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@reechud

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Over 80% of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the
EU, ITV poll finds

Over 80% of 16 to 24-year-olds would vote to rejoin the EU, ITV poll finds

Why would you pig-headedly ignore the voice of the next generation? Why would you saddle them with debt, shrink the job market and limit their opportunities? It runs counter to everything politics and society should want for them. For all of us. They’re the future.

www.itv.com/news/2026-02...

19.02.2026 21:28 πŸ‘ 1603 πŸ” 482 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 14

Please listen carefully ...
A large majority in Britain, and a supermajority of the younger British voters, don't want a closer relationship "with" the EU. They want to be back "in" the EU – with Single Market, Customs Union and Freedom of Movement.
#RejoinEU πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί

25.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The EU played a significant role in the development of the Good Friday Agreement, and the European Parliament have reported that Northern Ireland is the part of the UK most distinctly affected by Brexit, despite the majority of the public voting to remain.

25.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/25879821.nigel-farage-defends-schedule-missing-meetings/

Nigel Farage has missed every meeting about regenerating Clacton.

t.co/b27KKz53Bp

25.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 827 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 35
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Farage hasn't been to one regeneration meeting despite plans for Β£20m cash In 2023, Clacton was named among 54 other towns to receive a vital cash boost as part of the government’s Long Term Plan

❌ Nigel Farage has missed EVERY meeting about regenerating his constituency of Clacton since becoming an MP.

But he did find time to go and perform a publicity stunt in the Indian Ocean last week...

⚠️ A warning to those in Gorton & Denton over the kind of representation Reform UK provide.

25.02.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 536 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 6
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Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as β€˜sadistic’ Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an β€˜invasion’, as rights groups decry β€˜grotesque’ measures

⚠️ Natasha Tsangarides, an associate director at Freedom from Torture, said:

β€œYusuf’s speech was a grotesque display of ethnonationalist, authoritarian cruelty. His divisive and dangerous proposals threaten to divide families and wreak terror and chaos in our communities.”

24.02.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 246 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 5
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Jeffrey Epstein has exposed the rotten state of the UK’s constitution The late sex offender had a ruthless capacity for exploiting grifters

Epstein has, from beyond the grave, exposed the make-it-up-as-you-go-along nature of the monarchy and the House of Lords www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/con...

07.02.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 4

People who make billions out of billions are invariably horrible, vicious, abusive, nasty, bitter human beings who think very highly of themselves and their needs and their pile of money and absolutely nothing of other human beings.

If the Epstein scandal has reminded us of anything it is that.

04.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1177 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 6

wakey wakey UK Government

03.02.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bloomberg report by Alex Wickham:

The UK has become seriously concerned that more protectionist policies pursued by the EU could exclude British companies from its supply chains in key sectors, derailing a reset in post-Brexit relations and costing firms billions of pounds.

Keir Starmer’s government is lobbying the EU against restricting market access for British businesses under the bloc’s β€œMade in Europe” initiative, sources tell Bloomberg.

Bloomberg report by Alex Wickham: The UK has become seriously concerned that more protectionist policies pursued by the EU could exclude British companies from its supply chains in key sectors, derailing a reset in post-Brexit relations and costing firms billions of pounds. Keir Starmer’s government is lobbying the EU against restricting market access for British businesses under the bloc’s β€œMade in Europe” initiative, sources tell Bloomberg.

Classic. Looks like Brexit may be about to take another giant bite of the UK economy because we're out of the EU club at the exact moment the EU's becoming more protectionist as a defence against Trump and China.

What's Starmer doing? Dithering and begging.

Just rejoin!

nitter.net/alexwickham/...

02.02.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 3
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Texas loss delivers warning to Republicans in critical election year An election for a state Senate seat has unnerved Republicans, after the Democratic candidate delivered a surprise win.

A special election in a reliably pro-Trump Texan district, where the majority of voters are Republican, Trump personally endorsed the MAGA candidate, and the GOP outspent Dems by 7-to-1.

Democrats won with a 31% swing.

The mid-terms are going to be a wipeout.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

03.02.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 448 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 11
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Before Brexit, the areas described here would automatically have qualified for EU funding because they are deprived.

Now, they have to battle central government for whatever scraps Labour deign to throw their way.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

28.01.2026 08:46 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Matt Goodwin says this is "a chance for the hardworking, law-abiding, tax-paying people," such as his boss, Nigel Farage, who doesn't do his job in parliament, lied about why he avoided constituency work, admitted to breaking 17 laws last week alone, and still faces questions about tax avoidance.

27.01.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 544 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Congressman Bennie Thompson asks FBI's Michael Glasheen if Antifa are the number 1 terrorist threat where are they? He can't answer

Parts of the FBI leadership under Trump are truly shocking

11.12.2025 17:51 πŸ‘ 103 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more...

🎯 🎯 🎯 πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ’― πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

13.12.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 41959 πŸ” 9704 πŸ’¬ 934 πŸ“Œ 342

Β£18 - hourly rate for a resident doctor after the 29% rise

Β£24 - hourly rate for a physicians assistant

If you're ok with assistants earning more than actual doctors, congratulations, you've fallen for Streeting and Starmer's attack on the people who will keep you safe when you fall ill, doctors

18.12.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 430 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 9
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Just a gif of the EU flag projected onto the London Eye as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan's London's New Year's Day fireworks πŸ˜€

The UK is Β£90 billion a year poorer because of Brexit i.e. tax rises and spending cuts, it's absurd

One day soon the madness will end and the UK will #RejoinEU ☺️

01.01.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 1116 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 16
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BREAKING: Hundreds gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to form a human banner reading β€œIt Was Murder πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ ICE Out,

11.01.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 15571 πŸ” 5135 πŸ’¬ 253 πŸ“Œ 191
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

25.01.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 50315 πŸ” 14722 πŸ’¬ 883 πŸ“Œ 608
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I’ve written this lengthy FT analysis overnight about the multiple multi-thousand pound Epstein payments to Mandelson’s husband

these particular paragraphs are worth reading slowly

www.ft.com/content/608a...

31.01.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 1118 πŸ” 487 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 62
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Join the European Movement today to become part of the UK's largest pro-Europe community, standing up for a renewed relationship with our friends and neighbours in the EU!

31.01.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great question πŸ‘

"Isn't there an argument to strengthen ties with the superpower on the continent, the European Union?"

30.01.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 123 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spot on ⬇️

"Leaving the EU was a disaster a decade ago."

"And it's even more of a disaster given the international situation now."

20.01.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 512 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 4
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In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe | Stella Creasy Labour must urgently seek new roles and alliances, while also enhancing the UK’s own military capabilities, says Stella

This ⬇️ 🎯

"In the face of Trump’s threats, Britain’s best path is clearer than ever: hurry back to Europe"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/20/donald-trump-britain-europe-labour-uk

21.01.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

"Economists at LSE found 16,400 firms stopped exporting goods to the EU."

Brexit is punishing the small businesses driving the British economy and employment.

https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/uk-eu-relations-proposals-for-customs-union-and-connections-with-the-eu-single-market/#heading-1

23.01.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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Brexit's unpopularity reignites debate in UK over EU ties NEWS ANALYSIS. In June 2025, 56% of Britons said their country should not have left the EU. Faced with this growing skep

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί56% of Brits say their country shouldn't have left the EU. Facing the unraveling Western alliance, Starmer has shifted tactics, recognising the need to find allies.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/01/17/brexit-s-unpopularity-reignites-debate-in-uk-over-eu-ties_6749520_23.html

25.01.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 310 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

Boycott the World Cup

Not a foot should be set in that country until the madness stops

25.01.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 16889 πŸ” 3581 πŸ’¬ 521 πŸ“Œ 157
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Lies, lies, and damn lies.

25.01.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 609 πŸ” 334 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 27

Suggested EU response:

- US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory
- Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases
- This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight

1/5

19.01.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 16
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I have solved it.

21.01.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 360 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 4