It turns out that Farage was right; foreigners were coming for his job.
So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
I love this.
Reform UK, what they say and what they do.
I feel seen
She's right.
How many times do I need to say this?
These are not expats, they are immigrants.
You don’t “expat” somewhere, you emigrate, and that makes you an immigrant.
I have never heard anyone refer to “Bangladeshi Expats” or “Polish Expats”, it’s always immigrants, so why not here?
Phone is buzzing this weekend with campaigns and MPs on both sides of the assisted dying debate.
Been a long time since I’ve known a vote in Parliament that’s attracting this level of passion and lobbying. Think not since the Brexit years.
One of Gaza’s most prominent doctors, Dr Adnan Al-Bursh, may have been raped to death in an Israeli prison, recent revelations show. He’s not the only one ⤵️
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
National Audit Office report into the CONFLICTS OF INTEREST in UK government 👇
I talk about exactly this in my book 📕 there should be NO CONFLICTS of interest
None
Nada
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“The trouble with Thatcher was that she handed everything over to the market. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer—and that’s exactly what she wanted.” – Dennis Skinner
Thank all that is holy for Bluesky 🦋
@bsky.app Bluesky hits 22 million
Brilliant 🤩
And growing
Wow! @bsky.app users just passed 22 MILLION! Have a great Sunday everyone!
Let’s get a PROPER presenters to replace Gary Lineker & take charge of Match of the Day:
Richard Madeley
Dan Wooden
Soapy Conkers
Nick Ferrari
Julian Hartley Blewher
Andrew Fierce
Rishi Sunak (silky footie skills)
Matt le Jizzier (actual footballer)
Jonathan Gullis.
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It’s WONDERFUL that Food banks are getting royal approval!
Food banks were invented thanks to a Conservative Government.
Because of our vision, effectiveness & promotion of a compassionate society food banks came into being.
One of our great achievements being rightly recognised!
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ICC charges against a democratic leader set a dangerous precedent that the law applies equally to everyone
Be aware
