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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 13h

There is only one reason to name judges.

To scare them into a different behaviour.

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Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 1d

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 13h

Latest news in ‘you can’t Buck the market’ land

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 14h

'Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls.' 1/3

Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places

Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23h

All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 23h

I suspect we know which one of those groups mr Tice believes himself to be in

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 1d

They really need to decide whether sharia law is a good thing or a bad thing.

It’s awfully confusing trying to keep up.

(PS: you can’t emulate UAE in any meaningful sense unless you are floating on liquid gold)

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 1d

Firms running hotels make vast profits, while often providing appalling conditions.
People seeking asylum don't choose to get stuck in hotels. Firms choose to make money off their lives, and governments choose to pay them rather than implement better alternatives.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper

Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1d

And yet, if anyone in the press calls this racist (which it patently is), they’ll face more outrage than the man who lamented a shortage of white faces.

So we’ll politely rebrand it as “unwise,” perhaps “ill-judged,” or “not in keeping with the spirit of inclusivity.”

Sick. To. The. Back. Teeth.

Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick complained of v
'not seeing another white face' in Birmingham neighbourhood
Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 2d

Why is it, do we think, that a large number of people in the UK believe local government is stuffed full of wasteful spending on woke nonsense that left wing bureaucrats refuse to cut? Is this an organic belief they came up with by themselves, or did people tell them that was what was happening?

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2d

*gasp*

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t,” said a third senior Reform cabinet member in Kent.

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 2d

If you cut immigration (even without deporting 150,000 pa) the National debt will go up faster and higher.

Quick Look at demographics of age will tell you that.

Why isn’t the ‘stop immigration’ narrative challenged?

we can’t afford it.

(Note: not the only reason, just a response to Mel Stride)

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 2d

🤦‍♂️

Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile back in Kent they’ve got “DOLGE” instead of DOGE and it claims to be independent of ReFuk HQ.

“Everyone thought we’d come in and there would be huge costs we could cut away, but there just aren’t “

Shocked. Shocked I tell you 🙃

Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 4d

In fairness, you do have to keep warning the next set of WASPIs. They find it hard to take in the info.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 4d

Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose

#r4today

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 4d

Just had time to properly read this brilliant piece by @benansell.bsky.social. It left me even more convinced than I already was that what he calls Labour's (and indeed the Conservative's) "prole-whisperers" are horribly mistaken if they genuinely think chasing after Reform voters is the way to go.

British Politics' Midlife Crisis

Why British Parties Can't Make Peace with Their Actual Voters

benansell.substack.com

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Gavin Freeguard @gavinfreeguard.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely astonished @hignfy.bsky.social just stated that Multiverse will be running the government's digital ID scheme

An incredibly basic failure of fact-checking

fullfact.org/technology/d...

Has Euan Blair’s company Multiverse been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme? – Full Fact

Multiverse is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer, and both it and the government say there’s no truth to viral claims linking it to the scheme.

fullfact.org

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 5d

My doggo got called indirectly by this video of dogs being called indirectly

💙BenDover2k💙 @ben-dover2k.bsky.social · 5d

Indirectly calling your dog! 🥰🤣

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 5d

Holy shit. Russ Vought is 49. I seriously thought this mutherfucker was in his late 60s. Further proof that being a monster will age you hard.

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 5d

I think in gambling this is known as cashing out.

Make your money. Leave before you lose it.

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 8d

Next time Farage or one of his mates is on Question Time getting applause for stopping/reversing immigration, may I suggest the following riposte:

'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 7d

What I don’t understand is the people who are prepared to vote for a party that will deport their friends and family. Even spouses.

Really not sure people understand

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 8d

Was just thinking this.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 9d

Straight up copying Reform at this stage. New rules are hideous and discriminatory as they are. To apply them retrospectively shows complete contempt for those already building lives here. No wonder people don't trust politicians. This is simply wrong on every level.
inews.co.uk/news/new-rig...

New right to remain rules could apply to migrants already in UK

The Home Secretary is understood to be considering applying the policy to deal with concerns about the so-called 'Boriswave'

The Home Secretary on Monday unveiled a series of new conditions for migrants who want to settle in the UK (Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

Arj Singh

Deputy Political Editor

September 29, 2025 6:00 pm (Updated 6:32 pm)

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Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 9d

Yup, I was quoted this at a party on Saturday night.

It’s ‘the truth’ in some circles

Stuart Arnell @stuartarnell.bsky.social · 9d

They could put them in Orange suits or something.

Ya know, just so people can thank them

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10d

"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew."

"Commentator of the Year"

JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 10d

No-one is surprised, Matthew. Absolutely no-one.

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