Honestly these people are insane. We never ate the kind of fish our fishermen caught. The EU did though. Brexit made it almost impossible to sell that fish. This deal now makes it easier. And they’re still fucking moaning because without this argument they have nothing 🤦‍♀️

European Movement UK (on BlueSky) Youth mobility alone is not enough. Middle aged people lost their livelihoods due to hard Brexit. There should be a mobility framework for all ages. That would empower business + increase tax revenue for public services. northeastbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/th…

Havent verifiers this but if true … wow… says it all really.

YouGov crosstabs // 18-24 vote 🟧 LDM: 27% (+11) 🟩 GRN: 26% (+8) 🟥 LAB: 20% (-21) 🟦 CON: 12% (+4) ➡️ RFM: 10% (+1) +/- vs. GE2024 Sample = 158 Fieldwork = 18/19 May

First, they vowed to scrap DEI roles in Greater Lincolnshire - where none actually exist. Then they pledged to abolish LTNs in all their councils… which don’t have any. At this rate, we can expect them to launch a crusade against dragons in Wales and finally get tough on the

This is an actual headline

What would do if you had a £35,000 income but zero housing costs? Answer in the replies.

Can't wait to see what vital service or other bit of welfare is getting slashed - or where I'm going to be taxed more - to give the retirees their cruise ship drinks package kitty back! God bless 🇬🇧

If you're a pension-age couple with a combined income of just under £70,000 a year, the government will give you taxpayers' money to pay your energy bills with. If you're a family earning a fraction of that amount and struggling to keep your children warm this winter, no help

2 pensioners on £35,000 a year income each Have a lot more disposable income than a family of 4 with one earning over £65,000 and the other earning £15,000 Yet Labour have now decided that the pensioners deserve to receive winter fuel allowances, but the family deserve to start

Pensioners who earn more than me, and who even own their own house mortgage free, will get winter fuel payments whilst I get nothing. 🎉🥳

Young person working all hours God sends just to cover the rent, while paying record levels of tax? Want to ever have a hope of buying a house? Work harder. Over-65 enjoying the benefits of your private pension/dividends/property rent on your latest Mediterranean cruise? Great,

"so no pensioner on a lower income will miss out". On what planet is £35,000 a "lower income" and why does a pensioner with that level of income need a winter fuel payment? I'm all for expanding eligibility but this is shocking esp. considering the proposals to cut PIP.

let’s be honest and call it the CIBTA (Canary Islands Bar Tab Allowance)

IFS chief Paul Johnson (who doesn't have to get re-elected) on the winter fuel u-turn via BBC Politics "It wouldn't even be in the top 100 of things that I would do with my £1.25 billion if I wanted to act on poverty. Almost none of the people impacted by this will be in

In short: a hopeless extravagance favouring well-off people. Labour should never have buckled to the pensioners’ lobby. On winter fuel and the spurious WASPI campaign, pensioners demand privileges with absolutely no merit or justification. For shame. theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

We're backing the biggest nuclear building programme in a generation. ✅Investing in Sizewell C ✅Building one of the first SMR fleets in Europe ✅Supporting fusion research Delivering jobs, energy security and growth to all corners of our country. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Given pensioners' disproportionate electoral weight, European democracies are at risk of a gerontocratic death spiral More and more resources will be dedicated to placate them at the expense of the active population, depressing innovation + fertility along the way, etc...

love being told how dangerous it is to live in London by people who come here once a year to watch a Lloyd Webber show

The most disturbing thing about the winter fuel debacle is the chilling effect it'll have on any government which tries to think rationally about pensioner benefits and intergenerational fairness. We really are in the Nanny State now. Writing from me. open.substack.com/pub/goodalland…