Stewart H
@stewch.bsky.social
Erstwhile Citizen of Nowhere, supporter of the EU and freedom of movement, long time supporter of FC St Pauli, based in Newark on Trent, UK.
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From last week: Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa | Sonia Lenegan
Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa - Free Movement
This is one of those real train wrecks from the Home Office, where you may want to make yourself a large cup of coffee and read through the whole judgment. It
freemovement.org.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
From last week: Home Secretary ordered to allow man to return to UK after telling airline not to fly him and cancelling his eVisa | Sonia Lenegan
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Right wing press having a real normal one about this Christmas Day message.
Does anyone think we should be spending £476m on cruelty towards vulnerable people?
Watch it live at 3pm:
youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?...
Does anyone think we should be spending £476m on cruelty towards vulnerable people?
Watch it live at 3pm:
youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?...
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Right wing press having a real normal one about this Christmas Day message.
Does anyone think we should be spending £476m on cruelty towards vulnerable people?
Watch it live at 3pm:
youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?...
Does anyone think we should be spending £476m on cruelty towards vulnerable people?
Watch it live at 3pm:
youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?...
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The Telegraph highlighting - yet missing - two vital points here.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Telegraph highlighting - yet missing - two vital points here.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
1) We're not calling for £476m to be spent. It already is - this is about diverting it to actually helping.
2) Why "cruelty" in question? The £476m we're spending is part of an operation tear gassing babies.
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Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Matthew Bowles works for the IEA.
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funded by the fossil fuel industry, gambling and tobacco.
Times up.
Merry Christmas!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Our movement is building.
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
2025: The rise of Zack Polanski
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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December 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Our movement is building.
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
And in 126 days in May - we're going to elect Greens right across England & Wales.
Replacing Labour - and taking the fight to Reform.
youtu.be/S5SB2mp0mss?...
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I was due on Have I got News for You.
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Ian Hislop Gets Zack Polanski BADLY Wrong
YouTube video by Antony Jones
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I was due on Have I got News for You.
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
Question Time invited me to immigration special in Dover.
We spoke to HIGNFY producers. "Makes total sense! Come on in 2026 instead!"
Ian Hislop probably didn't hear that but just for the record on the facts!
youtu.be/EMvOblrK2fk?...
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GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plan to draft articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s failure to release all Epstein files as required by law.
December 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie and Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna plan to draft articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi over the DOJ’s failure to release all Epstein files as required by law.
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A photo of cricket a day from this year as an advent calendar - so this is for 14th of December -
The Oval - home to Surrey CCC who treat the county championship with the love it deserves & are rewarded by huge crowds. Here’s lunchtime fun on 27 April - Surrey v Somerset
The Oval - home to Surrey CCC who treat the county championship with the love it deserves & are rewarded by huge crowds. Here’s lunchtime fun on 27 April - Surrey v Somerset
December 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A photo of cricket a day from this year as an advent calendar - so this is for 14th of December -
The Oval - home to Surrey CCC who treat the county championship with the love it deserves & are rewarded by huge crowds. Here’s lunchtime fun on 27 April - Surrey v Somerset
The Oval - home to Surrey CCC who treat the county championship with the love it deserves & are rewarded by huge crowds. Here’s lunchtime fun on 27 April - Surrey v Somerset
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Once more for the haters...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once more for the haters...
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We've now raised over a quarter of a million!
Thank you!
If you can - please donate to help take the fight to Reform this May:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you!
If you can - please donate to help take the fight to Reform this May:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, we hit our £100,000 target. We're upping our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We've now raised over a quarter of a million!
Thank you!
If you can - please donate to help take the fight to Reform this May:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you!
If you can - please donate to help take the fight to Reform this May:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family.
And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.
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Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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🚨BREAKING: “With fire and rehire and zero hours contracts not being banned, the Employment Rights Bill is already unrecognisable.
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🚨BREAKING: “With fire and rehire and zero hours contracts not being banned, the Employment Rights Bill is already unrecognisable.
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
These constant row backs will only damage workers’ confidence that the protections promised will be worth the wait” @unitesharon.bsky.social
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A few weekends ago my husband & I were away, trying to relax and spend time together after the death of our son. Whilst there an accident happened at the factory he runs, he spent ages on his phone & laptop helping to sort out the response. But this bastard took holiday during our biggest crisis!!
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A few weekends ago my husband & I were away, trying to relax and spend time together after the death of our son. Whilst there an accident happened at the factory he runs, he spent ages on his phone & laptop helping to sort out the response. But this bastard took holiday during our biggest crisis!!
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Cas Mudde spells out what has become largely the consensus among researchers: moving right on immigration will not weaken the far right nor strengthen social democracy. If your reaction is "but in Denmark" please at least familiarize yourself with Danish politics
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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His best? It wasn't the egg and spoon in pre-school. Thousands of people died who should have lived and he just walked away and is apparently making millions.
Rachel Johnson defending her brother on @lbc.co.uk currently just blamed the "statest establishment" for the failures.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
"He's getting all the blame and none of the credit" and "he did his best."
Really Rachel? Well his best was appalling. This wasn't a gold club tombola. It was a pandemic.
November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
His best? It wasn't the egg and spoon in pre-school. Thousands of people died who should have lived and he just walked away and is apparently making millions.
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“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk