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Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.

⬇️ Brexit has cost the country between 6% and 8% of GDP per person over the last decade, a hit of £180 billion ($235 billion) to £240 billion.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/brexit-hit-to-uk-economy-double-official-estimate-study-finds

Reform voters are about to discover why people are forced to migrate. Voting for a company that denies the absolutely overwhelming evidence for climate change is a very short-sighted thing to do when you live in an area prone to flooding.

Far too sensible. It'll never happen.

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‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...

The first half of this article reads like an epitaph: "Mostly, though, you couldn’t escape the feeling that Starmer just wasn’t very good at politics. That No 10 had no control of the news grid and were waking up each morning just as surprised as we were that the country was falling apart."

Couldn't agree more.

Thanks to listener Fred White for this letter to Radio Times about the ending of Science in Action on the #BBCWorldService - "required listening".
"At a time when the lights of reason are dimming across the world, cancellation of this vital prog is a sad and myopic decision by BBC planners." Indeed.

A very accurate description by @fionakatauskas.bsky.social

Climate change is and remains a threat to our very existence. We need to prioritise.

. @rialina.com is on this week's episode of Strong Message Here! She joins host, @aiannucci.bsky.social and Sky New's new breakfast host, @sophyridge.bsky.social

Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

OPINION TODAY featured podcast —
The Buck Stops Here: In a week with two big resignations at the BBC, news journalism and accuracy are under the spotlight. @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by @rialina.com and @sophyridge.bsky.social.
(Strong Message Here)
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Bonfire NIGHT was THREE nights ago, ban the sale of fireworks to the public

My poor dog is terrified of the loud bang fireworks. Nov 5th in the UK is Guy Fawkes/Bonfire night which would be fine if it didn't go on for over a week. The loud bangs are the problem- dogs, wildlife, farm animals and veterans who suffer from PTSD all find this difficult. Ban loud bang fireworks

Please ban fireworks in the UK. 🙏🏻

Our NHS can’t wait — and neither can we.

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Scientists moving to the States? That can't be right. 🤔

In media information literacy week, BBC closes iconic science show - RadioInfo Australia It is Media and Information Literacy week, a UNESCO initiative to make the world aware of how important the media is in communicating truth and...

Australia-based RadioInfo picked up on the demise of Science in Action - ironic, they add, given it was during "Media and Information Literacy week, a UNESCO initiative to make the world aware of how important the media is in communicating truth & factual reporting."
radioinfo.com.au/news/in-medi...

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Nearly 150,000 aged 90 and above wait 12 hours in England’s A&Es each year Older people left in their own excrement and wet beds for hours and forced to watch others die, Age UK report finds

🚨 150,000 people aged 90+ are waiting over 12 hours in A&E every year - left in corridors & in pain.

This wasn't inevitable. It’s the result of political choices.

Fund urgent & emergency care, safe staffing, and social care.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

As a Brit, I don't know what DEI is. Does the king? It's not an abbreviation that's used over here AFAIK.

Why would anyone vote for Deform? I must be missing something. 🤔

BBC World Service - Science In Action, How science got here, and where next As anti-science leaves research reeling, does evidence-based policy have a future?

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w... ... is nigh

Speed reading "Science under Siege" - ahead of next week's recording of BBC Science in Action, where co-author @michaelemann.bsky.social joins a panel on the front line of the current assault on science, to answer what can be done.
An appropriate topic for the last edition of the 60yr old series.

How will I get my weekly fix of proper science news in future? This is a disaster! 🤬

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55% Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

This is what tolerance of anti-migrant political rhetoric leads to. A surge in racial abuse against nurses and care workers. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Dear media ...

Good grief. You couldn't make it up. But they can, apparently.

In case you missed it ...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the EU's non-profit lending institution. Before Brexit, it had invested over €118 billion in the UK, including £6bn a year between 2009 and 2016. Importantly, EIB investment also helped unlock further investment from other sources.
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80 years ago, the world chose peace, law, and cooperation🇺🇳

Today, those principles are under attack.

In Europe, Ukraine is on the front line of this test, fighting for freedom and the UN-based order. We stand firmly with them.

Lasting peace begins with international law.

#UNDay