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wytchhazel.bsky.social

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Aberdeen fash... frightening women and children.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6902...

Aberdeen parents to keep kids off school as anti-migrant protest planned outside Seaton primary

Police are aware of the protest and say they are planning to keep disruption to a minimum.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk

November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM

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Laurence, Neasden asylum seeker

@laurenceineu.bsky.social

I see that the chancellor did not adopt my suggestion to impose a Brexit tax of £5,000 p.a. on everyone who voted to leave the EU, which would almost compensate for the annual cost of Brexit to the UK economy.

November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

I’m sure you all can’t wait for Liz Truss’ commentary on the budget. She’s recorded a video and everything.

November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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Elainecolliar (Still Yes)

@elainecolliar.bsky.social

Well, well, well ….. not even remotely surprised are you?

mohope.bsky.social @mohope.bsky.social · 13h

Surprise, surprise. UKIP #Scottish MEP - David Coburn, also implicated in Russian spy ring.

"WhatsApp messages recovered by police and cited by the CPS show Gill discussing “Arnott and Coburn” with Voloshyn, who praised the performances of Gill’s “friends”.

www.heraldscotland.com/newsletters/...

Newsletters On The Heraldscotland

www.heraldscotland.com

November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM

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Sian Berry MP

@sianberry.bsky.social

Gambling taxes are long overdue and an ethical way to raise revenue.

But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled. #Budget

November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM

wytchhazel.bsky.social

@wytchhazel.bsky.social

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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM

wytchhazel.bsky.social

@wytchhazel.bsky.social

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November 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM

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Alex Andreou

@sturdyalex.bsky.social

Imagine TV News covering this farmer protest - banned, but turned up anyway, grinding capital to a halt - if it were about Palestine or climate change, not inheritance tax. Would they present protesters as heroes? Or showing "I need to get to work" and "me auld mam missed her hip operation" voxpops?

November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM

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Jacob Öberg

@profjacob.bsky.social

🚨🚨 It is rare that the rulings of @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social make headlines but the judgment yesterday on the recognition of #samesex marriage is a rare exception to this. Very welcome ruling from the CJEU: 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

Top EU court mandates same-sex marriage recognition across borders

The Luxembourg-based court said a decision by Polish authorities infringed on a same-sex couple’s freedom of movement.

www.politico.eu

November 26, 2025 at 6:32 AM

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Andrew Learmonth

@andrewlearmonth.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2565115...

‘I couldn’t stand for them again’: Maurice Golden no longer recognises his party

Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Golden says his party has drifted so far from its values that he can no longer stand under its banner

www.heraldscotland.com

November 26, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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Mike Galsworthy

@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social

🔥 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.

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

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November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM

wytchhazel.bsky.social

@wytchhazel.bsky.social

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November 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM

wytchhazel.bsky.social

@wytchhazel.bsky.social

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November 25, 2025 at 6:57 AM

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Pippa Crerar

@pippacrerar.bsky.social

“I would never ever do it in a hurtful or insulting way”

Nigel Farage responds to allegations of racist behaviour from when he was a teenager at school

@itvnewspolitics.bsky.social

November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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NevereverDave.bsky.social

@nevereverdave.bsky.social

@womenslibrary.bsky.social

A #Stolperstein 'stone' an inset Brass Ground Plaque has been laid outside St Stephen's Church in #Stockbridge, where a service was held for Jane Haining in June 1932.

She was later murdered by the #Nazis in #Auschwitz on 17 July 1944

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Map locus of St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge Edinburgh

West from Waverley Train Station turn into Howe Street heading northwards as the street curves left St Stephen's is on that curve.

Image of Ms Jane Haining's Stolperstein stone (Brass Ground Plaque).

At St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, where a service was held for her in June 1932 before she travelled to Budapest to work as a matron. She was later murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz on 17 July 1944 having tried to save her young charges.

November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM

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sirosenbaum.bsky.social

@sirosenbaum.bsky.social

So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 2d

Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.

📷 Getty

Freddie Mercury performing on stage with a quote from 'Freddie Mercury: A Life, In His Own Words' (2006) overlayed, stating his fearless attitude towards death.

November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Mark McGeoghegan

@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social

"Immigrants need to integrate"
"Not like that"

It's never been about integration with these people, it's just old fashioned racism.

'Misguided and toxic' anti-adult English lesson protest outside primary school

A group gathered outside Dalmarnock Primary School in Glasgow on Monday morning.

news.stv.tv

November 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM

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Davenant 📸

@marcdavenant.bsky.social

I spent hours yesterday at the tent encampment behind the Adelphi in London and as a result have sent this open letter with a plea for a meaningful intervention to
Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk
Adam Hug @adamhug.bsky.social
@matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
@paulabarkermp.bsky.social and Bob Blackman

A plea for a meaningful intervention - Adelphi tent encampment London
Dear Paula, Bob and Matthew
I wanted to thank you again for facilitating the display of my Outsiders exhibition on homelessness inside Parliament last year. The
touring exhibition has now had over 120,000 visitors and continues to tour. Matthew I really valued our conversation about
homelessness in the exhibition space - it was clear to me then that you really understood the issues and were determined to do
something meaningful to address the problems.
Dear Adam and Sadia
You don't know me, but I am a documentary photographer who works with marginalised communities and uses photography to highlight
social inequality. You can see something about the Outsiders project on homelessness and substandard housing here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnOdqk4req0o
Dear All
Five of the participants in Outsiders have now died while experiencing homelessness. Since I stopped the photography in 2022 the
situation has become exponentially worse both in London and in the other cities which I covered during the project.
One of the most noticeable changes has been the development of tent encampments and I am writing to all of you about the
encampment which is currently behind the Adelphi in London. I believe plans are being drawn up to get an injunction to clear the
encampment without any meaningrut Intervention to address the problems laced by the community there.
It seems to me that it is an extraordinary situation that in the wealthiest borough, in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, these
people are struggling to survive against all the odds and not receiving the support needed to transition them out of homelessness and
help them become productive members of society. As a society we are defined by how we treat the poor. Regardless of the legal
position I believe that we all have a moral and ethical responsibility towards those who have fallen through the gaps and ended up
experiencing homelessness.
The people in this encampment are vulnerable and marginalised. The women have all been sexually assaulted or subjected to violence
while sleeping rough in London. They rely on the men in the encampment for their safety and if the camp is simply cleared, they will end
up back on the street with no safety net, likely being subjected to ongoing sexual abuse and exploitation.
People in the camp have both mental and physical health needs which need to be addressed. One has diabetes, has open sores on his
legs and is likely to suffer amputations, blindness and possibly death via diabetic coma unless this is addressed. There are mental
nean ana suostance abuse chauenges as wel. However overa nis is a close knit communit wrich nas become ponded togeter ov
the power of a shared experience. Disbanding the camp with no plans for transitioning the occupants into a stable home would be cruel
and irresponsible.
The people in the camp also rely on their dogs to provide emotional support. One of the worst things about sleeping rough is being
ignored and treated like something less than human. Having something to love and which will love you back unconditionally can be the
difference between life and death for someone in their situation. All of them have been told they will have to give up their dogs to get
support. I believe that to be an inhumane and unreasonable position to take.
There is a desperate need for a multidisciplinary intervention with this camp. If you bulldoze it you will break the bonds within the
community ana simply move the problem somewnere else. It isn t a solution to what nas become a nuge problem tor society and is a
test for your humanity as the people with the power to change things.
Collectively you control billions in spending, control the public policy on homelessness and housing and do have the power to intervene
and ensure a positive outcome for the people in this camp. I have attached some portraits taken yesterday and would urge you to look at
them and consider how you would feel if they were members of your family who had fallen on hard times. I know that with a sweep of a
pen you can simply have them moved on but would ask you to consider whether there is a different approach and who gains from simply
sweeone unese oroolems under ine caroet.
Experience has taught me to have very low expectations when it comes to asking for support like this in a society which knows the price
or everything ana the value or little, but i belleve that you are all good people who came Into public service with the best of Intentions
and hope you can find it in your hearts to help.
Thank you all for reading this and I hope something can be done.
Best
Marc Davenant

November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM

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Stop Funding Hate

@stopfundinghate.bsky.social

🗞️ New from Byline Times 👉 "Farage’s benefactor is a pro-Trump political lobbyist embedded in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 ecosystem – the US conservative plan to dismantle climate policy, rights for women and ethnic minorities, and democratic safeguards."

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: Nigel Farage shakes hands with Adam Johnson, well-known 6 January rioter, at a Republican Party fundraiser in Florida, this March - as unearthed by @nafeez.bsky.social for @bylinetimes.bsky.social today
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n...

Nigel Farage shakes hands with Adam Johnson, well-known 6 January rioter, at a Republican Party fundraiser in Florida, March 2025, in front of US flag and 'Florida GOP' backdrop

November 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM

wytchhazel.bsky.social

@wytchhazel.bsky.social

Risk of Maccabi Tel Aviv facing antisemitic attacks not ‘predominant’ reason for match ban, police tell MPs – UK politics live www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...