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#Democracy was supposed to be "Government of the people, by the people, for the people". #Neoliberalism has turned that into "Government if the people, by millionaires, for billionaires"

Europe needs us, and we need Europe. Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London.

Europe is our home - we must return to our rightful place at the heart of it.

Q. How many Labour MPs does it take to change a light bulb?
A. 80, but they can’t find a spare bulb.

Support for monarchy falls to 45% amid Epstein scandal, poll suggests Support for the monarchy has fallen to 45% amid the ongoing Epstein scandal, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic, found that the proportion o...

Support for the monarchy has fallen to 45% amid the ongoing Epstein scandal, according to a new poll

Labour has got a new caretaker leader. He's called Keir Starmer.

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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit

Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Sadiq Khan: My ultimate goal is to reverse Brexit. London Mayor believes it will happen in his lifetime and wants to rejoin single market in meantime. 9 February.

A recent poll by Opinium, commissioned by European Movement UK, found that 75% of Britons favour joining the Single Market to lower taxes. Rejoining would be a practical step towards economic renewal and a more confident role in the world - we must act soon to prevent any more damage to the country.

Oh FFS!

The London Economic: The economic cost of Brexit has just been laid bare - and it's devastating. 8 February.

By 2025, Brexit has been estimated to have reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, UK business investment is 18% lower than that of comparable countries, and UK employment and labour productivity are on average, 4% lower than other similar countries. Repairing our relationship with Europe must be a priority.

Given that Keir Starmer has given no concessions to Eluned Morgan on HS2, devolution of justice, reform of Barnett or any of Welsh Labour's key policies, it makes you wonder what it would take for her to call for his resignation...

it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.

I wonder if @prifweinidog.gov.wales has a view about #KeirStarmer ? #Starmer Problem that @teamlabouruk.bsky.social has is that #AngelaRayner isn't ready to take over yet

The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.

Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters Material distributed in Gorton and Denton did not have legally required imprint stating it was funded by party

And rightly so THIS IS ELECTORAL FRAUD these #ReformUKNaziParty parasites have committed funded by dirty money from criminal individuals and organisations and tax d fraudsters!
It's time ReformUK and it's Russian funded TRAITORS were removed like the cancerous tumours they are

That was painful #EngvCym #M6N2026

A Welsh journalist has posted a video online challenging assumptions that Black people do not speak Welsh ✍️Amelia Jones wp.me/p8Mk4U-1eoY

Hey @thetimes.com what is ’racism’ - surely depicting the Obamas as monkeys is just old fashioned racism?

While Welsh independence isn’t on the ballot paper in any meaningful way in May, the consequences of a Plaid government could be a fission event in the chain reaction that leads to the destabilisation of the British state ✍️Jonathan Edwards wp.me/p8Mk4U-1epI

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Survived #StormKristin and #StormLeonardo, now waiting for #StormMarta

#Portugal #Depressão #Temepestade #Kristin #Leonardo #Marta

Can someone please delete this - it's making us look like a bunch of hypocritical twats.

Rest assured that Reform will NEVER work with Tories.
Apart from Lee Anderson, Nadine Dorries, Danny Kruger, Andrea Jenkyns, Jonathan Gullis, Sarah Pochin, Jake Berry, Marco Longhi, Peter Bone, Robert Jenrick, Andrew Rosindell, Suella Braverman…

This is the language of ICE right here in the UK

Next public figure to join Reform U.K.?

Does it confuse you that both sides of the political spectrum claim to be advocates of free speech? Let me translate that for you:

Free speech for the Left: We want to be able to speak freely without facing retribution from the government.

Free speech for the Right: Let us say all the slurs.

There is a bird and a stone in your body. Your job is not to kill the bird with the stone. Victoria Chang

This has stayed with me today.