Don't say special relationship, don't say special relationship, don't say special relationship, don't say special relationship,

Wishing you a happy and peaceful day...

I'm sure I heard someone say this during Brexit. bsky.app/profile/aria...

Can't seem to follow any serious discussions today, so as we are about to go into another year on our own, I thought I'd ask what year (if any) people think we will (re)join the EU. I'll go for 2042 (the year I officially become a pensioner). Give me a year, and if you like, your reasoning.

How long until the capital gets renamed Trumpington D.C.?

Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.

Hopefully this means a Boris Johnson comeback can now never happen.

Over on the other place, Grok is reporting that 'both' attackers were heard shouting Alluh akbar, this just after the police confirmed only one person was involved it the attack. I really need to stop going over there.

Is it the Home Secretarys job to decide what's un-British?

Does anyone know why the UK national broadcaster is leading its news for a third day running, with a story about someone hardly anyone in the country has heard of?

@theocassionaltog.bsky.social thanks for the centrists list, I'll check them out later.

A lot of environmental issues are rich people telling others to suck it up, and just let them make profit.

“In this victory, the court rejected a legal challenge from industrial fishing interests seeking to destroy crucial conservation measures in European MPAs [...] Bottom trawling has no place in any marine protected area.” Our campaign lead, Amy Hammond. 🙌 oceanographicmagazine.com/news/eu-cour...

Join @oceanauk.bsky.social in demanding a ban on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas👇 act.for-the-ocean.org/act/protect-...

Interesting that so many countries went for the Euro without complaint, including the French, whose currency was part of the country’s identity. What arguments did they use to persuade the people it was a good idea? Could we learn from that?

This is looking like the worst week for remainers/joiners since Boris Johnson's landslide. And it wasn't because of the new Pope's elevation. The obstacles to joining the Brussels system are mounting; even the medium term now looks unlikely A 🧵 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐱

Anyone else sat watching a chimney?

The comments section on this this (mainly) pleasingly positive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Chester Zoo sloth has dental surgery to cure toothache - BBC News 🦥🫶 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The penguins aren't fucking around with retaliatory tariffs.

Lack of integrity, who'd have guessed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I bet there are more than a few maga supporters hoping this talk of nullifying presidential pardons doesn't lead anywhere.

SIMPLE AS THAT…👇

Worried about health? Rejoining the EU would mean more money to spend on the NHS. Worried about education? Rejoining the EU would mean more money to fix schools blighted by crumbly concrete. Worried about defence? Rejoining the EU would mean more money to get our Armed Forces fighting fit. etc.

My new favourite cricketer is Shadrack Descarte of the Windward Islands.

Where are the anti vaxxers now? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Chancellor Rachel Reeves has signed a £2.26 billion loan agreement with Ukraine to strengthen its defence capabilities, to be repaid using profits from frozen Russian assets 👏

When you find yourself agreeing with Robert Jenrick, you know something has gone badly wrong.

Superb article from John Clarke in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk Virtually flawless setting out of where UKG is at and what needs to be done. A 🧵 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...

The new 'leader of the free world'.

Got this from the other place, quite funny though.

"We need closer ties with the EU and now they are letting us know the door is ajar. All we have to do is push it open. And yet we cannot even find the strength to do it” www.theneweuropean.co.uk/why-are-we-s...