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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-31 at 13:51

"optimism has drained as Starmer appears either committed to this hardest of Brexits or too worried about the next election to risk losing the votes of red wall Brexiters.

But really he has nothing to lose."

https://sussexbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/be-brave-on-europe-keir-starmer

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-31 at 11:26

5th anniversary of Brexit: “We just want freedom to work”

There has been a dramatic drop of 74% in artists touring the EU. The campaign, led by ‘Carry on Touring’, represents all creative artists affected by Brexit not just musicians.

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/europe-news/5th-anniversary-of-brexit-we-just-want-freedom-to-work/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-30 at 09:23

"The Times published a story under the headline “More parents lying to get their children into top UK state schools after VAT hike”.

This claimed to be based on an opinion poll... But the headline and the following article radically misrepresented the findings."

The Times has now become trash.

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/featured/lies-damned-lies-and-misrepresentation/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-30 at 09:21

"The end of coal power marked a key moment in the UK's transition to clean energy. Did anyone notice?

...at 3.35pm on 30 September 2024, the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station was disconnected from the grid for the last time."

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/the-momentous-and-forgotten-end-of-coal-power/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-26 at 20:52

🔥 A new Left-Right scale of MPs has been published.

All MPs are mapped... the most left wing being Nadia Whittome and the most right wing being Suella Braverman.

This was all based on a new approach by Royal Holloway & Survation -- using 1,000 councillors to answer pair-wise comparisons of MPs.

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/how-left-is-your-mp-a-new-picture/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-26 at 20:52

🔥 A new Left-Right scale of MPs has been published.

All MPs are mapped... the most left wing being Nadia Whittome and the most right wing being Suella Braverman.

This was all based on a new approach by Royal Holloway & Survation -- using 1,000 councillors to answer pair-wise comparisons of MPs.

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/how-left-is-your-mp-a-new-picture/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-25 at 07:38

YES ✊

European Movement passes

💥 25,000 members!💥

I can now relax - and also stop pestering you all on that front for a good while.

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-22 at 22:03

"It makes no sense for Starmer to pretend he would die in a ditch over Brexit – the sooner he abandons it the better"

Spot on.

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/labours-brexit-problem-why-starmer-must-soon-face-a-rejoin-reality-check/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-22 at 21:17

European Movement membership has shot up to now just 250 members short of…

💥25,000 members💥

Please help us get over that milestone. 🙏🏻

YES to EU membership. NO to Trump.

https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-22 at 11:53

Join us! —> https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-21 at 14:18

Sieg Heil?

No thanks. Let’s all join European Movement and build the resistance to this.

https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-15 at 14:00

Massive pressure building on the government over the Youth Mobility Scheme vote today!

https://news.sky.com/story/labour-mps-told-to-put-their-money-where-their-mouth-is-and-back-eu-youth-mobility-scheme-13289274

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-15 at 12:53

If you haven't yet written to your MP to attend the debate on it this afternoon...

please send that email now via this easy link --> https://action.stayeuropean.org/campaigns/youth-mobility

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-12 at 13:23

“It’s difficult to find a single source succinctly summarising the extent of Elon Musk’s meltdown on X in recent weeks.

His output has been frenetic, and shows the venom of its misinformation and himself towards opponents or those contradicting him.”

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/billionaires-pushing-their-interests-at-the-cost-of-truth-and-democracy/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-12 at 13:00

"Once a hub for news, debate, and connection, Twitter has devolved into a cesspit of hate and chaos. Today, I’m sending my final tweet."

https://northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/social-media/goodbye-to-twitter-good-riddance-to-x/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-11 at 12:58

"So concerned were Reform MPs at child abuse, none turned up to the Commons debate"

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pecksniffs-diary-11-01-25/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-09 at 11:37

There’s a whole Atlantic band from Canada-Greenland-Iceland-UK-Norway that’s now going to see a tug of love between the US and EU.

My TikTok video just up on the Iceland bit of it —> vm.tiktok.com/ZGdBn4UWp/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-06 at 17:19

🔥 “Elon Musk: from tech visionary to reactionary megalomanic

The toxic trajectory of the world’s richest man highlights the dangers of unchecked wealth, power, and personal arrogance”

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/elon-musk-from-tech-visionary-to-reactionary-megalomanic/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-05 at 20:37

💔Heartbreaking.

Alaa was about to embark on a PhD when the bombing of Gaza began. Now she is living in a plastic tent with her twin daughters, Ella and Ellen, who have chronic illness.

Her husband is in another camp with their 10 year-old son. They've not seen each other for three months.

https://bylines.scot/world/trying-to-escape-the-destruction-of-gaza-one-familys-story/

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Written by Mike Galsworthy 🦣 on 2025-01-04 at 14:21

The only way to build the counter-force to Musk-Farage-AfD etc is to actually build the counter-movements. In the UK, join European Movement UK. 👇

https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership

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