“I am so well acquainted with despair, I know not how to hope.”
Retired engineering manager. Garden designer, BSc Eng. Left of centre. Art dabbler. Cats👍🏼
Westminster Voting Intention:
REF: 24% (-3)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (=)
GRN: 17% (+1)
LDM: 13% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
OTH: 4% (+2)
Via @YouGov, On 15-16th February,
Changes w/ 8-9 February.
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www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bri...
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I discuss it here 👇
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(Like trying to figure out how to drive faster when you refuse to disengage the handbrake.)
A reminder that Brexit wrecks everything it encounters.
archive.ph/2026.02.17-0...
(Like trying to figure out how to drive faster when you refuse to disengage the handbrake.)
A reminder that Brexit wrecks everything it encounters.
archive.ph/2026.02.17-0...
A long-promised bill to clean up the funding of British politics and protect against foreign interference has failed to deliver, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/17/k...
A long-promised bill to clean up the funding of British politics and protect against foreign interference has failed to deliver, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/17/k...
Canada is now closer to the EU than Britain, and Canada is head of the queue when it comes to contracts for non-EU members. Proof again that Starmer's non-reset has merely solidified our place in the wilderness.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Canada is now closer to the EU than Britain, and Canada is head of the queue when it comes to contracts for non-EU members. Proof again that Starmer's non-reset has merely solidified our place in the wilderness.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Most of those coins ceased
production in 1966/67 so SIXTY years ago.... although collectors versions were made 1970
Most of those coins ceased
production in 1966/67 so SIXTY years ago.... although collectors versions were made 1970
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
White supremacist far right activist says
“you've appeared on our podcasts, had dinner with us, had us write for your Substack, and sought our advice on how to write your social media posts”
Tad awkward😬
“It’s very hard to believe these accusations. I come from a country [Estonia] that is number two in the Press Freedom Index – so hearing criticism regarding press freedom from a country like the United States, which is 57th on this list, is interesting."
“It’s very hard to believe these accusations. I come from a country [Estonia] that is number two in the Press Freedom Index – so hearing criticism regarding press freedom from a country like the United States, which is 57th on this list, is interesting."
His spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment following the publication of Bannon's messages to Epstein confirming the relationship
His spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment following the publication of Bannon's messages to Epstein confirming the relationship
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
Alex Phillips: "So if you are not a Christian, you can't be British?"
CD: "Well. You are certainly less British if you are not a believer in Christian principles".
Performative religious nationalism might work in America, but most British people - including most Christians - think it's weird.
What Israel wants it gets
The genocidal state now sets policy in the British Museum
Despicable
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
What Israel wants it gets
The genocidal state now sets policy in the British Museum
Despicable
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
Interest payments > education + healthcare. No climber survives this altitude forever.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
The government has rejected calls by its OWN independent Migration Advisory Committee for visa reforms to protect migrant farm workers from exploitation
Labour seems wedded to a model of immigration based on creating a subclass of exploited worker.
It's sick.
The government has rejected calls by its OWN independent Migration Advisory Committee for visa reforms to protect migrant farm workers from exploitation
Labour seems wedded to a model of immigration based on creating a subclass of exploited worker.
It's sick.
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The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling’…
The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling’…
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.
Royal Mail letters sit undelivered 'for weeks', parcels prioritised
RM doesn't meet letter delivery targets. Urgent letters missed. Fines passed to customers
Profiteering:
Price Now: Ist class stamp £1.70; 2nd class 87p.
When privatised in 2013: 1st class 60p; 2nd class 50p.