Cllr Nic Wells ن 🔰🇪🇺🔶
@niccwells.bsky.social
LibDem District Cllr St. Ives South, retired IT tech/mgr, fellwanderer, John Peel disciple, bad Christian. Views my own only.
"(Brexit) satisfied every demand of the radical leavers, making its failure a refutation of the whole edifice of Eurosceptic argument that had been assembled over decades."
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Rachel Reeves has many problems. She’s realising that her Brexit bind may be the biggest of all | Rafael Behr
Brutal economic realities are prompting a shift in Labour’s tone on Europe. But will it dare tell the whole truth about Britain’s predicament, asks Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"(Brexit) satisfied every demand of the radical leavers, making its failure a refutation of the whole edifice of Eurosceptic argument that had been assembled over decades."
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"40% of hotel residents come from five countries – Sudan, Eritrea, Iran, Afghanistan and Syria – from where between 60% and 98% are granted asylum. A one-off scheme to give permission to stay for a limited period, … , would empty hotels rapidly. "
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The Guardian view on Labour’s asylum plans: ministers cannot out-Farage the far right and should stop trying | Editorial
Editorial: Shabana Mahmood’s asylum overhaul burdens an overstretched system and hands political advantage to her opponents
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November 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"40% of hotel residents come from five countries – Sudan, Eritrea, Iran, Afghanistan and Syria – from where between 60% and 98% are granted asylum. A one-off scheme to give permission to stay for a limited period, … , would empty hotels rapidly. "
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"the Tory meltdown and the split vote on the right with Reform meant victory was already in the bag. They didn’t need to make the “cast iron pledges” on tax that are now coming back to haunt them."
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Starmer’s backers never meant him to be prime minister – his leadership was doomed from the start | Neal Lawson
His alliance with the party’s anti-Corbyn faction was a shotgun marriage that totally lacked vision. Now Labour is paying the price, says Neal Lawson of the cross-party campaign organisation Compass
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November 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"the Tory meltdown and the split vote on the right with Reform meant victory was already in the bag. They didn’t need to make the “cast iron pledges” on tax that are now coming back to haunt them."
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Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Libdems please note!
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Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note | Simon van Teutem
By selling hope alongside progressive patriotism, the centrist D66 party widened its appeal and beat the far right, says Dutch journalist Simon van Teutem
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November 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Libdems please note!
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“Criticism appears to be based on the assumption that working more hours automatically achieves better results, a premise not supported by the growing body of scientific evidence.”
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Benefits of a four-day week are ever clearer, despite Steve Reed’s stance
Housing secretary’s criticism of trial in South Cambridgeshire council ignores its many positives
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November 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“Criticism appears to be based on the assumption that working more hours automatically achieves better results, a premise not supported by the growing body of scientific evidence.”
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I think Ben Elton beat you to it Polly.
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Trump’s anti-truth crusade is not just an attack on facts – it’s an unravelling of the Enlightenment | Polly Toynbee
The US president, JD Vance and Nigel Farage seem to believe that checking facts is a form of censorship. Nonsense: speech is only free when it is anchored in truth, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynb...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I think Ben Elton beat you to it Polly.
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"more than a million homes already have planning permission since 2015, but remain unbuilt. The real barriers to housebuilding are skills shortages, hoarded land and slow delivery. They need sorting out. Blaming snails, it would seem, is easier."
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The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model | Editorial
Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost
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October 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
"more than a million homes already have planning permission since 2015, but remain unbuilt. The real barriers to housebuilding are skills shortages, hoarded land and slow delivery. They need sorting out. Blaming snails, it would seem, is easier."
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"Dealing with the high prices of housing, food, utilities and transport would require real politics, rather than the fake politics of waving St George’s flags and locking up pensioners for mentioning Palestine Action."
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Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty
The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Dealing with the high prices of housing, food, utilities and transport would require real politics, rather than the fake politics of waving St George’s flags and locking up pensioners for mentioning Palestine Action."
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Ok but I don’t hear a lack of ideas for funding alternatives from the LibDems. To suggest there aren’t any is rather glib.
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Resisting Faragism offers the Lib Dems a rare clarity of purpose | Rafael Behr
Ed Davey’s rallying cry in defence of moderate, liberal Britain might give some coherence to a party with a reputation for opportunism, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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October 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Ok but I don’t hear a lack of ideas for funding alternatives from the LibDems. To suggest there aren’t any is rather glib.
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