Yvonne Singh

Proud of Faversham today - community saw them off♥️

The noisy flag shaggers that abused our country’s symbols and tried to intimidate our town have been put in their place. Most flags are gone and decency has been restored.

I hope that we show ReformUK the door in the same way.

Brexit to blame for Rachel Reeves’ tax hikes, Labour MP claims Andrew Lewin has said ‘not a single tax’ would have had to increase if Britain stayed in the EU

Andrew Lewin has said ‘not a single tax’ would have had to increase if Britain stayed in the EU

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"I have no regrets at all"

Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey sends a message from the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Our Bureau Local editor, Gareth, connects this year’s protests against asylum seekers to those he saw in his hometown 20 years ago

Back then a mysterious figure dubbed as ‘Banner-Man’ would pull down racist banners in the night ...

Right-wing media fluffs Farage for years, to the point where he now leads the polls, and then start whining about Starmer being 'obsessed' when he starts telling some long overdue home truths. It's actually hilarious.

Nathan Gill’s treachery puts him in same league as the “Cambridge Five” Reform’s Russia connections may endanger our security – time for a public inquiry

Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security.

It’s time for a public inquiry.

Public views of Reform,July 2024

Need to do more to keep out candidates with racist views:
64% to 9% (+55)

Risk bringing prejudice to immigration debate
51% to 20% (+31)

Say things they shouldn't say
45% to 24% (+21)

Mainly dangerous + divisive
43% to 28% (+15)

Racist
41% to 30%
29% on fence

Always the last to know...

Support for Brexit drops to laughable low - with just 11% seeing it as a success Ah well, at least our passports are blue again. Unfortunately, not many Brits are feeling buoyed by our supposed 'Brexit benefits'.

Labour is tone deaf.
@stellacreasy.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @sarahhall-labour.bsky.social

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The Five Questions Nigel Farage is Never Asked About Brexit, Trump and Russia As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with

@bylinetimes.bsky.social doing the job other journalists refuse to.……again!

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Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS

The government clearly think we are all stupid. Chasing Reform is not the way to go. Refugees and immigrants are not the problem, our politically lazy self serving governments are.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Visit Kent shuts down: a warning sign for UK tourism The sudden closure of the Canterbury-based tourism agency is a blow to the Kent economy and raises questions about the government's approach

Causes for the closure include “the impact on tourism of post-Brexit border controls.”

Brexit was, is and will always be a disaster.

Visit Kent shuts down: a warning sign for UK tourism kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/business/tra...

Starmer calls Reform’s policy on immigration ‘racist’ and says Farage’s party would ‘tear country apart’ – Labour conference live PM calls Reform’s policy immoral but says people who want to vote for them are not racist but frustrated

About time.

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

The dawn of the post-literate society And the end of civilisation

This is fantastic by @j-amesmarriott.bsky.social Articulates so well our (intentional?) societal regression

Smoke and mirrors Why is Keir Starmer allowing the right wing to set the political agenda with confected crises, rather than engaging with real issues?

“Why is Keir Starmer allowing the right wing to set the political agenda with confected crises, rather than engaging with real issues?”

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

How is this not front page news?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.

He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.

A Brexit Party MEP.

A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:

"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."

This is a MASSIVE story

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Reform won 70% of the seats on Kent council with an average ward vote of 36.5%,” the sort of result this admirably clear post argues could be a harbinger of things to come

More powerful evidence why everyone aside from Reform has a lot to lose from FPTP, starting in England next May

Brixton father and daughter launch book for sickle cell awareness Angel and Kehinde both have the condition, and their story has inspired the book's main characters.

Father and daughter launch book for sickle cell disease awareness www.bbc.com/news/article...

I’ve had a front row seat to the troubles here in Kent from anti refugee/Reform and the extreme right. What frightens me much more than the flags they put up is the sheer ignorance, hatred and how easily these people have been weaponised.
To say they don’t understand is a gross understatement.

I think this is called a ‘witch hunt’.
Remind me again what 1930’s Germany looked like?

This man will end up doing more harm to our country than anyone else in history.

Farage’s plans to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain would ruin lives and tear families apart.

Rather than dismissing Reform’s xenophobic proposals as 'unrealistic' or 'unaffordable', our government should be clear that they are cruel and unjust. We must stand up for migrants' rights.

Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to remain dubbed ‘unworkable stunt’ Doubt cast over figures used by Reform UK leader as experts warn of labour shortages

He is talking about my friends, neighbours, family and work colleagues. This man is evil and reminiscent of 1930’s Germany. Why isn’t Starmer condemning him in the strongest possible terms?

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The extreme right led anti refugee groups taking hold here in Kent continue to harass peaceful residents verbally and physically. More aggressive protests are planned outside homes of vulnerable unaccompanied refugee minors in this country perfectly legally and the police and local MPs do nothing.

The Friend Short Film www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-friend...

Faversham welcomes this - the town's been terrorised by thugs for weeks and our council and our venal MP has done absolutely nothing.

Starmer condemns populists who ‘exploit’ flag and ‘whip up hatred’ The Prime Minister hit out at Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk for ‘encouraging violence’ at last week’s protest.

Starmer on 'vile lies' of Musk et al: “When populist politicians, convicted criminals + foreign billionaires take to the stage to encourage violence, make racist comments, and threaten our democracy, it casts a dark shadow of fear and violence across our society”
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