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The PM takes time out from answering questions in from young people to tell us about COP30 climate conference, starting in Brazil this week.

And yes, despite media telling you he wasn't going to go, he is going - with determination, ambition and action to secure the future of our planet & the UK.
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The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷
It’s a no brainer
Larger, stronger, and united Europe is in everyone’s interest. 🇦🇱 🇲🇩 🇲🇪 🇲🇰 🇷🇸 🇹🇷 🇺🇦 🇧🇦 🇽🇰 🇬🇪

Enlargement means more stability, more opportunities, and a stronger EU on the global stage.
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So many disappointing parts to this story of heroism and bravery for those of a far right persuasion. Firstly the attacker wasn’t Muslim or a refugee and secondly the selflessness of the person doing his job who saved so many lives was a Muslim. How will they cope in this difficult time.
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Instead of hammering families and small businesses with yet more tax hikes, Rachel Reeves should be going for growth by getting a better trade deal with Europe.

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
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Some of the many, many things Labour have achieved for our children. Lots more but here’s few. #LabourAchievements
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“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”

Farage - the foghorn of failure.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace
Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters
www.theguardian.com
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Labour pledge to increase minimum wage in line with inflation. That’s going to happen in April and hopefully every year Labour are in Government.

Reform thinks the Minimum Wage is too high.

Nigel Farage has 11 jobs and uses a structure to pay less tax on his £millions pa
Yep
More than two million households living under Reform-run councils face tax rises of £127 million next year. Before the election they promised to bring down council tax by cutting wasteful spending. But Durham, Kent, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Leicestershire & Lincolnshire are all putting up rates
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I am old enough to remember when Nick Robinson berated an RMT spokesperson, as they were taking industrial action against the former Government wanting to introduce driver only trains. I doubt he reflects on the stance he took then.
#R4Today
Great news always join a union
Airedale hospital workers win breakthrough deal

Strike action success closes the gap between NHS and outsourced workers

By Barry White
Airedale hospital workers win breakthrough deal
Strike action success closes the gap between NHS and outsourced workers
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
People need to wake up or some of our rights will be gone
Most of them. My brother in law was a career officer and despised Labour, even though my parents were both union convenors and constantly told him about what unions had done for everyone. The Tory’s always visited the Bobby’s convention and promised them a rise every year, that was it
Absolutely correct
On Nigel Farage’s speech today, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said:

“The cat is well and truly out of the bag - Reform is the party of austerity...Farage wants to finish what the Tories started.

“After 14 years of cuts that gutted our schools, hospitals and councils, he’d slash even deeper."
Get together join a union register to vote vote tactical against reform don’t waste your valuable votes
Why doesn't this nasty little weasel just fuck off
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.

Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people

...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"

It's £10ph FFS!

Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger

DO YOU SEE IT NOW?

Spread far & wide.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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“every time theres a republican president the economy collapses” feels like pretty easy messaging on the economy
Congrats to everyone who put Republicans in charge "for the economy," the first three quarters of 2025 already had more layoffs than any of the years in which Biden or Obama was President except 2009 (when Dems were still cleaning up the prior Republican mess).
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
So there you have it reform and Farage will pick on the poorest and look after the very rich people you have been warned
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.

Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people

...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"

It's £10ph FFS!

Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger

DO YOU SEE IT NOW?

Spread far & wide.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.

Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people

...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"

It's £10ph FFS!

Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger

DO YOU SEE IT NOW?

Spread far & wide.

bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
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Finland knows that Socialism works.

They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.

They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.

They are the happiest country in the world.

Be like Finland.
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Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
Absolutely fair play to the first class train staff
And other rail staff. Brave guard, saved lives and now fighting for his/hers.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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We just stopped Nigel Farage’s plan to drag Britain out of the ECHR and tear up people’s rights. Farage wanted to scrap Churchill’s legacy and bring us closer to Trump's America.