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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 1d

Not really the main point for these witnesses statements but this is unbelievably low grade stuff to be passing on.

Tugendhat did not in fact get a cabinet job and Jeremy Hunt endorsed Rishi Sunak. Did the Chinese realise how crap all this intelligence was?

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 9h

So, the Green Party isn't as keen on embracing technology for the benefit of citizens after all. I could never vote for digital Luddites keen on keeping UK in the slow lane. I hope their efforts to thwart the government plans, which would keep us in step with Europe, fail.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 11h

A Green MP has launched a bid to stop the Labour Government’s plans for digital ID

Greens lead crossparty MP bid to force Keir Starmer to scrap digital ID plans

www.thenational.scot

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Kimberlee 🦋 💙 @kimberlee727.bsky.social · 1d

Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces on Wednesday, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs being removal from being at the sea...

apnews.com

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

The government ought to be saying that #Brexit weakened UK's controls of its borders. This negates the main reason that was used by the Leave campaign and highlights where the blame lies: with Farage.

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Margarete Rosalind Weidenhammer @margareterosali.bsky.social · 2d

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1930s 2020s #Cartoons

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 1d

All of this is being put out to placate the right wing press...

In the meantime, it's causing fear & confusion. As I understand it:

● this only applies to some people on skilled visas
● it's not "A level English" it's something called SELT
● much the same requirement exists elsewhere in EU

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

This seems to be yet another example of dire government communication. It just can't seem to put a foot right.

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

The reference to A Level English seems to be yet another example of dire communication by the government. I doubt whether many students taking other A Level subjects would pass A Level English, simply because you have to take the course first.

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

The Whitehall comms machine is so bad at fundamentals that one has to assume the problem is sheer incompetence. Digital ID cards, for instance, should be "sold" for their benefits for citizens, citing examples such as Denmark or Estonia.

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

This. The problem is #Brexit.

Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1d

All those years of attacking ‘the Brexit deal’ rather than Brexit itself have helped only Farage. It was always Brexit.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 1d

All those years of attacking ‘the Brexit deal’ rather than Brexit itself have helped only Farage. It was always Brexit.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 2d

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's ICE: bringing terror to the local supermarket.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d

ICE GOONS terrorizing US citizens shopping at Walgreens.

David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

Most already have ID cards, so it's a small step to having the convenience of digital ones. You can bet most will seize the opportunity to have one. This is the smartphone age, after all.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 2d

The outgoing UK judge at the European Court of Human Rights, Tim Eicke KC: "We can be certain that over the last 70 years, the convention has repeatedly stepped in when domestic courts were unable to provide the protection we now take for granted and cherish."
#MyECHR 💙

ECtHR 'more necessary and relevant' now, says outgoing UK judge

Leading silk says he 'hardly recognises' the good work of the ECHR from recent criticism of Strasbourg court.

www.lawgazette.co.uk

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

She's right. It's time Labour drew the obvious conclusion from having identified the extent to which #Brexit has damaged the UK.

Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 1d

If Brexit is a large part of the problem .........

It's time Labour joined the dots.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at tax rises and spending cuts in upcoming Budget

Chancellor Reeves fails to accept responsibility for economic woes as she blames impact of Brexit, austerity policies and ex-PM Liz Truss's mini-budget

www.standard.co.uk

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

A great pity we aren't in the EU with them. If we were, all Brits would have to be offered at least one digital ID wallet by next year.

David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

ID cards are compulsory in 15 EU member states. By 2026, all EU citizens will have to be offered at least one digital ID wallet allowing them to store, share and sign important digital documents. In other words, the EU is in the digital fast lane. I want UK to catch up.

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

They are putting digital technology to use for the benefit of their citizens. What's the issue?

David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 1d

Fair enough. Have you dispensed with an NHS app, too? And debit cards?

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EUROPE SAYS @europesays.bsky.social · 1d

Brexit has had ‘severe and long lasting’ impact on economy, says Reeves, as she confirms budget tax rises – UK politics live | Politics

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Brexit has had ‘severe and long lasting’ impact on economy, says Reeves, as she confirms budget tax rises – UK politics live | Politics - EUROPE SAYS

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Dave Johnson @dcjohnson.bsky.social · 3d

Why doesn't the UK media talk about Farage and Russian money?

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David Head @davidheadviews.bsky.social · 2d

Follow the money to get to the reality behind "Tommy Robinson".

Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 2d

So why was he driving a Bentley?

Who did it belong to and why so much cash…….

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Tommy Robinson's arrest at Channel Tunnel 'discriminatory', barrister says

A barrister representing Tommy Robinson claimed in court that the "predominant influence" on an officer's decision to stop the activist was: "'Oh look, it's Tommy Robinson.'"

news.sky.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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