If Rachael Reeves thinks student finance is fair because people who don’t go to university shouldn’t pay for those who do, then the people who do shouldn’t contribute a penny more than they lend in student finance. When you lose sight of societal benefit from the equation you are limiting us Rachael

Journalist: You appointed a dude named in the Epstein files and whose actions in prior roles were scandalous but just came to light…standing down? No journalists: Mr Farage, your name is all over the Epstein files and is linked to a plan to undermine European democracy…standing down?

Considering voting for Reform but don’t consider yourself a racist? Can you please explain why so many of their candidates have a history of posting overt racism, does it not make you think that perhaps you’re endorsing that viewpoint?

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command”

This ICE shooting reminds me of the famous N Ireland (Clegg?) case, where a soldier discharged 3 shots at a car driving through a checkpoint, he claimed self defence too. But his third (the fatal shot) was fired AFTER the vehicle had passed him… so it was not defensive.

New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion. It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops

Real men of the people… 100% working class heroes… oh wait

When they complain about children who don’t have English as a first language, remember: 1.) You learn the language initially from parents 2.) It doesn’t mean English isn’t spoken well 3.) It only seems to bother people who like right-wing talking points

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

Carol Cadwalladr had it all correct, she was the one shouting from walls as the true invaders approached our democracy. The ones with the loudest voices tried to silence her, as they were already compromised and spreading the word of the enemy, who know division was the way in. Brexit, boat people…

Inconvenient facts for malign (often foreign) influencers who try to portray my home city as a lethal no go zone. After more than half a century living here, I’ve never felt safer And kudos to Fraser Nelson for his work on this

Remember guys, the richest man in the world’s new “pay deal” is not a “pay deal” like yours… it’s not a salary, nor taxable like your pay. He is getting paid in shares… ask your boss if you can get paid in shares and see what happens… btw, shares won’t be taxed until they’re sold…

Imagine being so scared that socialism works that you threaten to defund a whole city! The insecurity is hilarious. If Trump genuinely wanted to back his system, he’d let it fail on its own without deploying these tactics

Let’s take a look at the whole “there are too many black people on TV” thing, shall we? After Pochin claimed Black people in TV adverts “made her mad”, all her supporters tried to use 👇🏼 as their excuse for why she was somehow justified in her overt racism. Spoiler - she isn’t! 🤨 🧵 1/22

Let me introduce you to the concept of “framing”, how the media is the lens with which people see the world… oh how manipulated our discourse is

Who would’ve thunk it, a man who deployed the national guard on his own citizens (based on which cities voted against him), doesn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize

Reform think there’s some sort of “invasion” force arriving by boat to the UK. I mean, even if that was true, they’re unarmed, and there’s about 40-50 thousand of them each year. It would take 1500 years for them to match the 65m population. Given 5 years they’ll still face 300+ people each 🤣

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell. Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass. That, right there, is the problem.

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

A woman who pleaded guilty, has shown no remorse for using language designed to incite violent actions towards innocent people who have collectively done nothing but commit the “sin” of claiming asylum in a country in which they feel safe and have the potential to rebuild their devastated lives. Mad

Actually have visions of some old gammony brit on hunger strike in a beautiful Greek island, throwing feta cubes at local people and mumbling about “forrinaz”

All these climate sceptics make me so frustrated. Even if you dismiss all of the climate science and net zero (which are compelling enough tbf), what in earth do they think we will do when we no longer have fossil fuel resources? Can we just wave a magic wand and transition to other methods?

Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape… (VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)

Keir needs to listen to his party. I’m not opposed to disability welfare reform, but I think you need to facilitate the framework to get people into the workforce before you adjust their financial support. Blunt instruments are Tory ideology

Imagine my faux surprise at the DJT Epstein info… almost as unsurprised that they’ve done nothing about it… not one of his cult will believe it, you could show them a video of it happening and they’d call it fake.

If ever there was a moment in time where they have tested whether hard work and talent gets you to the top OR having a rich family… well I’m not seeing much of the talent part with either the tangerine taco or the EV space cadet, just ego and bluster. #trumpvmusk

Only people with horrific intentions make the case for people having fewer rights! Remember these rights are given to ALL humans, many of them were hard fought wins, give them away easily at your peril. Give yourself a shake if you somehow think other humans don’t deserve the same rights as you

Think #Starmer has lost me. Beat the right/far right, not by pretending to be them or becoming them. Labour are lost and sacrificing their core voters in order to appeal to people who have abhorrent views who would never vote for them anyway. Make the case FOR immigration. Dispel the myths

Absolutely love this take… ultimately the analogy used is accurate, post Brexit Britain is as desperate a trade party as you can find. Remember this is what project fear told you…

Voting for Nigel Farage because you want things to get better for the Working Class is like voting for Jimmy Savile because you want to help kids.

Secret service agent 1: “We have a code Brown, I repeat code brown” Secret Service agent 2: “Another one? FFS… deploying gold commode 2, GC1 is currently in for clean up”

Hahaha

Priestlife?

People never think it’s going to be them, so they are happy to see it happening to other people…

Trumps tariff mayhem presents #UK with an opportunity to move closer to the EU, with perfect justification, sod the reform party, you won’t win the hardcore anti-immigrant voters, you CAN win sensible people over with rational and tangible benefits of inevitable growth

Gain power to take Congress’s job by pretending to solve a fictitious emergency, in order to deliver rhetoric driven policy based upon fantasy… inevitably causing an actual emergency of global proportions. Make America Sane Again (please)… stick that on your red hats

Fake Grassroots: How Trolls Hijack Community Identity. It looks like a movement. Sounds like the people. Claims to speak for the crowd. But it’s not real. Let’s talk about astroturfing — when disinfo pretends to be democracy. #FakeGrassroots

Making America great again involves 1.) Making trade with America harder 2.) Making inflation higher 3.) Making shares in America markets flop It becomes less surprising each day that he’s a failed businessman. Bankruptcies in business translate to poorly managed economic outcomes in government

Europe is such a tough place to do business. Here we see a French Court completely devaluing a previously valuable asset into which the Russian government invested millions.

Trump’s stance on dealing with his country’s closest allies (historically at least), is demonstrative of how bullies deal with their friends. The US will end up worse off as these allies strengthen themselves and work with the US less. “Who needs enemies with friends like this?”

Trying to run an economy to solve media created mythical problems (lazy poor people/immigration) instead of focusing on the solutions of the REAL issues (poor distribution/inequitable rewards of FoPs/wage stagnation) causing our economy to stagnate.

Step 1: Read @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social ‘s Anxious Generation Step 2: Watch #adolescence on Netflix Step 3: Lobby political figures to put in place meaningful legislation to protect us from social media Step 4: Stop giving children mobile phones and give them a proper childhood

Hey #labour just a thought, but have you asked Rachael Reeves two questions 1.) Did austerity work for the last 14 years? 2.) Have you heard of Keynes and his multiplier? The coalition aimed to pay down the national debt and reduce spending but killed public services and tripled the debt.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social listened to yesterday’s show, think the biggest issue is that politicians aren’t proposing policy to solve real issues, they are creating policy to pacify the perceptions of their target voting base. If you solve problems that aren’t real, you cause problems that are

“Sign this and hand over your family jewels or I’ll let this friend of mine end you” this isn’t a negotiation skill from Trump, it’s evidence of a modus operandi involving power dynamics and exploitation. This is what he does in every area of his life, this time grabbing Ukraine by the p….

The way trump bullied Zelensky, an honorable and brave war leader, demonstrated the 'might is right' principle typical of fascism The UK's path is clear now: we must join with our European partners to stand in solidarity with Ukraine and its leader