Sam Deasy
@samdeasy.bsky.social
Mum, pragmatist, ex-brand strategist …..attempting to piece together the big picture….
#Climate #Democracy #Covid #Brexit #Ukraine
& the common threads that bind them
#Climate #Democracy #Covid #Brexit #Ukraine
& the common threads that bind them
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The Farageists are on 25%, while the two parties most clearly opposed to them, and most likely to take votes from Labour, the Greens and LibDems are on a combined 31%. That's a very important political story which has barely been noticed.
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The Farageists are on 25%, while the two parties most clearly opposed to them, and most likely to take votes from Labour, the Greens and LibDems are on a combined 31%. That's a very important political story which has barely been noticed.
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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During a decade of Brexit debates, BBC Question Time invited 50 British MEPs from the EU Parliament onto its show. Every single one of them was pro-Brexit. 45 were UKIP, 3 were Tories, 2 were Reform. Farage alone appeared as an MEP 23 times! Not one pro-EU MEP was invited onto the show. Not one!
November 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
During a decade of Brexit debates, BBC Question Time invited 50 British MEPs from the EU Parliament onto its show. Every single one of them was pro-Brexit. 45 were UKIP, 3 were Tories, 2 were Reform. Farage alone appeared as an MEP 23 times! Not one pro-EU MEP was invited onto the show. Not one!
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Apparently Bannon speaks to Glasman every week
Glasman was the only Labour politician invited to Trump's inauguration
Glasman on McSweeny " “Morgan’s one of ours, we love him”
Friend of McSweeny? Mahmood.
Make of that what you will!
Glasman was the only Labour politician invited to Trump's inauguration
Glasman on McSweeny " “Morgan’s one of ours, we love him”
Friend of McSweeny? Mahmood.
Make of that what you will!
November 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Apparently Bannon speaks to Glasman every week
Glasman was the only Labour politician invited to Trump's inauguration
Glasman on McSweeny " “Morgan’s one of ours, we love him”
Friend of McSweeny? Mahmood.
Make of that what you will!
Glasman was the only Labour politician invited to Trump's inauguration
Glasman on McSweeny " “Morgan’s one of ours, we love him”
Friend of McSweeny? Mahmood.
Make of that what you will!
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Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
November 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Robbie Gibb, the BBC Board Member with the impartiality remit
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “Putin has tools that can destroy the European Union as an organization, but also Europe as a cultural phenomenon.
“These tools are Russia’s fifth columns, present in every country of Europe.”
“These tools are Russia’s fifth columns, present in every country of Europe.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “Putin has tools that can destroy the European Union as an organization, but also Europe as a cultural phenomenon.
“These tools are Russia’s fifth columns, present in every country of Europe.”
“These tools are Russia’s fifth columns, present in every country of Europe.”
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A key victory in Trump's road to power in America was successfully branding the majority of its established press as "fake news". Now, he is bringing this across the pond to the BBC – where these same tactics are favoured by prominent politicians and media outlets on the right. A dangerous moment.
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A key victory in Trump's road to power in America was successfully branding the majority of its established press as "fake news". Now, he is bringing this across the pond to the BBC – where these same tactics are favoured by prominent politicians and media outlets on the right. A dangerous moment.
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In amongst the noise & media whatabouttary, something significant happened this week.
The Mayor of London committed to fully implementing HEPA filtration in 200 London schools.
Proper filters, not desk items.
That it has taken so long to do so is a disgrace, but not on Sadiq Khan.
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The Mayor of London committed to fully implementing HEPA filtration in 200 London schools.
Proper filters, not desk items.
That it has taken so long to do so is a disgrace, but not on Sadiq Khan.
1/
October 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
In amongst the noise & media whatabouttary, something significant happened this week.
The Mayor of London committed to fully implementing HEPA filtration in 200 London schools.
Proper filters, not desk items.
That it has taken so long to do so is a disgrace, but not on Sadiq Khan.
1/
The Mayor of London committed to fully implementing HEPA filtration in 200 London schools.
Proper filters, not desk items.
That it has taken so long to do so is a disgrace, but not on Sadiq Khan.
1/
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We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
October 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?
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Its astonishing to think the economy would be 4% larger, if Brexit had not happened. It doesn't sound like a lot, but that would equate to over £140 billion. You could reverse the 2010s austerity in local government completely, and massively increase spending elsewhere.
And some people trust Farage.
And some people trust Farage.
September 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Its astonishing to think the economy would be 4% larger, if Brexit had not happened. It doesn't sound like a lot, but that would equate to over £140 billion. You could reverse the 2010s austerity in local government completely, and massively increase spending elsewhere.
And some people trust Farage.
And some people trust Farage.
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Labour voters overwhelmingly cite Brexit as the number one cause of our current difficulties, with 69% naming the decision to leave the EU as the main reason behind the country’s problems.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Britain is going backwards under Starmer, Labour voters say
Disappointing figures come on the eve of a crucial Labour Party Conference
inews.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Labour voters overwhelmingly cite Brexit as the number one cause of our current difficulties, with 69% naming the decision to leave the EU as the main reason behind the country’s problems.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
inews.co.uk/news/politic...
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If you find yourself on the same side as Donald Trump on literally any topic, you are pitching for the bad guys. It's a pretty easy litmus test.
September 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you find yourself on the same side as Donald Trump on literally any topic, you are pitching for the bad guys. It's a pretty easy litmus test.
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Ed Davey, "Our strength lies in the British people and our shared values"
"We are a nation that believes in tolerance, decency, and respect for both individual freedom and the rule of law"
"Together, we can get things back on track"
"We are a nation that believes in tolerance, decency, and respect for both individual freedom and the rule of law"
"Together, we can get things back on track"
September 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Ed Davey, "Our strength lies in the British people and our shared values"
"We are a nation that believes in tolerance, decency, and respect for both individual freedom and the rule of law"
"Together, we can get things back on track"
"We are a nation that believes in tolerance, decency, and respect for both individual freedom and the rule of law"
"Together, we can get things back on track"
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Good.
Now stop arms sales to Israel, implement hefty sanctions on the Netanyahu regime and its members, and use your place on the UN Security Council to back up Resolution 242 with action. It's fucking genocide.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Now stop arms sales to Israel, implement hefty sanctions on the Netanyahu regime and its members, and use your place on the UN Security Council to back up Resolution 242 with action. It's fucking genocide.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK recognises Palestine as an independent state
Keir Starmer’s announcement comes seven decades after end of British mandate in Palestine and creation of state of Israel
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Good.
Now stop arms sales to Israel, implement hefty sanctions on the Netanyahu regime and its members, and use your place on the UN Security Council to back up Resolution 242 with action. It's fucking genocide.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Now stop arms sales to Israel, implement hefty sanctions on the Netanyahu regime and its members, and use your place on the UN Security Council to back up Resolution 242 with action. It's fucking genocide.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
September 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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This is one of the most important posts of the day.
Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post.
They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets.
“Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is.
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is one of the most important posts of the day.
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wrote about this last year and sure I wasn't in any way the only one but imo people voting for populist politics in the 21st century *is* a sign that they do just have too much faith in institutions, as opposed to not enough - they want to have their little tantrum but assume things will just hold
September 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
wrote about this last year and sure I wasn't in any way the only one but imo people voting for populist politics in the 21st century *is* a sign that they do just have too much faith in institutions, as opposed to not enough - they want to have their little tantrum but assume things will just hold
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
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What you must remember about Reform is that they are multi-millionaire tax dodgers, owned by multi-billionaire US Fascists.
There ain't no Making Britain Great Again in there.
There ain't no Making Britain Great Again in there.
September 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
What you must remember about Reform is that they are multi-millionaire tax dodgers, owned by multi-billionaire US Fascists.
There ain't no Making Britain Great Again in there.
There ain't no Making Britain Great Again in there.
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www.theguardian
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements.
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements.
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
www.theguardian
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements.
Channel 4 to mark Trump’s UK visit with ‘longest uninterrupted reel of untruths’
Broadcaster to dedicate Wednesday night schedule to unpicking US president’s false or misleading statements.
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Danny Kruger joining Reform isn’t news. That’s his natural home. A party led by rich racist grifters and liars cynically exploiting ignorance.
They claim to be a breath of fresh air. But they stink of personal inadequacy and public failure. We should all be very bored of their stale guff by now.
They claim to be a breath of fresh air. But they stink of personal inadequacy and public failure. We should all be very bored of their stale guff by now.
September 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Danny Kruger joining Reform isn’t news. That’s his natural home. A party led by rich racist grifters and liars cynically exploiting ignorance.
They claim to be a breath of fresh air. But they stink of personal inadequacy and public failure. We should all be very bored of their stale guff by now.
They claim to be a breath of fresh air. But they stink of personal inadequacy and public failure. We should all be very bored of their stale guff by now.
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Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to overthrow UK govt.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
September 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to overthrow UK govt.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
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Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march
It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear
The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear
The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
September 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Want to be clear that the predictable violence against the police wasn't the only problem with yesterday's march
It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear
The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
It's that 100,000 angry racists gathered in London for the biggest racist march in 50 years, and anyone not white had to steer clear
The govt can't see that because they are inadequate.
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.
“I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
“Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.”
“I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
“Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.”
September 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey: “Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday.
“I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
“Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.”
“I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric.
“Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.”