Magdalena
@csibike1.bsky.social
Retired civil servant,#FBPE, proEU activist,#BritIN, European Movement UK, author at Bylines Network, vegetarian slave to my dogs, UK to RejoinEU. Support human rights and democracy #SlavaUkraini
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Like a home, if you don’t invest for a year or two you can get away with it. Don’t do it for decades and the roof risks falling in ie you’ve undermined growth
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Like a home, if you don’t invest for a year or two you can get away with it. Don’t do it for decades and the roof risks falling in ie you’ve undermined growth
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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
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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
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As predicted by HM Treasury in 2018 but dismissed as "Project Fear". PS: The major point of Brexit for its US RW funders was to cut the UK off from the EU and make it more vulnerable to US exploitation (e.g. privatizing NHS).
December 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
As predicted by HM Treasury in 2018 but dismissed as "Project Fear". PS: The major point of Brexit for its US RW funders was to cut the UK off from the EU and make it more vulnerable to US exploitation (e.g. privatizing NHS).
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Not even a year and they've committed war crimes, while Trump keeps freeing hardened criminals from prison.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Not even a year and they've committed war crimes, while Trump keeps freeing hardened criminals from prison.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
Everyone who voted for this abomination is responsible.
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I’m officially dumber for reading this from
the delusory muff.
the delusory muff.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I’m officially dumber for reading this from
the delusory muff.
the delusory muff.
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The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
The wholesale murder of people in international waters, without due process, is a crime.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
If left unchecked, it will lead to more such crimes.
This is how things work.
Letting them get away with it is the same as giving them permission to keep doing it.
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Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Here’s the news on 14/11 as discussed by James. So no one lied it was in the public domain.
December 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Here’s the news on 14/11 as discussed by James. So no one lied it was in the public domain.
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Oh lookie here, a fellow poster just posted this, Rachel Reeves did not lie. The media obviously didn't spot this or didn't put 2 and 2 together when working themselves up into a frenzy claiming she did, their outrage is falling apart like a cheap suit.
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oh lookie here, a fellow poster just posted this, Rachel Reeves did not lie. The media obviously didn't spot this or didn't put 2 and 2 together when working themselves up into a frenzy claiming she did, their outrage is falling apart like a cheap suit.
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Hey @skynewsrss.bsky.social when you've finished passing the smelling salts around required because of your faux outrage about the Chancellor, pass these three wee snippets onto your journalists, particularly Rigby and Phillips, ta.
December 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hey @skynewsrss.bsky.social when you've finished passing the smelling salts around required because of your faux outrage about the Chancellor, pass these three wee snippets onto your journalists, particularly Rigby and Phillips, ta.
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Rather than indulging Chris Mason’s excitable juggling with real and imagined lies from all corners of the political circus, it’s a relief to read Faisal Islam for a plausible version of the truth.
The BBC should give him far, far more headroom for pieces like this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC should give him far, far more headroom for pieces like this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Rather than indulging Chris Mason’s excitable juggling with real and imagined lies from all corners of the political circus, it’s a relief to read Faisal Islam for a plausible version of the truth.
The BBC should give him far, far more headroom for pieces like this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The BBC should give him far, far more headroom for pieces like this:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In my role as would be dictator I have signed an executive order saying the Reform Party Ltd is to be known at as the Reject Party Ltd from this moment on, thank you for your attention in this matter.
December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In my role as would be dictator I have signed an executive order saying the Reform Party Ltd is to be known at as the Reject Party Ltd from this moment on, thank you for your attention in this matter.
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Misleading the public by omission is also an issue.
Farage and Badenoch persistently fail to acknowledge the huge economic harm of #Brexit to the public finances.
That particular black hole is estimated to be worth £50 billion (OBR) up to £90 billion (NBER).
Farage and Badenoch persistently fail to acknowledge the huge economic harm of #Brexit to the public finances.
That particular black hole is estimated to be worth £50 billion (OBR) up to £90 billion (NBER).
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Misleading the public by omission is also an issue.
Farage and Badenoch persistently fail to acknowledge the huge economic harm of #Brexit to the public finances.
That particular black hole is estimated to be worth £50 billion (OBR) up to £90 billion (NBER).
Farage and Badenoch persistently fail to acknowledge the huge economic harm of #Brexit to the public finances.
That particular black hole is estimated to be worth £50 billion (OBR) up to £90 billion (NBER).
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Can someone tell these useless b*stards that the election won't be until 2028/9 no matter what bollocks they make up between now and then and that it will be called by whoever is the LABOUR PM at the time, not by Nigel Fartage or Chris 'someone lied to be so I shit myself' Mason
Dear Hacks,
Neither the Chancellor of the Exchequer nor the Prime Minister’s credibility are not in question. Collectively, you on the other hand have further trashed your believability ratings. Resign
As for the cabinet minister briefing that they’ve been misled, you are duty bound to resign.
Neither the Chancellor of the Exchequer nor the Prime Minister’s credibility are not in question. Collectively, you on the other hand have further trashed your believability ratings. Resign
As for the cabinet minister briefing that they’ve been misled, you are duty bound to resign.
December 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Can someone tell these useless b*stards that the election won't be until 2028/9 no matter what bollocks they make up between now and then and that it will be called by whoever is the LABOUR PM at the time, not by Nigel Fartage or Chris 'someone lied to be so I shit myself' Mason
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Who benefits from changes made in this budget?
Low-income families with children, particularly with three or more children, are clear winners.
In 2028-29, a low-wage single parent with 3 children who receives UC will be £4,960 per year better off, thanks to the removal of the two-child limit.
Low-income families with children, particularly with three or more children, are clear winners.
In 2028-29, a low-wage single parent with 3 children who receives UC will be £4,960 per year better off, thanks to the removal of the two-child limit.
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Who benefits from changes made in this budget?
Low-income families with children, particularly with three or more children, are clear winners.
In 2028-29, a low-wage single parent with 3 children who receives UC will be £4,960 per year better off, thanks to the removal of the two-child limit.
Low-income families with children, particularly with three or more children, are clear winners.
In 2028-29, a low-wage single parent with 3 children who receives UC will be £4,960 per year better off, thanks to the removal of the two-child limit.
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If you haven't read this yet, it's worth taking time to do so.
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
There are those on the left and right who offer only grievance: Labour is getting on with the job of economic renewal | Keir Starmer
Judge last week’s budget in the light of our bold plans to sweep away red tape, tackle inactivity among young people and pursue a closer trading relationship with the EU, says prime minister Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
If you haven't read this yet, it's worth taking time to do so.
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Nadine Dorries has defected to Labour.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Nadine Dorries has defected to Labour.
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Anyone got the phone number for the BBC, Guardian, Sky News et al's unnamed sources hotline. We should make up a nonsense story every day just for larks, think that's what passes for journalism these days. I'll start, Farage is renaming Reform Party Ltd the Reject Party Ltd.
December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Anyone got the phone number for the BBC, Guardian, Sky News et al's unnamed sources hotline. We should make up a nonsense story every day just for larks, think that's what passes for journalism these days. I'll start, Farage is renaming Reform Party Ltd the Reject Party Ltd.
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Those of us who were raging yesterday about the lies about the Chancellor are going to go ballistic today. This is the headline in the i, just a blatant lie, another rag from the Daily Mail stable.
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Those of us who were raging yesterday about the lies about the Chancellor are going to go ballistic today. This is the headline in the i, just a blatant lie, another rag from the Daily Mail stable.
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The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The media are still in a frenzy claiming the Chancellor lied to the country. Dear reader, it was the media who lied to the country based on speculation, unnamed sources and their interpretation of what was actually said pre budget. They were left with red faces and this is their revenge.
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Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Is Farage still facing scrutiny over his partner’s £885k Frinton home.
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
Is it aggressive tax avoidance? Has he misled voters? Where’s the transparency? What’s happening?
Just asking questions.
#FrintonGate
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The amount of Fentanyl coming from Canada to US is ridiculously low. Way more drugs are coming from US to Canada than the other way around... whatever Dump says.
Tons get busted each month, not grams.
And don't start me on illegal firearms from US.
Tons get busted each month, not grams.
And don't start me on illegal firearms from US.
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The amount of Fentanyl coming from Canada to US is ridiculously low. Way more drugs are coming from US to Canada than the other way around... whatever Dump says.
Tons get busted each month, not grams.
And don't start me on illegal firearms from US.
Tons get busted each month, not grams.
And don't start me on illegal firearms from US.