Darren Pullman

Then they came for the statisticians
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a statistician

So 60,000 Gazans murdered by Israel isn't 'officially' a genocide and children starving to death there isn't 'officially' a famine. Well, probably just ignore it then...

👉 EU membership made Britain and Britons better off

𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗧. 𝗪𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗧.

#Brexit #EU #rejoin

YouTube video by Peter Cook Keynote at North Somerset Labour Town Hall event on Brexit and Rejoining the EU.

Keynote speech - Brexit, Labour and Rejoin EU. TY to those who supported this.

youtu.be/b0QYDjcHGGQ

#Brexit #RejoinEU #Labour

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Part 2

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Over 800 lawyers call on Keir Starmer's government to impose trade sanctions on Israel.

lawyersletter.uk

As a philosophy major who adored symbolic logic courses, this may be my favorite cartoon ever.

Keir Starmer is my MP. This is the letter I wrote to him today.

Subject: Island of Strangers?

Mr Starmer,

Let me tell you about this ‘stranger’.

Slightly amended so I can fit this here: I am writing to you as an immigrant who chose to make the UK my home. As someone who is now also a British citizen. And as a German-born historian who understands where the complete normalisation of the far right can end. I write to say: For shame! I first came to the UK in the 1990s for a visit with my grandmother. Objectively, much was backwards here. No mixer taps in the bathroom; awful ‘bread’; and strings had to be pulled to switch on lights. But however I felt about this, my own string had been pulled: I loved this Cool Britannia. It was quite possibly then that I decided that the UK was to be my home. When I arrived to settle here permanently, I made a choice: to contribute my skills, my knowledge—all I have to offer—to this country rather than another one. I am deeply disgusted by your comment today that immigration has done ‘incalculable damage’ to the country. This is the language of the far right. It is insulting, hateful & will fuel xenophobia. And it is just wrong. Migration is a normal part of the human existence. None of us would be where we are without it. Open your fridge and you will see migration. Immigrants help make the UK tick every single day, whether we clean toilets in our hospitals or provide care for the elderly; whether we empty our bins or carry out cancer research. We are mothers, sons-in-law, aunts and uncles, friends, neighbours and colleagues. I ask you not tell me that you do not mean me. I know that you do not—at least not primarily—mean a white woman from Europe who has a PhD. But who do you mean? And, much more importantly, who do you think those racists who were engaged in riots on our streets last summer think you mean? Anti-immigration narratives have defined UK policymaking for the best part of two decades. And fundamentally so. They were the key driver in delivering Brexit, for example, and, as such, have directly limited the rights and opportunities of British citizens.

This obsessive focus on immigration as the ‘problem’—that is the real problem. And it is consistently delivering poor outcomes for the UK. Instead of tackling this, you are choosing to consolidate it, sowing divisions along the way. You may point me to polling and tell me that this is what voters want. Do they? I am not surprised at all that over 50% of voters might say they want to see immigration reduced if that is the question they are being asked. What we need to know is what they would answer to the question: “Would you like to see immigration reduced? What this would mean for you and your local community is XYZ.” That is not how surveys can ask questions, but governments absolutely can choose to make policy using such a more informed position. Prime Minister, you continue to talk a lot about making the tough choices. But let’s be clear: setting immigrants up as the ‘other’, as a scapegoat—describing us as a threat ‘pulling the country apart’, a ‘squalid chapter’, a risk that might make the UK an ‘island of strangers’—these are not tough choices at all. These are the easy choices. They are the choices that populists make who have no solutions to the real problems a country faces. What I would like to know, Prime Minister, is what you will do when your policies lead to the implosion of the UK’s Higher Education sector. What you will tell communities when they can no longer provide any care for the elderly. The policies you announced today will not solve anything at all. They will have exclusively negative impacts. For those immediately affected; for our communities; and for our economy. Being pro-immigration—it is progressive, yes, but the much more crucial point is that it is also the most pro-UK policy approach that any politician in the country can pursue. And you are choosing to do the opposite. This, Prime Minister, is the real damage—and it will be very calculable indeed. Tanja Bueltmann

My letter to the Prime Minister. #immigration

How nice to be told by Keir Starmer that my mother who delivered babies, as a midwife, worked nights and damaged her back lifting patients as a nurse, was a pillar of her community as a health visitor has caused “incalculable damage” to the UK !

Shots fired, Neil.

📢 No More First Past the Post Elections! Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...

We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy.

🚨Turning elections into a lottery

🚨Giving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote

🚨Making us vote for the "lesser evil"

🚨Silencing millions of voices

Sign the petition to scrap it:

If you're voting today take care. Don't let what happened in America happen here.

Dogs can't sweat so they cool themselves down by panting.

☀️ Dogs die quickly in hot cars - even if they're only left for a few minutes!

☀️Dogs often get heat stroke on hot walks

☀️Animals can get heatstroke if they have no access to cool water

Sad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast.

Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy.

1/2

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This is profoundly irresponsible by the BBC. Truly shocking. It should actually be a BBC podcast. @evanhd.bsky.social

In case you missed it ...
When we were in the EU, there were signs all over the place showing how the EU was investing in our towns and regions. And best of all, EU funding was shared out EQUALLY and FAIRLY across all parts of the UK, regardless of which party was in power.
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺

Screenshot of the petition site showing 977 signatures

Nearly at first 1000 sigs – can you help us get there?

Sign the petition to stop airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

More flights = more noise & emissions, when we should be doing everything we can to bring emissions down. Help us tell the govt we don't want bigger airports.

Overwhelmed by disinfo? Good news — you’re not powerless.

The science of psychological inoculation shows small habits, simple tools, and mindful actions can make you resistant.

Here’s how to build mental armor. 🧵

Seriously though:

*Richard Dawkins*

- obvious choice for Archbishop of Canterbury, retweet if you agree.

Five key impacts of Brexit five years on The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020.

This confirms that the only real benefit of Brexit has been the ability to charge vat on school fees.

BBC News - Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
www.bbc.com/news/article...

🚨 Poll so far shows

72% think it was wrong to leave the EU

68% want another vote to rejoin

73% think Brexit hasn’t been a success

VOTE 👉 www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/five-ye...

EU medicines agency quits X, moves to Bluesky The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Monday it would no longer post on X and would use rival Bluesky instead, becoming the latest organisation to quit a social media platform that some have criticised for its content.

EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky

"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needs” the agency said in a statement

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YouTube video by Marsh Family "Here You Come Again" - Trump Inauguration 2025 parody of Dolly Parton classic by The Marsh Family

youtu.be/sRP4LCCcLcI

A 🎶 quickfire Monday night song - parodying the
@dollypartons.bsky.social classic "Here You Come Again" - but about the #Inauguration2025 speech, and the first claims made during the Return of The Donald...

#TrumpInauguration
#McKinleyReferences

I Would Do Anything for Growth (But I Won’t Do That) 🎶

#Rejoin

The problem for Labour is that Red Brexit and Blue Brexit both have the same problem - the Brexit bit.
Labour can talk about a 'reset' all they like but they're just perpetuating failure.

Justin Trudeau resigns as Canadian prime minister - live updates Trudeau says he will remain in the role until the governing Liberal Party chooses a new leader.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...

I hope the UK government is listening to Trudeau's regret about electoral reform.