The revocation of citizenship is a fundamental and brutal discretionary power of the state. One of the more depressing themes in recent judgments is how the courts nod-along and shrug when faced with this brute exercise of fundamental power, rather than subjecting this power to anxious scrutiny.

I’d just been reading some of Trump’s horror stories and then I read this. Completely changed my grumpy mood. What a brilliant story. Love it 🥰

UK govt U-turns on plan to raise inheritance tax for farmers, increases threshold for full relief from £1m to £2.5m. What was the point of defending the policy for months? Same for winter fuel payment cut, two child benefit cap, disability benefit cuts. Self-inflicted political damage.

Cancer waiting times shorten in Scotland and hundreds treated faster than if they lived in England talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/12/23/c...

Inheritance tax is one of the fairest systems of taxation, and everything was in place to protect working farms, so this just looks pathetic frankly. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago. They lied to courts, parliamentary committees. Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal. No one charged for conspiracy.

Mad, evil bastards.

🚨 #GVerse #BreakingNews JD Vance attacks Jasmine Crockett: “She wants to be a senator, though her street girl persona is about as real as her nails." The guy who built his brand on a fake hillbilly sob story and has three different names - wants to lecture us on authenticity.

Tonight’s win: the expected visitors had to cancel but the house is shining, the nibbles are freezable, I don’t have to go and change and the wine is already chilled, so…..

In the sixth largest economy, millions of Britons rely on food banks. No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22. Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.

A brilliant piece of poetry from Michael Rosen, clearly directed at Starmer and the current Labour Government.

If you oppose NHS privatisation, please could you repost this? I’m fed up of being told that we’re ‘radical’ - most people oppose NHS privatisation! Let’s send a message to those destroying the NHS! 🚨💙

The idea of “imported” violence against women and girls is a deeply comforting fiction - one that allows people to avoid looking at where it actually happens: within our homes and behind closed doors.

Repost this..

The UK's richest man who wanted to defile the UK via fracking made even richer by a Labour Government which says there isn't enough money to tackle poverty, homelessness, climate change ...

We are failing our kids

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear Reform UK has become the most referenced oppositional party on the BBC and ITV’s major news coverage, new research has found www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...

Tommy Robinson's Christmas Carol service featured two arrests - one for assault and another of a man suspected of homophobic abuse. And loads of union flags and massive crosses... because that's traditional at the events where we celebrate Christ's BIRTH, isn't it. Crosses and flags.

Secretary Noem being investigated for contempt for violating court order to turnaround planes headed to El Salvador. She admitted doing it but played the bullshit "activist judges" card. This won't end well for her.

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed A 43 year old married father of two He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland No experience with guns He was walking past He has two bullets in his arm

This had a 22% turnout. Proof that doing nothing is all it takes to send your country on the downward spiral that England is currently embracing. You can complain about reform all you like, but if you really don't want them you have to use your vote! www.thenational.scot/news/2569318...

Corporate welfare is out of control. One example - Drax produces electricity by burning trees, most expensive electricity, UK's biggest single polluter. In 2024, Drax had £1.06bn operating profit, paid £100m dividend, £300m in share buyback. Received billions in subsidies for decades. Why?

🚨 “Can I tell you how many times in the last 45 years the European Court of Human Rights has ruled against the UK when it comes to deporting people from this country - only 13 times - in 45 years” Hugely important point made by @vicderbyshire.bsky.social 👏

“I am proud to have scrapped the two-child limit,” #Starmer intoned yesterday “and lifted half a million children out of poverty.” Fascinating to hear he’s extremely proud of doing something he last year suspended seven of his MPs for voting for.”

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Switzerland bans Palantir "The fear is that Palantir is handing over sensitive data to the US and from there to Israel" (Note: Palantir currently has many UK government contracts and is bidding fir many more ...) meme via Anti-Capitalist League

Despite not making the cover I am big enough (fat) to share. Out just in time for Christmas and modestly priced! I'm in there somewhere for something.

🔥 Four years. Millions of people. A result that changes the conversation. France’s national health agencies dug deep into long-term mortality after Covid-19 mRNA vaccination. The signal they found is strong – and very hard to ignore 👇

NEW: Independence support in the lead as Labour keep losing support in new Ipsos polling Meanwhile the Greens and Reform are tied on the list on 17% each - will the Scottish media start to better reflect that? Don't bet on it www.thenational.scot/news/2568720...

He is not well. If someone’s grandpa posted this on Facebook, the family would be discussing assisted living by dinner.

This needs to be said over and over.

The harsh reality of facts that the far right will never want you to know about. www.bestforbritain.org/six_reasons_...

Good time to remind everyone of this as we go back in to masks again in the NHS. PPE will be a triggering topic for many staff who suffered as a result of an incompetent government response during the Pandemic Where's the justice for the staff who died?

UK Govt urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal Law rewards abuse. Non-bank entities can deduct compensation payments from profits before calculating corporation tax, reducing their bill. Motor finance arms of banks are considered “non-bank entities”.

Farage in Scotland: it should make our collective stomachs heave that this repulsive and dangerous extremist has come to spread his poison in our country. Anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter My column in the Herald today

The bottom 90% lost a collective $79 trillion in wages over the past 50 years. Why? Because the top 1% ate up an increasingly larger share of the national income — so that $79 trillion flowed to them instead of the working class. The greatest trick of all is trickle-down economics.

A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company. This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives

JUST IN: Statement from Abbe Lowell, defense counsel for Letitia James, on Virginia grand jury’s refusal to re-indict the NY Attorney General on mortgage fraud charges:

This hasn't had much coverage, amidst all the debate about jury trials, but there is also a lot of concern about Lammy's plans to remove the automatic right to appeal bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...

Listen to this American still working 40 hours a week when he's 88 because his wife got sick and he had to sell his house. This is what they want to do in the UK.

One more time: this had fuck all to do with Scotland. It’s all on England

It's almost Christmas, and you're going to need a good excuse to not talk to Auntie Marjorie, who you HAD to invite, even after how she behaved last time. Relax. I'm here to help, with a pair of cracking thrillers. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G2CDCMV8

Our government tried to let racist, genocidal Israeli football hooligans rampage on Birmingham's streets. They smeared those opposed to this as being driven by hatred of Jewish people. Now listen to what the West Midlands Chief Constable told MPs. What a scandal.

Press release: Despite snow, frost and rain, this pioneering two-bed prototype home in Inverness was rapidly assembled in just one week | Bylines Scotland

From Falkirk to Aberdeen, Dundee to Inverness. Far right groups are attending anti-asylum protests across Scotland. We spent three months investigating. People doxxed, attacked, threatened. And communities standing firm. Our first monthly long read. bit.ly/ferret-long-...

A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨

Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement. Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph Because this does NOT add up! No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies… 🧵1/9