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👏🏽"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 12:55 PM
👏🏽"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
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Lifting sanctions on russia is being floated in peace talks—but history, and the kremlin’s repeated behavior toward #Ukraine and other countries, suggest it could trigger future escalation. Without sanctions, russia gains money and technology to wage more wars.
by Illia Kabachynskyi
by Illia Kabachynskyi
The Global Ripple Effect: Why Lifting Sanctions on Russia Would Invite a Wider War
If the world lifts sanctions, Russia gains money and technology, threatening Ukraine and global security.
united24media.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Lifting sanctions on russia is being floated in peace talks—but history, and the kremlin’s repeated behavior toward #Ukraine and other countries, suggest it could trigger future escalation. Without sanctions, russia gains money and technology to wage more wars.
by Illia Kabachynskyi
by Illia Kabachynskyi
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As the day has gone on the claptrap about Rachel Reeves lying is falling apart like a cheap suit as are the justifications for calling her a liar. This arse covering exercise by the media is shabby example of how far our they've fallen.
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
As the day has gone on the claptrap about Rachel Reeves lying is falling apart like a cheap suit as are the justifications for calling her a liar. This arse covering exercise by the media is shabby example of how far our they've fallen.
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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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Russia • Racism • Reform
November 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Russia • Racism • Reform
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Vladimir Putin once again demands full surrender by Ukraine as a condition of his fake negotiation: "When the Ukrainians leave their positions, there will be a stop to the war. If not, we will fight them."
November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Vladimir Putin once again demands full surrender by Ukraine as a condition of his fake negotiation: "When the Ukrainians leave their positions, there will be a stop to the war. If not, we will fight them."
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Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Nigel Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
Women’s bodies are the new battleground as Nigel Farage aligns with the US hard-right. His link to the group that toppled Roe v. Wade puts UK reproductive freedom at serious risk, writes column...
www.mirror.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Farage's alliance with the US hard-right should alarm every British woman
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...
Now the Telegraph has faced the truth of the disastrous Brexit hopefully the other right wing media The Sun, Mail, Express the BBC etc will also accept what a disaster Brexit has been.
I hope they will also examine the role they played in the Brexit vote by spouting crap they knew wasn’t the truth
I hope they will also examine the role they played in the Brexit vote by spouting crap they knew wasn’t the truth
November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Now the Telegraph has faced the truth of the disastrous Brexit hopefully the other right wing media The Sun, Mail, Express the BBC etc will also accept what a disaster Brexit has been.
I hope they will also examine the role they played in the Brexit vote by spouting crap they knew wasn’t the truth
I hope they will also examine the role they played in the Brexit vote by spouting crap they knew wasn’t the truth
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Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
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 4:34 PM
Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Low pay is the real curse of our land.
I am happy to pay taxes that go into support for the least well-off in our country.
But I am very unhappy that my taxes subsidise share payouts & inflated CEO salaries in firms that pay poverty wages, knowing their employees will get top-ups from the state.
I am happy to pay taxes that go into support for the least well-off in our country.
But I am very unhappy that my taxes subsidise share payouts & inflated CEO salaries in firms that pay poverty wages, knowing their employees will get top-ups from the state.
November 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Low pay is the real curse of our land.
I am happy to pay taxes that go into support for the least well-off in our country.
But I am very unhappy that my taxes subsidise share payouts & inflated CEO salaries in firms that pay poverty wages, knowing their employees will get top-ups from the state.
I am happy to pay taxes that go into support for the least well-off in our country.
But I am very unhappy that my taxes subsidise share payouts & inflated CEO salaries in firms that pay poverty wages, knowing their employees will get top-ups from the state.
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Don't forget🚨
70 per cent of the money from lifting the two-child cap is going to children whose parents are working.
A third of Universal Credit claimants are in work. People claim benefits to reduce their hours to raise children or care for parents.
https://bit.ly/4iooCiF
70 per cent of the money from lifting the two-child cap is going to children whose parents are working.
A third of Universal Credit claimants are in work. People claim benefits to reduce their hours to raise children or care for parents.
https://bit.ly/4iooCiF
The cruelty of Kemi Badenoch’s “Benefits Street” politics
“Scroungers” are back, courtesy of the Conservative party and the right-wing press
www.newstatesman.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Don't forget🚨
70 per cent of the money from lifting the two-child cap is going to children whose parents are working.
A third of Universal Credit claimants are in work. People claim benefits to reduce their hours to raise children or care for parents.
https://bit.ly/4iooCiF
70 per cent of the money from lifting the two-child cap is going to children whose parents are working.
A third of Universal Credit claimants are in work. People claim benefits to reduce their hours to raise children or care for parents.
https://bit.ly/4iooCiF
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As reported by Boomberg, NATO is preparing to confront Russia with significantly less US assistance, as Washington withdraws troops from Europe and focuses on Asia.
November 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
As reported by Boomberg, NATO is preparing to confront Russia with significantly less US assistance, as Washington withdraws troops from Europe and focuses on Asia.
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There are reports that Chinese military officers were seen at the El Libertador Air Base in Maracay, amid growing military tension between Venezuela and the United States
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
There are reports that Chinese military officers were seen at the El Libertador Air Base in Maracay, amid growing military tension between Venezuela and the United States
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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Reform UK's Lancashire leader takes trip paid for by Israeli government
The first cabinet meeting cancelled at County Hall in quite some time raises eyebrows in opposition ranks
He and many others missed Remembrance Day because of the trip
lancashire.thelead.uk/p/reform-uks...
The first cabinet meeting cancelled at County Hall in quite some time raises eyebrows in opposition ranks
He and many others missed Remembrance Day because of the trip
lancashire.thelead.uk/p/reform-uks...
Reform UK's Lancashire leader takes trip paid for by Israeli government
The first cabinet meeting cancelled at County Hall in quite some time raises eyebrows in opposition ranks
lancashire.thelead.uk
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Reform UK's Lancashire leader takes trip paid for by Israeli government
The first cabinet meeting cancelled at County Hall in quite some time raises eyebrows in opposition ranks
He and many others missed Remembrance Day because of the trip
lancashire.thelead.uk/p/reform-uks...
The first cabinet meeting cancelled at County Hall in quite some time raises eyebrows in opposition ranks
He and many others missed Remembrance Day because of the trip
lancashire.thelead.uk/p/reform-uks...
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
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This is how people get Cabinet appointments in the Trump admin.
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is how people get Cabinet appointments in the Trump admin.
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Reform Ltd at local level is showing it to consist of incoherence and people full of spite and hatred incapable of supporting their country.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
Reform civil war as council leader quits over £190m re-opening of Red Wall airport
Guy Aston, Reform UK’s leader on Doncaster Council, stepped down following “unpleasant, vitriolic texts that border on abuse” from his own side
liveapp.inews.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Reform Ltd at local level is showing it to consist of incoherence and people full of spite and hatred incapable of supporting their country.
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/407...
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At least two immigration judges have been advised to move out of their homes following threats by far-right activists. The Observer notes that their ordeal came after Tory shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick began naming “activist judges” on social media.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Immigration judges targeted by far right after Tory MP’s campaign | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
At least two immigration judges have been advised to move out of their homes following threats by far-right activists. The Observer notes that their ordeal came after Tory shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick began naming “activist judges” on social media.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Now in stock. Also in Black.
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Now in stock. Also in Black.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
Russian influence petition surges past 100,000 signatures
A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”
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Gavin's latest troll
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Gavin's latest troll
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November 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Glorious, cathartic, taking no shit at all, Stewart Lee.
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Brexit: “like someone stepping round a massive pile of dogshit on the living room carpet. Every day. For nine years.”
If only all our media could be as ruthlessly challenging as this.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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