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Became obsessed with politics during the Brexit disaster - despise corrupt Tory politicians - have hope for more than just "hope" from Burnham. Retired - getting used to it, and "lunching"! Tango dancer - another obsession, but just a tad more enjoyable!
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yep. the bias was so obvious and Farage got so used to it..he got a bit of a shock when he tried the same anti EU patter on Irish tv, in front of a professional journalist.👇 bsky.app/profile/gyle...
Ireland voted NO for the Lisbon Treaty in the 1990s. The Irish gov said "hold on. this is a massive mistake, let's do this again, properly". Turns out brexity rhetoric about an EU army & neutrality worried Irish voters. Here's Farage schooled on same. (Spoiler: We went again & voted YES) 3/9
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“While each of us (voted Brexit) for different reasons, we all believed that the UK could do a better job of running its own affairs than *unelected officials* in Brussels could." Ben Houchen... November 2020 Six years later 👇👇👇
Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.
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What is the BBC's justification for maintaining this level of coverage of Reform now it has slipped into third place?
BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY
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This is just the maddest argument. These people would trap us in poverty to keep a decade old commitment, which no one ever actually made, to an electorate which no longer exists.
“The perception that promises can subsequently be revisited by a political establishment removed from the realities of working communities has left lasting scars”, writes Labour MP @melanieonnmp.bsky.social 🗣️ EU free movement debate risks undermining voter trust www.politics.co.uk/2026/10/mela...
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Fascinating Jeremy, now tell us about the time you cut national insurance twice as an electoral game despite knowing we couldn't afford it.
“Healey should remove anxiety and depression as a reason to claim benefits and offer people treatment instead. It would be better for the individuals and a fraction of the cost.” Read more: trib.al/cxsKwxw
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"There’s not enough room in my chest for all this joy". What incredible news to wake up to. First Serbia, now this www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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This won't go anywhere, obviously, but it's still a useful indication of how they'd act if they ever get into Government. Locking up journalists would just be the start
Reform UK said it has reported ITV to the police following the broadcaster’s expose which revealed racist remarks by members of the party The allegations involve an undercover reporter "doctoring" a passport and others canvassing for Reform in Portsmouth pressgazette.co.uk/news/reform-...
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It's time to defund Elon. robertreich.substack.com/p/defund-musk
BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.
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In troubled times Trump’s attempt to sue the BBC ... which is backfiring on him quite spectacularly... brings both hope and amusement newrepublic.com/post/216805/...
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“Brexiters continue to say we were right to leave the EU. But only if they include the dead, exclude the young and ignore buyers’ remorse can they still say they have democracy on their side.” So, Brexit fails on every single metric. Let’s bin it off for good. kellnerp.substack.com/p/britains-p...
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This is what we are missing - the freedom to live, love, work, study, retire, travel across all EU countries freely. I miss it. I want it back. I want others to have the same opportunities I had when I moved to Spain pre Brexit. @bremaininspain.com @andrewhesselden.bsky.social
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"Nigel Farage’s US Congress clash goes viral again after Democrat brands him a ‘free speech impostor’" thedailybritain.co.uk/nigel-farage...
"To the people of the UK who think this Putin-loving free-speech imposter and Trump sycophant will protect freedom in your country, come on over to America and see what Trump and MAGA are doing to destroy OUR freedom!"
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