Annabel
@annabelrob.bsky.social
Resident of Birmingham, UK; parent of two; works in offshore wind project management; was once a scientist - still has faith in experts. Supports liberal, interventionist government.
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This will annoy the right wing - the Sun are already upset at this. I don't care.
This lifts 450,000 children out of poverty.
If you think that's a bad thing, if you think that children should suffer, then take a long hard look at yourself.
This lifts 450,000 children out of poverty.
If you think that's a bad thing, if you think that children should suffer, then take a long hard look at yourself.
This is such important news. Hundreds of thousands of children taken out of poverty with the stroke of a pen.
Two-child benefit limit is officially scrapped in Budget 2025
Rachel Reeves confirms policy that restricts what benefits families can receive will be removed
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This will annoy the right wing - the Sun are already upset at this. I don't care.
This lifts 450,000 children out of poverty.
If you think that's a bad thing, if you think that children should suffer, then take a long hard look at yourself.
This lifts 450,000 children out of poverty.
If you think that's a bad thing, if you think that children should suffer, then take a long hard look at yourself.
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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Worth a share here 👍
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Worth a share here 👍
I hate all the lazy comments about lifting the two child benefit cap being about Labour backbenchers. It is not. It is about child poverty. And if you think it a fair or reasonable policy you are a cruel and inhumane person.
The scrapping of the two-child limit is a much-needed change to turn the tide on child poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I hate all the lazy comments about lifting the two child benefit cap being about Labour backbenchers. It is not. It is about child poverty. And if you think it a fair or reasonable policy you are a cruel and inhumane person.
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The scrapping of the two-child limit is a much-needed change to turn the tide on child poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The scrapping of the two-child limit is a much-needed change to turn the tide on child poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
It is also the most cost-effective way of lifting children out of poverty.
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Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Fixed it for you. Idiots! If the exclusion is based on appearance then it will certainly impact cis folks as well as trans folks.
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The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Prescott himself doctored Trump quote in his anti-BBC report
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The remarkable story we discussed this morning. (No paywall but do consider subscribing.) www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
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What on earth is this nonsense from a Blue Labour MP?
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
What on earth is this nonsense from a Blue Labour MP?
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
What, you want a policy targeting zero illness, no full time caring responsibilities, no skills mismatches or career breaks and you think we should heavily crack down on migration until we get there?
Just not serious policy/politics.
I wonder if any of the people who (incorrectly) jumped to assume the train knife attacker was a Muslim / immigrant will be equally quick to note the Arabic name of the train guard who heroic put his life on the line… no of course not.
November 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wonder if any of the people who (incorrectly) jumped to assume the train knife attacker was a Muslim / immigrant will be equally quick to note the Arabic name of the train guard who heroic put his life on the line… no of course not.
C**ts. Mess up your own country, but f**k off messing with a hugely important (symbolic) climate initiative.
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
C**ts. Mess up your own country, but f**k off messing with a hugely important (symbolic) climate initiative.
Just adding the link to show this is real… www.gov.uk/government/n...
October 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Just adding the link to show this is real… www.gov.uk/government/n...
Jenrick and Badenoch this week seem to have really leant into the mission of making the Conservatives completely unelectable 👏😅🙌
October 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Jenrick and Badenoch this week seem to have really leant into the mission of making the Conservatives completely unelectable 👏😅🙌
Handsworth’s ethnic mix is 25% Pakistani, 23% Indian, 10% Bangladeshi, 9% white, 8% black Caribbean, 8% Black African (and some other groups) - that is incredibly diverse (culture, religion, etc). So Jenrick *must* be meaning a shortage of white people when he says there’s insufficient diversity.
October 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Handsworth’s ethnic mix is 25% Pakistani, 23% Indian, 10% Bangladeshi, 9% white, 8% black Caribbean, 8% Black African (and some other groups) - that is incredibly diverse (culture, religion, etc). So Jenrick *must* be meaning a shortage of white people when he says there’s insufficient diversity.
Staggering
Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...
September 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Staggering
Watching the 2021 Paw Patrol movie with the kids and it seems so much darker/prescient in the era of Trump2.0…
September 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Watching the 2021 Paw Patrol movie with the kids and it seems so much darker/prescient in the era of Trump2.0…
Wow. In most places having worked for a UN Agency would be a positive. In the current USA it is a reason to overturn a green card…
US immigration judge said prominent pro-Palestine activist withheld information on green card application.
US judge orders deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil to Syria or Algeria
US immigration judge said prominent pro-Palestine activist withheld information on green card application.
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Wow. In most places having worked for a UN Agency would be a positive. In the current USA it is a reason to overturn a green card…
Carol Ann Duffy has a new poem that is pretty powerful (imo) on the hypocrisy that is playing out in the UK with Trump’s visit.
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Carol Ann Duffy has a new poem that is pretty powerful (imo) on the hypocrisy that is playing out in the UK with Trump’s visit.
While some in the UK obsesses about immigrants attacking women/changing our culture, a 20 year old Sikh woman in the UK was raped by 2 white men and told “You don’t belong in this country, get out.” The horrific truth of some of our “defenders”. 🤬
September 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
While some in the UK obsesses about immigrants attacking women/changing our culture, a 20 year old Sikh woman in the UK was raped by 2 white men and told “You don’t belong in this country, get out.” The horrific truth of some of our “defenders”. 🤬
5 million extra NHS appointments since the general election. 🙌 let’s get back to talking about policies and results.
September 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
5 million extra NHS appointments since the general election. 🙌 let’s get back to talking about policies and results.
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A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Labour’s new plan for workers’ rights passes a milestone
The Employment Rights Bill aims to reverse a generation of employment legislation. Its third reading in the House of Lords was its last major hurdle
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
The Right (media and politicians) are really gunning for renewables, following Trump. Just to state some basic facts (disputed only by uniformed or unhinged):
- new solar and wind generation is MUCH cheaper than new gas generation (for UK)
- screwing the climate and costing more is CRAZY
- new solar and wind generation is MUCH cheaper than new gas generation (for UK)
- screwing the climate and costing more is CRAZY
September 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Right (media and politicians) are really gunning for renewables, following Trump. Just to state some basic facts (disputed only by uniformed or unhinged):
- new solar and wind generation is MUCH cheaper than new gas generation (for UK)
- screwing the climate and costing more is CRAZY
- new solar and wind generation is MUCH cheaper than new gas generation (for UK)
- screwing the climate and costing more is CRAZY
Oh the have the legacy of Andrew Wakefield. 26 years since his fraud ignited the anti-vax movement. How different the world might be if he had used his astonishing powers of influence to convince people of the health risk of GHG emissions, or maybe poor diet, or any real threat…
August 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Oh the have the legacy of Andrew Wakefield. 26 years since his fraud ignited the anti-vax movement. How different the world might be if he had used his astonishing powers of influence to convince people of the health risk of GHG emissions, or maybe poor diet, or any real threat…
A-level results day and my nephew is not sharing how he did… I’ll see him later, not sure the best way to approach this. Do I ask directly how he’s feeling about his results, or leave him to broach it? Family minefield! 🤔⚠️
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A-level results day and my nephew is not sharing how he did… I’ll see him later, not sure the best way to approach this. Do I ask directly how he’s feeling about his results, or leave him to broach it? Family minefield! 🤔⚠️
The Survivors Network is (vitally) still providing support for sexual violence victims who are trans/non-binary, but this BBC article completely misses the perspective of the non-cis survivors and vulnerable people. 😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Transgender row rape charity starts new service for biological women
The new group will run alongside an existing service which allows trans and non-binary people to take part
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The Survivors Network is (vitally) still providing support for sexual violence victims who are trans/non-binary, but this BBC article completely misses the perspective of the non-cis survivors and vulnerable people. 😞
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Expelling people because you disagree with them is awful. Wrong move entirely.
🚨 BREAKING. THIS IS BIG! 🚨 Unite conference votes to suspend Angela Rayner & Birmingham Council leader John Cotton from Unite membership & to re-examine relationship with Labour over Birmingham bins dispute
July 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Expelling people because you disagree with them is awful. Wrong move entirely.