MsBlueWednesday
@msbluewednesday.bsky.social
#FBPE 🇪🇺 Way too ‘woke’ for $billionaire right wing sites. Opinions are my own & just opinions. Rants about Brexit. #RejoinEU. Writes & walks. Serial reposter.
Don’t bother with DMs, I can’t read them.
Don’t bother with DMs, I can’t read them.
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*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
*GARGANTUAN* 💥
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
Economist for Brexit admits
🟥 Brexit made Britain poorer
🟥 Biz investment collapsed
🟥 Productivity weakened
🟥 EU-facing firms cut jobs & spending
🟥 Trade barriers drag economy down
🟥 Brexit deepened fiscal crisis
🟥 No meaningful upsides
🟥 The damage undeniable in data
🧵
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Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Thank GOD for Andrew Fisher!! FINALLY we get to hear about Spain on #r4today
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
The fastest growing economy in Europe & outstripping the US as well & how?
Wealth tax, rent controls & a positive integration-focused approach to immigration & asylum!! 🙌👏👏👏
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Only 6000 more signatures needed. If you haven't already signed it, now is the time to do it.
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Only 6000 more signatures needed. If you haven't already signed it, now is the time to do it.
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UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
UK budget freeze on income tax thresholds
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
Over the next 5 yrs, 780,000 more people, the poorest, will pay income tax for the first time.
Someone earning £50,000 will pay £9,512 in tax, an increase of £1,247 because thresholds are frozen.
Can't grow economy by hitting low/middle income earners.
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Darren Grimes’ Reform council sees financial black hole grow by £11m
Darren Grimes' Reform council sees financial black hole grow by £11m
The financial black hole of Reform-controlled Durham County Council - where Darren Grimes is deputy leader - has grown by £11.1m in two months.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Darren Grimes’ Reform council sees financial black hole grow by £11m
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The King’s brother, Prince Edward, enjoys his Surrey mansion at a peppercorn rent, it can be revealed, after The Times forced the disclosure of documents held by the Crown Estate.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
Prince Edward pays peppercorn rent for 120-room Surrey mansion
Campaigners have questioned whether the royal family can justify Edward’s occupation of Bagshot Park, which could otherwise be leased for taxpayer benefit
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The King’s brother, Prince Edward, enjoys his Surrey mansion at a peppercorn rent, it can be revealed, after The Times forced the disclosure of documents held by the Crown Estate.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
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I think £5 million upfront for 125 years amounts to £40k a year.
120 rooms. About £333 per room per year. About £30 per room per month.
No wonder they are smiling!
120 rooms. About £333 per room per year. About £30 per room per month.
No wonder they are smiling!
The King’s brother, Prince Edward, enjoys his Surrey mansion at a peppercorn rent, it can be revealed, after The Times forced the disclosure of documents held by the Crown Estate.
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-fam...
Prince Edward pays peppercorn rent for 120-room Surrey mansion
Campaigners have questioned whether the royal family can justify Edward’s occupation of Bagshot Park, which could otherwise be leased for taxpayer benefit
www.thetimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I think £5 million upfront for 125 years amounts to £40k a year.
120 rooms. About £333 per room per year. About £30 per room per month.
No wonder they are smiling!
120 rooms. About £333 per room per year. About £30 per room per month.
No wonder they are smiling!
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People donate money to our politicians because they think it’s a good investment. Either for their business interests or to further their idea of what the country should be like.
Those are not things you should be able to buy in a democracy.
Those are not things you should be able to buy in a democracy.
Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics
It takes 30 seconds
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
People donate money to our politicians because they think it’s a good investment. Either for their business interests or to further their idea of what the country should be like.
Those are not things you should be able to buy in a democracy.
Those are not things you should be able to buy in a democracy.
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"Your body is not functioning, basically. [Crippling fatigue. Inability to think straight]"
Medical scientist Rebecca Broni on living with #LongCovid for five years
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Medical scientist Rebecca Broni on living with #LongCovid for five years
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Long Covid turned my life upside down, says scientist
Five years on from contracting Covid, medical scientist Rebecca Broni is still living with its effects and now faces a cut in financial support.
www.rte.ie
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
"Your body is not functioning, basically. [Crippling fatigue. Inability to think straight]"
Medical scientist Rebecca Broni on living with #LongCovid for five years
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
Medical scientist Rebecca Broni on living with #LongCovid for five years
www.rte.ie/news/2025/11...
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Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Healthy oceans, safe future: stop the toxic shark trade
Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now!
action.wemove.eu
November 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
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Generous and welcoming country latest.
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Generous and welcoming country latest.
Red kites
Buzzards
Egrets
Terns
Herons
Buzzards
Egrets
Terns
Herons
Red squirrels
Otters
Bullfinches
Hedgehogs
And on nearby Loch Leven, winter visitors from Greenland and Iceland:
Pink Footed Geese.
Otters
Bullfinches
Hedgehogs
And on nearby Loch Leven, winter visitors from Greenland and Iceland:
Pink Footed Geese.
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
Jaguarundi
Zonetail hawk
Pyrrhuloxia
Coral snake
Aplomado falcon (see pic)
All seen in Texas, my home state
Jaguarundi
Zonetail hawk
Pyrrhuloxia
Coral snake
Aplomado falcon (see pic)
All seen in Texas, my home state
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Red kites
Buzzards
Egrets
Terns
Herons
Buzzards
Egrets
Terns
Herons
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Fury at Reform UK's 'disgusting and disrespectful' behaviour leaving widow 'devastated and heartbroken'
www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...
www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...
Fury at Reform UK's 'disgusting' behaviour leaving widow 'devastated and heartbroken'
Gosport councillors said they are furious and “disgusted” at the “disrespectful behaviour” of Reform UK for calling an election just hours after a councillor’s death was announced.
www.portsmouth.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Fury at Reform UK's 'disgusting and disrespectful' behaviour leaving widow 'devastated and heartbroken'
www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...
www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/politic...
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Great initiative by some parts of the music industry 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig. See how to get tickets.
www.nme.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Great initiative by some parts of the music industry 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge 'Trans Mission' charity Wembley gig. See how to get tickets.
www.nme.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wolf Alice, Beth Ditto, Adam Lambert, Sugababes and more for huge ‘Trans Mission’ charity Wembley gig
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
The concert is "a statement that trans people are loved, valued, and celebrated, and that the entertainment industry stands proudly with them." www.nme.com/news/music/w...
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‘I believed Reform was better than this’ - Reform leader resigns after ‘vitriolic’ abuse from…his own colleagues! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Doncaster Council's Reform UK leader quits over 'vitriolic' texts
Doncaster councillor Guy Aston says he is disappointed to have received abuse
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
‘I believed Reform was better than this’ - Reform leader resigns after ‘vitriolic’ abuse from…his own colleagues! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Euro Weekly News: UK excluded from €150bn EU defence deal
euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/u...
euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/u...
UK excluded from €150bn EU defence deal
On November 28, the UK government announced that negotiations to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (SAFE) defence fund had failed, marking a significant blow to what had been…
euroweeklynews.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Euro Weekly News: UK excluded from €150bn EU defence deal
euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/u...
euroweeklynews.com/2025/11/28/u...
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
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Dare I say two weeks and no replacement flag has appeared. Are they on back order at Temu ?
It’s been two days since I removed the St George flag from the lamppost outside. I’m braced for the ‘double flag’ retaliation but so far it remains flag free. 🫡
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Dare I say two weeks and no replacement flag has appeared. Are they on back order at Temu ?
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First it was stealth taxes on households, and now it’s a stealth tax on our high streets.
The government is hammering businesses, we need an urgent VAT cut for hospitality services now.
The government is hammering businesses, we need an urgent VAT cut for hospitality services now.
November 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
First it was stealth taxes on households, and now it’s a stealth tax on our high streets.
The government is hammering businesses, we need an urgent VAT cut for hospitality services now.
The government is hammering businesses, we need an urgent VAT cut for hospitality services now.
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Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Here is David Coburn, the former UKIP MEP who was mentioned in WhatsApp messages between the traitor Nathan Gill and his Russian paymaster, saying there was cash available for Coburn.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
Needless to say, I have never met the man.
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I’ve signed it👇🏼👇🏼let’s get the #RussianRot in politics exposed❗️
🚨Now on 86,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 90,000 tonight!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’ve signed it👇🏼👇🏼let’s get the #RussianRot in politics exposed❗️
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Guess what.
All the bright white St George flags that have gone up on Birmingham lampposts are going to look very bedraggled with the English weather by wintertime.
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Guess what.