kv25
🔻 Ø: 22.1%
⭕ F: 17.9%
🔴 A: 12.7%
🟢 C: 11.3%
🟣 B: 10.5%
🚜 V: 6.1%
🗽 I: 5.2%
🌻 Å: 5.0%
🟡 O: 3.8%
🪴 Q: 2.0%
🔵 M: 1.5%
⚫ Æ: 0.5%
👇
electomania.es/dinamarca-lo...
#kv25
Dinamarca: los socialdemócratas pierden la alcaldía de Copenhague
Las elecciones municipales han reconfigurado de forma significativa el mapa político danés, mostrando un país donde las dinámicas urbanas divergen según territorio. Las grandes ciudades ofrecen claves…
electomania.es
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The curse of Starmer spreads over the North Sea.
In a couple of decades, when the Bulgarian economy soars past them, the English won’t be obsessed with immigration. They’ll be obsessed with emigration, and wondering why no one will have them.
Maybe Rwanda will open her doors?
Maybe Rwanda will open her doors?
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
In a couple of decades, when the Bulgarian economy soars past them, the English won’t be obsessed with immigration. They’ll be obsessed with emigration, and wondering why no one will have them.
Maybe Rwanda will open her doors?
Maybe Rwanda will open her doors?
Westminster voting intention:
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Westminster voting intention:
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Scotland 🏴
SNP 32%
Ref 20%
Lab 16%
LD 12%
Grn 9%
Con 9%
oth 1%
Wales 🏴
PC 31%
Ref 26%
Lab 18%
Con 12%
Grn 9%
LD 2%
oth 2%
England 🏴
Ref 27%
Lab 20%
Grn 18%
Con 18%
LD 14%
oth 2%
(YouGov/The Times/Sky News; 16-17 November; usual caveats apply to sub-samples)
Tremendous result for the Greens in Copenhagen as the Danish Social Democrats suffer the curse of Starmer.
If Labour are happy with 12.9% of the vote in their capital city, then by all means, copy away.
#LittleEngland
#RedReform
#Copenhagen
#London
#Greens
If Labour are happy with 12.9% of the vote in their capital city, then by all means, copy away.
#LittleEngland
#RedReform
#Copenhagen
#London
#Greens
Denmark, 95.7% of votes counted:
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 21.6% (-3.0)
F (Greens/EFA): 17.8% (+6.8)
A (S&D): 12.9% (-4.3)
C (EPP): 11.5% (-1.6)
B (RE): 10.5% (-1.4)
V (RE): 6.2% (-1.5)
I (EPP): 5.3% (+2.6)
...
+/- vs. 2021 election result
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
Copenhagen local election
Ø (LEFT): 21.6% (-3.0)
F (Greens/EFA): 17.8% (+6.8)
A (S&D): 12.9% (-4.3)
C (EPP): 11.5% (-1.6)
B (RE): 10.5% (-1.4)
V (RE): 6.2% (-1.5)
I (EPP): 5.3% (+2.6)
...
+/- vs. 2021 election result
➤ europeelects.eu/denmark
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Tremendous result for the Greens in Copenhagen as the Danish Social Democrats suffer the curse of Starmer.
If Labour are happy with 12.9% of the vote in their capital city, then by all means, copy away.
#LittleEngland
#RedReform
#Copenhagen
#London
#Greens
If Labour are happy with 12.9% of the vote in their capital city, then by all means, copy away.
#LittleEngland
#RedReform
#Copenhagen
#London
#Greens
Keir Starmer copies Labour’s sister party in Denmark. 2 days later:
Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are having a disastrous election in Denmark. The party is collapsing in the local elections, including Copenhagen, which they haven’t lost in over 100 years.
Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are having a disastrous election in Denmark. The party is collapsing in the local elections, including Copenhagen, which they haven’t lost in over 100 years.
Kommunalvalg 2025 – følg med direkte her
I dag er der valg til Danmarks kommuner og regioner – få resultater og seneste nyt her.
www.berlingske.dk
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Keir Starmer copies Labour’s sister party in Denmark. 2 days later:
Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are having a disastrous election in Denmark. The party is collapsing in the local elections, including Copenhagen, which they haven’t lost in over 100 years.
Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are having a disastrous election in Denmark. The party is collapsing in the local elections, including Copenhagen, which they haven’t lost in over 100 years.
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So much worse together as Brexit hurt Scotland’s trade surplus economy and benefitted the UK’s deficit economy talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/18/s...
So much worse together as Brexit hurt Scotland’s trade surplus economy and benefitted the UK’s deficit economy
Trade surplus/deficit by nation of the UK – Professor John Robertson OBA With only a 1969 SCE Higher in Economics, bare C pass, I’m deferring entirely to Grok AI on this one. If youR…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
So much worse together as Brexit hurt Scotland’s trade surplus economy and benefitted the UK’s deficit economy talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/18/s...
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The way Starmer has accepted and expanded Freeports and SEZ's are at odds with the EU. Its deliberate to align the UK with the US and away from the EU.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
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The EU is winding down freeports due to money laundering and tax evasion. Britain is expanding them.
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Please read and share my latest article on Substack 'The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain's Corporate Welfare Bonanza. It is absolutely explosive.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The Magic Money Tree: How Brexit Unlocked Britain’s Corporate Welfare Bonanza
Rachel Reeves’ budget rhetoric hides the biggest corporate giveaway in modern British history
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The way Starmer has accepted and expanded Freeports and SEZ's are at odds with the EU. Its deliberate to align the UK with the US and away from the EU.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
bsky.app/profile/euro...
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As far-right forces grow across Europe, feminists are organising!
Join us on 20/11 as activists, thinkers, and community leaders come together to build resistance and imagine liberatory futures.
🎥Online event:
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/e...
None of us are free until all of us are free💜
Join us on 20/11 as activists, thinkers, and community leaders come together to build resistance and imagine liberatory futures.
🎥Online event:
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/e...
None of us are free until all of us are free💜
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As far-right forces grow across Europe, feminists are organising!
Join us on 20/11 as activists, thinkers, and community leaders come together to build resistance and imagine liberatory futures.
🎥Online event:
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/e...
None of us are free until all of us are free💜
Join us on 20/11 as activists, thinkers, and community leaders come together to build resistance and imagine liberatory futures.
🎥Online event:
www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/e...
None of us are free until all of us are free💜
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Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
November 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Latest YouGov government approval ratings, 15-17 November 2025
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Approve: 11% (-2 from 8-10 Nov)
Disapprove: 69% (-1)
Net: -58 (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
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The experience highlighted an issue far wider than a single estate. England has around 1,500 rivers, and many people still lack safe or simple access to their local waterways. We want the chance to know and appreciate the rivers that run through our own communities.
📷 Paul Timlett
📷 Paul Timlett
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The experience highlighted an issue far wider than a single estate. England has around 1,500 rivers, and many people still lack safe or simple access to their local waterways. We want the chance to know and appreciate the rivers that run through our own communities.
📷 Paul Timlett
📷 Paul Timlett
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NEW: Wes Streeting has received more than 200k in donations from people linked to private healthcare companies.
Are their plans for the NHS driven by caring for patients or lining the pockets of investors?
www.thenational.scot/news/2562426...
Are their plans for the NHS driven by caring for patients or lining the pockets of investors?
www.thenational.scot/news/2562426...
Wes Streeting urged to 'come clean over £200k from private-health linked donors'
WES Streeting has been urged to “come clean” about the benefits private healthcare companies are reaping for alleged donations worth more than…
www.thenational.scot
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
NEW: Wes Streeting has received more than 200k in donations from people linked to private healthcare companies.
Are their plans for the NHS driven by caring for patients or lining the pockets of investors?
www.thenational.scot/news/2562426...
Are their plans for the NHS driven by caring for patients or lining the pockets of investors?
www.thenational.scot/news/2562426...
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Will Labour also confiscate those and sell them, to pay for upkeep?
BBC News: "the government believe refugees are deliberately bringing their children to avoid deportation"
As opposed to doing what with their children??
As opposed to doing what with their children??
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Will Labour also confiscate those and sell them, to pay for upkeep?
There have been very significant Brexit Benefits, but none of them accrue to the UK.
Merci le Brexit!
I'll have to update my list of favourite brexit benefits!
This brings my list up to #12.
I'll have to update my list of favourite brexit benefits!
This brings my list up to #12.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There have been very significant Brexit Benefits, but none of them accrue to the UK.
By deliberately and consistently detoxifying Reform’s policies, the Labour Party have succeeded in detoxifying Reform.
Labour strategists think they are very, very clever, by framing GE2029 as ’Vote Labour or get Reform’, but what they have actually created is ’Vote RedReform or get Reform’.
Labour strategists think they are very, very clever, by framing GE2029 as ’Vote Labour or get Reform’, but what they have actually created is ’Vote RedReform or get Reform’.
Now that Labour is the same as Reform on immigration many voters will think 'it's ok then to vote Reform, innit?'
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
By deliberately and consistently detoxifying Reform’s policies, the Labour Party have succeeded in detoxifying Reform.
Labour strategists think they are very, very clever, by framing GE2029 as ’Vote Labour or get Reform’, but what they have actually created is ’Vote RedReform or get Reform’.
Labour strategists think they are very, very clever, by framing GE2029 as ’Vote Labour or get Reform’, but what they have actually created is ’Vote RedReform or get Reform’.