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Retired techie, bass player, and guitarist. British living in the south of England. Liberal Democrat. Rugby πŸ‰ fan. Harlequins supporter #COYQ. Pro EU. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί Full-time cat servant.

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This is an absolutely huge jump in oil prices.

It's also why Europe needs to get off fossil fuels asap (beyond climate change impact). We can't be beholden to this.

09.03.2026 08:50 πŸ‘ 1350 πŸ” 359 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 27
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Uh oh looks like I may have triggered the snowflakes over at GB News ❄️

08.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 650 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 6
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Americans?
Could someone remind this cowardly pædo rapist scum of America's history in helping to free Europe of fascism?
Rather LATE to the party.
And then billed us.
Also, thanks a bunch for electing the most idiotic moron in history to control the richest nation on earth.

08.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starmer must learn the lessons of war, and defend Britain against Donald Trump | Simon Tisdall As the Iran disaster escalates, the US president should be seen as an enemy whose actions threaten the lawful, democratic way of life everywhere, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdal...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

08.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is
finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East.
That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will
remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won!
President DONALD J. TRUMP

The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of them all, is finally giving serious thought to sending two aircraft carriers to the Middle East. That's OK, Prime Minister Starmer, we don't need them any longer -- But we will remember. We don't need people that join Wars after we've already won! President DONALD J. TRUMP

History lesson.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid until 1917.

Our once great ally didn't come to our aid again until 1941.

07.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 1534 πŸ” 454 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 20
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How lessons from Iraq are shaping Starmer’s Iran response Operation Epic Fury is a US military operation. It will not be possible for the UK to exert any significant influence in planning.

This is superlative.
theconversation.com/how-lessons-...

08.03.2026 09:56 πŸ‘ 663 πŸ” 181 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 16
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08.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
Sometimes peace
is simply remembering to look at the horizon. ☁️✨

Sometimes peace is simply remembering to look at the horizon. ☁️✨

Sometimes peace
is simply remembering to look at the horizon. ☁️✨

#sea #sunset #nature #ocean #landscape #sky #reflection #photography #photographie #photo #photos #travel #city #photographer #sun #french #Bluesky #Italia #Nikon #Beautiful #BlueSkyArt #Lightroom #Cloud #Art #Nederland #BlackAndWhite

08.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 849 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4

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08.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana, I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank. You said: β€œA party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to make a perilous crossing on small boats.” I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division. When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney. As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I filled water tanks and picked up litter. What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country. Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it. It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and croissants to refugees and food parcels. When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She said β€œwe have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers whilst risking death on the seas.” She said β€œmaybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …

Dear Shabana,

Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

05.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 4908 πŸ” 1800 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 346
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Trump belittles Starmer with 'no Churchill' jibe but can the special relationship recover? The remarks came amid a row over the refusal to permit the use of UK bases for the initial US-Israel strikes.

A special relationship is built on mutual love and respect.

An abusive relationship is when your partner belittles you, gives nothing back, threatens you, keeps negatively comparing you to an ex partner and despite it all assumes you'll always be there for them.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

04.03.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 629 πŸ” 176 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 23

They choose to bury their heads in the sand and believe (foolishly) that they won't be affected because being a member of the party will protect them from it's policies.

04.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is interesting! πŸ€“
The net favourability of political leaders among voters who voted Labour in 2024:

🟑 Ed Davey +18
🟒 Zack Polanski +12
πŸ”΄ Keir Starmer -16
πŸ”΅ Kemi Badenoch -65
πŸ”΅ Nigel Farage -82

03.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Right, so the Conservative Party has given up on international law AND #democracy
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

02.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 311 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 12

The UK can't be dragged into another protracted Middle Eastern war by a US President. Keir Starmer needs to rule out the use of UK bases for any future unilateral US strikes.

28.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 994 πŸ” 262 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 25

Voters: β€˜We hate celery’

Labour: β€˜clearly we need to offer more celery.’

28.02.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 1
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BREAKING: Ed Davey responds to the ongoing situation in the Middle East

28.02.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 761 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 2
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A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this | Simon Tisdall We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved, says Guardian foreign affairs commentat...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.02.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money 37 years of privatisation has been a disaster

Dirty Business- Channel 4’s exposΓ© of England water companies shows abuse of corporate power, failed govt policies and human suffering.

It has got worse

Thames Water may pay 2024 fines in 2030 or never. Fines on others waived.

Say NO to profits B4 people.

Let companies go bankrupt. Nationalise.

25.02.2026 07:53 πŸ‘ 479 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 9

Political people love to debate who the worst modern PM in modern times was but it's unquestionably Cameron.

10 years ago this week he gambled the prosperity and fragile unity of the UK on a referendum on an issue that most people didn't even understand to placate back benchers and fucked us all.

22.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 3013 πŸ” 635 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 36
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Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search

Rise of the Nazis

Reform UK to create ICE-style agency to deport 288,000 people a year, will terminate the status of those with indefinite leave to remain.

It would leave the ECHR.

How many would be shot, as by ICE?

How many families will be destroyed?

How many concentration camps?

23.02.2026 07:47 πŸ‘ 442 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 17
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Illegal migrant in small boat stopped from entering sovereign territory without a permit.

22.02.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 1420 πŸ” 416 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 26
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The Times

20.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Over 80% of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the EU, ITV poll finds

www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

19.02.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 886 πŸ” 264 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 10

The worst thing about being arrested on your birthday is it rules out the possibility of getting a cake with a file in it for another 364 days.

19.02.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 510 πŸ” 137 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Starmer brands Reform plan to scrap Equality Act β€˜anti-British’ He said he β€˜shuddered to think’ what women would make of the policy

The Equality Act protects us all - Reform UK wants to get rid of it. A vote for Reform UK is a vote against your own interests.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-reform-farage-equality-act-b2923408.html

19.02.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – live The police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home this morning

Good!
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

19.02.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In case you missed it ...
Canada is now closer to the EU than Britain, and Canada is head of the queue when it comes to contracts for non-EU members. Proof again that Starmer's non-reset has merely solidified our place in the wilderness.
#RejoinEU πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

16.02.2026 21:10 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Brits would overwhelmingly back Rejoin in new referendum Brits would decisively support rejoining the European Union if a new referendum were held, YouGov polling has found.

Those who want to rejoin the EU are now 26% ahead of those who want to keep Brexit.
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That includes:
86% of 18-25 year olds! πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί
60% of retired peole! πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί
The British public knows what it wants. So why won't Starmer's Labour give it to them ???

16.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 124 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1