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One thing that intrigues me with this line of thinking is how few political strategists seem to understand that just because the contest is ostensibly x vs y, it is perfectly possible for x to lose the seat without losing many votes directly to y (and could have kept the seat by appealing to z).

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Scandalous Every year thousands of UK workers are denied minimum wage. 2016 - 2023: Over 3m workers robbed of the minimum wage. 2007 - 2023: Only 21 employers prosecuted for underpaying the minimum wage, puny fines. NO criminal prosecutions. Lack of prosecutions emboldens more to game the system

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This is absolutely nuts!

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“These demands to remove & restrict books are not the result of any grassroots or popular sentiment…The majority are now originating from well-funded, organised groups and movements…” Sounds familiar to anyone who’s been dragged into UK culture wars too. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

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It’s hard to think of anything he’s done in his second term that’s not impeachable.

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“.. Furniture producers in China have seen a complete halt in orders from U.S. importers, and we’re hearing the same across toys, apparel, footwear, and sports equipment. .. Almost everything is on hold as it relates to China business.” @loriannlarocco.bsky.social www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/t...

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The dream is dead

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Agony, 1912 https://botfrens.com/collections/88/contents/25190

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Today is World Hamster Day so please enjoy this clip of a worldly hamster going on a great adventure * and if you want more videos like it, check out the Homura Ham YouTube

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“Starmer constantly talks up prospects of a trade deal with America, but refuses to contemplate anything of the sort with the EU,” notes Pecksniff in his diary. He also thinks we are sleepwalking into a right-wing revolution. More here ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @pecksniffsdiary.bsky.social

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Coventry, Derby, Telford, just 3 of the hardest hit areas of the U.K. because of Trump’s tariffs. Our modelling shows these areas would be among those that benefit MOST from goods alignment with the EU.

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BE NOT AFRAID

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Great article, and for Democrats, read Labour in the UK. I wish they operated more from the heart rather than triangulating all the time.

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Matt Hancock intervened personally to help a pizza firm, owned by a Conservative donor, win a lucrative Covid PPE contract. Two days before winning the deal, the company, which had no previous experience of supplying medical equipment, removed ‘pizza’ from its name bylinetimes.com/2025/04/11/m...

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It's insanely brilliant how Ukraine just says "fuck it, we'll fix it ourselves" to every problem they come up against. Incredibly inspiring country of people.

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🚨NOTE TO ALL MEDIA🚨 Trump did not ‘reverse’ tariffs. He did not ‘pause’ tariffs. He did not ‘climb down’ on tariffs. HE. INCREASED. TARIFFS. OVERALL. (📸 Washington Post)

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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Wow. This is 🔥🔥 Trump & his Cabinet should be strapped to their chairs and made to watch this on a loop. Victor Gao: “China has been here for 5000 years. Most of the time, there was no United States and we survived.” 🇨🇳 He beautifully trashes JD Vance too. (🎥 Channel 4 News)

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Six out of every seven children in the UK's most deprived areas living in poverty. Result of political choices - low wages, austerity, unchecked profiteering, benefit cuts, inequitable distribution of wealth. Future blighted. Govts listen to donors/rich, ignore the rest.

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The truth has become basic. Trump is a fool who is fucking everything up. There's no more to it than that. But there's only so many times you can write that column. So people are forced to construct 'well actually he has a point' arguments and 'hidden strategy' think pieces.

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Kurt Vonnegut man

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Right folks, 8am on Bandcamp at castlesinspace.bandcamp.com @castlesinspace.bsky.social This IS going to sell out - we've already ordered a repress. So if you want one tomorrow. Be quick. If you're not overly fussed about artists being paid fairly for their work, it'll be on streaming tomorrow.

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🔔MARKET CLOSES DOW DOWN 2.5% ⬇️ S&P 500 DOWN 3.49% ⬇️ NASDAQ DOWN 4.19% ⬇️

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Amazing 92.5% (585 GW) of all new electricity generation capacity worldwide brought online in 2024 was from #WindWaterSolar 46% was from solar 64% was installed in China apnews.com/article/clim... @irena-official.bsky.social

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By its own estimate Govt proposals to cut PIP and UC will put 250,000 more people into poverty. These cuts should be part of the consultation - not pushed through whilst the consultation is still live. This will alienate constituents and as they stand I will be voting against.

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Public ownership of energy central to industrial strategy in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark. Gives the state levers for protecting people, controlling business costs, inflation. UK privatised energy; struggles to control poverty, inflation; watches businesses collapse Nationalise energy

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People were informed about Trumps tariff announcement prior to his social media post or official announcement. This is a clear case of insider fraud and market manipulation.

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GP surgeries owner Assura agrees to private equity takeover worth £1.61bn. All part of creeping privatisation of the NHS. Corporations focused profits, not care. People struggle to get timely GP appointments. NHS privatisation hoisted on people. No one voted for it.

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Hi All, just sent out this short, free piece on the implications of Trump blinking in this stupid tariff war. Its not the hurt feelings, its the destruction of the idea of the US as a trustworthy ally that will matter down the road. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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Apart from … ALL THE THINGS shaking up assumptions about geopolitics right now, this is amazing and would otherwise be headline news: apnews.com/article/japa...

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Thursday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...

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Argentina born Italian painter Leonor Fini at one point had 23 cats. The Surrealist painter would often depict the creatures in her work and even share her dining table with her many felines #WomensArt

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Fact check: true www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Had a very sweet night out in London with the mighty @edsolomon.bsky.social

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Rep. Steven Horsford to Greer: "So the trade representative hasn't spoken to the POTUS about a global reordering of trade, but yet he announced it on a tweet? WTF! Who is in charge? It looks like your boss just pulled the rug out from under you. There is no strategy ... is this market manipulation?"

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*Cancels training course on tiny phone screws

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