Sonnet
@sonnet-lumiere.bsky.social
Life's a niche - (and then you die).
"Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery." ~ Robert De Niro.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#Leveson2
"Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery." ~ Robert De Niro.
#ProportionalRepresentation
#Leveson2
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Although Starmer is now more critical of Brexit, he is still couching it in terms of it being implemented badly, rather than inherently unworkable.
This is a gift to Reform, and makes it clear that Labour's Brexit position, if it's shifting at all, is doing so with the speed of continental drift.
This is a gift to Reform, and makes it clear that Labour's Brexit position, if it's shifting at all, is doing so with the speed of continental drift.
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Although Starmer is now more critical of Brexit, he is still couching it in terms of it being implemented badly, rather than inherently unworkable.
This is a gift to Reform, and makes it clear that Labour's Brexit position, if it's shifting at all, is doing so with the speed of continental drift.
This is a gift to Reform, and makes it clear that Labour's Brexit position, if it's shifting at all, is doing so with the speed of continental drift.
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Richard Hermer: “Arguing that 20 people have somehow all misremembered the same things about his nasty behaviour isn’t credible. Throughout his defensive responses to legitimate questions put to him, not once has Farage condemned antisemitism."
https://bit.ly/4pHWr0A
https://bit.ly/4pHWr0A
Attorney general urges Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged racism and antisemitism
Exclusive: Richard Hermer, a senior Jewish minister, says Reform leader ‘clearly deeply hurt’ many people with his alleged behaviour
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Richard Hermer: “Arguing that 20 people have somehow all misremembered the same things about his nasty behaviour isn’t credible. Throughout his defensive responses to legitimate questions put to him, not once has Farage condemned antisemitism."
https://bit.ly/4pHWr0A
https://bit.ly/4pHWr0A
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The economy isn't something abstract. It isn't just about offices and factories and businesses. The economy is all of us. We're all part of it. In our work, our private lives, our retirement, our studies, our leisure. So when we hear that Brexit is really hurting our economy, it's hurting all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The economy isn't something abstract. It isn't just about offices and factories and businesses. The economy is all of us. We're all part of it. In our work, our private lives, our retirement, our studies, our leisure. So when we hear that Brexit is really hurting our economy, it's hurting all of us.
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Freedom of Movement is the best thing the EU ever invented! For the first time in European history, the working class of Europe have a RIGHT to live, study, work, set-up business and retire across dozens of European borders! The Single Market makes the whole of Europe our home!
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
December 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Freedom of Movement is the best thing the EU ever invented! For the first time in European history, the working class of Europe have a RIGHT to live, study, work, set-up business and retire across dozens of European borders! The Single Market makes the whole of Europe our home!
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Just listened to an hour long monologue by James O'Brien dissing Farage! Which was great, but I couldn't help thinking if it wouldn't be just as, or even more powerful, to hear an hour of Farage dissing his own voters
There's got to be evidence of the contempt Farage holds for his voters out there?
There's got to be evidence of the contempt Farage holds for his voters out there?
December 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Just listened to an hour long monologue by James O'Brien dissing Farage! Which was great, but I couldn't help thinking if it wouldn't be just as, or even more powerful, to hear an hour of Farage dissing his own voters
There's got to be evidence of the contempt Farage holds for his voters out there?
There's got to be evidence of the contempt Farage holds for his voters out there?
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Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Funny how @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting a raft of policies to try and improve the lives of the vast majority is ‘fantasy economics’, but when Brexiteers were allowed to indulge their lunatic fantasies about leaving the EU it somehow became ‘The Will of the People’. 🦄🤔
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This is such a great thing to do!🫶
Zaketpotato gives free food to people in Norwich!
Mon-Fri 5-8pm
Tues-Thursday 12-2.30pm & 5-8pm
Fri& Sat 12-8pm
The people's cause.
Info to donate is below on the 2nd page of this post.
Zaketpotato gives free food to people in Norwich!
Mon-Fri 5-8pm
Tues-Thursday 12-2.30pm & 5-8pm
Fri& Sat 12-8pm
The people's cause.
Info to donate is below on the 2nd page of this post.
December 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is such a great thing to do!🫶
Zaketpotato gives free food to people in Norwich!
Mon-Fri 5-8pm
Tues-Thursday 12-2.30pm & 5-8pm
Fri& Sat 12-8pm
The people's cause.
Info to donate is below on the 2nd page of this post.
Zaketpotato gives free food to people in Norwich!
Mon-Fri 5-8pm
Tues-Thursday 12-2.30pm & 5-8pm
Fri& Sat 12-8pm
The people's cause.
Info to donate is below on the 2nd page of this post.
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Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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🧵 Good article from @neilmackay.bsky.social I deleted Twitter over a year ago now. I haven’t missed it one bit. And at one point I found it so useful especially for sharing petitions I started for abortion law reform www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'I quit Twitter because the hate made my stomach heave'
Writer at Large Neil Mackay says that the hate and violence on Elon Musk’s X site was having a profoundly negative effect on him. Now he’s quit,…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🧵 Good article from @neilmackay.bsky.social I deleted Twitter over a year ago now. I haven’t missed it one bit. And at one point I found it so useful especially for sharing petitions I started for abortion law reform www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
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THE BREXIT VOTE WAS NEVER A FAIR DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION!
Starmer’s latest on Brexit shows what a deluded fool he is.
Firstly, Brexit was far from fair, riddled as it was with external social media interference and £££ from Putin and American billionaires.
Starmer’s latest on Brexit shows what a deluded fool he is.
Firstly, Brexit was far from fair, riddled as it was with external social media interference and £££ from Putin and American billionaires.
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
THE BREXIT VOTE WAS NEVER A FAIR DEMOCRATIC EXPRESSION!
Starmer’s latest on Brexit shows what a deluded fool he is.
Firstly, Brexit was far from fair, riddled as it was with external social media interference and £££ from Putin and American billionaires.
Starmer’s latest on Brexit shows what a deluded fool he is.
Firstly, Brexit was far from fair, riddled as it was with external social media interference and £££ from Putin and American billionaires.
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Brexit needs undone - and soon. Starmer’s decision to continue with Johnson’s idiotic hard Brexit is indefensible.
Starmer won’t ever undo Brexit, he’s obdurate and extremely stupid. Britain needs a leader who will take us back into Europe.
Starmer won’t ever undo Brexit, he’s obdurate and extremely stupid. Britain needs a leader who will take us back into Europe.
December 2, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Brexit needs undone - and soon. Starmer’s decision to continue with Johnson’s idiotic hard Brexit is indefensible.
Starmer won’t ever undo Brexit, he’s obdurate and extremely stupid. Britain needs a leader who will take us back into Europe.
Starmer won’t ever undo Brexit, he’s obdurate and extremely stupid. Britain needs a leader who will take us back into Europe.
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One of my abiding impressions of Brexit is the way it slammed doors of opportunity in the faces of young people several rungs below Boris Johnson’s countless children on the ladders of privilege & advantage.
"Negotiators are aiming to finalise a deal by January that would allow the UK to participate in Erasmus from 2027 onwards, according to two UK and EU officials."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
UK aims to secure agreement to rejoin Erasmus student exchange scheme
Britain quit EU programme after Brexit, when Boris Johnson claimed it did not offer good value for money
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
One of my abiding impressions of Brexit is the way it slammed doors of opportunity in the faces of young people several rungs below Boris Johnson’s countless children on the ladders of privilege & advantage.
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Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🔴BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge ‘Dark Money’ Climate-Denial Lobbyist
BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🔴BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge ‘Dark Money’ Climate-Denial Lobbyist
BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford ‘fell below usual standards’
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
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@yorkshirepost.co.uk letter takes issue with #Brexit 'will of the people' claims. Not the will of Scotland & Northern Ireland.
No super-majority expect for 'serious constitutional consequences.' Govt chosen hard #Brexit means ongoing tensions: "Will of Westminster, not all people". #RejoinEU #EU
No super-majority expect for 'serious constitutional consequences.' Govt chosen hard #Brexit means ongoing tensions: "Will of Westminster, not all people". #RejoinEU #EU
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
@yorkshirepost.co.uk letter takes issue with #Brexit 'will of the people' claims. Not the will of Scotland & Northern Ireland.
No super-majority expect for 'serious constitutional consequences.' Govt chosen hard #Brexit means ongoing tensions: "Will of Westminster, not all people". #RejoinEU #EU
No super-majority expect for 'serious constitutional consequences.' Govt chosen hard #Brexit means ongoing tensions: "Will of Westminster, not all people". #RejoinEU #EU
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"This is the exact kind of hatred that allowed the Nazis to exterminate 6 million Jews and other ‘unacceptable’ minorities." - we often say it, but I don't think people realize how dangerously close we are
The wife of a Tory MP. No one posts something like that by mistake. Strip away the constraints of what’s societally acceptable, and you see what’s really underneath. This is the exact kind of hatred that allowed the Nazis to exterminate 6 million Jews and other ‘unacceptable’ minorities.
December 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"This is the exact kind of hatred that allowed the Nazis to exterminate 6 million Jews and other ‘unacceptable’ minorities." - we often say it, but I don't think people realize how dangerously close we are
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Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Nigel Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Women’s bodies are the new battleground as Nigel Farage aligns with the US hard-right. His link to the group that toppled Roe v. Wade puts UK reproductive freedom at serious risk, writes columnist…
www.mirror.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
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July 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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Security is built through cooperation, not isolation.
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Security is built through cooperation, not isolation.
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David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
The Davis Downside Dossier
David Davis famously said there would be no downsides to Brexit only considerable upsides - so we started recording them.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
David Davis said there wouldn't be a single downside to Brexit.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
Yorkshire Bylines recorded >2,000 of them from 2021-4.
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Free marketeer admits that putting up trade barriers reduces prosperity.
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Free marketeer admits that putting up trade barriers reduces prosperity.
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The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
Comey said "bring it on"
Letitia James said "bring it on"
Janet Mills said "see you in court."
Will Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem et al say "bring it on," or will they cling like limpets to the (hope of) pardons they're expecting to be given? 🤔
Therein lies the difference...
Letitia James said "bring it on"
Janet Mills said "see you in court."
Will Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem et al say "bring it on," or will they cling like limpets to the (hope of) pardons they're expecting to be given? 🤔
Therein lies the difference...
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Comey said "bring it on"
Letitia James said "bring it on"
Janet Mills said "see you in court."
Will Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem et al say "bring it on," or will they cling like limpets to the (hope of) pardons they're expecting to be given? 🤔
Therein lies the difference...
Letitia James said "bring it on"
Janet Mills said "see you in court."
Will Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem et al say "bring it on," or will they cling like limpets to the (hope of) pardons they're expecting to be given? 🤔
Therein lies the difference...