Get ready for another Brexit benefit, everyone! "...the report estimates an excess of 229,000 avoidable deaths attributable to diminished spending on other health interventions by 2036, a figure surpassing fatalities incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic between March 2020 and June 2022."

UK-US Trade Deal Could Force NHS to Redirect Billions from Services to

A recent in-depth commentary published in The BMJ casts a critical eye on the United Kingdom’s newly minted trade agreement with the United States, specifically scrutinizing the substantial f

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On beating Farage, "most voters who intend to vote Labour, Lib Dem or Green at the next election – are prepared to vote tactically. However, Reform and Tory voters are less prepared to vote tactically." Labour's failure to pact would be strategically poor. PR would ultimately be best all round.

Labour lead Reform with Burnham as PM, new poll shows

However, the edge over Nigel Farage's party is 'wafer-thin' and such boosts 'rarely survive contact with the daily grind of leading', pollster warns

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That's 2017 trillions unadjusted for inflation. www.sciencealert.com/worlds-riche...

World's Richest 10% Are Costing Earth Trillions, Study Finds

We've heard that the world's wealthiest 10 percent are disproportionately responsible for environmental damage.

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"Brexit reduced UK GDP by 6%-8% by 2025 compared with if Britain had remained in EU Productivity and employment reduced by 3%-4% Investment reduced by 12%-18%" www.reuters.com/world/uk/how...

How Brexit is estimated to have hit the UK economy

Britain's economy has seen weak growth overall since it left the European Union at the start of 2020, though disentangling the effects of Brexit from the COVID-19 pandemic which hit Europe weeks later...

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Poll in need of votes. www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

Express readers debate whether Brexit has damaged the economy

Later this month will mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum.

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🤦🏻‍♂️ As if there's too much choice on the UK political spectrum.

'Clean and beautiful' coal. news.sky.com/story/china-...

China: 90 killed and nine trapped following gas explosion at coal mine

The blast happened late on Friday night local time, with reports suggesting that around 247 workers were underground at the time.

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Reform in it's push to modernise politics and unite the country by being unnecessarily divisive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform council to sing national anthem and say Lord's Prayer at meetings

Kent County Council amends its constitution, although opposition councillors objected to the change.

bbc.co.uk

Looks like the navy's on a recruitment drive by showing life can be fun at sea.

"...geopolitical developments could see the vote being brought forward to this summer." We know what happened when UK fishermen tried to fish in Icelandic waters. www.dw.com/en/iceland-m...

Iceland may fast-track vote on joining EU: report

The Arctic country had been set to hold a referendum on resuming membership talks in 2027. But according to media reports, geopolitical developments could see the vote being brought forward to this su...

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"Nuestra América" dates back more than a century to José Martí. It's a response to colonial manipulation of Latin America. The US sometimes says it fights colonialism by intervening. Few believe that. Elsewhere, China has shown it's possible to draw a line. www.colombiainforma.info/nuestra-amer...

Nuestra América: una idea para luchar contra la Doctrina Monroe - Colombia Informa Opinión

Opinión

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🤔While we're on the subject of Elon Musk, let's not forget his business genius. Apparently "it's increasingly hard to claim that DOGE made any sizable dent in federal spending, which was its primary goal." "The bottom line is that government spending increased under DOGE..." Such integrity!

DOGE did not find $2T in fraud, but that doesn’t matter, Musk allies say

Musk allies spin DOGE as having a "higher purpose" beyond federal budget cuts.

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😮 What a winner it would be for a candidate to run for the French presidency on the basis of justice and holding Musk to account! www.joe.co.uk/politics/fra...

France could freeze Elon Musk's assets and jail him for foreign election interference

Now wouldn't this be nice...

joe.co.uk

Hope we get to see a time when the EU (and others) impose sanctions on a former US President. Americans themselves need help holding their presidency to account. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/23/p...

State Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’ | CNN Politics

The US State Department on Tuesday imposed visa sanctions on a former top European Union official and employees of organizations that combat disinformation for alleged censorship – sharply ratcheting ...

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"Ukraine has launched a new, previously unreported “Sub Sea Baby” underwater drone and sank a Russian Kilo-class submarine in the Novorossiysk port, according to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU)." www.kyivpost.com/post/66281

So even if service improves, we'll still be plagued by the state of the trains. Twats!

Andrew 🎵 #FBPE #FBR #musicproduction ❤️ Facts over ideology ❤️ @musicproduction.bsky.social · 8mo ago

FFS!!! The project's been hacked by crazy idealism. Why does nationalisation have to come with shoving a tacky flag in our faces? Might as well paint human blood over the trains for that disgusting red. BAD start to the day and a coming headache every time I see one of those trains. NOT happy!

FFS!!! The project's been hacked by crazy idealism. Why does nationalisation have to come with shoving a tacky flag in our faces? Might as well paint human blood over the trains for that disgusting red. BAD start to the day and a coming headache every time I see one of those trains. NOT happy!

Trains to get Union Jack-style makeover under nationalisation plans | LBC

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the move

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🤔 "Information about victims or ongoing federal investigations would be redacted." news.sky.com/story/donald...

Donald Trump urges Republicans to vote for release of Epstein files

The bill would force the Justice Department to release all files and communications on Epstein, as well as any information about his death in prison.

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The laddie enjoying some folky acoustic sounds.

Hardcore techno with my son's vocal. sickmanofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/wicked...

Wicked (Feat. DJ Laser Beam), by Sick Man of Europe

track by Sick Man of Europe

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"But ministers now appear to be taking a step back from further modernization and letting the Lords itself have a big say in its own fate..." Like letting the sick or the poor decide for themselves, right? www.politico.eu/article/labo...

Labour cools on its House of Lords revolution

Labour’s bold manifesto promised to shrink Britain’s ballooning second chamber — but the government’s facing accusations of kicking the problem into the long grass.

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More good news for the average American on the way? www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Justices appear skeptical of Trump’s broad tariffs

Chief Justice John Roberts questioned why Trump believed he had the authority to impose tariffs under a nearly 50-year-old law that has never been used for that purpose.

politico.com

Hear me out. I've been in physical pain as long as I can remember. Living on the streets was tough. Malnutrition was an issue, especially the week I had no food at all. Despite the daily headaches, pain and breathing difficulties along with regular issues from mixing sickness with work,

" The value of U.K. cheese exports has shrunk 66 percent since Truss signed the deal" but stop moaning and blame the EU, right? Or maybe it's migrants, benefit claimants and anyone that doesn't vote Reform now. www.politico.eu/article/liz-...

Liz Truss’ dream of boosting British cheese exports falls flat in Japan

It’s been five years since the U.K. and Japan signed their trade deal. But Japanese consumers still aren’t buying British.

politico.eu

Took everything off Spotify. Continuing to focus on vinyl sales. Also slowly building a Bandcamp presence. 1st track live and features my voice. sickmanofeurope.bandcamp.com/track/the-me...

The Meanest Mofo, by Sick Man of Europe

track by Sick Man of Europe

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Finally got some wheels. Wondering if I'll manage to get out more than the current once every 2-3 months. Anyone up for coffee?

#music #dnb #drumandbass

Therapeutically messing around with some #acid_techo #music #vinyl while I have the physical strength. Reckon I'll get some oxygen canisters and see if I can mix a bit more often.

"...momentum for withdrawal from the ECHR is not matched by popular demand... politicians are proposing to amend Britain’s constitutional order in the name of “the people” while ignoring what...people actually want, undoing constitutional safeguards and democratic institutions in the process."

Do British people want to leave the ECHR? What a decade of polls reveals

In the most recent YouGov poll on this issue, 54% of Conservative voters and 72% of Reform voters were in favour of leaving.

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Imagine being so much of an egotist that you fire someone for a verbal insult. 😂