Apropos of nothing, I really do think UK journalists and politicians need some reminding that mass deportation of LEGAL immigrants, particularly those with permanent status, is far more extreme than even Trump's America and would basically place Britain completely on its own among democracies.

Off with his head.

I’m not anti-AI. I am, however, anti the rapacious tech bros who selfishly hype AI for the purpose of increasing their wealth and power at the expense of our humanity.

Great news..... Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far @eastangliabylines.co.uk @carbonbrief.org

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Proper TL cleanser. No idea what’s going on here, but do keep watching.

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Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on cash withdrawals for people aged over 65 are not true. No such policy has been implemented or announced.

Man who hates everything else about Britain hates our schools too. Hardly news.

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

Latest news in ‘you can’t Buck the market’ land

All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.

They really need to decide whether sharia law is a good thing or a bad thing. It’s awfully confusing trying to keep up. (PS: you can’t emulate UAE in any meaningful sense unless you are floating on liquid gold)

Firms running hotels make vast profits, while often providing appalling conditions. People seeking asylum don't choose to get stuck in hotels. Firms choose to make money off their lives, and governments choose to pay them rather than implement better alternatives. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

And yet, if anyone in the press calls this racist (which it patently is), they’ll face more outrage than the man who lamented a shortage of white faces. So we’ll politely rebrand it as “unwise,” perhaps “ill-judged,” or “not in keeping with the spirit of inclusivity.” Sick. To. The. Back. Teeth.

Why is it, do we think, that a large number of people in the UK believe local government is stuffed full of wasteful spending on woke nonsense that left wing bureaucrats refuse to cut? Is this an organic belief they came up with by themselves, or did people tell them that was what was happening?

If you cut immigration (even without deporting 150,000 pa) the National debt will go up faster and higher. Quick Look at demographics of age will tell you that. Why isn’t the ‘stop immigration’ narrative challenged? we can’t afford it. (Note: not the only reason, just a response to Mel Stride)

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Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are 🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally 🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face 🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose #r4today

Just had time to properly read this brilliant piece by @benansell.bsky.social. It left me even more convinced than I already was that what he calls Labour's (and indeed the Conservative's) "prole-whisperers" are horribly mistaken if they genuinely think chasing after Reform voters is the way to go.

Absolutely astonished @hignfy.bsky.social just stated that Multiverse will be running the government's digital ID scheme An incredibly basic failure of fact-checking fullfact.org/technology/d...

My doggo got called indirectly by this video of dogs being called indirectly

Holy shit. Russ Vought is 49. I seriously thought this mutherfucker was in his late 60s. Further proof that being a monster will age you hard.

Next time Farage or one of his mates is on Question Time getting applause for stopping/reversing immigration, may I suggest the following riposte: 'Everyone who just applauded needs to think hard what they were applauding. Without significant immigration, this country will become a catastrophe.' /1

Straight up copying Reform at this stage. New rules are hideous and discriminatory as they are. To apply them retrospectively shows complete contempt for those already building lives here. No wonder people don't trust politicians. This is simply wrong on every level. inews.co.uk/news/new-rig...

"We have a debt crisis so I've joined the party that was in power for 14 years and under whom debt massively grew." "Commentator of the Year"

Sharp leftward turn … ? WTAF Is Matthew taking too much Tylenol?

Dear god … this was an inevitable endpoint of course, but still awful to see it.

Starmer ripping into Farage this morning. * On Reform’s immigration policy: “I do think it is a racist policy. I do think it is immoral. It needs to be called out for what it is.” * says Farage would cosy up to Putin and threaten Britain’s security.

Looks like it the hard way again #lfc

Reform… Brexit… UKIP… whatever they call themselves… but essentially - Farage’s outfit - is a traitorous piece of shit operation that routinely risks our national security and has already weakened us beyond all recognition from 10 years ago. Now leading in the polls. Putin is delighted.

Nigel Farage & Alex Phillips have been awfully quiet about Nathan Gill pleading guilty to eight counts of bribery relating to pro-Russia statements made in European parliament and articles. Just wanted to refresh their memories about how they were all a team through that period.

There is something curious about the long arc of UK history. Imperialism causing Europe and the rest of the world to adopt English as the global language, the empire withering away and then us determinedly shutting ourselves off from the global markets that use our language.

I mean, it’s alright for you on however millions of pounds they offer you to write this drivel in the Mail to opt out of a tool to use state services. You can sit on the private jet to your mate’s Caribbean island chortling about it. The naive proles who listens to you, otoh

Worth noting again that most people who cross the Channel in small boats are granted asylum or other leave to stay in the UK. #c4news

Kind of feels like a big deal that a Reform/Brexit Party former MEP has been convicted of taking bribes to promote Russian interests in Ukraine, and it feels like a bigger deal that this isn’t being treated as the major scandal that it clearly is.

I would go further. The vast majority of people have a biometric passport. Those who don't are, mostly, the poor, the old, the young, homeless, etc. In short, the people who are constantly CHALLENGED to prove their identity. To those people, an ID card is an empowering document, not a dangerous one.

I’m sure Farage will be on the case any time now…

Your passport is an id card. Your driving license is an id card. They will both prove your identity pretty much anywhere in the world. They are just not available, to everyone, for free.

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Never really got the outrage about ID cards when they were first proposed 20 years ago and get it even less now that almost every single human interaction is mediated, tracked and authorised on a second-by-second basis through our phones, anyway. What do people think it would really change?

Good grief, the privilege of some people without w even knowing it. Too many don’t realise the barriers others face. There is currently no free id that gives access to state and banking services without passport and driving license.

So, to be clear, Reform UK want a state strong enough to carry out mass deportations but identity cards would be a step too far in terms of state power?

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Keir Starmer's aides are reportedly telling him not to go to the COP30 climate conference, because Reform would attack him for it. Yes, they might. And he should wear it as a badge of honour. Standing up for humanity, for science and a habitable planet. Where's the hazard in that?

Looks like some sort of event may be brewing …

Just their children and grandchildren. Well, that’s ok then🤷‍♂️

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I still can't quite believe that the very first attacks from Labour on Farage's bonkers idea to kick millions of people with INDEFINITE right to remain out of the UK were to argue that it's infeasible and wouldn't save anything like the amount he claimed. How about: - It's WRONG - It's IMMORAL ?