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Exclusive: Reform UK is under investigation by the Information Commissioner for breaking data protection law, @bylinetimes.bsky.social can reveal. Reform is accused of lying to the watchdog about a complaint from a voter over receiving unsolicited communications from Nigel Farage’s party.

Imagine a world where state borders were ill defined and nationality and passports virtually non-existent. Can’t imagine? Well, today’s world only emerged about a century ago, after WWI. That’s right. After the much revered great British Empire! How do the “patriots” feel about that?

"Death-ball", the carnivorous sponge. Just one of the 30 new wonders recently discovery in the very deep depths of the Southern Ocean. Creatures with hooks, armour and glow-in-the-dark flair. A carnival of pure deep-sea anarchy. https://f.mtr.cool/gtezkqtytu

Former US Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Cambridge Union Society at 4pm tomorrow. I think this is the first visit to the society by a former US President or Vice President since Ronald Reagan in 1990. No doubt there will be a substantial security presence.

What have I been warning about for the last several years? Tories and Labour's collusion on freeports and SEZs would form stepping stones for charter cities. The latest proposal for a new city named "Forest City" exemplifies the stealth trajectory of the zonification of Britain. www.forestcity.uk

OMG A special Grin And Share It! A xx

Seriously how did anyone expect making access & sales into the EU27 (& EFTA4) much more difficult, without making it *equally* compensating easier to access & sell anywhere else (it's not in UK's sole gift to), going to do anything else other than fuck over & contract the UK economy?

According to the FT, Rachel Reeves wants to cap the cycle to work scheme. This is lunacy, and represents a curb on what is effectively the UK's only active travel incentive.

#flewdoku I'm sure I have seen one of these in real life. Just puzzling about the other 3.

An excellent interview with the Spanish prime minister who insists on & defends progressive policies, & is rewarded with significant economic success. Worth a read. A few quotes below. 🧵 english.elpais.com/spain/2025-1...

Ye gods. Thank goodness for services trade given the decline in UK's goods exports. We were told #Brexit was going to be fantastic for trade, but since Non-EU exports (as well as EU exports) exhibit a negative trend, RoW is not exactly coming to the aid of UK's trade balance. 🙄 …1/

If you like Eurovision and back ends 😘there are some jobs available www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal. Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly. Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/

~ Keir Starmer's Post-Brexit 'Reset' With the EU Has Stalled, Warns Report – Byline Times ~ https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/keir-starmer-post-brexit-reset-with-the-eu-has-stalled/

I cannot understand when the subject of criminal migrants comes up from Farage etc, the media never mention the systems we pulled out of after Brexit. Please look at these & ask why Farage & co haven’t been held responsible for criminals coming here. I have no problem with asylum seekers coming btw

BBC News: The BBC have denied being institutionally biased. We go over live to Laura Kuenssberg & Fiona Bruce who are with Nigel Farage & Richard Tice in a hot tub for comment.

The true mystery of the Louvre robbery now solved. Wonderful piece.

"We have been importing plants from Italy for over 20 years and never had these sorts of problems before Brexit,” Clark said" Christ!! & Still so many still don't get it (the fact we were part of the same market - no border controls needed - before Brexit) www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

❗️In 🇷🇺Russia, a coast guard ship capsized during repairs.

#Gibraltar- 07/11 - a fire in the sky this evening! 😍 #sunset video captured with thanks to MeteoGib follower Teresa Gonçalves.

STARSHIP TROOPERS was released 28 years ago today. Among the most popular films of director Paul Verhoeven, and a classic sci fi/action satire, the making of story is as outrageous as the film. Would you like to know more…? 1/69

ICYMI: The term "vibe coding", which describes software development that turns language into computer code using AI, has been named Collins’ Word of the Year for 2025 👇 #BookSky

Opening of Cambridge South station delayed until June 2026 after a key subcontractor went into administration karenyoung.uk/2025/11/06/c...

Tory stand-in forgets how PMQs works And they want to run the country? From @mrjohncrace.bsky.social

Again, as so often tweeted, the world's countries, apart from the UK, learned from Covid & Trump 1.0 & so are looking more inwards & into tighter trade blocs with neighbours... The newest, AfCFTA, aspires to be a future EU (single market & customs union) share.google/kzeJKPtdn5pY...

What a fantastic opportunity, but so sad UK 18yr olds are shut out due to Brexit. "Are you turning 18 this year, living in one of the EU or Erasmus+ countries. Want to travel, discover Europe? selected young people will be awarded travel pass to explore the EU & countries associated with Erasmus

Nigel Farage just voted to water down workers' rights. We were voting on the Employment Rights Bill - the biggest strengthening of workers’ rights in years. But of course Farage sided with the bosses. Again.

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It’s as easy as ABC* but Rachel Reeves took two years to get there… Social media blanket for Aussie teens. Home birth. Austerity; Brexit; Covid. tinyurl.com/4rrn2mkx

A total and utter hero

On Nigel Farage’s speech today, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “The cat is well and truly out of the bag - Reform is the party of austerity...Farage wants to finish what the Tories started. “After 14 years of cuts that gutted our schools, hospitals and councils, he’d slash even deeper."

The US remains the most popular destination among educated young adults worldwide, but its lead over #2 has narrowed from 20pts to 9pts, while the UK has plummeted from a consistent #2 ranking to #7, again with a steep fall after 2016.

Trade’s contribution to UK GDP ‘stagnated’ since Brexit, warns WTO. Export of goods are languishing at 17% below pre-Covid levels. Brexit named among the chief causes of a marked slump in goods trade since 2018. www.ft.com/content/8f4d...

Farage’s claim that flag mania was down to ordinary citizens couldn’t be further from the truth. Brilliant expose via @manchestermill.bsky.social. manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

Another Farage Garage? Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury aside, Kent overwhelmingly voted leave. Dominic Raab where are you now?

“Freight costs for sending scallops to France have more than quadrupled since Brexit. It had cost about £208 to get scallops to France. Now it's £875" www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache www.theguardian.com/business/202...

🫠"Because of differing rules between the GB, EU and NI markets, the business is now spending more than £100,000/year completing paperwork." 📈 Regulatory alignment with the EU is the fastest way to boost growth, reduce trade barriers and put money back into our pockets.

So much winning... "Brexit is one of the main factors in our decision to potentially move our headquarters beyond the UK. The benefits of a European head office include lower operational costs, EU single market access and recruitment flexibility of a multilingual talent pool."

I think I have seen this movie, and it doesn't go well

We always try to get Nine Lessons shows beyond London - it is never profitable but we hope it makes it accessible for others - This year is CARDIFF - but no one seems to want to come - so we will pull it next week if we see that it is going to lose us too much money www.glee.co.uk/performer/ni...

Went back to Prunella Scales's contribution to Barkworth's "About Acting" today. Not just because it is immensely funny and charming, but for the most unfussy, practical, and profound description of a proper acting process ever captured in print. Huge condolences to Sam and her family and friends.

This meso loop of #Melissa from CIRA is absolutely stunning at it makes its closes in on landfall in southwestern Jamaica. rammb-data.cira.colostate.edu/tc_realtime/... #hurricanemelissa

This is quite brilliant🤣

Greater Cambridge Local Plan documents - lots of detail on proposed developments for Cambridge city and South Cambs consultations.greatercambridgeplanning.org/draft-greate...

1980s password cracked in under 3 hours. No, it is a cycle path sign named after a pressure group, and only one in the Netherlands with an exclamation mark. Looks like it only took 4 decades to get the bypass around the village.

Apparently some folks are playing real dumb about skull symbols so let’s play a little game I like to call “Nazi skull or not a Nazi skull” First up, the Jolly Roger. This is a pirate skull, not a Nazi skull. It means you might get robbed, but prolly not genocided. With me so far? 1/x