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European and internationalist. Rejoin EU Trade. Pro NHS and Pay Rises. On http://mastodon.scot and 🧵s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇺 💙 #NHSBlueHeart #FBPE
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Elsewhere55 #FBPE @elsewhere55.bsky.social · Jun 24
It’s #DanielHannanDay
‘What Britain looks like after Brexit’
Hannan, elevated to a the House of Lords for his role in achieving #Brexit sets out his vision for Brexit Britain. Well it’s been good for him.
www.reaction.life/p/britain-lo...
t’s 24 June, 2025, and Britain is marking its annual Independence Day celebration. As the fireworks stream through the summer sky, still not quite dark, we wonder why it took us so long to leave. The years that followed the 2016 referendum didn’t just reinvigorate our economy, our democracy and our liberty. They improved relations with our neighbours. The United Kingdom is now the region’s foremost knowledge-based economy. We lead the world in biotech, law, education, the audio-visual sector, financial services and software. New industries, from 3D printing to driverless cars, have sprung up around the country. Older industries, too, have revived as energy prices have fallen back to global levels: steel, cement, paper, plastics and ceramics producers have become competitive again. The EU, meanwhile, continues to turn inwards, clinging to its dream of political amalgamation as the euro and migration crises worsen. Its population is ageing, its share of world GDP shrinking and its peoples protesting. “We have the most comprehensive workers’ rights in the world”, complains Jean-Claude Juncker, who has recently begun in his second term as President of the European Federation, “but we have fewer and fewer workers”.
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libdems.org.uk
The government must remove Robbie Gibb from the BBC board immediately – and end the practice of political appointments, which so badly undermines the BBC, altogether.
Photo of Ed Davey speaking in parliament - overlaid with a headline from the Guardian that reads: The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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petewishart.bsky.social
For years music fans have been ripped off by the spivs, touts and profiteers. And for years we have fought to have fans protected. The Government pledged to take action. Now is the time for that pledge to be put into place.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...
Scots music giants call on Keir Starmer to end ticket touting
Scots rockers join big guns to demand an anti-tout bill in the next King's Speech - that would wreck business for tout sites like Viagogo and StubHub
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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peterjukes.bsky.social
“Weaponising Migration”: How Russia’s War in Syria Fed the Brexit Propaganda Loop

Farage said Putin's handling of Syria was 'brilliant'. Leave EU campaign went on to weaponise the refugee wave that followed and defend Russia

open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
“Weaponising Migration”: How Russia’s War in Syria Fed the Brexit Propaganda Loop
Farage said Putin's handling of Syria was 'brilliant' - and his Leave EU campaing went on to weaponise the refugee wave that followed the indiscriminate barrel bombing of civilians and defend Russia
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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scotnational.bsky.social
Keir Starmer has said the UK will 'reclaim our heritage' in a bizarre attack on the SNP over nuclear power 👇

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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meidastouch.com
Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel: trump delegate? fun
November 13, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
The Telegraph sides with Trump against the BBC and, so, the country.

Private Eye sums up its feeble-minded, fawning betrayal beautifully.
The Telegraph This is how Trump can sue the BBC and make them pay The US president has shown he knows how to take on media organisations and win THE DAILY TRUMPOGRAPH Trump Praises Trumpograph For Praising Trump LAST night President Trump trumpeted the Trumpograph for its fearless praising of Donald Trump. "Unlike the corrupt and failing BBC, the Trumpograph is not afraid to be completely unbiased in its total adoration of Donald Trump," said Trump. In response the Daily Trumpograph said, "It is vital we objectively report on how great Trump is for praising us." ******* * * * * ON OTHER PAGES • Why Donald Trump should ask Elon Musk to buy the Telegraph and save us all, writes Sir Charles Moore-Trump-Please.
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
Ken Clarke, "Politically you can't rejoin the European Union at the moment it would cause its own nightmare, divisions and crisis"

"Brexit is doing damage to our economy"

"The time has come to rejoin the Customs Union and the EU Single Market would be a huge, huge advantage to us"
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
One for the Brits.

Epstein wrote a list of names for Steve Bannon. The first one on it is Mandelson
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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bylines.scot
Whit?
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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mortenmorland.bsky.social
Thursday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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meidastouch.com
BREAKING: Rep. Adelita Grijalva has officially signed onto the Epstein discharge petition. That means there are now 218 votes — and a full vote must come to the floor.
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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scotnational.bsky.social
Tomorrow's front page 📰

Sarwar's silence: Scottish Labour leader fails to back PM as coup rumours fly
November 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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privateeyenews.bsky.social
So in the end, the man who Davie (ironically considered a Tory) appointed in 2022 to stop the next crisis ended up causing his demise.

Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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privateeyenews.bsky.social
One, ex-Sunday Times political editor turned lobbyist Michael Prescott, had worked at PR firm Hanover. While at the BBC, Prescott raised internal concerns about editorial standards - but after leaving this summer, he went to his old media contacts with a list of the BBC’s failings.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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privateeyenews.bsky.social
Three years ago, after the Martin Bashir scandal, BBC boss Tim Davie tried to prevent future crises by appointing two “external editorial experts” to scrutinise BBC journalism. Oddly, both came from PR rather than journalism.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
As you might imagine, this is very good. It is also very funny.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
“Nobody at the BBC is sweating about displeasing Zack Polanski or the Guardian or even the current prime minister.”

Very good on the deeply cynical and dangerous right wing manoeuvres to compromise and ultimately destroy the BBC.

“Because everything is stupid”

www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...
The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it
The corporation is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? By Dorian Lynskey
www.thenerve.news
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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normalisland.co.uk
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney says he is frantically searching for someone even less principled and less popular than Keir Starmer to take over as prime minister. Only candidate who springs to mind is Wes Streeting 😍
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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bylines.scot
"Immigration is not just a good thing, it's essential."
Ross Greer co-leader of the Scottish Green Party
Scottish Green Party co-leader Ross Greer joins Bylines Scotland’s Ronnie Barbour for our first main political party pre-election podcast
bylines.scot
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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labourlewis.bsky.social
In an interview about Palantir's creeping involvement in the British state and the NHS, I told @prospectmagazine.co.uk: “Its business is death and destruction. This is not an organisation you want running the democratic jewel of the postwar period.”

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Farage has dropped out of BBC film following BBC row.

Good.

Access journalism is client journalism. The BBC should make a film about Reform whether or not Farage chooses to ‘sit down’ with Laura Kuensberg.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row
Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
Farage is a GB news shareholder and is paid through a private company for his appearances on the channel.
So, here he is shit-stirring with Trump over the BBC and grifting his nasty little arse off…
There is really nothing of ours he won’t ruin to grab for power and wealth for himself.
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White House is going all out to make GB News feel at home Simon Marks (Extract from article) When Donald Trump visited the UK in mid-September; not not enough attention was paid at the time to one history-making element of his joint press conference with Sir Keir Starmer: Both men proffered their traditional opening statements, and then turned to questions from the assembled press corps. After Starmer invited Trump to select an American reporter to pose a question. Trump instead directed his gaze at Bev Turner, the GB News anchor who had recently relocated to Washington, DC. Turner had travelled back to the UK aboard Air Force One, and, for the first time in recorded history, an American president failed at first blush to pick a reporter representing a US-based news outlet to ask a question while on foreign soil. Today, as Trump threatens to sue the BBC for $Ibn ($760m) over Panorama's clumsy editing of his 6 January 2021 speech ahead of the Capitol riots, GB News is in the ascendancy at the White House. From the moment Turner arrived to expand the network's Washington bureau, Trump and his top lieutenants have embraced her nightly, two-hour live broadeast as a vehicle for advancing the US President's agenda. The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has slammed the BBC, posting on X over the weekend that BBC News "is dying because they are anti-Trump Fake News" while going on to say that "everyone should watch GBNEWS!” Nigel Farage's admission that he discussed the BBC crisis with Trump on Friday is also a fresh indication of trouble ahead for Starmer, who should fear the open communication between the two political soulmates, as well as the US administration's backing of GB News. In short: Trump has got the BBC and its fact-based journalism on the run - and GB News is enthusiastically on his side. * LEFT FOOT FORWARD Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has increased his shareholding in GB News, as the arch Brexiteer continues to deepen his relationship with the right-wing channel. According to the latest documents filed to Companies House this week, Farage has increased his shares from 300,000 to 500,000. It comes as Farage continues to rake it in from the channel, making £60,000 for just 20 hours of work according to his latest register of interests.
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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scotnational.bsky.social
With polls reaching record lows for Labour, they are panicking, and Anas Sarwar is choosing to gaslight the Scottish public. Do not let him take you for a fool, warns Steph Brawn ✍️

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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scotnational.bsky.social
NEW: The Labour Government is in chaos amid reports Keir Starmer is facing a potential leadership challenge

Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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scotnational.bsky.social
Wes Streeting has denied speculation he is planning to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership
'I'm a faithful': Wes Streeting denies rumours of plot to oust Keir Starmer
www.thenational.scot
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM