Tilly Burns
@tillyburns.bsky.social
Holding power to account. Questioning the narrative. Speaking truth to British politics. #UKPolitics
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Absolutely disgusting — using grief and tragedy for political headlines is a new low even for them.
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none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them
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It's noticeable that the people who are now angriest with Keir Starmer's Labour government are those who voted for it. And they are right to be. This has been his primary achievement.
So where on earth does he think Labour voters will come from, next time round?
So where on earth does he think Labour voters will come from, next time round?
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It's noticeable that the people who are now angriest with Keir Starmer's Labour government are those who voted for it. And they are right to be. This has been his primary achievement.
So where on earth does he think Labour voters will come from, next time round?
So where on earth does he think Labour voters will come from, next time round?
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SNP ordered separate NHS app because of need for Scotland’s better-funded, better-delivered and more integrated social care not for reasons given by Telegraph talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/07/s...
SNP ordered separate NHS app because of need for Scotland’s better-funded, better-delivered and more integrated social care not for reasons given by Telegraph
Professor John Robertson OBA In the Daily Telegraph, 24 November 2025: SNP ministers decided to create their much-delayed Scottish NHS app from scratch after being warned against the “pol…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
SNP ordered separate NHS app because of need for Scotland’s better-funded, better-delivered and more integrated social care not for reasons given by Telegraph talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/07/s...
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Apart from anything else, this really embodies the Playmobil approach to workforces that politicians often fall into — it’s all very well and good to laud “frontline” NHS workers but without backroom staff the entire service would actually collapse.
Hey everyone, here's the news, if you aren't a high earner, entrepreneur or a "skilled frontline worker" (whatever the fuck that means) the "Labour" Party says you aren't contributing, you're a taker!
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Apart from anything else, this really embodies the Playmobil approach to workforces that politicians often fall into — it’s all very well and good to laud “frontline” NHS workers but without backroom staff the entire service would actually collapse.
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I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I’ve now had multiple sources tell me the UK NHS is removing the CDC from its list of reliable sources.
Welcome to irrelevance.
Welcome to irrelevance.
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"History shows that simply saying we want something from Europe doesn’t make it happen – acting as if the challenge is in us deciding our objectives and the easy part is Europe agreeing."
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"History shows that simply saying we want something from Europe doesn’t make it happen – acting as if the challenge is in us deciding our objectives and the easy part is Europe agreeing."
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Level-headed sense from @stellacreasy.bsky.social. ~AA
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Just a couple of years with cynical freaks like Starmer and theyre all in on "trans people & immigrants must be excluded from public life" like a parody of a Tory
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Just a couple of years with cynical freaks like Starmer and theyre all in on "trans people & immigrants must be excluded from public life" like a parody of a Tory
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Starmer accuses the Brexiters of selling Brexit on lies and false promises. He’s guilty of pretence and obfuscation now. The EU won’t trust us or even consider major changes to the current deal if British politicians continue to lie, hedge and mislead. Act like a leader, Starmer. Damnit, man. LEAD.
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Starmer accuses the Brexiters of selling Brexit on lies and false promises. He’s guilty of pretence and obfuscation now. The EU won’t trust us or even consider major changes to the current deal if British politicians continue to lie, hedge and mislead. Act like a leader, Starmer. Damnit, man. LEAD.
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The Labour party needs to urgently dump Keir Starmer.
The party needs a Leader and one that leads the UK back into the EU.
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The party needs a Leader and one that leads the UK back into the EU.
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December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The Labour party needs to urgently dump Keir Starmer.
The party needs a Leader and one that leads the UK back into the EU.
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The party needs a Leader and one that leads the UK back into the EU.
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Nigel Farage being younger than Keir Starmer is funny both ways
December 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Nigel Farage being younger than Keir Starmer is funny both ways
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With a quarter of Scots voting Reform, and asylum protests in Scotland, first minister John Swinney says he will defend migration, engage with pressures and isolate prejudices in the SNP 2026 election campaign
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform
Exclusive: First minister mounts robust defence of diversity as SNP prepares campaign for Holyrood election in May
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With a quarter of Scots voting Reform, and asylum protests in Scotland, first minister John Swinney says he will defend migration, engage with pressures and isolate prejudices in the SNP 2026 election campaign
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The line here that made my ears prick up (and should really spook Labour) is the third one (that we need “fair and managed” migration). That’s not the answer of someone who has come to get his 12 per cent. That’s a much more “no, when I say I want to replace Labour, I’m not coming to play” line.
Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The line here that made my ears prick up (and should really spook Labour) is the third one (that we need “fair and managed” migration). That’s not the answer of someone who has come to get his 12 per cent. That’s a much more “no, when I say I want to replace Labour, I’m not coming to play” line.
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Boy, is it weird when Bill Kristol is to the social left of the actually existing Labour Partt
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Boy, is it weird when Bill Kristol is to the social left of the actually existing Labour Partt
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Labour: be scared of reform
Also Labour:
Also Labour:
Predictably the post has now been deleted, it was this.
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Labour: be scared of reform
Also Labour:
Also Labour:
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The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers.
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
The Wheels Are Falling off the Nigel Farage Project
The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers
www.adambienkov.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The Reform leader's increasingly rattled public appearances betray a growing sense that the opportunity of a lifetime could be about to slip from his fingers.
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
Why the wheels could be about to fall off the Farage project
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-wheels...
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Labour should absolutely be gunning for Mason. He's just admitted bias in his reporting.
December 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Labour should absolutely be gunning for Mason. He's just admitted bias in his reporting.
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Nothing tells me "Don't vote Labour" more than Labour hinting that they may go into coalition with NZF.
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Nothing tells me "Don't vote Labour" more than Labour hinting that they may go into coalition with NZF.
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after the Blue Labour fiasco I should have disbanded my radical experimentalist Labour UK theatre troupe.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
after the Blue Labour fiasco I should have disbanded my radical experimentalist Labour UK theatre troupe.
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The reason why Your Party is a shit name is that we don't want a political party. We want a NHS dentist
November 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The reason why Your Party is a shit name is that we don't want a political party. We want a NHS dentist
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
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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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If you look at the ridiculous case studies they dredged up & the desperate attempts to hang Reeves for ‘lying’ about the rationale behind a policy she *did not introduce*, you might work out why right-wing media is straining *not* to talk about the finer detail of her (unremarkable) budget.
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
If you look at the ridiculous case studies they dredged up & the desperate attempts to hang Reeves for ‘lying’ about the rationale behind a policy she *did not introduce*, you might work out why right-wing media is straining *not* to talk about the finer detail of her (unremarkable) budget.
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UK politics just completely losing the plot. Labour's pre-budget briefing was inept but if that was a crime more or less every minister for the last 15 years would be causing more trouble for overcrowded prisons.
Similarly OBR's mistake in early publishing was a nothing-burger.
Similarly OBR's mistake in early publishing was a nothing-burger.
November 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
UK politics just completely losing the plot. Labour's pre-budget briefing was inept but if that was a crime more or less every minister for the last 15 years would be causing more trouble for overcrowded prisons.
Similarly OBR's mistake in early publishing was a nothing-burger.
Similarly OBR's mistake in early publishing was a nothing-burger.
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“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content.
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
The X Effect and the dangers of social media bias
Sky News' investigation The X Effect has exposed a right-wing bias in X's algorithm, which boosts extreme content over left-wing voices
centralbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Over nine months, Sky News’ Data and Forensics team investigated whether X’s algorithms amplify right-wing and extreme content.
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”
Their findings were clear: Elon Musk’s X is boosting right-wing and extreme content, as well as politicians Musk favours.”