A great birthday weekend away to Manchester! Had to stop by Gee Cross to The Village Bakery for the car ride home. Shame we didn’t meet @Syndicate but good times all around.
Ever wondered where your tax money actually goes? 💷
@BBCNews broke it down by imagining we each handed the Government £100.
Here’s how that £100 was spent in 2023–24:
£22 → NHS
£6 → Defence
£10 → Education
£10 → Debt interest
£11.40 → State pensions
£4.15 → Working-age welfare (PIP, Universal Credit, health support)
£0.50 → Asylum system
£0.70 → Overseas aid
What strikes me most is this: immigration dominates headlines and public debate, consistently ranking as one of the nation’s top concerns — yet the asylum system accounts for just 0.5% of public spending.
A reminder that sometimes the loudest issues aren’t the largest ones.
#Budget2026
Trump pardoned over 1500 January 6th insurrections his FIRST DAY in office.
One of them, my constituent, is now back in custody for threatening to assassinate a Member of Congress.
Trump DOES NOT want this story getting attention.
So let's make sure EVERY AMERICAN sees it.
Robert Peston, "Are the British people wrong to want migration to come down?"
Zack Polanski, "No, they aren't wrong"
"But it's also true they've been pumped stories, negative stories about migration for decades now"
"In fact the Prime Minister Keir Starmer said we're squeamish to talk about migration - it seems to me that we rarely talk about anything else"
Robert Peston, "Sounds as if you're saying the voters are wrong"
Zack Polanski, "No, I'm not"
"It's just that 5% of migration is small boats but it covers 95% of the coverage we hear about"
Its SO refreshing to hear a leader so positively about immigration. This kind of talk is not only healthy but better for our ALL our mental health being.
BREAKING: The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
Read the latest updates here: https://t.co/VBSGMLnPat
Labour is talking about NHS, Pride in Place, immigration, education, tackling poverty, and our standing in the world.
Reform is talking about swans, paracetamol, and vaccines.
I know which party is serious about governing and it's not the one that is led by Nigel Farage.
Keir Starmer isn’t charismatic. Nor is he a brilliant orator.
What he is, is a decent bloke, a bit boring but intelligent and competent.
Yes he’s made blunders, all PMs do, it’s an impossible job.
After the 14 years of chaos we need reliable, dependable and boring.
Context
Angela Raynor was hung out to dry for a genuine mistake,
£40,000 further was due to be paid
The Tories have been involved in scandals, which could rise to £200,000,000,000
WHAT THE FUCK!
Media manipulation is off the scale. Reasonable people need to fight back
To put things into perspective:
110k attended the Unite The Kingdom rally.
750k attended to deter the war in Iraq.
400k attended the pro Palestine march.
250k marched against Margaret Thatcher poll tax.
They're not as popular as they claim to be.
I know and admit Keir Starmer has made big errors, but to get rid after just a year of a Labour government is mindblowing to me. 14 years of utter shit to clean up, plus Ukraine, Gaza and a madman in charge in the US.
He needs more time to deliver that good manifesto.
Stephen Yaxley Lennon.
Convicted for…
- assaulting an officer in 2005
- assault at a neo-Nazi rally in 2011
- football hooliganism in 2011
- using a false passport in 2013
- mortgage fraud in 2014
- contempt of court in 2019
- stalking a woman in 2021
- libel in 2024
What a patriot.
This is Melissa Hortman, on June 14, 2025 she & her husband John were murdered in a politically motived attack. She stood for environment rights, abortion rights & sensible gun control policies.
No lowered flags!
Can we take a moment to remember her good works.
Please RT.