Rob Blackie

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey:

"Tax exiles like Isabel Oakeshott and washed up old footballers who mock ordinary people who stay in the UK and pay our taxes... As we protect them, it's only right for tax exiles to start paying taxes to fund our armed forces, just like the rest of us".

Thank you!

@sundersays.bsky.social Did I see you mention some figures on the number of people with ILR the other day?

I've been searching for this without success and am fascinated what estimates exist.

UK launches operation to support thousands of Britons in Middle East Officials are understood to be working on plans to evacuate British nationals, should airspace remain closed.

What's happening in Dubai bolsters the argument taxes should be based on people's nationality, not just their country of residence (ie the US model).

If Brits living abroad can expect to be airlifted out by virtue of being British, they should pay some tax towards that.
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Its genuinely mad that we are, arguably, the most successful multicultural state on earth and instead of celebrating that we...

...keep trying to copy nations who have very evidently done worse at it than us

At this point Starmer's strategy is to do what Trump wants on the hope that he'll help the UK.

But his track record is constantly breaking his promises.. so why is there any reason to think that he won't this time?

Opponents could
- Challenge call for mass deportation of Commonwealth migrants, long settled + who came in last 5 years
*Put names/faces to comms re this*
- defend existing voting rights from retrospective change
- promote participation of eligible voters
- rethink/challenge govt settlement reforms

Reform's London Mayoral candidate now running on "disenfranchise + deport" policy re Commowealth

Yusuf would strip Commonwealth ILR (but treat European settled status differently)

Farage to strip voting rights from Commonwealth non-citizens (Treat Irish foreign nationals differently to Asians)

Crowds in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppled a monument dedicated to the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.

The death of Khamenei has exposed a deep fault line in a country: reut.rs/4r4GYYK

Clichéd calls from a government minister who likes to repeat the most boring phrase in politics.

"Let Starmer be Starmer" said a minister who can only speak in clichés...

The incredible chutzpah of Putin accusing anybody of cynical murder!

Homes for Lambeth loans stand at £36.7m as consultants appointed to review future Lambeth Council’s outstanding loans to its wholly owned development company Homes for Lambeth (HfL) stood at approximately £36.7 million as of 31 December 2025, according to the council’s 2026/27 b…

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Female officers condemn failures on police abuse as ‘insu... Women on the force find that, despite reforms, allegations of male colleagues’ sexual offences are still not being pursued

Five years ago this week, Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving police officer, sparking protests & promises of change

But now, woman officers abused by colleagues tell me reforms have victimised them more instead of protecting them

For @theobserveruk.bsky.social:

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"Under a Reform UK government, only British citizens will be able to vote".

Nigel Farage has proposed this morning made a call which obvs entails disenfranchising Irish nationals as well as Commonwealth nationals. I have asked him if that is his intention and his policy now.
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I believe they are blood cells >> stem cells >> brain cells!

Photo of people holding golden diamon signs representing the Lib Dems - caption being "Winning here"

Great campaign today in Clapham Common and Abbevile with Lib Dem leader Ed Davey!

Hundreds of conversations had - we are in this to win it!

You may wish to talk to Karl Friston about this - his work inspired Cortical Labs.

This point is so often neglected in discussions about elections. Even in fairly normal elections loads of people make up their minds at the last moment, let alone elections like this!

The UK can't be dragged into another protracted Middle Eastern war by a US President. Keir Starmer needs to rule out the use of UK bases for any future unilateral US strikes.

Very clear that for Starmer, 'sectarian voting' is when British Muslims don't vote Labour, and for many others, it is just when British Muslims vote.

Thanks very helpful. But still true that more competition is a big part of the answer.

If you make more friction then things are more expensive and slower.... That's not very controversial.

Yes but that's likely a symptom of regulation isn't it?

Ie if you have to comply with a lot complex set of regulations that advantages bigger builders.

This is brilliant.

@iandunt.bsky.social Thought you might like this.

I'm aware of no evidence of that - though obviously if there was it would be an excellent idea to break that cartel.

And the easiest way to break a cartel is more competition - and the current system makes it much harder for small / medium builders who won't be able to navigate the system.

* Alternatively if they have their own money, it could be in the bank earning interest. Over 5 years at 4% interest that's 20% of your principal.

Given that they have a very strong financial incentive to build housing - because they have to borrow money to buy land* - it's worth considering the possibility that they aren't idiots.

I'm sure they aren't perfect - but I'm also entirely sure they haven't got much worse since 2015.

@jonnelledge.bsky.social I thought you might be interested in Reform's inability to read a map.

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