Brian Hunt #FBPE
@brian-hunt.bsky.social
Londoner. No fan of the Right. Cynical about politicians and religions. Atheist. Interests: London, history, Arts, gardening, nature, animals, languages, politics. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: UK facing worst winter flu crisis within a fortnight as cases surge
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December 12, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Friday’s @theguardian.com front page: UK facing worst winter flu crisis within a fortnight as cases surge
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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It's worth asking *how* cuts to non-health related benefits can cause increased receipt of disability benefits. This is covered in the paper. The causal channels discussed are increased takeup by those already meeting the criteria; and worsening health as a result of cuts to other benefits.
NEW: Cuts to non-health-related benefits caused increases in disability benefit claims, our new report finds.
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
It's worth asking *how* cuts to non-health related benefits can cause increased receipt of disability benefits. This is covered in the paper. The causal channels discussed are increased takeup by those already meeting the criteria; and worsening health as a result of cuts to other benefits.
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Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
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COLBERT, on Paramount’s $108 billion bid for Warner:
“.. Wow. .. If my company's got that kind of green, I'm sure they can afford to un-cancel one of their best shows.”
$PSKY @latenightercom.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
“.. Wow. .. If my company's got that kind of green, I'm sure they can afford to un-cancel one of their best shows.”
$PSKY @latenightercom.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
COLBERT, on Paramount’s $108 billion bid for Warner:
“.. Wow. .. If my company's got that kind of green, I'm sure they can afford to un-cancel one of their best shows.”
$PSKY @latenightercom.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
“.. Wow. .. If my company's got that kind of green, I'm sure they can afford to un-cancel one of their best shows.”
$PSKY @latenightercom.bsky.social
@colbertlateshow.bsky.social
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Tory hereditary peers mobilised in a coordinated swarm to sabotage a promise on workplace rights - 33 of them overturning a vote lost by 24. The unelected burocrats must step aside and let the Employment Rights Bill become law.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Downing Street vows to force employment rights bill through Lords
No more concessions, says minister after legislation was thwarted in upper house despite manifesto climbdown
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tory hereditary peers mobilised in a coordinated swarm to sabotage a promise on workplace rights - 33 of them overturning a vote lost by 24. The unelected burocrats must step aside and let the Employment Rights Bill become law.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
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I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
December 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I live in Wales and today received my Join Us letter from Reform UK, complete with SAE which I posted back to them, immediately, empty. If every other person in Wales did this, Reform would spend over £1.5 million on postage. Not sorry. Join me Cymru.
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Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Nigel Farage’s Legacy — Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)… confirms the Treasury’s 2016 analysis, claiming a relative fall in GDP of between 6% and 8%.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...
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Reasons to be Cheerful
- Nathan Gill imprisoned
- Farage house confusion
- Dozens Councillors sacked/resigned
- Farage Racism accusations
- Policy Chaos
- Poll leads shrinking fast
- DOGE collapse
- Anxiety around Russia
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/vot...
- Nathan Gill imprisoned
- Farage house confusion
- Dozens Councillors sacked/resigned
- Farage Racism accusations
- Policy Chaos
- Poll leads shrinking fast
- DOGE collapse
- Anxiety around Russia
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/vot...
Support for Reform NOSEDIVES across several major polls
Blimey, this should set some alarm bells ringing. After a rough few weeks, Reform now find their advantage in the polls slipping.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Reasons to be Cheerful
- Nathan Gill imprisoned
- Farage house confusion
- Dozens Councillors sacked/resigned
- Farage Racism accusations
- Policy Chaos
- Poll leads shrinking fast
- DOGE collapse
- Anxiety around Russia
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/vot...
- Nathan Gill imprisoned
- Farage house confusion
- Dozens Councillors sacked/resigned
- Farage Racism accusations
- Policy Chaos
- Poll leads shrinking fast
- DOGE collapse
- Anxiety around Russia
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/vot...
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I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
November 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I must have missed the wall-to-wall coverage of demands for an investigation into Nigel Farage's lies about being a racist
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
Or about whether he knew Nathan Gill
Or about who bought his house in Frinton
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"It’s time to loosen billionaires’ stranglehold on humanity Taxing the super affluent at rates that would still leave them with enough to maintain lavish lifestyles could generate enough money to resolve many societal issues, from health to hunger to global heating." davidsuzuki.org/story/its-ti...
It’s time to loosen billionaires’ stranglehold on humanity
Taxing the super affluent at rates that would still leave them with enough to maintain lavish lifestyles could generate enough money to resolve many societal issues, from health to hunger to global he...
davidsuzuki.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"It’s time to loosen billionaires’ stranglehold on humanity Taxing the super affluent at rates that would still leave them with enough to maintain lavish lifestyles could generate enough money to resolve many societal issues, from health to hunger to global heating." davidsuzuki.org/story/its-ti...
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We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
Stop Palantir in the NHS | Good Law Project
NHS trusts are rolling out Palantir software, but we’re fighting back
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
November 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney's government announces that Canada is realigning Canada's economy away from the United States.
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Field with Poppies, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853 - 1890).
Location: Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany.
Oil on canvas | 71 x 91 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Location: Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany.
Oil on canvas | 71 x 91 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
November 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Field with Poppies, 1889 by Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853 - 1890).
Location: Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany.
Oil on canvas | 71 x 91 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Location: Kunsthalle Bremen, Germany.
Oil on canvas | 71 x 91 cm.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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I just listened to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Radio 4 's P.M. Programme. I'm welling up! I've never heard a politician articulate so well the case for a compassionate and equal society. So if you haven't already, then:
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I just listened to @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Radio 4 's P.M. Programme. I'm welling up! I've never heard a politician articulate so well the case for a compassionate and equal society. So if you haven't already, then:
join.greenparty.org.uk
join.greenparty.org.uk
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The U.S. spends $14,885 per person on healthcare.
Comparable wealthy nations? $7,371.
In return for paying double, it gets to be dead last in health outcomes!
It’s a business model. A core pillars of what I call “The Perfect Con.”
Source: www.pgpf.org/article/how-...
Comparable wealthy nations? $7,371.
In return for paying double, it gets to be dead last in health outcomes!
It’s a business model. A core pillars of what I call “The Perfect Con.”
Source: www.pgpf.org/article/how-...
The Perfect Con
In December 2017, a few days before joining the majority to scrap net neutrality, Ajit Pai, then Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, stood before a ballroom full of telecom lawyers and ...
husseinhallak.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The U.S. spends $14,885 per person on healthcare.
Comparable wealthy nations? $7,371.
In return for paying double, it gets to be dead last in health outcomes!
It’s a business model. A core pillars of what I call “The Perfect Con.”
Source: www.pgpf.org/article/how-...
Comparable wealthy nations? $7,371.
In return for paying double, it gets to be dead last in health outcomes!
It’s a business model. A core pillars of what I call “The Perfect Con.”
Source: www.pgpf.org/article/how-...
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Guillotines
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Guillotines
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Sorprese? Assolutamente no! il nazista criminale di guerra vuole vincere al tavolino quello che non gli è riuscito in quasi 4 anni di una invasione che ha provocato morte, sofferenze e distruzione. E minaccia anche l’Europa di non toccare i suoi soldi sporchi di sangue depositati in occidente
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sorprese? Assolutamente no! il nazista criminale di guerra vuole vincere al tavolino quello che non gli è riuscito in quasi 4 anni di una invasione che ha provocato morte, sofferenze e distruzione. E minaccia anche l’Europa di non toccare i suoi soldi sporchi di sangue depositati in occidente
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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His “peace plan” is a Russian wish list which requires Ukraine to surrender huge parts of their country and remain vulnerable to future Russian invasions.
…and he’s mad they are not thanking him for it.
…and he’s mad they are not thanking him for it.
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
His “peace plan” is a Russian wish list which requires Ukraine to surrender huge parts of their country and remain vulnerable to future Russian invasions.
…and he’s mad they are not thanking him for it.
…and he’s mad they are not thanking him for it.
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“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised.
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
Russia used a network of 150,000 Twitter accounts to meddle in Brexit
Russian-based Twitter accounts focused their attention on the Brexit referendum in the days leading up to the vote, data scientists have concluded.
www.businessinsider.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised.
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.
The worrying rise of US anti-abortion rhetoric is in full force - how deep is Reform UK's involvement?
Money is pouring into anti-abortion campaigns in Britain, and it seems Nigel Farage’s party isn’t pushing back…
www.cosmopolitan.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The UK is a strongly pro-choice country with 86% of Britons wanting abortion to be legal in all or most cases. But the US anti-choice movement has been investing heavily into campaigns in Britain, and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party seems to be support the interference.