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Currently appearing at UK bus-stops. More of this pointed ridicule, please.

Yup.

Absolutely @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Trump's face when Macron says the US should be compensated by Russia, not Ukraine, because they started the war. 😂😂

Europe has designated Macron as their moron whisperer.

"The net zero economy grew by 10% in 2024 and generated £83bn in gross value added (GVA)" A.I. then... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Marks & Spencer says that they’re “celebrating the LGBTQ+ community”, and that “we only work with suppliers who share our values” Yet they continue to support the hate delivered by GB News. Contradictory values = zero values. actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @stopfundinghate.bsky.social

“I’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism” Stephen Fry

I've just signed "Marks & Spencer - stop advertising on GB News" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ma... @StopFundingHate

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/22/k...

Think solar farms are bad for nature? Think again. Those designed for nature in East Anglia are teeming with birdlife - including threatened species. A new study reveals why. ⤵️

SLAVA UKRAINI

Clean energy contributed 10% to China’s GDP in 2024, analysis shows

This week, Reform had its first stab at new policy since the last election hoping to provide some answers to high energy prices. Reform’s solution to the energy crisis & rising bills is & I’m not kidding - to: add taxes to renewable energy companies & bill payers. www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

Brexit was pushed through by lies. The Sun lied about benefits tourism. Later, it printed this pathetically small apology. The government should force all news media to print apologies for falsehoods in a form that makes them as visible to the public as the original lie.

If you support any of this, you’re honestly just a terrible person. People’s lives are being upended and destroyed. For every 1% increase in unemployment, 40,000 people die—yet some are celebrating.

Denying refugees citizenship simply on the grounds that they arrived here “illegally” on small boats *when there are no legal routes* for most to use takes cynicism to new heights. If Govt thinks such performative cruelty will see off Reform, they’re wrong - it’s more likely to strengthen it

UN torture tsar attacks UK over ‘inhumane’ indefinite jail terms - The Independent Why has Labour not sorted this out yet? How can the UK criticise authoritarian regimes when this is tolerated?

Brexit making the headlines.

As being “free to make our own trade deals” has delivered the square root of jack shit and, as Brexiters still can’t tell us what EU regulations they want to scrap, closer alignment with the EU should be a no-brainer. Great work @bestforbritain.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Promoting green growth does not make you an ‘eco-nutter’. It’s the only way forward

That's right Liz, it was the plastic straws that lost Tories the election. Not the lies, corruption, incompetence, law breaking, higher taxes, tanked economy, increased poverty, sleaze scandals or rivers full of shit.

‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

Climate action globally is under threat. It’s hugely urgent to seize initiative from rightwing populists. We need to change tactics: start by building climate resilience in local communities where people can feel tangible benefits – we’re calling it climate popularism. @rupertread.bsky.social & me🧵

2m more UK pensioners will pay income tax due to frozen thresholds. Tory Govt froze personal allowance at £12,570 in 2021. Labour continued. This is tax hike in real terms To help poor, Govt must abolish VAT on domestic fuel, cut std rate of VAT, inflation-proof personal allowance archive.ph/UM2vu

I believe if EU stand up to Trump, we will all be better off.

In Denmark apparently..

If you don't want to be accused of racism, don't vote for a fucking racist, this isn't exactly rocket science my dudes thehill.com/homenews/cam...

Absolutely spot on from Rory Stewart

For the visual learners...

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To those saying “It’s not the Brexit I voted for”, you voted for an impossible fantasy, sold to you by grifting gobshites with no interest in reality or what was actually possible. You got exactly what you voted for.

We can easily spare a tenth of England for nature without affecting food production! 20% of our land produces just 3% of our food. Vast swathes of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs...