I set out my own thoughts here in @eastangliabylines.co.uk on how the UK could accede again to the EU internal market here without joining the EU (still not an easy option): eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

Customs union or single market: but is there a third way?

How could a Labour government opt for closer EU ties? We explain the customs union, internal market, and a third way combining these options

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I was quite early to leave X when I saw the downward spiral of this platform but I sometimes miss having more extensive and fiercer debates on #EU policy and #brexit obviously without hate-mongering (I had to withstand quite some crap on X for explaining simple factual things about the #EU). /3

Nonetheless, it would be ideal to have a robust platform which would allow for a larger, distinctive and heterogenous set of views and with superstringent rules for hate speech and content moderation. /2

🚨🚨" far-right and MAGA politicians, influencers, and podcasters will immediately use the most divisive language possible in order to make voters as angry as possible, as fast as possible, regardless of what actually happened. " Strong piece by @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu on FR reactions to #ceuta:

@profjacob.bsky.social An extended family of 18 from Gaza has been granted permission to reside in UK, by Upper Tribunal Judge Gemma Loughran under ECHR law for family life. They will require welfare & speak no English. Has the judge made an accurate interpretation of this ECHR law please?

Look at those eyes!

It is almost like you lot have missed the point. Don't you understand? The Minister for Homelessness was going to make a much larger profit from evicting her tenants and charging her new tenants a much higher rent.

a woman in a red jacket is holding a piece of paper and says ka-ching

Alt: a woman(Melissa Mcarthy)in the film The Boss, in a red jacket is holding a piece of paper and says ka-ching while making the gesture for big money with her left hand

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Labour were elected to protect the environment actually PricedOut. “We will protect and enhance our precious green spaces and natural environment, supporting biodiversity recovery and climate resilience.” Is a direct quote from the manifesto

An extraordinary underestimate of the catastrophic impact of #climate breakdown by 2050 Forget food being a bit more expensive, increasing analysis suggests we will be very lucky to still have a functioning global society and economy www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Climateflation’ could push up UK food prices by more than a third by 2050, report says

Exclusive: Increasingly extreme weather a threat to production and supply chains in Britain and elsewhere

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Only a matter of time before a wildfire wipes a major city from the face of the planet Will people sit up and take notice then? Will governments and fossil fuel corporations act to slash emissions? Will they hell www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Athens as residents told to evacuate

People in Kryoneri, north-east of the Greek capital, receive SMS messages telling them to get to safe areas

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There are already 3 new housing dev along this road - people objected to this as it encroached on farmland adjacent to Battle Abbey site but they promised affordable housing🤔 @explorerdale.bsky.social BBC News - Developer freed of affordable housing commitment www.bbc.com/news/article...

Developer freed of affordable housing commitment in Battle scheme

Councillors felt they had no option but to approve a request for an amendment to a 20-home scheme.

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so why is this Government not doing more to protect our dwindling natural resourses but instead threatening with more destruction with their planning policy? @danicapriest.bsky.social @explorerdale.bsky.social BBC News - NHS using nature to treat poor mental health www.bbc.com/news/article...

NHS staff being trained to use outdoors for treating patients

Don't underestimate the importance of nature for tackling poor mental health, says Natural England.

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You may recall I collected my 88 yr old neighbour from hospital at 10.00 PM last night. We were assured that a carer would visit today. Yeah right! The only person to visit was my wife and a good thing she did too. The Govt has to get a grip.

And this is the party that claims to be on the side of nature Utter bollox - as usual - from Starmer & Co. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour housing plans could destroy 215,000 hectares of nature in England, analysis shows

Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make scheme ineffective

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2025. really important new paper. "Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals" researchintegrityjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #AnimalEthics #ResearchEthics

Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals - Research Integrity and Peer Review

Background In the U.S. and many other countries, animal use in research, testing, and education is under the purview of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees or similar bodies. Their responsibi...

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A close-up of hedge woundwort to brighten your day. Bees and other pollinators love this wildflower, native to Europe and western Asia. Rewilding gives 1,000s of wild species – and, equally importantly, all the connections between them – the chance to thrive. 🌍

Colourful wild flowers in our local park.

"Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey" Just astonishing Shows what can be done when the will is there www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power

Between January and May, China added 198 GW of solar and 46 GW of wind, enough to generate as much electricity as Indonesia or Turkey

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I think the way Dems should play this is genuinely to make Hegseth apologize for denigrating Operation Overlord

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

Hegseth: "President Trump directed the most complex and secretive military operation in history, and it was a resounding success." Move over D Day!

Here's that bit in "Love Actually" where the plucky British PM stands up to the bullying POTUS. Can we please clone a few Hugh Grants and install them as the Leaders of Australia, the UK and Canada. This would be most helpful. Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter. #FuckTheUSA

Left: David Lammy announces that British Israelis are being evacuated from Israel because of the threat from Iran Right: That time British Palestinians were abandoned by the UK under Rishi Sunak, unable to leave Gaza, because Israel which was (and is still bombing Gaza) wouldn't let them leave

I have no words to express my utter disgust at the shit that’s just spewed out of Starmer’s mouth.

Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: Keir Starmer reacts to the US bombing Iran’s nuclear sites

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Very sorry to see I was right on this. We're in extremely dangerous, unknown territory now, with two nuclear-armed terrorist militaries attacking another sovereign nation unprovoked. Their message to the world? Might is right.

Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · last yr.

They're really going to do it. After murdering millions of people in Iraq based on lies, The same people are gearing up to murder god only knows how many more people in Iran based on lies.

Labour pledged to ban trail hunting in their 2024 manifesto. Now, campaigners await action — calling for tougher laws & urgent timelines.

Trail hunting – important tradition or cover for illegal hunting?

UK faces pivotal decision on trail hunting: campaigners call for urgent ban to protect wildlife, while others defend it as tradition

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"If it is warm in the days after the solstice, they will produce more flower buds the following spring, leading to a bumper crop of beech nuts in the autumn. If it’s cool they might produce none – a phenomenon known as masting" Miraculous nature Marvellous 😊 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Why the summer solstice is a ‘celestial starting gun’ for trees

Research shows longest day is a cue for beeches to launch their growth strategies

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They're really going to do it. After murdering millions of people in Iraq based on lies, The same people are gearing up to murder god only knows how many more people in Iran based on lies.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

Q: When the president says Iran is very close to a nuclear weapon, is he relying on US intelligence or intelligence sharing from an ally? LEAVITT: It is a fact and the US govt maintains this fact that Iran has never been closer to a nuclear weapon

Absolutely despicable In addition to being incompetent, in thrall to the rich and powerful, and politically inept, this woman has now been caught making deals with foreign oil corporations She has to go www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reeves promised oil industry ‘quid pro quo’ over windfall tax in private meeting

Government accused of making ‘secret exchange deal’ with fossil fuel companies to compensate for tax hike

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"A large part of what I do in my actual dayjob is cut waste in spending... So when politicians claim to be hunting waste while refusing to show their working, when they make dramatic claims without providing evidence, when they turn efficiency into entertainment – that’s not reform."

Show your working: a challenge to Reform UK

Reform UK blames inefficiency for public failures, but real scrutiny starts with data, not Twitter outrage. Here's why...

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Netanyahu complaining Iran has hit a hospital in Israel where there are children and babies. Did he think of the Palestinians when saying this?