Jen Barfoot
@jasbar.bsky.social
Unapologetically myself. Happy woman, Nan, wife, mum, sister, aunty, friend. Live in and love Abergavenny. Green Party member. Retired Housing Association CEO. Love life.🏴
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Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support
centralbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Farage’s Reform UK attack on the young: austerity revisited
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK Ltd is taking aim at the young over the minimum wage, voting age and mental health support | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
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With new figures today estimating the UK’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in October, a reminder our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s pledge to have the “highest sustained growth in the G7”.
We’re still rating this as ‘appears off track’ 👇
We’re still rating this as ‘appears off track’ 👇
Is the government on course to secure ‘the highest sustained growth in the G7’? – Full Fact
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to kickstart economic growth, from the first of the party’s “five missions to rebuild Britain”.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
With new figures today estimating the UK’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in October, a reminder our Government Tracker is monitoring progress on Labour’s pledge to have the “highest sustained growth in the G7”.
We’re still rating this as ‘appears off track’ 👇
We’re still rating this as ‘appears off track’ 👇
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The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people.
Read that back.
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
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RELEASE THE SECOND STRIKE VIDEO!!!
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
RELEASE THE SECOND STRIKE VIDEO!!!
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New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
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The Department for Work and Pensions has claimed “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the Access to Work disability employment programme.
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
DWP failure to provide up-to-date figures on Access to Work cuts is ‘major warning sign’, say campaigners
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has claimed that “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the A…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Department for Work and Pensions has claimed “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures that would show just how many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the Access to Work disability employment programme.
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
#DWP #AccessToWork
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-failure-...
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The Conservative govt repeatedly failed to take action to protect disabled people in the early months of the pandemic, even though their risk of dying was twice as high as non-disabled people, according to a key #Covid inquiry report.
#CovidInquiry
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tory-governm...
#CovidInquiry
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Tory government failed to protect disabled people in early months of pandemic, inquiry concludes
The Conservative government repeatedly failed to take action to protect disabled people in the early months of the pandemic, even though their risk of dying was twice as high as non-disabled people…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The Conservative govt repeatedly failed to take action to protect disabled people in the early months of the pandemic, even though their risk of dying was twice as high as non-disabled people, according to a key #Covid inquiry report.
#CovidInquiry
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tory-governm...
#CovidInquiry
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tory-governm...
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Farage didn’t bark but Badenoch bitched and Starmer whined. Thanks John Crace, we needed that.
It’s a rare Monday morning in which Nigel Farage doesn’t pop up somewhere to give a press conference
‘He likes the attention. Makes him feel valued. Satisfies his rampant narcissism. Speaking in a Commons statement with only a few MPs present on either side of the chamber doesn’t touch the sides’
‘He likes the attention. Makes him feel valued. Satisfies his rampant narcissism. Speaking in a Commons statement with only a few MPs present on either side of the chamber doesn’t touch the sides’
For once, Nigel Farage is the dog that doesn’t bark | John Crace
Usually found at Monday press conferences, the Reform leader has taken a vow of silence in the face of mounting allegations
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Farage didn’t bark but Badenoch bitched and Starmer whined. Thanks John Crace, we needed that.
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The fact the police are investigating Reform over alleged election overspend is potentially far more serious than you might imagine. If found guilty it could actually lead to a VOID election. Farage could lose his seat and be barred from office for 3 years and a by election could be called! 🤞
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The fact the police are investigating Reform over alleged election overspend is potentially far more serious than you might imagine. If found guilty it could actually lead to a VOID election. Farage could lose his seat and be barred from office for 3 years and a by election could be called! 🤞
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
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Labour have betrayed everything they were supposed to stand for and I'm never voting for you again.
Oh, and what did you do with the 22 grand from David Sainsbury?
Oh, and what did you do with the 22 grand from David Sainsbury?
December 9, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Labour have betrayed everything they were supposed to stand for and I'm never voting for you again.
Oh, and what did you do with the 22 grand from David Sainsbury?
Oh, and what did you do with the 22 grand from David Sainsbury?
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A reminder: Cymru has the oldest workforce of any part of the UK, with a third of the workforce over 50. With a declining population, where is the energy that will power Cymru’s economy and services in the long term coming from without welcoming immigration?
There’s a narrative out there claiming Ukrainian refugees ‘don’t contribute’. But look at the UK’s visa rules, short permits, qualification barriers and employer biases, and it’s clear refugees are actively prevented from doing so ✍️ Yuliia Bond
The problem isn't refugees - it's the barriers placed in front of them
Yuliia Bond There’s a narrative out there claiming Ukrainian refugees “don’t contribute” to society. But if you look at the actual data, it becomes obvious that the issue isn’t refugees – it’s the sys...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:35 AM
A reminder: Cymru has the oldest workforce of any part of the UK, with a third of the workforce over 50. With a declining population, where is the energy that will power Cymru’s economy and services in the long term coming from without welcoming immigration?
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It's worth pointing out that the supposedly terrifying and fantastical policies on private rental property proposed by the Greens would just about bring the UK in line with most countries in the EU.
They're hardly stringing up landlords from the city walls.
They're hardly stringing up landlords from the city walls.
December 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
It's worth pointing out that the supposedly terrifying and fantastical policies on private rental property proposed by the Greens would just about bring the UK in line with most countries in the EU.
They're hardly stringing up landlords from the city walls.
They're hardly stringing up landlords from the city walls.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
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Farage under pressure is Farage under water. The right wing press have failed him by giving him an easy ride. In any event he has no substance, no confidence , just the arrogant bluster that worked while he wasn’t a threat to anyone who mattered. People harmed by Brexit didn’t matter.
I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
December 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Farage under pressure is Farage under water. The right wing press have failed him by giving him an easy ride. In any event he has no substance, no confidence , just the arrogant bluster that worked while he wasn’t a threat to anyone who mattered. People harmed by Brexit didn’t matter.
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I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I can't wait until the United States cleanses itself of all the ugly traces of Donald Trump. Take his name off buildings. Remove all the tacky gold bric-a-brac from the White House walls. Bulldoze his vulgar ballroom. Restore MLK, Jr Day and Juneteenth at parks. #Fumigate
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Exactly! I want the aftermath of a good Budget to see multinationals, millionaires and billionaires crying on the news about the 'injustice' of it all!
That would mean the other 99% of us would see improved NHS, public transport and infrastructure!
The richest Companies and people are freeloading!
That would mean the other 99% of us would see improved NHS, public transport and infrastructure!
The richest Companies and people are freeloading!
Summing up the UK govt's budget:
Inequalities, profiteering, regressive taxation and neutering of public investment do not provide firm foundations for the economy.
We need a Budget for the masses, not just for the super-rich, bond markets and corporations..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULf...
Inequalities, profiteering, regressive taxation and neutering of public investment do not provide firm foundations for the economy.
We need a Budget for the masses, not just for the super-rich, bond markets and corporations..
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULf...
House of Lords Budget 4Dec2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly! I want the aftermath of a good Budget to see multinationals, millionaires and billionaires crying on the news about the 'injustice' of it all!
That would mean the other 99% of us would see improved NHS, public transport and infrastructure!
The richest Companies and people are freeloading!
That would mean the other 99% of us would see improved NHS, public transport and infrastructure!
The richest Companies and people are freeloading!
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The fact Young is having this good a debut but is about to be logjammed behind Winnett & Beetham is a clear demonstration why we shouldn't be cutting a region. Fullback is Wales' problem position, and we need all three getting regular gametime at different clubs. This will happen more and more.
Not to be all WalesOnline but this Matty Young kid looks class. Someone hang a highball on him so I can tell if we're being Blair Murrayed again.
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The fact Young is having this good a debut but is about to be logjammed behind Winnett & Beetham is a clear demonstration why we shouldn't be cutting a region. Fullback is Wales' problem position, and we need all three getting regular gametime at different clubs. This will happen more and more.
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Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
The radio silence about Farage from people who are usually supremely vocal about antisemitism is so so telling.
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Imagine the reaction to allegations that Corbyn had made hissing gas noises to Jewish kids as a schoolboy - and then if he had responded to those allegations by shouting 'Bernard Manning!' at the journalists
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I thought it was a bit silly for HIGNFY to not give the actual reason he wasn't appearing. Either they shouldn't have mentioned the switch in guests at all, or given the reason why. They could still joke about it 🤷♂️
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I thought it was a bit silly for HIGNFY to not give the actual reason he wasn't appearing. Either they shouldn't have mentioned the switch in guests at all, or given the reason why. They could still joke about it 🤷♂️
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For some reason, a leader of a political party thought it more important to appear on a Question Time special about immigration than to appear on Have I Got News For You.
I know, weird, innit?
Anyway, he didn't have time for that reason.
I know, weird, innit?
Anyway, he didn't have time for that reason.
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
For some reason, a leader of a political party thought it more important to appear on a Question Time special about immigration than to appear on Have I Got News For You.
I know, weird, innit?
Anyway, he didn't have time for that reason.
I know, weird, innit?
Anyway, he didn't have time for that reason.
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The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.
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"Mental illness as a capitalist disease: work and exploitation"
'Results published this year by the Mental Health Foundation conclusively demonstrated that a shorter working week, without loss of pay, improved mental wellbeing of 68% of participants ...'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ment...
'Results published this year by the Mental Health Foundation conclusively demonstrated that a shorter working week, without loss of pay, improved mental wellbeing of 68% of participants ...'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ment...
Mental illness as a capitalist disease: work and exploitation
IF A sliver of optimism remained, when elected last year, that Labour was genuinely concerned for the working class, this has now been superseded by bitter resentment.The party’s enthusiastic desire t...
morningstaronline.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"Mental illness as a capitalist disease: work and exploitation"
'Results published this year by the Mental Health Foundation conclusively demonstrated that a shorter working week, without loss of pay, improved mental wellbeing of 68% of participants ...'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ment...
'Results published this year by the Mental Health Foundation conclusively demonstrated that a shorter working week, without loss of pay, improved mental wellbeing of 68% of participants ...'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ment...