MargiRan
@politicsm.bsky.social
Political animal since 1968.
“You may not do politics but politics does you”.
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“You may not do politics but politics does you”.
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A powerful intervention from senior Lords figures.
The message is clear: scrutiny, not sabotage.
The public and Commons are behind this Bill - the Lords must respect the democratic will.
Ask a Member of the House of Lords to keep the Bill moving:
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
The message is clear: scrutiny, not sabotage.
The public and Commons are behind this Bill - the Lords must respect the democratic will.
Ask a Member of the House of Lords to keep the Bill moving:
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
December 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
A powerful intervention from senior Lords figures.
The message is clear: scrutiny, not sabotage.
The public and Commons are behind this Bill - the Lords must respect the democratic will.
Ask a Member of the House of Lords to keep the Bill moving:
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
The message is clear: scrutiny, not sabotage.
The public and Commons are behind this Bill - the Lords must respect the democratic will.
Ask a Member of the House of Lords to keep the Bill moving:
dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
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Delighted to reveal that I will be announcing the very first winner of the LBC* Peace Prize on Monday**.
*(morning show)
**I’ll probably forget
*(morning show)
**I’ll probably forget
December 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Delighted to reveal that I will be announcing the very first winner of the LBC* Peace Prize on Monday**.
*(morning show)
**I’ll probably forget
*(morning show)
**I’ll probably forget
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When Kirstie Allsopp is whining we know Rachel Reeves’ Mansion Tax is the right way to proceed 👌
When Kirstie Allsopp is whining we know Rachel Reeves’ Mansion Tax is the right way to proceed 👌
Won’t somebody please think of Britain’s poor £2m homeowners? Oh, wait – everyone already is | Jonathan Liew
Contrast the furious reaction to Rachel Reeves’s ‘mansion tax’ to the response offered to those living with real housing injustice: indifference, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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When Kirstie Allsopp is whining we know Rachel Reeves’ Mansion Tax is the right way to proceed 👌
When Kirstie Allsopp is whining we know Rachel Reeves’ Mansion Tax is the right way to proceed 👌
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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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With the Budget due to be delivered tomorrow, here is what I would like to see.
commentcentral.co.uk/the-budget-s...
commentcentral.co.uk/the-budget-s...
The Budget should be compassionate, honest and fair
Rightly or wrongly, Budgets have come to be a defining event of our political calendar, the planning begins half a year in advance and should MPs like me have requests or ideas for inclusion, we canno...
commentcentral.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
With the Budget due to be delivered tomorrow, here is what I would like to see.
commentcentral.co.uk/the-budget-s...
commentcentral.co.uk/the-budget-s...
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This research is important because it corroborates what we already knew - that when comparing the UK to peer economies, it has had a big slowdown since 2016. It does so with firm-level data and finds more EU-connected firms have sizeable shortfalls in productivity and investment compared to less.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This research is important because it corroborates what we already knew - that when comparing the UK to peer economies, it has had a big slowdown since 2016. It does so with firm-level data and finds more EU-connected firms have sizeable shortfalls in productivity and investment compared to less.
Amidst all the vitally important, life-effecting influences that are currently ongoing, requiring our attention & interaction, I’m flabbergasted-appalled even-to see inward looking posts about one’s spiritual gurus! 🙄 For goodness sake take interest in the ‘here and now’! Be a responsible citizen. 🙏🏼
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Amidst all the vitally important, life-effecting influences that are currently ongoing, requiring our attention & interaction, I’m flabbergasted-appalled even-to see inward looking posts about one’s spiritual gurus! 🙄 For goodness sake take interest in the ‘here and now’! Be a responsible citizen. 🙏🏼
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Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Coverage of the refugee proposals demonstrates why we have such a broken political system. Endless focus on left-wing anger and right-wing support. Basically nothing on whether the reforms will work. They will not, which is why we'll still be here having the same debate in three years.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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This is a vital essay by @johnspringford.bsky.social & @acjsissons.bsky.social - diagnosing the British malaise and providing a set of clear policy solutions. You will be much better informed for having read it getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is a vital essay by @johnspringford.bsky.social & @acjsissons.bsky.social - diagnosing the British malaise and providing a set of clear policy solutions. You will be much better informed for having read it getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
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Our latest edition of The Media Show looks at what's happened at the BBC. With me and Katie Razzall - and our guests Tim Montgomerie, Jane Martinson, Jamie Angus, John Shield and Tina Brown. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Media Show - How do we fix the BBC? - BBC Sounds
Two resignations and a billion-dollar lawsuit - the BBC in crisis.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our latest edition of The Media Show looks at what's happened at the BBC. With me and Katie Razzall - and our guests Tim Montgomerie, Jane Martinson, Jamie Angus, John Shield and Tina Brown. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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To understand what's happened at the BBC in the last few days, it helps to look at how it's run. Latest video - produced by Katerina Karelli. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
Ros Atkins on... how the BBC is run
The BBC's analysis editor looks at how the organisation works - to understand why two bosses quit over the weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
To understand what's happened at the BBC in the last few days, it helps to look at how it's run. Latest video - produced by Katerina Karelli. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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The BBC crisis didn’t come out of nowhere… youtu.be/23_OLmRHjwQ?...
Ros Atkins on... why the BBC's crisis didn't come out of nowhere | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The BBC crisis didn’t come out of nowhere… youtu.be/23_OLmRHjwQ?...
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A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A good day to listen to our proud, joyous history of the BBC: One of the greatest British inventions of the 20th Century. An institution which, even at its worst, is far better than its detractors podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
How irresponsible! 😡
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tesla shareholders approve $1tn pay package for Elon Musk
Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
How irresponsible! 😡
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - Six Firsts for the Democrats 👌
Democrats set historic records on election night. Here are six of the firsts they accomplished
From Virginia’s first female governor to New York’s first Muslim mayor, Tuesday’s elections secured trailblazing wins
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... - Six Firsts for the Democrats 👌
There will be fireworks but hey, well done 🙌🏽 👏
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await
He entered the race largely unnoticed but the new mayor can expect to face serious scrutiny in office.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
There will be fireworks but hey, well done 🙌🏽 👏
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await www.bbc.com/news/article...
🙌🏽 👏 Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
🙌🏽 👏 Mamdani seals remarkable victory - but real challenges await
If you can’t afford to pay a decent living wage - including to young people - then you can’t afford to run a business and employ staff. The wealthy have always exploited those working for them. That’s how they became ‘wealthy’!
Refuk’s Dubai Dick Tice whines the minimum wage is too generous for young people. Talks “fairness” till Marr asks for numbers, then looks like a clueless idiot. Refuk hates young people, pensioners, nature, people of colour, and even disabled kids. #ukpolitics
November 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
If you can’t afford to pay a decent living wage - including to young people - then you can’t afford to run a business and employ staff. The wealthy have always exploited those working for them. That’s how they became ‘wealthy’!
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Trick or treat?
Trick. Definitely trick.
Trick. Definitely trick.
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trick or treat?
Trick. Definitely trick.
Trick. Definitely trick.
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The pariah formerly known as Prince
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The pariah formerly known as Prince
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The Reeves story, whether you like her policies or not, is a nothing burger. A zip, nada, nope, move on.
Like not knowing you had to fill in a garden waste bin collection form or something.
Those who see this as Watergate showing themselves up to be the toddlers they are.
Like not knowing you had to fill in a garden waste bin collection form or something.
Those who see this as Watergate showing themselves up to be the toddlers they are.
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The Reeves story, whether you like her policies or not, is a nothing burger. A zip, nada, nope, move on.
Like not knowing you had to fill in a garden waste bin collection form or something.
Those who see this as Watergate showing themselves up to be the toddlers they are.
Like not knowing you had to fill in a garden waste bin collection form or something.
Those who see this as Watergate showing themselves up to be the toddlers they are.
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"Bill Gates Says Climate Change Isn’t So Bad After All --Experts are calling his latest memo "pointless, vague, unhelpful and confusing" by Victor Tangermann for @futurism.com: futurism.com/science-ener...
Bill Gates Says Climate Change Isn't So Bad After All
In a new memo published on his blog, Bill Gates pushed back on a "doomsday view of climate change," arguing we should help the poor instead.
futurism.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"Bill Gates Says Climate Change Isn’t So Bad After All --Experts are calling his latest memo "pointless, vague, unhelpful and confusing" by Victor Tangermann for @futurism.com: futurism.com/science-ener...