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Just got back from a week in Croatia 🇭🇷 and the difference from 8 years ago when we last went is striking. Fewer damaged and abandoned buildings far better infrastructure. Nice new clean motorways. Croatia is an excellent example of the success of being an EU member

something quite brain-melting about the hard right's position apparently now being "we hate all Muslims and distrust Muslim states, aside from that one Muslim place that still has slavery because that sounds fun"

I would be a ‘significant political figure’ if the BBC reported my views 27 times a day.

Didn’t BBC QT before the election change the audience composition to reflect the seat make up of the commons. I’m guessing they’ve changed that already

Lib Dem’s have polled higher than UKIP/Reform in the past yet BBC still gave Farage higher prominence.

The perhaps wrote back and ask why Lib Dems were not given equal prominence if it was solely based on the polls?

The problem with this logic is he was still given prominence when he was not polling highly. Also if it is done on the basis of polling then in the past Lib Dem’s should have also been given equal prominence.

U.K. does postal voting. I voted by post in the last two U.K. General Elections. I live in Switzerland which has one of the highest voting done by post in the world.

I’m assuming Reform and Bobby Jenrick will be complaining about the Israeli flag being displayed publicly anywhere in the U.K. @mrjamesob.bsky.social because after all only British and English flags should ever be flown from public buildings? Right?

At least she admits the Tories aren't going to win any elections

*narrator*

Judges stoped wearing wigs on court in 2011

As Jenrick is employing several fallacies in one interview this morning saying any form of challenge will lead to terrorism @mrjamesob.bsky.social that Anders Brevik was fully integrated and was white

stanley from south park says " we don t stand a chance " ALT: stanley from south park says " we don t stand a chance "

How do you fancy your chances Kemi?

‘There are some people who will leave because all they want to do is win elections’

"And we certainly don't want that kind of person in my party!"

It’s like watching Star Trek and not picking up on the politics. STP is funny but throughout his books is a moral and a basic decency to fellow beings philosophy.

Somehow I don’t think that’s the winning argument that she thinks it is.

Kemi ‘No gaffe’ Badenoch just said ‘There are some people who will leave because all they want to do is win elections’ @mrjamesob.bsky.social

That’s why we didn’t go to US this year. We were planning to visit New York and Boston while visiting family in Toronto. We stayed in Canada instead.

Compassionate Authoritarianism

Morning @mrjamesob.bsky.social I wonder if the far right have yet to realise that these new planned curbs on protests would also cover their supposed protests at asylum seekers hotels?

Huey Lewis and the News.

Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

Fascism didn’t end with political oppression and execution of political opponents. It started with people like Tom saying things are not that bad and dismissing the dangers of authoritarian leaders exploiting their power

Badenoch again equating pro-Palestinian protests with support for Hamas @mrjamesob.bsky.social

U.S. Citizens Keep Getting Caught Up in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown An updated list of all the times American citizens have been questioned, detained, or deported by the Trump administration.

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Children who are U.S. citizens deported along with foreign-born mothers, attorneys say Nearing 100 days in office, the Trump administration continues to push further on its immigration crackdown by deporting families and targeting sanctuary cities. White House correspondent Laura Barrón...

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U.S. citizen child recovering from brain cancer removed to Mexico with undocumented parents The Texas family was on their way to an emergency medical checkup, they said, when they were detained at an immigration checkpoint.

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I have a feeling that Kemi Badenoch is now on Ed Davey’s Christmas Card list

As the US is currently deporting US citizens, US residents and children the current situation in the US is probably not the best example. Also ICE is arresting people based on the colour of their skin not any reasonable suspicion

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