Grant Everitt

European Movement UK. Farmers welcome progress on food deal. The UK government has today announced that, to cut red tape and costs for importing and exporting with the EU, the UK will align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation. Link below.

Today, the UK Government has announced that the UK will align with EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) legislation, including on food hygiene, additives, welfare, and plant health.

I like the government pivot to reminding voters that Farage is an avowed enemy of NATO & Europe & an ardent admirer of Vladimir Putin, who routinely orders the murders of critics & opponents. It is politically effective & morally essential.

So happy, lifts the mood after the drought

Murder in London Rolling 12-month murder total View: In numbers / rate / teens / London (since 1990 / 2003) 200 150 Oct '25 93 100 50 0 Jan '05 Jan '10 Jan '15 Jan '20 Jan '25 Includes manslaughter, infanticide, corporate manslaughter. Met Police data; excludes jurisdiction of City of London Police (for the square-mile financial district) & British Transport Police. Data to Oct 2025. published Nov 2025. updated month/v.

The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)

Be clear, the American far right are coming for British democracy.

James Graham on Englishness, populism and the “complicated” flag debate YouTube video by BBC Newsnight

James Graham on Englishness, populism and the “complicated” flag debate

#Newsnight

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a66ABQ2M_Qo

I cycled this recently. Was shocked how long it took the cycle between the outer planets - over half an hour. But only a few minutes to cycle between Jupiter and Mars and a matter of seconds to cycle between Mars and Earth. Does really help to understand the solar system.

Britain's white working-class young men are flocking to Reform Nigel Farage is winning over the UK's left-behind male youth. It could bring him victory

Eyes swivelling at rapid speed.

We have all become addicted to drama, scandal & hyperbole. Some of us are trying to wean ourselves off it & focus on stuff like this. But it can sometimes feel like being a vegetarian at a barbecue.

Reform MP Lee Anderson has unveiled his education plan: “The Union Flag at every school and sing the national anthem every day.”

Good thinking, Lee. That will make the UK competitive on the international stage.

At last. Some sanity

Young Europeans may be allowed to stay in UK for longer than a year A minister has opened the door for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme that could add to net migration figures despite concerns from the Home Office

🔴 BREAKING: "European youngsters will be able to move to the UK for more than a year under a youth mobility scheme, the minister in charge of Britain’s relationship with the EU has indicated."

This is excellent news for young Brits going to Europe too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Labour MPs challenge Richard Tice over Reform UK’s plan to scrap green projects Exclusive: Letter signed by 59 MPs criticises party’s deputy leader after his warned energy firms over new contracts

Richard Tice says Reform UK would rip up green energy contracts if elected - putting countless jobs and investment at risk.

Reform’s policies hurt both our climate and our economy. ⚠️

So this is how data should be presented. The Star Beeston, Notts.

Reform MP calls for trade war with France to stop small boats Reform UK MP warns Britain needs to 'get tough' on France over the issue

The insanity of Reform UK
www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

It drives me nuts. The Telegraph, Mail, Sun etc and the politicians they sponsor like Johnson, Farage, Cameron & Truss got everything they wanted for fourteen of the last fifteen years & only now, with Labour in power for *less than one*, do they acknowledge the damage they have done. It’s sick.

Would love to do these as a pub crawl.

It's a good time to be alive and a supporting Forest. My dad was a massive Nottingham Forest fan and would have loved this if he was still alive.

A cartoon by Matt Wuerker published in Politico, which shows a street lined with offices with the names 'Dept of Making up Numbers & stuff', 'Dept of Trolling', 'Department of Retribution', 'Dept of chaos' and 'Dept of cruelty'. In the background, you can see the White House with a helicopter flying over it with the sign 'Bureau of Bullying'. On the other side of the street, is a man bulldozing buildings with the sign 'USAID', 'Department of Education' and 'Department of Veteran Affairs'.

Welcome to Trumptown.

(🖼️ Matt Wuerker, Politico)

New data shows UK could be £26bn better off with 'closer EU alignment' Is the Brexit fantasy falling apart after less than a decade? Dissent is growing rapidly - and closer EU alignment has its financial benefits.

The only policy or infrastructure project on the table that offers up to 2.2% growth in this timeframe.

UK-EU alignment on goods & services is an economic win - and supported by the majority of voters.

Read more 👇

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cos...

Blimey. That actually got me.

Cuba is a Socialist country and one of the poorest in the world suffering under a 60+ year economic blockade by the richest country in the world.

Guess which one has better healthcare, life expectancy, literacy, lower infant mortality and every type of crime.

It ain't the USA.

FACT: The United States is the only developed country in the world without universal health coverage for all of its citizens - and that's absolutely shameful, especially for the most wealthy nation on the planet.

#HealthCareForAll

The fact that Elon Musk wanted to give Nigel Farage and Reform UK $100m but couldn't because it was illegal should be the death of Reform, who supposedly are all about sovereignty and the 'working' man.

But it won't be because they are all stupid.

As expected really. Thought if we were going to beat Ipswich it would have to be a hard fought win. And it was. We could have done better in the final third but I think Nuno will be most pleased with the clean sheet - worth noting in their previous two away games, Ipswich have scored 5 goals

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