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Mostly the politics of infrastructure and economics. Say something prejudiced if you want blocking. That includes nationalists; even if you're Scottish.
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The solution to people being told what to wear, isn't telling people what to wear www.theguardian.com/politics/202... And those who tell you it is, don't really care how people are treated. Their motives aren't to protect anyone

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How we know the BBC is bialsed www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Great news to see much needed money spent on a transport for people, not cars... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ..but when you break it down over the years it'll take to complete these projects, it's a TINY budget increase! We could be doing so much more.

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Not everything that's paid for by the England and Wales' budget needs to cross the border www.bbc.com/news/article... (I can't really believe this needs explaining)

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It can be difficult to pick out the most important stories during a conflict, but this is ballpark Pearl Harbour www.bbc.com/news/videos/... Around a third of Russia's active aircraft

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The UK suspended free trade negotiations with Israel. The UK imposed sanctions on individuals and entities involved in illegal West Bank settlements. The Israeli ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office. The UK government publicly condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as morally unjustifiable.🧵

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

My day job and my blue sky role overlap here, and I'll just say... www.cityam.com/tech-boss-ai... ...this is entirely 💯 true

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Good visual showing the churn of UK voters since last year’s General Election.

submitted 11 days ago • 127 comments

A new era for rail travel begins as South Western Railway comes into public ownership! 🚆 After years of delays and disruption, Labour are putting passengers before profit. ➡️ The first step in Labour’s plan to build a better, passenger-focused rail system. www.kingstonlabour.com/2025/05/24/s...

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The size of the workforce will probably be the ultimate limit to how many houses we can build, but stopping developers sitting in land to keep house prices high needs to end www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Reform refuse to hear information that disagrees with their world view www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

If you're unhappy with the UK fishing quota, remember that it was negotiated in 2019 by the Tories

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One of the highlights of the UK-EU trade deal is how angry it's made Priti Patel www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... ...and that's how we know it's a good deal 🤝

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A quick run-down of what's been announced today Almost all of it still to happen PDF with clicky links: bit.ly/UshGraphic140 @ukandeu.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social @cleodavies.bsky.social @davidheniguk.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social

submitted 18 days ago • 10 comments

An exodus of people who aren't contributing is no loss www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Yes... “There are places like Dagenham where the white British population has fallen" ...Robert Kendrick actually said this. He said it's a problem that there are people with dark skin in the UK www.politics.co.uk/news/2025/05...

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You get the best deal you can now, you continue to negotiate, and you make up any shortfall elsewhere - pragmatism above all else. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It helps save Steel and Cars, and pushes us closer to the EU. Grown ups in charge

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

My entire feed is full of people predicting what Labour will do in the future then getting angry about it

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments