Stuart Budd
@stuartbudd.bsky.social
🇪🇺 Pro Europe and Scottish Independence
'𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅..', Ulysses, Tennyson.
'𝑻𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒌, 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅..', Ulysses, Tennyson.
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Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Carole Cadwalladr asks why the Labour gov are choosing not to
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
investigate Russian interference in British elections and referendums
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A green bicycle priority street in the Netherlands
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A green bicycle priority street in the Netherlands
The toppling of Colston
Jake Skuse, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, and Sage Willoughby were found innocent by their Bristolian peers in the jury after the local Labour MP and Labour council did nothing for years and years and years, decades really.
www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...
Jake Skuse, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, and Sage Willoughby were found innocent by their Bristolian peers in the jury after the local Labour MP and Labour council did nothing for years and years and years, decades really.
www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The toppling of Colston
Jake Skuse, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, and Sage Willoughby were found innocent by their Bristolian peers in the jury after the local Labour MP and Labour council did nothing for years and years and years, decades really.
www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...
Jake Skuse, Rhian Graham, Milo Ponsford, and Sage Willoughby were found innocent by their Bristolian peers in the jury after the local Labour MP and Labour council did nothing for years and years and years, decades really.
www.theguardian.com/world/2022/j...
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A public service broadcaster unafraid of speaking truth to power is one of the cornerstones of democracy.
We are losing ours.
We are losing ours.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A public service broadcaster unafraid of speaking truth to power is one of the cornerstones of democracy.
We are losing ours.
We are losing ours.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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The chalk stream amendment 38 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill just got voted down in the HoL, and 40 ( protected species) was withdrawn.
I can’t tell you how truly devastating this is for nature in our country, on land and in our waterways
There isn’t a word to describe how disgusted I am.
I can’t tell you how truly devastating this is for nature in our country, on land and in our waterways
There isn’t a word to describe how disgusted I am.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The chalk stream amendment 38 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill just got voted down in the HoL, and 40 ( protected species) was withdrawn.
I can’t tell you how truly devastating this is for nature in our country, on land and in our waterways
There isn’t a word to describe how disgusted I am.
I can’t tell you how truly devastating this is for nature in our country, on land and in our waterways
There isn’t a word to describe how disgusted I am.
Brexit and high food prices aren't going away until the English get rid of both Conservatives *AND* Labour
The Tory / Labour agreement means Brexit continues
Vote Green or LibDems in England
The Tory / Labour agreement means Brexit continues
Vote Green or LibDems in England
There was an agreement between both the Conservative and Labour parties in 2023 that Brexit will continue because both parties find it too difficult to deal with.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: secret cross-party summit held to confront failings of Brexit
Leading Brexiters and remainers, including Michael Gove and David Lammy, met for two-day ‘private discussion’ with diplomats and business leaders
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Brexit and high food prices aren't going away until the English get rid of both Conservatives *AND* Labour
The Tory / Labour agreement means Brexit continues
Vote Green or LibDems in England
The Tory / Labour agreement means Brexit continues
Vote Green or LibDems in England
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Four years and the only thing which has changed is that anti-asylum policies and rhetoric have got worse.
Four years and genuine solutions to reducing channel crossings, reducing the loss of life, haven't changed, and have continued to be ignored 👇
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Four years of hostility.
Four years and genuine solutions to reducing channel crossings, reducing the loss of life, haven't changed, and have continued to be ignored 👇
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Four years of hostility.
Today is the 4th anniversary of the worst ever tragedy in the Channel.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
At least 27 men, women & children drowned in the freezing water, & 4 more have never been found.
Since then, neither we nor the French have done a thing to offer people in this situation with real solutions.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Four years and the only thing which has changed is that anti-asylum policies and rhetoric have got worse.
Four years and genuine solutions to reducing channel crossings, reducing the loss of life, haven't changed, and have continued to be ignored 👇
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Four years of hostility.
Four years and genuine solutions to reducing channel crossings, reducing the loss of life, haven't changed, and have continued to be ignored 👇
bsky.app/profile/dani...
Four years of hostility.
Best for Britain insistance on getting everyone to vote Labour at the GE was not patriotic to 🇬🇧
Supporting Labour policies of:
No FoM
No single market
No customs union
has:
Increased food inflation
Trashed SMEs
Made the defence of europe and Ukraine more difficult
Supporting Labour policies of:
No FoM
No single market
No customs union
has:
Increased food inflation
Trashed SMEs
Made the defence of europe and Ukraine more difficult
In light of today’s food inflation figures, it’s clear we need a war on inflation, not a war on immigration. And a weapon in our arsenal must be expediting that agri food deal with the EU.
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Best for Britain insistance on getting everyone to vote Labour at the GE was not patriotic to 🇬🇧
Supporting Labour policies of:
No FoM
No single market
No customs union
has:
Increased food inflation
Trashed SMEs
Made the defence of europe and Ukraine more difficult
Supporting Labour policies of:
No FoM
No single market
No customs union
has:
Increased food inflation
Trashed SMEs
Made the defence of europe and Ukraine more difficult
The north-atlantic gap where Russian subs can sail right through was the job of the 🇬🇧 to police
Then the UK turned inwards and now refuses to work with others.
🇩🇪 has stepped up and taken over the role from 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 ingorance and racism is harming 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺 security.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Then the UK turned inwards and now refuses to work with others.
🇩🇪 has stepped up and taken over the role from 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 ingorance and racism is harming 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺 security.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The north-atlantic gap where Russian subs can sail right through was the job of the 🇬🇧 to police
Then the UK turned inwards and now refuses to work with others.
🇩🇪 has stepped up and taken over the role from 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 ingorance and racism is harming 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺 security.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
Then the UK turned inwards and now refuses to work with others.
🇩🇪 has stepped up and taken over the role from 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 ingorance and racism is harming 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺 security.
www.defensenews.com/global/europ...
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Up to 2019 this was a Tory stronghold.
In 2024 they tried Labour and now they are Green.
The Greens could win the next UK GE
Up to a while ago, the Greens winning a GE would have been crazy but now...well, it is very possible.
It October the Greens were on 12.7% here
www.nowcast.uk/home/wards
In 2024 they tried Labour and now they are Green.
The Greens could win the next UK GE
Up to a while ago, the Greens winning a GE would have been crazy but now...well, it is very possible.
It October the Greens were on 12.7% here
www.nowcast.uk/home/wards
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Up to 2019 this was a Tory stronghold.
In 2024 they tried Labour and now they are Green.
The Greens could win the next UK GE
Up to a while ago, the Greens winning a GE would have been crazy but now...well, it is very possible.
It October the Greens were on 12.7% here
www.nowcast.uk/home/wards
In 2024 they tried Labour and now they are Green.
The Greens could win the next UK GE
Up to a while ago, the Greens winning a GE would have been crazy but now...well, it is very possible.
It October the Greens were on 12.7% here
www.nowcast.uk/home/wards
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I know people are aiming ableist slurs at people who mention Brexit, but the £40 billion tax yield lost because of Brexit is remarkably close to the £40 billion black hole in UK finances we've been hearing about, and the least well-off are probably going to pay for it come the fascist budget.
John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
"The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year"
"That's a tax yield of £40 billion"
"How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"
November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I know people are aiming ableist slurs at people who mention Brexit, but the £40 billion tax yield lost because of Brexit is remarkably close to the £40 billion black hole in UK finances we've been hearing about, and the least well-off are probably going to pay for it come the fascist budget.
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Germany Warns Russia Could Be Ready to Attack NATO by 2029 - www.kyivpost.com/post/64385
Germany Warns Russia Could Be Ready to Attack NATO by 2029
Germany’s defense minister warns Russia could be capable of attacking NATO as early as 2028-29, urging faster military buildup as Moscow accelerates rearmament.
www.kyivpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Germany Warns Russia Could Be Ready to Attack NATO by 2029 - www.kyivpost.com/post/64385
I’ve had the same thoughts..
The idea of a UK government stealing Jewellery from asylum seekers makes me deeply angry.
The idea of a UK government stealing Jewellery from asylum seekers makes me deeply angry.
Shabana Mahmood casually saying they're gonna take migrant's jewellery off them has got me thinking about that scene in Schindler's List where the Jewish family wrap family heirlooms in bread and swallow them.
What the fuck are we?
What the fuck are we?
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I’ve had the same thoughts..
The idea of a UK government stealing Jewellery from asylum seekers makes me deeply angry.
The idea of a UK government stealing Jewellery from asylum seekers makes me deeply angry.
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Labour focusses on immigration and Reform trashes Net Zero. Meanwhile 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗣 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 issues a consultion on its Climate Change Plan for 2026-2040.
Green jobs continue to grow fastest in Scotland: emissions halved, while the economy grew by 2/3.
www.gov.scot/publications...
Green jobs continue to grow fastest in Scotland: emissions halved, while the economy grew by 2/3.
www.gov.scot/publications...
Scotland's Climate Change Plan – 2026-2040
This Climate Change Plan (CCP) sets out the policies and proposals the Scottish Government will take forward to enable our carbon budgets to be met between 2026-2040.
www.gov.scot
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Labour focusses on immigration and Reform trashes Net Zero. Meanwhile 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗡𝗣 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 issues a consultion on its Climate Change Plan for 2026-2040.
Green jobs continue to grow fastest in Scotland: emissions halved, while the economy grew by 2/3.
www.gov.scot/publications...
Green jobs continue to grow fastest in Scotland: emissions halved, while the economy grew by 2/3.
www.gov.scot/publications...
Great thread on a possible direction of travel for UK relations with the EU that hinges on five key areas:
1. Labour replace PM
2. Move quicker
3. Prepare public for EU co-operation
4. Take fight to Brexiters
5. Go big with offers
I feel:
Labour will struggle with 1
2 - 5 requires Greens / LibDems
1. Labour replace PM
2. Move quicker
3. Prepare public for EU co-operation
4. Take fight to Brexiters
5. Go big with offers
I feel:
Labour will struggle with 1
2 - 5 requires Greens / LibDems
Is serendipity finally coming up trumps for joiners?
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Great thread on a possible direction of travel for UK relations with the EU that hinges on five key areas:
1. Labour replace PM
2. Move quicker
3. Prepare public for EU co-operation
4. Take fight to Brexiters
5. Go big with offers
I feel:
Labour will struggle with 1
2 - 5 requires Greens / LibDems
1. Labour replace PM
2. Move quicker
3. Prepare public for EU co-operation
4. Take fight to Brexiters
5. Go big with offers
I feel:
Labour will struggle with 1
2 - 5 requires Greens / LibDems
Being racist bastards is what Labour are like
In 2007, 98 lawyers and barristers wrote to The Guardian to demand that Margaret Hodge "resign or be sacked" after her "indigenous britons" comments suggested council house waiting lists were the fault of foreigners.
www.theguardian.com/politics/200...
In 2007, 98 lawyers and barristers wrote to The Guardian to demand that Margaret Hodge "resign or be sacked" after her "indigenous britons" comments suggested council house waiting lists were the fault of foreigners.
www.theguardian.com/politics/200...
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Being racist bastards is what Labour are like
In 2007, 98 lawyers and barristers wrote to The Guardian to demand that Margaret Hodge "resign or be sacked" after her "indigenous britons" comments suggested council house waiting lists were the fault of foreigners.
www.theguardian.com/politics/200...
In 2007, 98 lawyers and barristers wrote to The Guardian to demand that Margaret Hodge "resign or be sacked" after her "indigenous britons" comments suggested council house waiting lists were the fault of foreigners.
www.theguardian.com/politics/200...
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Is serendipity finally coming up trumps for joiners?
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Is serendipity finally coming up trumps for joiners?
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
It does sometimes feel in Brexit Britain that kismet has all been for the Brexiters. In particular covid's covering Brexit damage, Trump's double election, and Russia's invasion*
Yet is there a chance now?
A 🧵
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They're openly telling us in advance what's going to happen
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
They're openly telling us in advance what's going to happen
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Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
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Labour is a “godsend” for Farage says the far-right.
November 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Labour is a “godsend” for Farage says the far-right.
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I have already made 135 pounds on day one 🫶 please donate if you can
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I have already made 135 pounds on day one 🫶 please donate if you can
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I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.
A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...