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Nothing left down the back of Britain's sofa for the Chancellor to find but, Lo it came to Pass, the reason for all our current economic ills was sitting in the room all along.
Leadership 101: Acknowledge Reality
It's Brexit. The sooner the govt admit the reality and end the experiment the better.
Leadership 101: Acknowledge Reality
It's Brexit. The sooner the govt admit the reality and end the experiment the better.
The hard cost of #Brexit!
A group of international economists now estimate the economic cost of leaving the EU at 6–8% of GDP, exceeding earlier forecasts.
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
A group of international economists now estimate the economic cost of leaving the EU at 6–8% of GDP, exceeding earlier forecasts.
www.nber.org/papers/w34459
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nothing left down the back of Britain's sofa for the Chancellor to find but, Lo it came to Pass, the reason for all our current economic ills was sitting in the room all along.
Leadership 101: Acknowledge Reality
It's Brexit. The sooner the govt admit the reality and end the experiment the better.
Leadership 101: Acknowledge Reality
It's Brexit. The sooner the govt admit the reality and end the experiment the better.
When all critical thinking ability is all gone, this is the result.
I blame the wide penetration of religion in US society. It requires suppression of rational thought for its very existence and that suppression bleeds into the rest of that population's thinking.
I blame the wide penetration of religion in US society. It requires suppression of rational thought for its very existence and that suppression bleeds into the rest of that population's thinking.
Before the election, my MAGA focus group said their top issues were ending inflation and releasing the Epstein files. Now they say their top issues are starting a war with Venezuela and naming the Washington Commanders’ new stadium after Trump.
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
When all critical thinking ability is all gone, this is the result.
I blame the wide penetration of religion in US society. It requires suppression of rational thought for its very existence and that suppression bleeds into the rest of that population's thinking.
I blame the wide penetration of religion in US society. It requires suppression of rational thought for its very existence and that suppression bleeds into the rest of that population's thinking.
It is remarkable.
I wonder what it is the 40% approve of exactly?
I wonder what it is the 40% approve of exactly?
Trump dips below 40% approval on @gelliottmorris.com's tracker for the first time.
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It is remarkable.
I wonder what it is the 40% approve of exactly?
I wonder what it is the 40% approve of exactly?
...and therein lies the difference.
Keir is taking the high road and playing the traditional 'good chaps' role in government.
BoJo shamelessly put his people on the Board and they are still in post.
It's still [just about] our BBC and we need some tough choices to be made to rescue it.
Keir is taking the high road and playing the traditional 'good chaps' role in government.
BoJo shamelessly put his people on the Board and they are still in post.
It's still [just about] our BBC and we need some tough choices to be made to rescue it.
"Robbie Gibb should have no role in appointing the next Director General, and given the Royal Charter gives the government the power to remove him will the Prime Minister sack him now?" asks Ed Davey.
Starmer says he won't interfere in running the BBC
Starmer says he won't interfere in running the BBC
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
...and therein lies the difference.
Keir is taking the high road and playing the traditional 'good chaps' role in government.
BoJo shamelessly put his people on the Board and they are still in post.
It's still [just about] our BBC and we need some tough choices to be made to rescue it.
Keir is taking the high road and playing the traditional 'good chaps' role in government.
BoJo shamelessly put his people on the Board and they are still in post.
It's still [just about] our BBC and we need some tough choices to be made to rescue it.
Well, what a coincidence:
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Well, what a coincidence:
If only we had planet-scale organisation with the resources and technical capability to fix this.
We do, of course, and they are the oil majors.
The trick here is to set things up so they make more money out of fixing the problem than from continuing to cause it.
Looks like this is our chance:
We do, of course, and they are the oil majors.
The trick here is to set things up so they make more money out of fixing the problem than from continuing to cause it.
Looks like this is our chance:
OPINION: The world economy is already locked into a 19 percent loss of income by 2050 due to climate change.
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
This makes one thing clear: The consequence of inaction is far greater than the consequence of action — #COP30 needs to be transformative.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/clim...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If only we had planet-scale organisation with the resources and technical capability to fix this.
We do, of course, and they are the oil majors.
The trick here is to set things up so they make more money out of fixing the problem than from continuing to cause it.
Looks like this is our chance:
We do, of course, and they are the oil majors.
The trick here is to set things up so they make more money out of fixing the problem than from continuing to cause it.
Looks like this is our chance:
An eyebrow-raising and head-scrambling thread on the continuing chaos of the Corbyn-Sultana "Your Party" - and the mess they've got into with members' donations...
With their founding conference supposedly taking place at the end of the month, will they be able to get their act together?
With their founding conference supposedly taking place at the end of the month, will they be able to get their act together?
Three people who’d be expected to be Your Party bigwigs have largely walked away from Corbyn’s project: former NE mayor Jamie Driscoll, former Labour MP Beth Winter, and former ANC MP Andrew Feinstein.
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
I have some new intel on the fall-out, if you’re interested in that sort of thing… 🧵
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Post of the Day goes to:
‘Thanks so much for joining us on what I know is a very busy day for you. Tell me, what is your vision for the BBC as the corporation’s new director-general?’
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Post of the Day goes to:
These replacements are a test case for the UK government.
BBC output has been castigated for bias but in the opposite direction compared with its usual output.
An opportunity for a return to the BBC that we once knew but will it be taken?
I'd be scrutinising the credentials of who arrives next.
BBC output has been castigated for bias but in the opposite direction compared with its usual output.
An opportunity for a return to the BBC that we once knew but will it be taken?
I'd be scrutinising the credentials of who arrives next.
I continue to think that the BBC is one of Britain’s most important institutions, and it has been an honour to occasionaly contribute to their work in recent years. It has set international standards of journalism.
The resignations of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness must be an opportunity for the BBC to turn a new leaf, rebuild trust and resist those like Nigel Farage who want to destroy it
We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.
We must stand up for a strong, independent BBC, to stop Trump’s America becoming Farage's Britain.
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
These replacements are a test case for the UK government.
BBC output has been castigated for bias but in the opposite direction compared with its usual output.
An opportunity for a return to the BBC that we once knew but will it be taken?
I'd be scrutinising the credentials of who arrives next.
BBC output has been castigated for bias but in the opposite direction compared with its usual output.
An opportunity for a return to the BBC that we once knew but will it be taken?
I'd be scrutinising the credentials of who arrives next.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The classic error of the herberts throughout history.
They think they are gaining belonging in the world governed by the self-appointed toffs but actually it's merely obedience.
#VoteSmarter
They think they are gaining belonging in the world governed by the self-appointed toffs but actually it's merely obedience.
#VoteSmarter
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The classic error of the herberts throughout history.
They think they are gaining belonging in the world governed by the self-appointed toffs but actually it's merely obedience.
#VoteSmarter
They think they are gaining belonging in the world governed by the self-appointed toffs but actually it's merely obedience.
#VoteSmarter
Well, herberts of Clacton, this must make you so proud of your voting choice:
One of the guests partying at Mar-a-Lago was Nigel Farage, by the way. For my British followers.
Guests eating fancy dinners in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ballroom as American families stand in line at food banks
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Well, herberts of Clacton, this must make you so proud of your voting choice:
I do wonder about this.
Is it that he genuinely likes this tasteless tat or is it his usual style of my detractors will hate it therefore it's what I'm going to do?
Either way, there's going to be a whole lot of scraping going on when he's gone.
Is it that he genuinely likes this tasteless tat or is it his usual style of my detractors will hate it therefore it's what I'm going to do?
Either way, there's going to be a whole lot of scraping going on when he's gone.
The worst thing is that it (surely) isn't real gold. If you are going to be gauche, at least put some money into it.
Just a little more gold and it will be perfect
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I do wonder about this.
Is it that he genuinely likes this tasteless tat or is it his usual style of my detractors will hate it therefore it's what I'm going to do?
Either way, there's going to be a whole lot of scraping going on when he's gone.
Is it that he genuinely likes this tasteless tat or is it his usual style of my detractors will hate it therefore it's what I'm going to do?
Either way, there's going to be a whole lot of scraping going on when he's gone.
Yes indeed.
Well said Ed:
Well said Ed:
Ed: "We’re not going to let the defeatists talk down the UK’s role in tackling the climate crisis."
"Climate action is the route to better lives for people today, and security for future generations to come."
Yes Ed!
www.instagram.com/p/DQyt8PcDSe8/
"Climate action is the route to better lives for people today, and security for future generations to come."
Yes Ed!
www.instagram.com/p/DQyt8PcDSe8/
November 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Yes indeed.
Well said Ed:
Well said Ed:
Lovely to see an early power station against a blue sky.
Fun fact: as those of us lucky enough to have spent our careers in modern power stations will know, the site electricity consumption is still referred to as 'works power'.
Fun fact: as those of us lucky enough to have spent our careers in modern power stations will know, the site electricity consumption is still referred to as 'works power'.
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Lovely to see an early power station against a blue sky.
Fun fact: as those of us lucky enough to have spent our careers in modern power stations will know, the site electricity consumption is still referred to as 'works power'.
Fun fact: as those of us lucky enough to have spent our careers in modern power stations will know, the site electricity consumption is still referred to as 'works power'.
I blame the parents:
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I blame the parents:
Let's face it, we all know one:
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Let's face it, we all know one:
In the end, the climate is the ONLY issue.
Everything else become irrelevant if we allow ourselves to create a world that will only be capable of supplying enough food for 10% of the population.
Ed's doing it right by driving the message that the transition generates better jobs for working people
Everything else become irrelevant if we allow ourselves to create a world that will only be capable of supplying enough food for 10% of the population.
Ed's doing it right by driving the message that the transition generates better jobs for working people
Is there a stronger indictment of the state of UK politics than this coming from the mouth of the leader of the Opposition?
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In the end, the climate is the ONLY issue.
Everything else become irrelevant if we allow ourselves to create a world that will only be capable of supplying enough food for 10% of the population.
Ed's doing it right by driving the message that the transition generates better jobs for working people
Everything else become irrelevant if we allow ourselves to create a world that will only be capable of supplying enough food for 10% of the population.
Ed's doing it right by driving the message that the transition generates better jobs for working people
What say you @ofcom.bsky.social ?
Sigh. More Reform propaganda plastered all over the BBC Home page.
They aren't even pretending not to platform the racists these days, are they?
The BBC Board needs replacing with politically neutral members, or at least people capable of upholding Reithian values.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They aren't even pretending not to platform the racists these days, are they?
The BBC Board needs replacing with politically neutral members, or at least people capable of upholding Reithian values.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a UK government led by Reform would really look like
What the party's first six months at the helm at local level shows about how they govern - and whether they can keep their promises
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What say you @ofcom.bsky.social ?
Is that an elephant in the room?
Like a rather glitchy projection hologram, Brexit, and its appalling economic impacts, is starting to reappear.
Time to grasp that nettle and deliver those benefits once again.
Like a rather glitchy projection hologram, Brexit, and its appalling economic impacts, is starting to reappear.
Time to grasp that nettle and deliver those benefits once again.
It's no surprise that Brexit caused a massive shortfall in our finances. But there's only one thing we can do now - fix it.
November 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Is that an elephant in the room?
Like a rather glitchy projection hologram, Brexit, and its appalling economic impacts, is starting to reappear.
Time to grasp that nettle and deliver those benefits once again.
Like a rather glitchy projection hologram, Brexit, and its appalling economic impacts, is starting to reappear.
Time to grasp that nettle and deliver those benefits once again.
Chortle:
Reform UK now having to take down flags so that Christmas doesn't get cancelled
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up
Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Chortle:
Dictator chic - it's no myth, is it?
Remember when we saw video of big plastic bags being tossed out of the Lincoln bathroom window?
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Dictator chic - it's no myth, is it?
This is the most French situation imaginable.
Glad it had a happy outcome.
Glad it had a happy outcome.
it’s Bordeauxing on a miracle
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is the most French situation imaginable.
Glad it had a happy outcome.
Glad it had a happy outcome.
Never forget they don't want you healthy, they want you and, more especially, your children, to DIE!
#GetTheDamnVaccine
#GetTheDamnVaccine
This is the kind of thing that makes want to believe there is a hell.
FL is moving forward w/ plan to end all childhood vaccine mandates. Starting with hepatitis B, chickenpox, and the bacteria causing meningitis and pneumonia. Then next year GOP FL legislature is expected to revisit 1977 law re: whooping cough, measles, polio, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus.
October 31, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Never forget they don't want you healthy, they want you and, more especially, your children, to DIE!
#GetTheDamnVaccine
#GetTheDamnVaccine
...because the people who profit from millions of people in poverty with no viable dental provision would like to keep everything as it is, presumably.
We in Britain may have a free media but we are definitely not free of media ownership who really want everyone 100% distracted by 37,000 migrants.
We in Britain may have a free media but we are definitely not free of media ownership who really want everyone 100% distracted by 37,000 migrants.
👏 "There are over four million kids in child poverty in the UK and there are four and a half million people who can't get a dentist appointment."
"We spend 90% of the political capital and discourse and media focus discussing 37,000 people."
"We spend 90% of the political capital and discourse and media focus discussing 37,000 people."
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
...because the people who profit from millions of people in poverty with no viable dental provision would like to keep everything as it is, presumably.
We in Britain may have a free media but we are definitely not free of media ownership who really want everyone 100% distracted by 37,000 migrants.
We in Britain may have a free media but we are definitely not free of media ownership who really want everyone 100% distracted by 37,000 migrants.