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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 4h

Let that sink in brexiters.

Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · 7h

In this interview, Farage said, "Brexit is the best thing to happen to..." and the first country that came to his mind was Russia.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 6h

Well, they're doing well on their manefesto pledges, but still somehow managed to screw up their messaging and values.

bsky.app/profile/pete...

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 8h

Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/lab...

Labour has already delivered or making progress towards two-thirds of its manifesto pledges

The Labour government has already delivered or is making progress towards around two thirds of its manifesto pledges.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 6h

But still fucked up it's messaging for no gain.

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 10h

Different album.

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 11h

They don't have a mandate to even join the SM & CU.

They'll only get one by putting it in their manefesto. Would they call a GE a year or two early? Unlikely imo, but I've been wrong on so many things.

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 11h

It is good, but it shows its not electorally enough if you get your comms wrong.

You can't deny their messaging has been woeful up to now.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 15h

Well yes, messaging is everything.

I think the electorate have already accepted the opt outs are gone for good.

Just be a member, with it's benefits, or don't.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 16h

Peoples minds have already changed.

Once there's a consistent supermajority on rejoining Labour will have no choice but to pivot.

Currently 56% saying it was wrong to leave, and 61% saying it's
been a failure.

Demographic changes making a big difference too.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 17h

We'll find out before the next GE. This is a serious change in tone on brexit

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

It's called the Single Market. Join it or stop with the exceptionalism.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Reality bites

Nadine Batchelor-Hunt @nadinebh.bsky.social · 1d

Trump can say this is the beginning of a lasting peace all he wants, but the reality is:

The Occupation continues, settlers continue to terrorise Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza is a ruin and could collapse into civil war, and the Israeli government still does not want a Palestinian state

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Well, who isn't?!

#AlexanderTechnique #Health

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You’ve felt it for years. That nagging tension in your neck and shoulders. The lower back that aches after a long day at the desk. The thought: "If I could just find the right ergonomic chair, the per...

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Brexit is anti-British

Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 1d

We were right.

Michael Gove has admitted that the 🇦🇺 & 🇳🇿 trade deals negotiated by the Conservatives did not protect Britain’s farmers

“I felt that we were too anxious as a government to secure those deals in order to show that Brexit was working”
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

That's what all that obsequious toadying to Trump at the televised cabinet meeting last month was about. Pandering to the base in preparation of his demise. It was so clearly orchestrated.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Drowning in distraction.

#AlexanderTechnique

medium.com/body-wisdom/...

Drowning in Distraction for Our Fear of The Quiet.

When we think about the Alexander Technique, we often focus on its profound ability to help us stop over-reacting to stimuli. We learn to…

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 2d

Has there been a more successful EU policy than enlargement?

Tom Calver @tomcalver.bsky.social · 2d

🇵🇱 My @thetimes column: Poland’s economic miracle

12 out of 17 Polish regions are now richer than West Wales. It has faster internet, cheaper electricity and more high speed rail than Britain

When it comes to regional development it’s the UK, not Poland, that needs to catch up

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Because brexit is a political cult they couldn't escape, so had to indulge in make believe.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Former Tory Minister Michael Gove says the post-Brexit Tory trade deals with Australia and New Zealand were bad for UK farmers.

Why did he/Tories Tories sign them?

Brexit hasn't yielded any economic benefits. UK gave up the best trade deals and now scavenges for whatever it can get.

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Currently ...

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 1d

Vote Reform for austerity on steroids.

Can't see the appeal in wearing a hair shirt.

Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Corrupt chancers urged to come up with an economic plan that isn’t utter bullshit. So, no tax cuts and austerity on steroids for a country already stuck in Farage’s Brexit dead end.
But hey, some super wealthy industry big (k)nobs will come on board to help con the little guy.

(Times)

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

Money talks, it's not his intelligence the connections were impressed with.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

Oh he's dumb alright, just very well connected, and also be used by people smarter than him. Thiel certainly comes to mind.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

They were specifically told it was a glorified opinion poll, so we can't blame them for not treating it with the due diligence that a binding referendum would have encouraged.

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

This could be a mitigating position

"The UK appears reluctant to see the United Nations as the place where global tax rules are made, perhaps due to the influence of states such as Russia and China who are not part of the OECD. "

Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

WTAF Labour?!

Lizzie Lass #FBPE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🇮🇪🇪🇸🇵🇸 @echarkie.bsky.social · 2d

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k... Tells you it all now ! It’s not the people’s party any longer they’ve taken the 30 pieces of silver !!!

Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance

The UK has joined with the United States and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push

bylinetimes.com

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Adrian Farrell 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 @adrianfarrellat.bsky.social · 2d

And a government that helped to shape these new rules as EU members before deciding to chuck it all away.

The exceptionalism of thinking "taking back control of our borders" wouldn't be equally true of the other side of the border 🙄