@waggers5.bsky.social
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A new customs union with the EU isn’t a “simple fix”.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
The UK would be “foolish” to embrace the seemingly “simple solution” of a new customs union with the EU in an effort to boost economic growth, business secretary Peter Kyle has said despite growing fears of a trade war with Donald Trump.
(FT interview)
www.ft.com/content/73c8...
(FT interview)
www.ft.com/content/73c8...
UK would be ‘foolish’ to pursue customs union with EU, business secretary says
Peter Kyle warns against ‘simple solutions’ for boosting growth in FT interview
www.ft.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 AM
A new customs union with the EU isn’t a “simple fix”.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
It’s complex - but necessary.
Rebuilding ties with Europe matters, especially as the US becomes more unpredictable.
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86% of our UK arms imports come from the United States.
We are far too reliant on Donald Trump - he is unpredictable and dangerous.
Stop hoping it's going to go away. Time to stand up to the bully and to rebuild our relationships outside of the USA.
youtu.be/fDr9nrIywHI?...
We are far too reliant on Donald Trump - he is unpredictable and dangerous.
Stop hoping it's going to go away. Time to stand up to the bully and to rebuild our relationships outside of the USA.
youtu.be/fDr9nrIywHI?...
Trump's tariffs are 'a tantrum' and 'completely unacceptable', says Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
86% of our UK arms imports come from the United States.
We are far too reliant on Donald Trump - he is unpredictable and dangerous.
Stop hoping it's going to go away. Time to stand up to the bully and to rebuild our relationships outside of the USA.
youtu.be/fDr9nrIywHI?...
We are far too reliant on Donald Trump - he is unpredictable and dangerous.
Stop hoping it's going to go away. Time to stand up to the bully and to rebuild our relationships outside of the USA.
youtu.be/fDr9nrIywHI?...
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The @greenparty.org.uk is ready for the change people are demanding. We are at a unique moment and the Green Party is here to provide hope. Great article from our leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social last month www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We need hope, not cynicism
The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding
www.newstatesman.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The @greenparty.org.uk is ready for the change people are demanding. We are at a unique moment and the Green Party is here to provide hope. Great article from our leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social last month www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
January 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Trump has withdrawn the US from global climate treaties.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
Surprise, surprise his lapdogs in Reform want the UK to follow suit.
But the facts won't change: the world is getting hotter, and clean energy was 90% of new power in 2025.
Reform follow Trump; we'll follow the science.
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Farage wants to bring Trump’s death squads to the streets of Britain. Together, we will stop him.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
Inside Trump's deportation 'goon squads' that are blueprint for Farage's Britain
Armed ICE officers ruthlessly swoop on US homes in the dead of night, rounding up men and locking them in shackles ready for deportation. The Mirror has watched them in action
www.mirror.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Farage wants to bring Trump’s death squads to the streets of Britain. Together, we will stop him.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
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We don’t need to call Farage names.
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 11:55 AM
We don’t need to call Farage names.
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Brexit’s record does that for us - a catastrophic failure.
Alongside a whole lot of donations from some pretty questionable sources.
Funny how loud the insults get when the facts start to land.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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This is unhinged. A 75 year old alliance in NATO is being trashed to serve one man's ego.
Trump is not a reliable ally, he's a reckless bully. Starmer needs a plan B to stand up for Britain and our allies.
Trump is not a reliable ally, he's a reckless bully. Starmer needs a plan B to stand up for Britain and our allies.
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
This is unhinged. A 75 year old alliance in NATO is being trashed to serve one man's ego.
Trump is not a reliable ally, he's a reckless bully. Starmer needs a plan B to stand up for Britain and our allies.
Trump is not a reliable ally, he's a reckless bully. Starmer needs a plan B to stand up for Britain and our allies.
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Blatant and brazen extortion
Trump is behaving like a mafia boss
We shouldn't get distracted by discussions about ideology
His only ideology is greed
Trump is behaving like a mafia boss
We shouldn't get distracted by discussions about ideology
His only ideology is greed
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Blatant and brazen extortion
Trump is behaving like a mafia boss
We shouldn't get distracted by discussions about ideology
His only ideology is greed
Trump is behaving like a mafia boss
We shouldn't get distracted by discussions about ideology
His only ideology is greed
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We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
Fat Cat Day 2026 - High Pay Centre
Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary. Median FTSE100 CEO pay amounted to £4.398 million (excluding pension), 113 time...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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I often wonder (and have asked) what the anti-trans lobby think they will achieve if they succeed
Here are 4 things that are likely to happen in that scenario that I genuinely think they do not realise
1. Trans men will have to use women only spaces. And there will be no legal way to stop them
Here are 4 things that are likely to happen in that scenario that I genuinely think they do not realise
1. Trans men will have to use women only spaces. And there will be no legal way to stop them
December 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I often wonder (and have asked) what the anti-trans lobby think they will achieve if they succeed
Here are 4 things that are likely to happen in that scenario that I genuinely think they do not realise
1. Trans men will have to use women only spaces. And there will be no legal way to stop them
Here are 4 things that are likely to happen in that scenario that I genuinely think they do not realise
1. Trans men will have to use women only spaces. And there will be no legal way to stop them
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This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
But that's not what happens in real life. Why make it unrealistic?
Terrible people do terrible things and find love anyway. And we ALL slip up from time to time.
That's the point of the film, everyone fucks up but love still finds them. That's not a bad message at all.
Terrible people do terrible things and find love anyway. And we ALL slip up from time to time.
That's the point of the film, everyone fucks up but love still finds them. That's not a bad message at all.
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
But that's not what happens in real life. Why make it unrealistic?
Terrible people do terrible things and find love anyway. And we ALL slip up from time to time.
That's the point of the film, everyone fucks up but love still finds them. That's not a bad message at all.
Terrible people do terrible things and find love anyway. And we ALL slip up from time to time.
That's the point of the film, everyone fucks up but love still finds them. That's not a bad message at all.
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Today marks 25 years of offshore wind power: an initiative that reduced the UK’s spending on imported fuels by up to £30bn.
Without wind power the country would’ve imported & burned over 20 million tonnes of gas over the last 25 years.
Wind works 🌬️ For the climate and the economy.
Without wind power the country would’ve imported & burned over 20 million tonnes of gas over the last 25 years.
Wind works 🌬️ For the climate and the economy.
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today marks 25 years of offshore wind power: an initiative that reduced the UK’s spending on imported fuels by up to £30bn.
Without wind power the country would’ve imported & burned over 20 million tonnes of gas over the last 25 years.
Wind works 🌬️ For the climate and the economy.
Without wind power the country would’ve imported & burned over 20 million tonnes of gas over the last 25 years.
Wind works 🌬️ For the climate and the economy.
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When Zack Polanski said the Greens were here to replace Labour, I was skeptical. I thought it wouldn’t happen.
It’s happening. You can tell because the media and Labour are suddenly rattled.
It’s happening. You can tell because the media and Labour are suddenly rattled.
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
When Zack Polanski said the Greens were here to replace Labour, I was skeptical. I thought it wouldn’t happen.
It’s happening. You can tell because the media and Labour are suddenly rattled.
It’s happening. You can tell because the media and Labour are suddenly rattled.
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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EXCLUSIVE
Racist Offended by Accusations of Racism.
Expressing his frustration that he keeps getting called a racist, a Clacton racist finally broke his silence on Monday.
More:
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/racist-off...
Racist Offended by Accusations of Racism.
Expressing his frustration that he keeps getting called a racist, a Clacton racist finally broke his silence on Monday.
More:
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/racist-off...
Racist Offended by Accusations of Racism
Expressing his frustration that he keeps getting called a racist, a Clacton racist finally broke his silence on Monday.
mrhenrymorris.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
EXCLUSIVE
Racist Offended by Accusations of Racism.
Expressing his frustration that he keeps getting called a racist, a Clacton racist finally broke his silence on Monday.
More:
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/racist-off...
Racist Offended by Accusations of Racism.
Expressing his frustration that he keeps getting called a racist, a Clacton racist finally broke his silence on Monday.
More:
mrhenrymorris.substack.com/p/racist-off...
Basically all Farage does here is say "yes I'm racist but I'm too much of a coward to insult someone to their face"
At no point in this interview does he deny his racism and xenophobia, or even that he made anti-Semitic jokes about gas chambers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At no point in this interview does he deny his racism and xenophobia, or even that he made anti-Semitic jokes about gas chambers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nigel Farage says he's 'never directly racially abused anybody'
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
www.bbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Basically all Farage does here is say "yes I'm racist but I'm too much of a coward to insult someone to their face"
At no point in this interview does he deny his racism and xenophobia, or even that he made anti-Semitic jokes about gas chambers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At no point in this interview does he deny his racism and xenophobia, or even that he made anti-Semitic jokes about gas chambers.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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Loads of people are abandoning Labour and joining the Green Party. I joined in April.
join.greenparty.org.uk
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Loads of people are abandoning Labour and joining the Green Party. I joined in April.
join.greenparty.org.uk
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Laura Kuenssberg showed a chart tracking a small increase in the share of income tax paid by high earners.
She did not, of course, show a chart tracking the vastly increased wealth of the ultra-rich.
This is about *wealth* tax, not *income* tax. Crucial difference.
#bbclaurak
She did not, of course, show a chart tracking the vastly increased wealth of the ultra-rich.
This is about *wealth* tax, not *income* tax. Crucial difference.
#bbclaurak
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "When are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires? It's time to tax the rich" #bbclaurak
November 23, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Laura Kuenssberg showed a chart tracking a small increase in the share of income tax paid by high earners.
She did not, of course, show a chart tracking the vastly increased wealth of the ultra-rich.
This is about *wealth* tax, not *income* tax. Crucial difference.
#bbclaurak
She did not, of course, show a chart tracking the vastly increased wealth of the ultra-rich.
This is about *wealth* tax, not *income* tax. Crucial difference.
#bbclaurak
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social on taxing the rich: "This is about inequality. For decades now poor people have got poorer and rich people have got richer... the money [raised] is important but the real point is about tackling inequality.. we need to get those assets flowing around the economy"
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on taxing the rich: "This is about inequality. For decades now poor people have got poorer and rich people have got richer... the money [raised] is important but the real point is about tackling inequality.. we need to get those assets flowing around the economy"
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Great to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social actually talking economic sense and very clearly and forcefully stating that govs are not households!!
#r4today
#r4today
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Great to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social actually talking economic sense and very clearly and forcefully stating that govs are not households!!
#r4today
#r4today
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Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC
November 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC