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European Movement West London #FBPE #FBPR #RejoinEU @em-westlondon.bsky.social · 10h

City blames #Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap.
“Frankfurt, Madrid, Milan and Paris are all doing better than they were…at London’s expense.”

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache

Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap

www.theguardian.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18h

Faiza Shaheen, "I'm so proud to be in this room at to hear so many people fight back against this hateful energy from Reform UK's Matt Goodwin - what's wrong with you"

Matt Goodwin, "Do you think this audience reflects Britain?"

#BBCQT

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 13h

Perfect example of the damage caused by Brexit.

Nobody has ever claimed that Brexit makes growth impossible.

But it has provably harmed the UK's prospects compared to other advanced economies.

And that damage is ongoing. It's not a one-and-done event.

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 13h

Just for context and Elon Musk’s claim of “widespread slaughter” in Europe. The per capita murder rate is EIGHT TIMES HIGHER in the US

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 20h

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 16h

If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.

Use the Quick Vote option.

Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them

Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand

secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...

Log In

Welcome to the National Trust 2025 voting website, hosted by independent voting service provider Civica Election Services.

secure.cesvotes.com

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 15h

'It is not true that immigrants are the root cause of the NHS’s problems. Evidence shows that NHS pressures stem from years of constrained government funding and rising demand from an aging population'

@keepournhspublic.bsky.social

Anti-migrant policies could spell the end of the NHS

Migrants aren't responsible for the problems in the NHS.

leftfootforward.org

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 16h

"We live on a planet on the brink of disaster -- This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos" by @brianmchugh.bsky.social for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk:
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...

We live on a planet on the brink of disaster

This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 19h

The real danger to human rights is from individual governments intent on authoritarian power and control | Janice Heppenstall

Something wicked this way comes

The real danger to human rights is from individual governments intent on authoritarian power and control

sussexbylines.co.uk

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Janice Heppenstall @janiceheppenstall.bsky.social · 19h

My latest article for Sussex Bylines has just published.
It's not your usual 'spooky' Hallowe'en tale.... It's far more horrifying than that.

Sussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 19h

The real danger to human rights is from individual governments intent on authoritarian power and control | Janice Heppenstall

Something wicked this way comes

The real danger to human rights is from individual governments intent on authoritarian power and control

sussexbylines.co.uk

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Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 13h

We live on a planet on the brink of disaster

This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos

By Brian McHugh

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk

We live on a planet on the brink of disaster

This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 18h

Elon Musk is a traitor collaborating with Putin in the fascist war to destroy democracy.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 18h

No one quite deserves to be made to look such a fool as Matt Goodwin. This is truly heartening.

Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

My goodness Matt Goodwin comes across as an obnoxious hateful one-trick pony. Glad much of the #bbcqt audience saw through his schtick and agree.

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Eddie Burfi @eddieburfi.bsky.social · 1d

My goodness Matt Goodwin comes across as an obnoxious hateful one-trick pony. Glad much of the #bbcqt audience saw through his schtick and agree.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 19h

Man in glasses to Reform UK's Matt Goodwin #BBCQT

"I think it's quite poor that today you've used immigrants as a scapegoat for every single issue we've discussed"

"It's not a very good look for Reform UK given the racist stereotypes around them"

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 19h

"I have a suggestion though, Nigel, … do the job we pay you for."

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/area...

Area in Clacton named most deprived in England and Nigel Farage claims he’s helping by being a ‘tourist attraction’

"I have a suggestion though, Nigel, if you're reading this … do the job we pay you for."

leftfootforward.org

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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 17h

A ‘manufactured panic’

Only a quarter of people think immigration is an important issue locally. Yet it’s all Reform & Farage, and some Tories bleat on about because it’s all they’ve got

'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests

The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.

news.sky.com

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 1d

It's only one poll, and within the margin of error, but it's put the Greens ahead of both Labour and the Tories. Something very significant is happening in the British political landscape. The two party system is over. Which means we urgently need PR.
#PRNow

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h

The fall of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is no fall at all.

It comes ELEVEN years too late and has only happened as a damage limitation exercise.

We need to start having a grown up conversation about monarchy... and I'm starting it here.

Me @noosphere.app

www.noosphere.app/cast-into-th...

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 21h

Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel

Johnson’s senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Thiel and Ellison

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...

Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel

Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison

bylinetimes.com

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elligh.bsky.social @elligh.bsky.social · 1d

53,000+ voices are demanding gambling giants pay their fair share 💸 The goal? Lift 500,000 kids out of poverty. Help us reach 75,000 signatures: sign & share today. 38d.gs/6eeq

We’re in a child poverty emergency, and it'll only get worse unless the Government does more.

Gambling giants don't pay their fair share but taxing them more could raise billions to help children.

38d.gs

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Henry Zeffman @hzeffman.bsky.social · 1d

15 months in, Labour MPs are still craving a compelling story from Keir Starmer. Read my analysis for BBC News here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Labour MPs still crave a compelling story from Starmer

Frustration is growing about the PM's ability to define the government's message - and sell it to the public.

www.bbc.co.uk

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elligh.bsky.social @elligh.bsky.social · 1d

I've had enough. The UK is a rich country, so why are our schools falling apart, our hospitals understaffed and millions struggling to get by?

The 0.1% and corporations are robbing us blind.

Act now with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/budgetforthe...

Demand a budget for the 99.9%

taxjustice.eaction.org.uk

elligh.bsky.social @elligh.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR.

His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster. @goodlawproject.bsky.social have the facts:
goodlaw.social/ngjm

Nigel Farage is wrong about the European Convention on Human Rights | Good Law Project

The Reform leader is unveiling legislation to leave the ECHR. His arguments are wrong – and that move would be a disaster.

goodlaw.social

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 1d

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward

The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

metro.co.uk

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