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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 1d

After how many years are we now daring to say the word..?

I mean, I am glad we're finally there. But why on earth did that have to take that long...

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨Chancellor Rachel Reeves acknowledges she is looking at potential tax rises and spending cuts to fill a black hole in her Budget which she said was partly due to the lingering impact of #Brexit. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/money/rachel...

Reeves eyes tax hikes as economy suffers ‘severe and long-lasting’ Brexit impact

Rachel Reeves said ‘austerity, Brexit, and the ongoing impact of Liz Truss’s mini-budget’ had weighed heavily on the UK economy.

www.independent.co.uk

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 12h

According to a Financial Times investigation, the Trump business has already reaped more than $1bn in pre-tax profits over the past year, in part thanks to a crypto boom fuelled by the administration’s own industry-friendly policies

www.ft.com/content/2ea2...

FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto

The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies

www.ft.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14h

They lie about the ECHR.
Just like they lied about Brexit. Claiming if we just got rid of that ‘European’ thing, we’d be free, we’d have control, all our problems solved…
It’s NOT TRUE.
We’d inflict more chaos on ourselves and torch our own human rights framework for NOTHING.
For liars.
Again.

Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 1d

The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇

🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com

“It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.”

#ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 11h

In a nutshell, ‘as well as losing their reciprocal rights to live and work in other European countries, British voters haven’t even seen lower levels of migration to Britain — creating a situation where nobody of any political persuasion is happy.’

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18h

Solidarity is the only way

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 23h

THIS Jeremy Bentham? 😁 loved seeing him in a main ground floor corridor at UCL in the 80’s. Hope he’s still there!

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 1d

As #LibDems’ Ed Davey warned 👇

youtu.be/3WQzuS35wIY?...

"It's a bad deal & Liberal Democrats will vote against it" Full Speech: Ed Davey on the Brexit Deal

YouTube video by Liberal Democrats

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

Government finally acknowledges ‘severe’ economic impact of Brexit

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gov...

Government finally acknowledges 'severe' economic impact of Brexit

It looks like Keir Starmer's government is finally acknowledging one of the main reasons behind the UK's malaise: Brexit.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

Every person should have fair access to Britain’s green spaces, coastlines, and waterways.

Read our plan to unlock them:

This Land is Your Land - Restoring Public Paths Through Nature

In the UK, access to public paths is shrinking. Thousands of miles of disused railway lines, canal towpaths and green spaces sit unused or blocked off. Our new policy will transform these forgotten…

www.libdems.org.uk

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 1d

Couldn’t agree more! It’s hard to beat an active day out enjoying our beautiful countryside ☺️

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

"It was once said of Ming that he runs the risk of giving politicians a good name. Well, he certainly did that."

Ed Davey remembers Ming Campbell 🔽

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Elon Musk is stoking far-right extremism on our streets.

The Prime Minister should order a security assessment of the threat Musk poses to our democracy.

@libdemdaisy.bsky.social

#PMQs

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 1d

Robert de Niro
What a hero!

“King Donald the 1st - FUCK THAT!” 🙌

#NoKings

youtu.be/56B1vHWweKk?...

No Kings Robert DeNiro

YouTube video by DemCast USA

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Steff Aquarone @steffanaquarone.bsky.social · 6d

🎙 IT'S HERE!

Politics Unchained - Episode 1 with @libdemcam 💥

We're talking flags, identity, and what it really means to belong in Britain today.

Out now 👇

youtu.be/5a9vmDJ5gog?...

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 2d

Nearly every media outlet is announcing they will refuse to sign the Pentagon’s new rule stating they cannot report information if it’s not government “authorized.”

Even Newsmax is refusing to sign.

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 2d

Nathan Gill will be sentenced on 21st November for 8 charges of taking Russian Bribes.

It’s essential that the European Parliament carries out an investigation in to UKIP, Brexit Party and Reform UK and their connection to Russia.

Investigation now!

#InvestigateReformUK #ReformRussianBribes

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 4d

Last I checked the GOP controls all branches of our government.

Tweet from MeidasTouch: “Wow that’s crazy. Who’s running the federal government?”
Below, Acyn’s tweet quotes Rep. Mike Johnson: “If you look at polling, people’s faith in the federal government is at an all-time low. Why? Because they don’t see that it’s being done well.”
A C-SPAN screenshot shows Johnson speaking with another man standing beside him.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 4d

Thousands of miles of disused railways, canal towpaths, and green spaces lie blocked off or forgotten across the UK.

@TimFarron.bsky.social explains the Lib Dem plan to reopen them, creating a national network of green routes for all.

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 4d

This speech #EdDavey gave to the IPPR back in July is well worth a read 👇

esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social @esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social · 4d

People need to remember that BEFORE this court case completed and people were able to talk about this Russian influence specifically, Ed Davey was pointing out aspects of Farage’s ties to Russia, eg www.libdems.org.uk/press/releas... so Zack is being unfair here.

Davey speech warns of Farage’s plan to tie Britain to Putin’s Russia

Speaking at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has given a speech setting out his plan to halve energy bills by 2035 saying that it would be an “energy po...

www.libdems.org.uk

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esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social @esmeraldastrongarm.bsky.social · 4d

Davey has, in fact been a little early to the party, and his comments didn’t make the waves they should have (don’t click - it’s GBNews) www.gbnews.com/politics/nig...

'We share no values!' Ed Davey blasts Nigel Farage as 'Putin apologist' after pressure mounts on Reform leader over Ukraine

Sir Ed Davey joined GB News' Christopher Hope from the Liberal Democrat target seat of Chelmsford to discuss Nigel Farage's comments about Ukraine

www.gbnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @jesseduquette.bsky.social )

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Kate @katenorthnorfolk.bsky.social · 4d

Misty mountains this afternoon in Abondance, French #Alps

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine that

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 5d

Good to blame Farage for the dull-arsed, ruinous, tedious failure of Brexit.
Not that good to keep punishing us for that failure, rather than looking to swiftly boost our prosperity by asking to rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
But yes. It’s a start.

www.thetimes.com/article/8875...

Starmer and Reeves are expected to argue that if it hadn't been for Brexit this type of downgrade would not have been needed - and cite official figures suggesting that if Britain had not left the European Union the economy would be about £120 billion greater by 2035 than current forecasts suggest.
The message is simple: Farage is ultimately to blame, as the man who delivered Brexit with "easy sloganeering" then walked away from the aftermath rather than putting in the hard yards.
Or to put it another way: Farage, not us, is responsible for putting up your taxes.
The theme will tie to the main thrust of Starmer's argument at conference, that the Reform leader is selling easy solutions that are just a fantasy.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 5d

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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