@amadmanda.bsky.social
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Another very large decline in net migration in today's ONS figures, with immigration falling and emigration rising. I'm sure this will get just as much media and political coverage as the earlier sharp rises, right? www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Long-term international migration, provisional - Office for National Statistics
Estimates of UK long-term international migration, year ending June 2012 to year ending December 2024.
www.ons.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Another very large decline in net migration in today's ONS figures, with immigration falling and emigration rising. I'm sure this will get just as much media and political coverage as the earlier sharp rises, right? www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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😳😳😳 Blimey www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/2
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS says
Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body says
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
😳😳😳 Blimey www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... 1/2
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Anything on Nathan Gill /Russia links to Reform, or Farage bullying children when he was a 17/18 year old prefect at Dulwich college and they were aged 9 ? Or if he’s apologised the the victims of grooming gangs yet ? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Female survivors of grooming gangs demand apology from Nigel Farage
Exclusive: Five women said Reform leader’s comments that they were victims of other types of sexual abuse were ‘degrading’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Anything on Nathan Gill /Russia links to Reform, or Farage bullying children when he was a 17/18 year old prefect at Dulwich college and they were aged 9 ? Or if he’s apologised the the victims of grooming gangs yet ? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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NEW: Net migration to the UK fell significantly to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
NEW: Net migration to the UK fell significantly to 204,000 in the year to June.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
That’s down from 649,000 in the year to June 2024 - a fall of around two-thirds.
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While waiting to pay for my woke lunch in the Co-op, I took the opportunity to cover up the Mail and the Sun with their hyperbolic headlines about punishing strivers and benefits street.
For the record, I am happy to pay my taxes to help those worse off than me and to improve public services.
For the record, I am happy to pay my taxes to help those worse off than me and to improve public services.
November 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
While waiting to pay for my woke lunch in the Co-op, I took the opportunity to cover up the Mail and the Sun with their hyperbolic headlines about punishing strivers and benefits street.
For the record, I am happy to pay my taxes to help those worse off than me and to improve public services.
For the record, I am happy to pay my taxes to help those worse off than me and to improve public services.
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Yep, she has. 👏👏👏
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Yep, she has. 👏👏👏
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First Post Budget Poll:
➡️REF – 1% (-12)
🔵CON – 42% (+2)
🟢GRN – 8% (+1)
🔴LAB – 12% (-)
🟠LD – 11% (-)
🏏LBW -3% (+1)
🍆VD - 8% (-3)
😆LOL - 6% (+2)
🛒VAT - 20% (-)
👨🦳OAP - 5% (-2)
🤕 DIY - 4% (-)
Conservatives to form the next government with 436 seats in Parliament.
🇬🇧
➡️REF – 1% (-12)
🔵CON – 42% (+2)
🟢GRN – 8% (+1)
🔴LAB – 12% (-)
🟠LD – 11% (-)
🏏LBW -3% (+1)
🍆VD - 8% (-3)
😆LOL - 6% (+2)
🛒VAT - 20% (-)
👨🦳OAP - 5% (-2)
🤕 DIY - 4% (-)
Conservatives to form the next government with 436 seats in Parliament.
🇬🇧
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
First Post Budget Poll:
➡️REF – 1% (-12)
🔵CON – 42% (+2)
🟢GRN – 8% (+1)
🔴LAB – 12% (-)
🟠LD – 11% (-)
🏏LBW -3% (+1)
🍆VD - 8% (-3)
😆LOL - 6% (+2)
🛒VAT - 20% (-)
👨🦳OAP - 5% (-2)
🤕 DIY - 4% (-)
Conservatives to form the next government with 436 seats in Parliament.
🇬🇧
➡️REF – 1% (-12)
🔵CON – 42% (+2)
🟢GRN – 8% (+1)
🔴LAB – 12% (-)
🟠LD – 11% (-)
🏏LBW -3% (+1)
🍆VD - 8% (-3)
😆LOL - 6% (+2)
🛒VAT - 20% (-)
👨🦳OAP - 5% (-2)
🤕 DIY - 4% (-)
Conservatives to form the next government with 436 seats in Parliament.
🇬🇧
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"Did UKIP have a problem with an MEP who clearly was corrupt? Yes, it did."
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Did UKIP have a problem with an MEP who clearly was corrupt? Yes, it did."
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
"Did he join Reform? Very briefly in Wales? He did."
"I can't investigate UKIP in the European Parliament in 2018. How do I do that?"
Someone doesn't seem keen on an investigation...
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Reform UK leader has again denied allegations about his behaviour as a schoolboy but what are the facts?
Is Farage right to claim that racism allegations are response to a dislike of his politics?
Reform UK leader has again denied allegations about his behaviour as a schoolboy but what are the facts?
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Reform UK leader has again denied allegations about his behaviour as a schoolboy but what are the facts?
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Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Quick analysis of The Times today:
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
Wall to wall negative coverage of Labour’s budget. An editorial that tuts about lack of growth but takes no responsibility. And a double page ad to join Farage/Reform.
Absolutely no analysis on how rightwing ideology - including Brexit - has been utterly ruinous.
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You want a summary of the really positive news and excellent measures in the budget?
Then read this summary.
Then tell me this Labour government is in any way bad, chasing Reform, no different to the Tories or won't do what is necessary to help people and the country!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Then read this summary.
Then tell me this Labour government is in any way bad, chasing Reform, no different to the Tories or won't do what is necessary to help people and the country!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Strong foundations, secure future: a Budget that delivers on the country's priorities
Rachel Reeves sets out a Budget that delivers on the change promised by the government to cut NHS waiting lists, cut debt and borrowing and cut the cost of living.
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You want a summary of the really positive news and excellent measures in the budget?
Then read this summary.
Then tell me this Labour government is in any way bad, chasing Reform, no different to the Tories or won't do what is necessary to help people and the country!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Then read this summary.
Then tell me this Labour government is in any way bad, chasing Reform, no different to the Tories or won't do what is necessary to help people and the country!
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Less "DOGE" more "D'OH"
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Less "DOGE" more "D'OH"
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..has to do the best with what it's been left with. Rejoining would be just as costly, divisive & full of more upheaval as leaving. So working towards a PEM with the EU is a good start among a mess of other issues this govt faces.
We should never have left, but we have. No quick fixes for that.
We should never have left, but we have. No quick fixes for that.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
..has to do the best with what it's been left with. Rejoining would be just as costly, divisive & full of more upheaval as leaving. So working towards a PEM with the EU is a good start among a mess of other issues this govt faces.
We should never have left, but we have. No quick fixes for that.
We should never have left, but we have. No quick fixes for that.
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So, new govt left to pick up the pieces after long Tory travesty, & their Brexit, for which a majority voted.
So do we immediately start with a costly bus campaign & referendum to rejoin, or just ignore that vote & ask the EU anyway off the back of some polls?
As with everything else, this govt..
So do we immediately start with a costly bus campaign & referendum to rejoin, or just ignore that vote & ask the EU anyway off the back of some polls?
As with everything else, this govt..
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
So, new govt left to pick up the pieces after long Tory travesty, & their Brexit, for which a majority voted.
So do we immediately start with a costly bus campaign & referendum to rejoin, or just ignore that vote & ask the EU anyway off the back of some polls?
As with everything else, this govt..
So do we immediately start with a costly bus campaign & referendum to rejoin, or just ignore that vote & ask the EU anyway off the back of some polls?
As with everything else, this govt..
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Ed has wandered into the land of Unicorns where, if you cross your fingers and wish really hard, everything will just happen.Starmer understands the real world where you have to take it a step at a time,rebuild trust with our EU friends,build bridges,make small deals,bigger deals,keep moving forward
November 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Ed has wandered into the land of Unicorns where, if you cross your fingers and wish really hard, everything will just happen.Starmer understands the real world where you have to take it a step at a time,rebuild trust with our EU friends,build bridges,make small deals,bigger deals,keep moving forward
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Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
🆕 SPOILER ALERT - Unpicking the Budget 📈
The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/05mP...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
The good stuff
The less good stuff
The economic rationale
The political consequences
Balance, humour, @pimlicat.bsky.social , @sturdyalex.bsky.social & top economist Vicky Pryce.
🍊 open.spotify.com/episode/05mP...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Unpicking the most-leaked Budget in history, with Vicky Pryce
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 26/11/2025 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Sorry, everyone. I think we've gone and done a thoughtful, balanced episode on #Budget2026, that is more about the economics and the politics, rather than the gossippy nonsense that gets hacks excited. #NotSorry
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He really is a racist piece of shit
December 2014 and Nigel Farage defends dropped UKIP candidate Kerry Smith. He defends the racist slur "chinky", the homophobic slur "poofter" and suggests it is what people who live in council houses say (which is class based bigotry). Even Nick Ferrari is less than impressed.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
He really is a racist piece of shit
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Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Nus Ghani MP - the Deputy Speaker - moved to the UK as a small child. She has been elected by the voters in Wealden in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2024
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
More outright racism from the regular GB News & Talk TV contributor Lucy White - who previously called (on GB News) for all Muslims to leave Britain
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Did you hear the news? Hundreds of thousands of children will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves scrapping the two-child benefit limit! This is a vital first step to getting all children out of poverty. 38d.gs/ojiq
38 Degrees (@38degrees.bsky.social)
Huge news! After eight long years, the two-child benefit limit is being scrapped, lifting hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty.
Today is proof that when we speak up, we can change lives. To ...
38d.gs
November 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Did you hear the news? Hundreds of thousands of children will be lifted out of poverty thanks to the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves scrapping the two-child benefit limit! This is a vital first step to getting all children out of poverty. 38d.gs/ojiq
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Ex-BNP leader Nick Griffin sent 'racist' cartoon tweet, court told
Nick Griffin allegedly shared a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Worth a share here 👍
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Worth a share here 👍
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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Even the BBC said that the average person would be better off by £580/year, so what's there not to like. Mind you, it took the whole of the news to night for them to admit it ...
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Even the BBC said that the average person would be better off by £580/year, so what's there not to like. Mind you, it took the whole of the news to night for them to admit it ...
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Things I like:
Lifting 2 child cap
Min Wage uplifts
Gambling tax
Surcharge on £2m+ houses
Salary sacrifice cap
EV road charges (they use roads)
£400m clawed back in COVID payments (more plz)
Borrowing will be down
Markets happy
More Russian sanctions (Farage?)
Energy ⬇️
And more
Lifting 2 child cap
Min Wage uplifts
Gambling tax
Surcharge on £2m+ houses
Salary sacrifice cap
EV road charges (they use roads)
£400m clawed back in COVID payments (more plz)
Borrowing will be down
Markets happy
More Russian sanctions (Farage?)
Energy ⬇️
And more
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Things I like:
Lifting 2 child cap
Min Wage uplifts
Gambling tax
Surcharge on £2m+ houses
Salary sacrifice cap
EV road charges (they use roads)
£400m clawed back in COVID payments (more plz)
Borrowing will be down
Markets happy
More Russian sanctions (Farage?)
Energy ⬇️
And more
Lifting 2 child cap
Min Wage uplifts
Gambling tax
Surcharge on £2m+ houses
Salary sacrifice cap
EV road charges (they use roads)
£400m clawed back in COVID payments (more plz)
Borrowing will be down
Markets happy
More Russian sanctions (Farage?)
Energy ⬇️
And more