Mr Pecksniff's Diary
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In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life. (DMs are open.) Email tips to: [email protected]
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Pecksniff – Refugees: will Labour MPs march through the lobby with Reform?
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
Remember the Covid era? Well this week the Covid Inquiry laid bare the devastating ineptitude of Johnson's govt.
While today, we have Starmer seemingly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff
While today, we have Starmer seemingly adrift, Mahmood mimicking Reform, and MP's 'sleeping under desks'....
All this & more from Mr Pecksniff
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🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations
Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Over 100,000 acres of our public forests used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger than the Isle of W...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for DEFRA to fund the restoration of our publicly owned ancient woodlands?
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
Living alongside nature: humans must get better at it
The first of two articles inspired by COP30 explores some problems and the need to seek inclusive and nature-aligned solutions.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
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‘Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russian payments’
WhatsApps show Oleg Voloshyn, a former pro-Russian member of the Ukraine parliament, discussing money apparently set aside for Coburn while he was bribing Gill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WhatsApps show Oleg Voloshyn, a former pro-Russian member of the Ukraine parliament, discussing money apparently set aside for Coburn while he was bribing Gill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
‘Ex-Brexit Party MEP named in Nathan Gill messages denies taking pro-Russian payments’
WhatsApps show Oleg Voloshyn, a former pro-Russian member of the Ukraine parliament, discussing money apparently set aside for Coburn while he was bribing Gill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
WhatsApps show Oleg Voloshyn, a former pro-Russian member of the Ukraine parliament, discussing money apparently set aside for Coburn while he was bribing Gill.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨🚨 Welcome news: #socialmedia giants including #Meta and #TikTok will be held liable for financial fraud for the first time under new EU rules agreed by @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu yesterday. www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Social media giants liable for financial scams under new EU law
The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.
www.politico.eu
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🚨🚨 Welcome news: #socialmedia giants including #Meta and #TikTok will be held liable for financial fraud for the first time under new EU rules agreed by @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu yesterday. www.politico.eu/article/soci...
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Fascism is rare, but its logic isn’t gone.
Understanding its real nature helps us recognise when politics starts drifting towards something far more dangerous than populism.
Prof Paul Kenny explains
Understanding its real nature helps us recognise when politics starts drifting towards something far more dangerous than populism.
Prof Paul Kenny explains
The nature of fascism and why it differs from populism
Fascism isn’t populism; it fuses leader-worship with organised violence to crush opposition entirely and decisively at roots
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Fascism is rare, but its logic isn’t gone.
Understanding its real nature helps us recognise when politics starts drifting towards something far more dangerous than populism.
Prof Paul Kenny explains
Understanding its real nature helps us recognise when politics starts drifting towards something far more dangerous than populism.
Prof Paul Kenny explains
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Excellent responses from Zack Polanski about investing in climate adaptation and insulating homes.
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
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Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excellent responses from Zack Polanski about investing in climate adaptation and insulating homes.
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Also an honest response to Reeves' absurd (and rattled) comment about him in her budget speech.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Good Morning, all,
A small update on the current wobbles.
Thank you for everyone’s messages of encouragement and support.
Best,
🐻
A small update on the current wobbles.
Thank you for everyone’s messages of encouragement and support.
Best,
🐻
Holding Pattern
A small update on what’s happening, and my gratitude to everyone who’s reached out.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Good Morning, all,
A small update on the current wobbles.
Thank you for everyone’s messages of encouragement and support.
Best,
🐻
A small update on the current wobbles.
Thank you for everyone’s messages of encouragement and support.
Best,
🐻
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The Commons isn’t usually the place for sharp comedy, but today’s Budget delivered a moment that made even the frontbench blink.
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Reeves aims a searing ‘Russian assets’ gibe at Farage
Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Commons isn’t usually the place for sharp comedy, but today’s Budget delivered a moment that made even the frontbench blink.
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
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The BBC talks to 450 million people a week in 40 languages, writes Stephen McNair. Undermining it would silence one of Britain’s last great global voices. In a fragmenting world, the BBC is still a trusted news source. That’s why some want to weaken it.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
Defending our national treasure: the voice of the nation
Politicians see the BBC through the lens of TV news, but those who want to undermine it threaten a central plank of our national culture
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The BBC talks to 450 million people a week in 40 languages, writes Stephen McNair. Undermining it would silence one of Britain’s last great global voices. In a fragmenting world, the BBC is still a trusted news source. That’s why some want to weaken it.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/cu...
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Budget Day. This budget will shape the future for us and for Starmer and Reeves' political longevity
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
The budget: Starmer and Reeves’ fight for survival
Today’s budget will matter for all of us. But it may seal the fate of Rachel Reeves and perhaps Keir Starmer. So, what should we look for?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Budget Day. This budget will shape the future for us and for Starmer and Reeves' political longevity
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
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Left: Shabana Mahmood as Lord Chancellor, "It is right that we have an independent judiciary in this country"
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Left: Shabana Mahmood as Lord Chancellor, "It is right that we have an independent judiciary in this country"
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
Right: Labour have removed a judge who was due to hear and rule over the legality of the proscription of Palestine Action
Labour are interfering in the independence of our judiciary
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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It makes even less sense to push #universities to the brink when you read the UK industrial strategy, which puts them at the heart of innovation & regional skills development. Honestly can someone in Labour please start to join up the dots. Paging @torstenbell.bsky.social @darrenpjones.bsky.social
It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
# We don't need no education #
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It makes even less sense to push #universities to the brink when you read the UK industrial strategy, which puts them at the heart of innovation & regional skills development. Honestly can someone in Labour please start to join up the dots. Paging @torstenbell.bsky.social @darrenpjones.bsky.social
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Real world cruelty.... far from the fairness our community desperately needs
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning | The Bear
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Real world cruelty.... far from the fairness our community desperately needs
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
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Another contemporary accused the Reform leader of being a “complete liar” in an interview on Tuesday afternoon. Andy Field, a GP who was two years below Farage at Dulwich, said he had directly witnessed racial abuse from the Reform leader.
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
Nigel Farage’s abuse was persistent, not banter, claims ex-schoolmate
Peter Ettedgui says he was targeted at Dulwich College. The Reform UK leader denies he racially abused anybody
www.thetimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Another contemporary accused the Reform leader of being a “complete liar” in an interview on Tuesday afternoon. Andy Field, a GP who was two years below Farage at Dulwich, said he had directly witnessed racial abuse from the Reform leader.
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
www.thetimes.com/article/94cb...
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~ How Europhobia crushed Tories, and why Labour must beware ~
https://bylines.scot/politics/how-europe-turned-the-conservative-party-from-political-giant-to-intensive-care-patient-labour-beware/
https://bylines.scot/politics/how-europe-turned-the-conservative-party-from-political-giant-to-intensive-care-patient-labour-beware/
How Europhobia crushed Tories, and why Labour must beware
From Thatcher to Brexit, the Tories’ war on Europe turned a political colossus into a crippled party. Labour risks repeating the same mistake
bylines.scot
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
~ How Europhobia crushed Tories, and why Labour must beware ~
https://bylines.scot/politics/how-europe-turned-the-conservative-party-from-political-giant-to-intensive-care-patient-labour-beware/
https://bylines.scot/politics/how-europe-turned-the-conservative-party-from-political-giant-to-intensive-care-patient-labour-beware/
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Prostate cancer affects tens of thousands of men each year - including one in four Black men - yet routine screenings for men at risk still aren’t available. Sign the petition now calling for routine screenings for all men at risk of developing prostate cancer:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...
Introduce routine prostate cancer screenings for all at risk!
Despite prostate cancer affecting tens of thousands of men each year - including one in four Black men - routine screenings for men at risk still aren’t available.
But right now the UK National Scree...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Prostate cancer affects tens of thousands of men each year - including one in four Black men - yet routine screenings for men at risk still aren’t available. Sign the petition now calling for routine screenings for all men at risk of developing prostate cancer:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...
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🙄Much as expected.... What happened to the vision of 🏴England's green and pleasant land?
Reform UK’s vow to scrap thousands of nature laws risks pushing Britain’s depleted countryside into irreversible decline, argues Stuart Spray
'Nigel Farage's Plan to Scrap Nature Protections Would Speed 'Demise' of UK Countryside'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🙄Much as expected.... What happened to the vision of 🏴England's green and pleasant land?
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. The bill has finally arrived.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. The bill has finally arrived.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
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An irritated Nigel Farage said he would never racially abuse someone ‘in a hurtful or insulting way’, which raised more questions than it answered – 23 top responses.
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/25/f...
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/25/f...
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
An irritated Nigel Farage said he would never racially abuse someone ‘in a hurtful or insulting way’, which raised more questions than it answered – 23 top responses.
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/25/f...
www.thepoke.com/2025/11/25/f...
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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She’ll be asking universities next…
Reeves asks banks to praise her plans as they escape Budget tax raid on.ft.com/3KjmNae
Reeves asks banks to praise her plans as they escape Budget tax raid
Chancellor is under pressure from some Labour MPs to raise levies on business this week
on.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
She’ll be asking universities next…
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This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is who she was.
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
Passionate in her beliefs. Fiercely loyal to her friends. Never afraid to let you know exactly where she stood. The best.
Fun Fact: I remember arguing with her over which of us hated Piggy the most. I was sure I did. She disagreed. It remains unresolved...
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