Maz
@pinkytwin.bsky.social
Twitter abandoned and deleted. Small business owner (trades with EU- yep, stressed somewhat). Crafter. Gamer. Love to travel. Brexit is utter madness! #FBPE No DMs
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FLASHBACK… Seems relevant today…
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
FLASHBACK… Seems relevant today…
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The EU will control entry to the EU Schengen area. Whatever next? All of this was made clear when the draft deal was reached in 2020. You've had five YEARS to cry your tear ducts dry.
December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The EU will control entry to the EU Schengen area. Whatever next? All of this was made clear when the draft deal was reached in 2020. You've had five YEARS to cry your tear ducts dry.
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Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Today, we're learning why DOJ didn't release the redacted files last March. Because the multitude of redactions exposes how much they're covering up.
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
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Conmen & cheats!
On 30 Sept, the day before the judgment was made public, the company was placed into administration by a private trust company registered in the Isle of Man linked to Barrowman.
£148m is now owed. HMRC has submitted a claim of £39m for unpaid tax, of which £31m is corporation tax
On 30 Sept, the day before the judgment was made public, the company was placed into administration by a private trust company registered in the Isle of Man linked to Barrowman.
£148m is now owed. HMRC has submitted a claim of £39m for unpaid tax, of which £31m is corporation tax
PPE company linked to ex-Tory peer Michelle Mone goes into liquidation
PPE Medpro owes government £148m for supplying unusable personal protective equipment during Covid-19 pandemic
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Conmen & cheats!
On 30 Sept, the day before the judgment was made public, the company was placed into administration by a private trust company registered in the Isle of Man linked to Barrowman.
£148m is now owed. HMRC has submitted a claim of £39m for unpaid tax, of which £31m is corporation tax
On 30 Sept, the day before the judgment was made public, the company was placed into administration by a private trust company registered in the Isle of Man linked to Barrowman.
£148m is now owed. HMRC has submitted a claim of £39m for unpaid tax, of which £31m is corporation tax
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We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We live in the golden age of stupid.
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
And Trump is it's undisputed emperor
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Farage's failed Brexit promised the world and has delivered nothing but misery. So why trust Farage's Reform with the UK economy? They can't even run councils they've won.
#SpottedNews
#SpottedNews
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Farage's failed Brexit promised the world and has delivered nothing but misery. So why trust Farage's Reform with the UK economy? They can't even run councils they've won.
#SpottedNews
#SpottedNews
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🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer's decision to exclude Russian interference in the 2016 EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in our elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🔴Why Is the Government Really Refusing to Investigate Russian Interference in Brexit?
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
Keir Starmer’s decision to exclude Russian interference in the EU referendum from his inquiry into foreign interference in UK elections should ring alarm bells, argues Sergei Cristo
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
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DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Justice department will release ‘several hundred thousand’ Epstein files today, says deputy attorney general – live
Todd Blanche suggests some documents may be held back temporarily, citing need to protect victims
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
DoJ will NOT release all the Epstein files today. So predictable. They say they’ll release some today, and more later on a “rolling basis.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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It's interesting that the Tories immediately pressed the "Brexit betrayal" button, and nothing happened.
As the polls have been saying for years now, support for Brexit has withered, and even that which remains feels performative and lacking in substance.
Labour should push harder & faster.
As the polls have been saying for years now, support for Brexit has withered, and even that which remains feels performative and lacking in substance.
Labour should push harder & faster.
Spot on! 💯
Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/labour-brexit-undone-finding-nerve-keir-starmer
Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/19/labour-brexit-undone-finding-nerve-keir-starmer
Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee
Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearer, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
It's interesting that the Tories immediately pressed the "Brexit betrayal" button, and nothing happened.
As the polls have been saying for years now, support for Brexit has withered, and even that which remains feels performative and lacking in substance.
Labour should push harder & faster.
As the polls have been saying for years now, support for Brexit has withered, and even that which remains feels performative and lacking in substance.
Labour should push harder & faster.
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Kent County Council are Reform’s Flagship Council showing they’re ready for Govern, here’s some achievements👇🏼
1 councillor on trial for threatening to kill wife❌
9 been suspended or quit❌
Circa £60 million budget deficit❌
1 councillor faces probe over 'punch' threat❌
Cutting services/raising tax❌
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1 councillor on trial for threatening to kill wife❌
9 been suspended or quit❌
Circa £60 million budget deficit❌
1 councillor faces probe over 'punch' threat❌
Cutting services/raising tax❌
🤦🏼♂️
Reform UK councillor Peter Osborne faces probe over punch threat
Peter Osborne made the threat in a WhatsApp group chat with other members about a leaked video.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Kent County Council are Reform’s Flagship Council showing they’re ready for Govern, here’s some achievements👇🏼
1 councillor on trial for threatening to kill wife❌
9 been suspended or quit❌
Circa £60 million budget deficit❌
1 councillor faces probe over 'punch' threat❌
Cutting services/raising tax❌
🤦🏼♂️
1 councillor on trial for threatening to kill wife❌
9 been suspended or quit❌
Circa £60 million budget deficit❌
1 councillor faces probe over 'punch' threat❌
Cutting services/raising tax❌
🤦🏼♂️
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Reform tried to dismiss questions on Farage’s racism, saying they should be asked about the ‘substance’ of their policies instead.
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My lesson from 2025: Reform is much more vulnerable than it appears | Gaby Hinsliff
The party’s astonishingly speedy growth disguised shallow roots – and its success has brought a level of scrutiny for which it simply isn’t ready, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Reform tried to dismiss questions on Farage’s racism, saying they should be asked about the ‘substance’ of their policies instead.
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Unsurprisingly, their policies are shit too.
“The trouble with power is that it’s exposing, both politically and personally”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This is just utterly disgraceful and dangerous stuff from Badenoch.
It's appalling that the leader of a major party should be engaging in this sort of rhetoric
It's appalling that the leader of a major party should be engaging in this sort of rhetoric
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is just utterly disgraceful and dangerous stuff from Badenoch.
It's appalling that the leader of a major party should be engaging in this sort of rhetoric
It's appalling that the leader of a major party should be engaging in this sort of rhetoric
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Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Can't think of a stronger endorsement for Erasmus.
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Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
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This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
Terrorism arrests soar by 660% after Palestine Action ban
Official figures show 1,630, or 86%, of the 1,886 arrests for terrorism-related activity in the year to the end of September 2025 were linked to supporting the group.
news.sky.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is ridiculous. There clearly has not been a 660% increase in terrorism
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
in the UK over the past year.
How much is it costing the criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute all these people for the crime of wearing a t-shirt or holding a placard?
news.sky.com/story/terror...
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Six years after it was scrapped, Erasmus+ is coming back. As our Campaigns Manager, Richard Kilpatrick, explains, this goes far beyond university exchanges, supporting schools, youth programmes, vocational training and deprived communities across the UK.
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Six years after it was scrapped, Erasmus+ is coming back. As our Campaigns Manager, Richard Kilpatrick, explains, this goes far beyond university exchanges, supporting schools, youth programmes, vocational training and deprived communities across the UK.
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McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
December 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
McDonald’s USA
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
— Employee: $15/hr, no benefits
— Big Mac: $5.79
McDonald’s Denmark
— Employee: $22/hr, 6 weeks vacation, 1 year paid maternity leave, life insurance, pension
— Big Mac: $5.49
Tell us more about how raising the minimum wage would affect the cost of hamburgers.
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What this means after intense lobbying by German car makers is that due to economies of scale they’ll produce only high end internal combustion cars which means rich people get to carry on polluting, so that’s nice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035
Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What this means after intense lobbying by German car makers is that due to economies of scale they’ll produce only high end internal combustion cars which means rich people get to carry on polluting, so that’s nice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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That time in 2015 when Owen Paterson, a prominent Leave campaigner and former UK Environment Secretary said in the context of Brexit and the EU’s single market,
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That time in 2015 when Owen Paterson, a prominent Leave campaigner and former UK Environment Secretary said in the context of Brexit and the EU’s single market,
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
"Only a madman would actually leave the market"
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“What disturbs us is less what happened years ago, hurtful as it was, but rather your refusal to acknowledge your past behaviour or apologise for it”
If Farage was made to acknowledge his past behaviour or apologise for it, his career would have ended years ago.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If Farage was made to acknowledge his past behaviour or apologise for it, his career would have ended years ago.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries
Open letter to Reform UK leader expresses ‘dismay and anger’ at his response to racism and antisemitism allegations
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
“What disturbs us is less what happened years ago, hurtful as it was, but rather your refusal to acknowledge your past behaviour or apologise for it”
If Farage was made to acknowledge his past behaviour or apologise for it, his career would have ended years ago.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If Farage was made to acknowledge his past behaviour or apologise for it, his career would have ended years ago.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
Keir Starmer Is Setting a Trap for Nigel Farage With Foreign Interference Inquiry
As Reform opens the door to crypto donations, the Government is finally starting to take action against the threat of foreign financial interference in our politics, reports Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
How Nigel Farage is walking straight into the Government's trap on its inquiry into foreign financial interference
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/17/k...
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Welcome to the UK where a right wing academic seeks to defend a man who wrote:
'Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground.'
By describing that incitement as "anti immigration"
'Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground.'
By describing that incitement as "anti immigration"
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Welcome to the UK where a right wing academic seeks to defend a man who wrote:
'Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground.'
By describing that incitement as "anti immigration"
'Head for the hotels housing them and burn them to the ground.'
By describing that incitement as "anti immigration"
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When sovereignty means less power, less influence, and worse outcomes - all while pretending you’ve won.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Debunking Benefit 4: The £1 Billion We “Saved” by Walking Away from Environmental Power
Why celebrating the absence of a fee misses the far bigger cost of stepping outside Europe’s environmental framework.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
When sovereignty means less power, less influence, and worse outcomes - all while pretending you’ve won.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
Brexit Debunk 4 is now out.
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Correction “there has no been no proper inquiry into foreign interference into previous elections and referdums” but plenty of evidence (DCMS/ISC) it wa attempted
LibDem Calum Miller, "Will the review look back.. Including the 2014 and 2016 Referendums?"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Correction “there has no been no proper inquiry into foreign interference into previous elections and referdums” but plenty of evidence (DCMS/ISC) it wa attempted