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Jenrick has set out how Reform would maximise our “Brexit freedoms”. And this is their list. This is the very best they can come up with. “Re-legalise imperial units” It’s truly pathetic that this is the pinnacle of their Brexit fever dream. And that anyone would still back this ruinous idiocy…

And, of course, he’s right- not just because it’s the right thing to do with the British public, but because the EU would never deal with us unless they were truly confident that the UK was ready and genuinely committed this time.

I’ve traveled to every country in the EU, trust me, the UK is the last place I would choose to live at the moment😩

To everyone getting their knickers in a twist… All because @andyburnham.bsky.social suggested a sensible conversation about freedom of movement …do you perhaps need reminding of this?

How much wealth is too much? Should trillionaires exist? What are the consequences for society? Join us and @lseinequalities.bsky.social to explore setting an 'Extreme Wealth Line.' Info and tickets: https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-inequalities/events/public-events/harms-of-extreme-wealth

Nigel Farage, Daniel Hannan, Aaron Banks: the remaining Brexiters look so stale and dated and old. Listening to them is like eating mouldy bread from the back of the cupboard open.substack.com/pub/arguably...

Farage attacked Burnham for pledging a referendum on restoring freedom of movement while ignoring ONS figures: EU nationals were just 9% of long-term immigration in 2025. Reform’s £11.9bn Universal Credit claim counts households with a foreign national and is misleading as a migrant-only cost.

Anthropic’s Claude AI model accessed Georgia voter data in US. Latest example of unauthorised behaviour shows AI model bypassed paywall to access data as part of statistics project. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

What you need to know about the most consequential election in Israel’s history. Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a new mandate in Israel’s first election since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

“On October 23, 2026, Anthropic and the UK government's AI Security Institute .. published a detailed analysis of problematic behavior by Claude Mythos 5 during a cybersecurity evaluation. Mythos 5 mistook a GitHub repository maintained by a developer ..” xenospectrum.com/en/claude-my...

Vote Leave said Beexit would reduce immigration. What was the result? The UK had lower immigration when we ALL had Freedom of Movement.

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.

🤣🤣🤣 So this mornings feed is full of people saying: Burnham isn't leading / going fast enough / being bold enough / isn't committed... and... Wants opt outs / say no to Schengen / says no to € / only wants Youth Mobility from certain countries... and... in his lifetime? / Political lifetime?? /

Day 2461 of #Brexit: ‘Andy Burnham has blamed Britain’s migrant crisis on Brexit, arguing that leaving the EU had left the UK with “weaker control”.’ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Meanwhile, a certain section of the British online community have tantrums at the UK government having the temerity to suggest they stock up with around 3 days of emergency supplies if they can. FFS. 🙄

Back in the US after a long break in the UK, I am suffering from total sticker shock after visiting a couple of DC supermarkets. I have never seen prices like it. Inflation numbers here are going to soar & are not yet telling the full story. The difference between late May & today is staggering.

Stark inequalities in access to green space must urgently be addressed. We were promised legislation so where is it? New legal mechanisms could give local communities access to unused public land for food growing & parks - great report from @globalfuturefndtn.bsky.social @friends-earth.bsky.social

Imagine a world where we are no longer dependent on oil and nuclear energy. It's coming and it's better and that's why the vested interests are doing everything in their power to stop it

Three vehicles torched. A Palestinian man's hand broken. All during the olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. MeidasTouch reporter Suri Crowe recounts what happened to a family she met. “These Palestinians are merely trying to harvest the olives on land that they have owned..."

"Flávio has given up." A Bolsonaro family adviser tells The Washington Post he’s terrified his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, will DIE IN JAIL, and that he could be jailed himself THIS WEEK. Flávio effectively conceded defeat after Trump stopped short of intervening, per WaPo

BREAKING: Two of what are supposed to be the better water companies have syphoned out £700 million EACH in dividends in the last 2 years Bring them into public ownership, starting with Thames Water. Demand Andy Burnham block the Thames Water bailout: vist.ly/5pbry www.facebook.com/reel/1697908...

Tell me you’re only appealing to old, racist, backwards looking codgers without telling me you’re only appealing to old, racist, backwards looking codgers….

The challenge for the UK and France will be using their veto to block this, because it will heighten the debate about whether either of them should still be UNSC members. By tradition, they almost never use their veto these days, and def not against the US, but Orban as UNSG is intolerable.

A pretty straight choice here: regulate your billionaires, or billionaires will end democracy.

If you're a chief executive on a telephone number salary, at least have the grace not to complain about the taxes the fund the benefits your workers have to claim because you refuse to pay them enough to live on

UK's dysfunctional power grid. Yesterday Scotland had over capacity. Rather than provide free energy in Scotland, the turbines were switched off, then gas turbines switch on in the South of England. Then EVERYONE in Scotland pays for electricity like it's gas. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

This 👇 www.instagram.com/reel/Db5DpJZ...

Lots of alarm at decline in Uk military over the last 20 years. Horrendous snippet of what the Tories did to the fleet for example from the Lords recently. The Tories own SDR of 2010 said we needed 19 frigates. We currently have 11, and that’s in total - at any time some are in maintenance. …

Plus, of the 56 signatories of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, 41 owned enslaved people... either at the time of signing or during their lifetimes. So maybe that Xer should pick better role models for 2026.

After centuries of religious war and slaughter, most 18th century folk were disgusted by the Church and the religiously extreme (like puritans—who came to America because everyone in Europe hated them). The LAST thing the founders of the United States wanted was an overtly "Christian" government.

Angela Rayner, "We're 10 years on from Brexit, we now need to look at what the next 10 years will look like" "We've seen a 20% reduction in exports with the EU" "That's 16,000 businesses no longer exporting to the EU because of Brexit red tape"

Hot off the presses for @theipaper.com 📰: inews.co.uk/news/world/b...

American protestor angry at Trump, "I don't care if you are Democrat or Republican.. There's only one devil I can see, and he sits In The White House"

I would genuinely be totally fine for men to be disenfranchised. The outcome of only women being allowed to vote would be an astronomically better world to the extent that it would totally outweigh the democratic outrage.

One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK. Man, 60, killed by falling tree near Castle Douglas in Scotland as Met Office reports gusts of up to 84mph. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Left: President Trump says that if Abdul El-Sayed wins he'll end Christmas Right: Abdul El-Sayed celebrating Christmas with his team, picking a tree, and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas My view: Trump, is trying to turn religious difference into suspicion and prejudice into a political weapon

The long-serving strongman leader of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, has conceded defeat in an election that pitted him and his right-wing party against a diverse student-led opposition movement that spent two years protesting his government.

🚨 Netanyahu is threatening renewed war with Iran just days before Israel's elections. Israel's military chief has reportedly warned that restarting the war this close to the vote could force an indefinite delay. That appears to be exactly what Netanyahu wants.

Britain and Europe: how close should we get? Public opinion and the choices facing a new government @britishfuture.bsky.social www.britishfuture.org/publication/...

Wait.... 29% of Reform voters would consider rejoining the EU... and 16% don't know And a mere 51% would vote to stay out. My giddy aunt - this is bonkers

Hungarian PM Péter Magyar: "I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students List, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them... I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle."

Meanwhile, pro-democracy, pro-Europe protesters in Tbilisi, Georgia, are tonight nearing their 700th consecutive day of protest against the pro-Russian government. They haven't missed a single day in the last 23 months.

If Norway is a shithouse country what the hell is the US?

So how did Lula come from behind to defeat Bolsonaro? In short, turnout. Bolsonaro's vote share barely moved. But Lula banked millions of votes from those who didn't vote in the first round & won eliminated candidates' votes. A remarkable mobilisation. Second round turnout is usually below first.

Being able to say you've defeated two generations of Bolsonaros is one hell of a bragging right.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

Hungary - ✅ Serbia - ✅ Brazil - ✅ Machado back in Venezuela - ✅ PLEASE - Israel on Tuesday PLEASE - US midterms Nov 3 Boot all the corrupt, war-mongering, Trump-fawning, right-wingers out.

Former Tory candidate suspended over contract killer claims was adviser in Kemi Badenoch’s office | Conservatives | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/25/former-tory-candidate-suspended-over-contract-killer-claims-was-adviser-in-kemi-badenoch-office-jack-ross

Liz Truss was always crackers (I worked with her for six months in 2012). But she wasn't completely delusional. It's quite sad really. A lot of Tory MPs who backed her knowing she wasn't remotely equipped should be deeply ashamed.