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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · Dec 13

"68% of Britons would now accept a return to free movement across borders in exchange for regaining access to the EU's single market. Among those who voted to Leave in 2016, the margin for Returning stands at 54-35%. Even 44% of Reform Party voters are in favour of it."
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Eye-Opening Poll on British Regret over Brexit

The Guardian has a story out today about a really gob smacking poll by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) regarding closer relations between the UK and EU, based on a survey of more than...

www.dailykos.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 9h

"The problem in this country is not immigration. It's inequality." - @elliechowns.bsky.social

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 23h

#Netanyahu has played the #OrangeFelon like the honky-tonk he is.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

Israel have been bombing Palestinians today as if there is no ceasefire, and they will continue to do so and everyone will ignore it.

Eventually Hamas will fire back and they will 'break' the Ceasefire.

Donald Trump's Peace is just continued Genocide.

Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

Many people think it’s a convenient excuse for Netanyahu to recommence the #genocide.

artpeace.bsky.social @artpeace.bsky.social · 1d

Given the amount of destruction Israel caused in Gaza, is it any wonder Hamas may not be able to easily locate bodies of hostages???

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Red Cross receives bodies of four more Israeli hostages; Trump says Hamas must disarm ‘or we will disarm them’ – as it happened

Israeli military says more remains of hostages have been handed over by Hamas; US president says disarming could happen ‘quickly and perhaps violently’

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Ward @tomdward.bsky.social · 1d

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

Tommy Robinson police stop unlawful, court hears

Spot the deliberate mistake. In fact Yaxley-Lennon’s brief (provided by #Musk) ALLEGES it was unlawful. Do again after school Sandford and Armstrong.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

I understand that the latest Highway Code places pedestrians at the top of the hierarchy of road users, above both cyclists and vehicles. Have also to say being struck by a vehicle is probs a tad more dangerous than running into an unwary pedestrian.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

His (aka Musk’s) lawyer says the Yaxley-Lennon views are well known. A pity the identities of his funders are somewhat less opaque.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

Tommy Robinson police stop unlawful, lawyer says

The Yaxley-Lennon Legal bill being paid by #ElonMusk which reassures us that everything’s squeaky-clean & above board cos Musk’s a decent & trustworthy public figure too.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

Holding govts to ransom.

Goldman Sachs warns Rachel Reeves against tax rises on banks.

Banks happy to be bailed out, take QE, mis-sell products, not to be prosecuted for frauds, hike charges, pay lousy rates on savings.

Need windfall taxes. Raise top rate of income tax.

Goldman chief delivers warning to Reeves over bank tax hikes

David Solomon urged the chancellor during a private meeting last week not to hit the industry with savage tax rises in her crucial budget statement next month, Sky News learns.

news.sky.com

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

“Venezuela shuts embassy in Norway following opposition leader's Nobel award”

Straight out of the #OrangeFelon’s peevish grumpy child play book.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 1d

BREAKING NEWS

In a move that has shocked absolutely no one with basic arithmetic skills, populist right wing party trying to win votes with fantasy economics traipses around in fetching hair shirt after all their policies are found to be economic fantasy.

Reform UK
Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits
Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government

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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 1d

War torn Portland.
I am

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

With the particular cycle tracks I have in mind, I’m not sure I’m persuaded by the “more dangerous” argument.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

Cyclists rightly call for segregated cycle lanes in Oxford. It’s worth noting, however, there are several busy roads with such lanes but cyclists often don’t use them & cycle in the road. Another dangerous phenomenon is the number of people cycling at night with no lights or reflective clothing.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 1d

I guess I’ll take more notice of the #ClactonCuxkoo’s “outrage” when he condemns the verbal & physical assaults by his supporters (evidenced on video) as opposed to this “alleged” assault on Finch apparently reported to the police as a man being “pushed” at 2 a.m. in Nuneaton

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks - that would be helpful.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 2d

Agree - but my question is factual - what actually happened? A lot of allegation but little fact available on line.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 2d

Where can factual evidence of the attack be found? Has anybody claimed responsibility for the attacK? Having been burnt a few times on social media, I feel hesitant to jump to comment without more and better particulars.

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Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 2d

One word in my mind - HUBRIS (deliberate high case)

Mark Ralph-Bowman @emmahbea.bsky.social · 2d

The asteroid image is telling. It took an external asteroid to wipe out those pesky dinosaurs but humans are generating their own.

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Claire #FBPE ☘️ 🍉 🇺🇦 🇪🇺🐝 🦮🇮🇪🇧🇪 💙💚 @fbpech.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
He needs to be tried in court and imprisoned. But that only happens to us: the little people.

Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds

Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian

www.theguardian.com

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