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Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure
Leaving the EU has reduced Britain’s GDP by up to 8pc, according to a devastating US study
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Even the Brexit-backing right recognises the mistake of Brexit.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
They don't offer any way out for the UK. You can still feel the arrogant pride in this article.
Humility is required, realism about consequences such as giving up trade deals, and positivity about Europe.
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Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Brexit reminders. New post on my Brexit & Brexitism Blog. Brexit may not be in the headlines, but many current news stories carry reminders of it, including the Hallett Inquiry report, the Gill scandal, the Budget & the latest net migration figures: chrisgreybrexitblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/brex...
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Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenues every year, according to new analysis.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Brexit costing UK as much as £90bn in lost tax revenue every year, analysis finds
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
The analysis also found that the average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head of between £2,700 and £3,700
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bre...
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”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
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Thanks for all the kind words on my Radio 4 interview tonight on the economy!
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
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November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thanks for all the kind words on my Radio 4 interview tonight on the economy!
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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I see Farage now hates emigration as well as immigration. The trouble is, he’s a big part of why people are emigrating. Brexit has made the U.K. a less attractive place for everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I see Farage now hates emigration as well as immigration. The trouble is, he’s a big part of why people are emigrating. Brexit has made the U.K. a less attractive place for everyone.
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Striking in this debate hosted by @krishgm.bsky.social how many people in the comments are saying that a wealth tax at this point is so obvious.
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Will Polanski's wealth tax tank the economy? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Striking in this debate hosted by @krishgm.bsky.social how many people in the comments are saying that a wealth tax at this point is so obvious.
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
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🇺🇸"The BBC removed part of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture, where he alleged Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt president in US history"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🇺🇸"The BBC removed part of Rutger Bregman's Reith lecture, where he alleged Donald Trump was the most openly corrupt president in US history"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
🔇"If the national broadcaster can't air defensible claims, what hope is there for any of our free press to effectively challenge power?"
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
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'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
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Brexit has had a negative effect on the UK economy and will do so for the foreseeable future, says the governor of the Bank of England. Billions lost, never mind, keep complaining about the effects but do nothing to address the root cause.
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Brexit has had a negative effect on the UK economy and will do so for the foreseeable future, says the governor of the Bank of England. Billions lost, never mind, keep complaining about the effects but do nothing to address the root cause.
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Economic failure goes hand in hand with declining immigration. Economic migrants are an excellent indicator of a country’s economic prospects. UK is in DEEP trouble. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
Want to cut immigration? You can’t afford to!
Anti-immigrant polices cost you. Europe needs to find 45 million new workers or face stagnation.
www.jandehn.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Economic failure goes hand in hand with declining immigration. Economic migrants are an excellent indicator of a country’s economic prospects. UK is in DEEP trouble. www.jandehn.com/post/your-ra...
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
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I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.
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“Just three companies – DMG Media, News UK and Reach – control 90% of UK national newspaper circulation, a 20% increase in market concentration since 2014. Newsquest and National World – control 51% of the UK’s 882 local newspapers and local news websites”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“Just three companies – DMG Media, News UK and Reach – control 90% of UK national newspaper circulation, a 20% increase in market concentration since 2014. Newsquest and National World – control 51% of the UK’s 882 local newspapers and local news websites”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year and Brits up to £3,700 worse off after Brexit. We must fix our relationship with Europe urgently to prevent any more damage to the economy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year and Brits up to £3,700 worse off after Brexit. We must fix our relationship with Europe urgently to prevent any more damage to the economy.
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May 2014, the Charles formerly known as Prince said privately that by invading Ukraine and occupying Crimea, Putin was doing "just about the same thing as Hitler"
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
March 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
May 2014, the Charles formerly known as Prince said privately that by invading Ukraine and occupying Crimea, Putin was doing "just about the same thing as Hitler"
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
Nigel Farage was outraged by this statement, saying it wasn't fair on the Russian President
huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/21/u...
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A truly fantastic journalist, whose coverage of UK news, including of course Brexit, has been outstanding. I'm looking forward to her 'Dear Britain' book.
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A truly fantastic journalist, whose coverage of UK news, including of course Brexit, has been outstanding. I'm looking forward to her 'Dear Britain' book.
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So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
London-Korrespondentin Annette Dittert sagt der ARD Goodbye
Annette Dittert war für die ARD als Korrespondentin in verschiedenen Ländern, über viele Jahre geprägt hat sie aber vor allem die Berichterstattung aus Großbritannien. Nun verabschiedet sie sich von der ARD, aber nicht aus London
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
So, my dear German followers...some News "in eigener Sache"!
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
Und bitte nicht schreien, 😚....ich bleibe in London !
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Streeting promised to solve the real problem then only did half the job
Streeting promised to solve the real problem then only did half the job
Wes Streeting calls BMA ‘impossible’ and says they made ‘misleading’ claims
Health secretary responds to speech given by GP committee leader accusing Labour of ‘gaslighting’ behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Streeting promised to solve the real problem then only did half the job
Streeting promised to solve the real problem then only did half the job
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I've checked and Robbie voted in favour at every stage of the Public Order Act 2023 passage through parliament.
Maybe he didn't read it.
Maybe he thought it wouldn't apply to farmers.
Maybe he didn't read it.
Maybe he thought it wouldn't apply to farmers.
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I've checked and Robbie voted in favour at every stage of the Public Order Act 2023 passage through parliament.
Maybe he didn't read it.
Maybe he thought it wouldn't apply to farmers.
Maybe he didn't read it.
Maybe he thought it wouldn't apply to farmers.