LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
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UK-cit ES-res European, "dangerously continental". Federalist. en fr de ca es. #FBPE. M: @[email protected]. lgrav24[a]privateum.net. ✔️ e2e 🚫 'crypto'! Signal via email. Kagi search. NO pointless arguments! NO DMs unless I know you. I mostly follow back.
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I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
I just want to set out where I am at, today.
Literate. Argued. Logical. Evidence-based. With passion. I delete when wrong.
EU federalist Brit, resident and At Home in 🇪🇸. Give me my fkn EU citizenship back!
I hate fascists, authoritarians, populists, far right, with a passion...
~ The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian
Editorial: The criminal cases backlog requires radical action, but the problem has been caused by government cuts, not by an ancient and fundamental liberty
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
~ The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
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“The NHS-trained doctors who are rejected by the immigration system find themselves in high demand from other nations. Tan said: “On a weekly basis I’m getting really lucrative offers from recruiters from Canada, Australia, Singapore, who can see that I’ve trained as a GP in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“The NHS-trained doctors who are rejected by the immigration system find themselves in high demand from other nations. Tan said: “On a weekly basis I’m getting really lucrative offers from recruiters from Canada, Australia, Singapore, who can see that I’ve trained as a GP in the UK.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
It sure would be good if Heath woke up one morning, went to his computer, opened a new document, and did not go on to wet and soil himself.
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It sure would be good if Heath woke up one morning, went to his computer, opened a new document, and did not go on to wet and soil himself.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Still incredible how a terminally stupid person can have such an influence over the world.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
Denmark now has a team monitoring Trump’s crazed pronouncements throughout the night for an early morning intelligence briefing.
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Rachel Reeves on #C4News saying Labour are now lifting 450,000 children out of poverty by removing the two child benefit cap
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Rachel Reeves on #C4News saying Labour are now lifting 450,000 children out of poverty by removing the two child benefit cap
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
So an admission that Labour kept 450,000 children in poverty for the past year because they didn't care enough about child poverty to lift them out of it last year
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Paul McNamara, "Chancellor breached the manifesto by freezing income tax thresholds and tax rises"
Keir Starmer, "We haven't breached the manifesto"
Labour are now speaking just like the Conservatives did in office. This was not the change people voted for #C4News
Keir Starmer, "We haven't breached the manifesto"
Labour are now speaking just like the Conservatives did in office. This was not the change people voted for #C4News
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Paul McNamara, "Chancellor breached the manifesto by freezing income tax thresholds and tax rises"
Keir Starmer, "We haven't breached the manifesto"
Labour are now speaking just like the Conservatives did in office. This was not the change people voted for #C4News
Keir Starmer, "We haven't breached the manifesto"
Labour are now speaking just like the Conservatives did in office. This was not the change people voted for #C4News
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Cathy Newman, "Is it any wonder that Labour are aping Conservative policy on the issue of asylum seekers?" #C4News
Enver Solomon (Refugee Council), "It doesn't have to"
"I don't think you defeat Reform UK by trying to be tougher than them or sounding like them"
Enver Solomon (Refugee Council), "It doesn't have to"
"I don't think you defeat Reform UK by trying to be tougher than them or sounding like them"
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Cathy Newman, "Is it any wonder that Labour are aping Conservative policy on the issue of asylum seekers?" #C4News
Enver Solomon (Refugee Council), "It doesn't have to"
"I don't think you defeat Reform UK by trying to be tougher than them or sounding like them"
Enver Solomon (Refugee Council), "It doesn't have to"
"I don't think you defeat Reform UK by trying to be tougher than them or sounding like them"
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The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
PM describes net migration of 205k as "a step in the right direction". His govt has no public position on a sustainable level of immigration is, nor any known process to decide what, why & how. Starmer is now implying he wants it significantly lower
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
Net migration drop ‘step in the right direction’ – Starmer
Net migration peaked at a record 944,000 in the year to March 2023 but has fallen sharply since then.
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Abysmal, mindless, utterly zombified. You can't even call it policymaking because that implies a degree of thought which simply isn't present. Pretty soon they might actually hit Cameron's 'tens of thousands' target and then they'll shit themselves with horror at the consequences.
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~ Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms | Budget 2025 | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/27/rachel-reevess-budget-creates-tax-break-for-rich-ex-non-doms
~ Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms | Budget 2025 | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/27/rachel-reevess-budget-creates-tax-break-for-rich-ex-non-doms
Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms | Budget 2025 | The Guardian
Cap on inheritance tax paid by their offshore trusts will only help those worth more than £83m, say experts
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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~ Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms | Budget 2025 | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/27/rachel-reevess-budget-creates-tax-break-for-rich-ex-non-doms
~ Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms | Budget 2025 | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/27/rachel-reevess-budget-creates-tax-break-for-rich-ex-non-doms
Sigh.
~ Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash ~
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-u-turns-unfair-dismissal-right-day-one-business-backlash-4072473
~ Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash ~
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-u-turns-unfair-dismissal-right-day-one-business-backlash-4072473
Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash
The 'day one' protection against unfair dismissal will no longer be in the legislation
inews.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Sigh.
~ Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash ~
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-u-turns-unfair-dismissal-right-day-one-business-backlash-4072473
~ Labour U-turns on unfair dismissal right from day one after business backlash ~
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/labour-u-turns-unfair-dismissal-right-day-one-business-backlash-4072473
Written by someone not unadjacent to John Woodcock, whom some call Walney.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/triple-lock-pension-end-rachel-reeves-budget-4067279
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/triple-lock-pension-end-rachel-reeves-budget-4067279
The end of the state pension triple-lock just became inevitable
Despite insisting that the triple lock should remain, Reeves has announced other policies that bring its demise closer
inews.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Written by someone not unadjacent to John Woodcock, whom some call Walney.
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/triple-lock-pension-end-rachel-reeves-budget-4067279
https://inews.co.uk/opinion/triple-lock-pension-end-rachel-reeves-budget-4067279
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
"This is Orion's genius: although adopting code very similar to Safari, the developers have managed to develop a compatibility layer with all extensions working on Chrome and Firefox."
Read it via Kagi Translate: translate.kagi.com/leclaireur.f...
Read it via Kagi Translate: translate.kagi.com/leclaireur.f...
Et si vous testiez un nouveau navigateur web sans IA ? Kagi lance officiellement Orion
C'est quoi Orion, ce nouveau navigateur web sans IA ?
Déjà disponible en bêta depuis plusieurs mois, ce nouveau navigateur veut vous faire lâcher Firefox et Chrome avec une approche originale.
leclaireur.fnac.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"This is Orion's genius: although adopting code very similar to Safari, the developers have managed to develop a compatibility layer with all extensions working on Chrome and Firefox."
Read it via Kagi Translate: translate.kagi.com/leclaireur.f...
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Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
ICYMI, @kagi.com's very useful Proofread feature (part of its translator) is Markdown-sensitive, meaning it recognises and *even corrects* MD syntax.
I LOVE IT
translate.kagi.com/proofread
I LOVE IT
translate.kagi.com/proofread
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
ICYMI, @kagi.com's very useful Proofread feature (part of its translator) is Markdown-sensitive, meaning it recognises and *even corrects* MD syntax.
I LOVE IT
translate.kagi.com/proofread
I LOVE IT
translate.kagi.com/proofread
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
"I didn't switch just for privacy. Kagi's search results are competitive with Google's, and the personalization features work better."
www.makeuseof.com/i-switched-d...
www.makeuseof.com/i-switched-d...
I switched my browser’s default search from Google to this niche engine—and I’m sticking with it
Paying for search sounds off, but Google's decline made it worth every penny.
www.makeuseof.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"I didn't switch just for privacy. Kagi's search results are competitive with Google's, and the personalization features work better."
www.makeuseof.com/i-switched-d...
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Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
From the asylum stats, the initial decision backlog is still going down, but the use of hotels has gone up again. The appeals process is increasingly the new bottleneck in the system, but the Home Office still haven't updated the appeals stats, or their quality of decision making measure.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
From the asylum stats, the initial decision backlog is still going down, but the use of hotels has gone up again. The appeals process is increasingly the new bottleneck in the system, but the Home Office still haven't updated the appeals stats, or their quality of decision making measure.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
'This isn't an opinion. This is counting.'
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
The Trump Paradigm.
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The Trump Paradigm.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Or to prove Darwin's theory of evolution. In the current Tory party, the thicker you are the less likely you are to be ousted. So a lack of intelligence is an evolutionary advantage in these circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Or to prove Darwin's theory of evolution. In the current Tory party, the thicker you are the less likely you are to be ousted. So a lack of intelligence is an evolutionary advantage in these circumstances.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
The problem with those fifteen years’ of Tory leaders firing people who were more intelligent than themselves (and therefore a threat to them) is that we’re left with a moron like Badenoch. In the land of the brainless, the one with half a brain is the Leader of the Opposition.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The problem with those fifteen years’ of Tory leaders firing people who were more intelligent than themselves (and therefore a threat to them) is that we’re left with a moron like Badenoch. In the land of the brainless, the one with half a brain is the Leader of the Opposition.
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Attitudes towards Trump are changing, new data has shown – he is ranking negatively in every poll for the first time ever.
Morning Consult, Ipsos, HarrisX, Quinnipiac, YouGov, and Pew Research all show the same thing: Trump is not ranking well.
More and more Americans are not a fan of Trump.
Morning Consult, Ipsos, HarrisX, Quinnipiac, YouGov, and Pew Research all show the same thing: Trump is not ranking well.
More and more Americans are not a fan of Trump.
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Attitudes towards Trump are changing, new data has shown – he is ranking negatively in every poll for the first time ever.
Morning Consult, Ipsos, HarrisX, Quinnipiac, YouGov, and Pew Research all show the same thing: Trump is not ranking well.
More and more Americans are not a fan of Trump.
Morning Consult, Ipsos, HarrisX, Quinnipiac, YouGov, and Pew Research all show the same thing: Trump is not ranking well.
More and more Americans are not a fan of Trump.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Ever since 1995 or so, Labour policies have shadowed the Tories a decade earlier—whether by adoption (war on immigrants) or rejection (walking back the 2 child benefit cap). It's almost like they have no non-neoliberal ideas of their own any more.
November 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Ever since 1995 or so, Labour policies have shadowed the Tories a decade earlier—whether by adoption (war on immigrants) or rejection (walking back the 2 child benefit cap). It's almost like they have no non-neoliberal ideas of their own any more.
Reposted by LittleGravitas, →EU immigrant, UK→ emigrant, anti-Brexit
Punching down has turned into a real post-Blair Labour habit.
It's not how much tax goes up or doesn't, it's who the changes hit hardest that matters. And freezing the tax thresholds hit the poorest, and the party knows this.
It's not how much tax goes up or doesn't, it's who the changes hit hardest that matters. And freezing the tax thresholds hit the poorest, and the party knows this.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Punching down has turned into a real post-Blair Labour habit.
It's not how much tax goes up or doesn't, it's who the changes hit hardest that matters. And freezing the tax thresholds hit the poorest, and the party knows this.
It's not how much tax goes up or doesn't, it's who the changes hit hardest that matters. And freezing the tax thresholds hit the poorest, and the party knows this.
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This is the only post budget analysis paid attention to.
Loved the point about 2nd order effects, and everything being measured by accounting rather than economics.
Loved the point about 2nd order effects, and everything being measured by accounting rather than economics.
🆕 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 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
This is the only post budget analysis paid attention to.
Loved the point about 2nd order effects, and everything being measured by accounting rather than economics.
Loved the point about 2nd order effects, and everything being measured by accounting rather than economics.
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