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[YouGov @YouGov]

Five years on, few Britons think Brexit has been good for anything

% saying Brexit has had a positive impact on...
Control the UK has over its laws: 31%
UK's ability to respond to COVID-19: 23%
British politics: 12%
UK's level of international trade: 11%
British businesses: 11%
UK diplomatic influence in the wider world: 10%
National security: 10%
The economy: 10%
Yourself personally: 8%
Public finances: 8%
Strength of the Union: 7%
NHS: 6%
Tourism from Europe > UK: 6%
UK diplomatic influence in Europe: 6%
Immigration levels: 6%
Tourism for Britons > Europe: 5%
Cost of living: 5%
Crime: 4%

https://t.co/G8tgUQYw1u

[YouGov @YouGov]

% of Britons who support...

A 1% wealth tax on wealth above £10m: 78%
A 2% wealth tax on wealth above £5m: 73%
A one-off 1% wealth tax on wealth above £500k for five years: 53%
Raising capital gains tax to the same level as income tax: 41% (net +11)

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[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

The President of the United States has discovered that a pool can be longer than a skyscraper is tall.

We live in the dumbest timeline.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 A STUNNING CLAIM.

According to a legal analyst, DOJ never filed a single motion opposing Trump's lawsuit before negotiating a settlement.

Not one filing contesting the case.

Not one motion asking the court to reject the claims.

In a normal lawsuit involving the federal government, government lawyers typically defend the government's position in court.

Here, critics argue that never happened.

Instead, they say DOJ moved directly into negotiations.

[LBC @LBC]

'It is inflammatory, it is extremist, it is divisive, it is everything the family didn't want.’

Former senior police officer Neil Basu tells James O'Brien that he believes Nigel Farage is using Henry Novak’s death to score ‘political points'.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 THAT SHOULD SET OFF ALARM BELLS INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE.

According to the analysis, Trump hasn't just lost support nationally.

He's losing ground everywhere.

🔥 Every single state.NIncluding deep-red states that are supposed to be politically untouchable.

The most stunning number?

Wyoming.

The most pro-Trump state in America.

Down 25 points.

Kentucky?

Down 23 points.

Even states like Florida and Ohio reportedly moved from positive territory to negative.

[Politics extra @StJohnspolitics]

https://t.co/uxKynplAER

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

This is amazing.

The New York Times put together a graphic of how much time cabinet members spend kissing up to Trump in meetings.

"On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered Mr. Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents."

North Korea.

[The Resonance @Partisan_12]

POMPEO🤡: You don't let a radical regime close off the global economy by firing Shaheed missiles.

Stephen Walt: You do know, Mike, that we started the war.

POMPEO🤡: No, no, no.

Stephen Walt: They weren't firing those missiles until Israel and the United States attacked Iran.

[Human☮🇺🇸🇺🇦🇺🇸🌊 @4HumanUnity]

They say free press keeps everyone honest. Reality:

Foreign billionaire's 25-year-old daughter, whose only prior donation was $20 to Buttigieg, drops $3.5M into Trump PAC.

Dad's bribery case? Vanishes into a full pardon. This is straight-up illegal. MSM is failing our nation. Swap Trump for Biden/Obama?

We'd get 24/7 breaking news specials, endless columns, and paid right-wing influencers on full blast.

Seeking Pardon, Foreign Billionaire Allegedly Funneled Millions to Trump Super PAC https://t.co/euEtNfi1Li

[InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022]

NYT/Siena: Opinion of Socialism among potential Democratic supporters.

Favorable: 49% (+27)
Unfavorable. 22%
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Net Favs
🟢 Age 18-29: (+36)
🟢 Ages 30-44: (+30)
🟢 Age 45-64: (+24)
🟢 Age 65+: (+7)
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🟢 White: (+28)
🟢 Black: (+27)
🟢 Hispanic: (+14)
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🟢 Democrats: (+32)
🟢 Dem leaning indies: (+19)
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🟢 B.A. degree: (+37)
🟢 No B.A. degree: (+19)
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🟢 White college: (+32)
🟢 White no college: (+23)
🟢 Non-White college: (+43)
🟢 Non-White no college: (+15)
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🟢 Men: (+29)
🟢 Women: (+24)
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https://t.co/UYJtNqlASl

[Lazzyyyyyy @em_Lazzy]

The real welfare queen in America is Jeff Bezos, worth $279 billion, who pays wages so low his workers rely on food stamps and Medicaid while he sailed on his $500 million yacht to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring because his tax rate is less than 1%.

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Government debt as share of GDP

2000

🇩🇪 Germany: 59%
🇷🇺 Russia: 56%
🇺🇸 US: 54%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 51%
🇬🇧 UK: 37%

2026

🇺🇸 US: 126%
🇬🇧 UK: 103%
🇩🇪 Germany: 64%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 25%
🇷🇺 Russia: 19%

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨Trump is now single handedly responsible for 27.7% of the national debt.

This is dramatically more than any President in American history.

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

Weird. It's almost as if COVID antivaccine conspiracy people are lying liars.

[David Shuster @DavidShuster]

According to Al Jazeera, the Iran deals includes unfreezing billions in Iranian funds, lifting U.S. blockade, pulling U.S. forces away, reopening strait of Hormuz though with tolls to Iran, and allowing Iran to keep its enriched uranium. This would be a total U.S. surrender.

[GB Politics @GBPolitcs]

🚨BREAKING: The first Makerfield by-election poll has been released

🌹 LAB: 43%
➡️ REF: 40%
🇬🇧 RST: 7%
🔸 LDM: 4%
🌍 GRN: 3%
🌳 CON: 2%

[@Survation]

[Tom Calver @TomHCalver]

More evidence for the bloc politics theory: voters are mostly switching *within* left and right blocs, rather than *between* them

[InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022]

CBS News Poll – Trump approval trend among White non-college voters:

Feb 2025
🟢 Approve: 68% (+36)
🟤 Disapprove: 32%

May 2026
🟢 Approve: 46% (-8)
🟤 Disapprove: 54%

Net 44-point negative swing

[Election Maps UK @ElectionMapsUK]

Makerfield By-Election Forecast:

With Burnham:
LAB: 45%
RFM: 42%

Without Burnham:
RFM: 53%
LAB: 27%

Via @Survation.
Methodology Below.