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Tim Kinsella #FBPE
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You might know me as @51TJK from the other place!
Toe in the water over here to see if it’s more…civilised (and less MuskTrumpian)
Pinned
Okay, the U.K. has tried the #HardBrexit experiment foisted on it under the pretext of the Referendum

It’s been ruinously expensive, in more ways than one

It hasn’t worked, big time

It can’t be made to work, ever

It’s time to start on the path to #RejoinEU
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“All blindly tribal politics leads to disappointment at best – but much more typically, to something worse”

An important point for the times we’re living in
Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain | Marina Hyde
The Green party leader is riding high in the polls. But across the political spectrum, uncritical adulation leads nowhere fast, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Starmer facing calls for new UK-EU #CustomsUnion to ‘undo #Brexit damage’

This, and #RejoinTheSingleMarket, are the U-turn that people now actually want from @Keir_Starmer

#BrexitBreaksBritain
Starmer facing calls for new EU customs union to ‘undo Brexit damage’ - latest
Prime minister has insisted Labour will not break its election pledge not to rejoin the customs union
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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“He does not have the luxury of time. At the moment,his Government is merely muddling through. It is not achieving its growth targets. If he wants to stop the drift,he needs to display more of the courage of his convictions. That is, if he has them”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
'Keir Starmer's Brexit Blind Spot Leaves Britain With a Major Missed Opportunity' — Byline Times
It was striking that the most impressive recent speech on Britain's future in Europe came not from our current Prime Minister, but from one of his Conservative predecessors, argues Alexandra Hall Hall
apple.news
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ over alleged election spending breaches in Clacton

Well, he certainly overspent on his #Brexit campaign, (mostly Putin’s cash if the rumours are true) so it wouldn’t be a surprise…
Farage urged to ‘come clean’ over alleged election spending breaches in Clacton
Reform campaign accused by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become MP last year
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
Social media has wall-to-wall content on Farage's history and Laura Kuennsberg shows headlines and interviews her panel with not a single word about Farage's bigotry. Have none of 'her viewers' mentioned it to her? She's a bloody disgrace.
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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This Is the one that really struck home to me. A 17 tear old bullying a 9 year old. Indicates a deeply troubling personality www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former Dulwich pupil says Farage told him: ‘That’s the way back to Africa’
Exclusive: Yinka Bankole says he felt compelled to speak out after Reform leader’s attempts to ‘dismiss’ hurt of alleged targets
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system
economist.com/interactive/...
from The Economist

“In an age of fragmentation, FPTP compounds the volatility of the electorate, making election results even more capricious”

It’s time we ditched #FPTP

See next post👇
Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system
Similar results, our data analysis shows, can yield strikingly different outcomes
economist.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“Why are we talking about red lines again? The public has moved on from that. The mood has shifted. A #CustomsUnion is the obvious thing to do. I’d go further, but it’s a starting point”

And this from a Cabinet Minister

Common Sense finally breaks out
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

“Reducing migration in the way they are doing is an act of economic self-harm, and they are claiming it as a policy success”

This government still can’t shake off a #Brexit mind-set and it’s killing the economy

We all now know that #BrexitBreaksBritain
Warning of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates UK ‘brain drain’
‘None’ of the Labour chancellor’s measures will ‘have a material effect’ on growth, Richard Hughes, the chair of the OBR, has said
www.independent.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Campaigners have accused companies of “sweating assets” and giving money in dividends to shareholders rather than investing in treatment centres, sewers and reservoirs”

#RenationaliseWater
Water plant that caused Tunbridge Wells supply failure was given risk notice in 2024
Watchdog investigating South East Water contamination issue had previously warned of potential health danger
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

“Some might call him foolhardy. Calling people you’ve never met a liar on something like this could attract the interest of libel lawyers. Tice’s small fortune could be about to become a little smaller”
Tice steps up for Farage over past racism claims – and gets nothing in return | John Crace
You could call it an act of friendship, except Nige sees Dicky less as a friend and more as a useful idiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

And not just racism: “This exposes the damage being inflicted by the government’s unfair and ill-conceived immigration changes. An urgent rethink to these policies is needed”

Make no mistake, this ugly trend started with #Brexit

Yet another reason to reverse it
Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK
Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy

Is common sense finally breaking out?

We can only hope

Next step - #RejoinTheSingleMarket
Lammy says rejoining EU customs union could boost UK economy
Deputy PM joins growing chorus of support in Labour to undo Brexit
www.independent.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
And, on that subject, #RejoinTheSingleMarket would also restore the reciprocal #FreedomOfMovement that so many of us are now sorely missing

Double Bubble
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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So, Labour made some manifesto commitments that now hobble it in Government

The world has changed radically and something has to give

Breaking them would clearly be unpopular, however

Except for one

Most people would now want to #RejoinTheSingleMarket to lift the economy

Just saying…
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

“£17.8bn spent on gas transmission and distribution networks in the five years to 2031, with a further £10.3bn used to strengthen the UK’s high-voltage electricity network”

Am I alone in thinking that this is the wrong way round?

The future is electric…
UK energy bills to rise by £108 to pay for infrastructure upgrades
Britain’s energy watchdog gives go-ahead to initial £28bn of investment to upgrade UK energy infrastructure but reveals move will push up network charges
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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www.theguardian.com/business/202...

UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show

I’ve always been dubious about this type of generation

After all, coal is just ancient biomass

It’s dodgy, expensive, it pollutes and it’s #NotZero
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show
Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Starmer dismisses any notion of a strategic choice between Europe and the US. He doesn’t expect that Washington and Brussels will make incompatible claims on Britain’s allegiance in matters of trade or security. (They surely will.)”

Quite

A big error
#Rejoin
Fear of facing the future has British politics stuck in the past | Rafael Behr
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves claim to be dealing with the world as it is, but seem to yearn for a world that has disappeared, says the Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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www.lbc.co.uk/article/gree...

“Britain has the renewable resources to power a new industrial age. What it lacks is the will to redesign a system still tethered to its fossil-fuel past.
Until that changes, the paradox will remain: a nation rich in clean energy, but poor in how it’s used”

#NetZero
Why is a nation rich in clean energy still paying fossil fuel prices? | LBC
Britain has never had more renewable energy, nor paid so much for it.
www.lbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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inews.co.uk/opinion/davi...

“He failed to put up a fight on the terms of the referendum, ignoring the case for a threshold vote on the most consequential UK foreign policy decision in half a century”

The origin of #BrexitShambles

And, highly ironically, the end of the Tory Party
David Cameron: The unlikely villain who casually killed the Conservative Party
Brexit was an inflexion point - it polarised the country and paralysed the Tories
inews.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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www.itv.com/news/2025-12...

Starmer: UK still facing consequences of #Brexit vote's 'wild promises'

So the PM can finally bring himself to publicly acknowledge #BrexitShambles, but has no plan that’s going anywhere fast to deal with it

He needs to U-turn, and #RejoinTheSingleMarket
www.itv.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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theconversation.com/the-three-sp...

“The UK’s relationship to #Brexit appears more confused than ever. Only 11% of British adults think Brexit is more a success than a failure, and 56% would vote to rejoin the EU”

No need for confusion, then

Just #Rejoin
The three spectres hanging over Rachel Reeves’ make-or-break budget
These are the conversations the UK still refuses to have.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“We need to accept that climate change is real, it’s happening and it’s affecting us…calling for better water management and openness to “new, even unconventional” ideas, including widespread rainwater harvesting in countries such as the UK”

#ClimateCrisis
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 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
And why no U-turn on the daftest, most damaging ‘pledge’ of all?

There’s a very ‘pragmatic’ £90bn in increased revenue per annum available - more than enough to turn the economy around

If we #RejoinTheSingleMarket
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM