Sarah Cowley
@bournemouth4eu.bsky.social
No such group now as Bournemouth for Europe - it morphed into Dorset for Europe, which is thriving, so personal views here.
Pro-European, #FBPE #FB99%
Former academic and health visitor, DBE 2013
Grandma, political (UK), hate injustice and inequalities
Pro-European, #FBPE #FB99%
Former academic and health visitor, DBE 2013
Grandma, political (UK), hate injustice and inequalities
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She’s just asking questions.
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
She’s just asking questions.
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Seems UK has same dynamic as US. Left struggles to get elected & is thus fearful of taking ANY risk, alienating their base. Right takes any margin of electoral victory as a mandate to charge unapologetically even further to the extreme. This scenario makes progress impossible & regress more likely.
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seems UK has same dynamic as US. Left struggles to get elected & is thus fearful of taking ANY risk, alienating their base. Right takes any margin of electoral victory as a mandate to charge unapologetically even further to the extreme. This scenario makes progress impossible & regress more likely.
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Downside: There is no plan and no courage. No attempt to sort the tax system. No strategy for the economy, like the one @johnspringford.bsky.social suggests here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk. Even good policies, like mansion tax, simply fiddle for pennies instead of properly reforming property tax.
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Downside: There is no plan and no courage. No attempt to sort the tax system. No strategy for the economy, like the one @johnspringford.bsky.social suggests here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk. Even good policies, like mansion tax, simply fiddle for pennies instead of properly reforming property tax.
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COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
COP30 in Brazil was billed as the “implementation summit”, when hot air turned to action. But Edelman, the PR firm that won the contract to promote the climate summit, was pulling in two directions.
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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‘Raid’? Really? In the FT?
Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed on.ft.com/3LYc0CZ
Property income tax to rise as raid on expensive homes is confirmed
From April 2027, a 2 percentage point increase will be applied to basic, higher and additional rates
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
‘Raid’? Really? In the FT?
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"Reeves can find a few billions in revenue and plug a few holes here and there but that’s still tinkering with the economy and does nothing to address the fundamental problem which has beached the UK where it is today. That is Brexit."
https://bit.ly/43Perhk
https://bit.ly/43Perhk
Brian Feeney: Forget the Budget, Britain’s problems are all about Brexit
Report after report from think tanks and academics have all laid bare the terrible damage Brexit did, and still does, to the British economy
www.irishnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Reeves can find a few billions in revenue and plug a few holes here and there but that’s still tinkering with the economy and does nothing to address the fundamental problem which has beached the UK where it is today. That is Brexit."
https://bit.ly/43Perhk
https://bit.ly/43Perhk
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Now over 61,000 🚀
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now over 61,000 🚀
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🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"The OBR have revised down their estimates of productivity and growth. That that will take out £16 billion of tax revenue"
"It is what's happened in the previous 14 years, Brexit, the pandemic, and the austerity and chaos from the previous government."
"The OBR have revised down their estimates of productivity and growth. That that will take out £16 billion of tax revenue"
"It is what's happened in the previous 14 years, Brexit, the pandemic, and the austerity and chaos from the previous government."
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"The OBR have revised down their estimates of productivity and growth. That that will take out £16 billion of tax revenue"
"It is what's happened in the previous 14 years, Brexit, the pandemic, and the austerity and chaos from the previous government."
"The OBR have revised down their estimates of productivity and growth. That that will take out £16 billion of tax revenue"
"It is what's happened in the previous 14 years, Brexit, the pandemic, and the austerity and chaos from the previous government."
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"We think that there's a, you know, there's a £90 billion Brexit black hole in our economy."
"And the government could have gone so much further on growth today. And we think it was, because they said nothing at all about Brexit."
"We think that there's a, you know, there's a £90 billion Brexit black hole in our economy."
"And the government could have gone so much further on growth today. And we think it was, because they said nothing at all about Brexit."
November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"We think that there's a, you know, there's a £90 billion Brexit black hole in our economy."
"And the government could have gone so much further on growth today. And we think it was, because they said nothing at all about Brexit."
"We think that there's a, you know, there's a £90 billion Brexit black hole in our economy."
"And the government could have gone so much further on growth today. And we think it was, because they said nothing at all about Brexit."
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Market reaction to UK budget looking positive
Market reaction so far is calmly positive. GBP up a small but significant amount vs USD, EUR, and basket. 10-year gilt yields down 6pts on this morning, 30-year gilts down 9pts. Traders seem to like increased headroom and midde-of-the-roadness of it all.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Market reaction to UK budget looking positive
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Market reaction so far is calmly positive. GBP up a small but significant amount vs USD, EUR, and basket. 10-year gilt yields down 6pts on this morning, 30-year gilts down 9pts. Traders seem to like increased headroom and midde-of-the-roadness of it all.
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Market reaction so far is calmly positive. GBP up a small but significant amount vs USD, EUR, and basket. 10-year gilt yields down 6pts on this morning, 30-year gilts down 9pts. Traders seem to like increased headroom and midde-of-the-roadness of it all.
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Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025
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johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025 – The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH
johnmajorarchive.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sir John Major’s Speech at Maurice Fraser Lecture – 18 November 2025
johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/11/19/s...
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🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨BREXIT BUDGET🚨
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
Daisy Cooper MP: "There is a £90 billion hit to treasury income as a result of the Brexit deal."
"Brexit has been a disaster for our country. It has been a disaster for our economy."
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Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Brexit the Elephant decided to stand on the despatch box to see if Rachel Reeves would notice him as she read out her budget.
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
“I reckon she knows I’m here”.
“But they’re still pretending I’m not, though”, he lamented.
#BrexitTheElephant #Budget2026 #Budget #ExitBrexit
South West Future Journalists Awards – UPDATE: sponsor provides bigger prize money!
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South West Future Journalists Awards - UPDATE: sponsor provides bigger prize money!
Yes, young people have too much pressure and expectation and it feels like nobody listens to you. We get it and we want to help. Share your voice, get published, and pocket some (not much) cash in the...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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The Chancellor Rachel Reeves cited Brexit as a key factor impacting the decisions made in today’s Budget.
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Chancellor Rachel Reeves cited Brexit as a key factor impacting the decisions made in today’s Budget.
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
The government now needs to further strengthen its relations with Europe to boost our economy.
Read more here: https://www.bestforbritain.org/the_brexit_budget_2025
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So all Taco's "peace-deal" deadlines a complete waste of time, money and energy.
😡😡😡 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊
😡😡😡 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊
‼️Russia is not ready to sign any peace agreements.
Deputy foreign minister of Russia Ryabkov:
There can be no question of any concessions, any surrender of our approaches to those key moments in addressing the challenges facing us, including in the context of the SMO.
Deputy foreign minister of Russia Ryabkov:
There can be no question of any concessions, any surrender of our approaches to those key moments in addressing the challenges facing us, including in the context of the SMO.
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So all Taco's "peace-deal" deadlines a complete waste of time, money and energy.
😡😡😡 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊
😡😡😡 #SlavaUkraini 🇺🇦🕊
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🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
"And Finally, Madam Deputy speaker, we are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets."
"But let me be clear. I don't actually mean the Honourable Member for Clacton."
The People’s Primary – the how-to-do-it book
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The People's Primary - the how-to-do-it book
As some of you may know, I am one of the co-founders of the South Devon Primary, along with Simon Oldridge and Ben Long. Born out of frustration with an electoral system that threatened to see the Con...
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November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The People’s Primary – the how-to-do-it book
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Any pragmatic government, serious about unlocking growth in a sluggish economy, would be brave enough to tackle this head on. But Labour are letting short-termist decisions about spinning a particular political narrative, and not a particularly appealing one get in the way of the country’s growth
Brexit is the elephant in the Budget room
The build up seems to get longer and longer each year. The subtle hints and wild guesses about what surprises are in store are on everybody’s lips. It’s beginning to look a lot like Budget day.
commentcentral.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Any pragmatic government, serious about unlocking growth in a sluggish economy, would be brave enough to tackle this head on. But Labour are letting short-termist decisions about spinning a particular political narrative, and not a particularly appealing one get in the way of the country’s growth
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Full article www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunio...
Brexit hit to UK economy double official estimate, study finds
The research indicates 2016 Brexit vote has cost the UK between 6% and 8% of GDP per person over the last decade
www.luxtimes.lu
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Full article www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunio...
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The effect of Brexit ongoing, with a GDP shortfall of 4–6% by 2021 but deeper, at 6-8%, in 2025.
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The effect of Brexit ongoing, with a GDP shortfall of 4–6% by 2021 but deeper, at 6-8%, in 2025.
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I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...