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Jeffrey Epstein has exposed the rotten state of the UK’s constitution The late sex offender had a ruthless capacity for exploiting grifters

Epstein has, from beyond the grave, exposed the make-it-up-as-you-go-along nature of the monarchy and the House of Lords www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...

People who make billions out of billions are invariably horrible, vicious, abusive, nasty, bitter human beings who think very highly of themselves and their needs and their pile of money and absolutely nothing of other human beings.

If the Epstein scandal has reminded us of anything it is that.

wakey wakey UK Government

Bloomberg report by Alex Wickham: The UK has become seriously concerned that more protectionist policies pursued by the EU could exclude British companies from its supply chains in key sectors, derailing a reset in post-Brexit relations and costing firms billions of pounds. Keir Starmer’s government is lobbying the EU against restricting market access for British businesses under the bloc’s “Made in Europe” initiative, sources tell Bloomberg.

Classic. Looks like Brexit may be about to take another giant bite of the UK economy because we're out of the EU club at the exact moment the EU's becoming more protectionist as a defence against Trump and China.

What's Starmer doing? Dithering and begging.

Just rejoin!

nitter.net/alexwickham/...

Texas loss delivers warning to Republicans in critical election year An election for a state Senate seat has unnerved Republicans, after the Democratic candidate delivered a surprise win.

A special election in a reliably pro-Trump Texan district, where the majority of voters are Republican, Trump personally endorsed the MAGA candidate, and the GOP outspent Dems by 7-to-1.

Democrats won with a 31% swing.

The mid-terms are going to be a wipeout.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Before Brexit, the areas described here would automatically have qualified for EU funding because they are deprived.

Now, they have to battle central government for whatever scraps Labour deign to throw their way.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Matt Goodwin says this is "a chance for the hardworking, law-abiding, tax-paying people," such as his boss, Nigel Farage, who doesn't do his job in parliament, lied about why he avoided constituency work, admitted to breaking 17 laws last week alone, and still faces questions about tax avoidance.

Congressman Bennie Thompson asks FBI's Michael Glasheen if Antifa are the number 1 terrorist threat where are they? He can't answer

Parts of the FBI leadership under Trump are truly shocking

Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...

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£18 - hourly rate for a resident doctor after the 29% rise

£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant

If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors

Just a gif of the EU flag projected onto the London Eye as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan's London's New Year's Day fireworks 😀

The UK is £90 billion a year poorer because of Brexit i.e. tax rises and spending cuts, it's absurd

One day soon the madness will end and the UK will #RejoinEU ☺️

BREAKING: Hundreds gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to form a human banner reading “It Was Murder 🇺🇸 ICE Out,

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

I’ve written this lengthy FT analysis overnight about the multiple multi-thousand pound Epstein payments to Mandelson’s husband

these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly

www.ft.com/content/608a...

Join the European Movement today to become part of the UK's largest pro-Europe community, standing up for a renewed relationship with our friends and neighbours in the EU!

Great question 👏

"Isn't there an argument to strengthen ties with the superpower on the continent, the European Union?"

Spot on ⬇️

"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."

"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."

In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe | Stella Creasy Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities, says Stella

This ⬇️ 🎯

"In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/20/donald-trump-britain-europe-labour-uk

"Economists at LSE found 16,400 firms stopped exporting goods to the EU."

Brexit is punishing the small businesses driving the British economy and employment.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/uk-eu-relations-proposals-for-customs-union-and-connections-with-the-eu-single-market/#heading-1

Brexit's unpopularity reignites debate in UK over EU ties NEWS ANALYSIS. In June 2025, 56% of Britons said their country should not have left the EU. Faced with this growing skep

🇪🇺56% of Brits say their country shouldn't have left the EU. Facing the unraveling Western alliance, Starmer has shifted tactics, recognising the need to find allies.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/01/17/brexit-s-unpopularity-reignites-debate-in-uk-over-eu-ties_6749520_23.html

Boycott the World Cup

Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops

Lies, lies, and damn lies.

Suggested EU response:

- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight

1/5

I have solved it.

Ha! *Surprised face*

Mary Tiles Texas joined from Russia in September 2022, a few months after its full invasion of Ukraine.

Watch how the Russian trolls now find out ways to set up new “USA“ (UK/French/ Irish etc etc) accounts from place appropriate locations

It is an obligation in other countries, the rental has to finish at agreed areas. From the number of hire bikes I see dumped in my street that is not the case in London

Surely the answer is that hire scooters and e-bikes have to be returned to agreed parking areas. ie not left all over the place in our cities.
As is the practice in northern Europe

I grew up in the Netherlands and this kind of infrastructure still blows me away. This is a suburb of Leiden, built in the 70s, with beautiful cycle paths in green corridors through the entire area 👌
Ps. Paths are well lit after dark too btw.

The US Will Be the Biggest Loser From Trade ‘Wins’ In due course, new duties will slow down innovation and depress US living standards. And that’s if the tariff wars stop now.

"In narrow economic terms, the claim that the US has emerged the winner from both sets of negotiations is simply false. Tariffs are taxes. Before long, American consumers will pay most if not all of the increase in costs."

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Since joining the EU in 2004, Lithuania's GDP per capita rose from 48% to 87% of the EU average. And it continues to grow every year 📈

Our success story is the reason why we're among the most enthusiastic about the EU and its future. 🇪🇺🇱🇹