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The EU didn’t cause our problems
Leaving hasn’t solved them
We should be tackling rampant poverty, housing, low productivity, health, climate and education
Leaving hasn’t solved them
We should be tackling rampant poverty, housing, low productivity, health, climate and education
Pinned
If Canada can see the writing on the wall, why can’t the UK?
A federation of similar sized nations (like the EU) gives us an equal voice.
Kowtowing to the US - which will always be far bigger than we are - guarantees underling status.
A federation of similar sized nations (like the EU) gives us an equal voice.
Kowtowing to the US - which will always be far bigger than we are - guarantees underling status.
What a fucking parasite
The stark contrast is set to raise a simple but incendiary question: who is truly paying for Britain?
Racist POS Ratcliffe, or people coming here from all over the world helping to build Britain? #UKNews
Racist POS Ratcliffe, or people coming here from all over the world helping to build Britain? #UKNews
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 AM
What a fucking parasite
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Cory Doctorow.
Cory Doctorow.
February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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Cory Doctorow.
Cory Doctorow.
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Russians at the front lash out at the Putin government after the Telegram cut leaves troops cut off and "abandoned".
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Russians Turn Against Putin As The Front Descends Into Chaos
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
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February 10, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Russians at the front lash out at the Putin government after the Telegram cut leaves troops cut off and "abandoned".
youtu.be/hmVoa8yv3NY
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🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
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As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
Drowning in Denial – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
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February 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
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We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world now. That's what we can't face. It's our world. Where sexual desire for children is protected, victims receive no justice & the President of what used to be called the free world is Jeff's friend. This is Jeff's World now.
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We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
The most disturbing revelation so far
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February 7, 2026 at 11:26 AM
We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world now. That's what we can't face. It's our world. Where sexual desire for children is protected, victims receive no justice & the President of what used to be called the free world is Jeff's friend. This is Jeff's World now.
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This really hit home. Well done Sky on making the political human.
Sky presenter reflects on Trump's since-deleted video depicting Obamas as apes
Sky News presenter Kamali Melbourne weighs in on a video shared online by the White House of the Obamas, which has sparked outrage after featuring imagery widely condemned as racist.
news.sky.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This really hit home. Well done Sky on making the political human.
The data is quietly catastrophic.
The silence from Tories is embarrassing.
The failure to act from a Labour government with a massive majority is astounding.
The silence from Tories is embarrassing.
The failure to act from a Labour government with a massive majority is astounding.
"The end of the UK’s membership in the EU Single Market made trade between UK and EU more cumbersome and expensive. UK workers lost the automatic right to work in EU and vice versa. Brexit also ended fiscal transfers that supported UK agriculture, regional development, and research."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
The Economic Costs of Brexit on the UK | Econofact
Brexit has had a substantial economic impact on the United Kingdom, with adverse effects on investment, productivity, employment, and growth.
econofact.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The data is quietly catastrophic.
The silence from Tories is embarrassing.
The failure to act from a Labour government with a massive majority is astounding.
The silence from Tories is embarrassing.
The failure to act from a Labour government with a massive majority is astounding.
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💸 Brexit is predicted to have cost the UK economy a staggering 6-8% according to the latest study.
💰 That is equivalent to £180bn - £240bn A YEAR!
📉 And that has left HMRC about £90 billion shorter a year.
🪖 150% greater than the UK's defence budget.
💰 That is equivalent to £180bn - £240bn A YEAR!
📉 And that has left HMRC about £90 billion shorter a year.
🪖 150% greater than the UK's defence budget.
No tub-thumping has died down, how about putting actual Brexit truths on a bus?
Labour's 'red lines' are enabling the enormous economic damage from Brexit to continue. The solution is a no-brainer, if
www.heraldscotland.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
💸 Brexit is predicted to have cost the UK economy a staggering 6-8% according to the latest study.
💰 That is equivalent to £180bn - £240bn A YEAR!
📉 And that has left HMRC about £90 billion shorter a year.
🪖 150% greater than the UK's defence budget.
💰 That is equivalent to £180bn - £240bn A YEAR!
📉 And that has left HMRC about £90 billion shorter a year.
🪖 150% greater than the UK's defence budget.
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Can’t credit the author of this because I don’t know who. But very good little infographic. Worth sharing far and wide.
Farage is in trouble.
Farage is in trouble.
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Can’t credit the author of this because I don’t know who. But very good little infographic. Worth sharing far and wide.
Farage is in trouble.
Farage is in trouble.
Wherever you find the far right, Russian money is not far behind.
Exactly so.
Time to act.
Exactly so.
Time to act.
Wherever you find the Far Right leadership, Russian money isn’t far behind. Another excellent article from independent non-oligarch media @bylinetimes.bsky.social
Farage -> Bannon -> Epstein -> Kremlin
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Farage -> Bannon -> Epstein -> Kremlin
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Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Wherever you find the far right, Russian money is not far behind.
Exactly so.
Time to act.
Exactly so.
Time to act.
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🚨Russian economic collapse: Kremlin economists announce Russian banks are now officially in a systemic crisis.
Over 10% of all assets and loan portfolios in Russian banks are now "problematic" (i.e. f***ed).
Expect a run on the banks shortly as the dominoes keep falling.🏃🏦🏃
Over 10% of all assets and loan portfolios in Russian banks are now "problematic" (i.e. f***ed).
Expect a run on the banks shortly as the dominoes keep falling.🏃🏦🏃
February 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
🚨Russian economic collapse: Kremlin economists announce Russian banks are now officially in a systemic crisis.
Over 10% of all assets and loan portfolios in Russian banks are now "problematic" (i.e. f***ed).
Expect a run on the banks shortly as the dominoes keep falling.🏃🏦🏃
Over 10% of all assets and loan portfolios in Russian banks are now "problematic" (i.e. f***ed).
Expect a run on the banks shortly as the dominoes keep falling.🏃🏦🏃
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Why am I not at all surprised?
February 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Why am I not at all surprised?
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Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs select committee, says police should investigate Mandelson/ Epstein emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Emily Thornberry, Labour chair of foreign affairs select committee, says police should investigate Mandelson/ Epstein emails.
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
"Surely this is not a matter of whether Peter Mandelson should be in the Lords. This is a matter of whether the police should be involved."
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All European countries joining forces on defence is the only way forward in a dangerous world.
UK should consider resuming talks on EU defence pact, Starmer says
PM says Europe must ‘step up’ and signals he wants to work more closely with other states to build military capability
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
All European countries joining forces on defence is the only way forward in a dangerous world.
If this dodgy Reform donor won’t open up about where he got the money, the police should investigate. This stinks to high heaven.
The man behind donations of £200,000 to Reform is a church warden from Potters Bar, who just happens to work for a billionaire from Kazakhstan. But it's definitely not money laundering or interference in UK politics by a foreign national.
February 2, 2026 at 12:36 PM
If this dodgy Reform donor won’t open up about where he got the money, the police should investigate. This stinks to high heaven.
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Every accusation is a confession.
February 2, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Every accusation is a confession.
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Here's the article ...
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals
The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Here's the article ...
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 AM
So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform?
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Russians Demand An End To The War As Cities Go Dark
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
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January 31, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen:
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
1. The more I like it and her.
2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering.
... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.
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This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Anger Across Russia as Winter Ravages Cities
YouTube video by Jay in Kyiv
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Massive new headache for Russia
🇪🇺 14 European countries have warned Russia about the future consequences of its "shadow fleet" tankers sailing in the Baltic Sea
The statement was signed by Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK.
The statement was signed by Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK.
January 27, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Massive new headache for Russia
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before
🎵I think I’ve seen this film before, and I didn’t like the ending…🎶
The people who broke our country are the same people Nigel Farage is now relying on to fix it.
It couldn’t be clearer: Reform UK are simply the Conservatives with a new logo.
The people who broke our country are the same people Nigel Farage is now relying on to fix it.
It couldn’t be clearer: Reform UK are simply the Conservatives with a new logo.
January 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before