Kathy
@kathywatts.bsky.social
Artist, designer, gardener, collector of Bamboo( both plants and artefacts) and lots of other things. Scottish, British, European. Like interiors, gardens and interesting houses.
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Further embarrassment.
January 12, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Further embarrassment.
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Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Farage backed Boris Johnson's disastrous Brexit deal and Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
No wonder he’s welcoming Nadhim Zahawi, someone who enthusiastically supported both.
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Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
January 12, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Nadhim Zahawi and family fled to the UK from Saddam Hussein's Iraq as a child refugee in 1978. Unable to speak English when he arrived, he became a hugely successful businessman and an MP before serving as Chancellor of the Exchequor.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
His origin story is the very antithesis of the Reform narrative.
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An index of sexism. As a general rule, the more misogynistic a society, the lower the female labour income share. As you can see, misogyny is everywhere.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
An index of sexism. As a general rule, the more misogynistic a society, the lower the female labour income share. As you can see, misogyny is everywhere.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
From the World Inequality Report 2026.
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They should have called it Rebrand UK.
ReTories are telling voters, really quite directly, that this is now a rebranding exercise, a quick change of costume.
Zahawi on why Badenoch won't be the next PM: "She's got the baggage of a defunct brand; a brand that the nation has decided it can no longer trust." ~AA
Zahawi on why Badenoch won't be the next PM: "She's got the baggage of a defunct brand; a brand that the nation has decided it can no longer trust." ~AA
January 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
They should have called it Rebrand UK.
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Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
January 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kemi going to bat for the non-consensual, violent, child porn app formerly known as X.
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
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Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Amazingly, Zahawi only got round to deleting the below after the press conference announcing his defection to Reform.
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"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."
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Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform
As the Guardian has reported:
Nadhim Zahawi was rejected for a peerage by the Conservatives just weeks before he defected to Reform UK, Tory sources have told the Guardian.
The former chancellor aske...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Zahawi reveals some truths about Reform www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/01...
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The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Imprisoned hunger striker linked to Palestine Action tells friend: ‘I’m dying’
Francesca Nadin visited Heba Muraisi, 31, in a Wakefield prison at the weekend and says ‘her body is shutting down’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The government sits and watches as Heba dies. It's heartbreaking, horrible, almost impossible to compute. Didn't people vote in the hope (however forlorn) of ending the Tories' psychopathic mode of government? Yet on it goes, under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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These two are the crackpots currently demanding senior police resign for being in cahoots with radical Islamists. The guy on the left was one of the key figures in an absurd all-channels national panic about The Muslims taking over jihadifying schools. Do we see what is happening here?
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
These two are the crackpots currently demanding senior police resign for being in cahoots with radical Islamists. The guy on the left was one of the key figures in an absurd all-channels national panic about The Muslims taking over jihadifying schools. Do we see what is happening here?
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“Please note that buying this will not in any direct way support Jerome Powell, but if we sell a decent number we’ll donate the profits to the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, to slightly reduce the chance this happens again.”
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January 12, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“Please note that buying this will not in any direct way support Jerome Powell, but if we sell a decent number we’ll donate the profits to the FT’s Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign, to slightly reduce the chance this happens again.”
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A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends.
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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I've pursued the Dept of Science, Innovation and Technology to push them to do more to tackle the promotion of harmful eating-disorder related content on social media.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:45 AM
I've pursued the Dept of Science, Innovation and Technology to push them to do more to tackle the promotion of harmful eating-disorder related content on social media.
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A country that attacks its allies and other democratic countries out of greed and pure lust for power is not worthy of hosting FIFA's World Cup 2026!
Let us therefore call for a boycott by all countries that have qualified and all supporters!
#BoycottWorldCup2026
#HandsOffGreenland
Let us therefore call for a boycott by all countries that have qualified and all supporters!
#BoycottWorldCup2026
#HandsOffGreenland
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
A country that attacks its allies and other democratic countries out of greed and pure lust for power is not worthy of hosting FIFA's World Cup 2026!
Let us therefore call for a boycott by all countries that have qualified and all supporters!
#BoycottWorldCup2026
#HandsOffGreenland
Let us therefore call for a boycott by all countries that have qualified and all supporters!
#BoycottWorldCup2026
#HandsOffGreenland
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I BEG every smug commentator who praised Mahmood for doing the “tough but necessary thing” to read this.
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I BEG every smug commentator who praised Mahmood for doing the “tough but necessary thing” to read this.
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
All the disadvantages of plummeting immigration for the economy & public services, for NO POLITICAL GAIN.
Labour in DESPERATE need of a 180 change of course on immigration
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Time for everyone to follow their (or all) local pro-EU group.
2016 is going to be a huge year for the rejoin campaign. 🙌
2016 is going to be a huge year for the rejoin campaign. 🙌
January 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Time for everyone to follow their (or all) local pro-EU group.
2016 is going to be a huge year for the rejoin campaign. 🙌
2016 is going to be a huge year for the rejoin campaign. 🙌
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Liz Kendall to give a Commons statement today on online regulation. She wrote this Telegraph piece, calling this a tipping point.
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Sexual deepfakes are a disgrace – and we won’t stand for it
This Government is as determined to ensure women and girls are safe online as we are to ensure they are safe in the real world
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Liz Kendall to give a Commons statement today on online regulation. She wrote this Telegraph piece, calling this a tipping point.
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
I'd like to hear govt + the regulator show that they are taking the full range of unlawful content seriously - not just one strand
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
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One obvious 2026 prediction - expect European politics and economics to remain stuck unable to face down powerful lobbies. Example one is the continuing power of the EU farming lobby while effectively means economic security and growth is deprioritised. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s farmers lost the Mercosur battle. They’re still ahead.
Europe’s farmers are a minority. You wouldn’t know it from the political power they wield.
www.politico.eu
January 12, 2026 at 7:33 AM
One obvious 2026 prediction - expect European politics and economics to remain stuck unable to face down powerful lobbies. Example one is the continuing power of the EU farming lobby while effectively means economic security and growth is deprioritised. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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"Disappointing Number Of Deaths in the Deadliest Place On Earth", writes the Telegraph
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 AM
"Disappointing Number Of Deaths in the Deadliest Place On Earth", writes the Telegraph
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The Resistance Erupts As Protests Sweep The Nation, JD Vance Slammed As “Pathetically Weak,” and Kennedy Center Donors Refuse To Give A Penny Until The “Orange Menace” Is Finally Gone
The Resistance Erupts As Protests Sweep The Nation, JD Vance Slammed As “Pathetically Weak,” and Kennedy Center Donors Refuse To Give A Penny Until The “Orange Menace” Is Finally Gone
Plus, Trump stares out the window while his oil meeting falls off the rails
www.dworkinsubstack.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
The Resistance Erupts As Protests Sweep The Nation, JD Vance Slammed As “Pathetically Weak,” and Kennedy Center Donors Refuse To Give A Penny Until The “Orange Menace” Is Finally Gone
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Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
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The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners.
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
January 12, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The narrative about London crime is truly so BORING to Londoners.
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
Those of us who walk & travel around our city safely every day, every night.
The likeliest daily risk to Londoners is of being ripped off by our landlord or somewhere charging us £4.50 for a coffee. #r4today
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Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.