@kenmunn.bsky.social
UK and France.
Watercolour/Watercolor.
Urban cyclist.
Friend of the Earth.
Watercolour/Watercolor.
Urban cyclist.
Friend of the Earth.
‘National failure is a precondition of populism’s success, not an obstacle to it.’
Thanks to Ian Dunt.
iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
Thanks to Ian Dunt.
iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
Budget 2025: This is how you lose the world
Populism has damaged the economy. And to fix the economy, you have to damage populism.
iandunt.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:54 PM
‘National failure is a precondition of populism’s success, not an obstacle to it.’
Thanks to Ian Dunt.
iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
Thanks to Ian Dunt.
iandunt.substack.com/p/budget-202...
Badenoch (remember her?) of whom it is said ‘she could start a fight in an empty room’...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Badenoch defends calling chancellor 'spineless' in Budget row
The Conservative Party leader says she was
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Badenoch (remember her?) of whom it is said ‘she could start a fight in an empty room’...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britain’s right wing media (ie, most of it) concentrates into fewer hands. Mail buys Telegraph. Mail owned by Lord Rothermere, lives in France as a UK tax exile.
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Britain’s right wing media (ie, most of it) concentrates into fewer hands. Mail buys Telegraph. Mail owned by Lord Rothermere, lives in France as a UK tax exile.
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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A mansion tax is one of the most popular things that Labour has done - 67% in favour, 19% against.
November 27, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A mansion tax is one of the most popular things that Labour has done - 67% in favour, 19% against.
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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I live in Massachusetts and we instituted a Millionaire's Tax of 2%. Not only has nobody left, we actually have more millionaires than we did before the tax.
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I live in Massachusetts and we instituted a Millionaire's Tax of 2%. Not only has nobody left, we actually have more millionaires than we did before the tax.
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A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A quick reminder of who Nigel Farage was most concerned about when Putin's tanks first rolled into Ukraine
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So net migration peaked in 2023.
Didn’t we have a Tory government back then?
Didn’t we have a Tory government back then?
November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
So net migration peaked in 2023.
Didn’t we have a Tory government back then?
Didn’t we have a Tory government back then?
Gotta love London Underground. Really on top of their game.
November 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Gotta love London Underground. Really on top of their game.
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Whoops, there goes another Reform council.
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Whoops, there goes another Reform council.
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Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
UK net migration fell to 204,000 in year to June - live updates
Net migration, the difference between those entering and leaving the country, was 345,000 in 2024 according to revised figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Net migration fell sharply agaim to 204,000 in the year to June 2025, having been 344k in 2024 and 848k in 2023. But falling immigration has been the biggest secret - and it is time for the media and political debate to catch up with this change
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
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Brexit
November 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Brexit
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS says.
Don’t expect to see this reported in the Mail, Express or Telegraph.
Don’t expect to see this reported in the Mail, Express or Telegraph.
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS says.
Don’t expect to see this reported in the Mail, Express or Telegraph.
Don’t expect to see this reported in the Mail, Express or Telegraph.
Trump. Too old, apart from everythin else. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Trump. Too old, apart from everythin else. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
From The Economist.
310 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is -19%, down 1.4 points since last week.
38% approve, 57% disapprove, 4% not sure.
310 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is -19%, down 1.4 points since last week.
38% approve, 57% disapprove, 4% not sure.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
From The Economist.
310 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is -19%, down 1.4 points since last week.
38% approve, 57% disapprove, 4% not sure.
310 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is -19%, down 1.4 points since last week.
38% approve, 57% disapprove, 4% not sure.
A million quid’s worth of agricultural machinery not working the fields. And farmers expect public sympathy?
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A million quid’s worth of agricultural machinery not working the fields. And farmers expect public sympathy?
Farage being economical with the truth? Surely not.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Farage being economical with the truth? Surely not.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cities like Paris are showing that urban greening thru street & place transformation is just COMMON SENSE, for cooling cities that are getting hotter due to the #ClimateCrisis, and for reducing emissions, cleaning the air, and improving quality-of-life!
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Cities like Paris are showing that urban greening thru street & place transformation is just COMMON SENSE, for cooling cities that are getting hotter due to the #ClimateCrisis, and for reducing emissions, cleaning the air, and improving quality-of-life!
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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Robert de Niro, "Trump doesn't understand humanity.. He has no empathy.. He wants to hurt this country.. To hurt people"
"What upsets me the most is that people follow him"
"What upsets me the most is that people follow him"
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Robert de Niro, "Trump doesn't understand humanity.. He has no empathy.. He wants to hurt this country.. To hurt people"
"What upsets me the most is that people follow him"
"What upsets me the most is that people follow him"
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Cycling won't work here; we're not the Netherlands!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
London’s cycling trips hit 1.5 million a day as ridership surges 43% since 2019
London’s cycling boom shows no sign of slowing, with new Transport for London (TfL) data revealing a 43% increase in cycling journeys since 2019.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Cycling won't work here; we're not the Netherlands!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
Cycling won't work here - we're not Denmark!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Finland!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Paris!
Cycling won't work here - we're not Glasgow!
Cycling won't work here - we're not London!
Or maybe....
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Regardless whether this poll reflects a downturn for Reform - let's just take a minute to note that five parties are polling 15% or more, under a winner-takes-all voting system. Few would have believed it possible 15 years ago.
The results are likely to be quite bonkers if this keeps up...
The results are likely to be quite bonkers if this keeps up...
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Regardless whether this poll reflects a downturn for Reform - let's just take a minute to note that five parties are polling 15% or more, under a winner-takes-all voting system. Few would have believed it possible 15 years ago.
The results are likely to be quite bonkers if this keeps up...
The results are likely to be quite bonkers if this keeps up...
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The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The UK is losing up to £250m a day in lost tax revenue due to the economic impact of Brexit, House of Commons Library analysis for the Lib Dems suggests.
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
Brexit has blown a "black hole of [up to] £90 billion a year in the public finances" the party says. Even under lower estimates the hit is ~£65bn
