Sarah Chapman
@sinurata.bsky.social
Loves: cats, politics, music, GOOD chocolate. Do not think that giving me chocolate kittens as a gift is in any way acceptable. especially if they are made of inferior chocolate. That's about it really.
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Oh lookie here, a fellow poster just posted this, Rachel Reeves did not lie. The media obviously didn't spot this or didn't put 2 and 2 together when working themselves up into a frenzy claiming she did, their outrage is falling apart like a cheap suit.
December 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Oh lookie here, a fellow poster just posted this, Rachel Reeves did not lie. The media obviously didn't spot this or didn't put 2 and 2 together when working themselves up into a frenzy claiming she did, their outrage is falling apart like a cheap suit.
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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
Its also maybe worth pointing out that wage stagnation was a deliberate decision by the coalition govt who froze public sector pay for YEARS.
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Its also maybe worth pointing out that wage stagnation was a deliberate decision by the coalition govt who froze public sector pay for YEARS.
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
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The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
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A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
See, I loathe the government's framing of this but I hate even more the media's - even the so-called liberal media - absolutely refuse to even begin to challenge this from the left. Why are they not questioning why asylum seekers are being forced to use taxis in the first place?
Dismal framing. Every aspect of most asylum seekers’ lives is controlled & paid for by the Home Office. They can’t work, are told where to live & have no autonomy or dignity. So they aren’t *choosing* to use taxis & don’t need to be “banned” from doing so. The HO just needs to get its act in order.
Government to ban asylum seekers from using taxis
The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
See, I loathe the government's framing of this but I hate even more the media's - even the so-called liberal media - absolutely refuse to even begin to challenge this from the left. Why are they not questioning why asylum seekers are being forced to use taxis in the first place?
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Guardian also reporting that asylum seekers are being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do, it apparently being compulsory to help the Home Office blame refugees for its own errors
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Guardian also reporting that asylum seekers are being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do, it apparently being compulsory to help the Home Office blame refugees for its own errors
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You may have seen some headlines about welfare spending going up to £406.2bn by 2030/31.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
You may have seen some headlines about welfare spending going up to £406.2bn by 2030/31.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
That is correct, it is the OBR figure.
Here is what you may not have seen.
Of the £406.2bn
A) £195.4bn goes to pensioners
B) £13.9bn goes on child benefit.
Facts matter.
signed and shared
🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
signed and shared
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From NW Essex Labour
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
From NW Essex Labour
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
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To those in the UK, and around the world, who want to delay the urgent action needed to tackle the climate crisis or who deny it even exists...
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
To those in the UK, and around the world, who want to delay the urgent action needed to tackle the climate crisis or who deny it even exists...
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
...Ed has a message for you:
"You may be well funded....but you are loosing.
The world is uniting to fight the climate crisis and you will lose!"
Good. Epic waste of time and money.
BREAKING Home Office is about to announce that police and crime commissioners are to be scrapped..
Established in 2012 by Theresa May, Labour has never been a fan of the PCC system…they’ll be replaced in 2028 by policing mayors & local policing boards ..
Established in 2012 by Theresa May, Labour has never been a fan of the PCC system…they’ll be replaced in 2028 by policing mayors & local policing boards ..
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good. Epic waste of time and money.
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Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
Entire neighbourhoods controlled by Israel have been levelled in less than a month, the images show.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed by BBC Verify show.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely. And tbh without the endless right wing media screaming disinformation about Net Zero, I bet support for it would be MUCH higher.
Three points I keep repeating
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
1. Left and liberal voters actually really exist
2. The right and "centre" are trying to rule without liberals - they are way out over their skis
3. Reports of right wing total information control are greatly exaggerated
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Absolutely. And tbh without the endless right wing media screaming disinformation about Net Zero, I bet support for it would be MUCH higher.
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Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
If Labour want a fairer society, they must argue for it
Labour must make the political argument: taxes are the critical downpayment we all pay to live in a fairer society.
It now seems all but certain that direct taxes will rise in the forthcoming Budget...
renewal.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Breaking the tax pledge is the right call...and politically sulphurous. Reeves must argue, far more forcefully, that taxes are *the* essential downpayment we all pay for a fairer society.
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
Patrick Diamond and I wrote for @renewaljournal.bsky.social. Key points in 🧵 👇
renewal.org.uk/blog/if-labo...
However often I get hacked off with Labour, it just takes reading something like this to make me remember how utterly, utterly horrible and dreadful the Tories were (and continued to be for YEARS because the voters looked at this kind of shit and thought "yeah, more of the same" the fuckers).
Want to know why the prisons system seems to be suddenly falling apart?
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
Well, it's not sudden. It's just suddenly being REPORTED. This rot was a deliberate policy choice, and I kept the receipts. Because I'm not the BBC.
(A note on what Tories did to cause this, from The Decade In Tory)
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
However often I get hacked off with Labour, it just takes reading something like this to make me remember how utterly, utterly horrible and dreadful the Tories were (and continued to be for YEARS because the voters looked at this kind of shit and thought "yeah, more of the same" the fuckers).
This is genuinely good news.
I'm old enough to remember when 0% was for #SocialRent. This is great news. @tomemurtha.bsky.social @stevehilditch.bsky.social
"3 in 5 homes should be social rent under new guidance for Social & Affordable Homes Programme" #UKhousing
Thank you @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social #AngelaRayner
"3 in 5 homes should be social rent under new guidance for Social & Affordable Homes Programme" #UKhousing
Thank you @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social #AngelaRayner
Three in five homes should be social rent under new guidance for Social and Affordable Homes Programme
Homes England has published new guidance for the Social and Affordable Homes Programme ahead of the launch in February 2026.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This is genuinely good news.
I literally had no idea about some of these - particularly number 5!
Labour laser focused on environment, veterans/forces and health matters in the last week. #LabourAchievements busy #FixingBritain.
November 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I literally had no idea about some of these - particularly number 5!
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A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
November 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
A national newspaper journalist went on a British TV channel to claim police stats showed asylum-seekers committed 44% of sex crimes in Dorset.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
This shocking claim was treated as fact by the channel which promoted the clip on social media where it was amplified by AI.
Except... it's bollocks.
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NEW ANNOUNCEMENT - a new national forest has been announced today as part of the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. This new forest will see millions of trees planted in the years ahead as part of a wider commitment to allocate over £1 billion this parliament to support to the forestry sector.
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT - a new national forest has been announced today as part of the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. This new forest will see millions of trees planted in the years ahead as part of a wider commitment to allocate over £1 billion this parliament to support to the forestry sector.
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?