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John Barrett
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Emeritus Prof of Mathematical Physics, U of Nottingham. Expert on quantum gravity, experienced in political campaigning, novice on public health, #OliviaDean fan. This account for social posts, scientific stuff on Mastodon https://scicomm.xyz/@JohnBarrett
Needs a bit of editing: "Or, put differently, considering how easy it would be in theory to disguise candidate spending at party spending in these particular (and peculiar) circumstances you’d."
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The UK rejoining the EU customs union (without rejoining the EU) isn't something that the EU is ever going to offer.

There could be a separate EU-UK customs union, which would be a poor substitute. It isn't clear there is any net benefit in this.

It's explained here: ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/e...
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Related question for any legal brains: if one candidate says incorrectly that another candidate has previously stood for election "many times" (when it was in fact only once), would that be a breach of Representation of the People Act 1983 s106(1)?
November 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Why do people think England flags have been raised on lampposts?

White adults
National pride: 26%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 49%
Both: 19%

Ethnic minority adults
National pride: 15%
Anti-migrant/minority sentiment: 55%
Both: 20%

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Reposted by John Barrett
"Seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate" was mostly unspecified magic fairy pixie bullshit then, and it's not going to get any more realistic in the hands of a bunch of Reform clowns who don't know how anything works, don't care to learn and disdain anyone that might.
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Nottingham is quite diverse. In many parts of the city and surrounding areas, plots were sold individually for building. One street can have houses that were built over many decades.
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
The most important reason is at the end "... giving people who do have the right to be here the cast-iron guarantee that this is their country and that they are welcome in the UK."
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM