LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
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I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
I maintain that "Randy Fine" is what you get when your ardour isn't concerning enough to merit Horny Jail.
Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
January 13, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I maintain that "Randy Fine" is what you get when your ardour isn't concerning enough to merit Horny Jail.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Fucking fear mongering. THIS WONT HAPPEN.
If China or Russia try to obtain Greenland, all of NATO comes to assist.
If China or Russia try to obtain Greenland, all of NATO comes to assist.
Leavitt: "The president was very clear last night. He said he wants to the US acquire Greenland because he feels that if we do not, then it will eventually be acquired or perhaps even hostilely taken over by China or Russia. Perhaps it would be in the best interest of Greenland to be part of the US"
January 13, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Fucking fear mongering. THIS WONT HAPPEN.
If China or Russia try to obtain Greenland, all of NATO comes to assist.
If China or Russia try to obtain Greenland, all of NATO comes to assist.
@chrisgrey.bsky.social on Bylines:
~ The EU's 'Farage Clause' Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/13/the-eus-farage-clause-shows-the-damage-reform-is-already-doing-to-the-uk/
~ The EU's 'Farage Clause' Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/13/the-eus-farage-clause-shows-the-damage-reform-is-already-doing-to-the-uk/
The EU's 'Farage Clause' Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK – Byline Times
As well as making us poorer each year, Farage's Brexit is also making us more vulnerable to those who wish to do us harm, argues Chris Grey
bylinetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM
@chrisgrey.bsky.social on Bylines:
~ The EU's 'Farage Clause' Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/13/the-eus-farage-clause-shows-the-damage-reform-is-already-doing-to-the-uk/
~ The EU's 'Farage Clause' Shows the Damage Reform Is Already Doing to the UK – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2026/01/13/the-eus-farage-clause-shows-the-damage-reform-is-already-doing-to-the-uk/
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
This is essential: a democracy *must* know who is paying its politicians and where that money is coming from.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Cryptocurrency is *designed* to make that impossible.
The whole point is to lift payments outside the scrutiny of the state.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
BREAKING: Strong words from Keir Starmer to Parliamentary Labour Party on X and Grok: “If X cannot control Grok, we will - and we'll do it fast because if you profit from harm and abuse, you lose the right to self regulate”
January 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
BREAKING: Strong words from Keir Starmer to Parliamentary Labour Party on X and Grok: “If X cannot control Grok, we will - and we'll do it fast because if you profit from harm and abuse, you lose the right to self regulate”
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Minister of State Alex Norris tells the BBC he won't personally come off X because it's important for communicating with voters.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
None of his tweets for the last month has more than 1000 views.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
For balance, as I do spend a lot of time poo-pooing suggestions that this or that thing is meant as a Nazi allusion, I should point out here that I absolutely believe that this logo is meant as a Nazi allusion, it’s an open and shut case.
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:39 AM
For balance, as I do spend a lot of time poo-pooing suggestions that this or that thing is meant as a Nazi allusion, I should point out here that I absolutely believe that this logo is meant as a Nazi allusion, it’s an open and shut case.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Ffs. These people are without shame. All grunting around in the trough demanding peerages and then sulking off to Reform: home from home for corrupt Tory millionaires who’ve already had one long go at screwing us over and think they deserve another shot.
They can all go to hell.
They can all go to hell.
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Ffs. These people are without shame. All grunting around in the trough demanding peerages and then sulking off to Reform: home from home for corrupt Tory millionaires who’ve already had one long go at screwing us over and think they deserve another shot.
They can all go to hell.
They can all go to hell.
It's a Tuesday 13th in Spain, as in many other places.
The Spanish equivalent of Friday 13th. Not that I believe in any of that.
("En martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu casa te apartes," which translates to "On Tuesday, don't get married, embark on a journey, or move away.")
The Spanish equivalent of Friday 13th. Not that I believe in any of that.
("En martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu casa te apartes," which translates to "On Tuesday, don't get married, embark on a journey, or move away.")
January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
It's a Tuesday 13th in Spain, as in many other places.
The Spanish equivalent of Friday 13th. Not that I believe in any of that.
("En martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu casa te apartes," which translates to "On Tuesday, don't get married, embark on a journey, or move away.")
The Spanish equivalent of Friday 13th. Not that I believe in any of that.
("En martes, ni te cases, ni te embarques, ni de tu casa te apartes," which translates to "On Tuesday, don't get married, embark on a journey, or move away.")
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Trump and Farage call London “lawless” and a “warzone.” Yet the reality is crime is down and London’s homicide rate is lower than every US state and cities like New York, Paris and Berlin. It’s not an accident that the populist right targets a Muslim mayor – just like in NYC with Mayor Mamdani.
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Sorry, Trump and Farage – London is no lawless ‘warzone’. Violent crime is lower than ever | Sadiq Khan
Reform’s new candidate for mayor claims people pity Londoners for living in an unsafe capital. But the evidence is clear: we’re making our streets safer, says mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Trump and Farage call London “lawless” and a “warzone.” Yet the reality is crime is down and London’s homicide rate is lower than every US state and cities like New York, Paris and Berlin. It’s not an accident that the populist right targets a Muslim mayor – just like in NYC with Mayor Mamdani.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
The Zahawi news will be a classic of the "today's news will be tomorrow's fish and chips paper" genre.
He won't add to Faragism's gravitas and knowledge; Faragism will infect him with greater simplism and stupidity.
He won't add to Faragism's gravitas and knowledge; Faragism will infect him with greater simplism and stupidity.
January 13, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The Zahawi news will be a classic of the "today's news will be tomorrow's fish and chips paper" genre.
He won't add to Faragism's gravitas and knowledge; Faragism will infect him with greater simplism and stupidity.
He won't add to Faragism's gravitas and knowledge; Faragism will infect him with greater simplism and stupidity.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Doesn’t he actually detract from it because he is clearly a member of the failed establishment that Farage is pledged to destroy? That’s Farage’s structural problem in a nutshell: the more he attempts to construct a political party, the less he looks like an insurgent. Contrast with Lowe who is
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Doesn’t he actually detract from it because he is clearly a member of the failed establishment that Farage is pledged to destroy? That’s Farage’s structural problem in a nutshell: the more he attempts to construct a political party, the less he looks like an insurgent. Contrast with Lowe who is
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
"There is a route to greater economic prosperity INSIDE the EU."
#RejoinEU #RejoinTheEU #FBPE
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
#RejoinEU #RejoinTheEU #FBPE
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Will Keir Starmer dare to unpick Brexit?
There is a route to greater economic prosperity alongside the EU
www.newstatesman.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:33 AM
"There is a route to greater economic prosperity INSIDE the EU."
#RejoinEU #RejoinTheEU #FBPE
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
#RejoinEU #RejoinTheEU #FBPE
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
People are trying to make this complicated, kicking dust into the air. But it's really simple:
*The government has created the impossible conditions in which these prisoners - who have not been convicted of any crime - languish. By refusing to intervene, it is killing them.*
*The government has created the impossible conditions in which these prisoners - who have not been convicted of any crime - languish. By refusing to intervene, it is killing them.*
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 AM
People are trying to make this complicated, kicking dust into the air. But it's really simple:
*The government has created the impossible conditions in which these prisoners - who have not been convicted of any crime - languish. By refusing to intervene, it is killing them.*
*The government has created the impossible conditions in which these prisoners - who have not been convicted of any crime - languish. By refusing to intervene, it is killing them.*
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Stephen Sedley's letter strongly reinforces the point of this column: if, as seems imminent, the hunger strikers die, the government bears responsibility.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Stephen Sedley's letter strongly reinforces the point of this column: if, as seems imminent, the hunger strikers die, the government bears responsibility.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Mind you, who'd trust a word this guy said?
Kevin Hollinrake, the current Conservative Party Chairman says that
Nadhim Zahawi, a former Conservative Party Chairman
Joined Reform UK because Kemi Badenoch, the current Conservative Party Leader
Wouldn't put him down for a peerage
Nadhim Zahawi, a former Conservative Party Chairman
Joined Reform UK because Kemi Badenoch, the current Conservative Party Leader
Wouldn't put him down for a peerage
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Mind you, who'd trust a word this guy said?
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
2026: Nigel Farage says that Nadhim Zahawi brings much needed front line experience to Reform UK
2023: Nigel Farage mocks Nadhim Zahawi for being such an incompetent Chancellor that he's ended up owing millions to HMRC
2023: Nigel Farage mocks Nadhim Zahawi for being such an incompetent Chancellor that he's ended up owing millions to HMRC
January 12, 2026 at 11:44 PM
2026: Nigel Farage says that Nadhim Zahawi brings much needed front line experience to Reform UK
2023: Nigel Farage mocks Nadhim Zahawi for being such an incompetent Chancellor that he's ended up owing millions to HMRC
2023: Nigel Farage mocks Nadhim Zahawi for being such an incompetent Chancellor that he's ended up owing millions to HMRC
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
And so it begins...
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
And so it begins...
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
French Foreign Ministry responds to Elon Musk's claim that the UK government is fascist
January 12, 2026 at 9:42 PM
French Foreign Ministry responds to Elon Musk's claim that the UK government is fascist
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
~ Nadhim Zahawi and the pitfalls in Farage’s defection strategy ~
https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/01/12/nadhim-zahawi-and-the-pitfalls-in-farages-defection-strategy/
https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/01/12/nadhim-zahawi-and-the-pitfalls-in-farages-defection-strategy/
Nadhim Zahawi and the pitfalls in Farage’s defection strategy - Politics.co.uk
The first reaction to Nadhim Zahawi’s defection to Reform UK revolves around the political baggage he brings with him. The former chancellor’s political career was inextricably intertwined with the Conservative Party’s spiral toward electoral disaster at the 2024 general election. Zahawi, whose prominence in the Conservative psychodrama elevated him to ‘big beast’ status, did not... Read more »
www.politics.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
~ Nadhim Zahawi and the pitfalls in Farage’s defection strategy ~
https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/01/12/nadhim-zahawi-and-the-pitfalls-in-farages-defection-strategy/
https://www.politics.co.uk/news-feature/2026/01/12/nadhim-zahawi-and-the-pitfalls-in-farages-defection-strategy/