thepolyorchid
@thepolyorchid.bsky.social
LFC season ticket holder & dad to 2 beautiful girls. Bad guitarist. Soft spot for @altrinchamfc, #BillsMafia & #GoLeafs. @thefabians @humanists_uk. Woke isn’t a pejorative term. Not a fan of Tories, Elon Musk, Farage or sportswashing. Never kissed a Tory….
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"Laying down red lines against joining the customs union and single market is now as deeply regretted by many Labour people as the manifesto’s fateful tax straitjackets. But the dam has broken because there is no disguising the truth about what Brexit does to UK growth" ⬇️
Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows | Polly Toynbee
Labour and the country have reached a historic inflection point. For all the talk of Brexit ‘benefits’, the anti-EU ideologues know the tide has turned, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
"Laying down red lines against joining the customs union and single market is now as deeply regretted by many Labour people as the manifesto’s fateful tax straitjackets. But the dam has broken because there is no disguising the truth about what Brexit does to UK growth" ⬇️
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Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
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Europe must stand together.
"If Europe is to survive a future attack by Russia — and that is the kind of language being used — its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
https://politi.co/4iIsk6W
"If Europe is to survive a future attack by Russia — and that is the kind of language being used — its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
https://politi.co/4iIsk6W
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Europe must stand together.
"If Europe is to survive a future attack by Russia — and that is the kind of language being used — its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
https://politi.co/4iIsk6W
"If Europe is to survive a future attack by Russia — and that is the kind of language being used — its big players must behave in a way they haven’t done before. They must be joined at the hip."
https://politi.co/4iIsk6W
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We really are on the brink of a health golden age.
Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients
Seven out of 11 patients with incurable cancer who had the treatment appear to be cancer-free.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:43 AM
We really are on the brink of a health golden age.
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So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win.
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks
🇺🇦 🌎
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
🇺🇦 🌎
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 AM
European leaders rally behind Ukraine in Downing Street talks
🇺🇦 🌎
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
🇺🇦 🌎
Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Pretty much an accurate summary of US legal news nowadays.
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pretty much an accurate summary of US legal news nowadays.
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Ed Davey has raised one of the most serious questions in British politics: why have Nigel Farage and his senior team repeatedly aligned themselves with Kremlin-backed media and messaging?
December 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ed Davey has raised one of the most serious questions in British politics: why have Nigel Farage and his senior team repeatedly aligned themselves with Kremlin-backed media and messaging?
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Round about the time he was taking money from Russia Today I think.
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Round about the time he was taking money from Russia Today I think.
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Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Musk and Trump hate the EU for the same reasons Farage and Putin hate it. It stands for civil rights, the rule of law, and regulation of oligarchs
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A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A reminder that when Kemi Badenoch hacked Harriet Harman's website it was an offence carrying a sentence of up to five years in prison
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The Trump administration's foreign policy strategy attacks allies including the UK & has been enthusiastically greeted by the Kremlin. Last month, the USA announced a 'peace deal' the Kremlin had written.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The Trump administration's foreign policy strategy attacks allies including the UK & has been enthusiastically greeted by the Kremlin. Last month, the USA announced a 'peace deal' the Kremlin had written.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
And in the UK, the media is full of people still wibbling about 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'.
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Googled "old guy smell" and this popped up. If you wonder how bad this room smells look at her face.
December 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Googled "old guy smell" and this popped up. If you wonder how bad this room smells look at her face.
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"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
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The Kremlin is praising the new US security strategy.
Any questions?
Any questions?
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Kremlin is praising the new US security strategy.
Any questions?
Any questions?
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On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
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“Three more British MEPs from Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset…The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe”
#Russia www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Russia www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
“Three more British MEPs from Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset…The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe”
#Russia www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
#Russia www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
Not sure whether it’s a good or bad thing given the horrible news yesterday, but I’m being a self-indulgent so-and-so and heading to watch Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair this afternoon while my wife and kids are at work/school.
Final interview on Thursday.
Final interview on Thursday.
December 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Not sure whether it’s a good or bad thing given the horrible news yesterday, but I’m being a self-indulgent so-and-so and heading to watch Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair this afternoon while my wife and kids are at work/school.
Final interview on Thursday.
Final interview on Thursday.
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The pressure keeps mounting on Farage.
At what point does he become a liability to his party?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At what point does he become a liability to his party?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to ‘come clean’ over alleged election spending breaches in Clacton
Reform campaign accused by ex-councillor of falsely reporting expenses during Farage’s run to become MP last year
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The pressure keeps mounting on Farage.
At what point does he become a liability to his party?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
At what point does he become a liability to his party?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Strip residency of migrants who are a net financial drain, urges Tory MP
Ministers should withdraw permanent residency from those who draw more in welfare than they contribute, a former No 10 adviser has said
www.thetimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Unsurprising mask-off racism from Nick Timothy here.
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
Upset at the abolition of the two-child limit - because some of (British) kids who will benefit have (British) parents who are the wrong colour (were born in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Somalia, etc).
archive.ph/rycVD
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Give up on Trump. He's allied with the other weird old men with guns and greed. His current job is delaying things to Putin's advantage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
Zelensky set for London talks as Trump claims Ukrainian leader hasn't read latest peace plan
As Trump made his comments, Zelensky said he would be briefed by his negotiators, adding
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Give up on Trump. He's allied with the other weird old men with guns and greed. His current job is delaying things to Putin's advantage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
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Glenn Carle, CIA
about Trump in 2017:
Glenn Carle, CIA
about Trump in 2017:
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Glenn Carle, CIA
about Trump in 2017:
Glenn Carle, CIA
about Trump in 2017: