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Robin Smith 🇺🇦

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UK Labour voter and Private Eye crossword & Fantasy Football enjoyer. Aiming for even fewer Tories in next election 😈. Less outrage, more facts 👍. #ElectoralReform #Rejoin 🇪🇺 #RDGUK #HamsturDay

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 28m

The depressing problem with politics in a nutshell.

How do you even have useful debate in this environment?

It's a problem across the whole electorate but particularly with Reform UK.

This is why it's important to always set high standards of accuracy for yourself.

#UKPolitics #Misinformation

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 40m

Although the IMF has predicted that the UK will be the second-fastest growing G7 economy this year, most Britons feel the UK economy is doing worse than those of other major western countries

Worse: 56%
About the same: 23%
Better: 10%

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 49m

Yeah exactly, was agreeing with you 👍.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 50m

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 57m

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 1h

Totally agree I will vote tactically as well.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

Yeah exactly. There's something to be said for going into a week with players you are excited about! Presumably we are both talking about Saka?

You know he will get a big score if you don't get him that one week.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

That's fair.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

Careful, you're on Bluesky lol.

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Han🌹🏳️‍🌈 @ceremonialgeek.bsky.social · 3h

Some advice for Kemi Badenoch: Don't try to get one over on a former head of the CPS. You will end up looking like an idiot.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

Hmm yeah I was thinking the same and would also have 3 FTs.

I remember my first season when I had red flags every week and it's no small thing to have a fully fit team.

My last pair of impulsive transfers worked against me.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

I've never not known it to be that way lol. Can't watch it.

Is Zack Polanski on?

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

I had to visit the vet a few times with my dying hamster earlier this year and without knowing the prices upfront I knew I was going to have to pay them anyway.

It's an unnecessary layer of capitalistic callousness which adds to the feeling of helplessness which you already feel.

#UKPolitics #UK

Vets should be made to publish prices, competition watchdog says

Vet prices have risen at nearly twice the rate of inflation, the Competition and Markets Authority found.

www.bbc.co.uk

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

Nor communicationally.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

You're kidding, lol.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

But Zack Polanski also happens to support policies which favour Russia— anti-NATO, anti-nuclear deterrent and anti-nuclear power.

There is a cult of Polanski forming which is just like the cult of Corbyn. They aren't that different.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

That a very good thing in my book 😀. Let's not interrupt them!

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

He's actually explicitly pro Welsh and Scottish independence:

"That being said, I personally support Welsh independence"

"In the same way that, personally, I’m in favour of Scottish independence."

That's a pretty radical position. Breaking up UK would be terrible and wasteful of yet more time.

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

abolishwestminster.substack.com

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 2h

A person wanting to be a future leader of the UK encouraging its breaking up is a first.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 3h

Holy crap 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 3h

Yeah she was atrocious lol.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 3h

Hahaha thought exactly the same. I do feel sorry for him sometimes— you get to the highest job in the land and it's like a public-facing service job having to explain basic stuff to rowdy customers lol.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 3h

Absolutely. He really shows his worth when it comes to legal stuff, which is pretty important for a government.

And he believes in bipartisan unity against threats towards MPs.

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 3h

Yep. PMQs gives you a good sense of perspective on Keir Starmer in a cautionary "Here's what you could have won" sense.

#UKPolitics #PMQs #Starmer

Virginia @virginiagjh.bsky.social · 4h

#Pmqs ah, I’m very greatful Keir Starmer is our PM

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 4h

Hahaha exactly.

Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 4h

Hahahaha holy crap Starmer is obliterating Badenoch who is flying into narcissistic rage as he reads out her embarrassing past comments saying that "we should stop describing China as a foe or threat".

This is a significant PMQs.

#UKPolitics #PMQs

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