@anythingbutelon.bsky.social
Reposted
Etsy to make it easier for GB sellers to reject NI orders because Brexit has made it so much more difficult for GB sellers to export. A short 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Etsy to make it easier to stop sales to Northern Ireland
Ebay and Folksy are among online marketplaces to allow sellers to effectively turn off orders to NI.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Etsy to make it easier for GB sellers to reject NI orders because Brexit has made it so much more difficult for GB sellers to export. A short 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted
This is unbearable.
A yr ago, I met Wissam, a child refugee with complex disabilities living in a rubbish dump in Calais. His Syrian family were trying to reach UK specialists.
There are no longer any safe routes for children like him.
A few days ago, he died after crossing the channel.
mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
There are no longer any safe routes for children like him.
A few days ago, he died after crossing the channel.
mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Syrian child refugee I met in Calais dump dies after Tories cut safe route to UK
Little Wissam Saleh died last month after making a treacherous journey from Calais across the Channel in the hope of lifesaving treatment for a rare disease – after kind Mirror readers raised thousand...
mirror.co.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:22 AM
This is unbearable.
Reposted
Right wing media is queuing up to present CPTPP membership as a “Brexit prize”
Rishi Sunak’s government predicted it would grow the economy by a tiny 0.08% (it later emerged that even that may be an overestimate) and that was after 15 years of membership!
Contrast 4% reduction in GDP from Brexit
Rishi Sunak’s government predicted it would grow the economy by a tiny 0.08% (it later emerged that even that may be an overestimate) and that was after 15 years of membership!
Contrast 4% reduction in GDP from Brexit
CPTPP membership is going to be so “amazing” that Rishi Sunak’s government predicted it would grow the economy by a tiny 0.08% (it later emerged that even that may be an overestimate) and that was after 15 years of membership!
Contrast 4% loss of GDP due to Brexit
youtu.be/FR4m8rop98E?...
Contrast 4% loss of GDP due to Brexit
youtu.be/FR4m8rop98E?...
Kemi Badenoch says post Brexit CPTPP membership she negotiated is “amazing” - hold onto your seats!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Right wing media is queuing up to present CPTPP membership as a “Brexit prize”
Rishi Sunak’s government predicted it would grow the economy by a tiny 0.08% (it later emerged that even that may be an overestimate) and that was after 15 years of membership!
Contrast 4% reduction in GDP from Brexit
Rishi Sunak’s government predicted it would grow the economy by a tiny 0.08% (it later emerged that even that may be an overestimate) and that was after 15 years of membership!
Contrast 4% reduction in GDP from Brexit
Reposted
The London Economic: Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
This is not just paperwork, this is M&S Brexit paperwork. 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
This is not just paperwork, this is M&S Brexit paperwork. 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
The company revealed in 2021 that Brexit was costing them £16 million in tariffs, administration and supply chain expenses.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 16, 2024 at 7:33 AM
The London Economic: Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
This is not just paperwork, this is M&S Brexit paperwork. 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
This is not just paperwork, this is M&S Brexit paperwork. 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Reposted
If you get it, thank a teacher. If you just laugh... eewe
December 17, 2024 at 2:08 AM
If you get it, thank a teacher. If you just laugh... eewe
Reposted
Reposted
Morning @sabaone.bsky.social - I know you love a Matt cartoon. Hope all well.
December 17, 2024 at 7:19 AM
Morning @sabaone.bsky.social - I know you love a Matt cartoon. Hope all well.
Reposted
The Brexit BS of Boris Johnson will live on forever
There were many, but this one was particularly huge. Pinocchio would be proud.
There were many, but this one was particularly huge. Pinocchio would be proud.
The outrageous lies of politicians ought to be published every so often.
December 16, 2024 at 12:41 PM
The Brexit BS of Boris Johnson will live on forever
There were many, but this one was particularly huge. Pinocchio would be proud.
There were many, but this one was particularly huge. Pinocchio would be proud.
Reposted
Reposted
This would amount to a massive tax cut for the highest paid people in Britain, paid for by higher taxes for low earners and big cuts to public services
December 16, 2024 at 8:24 PM
This would amount to a massive tax cut for the highest paid people in Britain, paid for by higher taxes for low earners and big cuts to public services
Reposted
Reposted
“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets
The rocket company’s executives haven’t sought a higher security clearance for its CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials. The answers might no longer matter.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
“Why Musk Doesn’t Have Access to SpaceX’s Biggest Government Secrets.
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Executives haven’t sought higher security clearance for the CEO to avoid questions about his drug use and contact with foreign officials”
👀
Reposted
Narrator: She made this up.
December 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Narrator: She made this up.
Reposted
2010: David Cameron, "The Conservative party puts the national interest first"
2024: Barrister Sam Fowles "Conservative politicians have cut funding for the justice system in real terms by 30% since 2010"
"The reason we have a backlog is because they closed courts, they didn't recruit judges"
2024: Barrister Sam Fowles "Conservative politicians have cut funding for the justice system in real terms by 30% since 2010"
"The reason we have a backlog is because they closed courts, they didn't recruit judges"
December 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
2010: David Cameron, "The Conservative party puts the national interest first"
2024: Barrister Sam Fowles "Conservative politicians have cut funding for the justice system in real terms by 30% since 2010"
"The reason we have a backlog is because they closed courts, they didn't recruit judges"
2024: Barrister Sam Fowles "Conservative politicians have cut funding for the justice system in real terms by 30% since 2010"
"The reason we have a backlog is because they closed courts, they didn't recruit judges"
Reposted
🤯 Marks and Spencer has been forced to hire a warehouse just to store the post-Brexit paperwork needed for exports to the Republic of Ireland
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
The company revealed in 2021 that Brexit was costing them £16 million in tariffs, administration and supply chain expenses.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
🤯 Marks and Spencer has been forced to hire a warehouse just to store the post-Brexit paperwork needed for exports to the Republic of Ireland
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Reposted
I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
December 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
I’m old enough to remember Boris Johnson telling businesses Brexit paperwork could go in a bin. Now they need a warehouse to store it in
Reposted
"Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last."
Looking at you NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, Joe & Mika, ABC News...
Looking at you NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, Joe & Mika, ABC News...
December 15, 2024 at 1:31 PM
"Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last."
Looking at you NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, Joe & Mika, ABC News...
Looking at you NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times, CNN, Joe & Mika, ABC News...
Reposted
Kemi Badenoch faces scrutiny over a £9.9m contract extension she approved, linking her department to a controversial council service scandal.
Badenoch: did she ‘make mistakes’ and ‘let standards slip’?
Kemi Badenoch faces scrutiny over a £9.9m contract extension she approved, linking her department to a controversial council service scandal
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Kemi Badenoch faces scrutiny over a £9.9m contract extension she approved, linking her department to a controversial council service scandal.
Reposted
The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit
December 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The SANTA PLEASE STOP HERE signs really annoy me. Guys, he’s done the list, he’s packed the gear. This is a guy who lives and breathes logistics. Too late for this bullshit
Reposted
Susanna Reid, "Successive governments have failed to tell a positive story on immigration"
"We rely on immigration to run our public services, to grow our economy"
"We rely on immigration to run our public services, to grow our economy"
December 15, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Susanna Reid, "Successive governments have failed to tell a positive story on immigration"
"We rely on immigration to run our public services, to grow our economy"
"We rely on immigration to run our public services, to grow our economy"
Reposted
Crazy, isn’t it?
December 15, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Crazy, isn’t it?
Reposted
Alan Bennett's diary, 15th December 2020.
December 15, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Alan Bennett's diary, 15th December 2020.
Reposted
As they were told before printing the story (and which they chose to bury right at the bottom of it)
December 14, 2024 at 7:36 AM
As they were told before printing the story (and which they chose to bury right at the bottom of it)
Reposted
IPSO has ruled that a Mail on Sunday front page stating "Police are so cowed by the anti-Semitic mob, they even cover up the Holocaust" was inaccurate
Why? Because the decision to cover the memorial was taken by...Royal Parks, not the Met Police (h/t Press Gazette)
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0172...
Why? Because the decision to cover the memorial was taken by...Royal Parks, not the Met Police (h/t Press Gazette)
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0172...
December 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
IPSO has ruled that a Mail on Sunday front page stating "Police are so cowed by the anti-Semitic mob, they even cover up the Holocaust" was inaccurate
Why? Because the decision to cover the memorial was taken by...Royal Parks, not the Met Police (h/t Press Gazette)
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0172...
Why? Because the decision to cover the memorial was taken by...Royal Parks, not the Met Police (h/t Press Gazette)
www.ipso.co.uk/rulings/0172...
Reposted
They're trying to get the polio vaccine authorization pulled. These people are sick.
December 14, 2024 at 12:12 PM
They're trying to get the polio vaccine authorization pulled. These people are sick.