Chris Lee

Now that *is* creepy!

Autumn walk at @rspb.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social #Fowlmere reserve #fingerpostFriday

Nobody had even heard of Katie Lam outside of Westminster until about two weeks ago.

Literally all it takes to be considered "brilliant" and a "rising star" on the right of British politics now is just a willingness to say something slightly more racist than all of your competitors

No half measures • Resolution Foundation The Government’s long-awaited Child Poverty Strategy is due next month, close to, or contemporaneous with, the Autumn Budget. There have been some welcome announcements already: the over-indexation of...

'In one fell swoop, the government could reduce the number of children growing up in poverty by 330,000 today and save a further 150,000 children from that fate by 2029-30'. Excellent, unambiguous analysis by @resfoundation.bsky.social www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?

Every airline should have one of these

Yes - I've learnt to 'delay worry' by writing it in a future date in my diary (and often it isn't a worry by then)

No half measures! Only full abolition of two-child benefit cap will substantially cut poverty, says @resfoundation.bsky.social

With one change in the autumn budget, this government could lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty. And it would have serious economic benefits... 1/2

Keir Starmer tries to look tough - and exposes himself as a coward The government's immigration policy is in desperate need of a bold change in direction.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇

1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK

2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves

3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries
metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

Great insight as always

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Britain is not a country of racist bigots.

Time for the decent majority to "take back control".

Repost if you agree.

Day 303 of #365DaysOfSmiles
Now that's magic!

Trade’s contribution to UK GDP ‘stagnated’ since Brexit, warns WTO Export of goods are languishing at 17% below pre-Covid levels

“In its first formal review of UK trade policy since Brexit, the WTO found that UK trade performance had weakened since the 2008 financial crisis, with Brexit named among the chief causes of a marked slump in goods trade since 2018”

God, failure is tedious…

www.ft.com/content/8f4d...

I'm off to Birkenhead at the weekend where I grew up. While I have an affection for the place, I'm bracing myself.

Either way, it's a public safety warning

In our town, whether to include an apostrophe is the issue

1. respect human rights 2. right to life 3. prohibition of torture 4. prohibition of slavery 5. right to liberty and security 6. right to a fair trial 7. no punishment without law 8. right to respect privacy and family life 9. freedom of thought, conscience and religion 10. freedom of expression 11. freedom of assembly and association 12. right to marry 13. right to an effective remedy (if your rights are violated) 14. prohibition of discrimination 15. derogation in time of emergency 16. restriction on political activity of non-nationals 17. prohibition of abuse of rights 18. limitation on use of restriction of rights

Friendly reminder: these are the rights we all have under the ECHR.

They're not just for a privileged few

They're for EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US

Yes - I think we all need to get out of our echo chambers/ comfort zones more often (but, when I do, I feel I'm wasting my time!)

When an interviewee says 'that's a brilliant question' does it mean they know the answer?

Always good sunset pic when it's wet - natural and man-made bright lights

I don't know who to credit this image to, but anyway, they got the price wrong.

That 2/9d should read £122 million

Double quilted jackets and identical smiles

Reform UK Hamble Valley standing *very* close together.

How tall are the ones at the back in that flat land beside the River Hamble?

One for all you 'busy' people...

I find a matrix so useful for clarifying my thoughts...

BBC Radio 4 - Café Hope, Build and bond How one man found support and friendship in a community shed workshop.

Lovely short (15 mins) piece on #BBCRadio about the magic of #MensSheds www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #menshealth

We're off there in a week!

The cleavage shot no UK tabloid will print Want to understand how deeply weird the British press is on the subject of Russian interference? I have a bikini shot to show you...

NEW: The cleavage shot no UK tabloid will print.

If you want to understand how truly ignorant and absent the British media is on Russian interference, read on.

A Kremlin spy scandal, a trove of bikini shots....and still nothing but tumbleweed.
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'Good, fast and cheap' used to be the impossible combination (you can only have 2 out of 3) for printing businesses, but technology changed all that. More and more it is the personalities behind the products and services that define value.