Julie
@jjaglo.bsky.social
Just someone interested in football, F1 and politics. Anti Brexit, proud to be considered woke. #LUFC #LH44
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Once more for the haters...
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Once more for the haters...
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The only thing skyrocketing is Whately's steaming pile of bollocks. #ukpolitics
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The only thing skyrocketing is Whately's steaming pile of bollocks. #ukpolitics
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Some facts:
- Tory govt average employment = 73.8%
- Labour govt average employment = 75%
- Tory govt average employment = 73.8%
- Labour govt average employment = 75%
Telegraph headline: Employment slumps to 14-year low
Reality: employment today is 75% vs 70.3% in 2011
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
Reality: employment today is 75% vs 70.3% in 2011
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Some facts:
- Tory govt average employment = 73.8%
- Labour govt average employment = 75%
- Tory govt average employment = 73.8%
- Labour govt average employment = 75%
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From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story
From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story
With a reputation for getting things done, the man with ‘the dream job for any scouser’ has ambitious plans for his city
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story
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🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
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75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
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democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men
Is this what democracy looks like?
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...
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Fair play www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I realise now that my view on mental health overdiagnosis was divisive. We all need better evidence | Wes Streeting
The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it, says health secretary Wes Streeting
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Fair play www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Farage is all over the place - is the story that
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
ITV are now asking Farage about his schoolboy comments and Farage is talking over the correspondent and instead ranting about Bernard Manning and how Manning appeared on ITV in the past. This is all quite odd.
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Farage is all over the place - is the story that
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
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Nigel Farage says that Christopher Harborne, whose crypto firm the Reform leader plugged on air, while promising to hand massive tax cuts to, wants "absolutely nothing in return" for the £9 million he gave his party bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK as Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Nigel Farage says that Christopher Harborne, whose crypto firm the Reform leader plugged on air, while promising to hand massive tax cuts to, wants "absolutely nothing in return" for the £9 million he gave his party bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Farage.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show
Nigel Farage made 90 times more Cameo videos than speeches in Parliament, records show | LBC
The Reform UK leader has filmed close to 2,000 fan videos in the last 12 months, which he sold on the US-based Cameo platform
www.lbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Farage.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
Grifter-in-chief. Racist. Russian asset. Trump groupie.
He gets an MP’s salary and spends his time doing anything but.
A professional piss-taker and national security (and sanity) threat, leading the polls to be the next PM.
Come on UK.
Get some sodding self-respect.
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Here's the video Wes Strewing put out before the last strikes saying he has a plan to negotiate with resident doctors addressing all the issues raised today, just not pay. But the BMA rejected it and walked away.
Here's the video Wes Strewing put out before the last strikes saying he has a plan to negotiate with resident doctors addressing all the issues raised today, just not pay. But the BMA rejected it and walked away.
Wes Streeting addressing us directly to explain the situation about the resident doctor strikes announced today.
Wes says he is there & ready to negotitation on ALL issues the BMA have raised, saying they ARE legitimate concerns.
But the BMA walked away & chose to strike.
I'm with Wes! Are you?
Wes says he is there & ready to negotitation on ALL issues the BMA have raised, saying they ARE legitimate concerns.
But the BMA walked away & chose to strike.
I'm with Wes! Are you?
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Here's the video Wes Strewing put out before the last strikes saying he has a plan to negotiate with resident doctors addressing all the issues raised today, just not pay. But the BMA rejected it and walked away.
Here's the video Wes Strewing put out before the last strikes saying he has a plan to negotiate with resident doctors addressing all the issues raised today, just not pay. But the BMA rejected it and walked away.
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We have the next story which people will misunderstand and complain about!
What is really happening here?
The UK and US have struck a deal on pharmaceutical trade.
In means:
1) the UK gets 0% tarrifs on medicines, medicial equipment exported to the US, helping UK pharmaceutical businesses.
1/4
What is really happening here?
The UK and US have struck a deal on pharmaceutical trade.
In means:
1) the UK gets 0% tarrifs on medicines, medicial equipment exported to the US, helping UK pharmaceutical businesses.
1/4
NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal
Agreement could cost NHS £3bn more in drugs over next three years, industry sources estimate
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We have the next story which people will misunderstand and complain about!
What is really happening here?
The UK and US have struck a deal on pharmaceutical trade.
In means:
1) the UK gets 0% tarrifs on medicines, medicial equipment exported to the US, helping UK pharmaceutical businesses.
1/4
What is really happening here?
The UK and US have struck a deal on pharmaceutical trade.
In means:
1) the UK gets 0% tarrifs on medicines, medicial equipment exported to the US, helping UK pharmaceutical businesses.
1/4
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I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity…
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
All rightwing policies.
Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of
that👆shit.
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Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
Suggestion Rachel Reeves exaggerated fiscal pressures is absurd
Chancellor was instead far too optimistic about public finances and government’s ability to secure cuts
www.ft.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Feel like I'm going mad. The Budget's 'headroom' is based on frankly irresponsible and wildly optimistic claims about what Labour will do in the final year of the forecast, and on ignoring a bunch of upward pressures on spending, and the claim is that she was being exaggeratedly *pessimistic*?
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Let silly hacks go and work on their next bit of Westminster gossip. THIS is the main news from that conference. The clearest indication yet, right from the top.
👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽
Music to my ears. ~AA
Music to my ears. ~AA
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Let silly hacks go and work on their next bit of Westminster gossip. THIS is the main news from that conference. The clearest indication yet, right from the top.
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All of us: Why, in our judgement, Chris Mason is misleading on most political points, all the time.
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chris Mason: Why, in my judgement, Reeves was misleading on one specific point
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
All of us: Why, in our judgement, Chris Mason is misleading on most political points, all the time.
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because he’s incapable of political commentary that isn’t marinated in his own rightwing bias. Allegations for Labour. Free passes for Tories/Reform. Every Single Time.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trusted, independent Resolution Foundation put into an easy to understand chart why Labour are despised by the Media and their bosses. It’s time to stop listening to them.
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Trusted, independent Resolution Foundation put into an easy to understand chart why Labour are despised by the Media and their bosses. It’s time to stop listening to them.
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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
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I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
The reaction to lifting kids out of poverty tells us a lot
Political Editor Liam Thorp reflects on the reaction to Labour's decision to remove the two-child benefit cap and improve the life chances of hundreds of thousands of children
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I wrote about the profoundly depressing response to a decision to take hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty
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Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Just mucking around with some stats on the internet and found the stability of UK labour force participation remarkable given all the discussions / panics over many years www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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The media establishment that praised to the hilt a budget that almost saw a run on pension funds & mortgage repayments doubling overnight is the same media establishment furious with a budget that hasn’t seen either
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The media establishment that praised to the hilt a budget that almost saw a run on pension funds & mortgage repayments doubling overnight is the same media establishment furious with a budget that hasn’t seen either
#bbclaurak
#bbclaurak
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If you look at the ridiculous case studies they dredged up & the desperate attempts to hang Reeves for ‘lying’ about the rationale behind a policy she *did not introduce*, you might work out why right-wing media is straining *not* to talk about the finer detail of her (unremarkable) budget.
November 30, 2025 at 9:52 AM
If you look at the ridiculous case studies they dredged up & the desperate attempts to hang Reeves for ‘lying’ about the rationale behind a policy she *did not introduce*, you might work out why right-wing media is straining *not* to talk about the finer detail of her (unremarkable) budget.
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I'm hoping to unite Left and Right - they'll all hate my piece in today's Sunday Times, saying that successive Budgets have overtaxed the highest-earning 20%, and under-taxed both the median earner and the richest 0.1%.https://buff.ly/BqRFpJr
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I'm hoping to unite Left and Right - they'll all hate my piece in today's Sunday Times, saying that successive Budgets have overtaxed the highest-earning 20%, and under-taxed both the median earner and the richest 0.1%.https://buff.ly/BqRFpJr