It's rather telling that Reform are dead set against letting 16 to 18 year olds vote. And just a reminder to 16 to 18 year olds that Labour have repeatedly said that they will not rejoin the EU, unlike Lib Dems, Greens, SNP, Plaid Cymru. It is a mystery what Zarah and Jelly will do.

It would be interesting to hear Trump fan boy Farage's view on Epstein.

Reform ... hanging up Closed signs throughout Britain.

I just want a government that gets on with the business of governing. Investment, Health, Education, Trade, International Relations. Not this interminable navel gazing about stopping the boats.

Near where I live there is a gentleman who stands in his doorway and waves to passing cars. Today I happened to be on the bus and the whole bus waved back to him.

I would tell you about what I think of Palestine Action but I fear the knock on the door. I also fear that they won't bother knocking.

Anyone unable to understand why thousands of people joined Bob Vylan in chanting ‘Death, Death to the IDF’ at Glastonbury should read the article below 1/4 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal

Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime

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I suppose the only valid reason for watching Rod Stewart at Glastonbury is to see the crowd's reaction as he tries to big up Farage.

Screeching U-turn? How did Starmer get this so wrong?Number 10 set to offer concessions to welfare rebels. Of course if Labour were to rejoin the EU, there would be enough tax revenue to avoid shitshows like this. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Number 10 set to offer concessions to welfare rebels

Exclusive: Ministers said to be considering watering down reforms, with more than 120 MPs poised to oppose bill

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If Labour MPs can force a U-turn on disastrous welfare cuts they can also force a U-turn on Labour's disastrous policy on EU membership.

Trump bombs a country that poses no immediate threat to the US without Congress approval or reference to the UN and all Starmer does is whine about who is on at Glastonbury. We deserve much, much better than this.

After all the gloss surrounding the reset, the dust has settled and revealed that we need Reset 2.

You can't argue with geography. Or common sense. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

America is dragging us down. Let’s grab the EU lifeline before it’s too late | The Observer

When the US economy falters, ours follows. It’s time to stop tripping over Trump’s coat-tails

observer.co.uk

Who went through more drummers, the Who or Spinal Tap?

Glad to see Reform have stopped global warming in its tracks in Durham by abolishing the climate committee.

Labour is absolutely not trying to clean up the mess of Brexit. The UK/EU deal is of no consequence whatsoever given the colossal damage of leaving the EU. 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTbg...

Starmer's no big deal

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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Every single poll and survey shows a large majority regretting Brexit and/or wanting to rejoin. Every metric shows it to have caused significant damage in many areas, not just economic. In chasing dwindling Brexit supporters Labour are haemorrhaging its traditional base.

54% of Reform voters support a closer relationship with the EU? Perhaps there is another way for Starmer to attract Reform voters?

It seems that the general desire for a change of direction , towards Europe, was there all the time . Who’d have thought it ? 🙄 BBC … enough with Frigging Farage . He doesn’t represent the country !

Gold Dome? He's naming it after his bloody hair.

The net result of all the gnashing of teeth and screaming by the right wing media to the modest reset Starmer announced was predictable disinterest by the public at large. They are bored with Brexit, they want to see an end to it and the UK to rejoin with as little fuss as possible.

Over and over we hear that the right wing are gaining traction with the young. Pity the polls do not agree ...

Spot on. Enough is enough.

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last yr.

The Brexiters simply have to be defeated now. There is no way of accommodating their emotional outbursts with the national interest. There's no way to improve our economy while respecting their demands. So they have to vanquished.

Skips meetings of the fishing committee when an MEP, does not hold MP surgeries, misses debates in HOC to campaign for Trump and now swans off on holidays and misses Commons debates on his pet subject. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Nigel Farage skips crucial EU update to go on holiday in latest shameless move

Nigel Farage has whined about the Government's EU reset agreement, but it turned out he missed a key update to the Commons because he has gone on holiday

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The hysteric reaction of the lunatic right to Starmer's limited EU reset and the general public's disinterest in their bleating and obvious desire for Starmer to get on with it and build closer links to the EU means Starmer needs to get on with Reset 2 pretty damn quick.

Anyone else think he's being naive? The changes yesterday will not get anywhere near replacing the growth lost via Brexit. It's always going to be a drag on our economy Yes interest levels are dropping...we can't be naive about that, but we are not going away are we? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Keir Starmer banks on public being over Brexit

For the UK-EU deal to succeed the PM needs it to seem as insignificant and uncontroversial as possible.

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A Brexit reset is not enough to give your kids a treat.

The "details" of the reset have been published. Except there are no details, time after time we read the line "talks are continuing" and continue they will until a government will say "fuck this for a game of soldiers, let's rejoin".

Brexit was never going to work, but that's somewhat beside the point now - because it has become a cult. And that's everyone's problem when seeking to resolve it.

Brexit has been a nightmare for UK musicians! Restrictions on touring have dried up opportunities for all involved, from drivers and sound engineers to stage managers and artists. There has been a real failure to recognise the value of creatives. I hope today’s deal rectifies this mistake.

European Movement UK@europeanmovement.co.uk · last yr.

We’ve teamed up with Miriam Margolyes to fight for musicians like Alex. The UK/EU summit is a chance to fix Brexit’s mess, let’s not waste it. Watch the video and sign the petition: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/music-petition