In the Guardianβs Budget Game I was able to get rid of the 2 child cap, not freeze tax thresholds any longer, not tax electric vehicles & generate a good surplus. At the same time my choices pleased the polls & markets too. Whatβs not to like? #Budget2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
24.11.2025 19:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In the Guardianβs Budget Game I was able to get rid of the 2 child cap, not freeze tax thresholds any longer, not tax electric vehicles & generate a good surplus. At the same time my choices pleased the polls & markets too. Whatβs not to like? #Budget2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
24.11.2025 19:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In the Guardianβs Budget Game I was able to get rid of the 2 child cap, not freeze tax thresholds any longer, not tax electric vehicles & generate a good surplus. At the same time my choices pleased the polls & markets too. Whatβs not to like? #Budget2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
24.11.2025 19:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Of course the Kremlin preferred βTrumpβs original proposal.β They wrote it.
24.11.2025 16:23 β π 1902 π 463 π¬ 67 π 12
In the Guardianβs Budget Game I was able to get rid of the 2 child cap, not freeze tax thresholds any longer, not tax electric vehicles & generate a good surplus. At the same time my choices pleased the polls & markets too. Whatβs not to like? #Budget2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
24.11.2025 19:41 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Weβre quids in for the coffers then you and I!
Donβt ever recall a budget that has had so much wittering on and speculation beforehand.
24.11.2025 19:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
And the Brexit lies and the catastrophic consequences for UK
21.11.2025 21:45 β π 385 π 99 π¬ 12 π 2
New: Boris Johnsonβs βBrexit Titanic successβ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
Rachel Reeves says thereβs a βholeβ in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6β8% hit to GDP β that's Β£180bn-Β£240bn a year β means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
24.11.2025 06:58 β π 1003 π 475 π¬ 50 π 22
Well that was remarkably straightforward! In the Guardianβs Budget Game I was able to get rid of the 2 child cap and not freeze tax thresholds any longer and generate a good surplus. Pleased the polls and the markets too. Want to give it a shot? #Budget2025
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
24.11.2025 17:36 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
βElon Musk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ | The Observer
βMusk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ
The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of itβ
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
24.11.2025 15:56 β π 7 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
βElon Musk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ | The Observer
βMusk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ
The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of itβ
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
24.11.2025 15:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
βElon Musk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ | The Observer
βMusk wonβt stop. Itβs time the British government got off Xβ
The platform has become a swamp of disinformation. Politicians should lead the way out of itβ
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
24.11.2025 15:55 β π 25 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0
We urgently need to know how many of these accounts have been spreading/amplifying hate, division and instability in Britain. We already know that a foreign actor - Elon Musk - promoted violent overthrow of the government. Has his platform been enabling foreign adversaries to do the same?
24.11.2025 10:09 β π 235 π 96 π¬ 13 π 5
The only reason Gill stopped being the Reform UK leader in Wales was because he failed to win a seat in the 2021 Senedd election.
Zia Yusuf keeps trying to make this sound like this is ancient history, and Reform washed their hands of him, but nothing is further from the truth.
24.11.2025 09:55 β π 1535 π 552 π¬ 35 π 10
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share EVERYWHERE π
24.11.2025 13:44 β π 15 π 8 π¬ 2 π 0
ReFUK traitor Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10.5 years today, was due to give a talk on cryptocurrencies at a Kremlin-backed convention in Moscow when he was arrested. Fancy that!π§ #Russia #NathanGill
24.11.2025 15:50 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
ReFUK traitor Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10.5 years, was due to give a talk on cryptocurrencies at a Kremlin-backed convention in Moscow when he was arrested. Fancy that!π§ #Russia #NathanGill
24.11.2025 15:50 β π 10 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
Reform UK's Zia Yusuf calls Nathan Gill 'ancient history'
The party's head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021.
According to Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's former leader in Wales being convicted of taking money to undermine British national interest in favour of Russia is "ancient history". ππ€£π
He was sent down for ten years three days ago. Three. Days. Ago. ~AA
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
24.11.2025 15:28 β π 266 π 95 π¬ 23 π 9
Over at the Daily Telegraph, they're scratching their heads as to why the former mining and steel producinv city of Gliwice in Poland is now 45% more prosperous than Darlington... and why it has new shiny infrastructure... without mentioning EU funds for urban and regional development...
24.11.2025 07:53 β π 1753 π 610 π¬ 85 π 35
The place is a cess pit. Itβs actually even worse now.
24.11.2025 15:38 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
bsky.app/profile/caro...
24.11.2025 00:39 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
NEW: This is worth your time.
@thenerve_news has the receipts.
A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farageβs pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott.
Please read & share.
23.11.2025 14:44 β π 795 π 471 π¬ 19 π 19
The Nerve
Fearless, independent journalism covering culture, politics and tech
Read article through www.thenerve.news w/ full timeline recounting all times Gill took money & what was required of him from his Russian contacts. A far greater & more in depth report than any from other news media.
Also left me with sad thought as to how little a Reform MP's soul was worth.
23.11.2025 20:32 β π 85 π 37 π¬ 0 π 0
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24.11.2025 00:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Psyops indeed.
24.11.2025 00:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ah yes. Thanks for the link. I remember that but good to have that thread.
24.11.2025 00:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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