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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 6h

“Make Brexit work” by raising taxes to stem the ongoing losses.
Slavish devotion to failed ideology has a very high price.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 8h

"There is no doubt that the impact of Brexit has been severe and long-lasting", Rachel Reeves tells Sky News, as she suggests that taxes will now have to go up as a result to "make sure the numbers add up".

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

The three 'trade deals' Labour celebrate come to 0.48% which is nowhere near the 4% lost by Brexit

The reason we have a black hole
The reason we will have tax rises
The reason we will have spending cuts

Is because of Brexit

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

Labour's Rachel Reeves thinks we're all stupid

After admitting that Brexit is costing us 4% of GDP

She suggested the UK-EU reset is mitigating that

It's not

0.13% GDP gain from UK–India deal
0.05% GDP gain from UK–US deal
0.3% GDP gain from UK–EU reset

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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 4h

But won’t actually do anything about Brexit.

Kevin Schofield @kevinschofied.bsky.social · 4h

Rachel Reeves Blames Brexit As She Prepares To Raise Taxes And Cut Spending

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rachel...

Rachel Reeves Blames Brexit As She Prepares To Raise Taxes And Cut Spending

The chancellor said the impact of leaving the EU is "severe and long lasting".

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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ECIU @eciu.net · 5h

UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn

Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding will all become more regular and intense, experts say.
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UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn

Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding will all become more regular and intense, experts say

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 17h

For sale: Mirror. Very cursed.

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A mirror for sale on Facebook. There is a reflected skeleton.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 17h

Great plan. Let Jack Smith testify about all the crimes Trump committed and why he was prosecuted. Apparently Americans have mostly forgotten ... unless they got their "news" from Fox, in which case they likely never even knew any of the details. Public hearings sound good to me.

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 18h

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

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Critical Bill. @criticalbill76.bsky.social · 18h

Israel

Today, the genocidal monsters killed 9 Palestinians and then decided to cut aid to Gaza by half.

On what fucking planet is this considered an U.S. ally?

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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 17h

Jesus wept. Labour’s abject apologism for Israel is just repulsive.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17h

Matt Frei, "Netanyahu has ruled out a Palestinian state in English and in Hebrew, repeatedly, that's a problem isn't it?"

Emily Thornberry, "Nobody said there wouldn't be any problems"

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BrexitPirates @brexitpirates.bsky.social · 17h

Childish, vindictive, tosser.
Can we have the Epstein files on Friday, too?

Reuters @reuters.com · 17h

Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of 'Democrat programs' to be shut reut.rs/46S83b1

Trump says he will unveil list on Friday of 'Democrat programs' to be shut

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the White House that his administration planned to produce a list on Friday of "Democrat programs" that will be closed as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 17h

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CarolineJMolloy @carolinejmolloy.bsky.social · 19h

Keir Starmer could change this, but he’d rather gamble on winner take all even if that winner is Farage

Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 1d

On these figures, Reform would have a majority with 331 MPs, Labour would have 127, the LibDems 72, the Tories 44 and the Greens 10.

Proof positive, yet again, that our already shaky FPTP system collapses completely with many parties in contention.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

Our latest Westminster voting intention (12-13 Oct) has the Greens on their highest figure ever recorded by YouGov

Reform UK: 27% (no change from 5-6 Oct)
Labour: 20% (=)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Lib Dems: 16% (-1)
Greens: 13% (+1)
SNP: 3% (-1)

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Spooky Back From the Dead Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 19h

Something something bipartisan solutions something something heal the country something something radical liberals

ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 20h

every young Republican staffer is a Nazi, it's that simple www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 19h

Paging Arkham Asylum…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump says he's being called "the greatest president of them all. Does that include Washington and Lincoln? Yes it does."

Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 19h

They’re just a mafia.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 20h

Sadists. Truly sick people.

ICE is thoroughly un-American.

Don't you want to know—as I do—how many of these armed, masked, warrantless, insignia-less, nameless, essentially untrained Big Government goons are Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Three Percenters and other J6 runoff? apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 19h

When will Labour finally succumb to reality, and break the glass on the "In case of emergency, begin negotiations to rejoin the EU" box?

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

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Gareth Bouch @garethbouch.bsky.social · 22h

Labour really have lost the plot in their never-ending attempts to appeal to and appease racists.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 1d

Nigel Farage wasn’t telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

Reform claim they were obstructed. There’s only one problem: they never made any inquiries.

Nigel Farage wasn't telling the truth on Laura Kuenssberg

Reform want to be obstructed by council workers, but they have to try first

www.newstatesman.com

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 1d

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

To all you patriots (and UK authorities)

Is this not political interference of the most egregious and socially divisive kind?

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