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Reeves can no longer ignore ‘mammoth in the broom cupboard’ | The Observer

“tell the nation not only that it is time we recognised the folly of Brexit but also that it is in our trading and budgetary interests to apply to rejoin the single market and the customs union.”
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Well done Anne Marie! Congratulations 👏👏👏

The scunnered vote would be even more scunnered if Reform UK Ltd did get into power. They are failing miserably in the English local authorities they are now in charge of.

You couldn't make this up! 🤦🤦

This cannot be said often enough. Brexit was, still is and will remain, the biggest act of economic self harm this country has committed to date.
If we had a government who were more interested in serving the people than getting re-elected, they would get us back in the EU as soon as possible!

Interesting that (a) he didn't feel able to give a categorical 'no' in response to the question & (b) he answered a completely different question to the one he was asked — from which we may draw the conclusion that he did not want to be pressed about _current_ RefUK MPs &/or members & Russian bribes

Don't let Reform and the Tories take the UK out of the ECHR, a bulwark of freedom and human rights that the UK helped to write 75 years ago!

'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...

Thank you to Adam Ramsay for this analysis. As he says:
'The movement for Scottish independence – and for Welsh independence – has always been peaceful and democratic.'

Did you know? The latest GERS report on Scotland's public sector funding omits the £755m raised by ScotWind in the latest offshore wind options sale. This goes to our Government.

Why? Because Westminster hasn't assimilated it into its UK-wide figures.

Another reason to ignore GERS misinformation.

The only flaw I can see in your argument Zoe, is that you expect our government to act with common sense and compassion. I cannot remember the last time I saw evidence of either.

THIS ⬇️ (The reason Farage wants to leave the ECHR has nothing to do with boats)

Calm, happy thoughts, Bear. Calm happy thoughts. Go and pour yourself that large drink I suggested in response to your Substack re- the comments of the right wing nut jobs to the election of Zohran Mamdani.
Remember, Trump and his cohorts are not of this planet!

“The Scottish Government is strongly committed to the closest possible relations with our European neighbours, with whom we share the EU’s founding values – human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law and respect for human rights." John Swinney MSP, First Minister of Scotland

Scotland recognises that the only way to preserve these values is by reconciling with our European Neighbours. Why can't the rest of the UK do the same?

The Bear (@bearlypolitics) When exactly will Labour learn exactly this?

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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social wake up and smell the bloody coffee!!! You are going to let Farage in by trying, and failing miserably, to emulate him!
More than 60% of English voters do NOT support Reform! Scotland and Wales will reject them! It's your fault if they get in!

I don't resent poor people who use food stamps to buy another soft drink.

I resent rich people who take away the funds for food stamps to buy another yacht.

Updated statement following incident at Huntingdon Station - Cambridgeshire A statement from Superintendent John Loveless which was delivered at the scene of Huntingdon station this morning.

Goodwin tweeted ten minutes after the police 1045am statement about the arrests. So he may have been unaware of it and jumping the gun. He has not revised it and would be unlikely to do so
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Martin Davies (@martindavies631844)

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This is why we must never leave the ECHR. Farage and his ilk are a blight on society.

Lady in scarf, "We are the only country in the G7, apart from Italy, that doesn't charge an exit tax" #BBCQT

"The CEO of Revolut bank - net worth £11 billion- who has decided to take his money to the UAE"

"He's not taxed on the money he's made, but a cleaner is taxed on her minimum wage"

Labour needs game-changing plan to re-join EU to transform dire polling, Rejoin EU Party says - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com The Labour needs a game-changing plan to re-join the EU to improve its dire polling situation, says the Rejoin EU Party.

“it’s increasingly clear that the best way the UK could handle migration is by being back in the EU and regaining access to mechanisms like the Dublin agreement..”.
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The crescendo of pre-budget lobbying has rarely been so loud. Rachel Reeves must tune it out | Polly Toynbee There is no popular way to raise taxes, and with Labour tanking in the polls, my advice to the chancellor is this: do it anyway, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The only taxes people [voters] currently back are for the rich…not pensioners, small businesses, farmers or petrol car drivers. They do want to tax gambling, an exit tax for the fleeing rich, homes worth more than £2m, investments & banks” #TaxTheRich #TaxTheBanks www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Couldn’t run a bath, let alone a council’: Readers slam Reform after council chaos Our community say the turmoil engulfing Reform’s Kent County Council – where four councillors were suspended after a leaked video of leader Linden Kemkaran berating colleagues – offers a stark preview...

The news from Kent County Council is that, so far, of the 57 Reform councillors elected in May, only currently 49 remain with the rest either defecting, suspended or thrown out of the party. “Couldn’t run a bath let alone a council.”
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Martin Davies (@martindavies631844) "Having grossly mislead the British public over the supposed benefits of Brexit which have turned out to be entirely false, Mr Farage…”

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This cannot be emphasised enough folks. Please spread it far and wide!!

'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.

“'Manufactured panic': Immigration not near top of most people's concerns, poll suggests
The cost of living, health, crime, and housing are much higher on people's lists of personal worries, a YouGov survey has suggested.”
#TaxTheRich #TaxTheBanks news.sky.com/story/manufa...

Martin Davies (@martindavies631844) The NHS was created when the UK was utterly broken after WW2 So it can be fully funded now

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Don't let Farage and his ilk tell you otherwise folks. This is not rocket science! Moving to an insurance based system similar to what they have in the USA would be nothing short of disaster!

Blimey! The number of @bsky.app
users just passed 40 MILLION!! 👏

All the commentators calling for Reeves to resign don’t seem to realise they’re unwittingly calling for their hero Farage to resign based on their logic.

You can’t make up the stupidity.

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...

78% are murdered by a partner/ex

Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this

Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety

In fact, they voted against them...