A “hole?”……there’s a bloody great Brexit chasm that is going to swallow Labour whole if they don’t open their eyes and stop chasing Reform and the Brexit Vote.

We knew from day 1. We knew before this from Sars1. It was also immediately obvious from the patterns of infection. The rest is just dishonest.

Some vaccines like COVID and flu don’t stop completely stop infection. But they do reduce the risk of getting infected and greatly reduce severe illness risk. They are still worth getting. Since they are not 100% effective it’s also wise to add another layer of protection by wearing a mask.

All credit to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for 'accidentally' playing a series of clips of #Farage faithfully parroting the Russian line on Ukraine. Since we know that, unlike his sidekick Nathan Gill, Nigel didn't take bribes from the Kremlin, the only conclusion left is that he genuinely believes it...

More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk

Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30

So much winning... "By 2025, the UK economy is 6%–8% smaller than it would have been had we stayed in the EU" "Business investment is down 12%–18%" "Fewer tax receipts mean less money for public services, less for investment" Brexit impact study by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

One day we will think about the fact that we don't filter indoor air the same way we react to this.

If you're going to read one article this weekend, make it this interview with the wonderful Zack Polanski. Share it widely. Honest answers to warm your heart fill you with hope. 💚

Nish Kumar, "I think Shabana Mahmood's plan is insane" #HIGNFY "All we ever talk about in this country is immigration" "Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration"

He'll find out what a lockdown is when he gets long COVID.

The stuff she said about lower grade immigrant workers not being “net contributors” really annoyed me. You don’t have to measure contribution financially. A nurse or cleaner contributes to society immeasurably.

Dangerous shortage of medics threatens safe patient care in England, top GP says

Daily Mail publisher agrees to buy Daily Telegraph for £500m which makes no difference bearing in mind they both have such a strong right wing bias Plus The Daily Telegraph long ago gave up all credibility as a professional journalistic news reporter and switched to being a broadsheet tabloid 🤷🏼‍♂️

⬇️ Brexit has cost the country between 6% and 8% of GDP per person over the last decade, a hit of £180 billion ($235 billion) to £240 billion. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-21/brexit-hit-to-uk-economy-double-official-estimate-study-finds

youtu.be/gaMQrYrM1A0?... Today is St Cecilia's day , the patron saint of music , this is an excerpt from Ode to St Cecilia ..composed by Handel in 1739 ..great piece with trumpets and drums ..and everything else ..the Tenor is Robert Buckland

Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top. Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was... And thousands died. @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...

Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers. Direct result of racism and insecurity unleashed by major political parties. Not enough home trained doctors. Takes years and high debt to become a doctor. A healthcare crisis in the making.

“Last month the governor of the Bank of England warned Brexit would have a negative impact on the UK economy for the “foreseeable future…yet, our leaders continue to work around these glaring facts as if they weren’t there” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The sheer arrogance of Gove "questioning" the covid-19 inquiry finding that up to 23k covid deaths could have been prevented if lockdown had happened sooner should be the end of his fucking career.

It should be a criminal offence for government ministers to destroy evidence.

There are no words for this. There needs to be a level of accountability for the bereaved and for those that unnecessarily lost their lives. Many said it at the time. Perhaps now is the time for accountability and responsibility to be brought to bear. 😔

Can we now have air filtration please?

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

To qualify for ILR in 5 years you’ll need work in a graduate level job and either earn over £50,270 or be in a named public sector job (eg doctor, nurse, teacher). £125,140 qualifies you in 3 years. Shockingly a 15 year route will apply for people in medium skilled jobs or care workers.

1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness

"Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt...."

After 6 years campaigning + petitioning to end decades of frustrstion for Heslington Rd/Wellington St residents, local resident + #Green campaigner Mike Kearney celebrates R66 parking zone approval #workingforYork

Reading about today's UK #CovidInquiry report and it's bringing out of me a range of emotions. In particular ANGER that Covid and #LongCovid are still being past-tensed. I feel abandoned in my new-found disability. Shame on all who have deliberately undermined this pandemic, vaccination and more.

That inaccurate messaging persists. And staff remain unprotected on wards with patients with COVID armed with a mere plastic apron and surgical mask. As opposed to vaccination and FFP3 mask.

And of course had messaging about Covid being an airborne infection and promoting use of effective PPE/use of HEPA ventilation/uvc radiation to remove viruses from the air-we could be in a significantly better way- with less long term morbidity and future proofed against ongoing & future pandemics!

BREAKING: The UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.

I agree with Ed. The political theatre of a Labour MP crossing the chamber would be incredible! First one. Then more. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Jacob Rees-Mogg like Rishi Sunak has registered all his assets in tax havens, because they don't 'belong' to him in the UK they aren't taxed here. So his tax bill is negligible, he doesn't need to leave to dodge tax. This con needs to be stopped.

Gosh. What a shock. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage. www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...

Vent arting by #MurderDrones again When the faulty batteries won't charge #VentArt #ChronicIllness #TraditionalArt

Lancashire County Councillor suspended for being member of a WhatsApp group where people expressed very extreme views. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Thing I found out today: if you're on Universal Credit (or other means-tested benefits) you can get into Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, or the Tower of London for £1 (and 50% off at one cafe per site too). Because poor people deserve days out too www.hrp.org.uk/one-pound-ti...

There is so much messed up about this front page Express story today. There's no suggestion or evidence ANY alcohol or drugs was consumed. This is literally just people dancing. And buried in the piece: "The footage is believed to have been filmed just before Labour took power in July last year."

Tice, like Farage, is a lying, treasonous, meddling offshore-grifting/ living piece of fraudulent scum.

Bravo España 👏 The Spanish economy is the fastest growing among the large economies of the EU. This year's growth will double the European average, which stands at 1.4% Commission sources recognise "the clear contribution" of migration to the Spanish labour market and growth

If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.

And yet we still not dare talk about Brexit, the Brexit taxes, the Brexit boats and the Brexit racism. Not much is going to change in the UK until we do.

John Major, "Our links to Europe and America may be loser now than once they were and that is a loss" "The loss of trade with Europe alone costs us £100 billion of lost trade every year" "That's a tax yield of £40 billion" "How useful would that have been in recent months to the Chancellor?"

I want to extend my full support to staff threatened with compulsory redundancy at the University of Edinburgh. I have today written to the Principal imploring him to change direction.

At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.