No, it's because only 3.1 percent of the Dutch population live in poverty as opposed to 20 percent of the British population. The Guardian really needs to stop publishing irresponsible lifestyle crap as news. (The Avondvierdaagse is a nice tradition though.) www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?

Once a year, Dutch kids, parents and teachers take part in a walking festival, heading out for four nights in a single week to explore their neighbourhoods, exercise and make friends. It’s a tradition...

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I’ve been hearing so much anger and disappointment from frontline workers about the BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims. One of the most damning responses has come from one of the experts they interviewed, solicitor Ana Gonzalez. It’s really worth reading her response in full:

Our new report: Richard Tice signed accounts wrongly claiming £98,000 of tax exemptions A 🧵 with the evidence:

as a culture we have really given "ideas" way too much credit. ideas are a dime a dozen. they happen all the time. the magic is way more in the doing, and the doing's diminished stature is linked to lack of respect for labor and, more recently, skill and expertise.

What we are seeing is a kind of reverse white-male privilege, where mediocre white men can say idiotic things from a young age without anybody challenging them, and then become famous and influential, allowing to them to embarrass themselves in front of an unprecedentedly huge audience.

Dave Lee@davelee.me · 5mo ago

Where to begin with this

Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

I see the winner of the FIFA Peace Prize is at it again, doing more peace and stopping more wars. Oh. Get Infantino out of FIFA. Football deserves better than this ghoulish, obsequious, evil little toad of a man. He represents everything that's wrong about the game and the world.

The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth. goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...

New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project

A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare

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Is this what you dreamed of doing when you decided to become a journalist?

Streeting to next launch inquiry into “over-diagnosis” of left-handedness. “Never used to be like this,” he insists.

We should stop the boats because it's dangerous, and we should stop the scapegoating of immigrants because it's wrong and cruel. Controlled migration is good for the country, helps build our economy and diversity strengthens our communities. (1/6) 🧵

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK... 78% are murdered by a partner/ex Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety In fact, they voted against them...

Man in grey humiliates Matt Goodwin after his anti migrant rant #BBCQT "Do white British people not also commit these violent crimes? Is your narrative not that these crimes are only committed by asylum seekers and refugees"

Given the party's refusal to act on Pochin's brazen racism, it should be as socially unacceptable to vote for Reform as it was in the early 2000s to vote for the BNP. And we should be prepared to say this to people's faces.

Farage: epic grifter

If you support Reform you are supporting racist fucking cunts. And you know what that makes you.

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9mo ago

What a message to be sending out in 2025. Send Reform your reply at the ballot box.

Some key stats on UK immigration

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine@paulhaine.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

The UAE is an authoritarian autocracy, a petro-state with no income tax for citizens, to bribe them for the lack of democratic voice or free speech It is 85% migrant, a segregated society with a ban on integration in principle and practice, few rights, equal opportunities, nor voice for incomers

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

this exists it is called thinking

Thought I’d watch the #wsl, always good to see something new and different, like [checks notes] #Arsenal defending a slender lead and being unable or unwilling to produce a meaningful shot on goal despite completely dominating possession around the opposition box

I really turned my life around in 2025: 1. Replaced wine with edibles at least four evenings per week 2. Pet cats - they’re basically low-effort dogs, you just have to pretend they care about you. 3. No exercise = no injuries!

Snowden St.@snowden.st · 11mo ago

If you had to reduce your own idea of wellness down to just 3 or 4 principles, what would they be? Mine are: 1. Stretch 2. Drink Water 3. Squats

If you, like me, have been disgusted at the demonstrations of hatred and bigotry towards migrants over the last weeks, come join us on Tuesday to make some banners to fight back against the hate & show solidarity with migrants ❤️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Migrants' Rights Banner Making 26.08.2025

Thank you so much for expressing interest in attending this migrants' rights banner making session with Migrants' Rights Network, Right to Remain and the Stop Trump Coalition. We'll be providing sec...

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Stop Trump Coalition@ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🚨NEXT TUESDAY 26 AUG - Anti-racists are you free? We will be gathering together to make banners celebrating migrants' rights in preparation for the protest against Trump on September 17th! 🧑‍🎨Bring your creativity, we'll bring the paints & materials! Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

I’ve asked my local MP to ask these questions to the government on my behalf. Feel free to copy and paste if useful.