Robin Smith

@bobin.uk

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UK Labour voter and Private Eye crossword & Fantasy Premier League enjoyer. Aiming for even fewer Tories in next election 😈. Less outrage, more facts ⚖️. 🇺🇦 #ElectoralReform #Rejoin 🇪🇺 #RDGUK #HamsturDay

LIVE UK net migration drops to 171,000 in 2025 - lowest since 2012 excluding pandemic The figure, showing the difference between the number of people arriving and those leaving the country, reached a peak of 944,000 in the year to March 2023 - but has been falling since.
So things should be left alone for awhile at the head of government, no need for more turmoil in these already unsettled times. I don't think Starmer etc are doing a spectacular job, but the alternatives are scary or potentially disatrous.
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski Wants To Build A Society That Doesn't Include Anyone From The Right "There are people who identify as right wing or even far right... Do we think we can change their minds or is it a case of building a society that doesn't include them?" What the hell does Zack mean by this? Tell us @ZackPolanski what do you have planned if you ever get into power?
KEIR STARMER: - IMMIGRATION DOWN BY 78% - NO TO WAR IN IRAN - NATIVE BIRTHRATES UP - PERMANENT REFUGEE STATUS ABOLISHED - WAGES ABOVE INFLATION - NHS WAITING LISTS DOWN - RENTERS' RIGHTS BILL PASSED - FREE CHILDCARE WORTH THOUSANDS - ECONOMIC GROWTH UP - BORROWING DOWN
NASA astronaut Victor Glover is floating amongst his crew and various pieces of equipment whilst stripped down to shorts and wiping himself down with a cleaning wipe.
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-10C in Ukraine with many negative double digit days ahead.
Left: Liz Truss meeting Donald Trump Right: Liz Truss meeting the Queen
Bbc weather map showing "ICE" all fucking over the UK.
• LIVE Trump drops threat of tariffs over Greenland after Nato talks in Davos The US president says he has "formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland" after talks with Nato's secretary general.
In the event that the USA seized Greenland by military force, would you support or oppose expelling all US military forces from bases in the UK? Strongly support Con Lab Lib Dem Reform Green 27 % 46% 40% 22% 49 %
I believe that the UK government should use withdrawal from the World Cup this summer as a point of pressure and leverage on the USA to get Trump to back down from invasion of Greenland. As NATO/Europe we seem to have few options to force the US to back down, but this could be a golden opportunity to put some real pressure on. Please encourage our government to do so.
Polanski on Twitter writes: Welcome to the consequences of Nigel Farage and Brexit. Because of the Dublin Convention lots of people I met in Calais are not allowed to claim asylum in France. And so their only option is to die in Calais or risk a small boat & claim asylum in a non EU country (ie the UK.)
Beautiful sunset over a large lake looking out from between two leafless trees, the branches criss-crossing the frame.
Nigel Farage giving a speech whilst a poster of Putin with a caption reading "I love Nigel" slowly lowers behind him.
Nighttime view of a gibbous moon hanging above a picturesque road bridge over the river Thames. Two purple beams of light from a nearby Christmas fair shine into the night sky over the bridge.
YouGov: We also found that Brits are more likely to think that the UK’s financial issues can be fixed without raising taxes on ordinary people. Instead, they are more likely to point to poor management and bad government policy as the biggest issues facing public services, rather than a lack of funding.
Wealth Taxes & measures introduced by Labour to date 1. Companies House confirms identity verification rollout from 18 Nov 2025. 2. Changes to make Land Registry transparent on land/property ownership 3. Increase stamp duty on purchases of 2nd homes up to 5% from 3% in total 4. Abolishing Non Dom status 5. VAT on private school fees 6. Changes to pension inheritance tax 7. Increase to Capital Gains tax 8. Discussions with Isle of Man and HMRC to stop tax avoidance and loopholes 9. New HMRC team focused on ensuring the wealthy pay the correct amount of tax 24/25 yields additional c£1.5bn 10. Air passenger duty on private jets up 50% 11. Changes to IHT on agricultural estates 12. "Mansion tax" on properties worth more than £2m in England
is Denmark a member of the ECHR? Al Overview Yes, Denmark is part of the ECHR and ratified the convention in 1953. As a member of the Council of Europe, it is a signatory to the convention and bound by its articles. • Denmark is a founding member of the Council of Europe, which adopted the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). • It has a national judge on the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and is subject to its judgments.