George Allison (GfromZ)
@georgeallison.bsky.social
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🎰 “When First Past the Post collides with multiparty competition, the electoral slot machine spins into operation”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
Our new model captures the lottery of Britain’s electoral system
Similar results, our data analysis shows, can yield strikingly different outcomes
stage.economist.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎰 “When First Past the Post collides with multiparty competition, the electoral slot machine spins into operation”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
⚠️ A stark warning from the @economist.com that the “unfairness of FPTP could undermine the legitimacy of the governments it produces”
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We estimate that by the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit, based on macro data, and 6% smaller using firm-level micro data”
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped.
www.euronews.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We estimate that by the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit, based on macro data, and 6% smaller using firm-level micro data”
www.euronews.com/business/202...
www.euronews.com/business/202...
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Unity is stronger than division. I agree with that. Therefore, I wonder why this alliance is limited to the UK.
The far right has a global network and is backed by billionaires. That's why I believe that a European or global initiative will be more effective b/c many more people can join this.
The far right has a global network and is backed by billionaires. That's why I believe that a European or global initiative will be more effective b/c many more people can join this.
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Unity is stronger than division. I agree with that. Therefore, I wonder why this alliance is limited to the UK.
The far right has a global network and is backed by billionaires. That's why I believe that a European or global initiative will be more effective b/c many more people can join this.
The far right has a global network and is backed by billionaires. That's why I believe that a European or global initiative will be more effective b/c many more people can join this.
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Reform allegedly launches an investigation into its accidentally White Supremacist council leader.
One thing we are seeing is that groups, journalists and politicians calling out the fascists stop this becoming normalised.
One thing we are seeing is that groups, journalists and politicians calling out the fascists stop this becoming normalised.
Reform UK investigates social media activity of council leader
Staffordshire County Council leader Ian Cooper is alleged to have made racist comments online.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Reform allegedly launches an investigation into its accidentally White Supremacist council leader.
One thing we are seeing is that groups, journalists and politicians calling out the fascists stop this becoming normalised.
One thing we are seeing is that groups, journalists and politicians calling out the fascists stop this becoming normalised.
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Sir John Curtice
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
December 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sir John Curtice
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
"Joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union would give the Labour government a distinct purpose.
There'd be immediate economic benefits and clear electoral difference to Reform Farage and Tories."
Labour needs to ditch the Morgan MacSweeney strategy that is destroying Labour
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Crypto investor Christopher Harborne, who has just donated £9 million to Reform, is also an aviation fuel entrepreneur.
In other news Reform, which has pledged to scrap all Net Zero plans, just declared a £36,000 donation from Heathrow
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
In other news Reform, which has pledged to scrap all Net Zero plans, just declared a £36,000 donation from Heathrow
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK as Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Crypto investor Christopher Harborne, who has just donated £9 million to Reform, is also an aviation fuel entrepreneur.
In other news Reform, which has pledged to scrap all Net Zero plans, just declared a £36,000 donation from Heathrow
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
In other news Reform, which has pledged to scrap all Net Zero plans, just declared a £36,000 donation from Heathrow
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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100 years of November sea surface temperature departures through this year. This is a lot of variability along with the long-term warming. For example, the La Niña signature for this year is becoming more prominent in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 🌊
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at doi.org/10.7289/V5T7...
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at doi.org/10.7289/V5T7...
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
100 years of November sea surface temperature departures through this year. This is a lot of variability along with the long-term warming. For example, the La Niña signature for this year is becoming more prominent in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. 🌊
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at doi.org/10.7289/V5T7...
Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 at doi.org/10.7289/V5T7...
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So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
December 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
So the Daily Mail owner's wife has just given £50,000 to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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Apparently people are once again asking who's at fault here. We can improve road safety dramatically by revoking the driver's licence of everyone who thinks it's the cyclist's fault.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Apparently people are once again asking who's at fault here. We can improve road safety dramatically by revoking the driver's licence of everyone who thinks it's the cyclist's fault.
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Nigel Farage used an LBC appearance in September to accuse the Bank of England of being “dinosaurs” for seeking to place restrictions on the use of Stablecoins by crypto firms like Tether.
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
He did not declare that Reform had just received a £9 million donation from one of its biggest investors
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NHS to pay 25% more for US drugs
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NHS to pay 25% more for US drugs
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
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Possible future Brexiter case for rejoining the EU:
1. A fabulous Brexit future is possible in theory!
2. Brexit was only a disaster because it wasn't done properly
3. But politicians / Establishment / Civil Service / dark forces will NEVER EVER allow a proper Brexit to happen
4. So let's rejoin
1. A fabulous Brexit future is possible in theory!
2. Brexit was only a disaster because it wasn't done properly
3. But politicians / Establishment / Civil Service / dark forces will NEVER EVER allow a proper Brexit to happen
4. So let's rejoin
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Possible future Brexiter case for rejoining the EU:
1. A fabulous Brexit future is possible in theory!
2. Brexit was only a disaster because it wasn't done properly
3. But politicians / Establishment / Civil Service / dark forces will NEVER EVER allow a proper Brexit to happen
4. So let's rejoin
1. A fabulous Brexit future is possible in theory!
2. Brexit was only a disaster because it wasn't done properly
3. But politicians / Establishment / Civil Service / dark forces will NEVER EVER allow a proper Brexit to happen
4. So let's rejoin
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This is why @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social needs to go all in on street safety, bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrians plazas and more. The Post – and the Right in general – is going to call anything he does a “war on drivers” no matter what, so why not just do what’s right and go for it?
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Mamdani hires car-hating activist Ben Furnas to transportation team: ‘war on drivers’
Car-hating Transportation Alternatives boss Ben Furnas has been appointed to Mamdani's transition team for transportation, climate and infrastructure – and his agenda is a nightmare for the city's drivers.
nypost.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This is why @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social needs to go all in on street safety, bike lanes, bus lanes, pedestrians plazas and more. The Post – and the Right in general – is going to call anything he does a “war on drivers” no matter what, so why not just do what’s right and go for it?
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Refuk’s Coburn, who was UKIP’s leader in Scotland, appeared in WhatsApp messages to traitor Nathan Gill. CPS evidence shows repeated references to a “David” and a payment of $6,500 to an MEP called “D”. In April 2019, Voloshyn wrote to Gill: “I’m seeing D in the morning. How much was for him?”
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Refuk’s Coburn, who was UKIP’s leader in Scotland, appeared in WhatsApp messages to traitor Nathan Gill. CPS evidence shows repeated references to a “David” and a payment of $6,500 to an MEP called “D”. In April 2019, Voloshyn wrote to Gill: “I’m seeing D in the morning. How much was for him?”
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Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
The economic damage Brexit has caused is undeniable - even Brexiteers are now admitting it.
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
https://www.thetimes.com/business/economics/article/we-brexiteers-must-acknowledge-the-costs-of-leaving-europe-p3mhqd66f
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe
Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
www.thetimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Oh look it‘s spreading.
(Reality, that is.)
(Reality, that is.)
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The scale of the Brexit damage forces the less dishonest Brexiters to admit reality.
(Sunak, same paper, continues to delude himself and his readers)
(Farage would rip up any reset and plunge business into more costly uncertainty)
“Such evidence cannot be dismissed as Project Fear. It is data”
(Sunak, same paper, continues to delude himself and his readers)
(Farage would rip up any reset and plunge business into more costly uncertainty)
“Such evidence cannot be dismissed as Project Fear. It is data”
November 30, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The scale of the Brexit damage forces the less dishonest Brexiters to admit reality.
(Sunak, same paper, continues to delude himself and his readers)
(Farage would rip up any reset and plunge business into more costly uncertainty)
“Such evidence cannot be dismissed as Project Fear. It is data”
(Sunak, same paper, continues to delude himself and his readers)
(Farage would rip up any reset and plunge business into more costly uncertainty)
“Such evidence cannot be dismissed as Project Fear. It is data”
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
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"But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years...
...unless councillors agree more cuts or council tax increases or use of reserves or a combination of the three."
...unless councillors agree more cuts or council tax increases or use of reserves or a combination of the three."
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years...
...unless councillors agree more cuts or council tax increases or use of reserves or a combination of the three."
...unless councillors agree more cuts or council tax increases or use of reserves or a combination of the three."
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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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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 11:04 AM
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...
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95% of the UK MSM as it stands will
NEVER hold Farage to account
As they didn’t over Brexit
Because it’s all the same thing paid for by the same people
Brexit = Trump VI
Trump VI = Farage
All roads lead to Putin hence why the Brexit backing UK MSM will remain mute on the subject of Gill
NEVER hold Farage to account
As they didn’t over Brexit
Because it’s all the same thing paid for by the same people
Brexit = Trump VI
Trump VI = Farage
All roads lead to Putin hence why the Brexit backing UK MSM will remain mute on the subject of Gill
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
95% of the UK MSM as it stands will
NEVER hold Farage to account
As they didn’t over Brexit
Because it’s all the same thing paid for by the same people
Brexit = Trump VI
Trump VI = Farage
All roads lead to Putin hence why the Brexit backing UK MSM will remain mute on the subject of Gill
NEVER hold Farage to account
As they didn’t over Brexit
Because it’s all the same thing paid for by the same people
Brexit = Trump VI
Trump VI = Farage
All roads lead to Putin hence why the Brexit backing UK MSM will remain mute on the subject of Gill
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Nigel Farage can't buy himself out of this.
We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nigel Farage can't buy himself out of this.
We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
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Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
Can’t decide who this is worse for, the EU or the UK. But the real looser, of course, is European defence. So all of us.
on.ft.com/4pb0xP6
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
on.ft.com/4pb0xP6
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
UK talks to join EU defence fund break down
Discussions fail after Britain refuses to pay billions of euros in fees
on.ft.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Really bad news. And completely irresponsible given where we are.
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The Russian Inquiry will speed up Nigel Farage’s exit from politics and from Britain.
What a time to be alive!
What a time to be alive!
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The Russian Inquiry will speed up Nigel Farage’s exit from politics and from Britain.
What a time to be alive!
What a time to be alive!