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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 5h

Governments are elected on a number of manifesto promises, nothing in the Labour manifesto said anything about rejoining the EU.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 9h

"Another Reform MP has been accused of being in breach of Parliamentary rules, after its deputy leader Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality he received from Lubov Chernukhin – wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister"
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Reform’s Richard Tice failed to register lavish hospitality from former Russian finance minister’s wife

'Tice and Oakeshott stayed at the Chernukhins’ “turreted villa” with “a stunning view of the Mediterranean” and had supper with them at a Michelin-starred restaurant'

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 6h

But the millionaire that bought farms to avoid taxes still won’t be happy. Sooner the price of farm land drops the better for everyone

Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 6h

I have an EV. You really believe that the cost of fuel doesn’t push inflation up, shows how much you know.

Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 6h

Most right wing politicians have the same playbook

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 12h

Also

KB: “he is too weak to take the action of a leader”

KS: “I have taken the actions, made changes and looking to prevent it happening again”

KB: “He can’t be trusted, saying one things and doing another, he isnt honest with the country”

KS: “I told you what I was doing and I have done it”

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 13h

You understand putting duty on fuel increases the price of goods and public services as they use fuel to deliver all the food, goods and public transport.

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 13h

As always Badenoch thinks she has set the bear traps for Starmer, then goes stumbling into them like some cartoon character, it’s like her advisors are setting her up.

a woman walking down a sidewalk next to a car with the website vayagif.com at the bottom of the image

ALT: a woman walking down a sidewalk next to a car with the website vayagif.com at the bottom of the image

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Robin Smith 🇺🇦 @robin.bobin.uk · 16h

Hahahaha holy crap Starmer is obliterating Badenoch who is flying into narcissistic rage as he reads out her embarrassing past comments saying that "we should stop describing China as a foe or threat".

This is a significant PMQs.

#UKPolitics #PMQs

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 13h

Best to stop counting at 25.

Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 13h

14 years of managed destruction and laziness all because labours fault the minute they took office. The tories were blaming Labour from 2010 for their failures until 2024. It is the conservatives way, do nothing and blame everyone else for failure

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Disillusioned With Conservatives @neverevertory.bsky.social · 16h

Tories failed to update the law, taking eight years to do so, which meant the China spying case failed.

Yet Badenoch keeps blaming Labour.

#PMQs

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 19h

Digital ID

In the EU Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 establishes a digital identity system for the EU & requires provision of an EU Digital Identity Wallet by member states.

Pretty much what the UK's digitial wallet & digital ID does for us - something we will need if we're ever to rejoin the EU.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, also known as the European Digital Identity Framework, establishes a digital identity system for EU citizens, residents, and businesses. The core of the regulation is the mandatory provision of an EU Digital Identity Wallet by member states, giving individuals sole control over their digital identity and data. This framework aims to enable secure, seamless, and trusted access to both public and private digital services across borders.
Key aspects of the regulation
EU Digital Identity Wallet: This is the central component of the new framework. Citizens will have a digital wallet that allows them to store and share personal data and documents securely.
User control: The regulation is built on the principle that every individual has the right to control their digital identity, ensuring their data is not controlled by third parties.
Cross-border access: It provides a legal basis for EU member states to recognize each other's electronic identification means and digital identity wallets. This will allow for the seamless and secure use of digital services across the EU, such as online banking, public services, and social benefits.
Trust services: The regulation also updates and expands the legal framework for various trust services, such as electronic signatures, seals, registered delivery services, and website authentication certificates.
New trust services: It introduces new trust services like the electronic attestation of attributes and the electronic archiving of electronic documents.
Implementation timeline: The regulation entered into force on May 20, 2024. Member states are required to provide EU Digital Identity Wallets to their citizens within 24 months of the adoption of the relevant implementing acts, which were adopted on November 28, 2024.

Purpose and impact
Simplified access: The framework is designed to simplify and streamline access to digital services for all users, whether they are public or private.
Increased security: It aims to enhance security and confidence in digital interactions, reducing the risk of identity theft and fraud.
Support for the digital economy: By providing a standardized and secure digital identity framework, it aims to foster innovation and competition within the EU's digital economy.
Privacy-preserving: The regulation emphasizes privacy-preserving digital identification, giving users control over which data they share with service providers.

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 17h

I said when it was announced it was part of the alignment with the EU process. Statements from the government over the last few weeks are very anti Brexit. IMO the tide has turned and steps are being taken to move towards joining the CU and SM

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 21h

Digital ID

This is Adam - a dual UK-Estonia national.

He has been using digital ID in Estonia for almost a quarter of a century.

He tells us about some of the benefits of digital ID.

Great video of someone's personal experiences with it, put out by the government via the DSIT.

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 17h

People need to know that the “will of the people” is costing them. With reform and the MSM still very much on the “reversing Brexit is anti democratic” bandwagon, the hearts and minds need to be won over first. This is all part of a process.

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 17h

Never said they don’t. Pylons are cheaper to install, maintain and less likely to be damaged. Underground cables, especially on farm land, are commonly damaged.

Just because some people don’t like the look of pylons doesn’t make a good argument for using underground cables.

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 17h

I am seeing more about how the investment in AI is not sustainable, the cost of GPUs and the lack of security causing more problems and data loss. Are you hearing that from customers?

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Westy @westy44.bsky.social · 20h

The first steps of rehabilitation are recognition of the problem, in the last few months the government has started saying Brexit is the cause of many of our problems, this is a big step in the process to moving towards the SM, CU and eventually back into the EU. It will take time.