2026-05-29T20:34:30Z https://yabu.me Mike Galsworthy 🦣 https://yabu.me/npub1vzmxmx9a3x9vatq5a7vk5xjqmh48ryavrhuy0796vasz7fnwdsksmyqrlt https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/308/992/827/597/006/original/961c23f77da0fd76.png https://media.mas.to/accounts/avatars/109/308/992/827/597/006/original/961c23f77da0fd76.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswr9czxrw8hjkr99vrsaz4yjan4f75g6pgzq7rw6jpf4nyuq2q3xczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz684az04 Long Sunday read 👉👉<a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mikegalsworthy/p/why-an-orban-loss-would-be-a-huge">https://open.substack.com/pub/mikegalsworthy/p/why-an-orban-loss-would-be-a-huge</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/391/210/115/830/439/original/def4e7ebb5b4e1ef.png"> <br/> 2026-04-12T10:15:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs96uu3c0sruydumar756h684mwy2apxgruxjua4mqttlg8czq657qzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6sqhl27 🔥 I took a couple of days to compile this long analysis.<br/><br/>The elections in Hungary tomorrow are seismic, globally. So I cover:<br/><br/>- The rise of Orbán<br/>- Orbán’s weakening <br/>- The emergence of Péter Magyar<br/>- The election battle<br/>- The JD Vance visit<br/>- What it all means for Hungary, the EU, Putin &amp; Trump<br/><br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/mikegalsworthy/p/why-an-orban-loss-would-be-a-huge">https://open.substack.com/pub/mikegalsworthy/p/why-an-orban-loss-would-be-a-huge</a> 2026-04-11T12:34:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0j3yvlj8d2z0v7h23mvdqyrpj034u8jc8gzh27qxkhkgttnqxpgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz64pas7k <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/363/725/398/172/662/original/656b27bc2bda3bde.png"> <br/> 2026-04-07T13:45:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg8u8t0fnu3aaetuycjs57h4p0lhgv2mx7ze9pmp94dce3020jnxqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6zlhlkh &#34;Ipswich Town is considered almost football royalty, because of Alf Ramsey and Bobby Robson and the impeccable way the club has behaved through its history. <br/><br/>But one ghastly mistake has put that reputation at risk.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/regions/suffolk/anger-over-farage-visit-could-cost-ipswich-town-promotion/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/regions/suffolk/anger-over-farage-visit-could-cost-ipswich-town-promotion/</a> 2026-03-30T22:26:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrshtznp908tdylaldxlspz8eq2h5aua9gc450xkzf2k90k9erwjqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6uv6mz7 &#34;Fans react angrily after Reform’s publicity stunt at Ipswich Town leaves the club facing reputational damage.<br/><br/>Fans of Ipswich Town Football Club were shocked on Tuesday morning to find their club apparently supporting Nigel Farage and his Reform Party.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/reform-stunt-embarrasses-ipswich-town-and-sparks-fan-outrage/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/reform-stunt-embarrasses-ipswich-town-and-sparks-fan-outrage/</a> 2026-03-30T22:24:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs80r73y3ft9jz282wql7wlf634jxzxm8atcu04tjjaexs96l0zqyqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6fu5jkj On 7 May 2026, voters will head to the polls to elect an expanded 96-member Senedd, using a voting system known as the D’Hondt method. <br/><br/>The electoral map will change; the rules will change – and the choices we make as voters will matter more than ever.<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.cymru/politics-and-society/strategies-for-savvy-voters-tactical-voting-and-the-2026-senedd-election/">https://bylines.cymru/politics-and-society/strategies-for-savvy-voters-tactical-voting-and-the-2026-senedd-election/</a> 2026-03-30T21:32:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnk33evtslw4r7ugsuy4xarn9m0h0t6fuv6f3j94x6jgn7rrln9czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6yn5jcv &#34;The fully privatised water system in England and Wales has been facing two (self-inflicted) crises in recent years. <br/><br/>First, companies have failed to invest enough in infrastructure...<br/><br/>Second, some companies... have hiked up debts while still paying out dividends.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.cymru/environment/the-plan-to-clean-up-england-and-wales-water-industry-ignores-the-sectors-biggest-problem/">https://bylines.cymru/environment/the-plan-to-clean-up-england-and-wales-water-industry-ignores-the-sectors-biggest-problem/</a> 2026-03-30T21:30:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswx0jr9xmccf808ewpcckdc9u6kdwsd52563p2m9lfd4wea0xfq6czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz67j3n2v <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/116/141/451/284/000/313/original/18226c2572f697ad.png"> <br/> 2026-02-27T07:38:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsavkvsd7psacaxghew3gy8umxl7fraaex9rw0jjta6l8uqj7jwqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6szmufm Forget the “but” in this headline. <br/><br/>🔥 PALESTINE ACTION BAN RULED UNLAWFUL <br/><br/>That means that this authoritarian government has arrested, hauled off the street and jailed thousands of peaceful protestors… unlawfully.<br/><br/>That’s seismic. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wleezq73no">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wleezq73no</a> 2026-02-13T16:48:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst2n9l2fg0dhqzwgu3s25szgxfw7sfykg4sk98l8ndahqfhmg6unqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6yh8qam We need a FULL inquiry into Peter Mandelson’s control of - and utilisation of - the Labour Party in Starmer’s government…<br/><br/>…not just the ambassador appointment.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/tYjWdeEFuOY?si=U2ZdKWeQa25qY2sq">https://youtu.be/tYjWdeEFuOY?si=U2ZdKWeQa25qY2sq</a> 2026-02-05T14:53:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw3prvtr0da2ks6sl36xex34tj5sk93en73f3jyf3th8z5qwua5sczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz63m448s It’s a longer video… but we REALLY need to talk about: <br/><br/>Peter Mandelson and -<br/>Global Council<br/>Lobbying (as an adviser and as ambassador)<br/>Palantir <br/><br/>This is where the Mandelson affair needs to go next.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/MXMAsAL0Em4?si=239569g9JJn4vD0P">https://youtu.be/MXMAsAL0Em4?si=239569g9JJn4vD0P</a> 2026-02-05T14:48:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz462dgtmfacatqprewwazamcnm8aw6j2mdu6z5g7uv73dayhnw4gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz64m76rn 🔥🇪🇺 “Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity. <br/><br/>Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance.”<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/decline-what-decline-the-myth-of-dying-europe/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/decline-what-decline-the-myth-of-dying-europe/</a> 2026-01-06T21:12:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qmagzp4xzv73u5f255vjnplvwj39dex8dg86ddmp3xkd68lvxyqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6vescx8 Cost of living has exploded in the US.<br/><br/>“GDP per capita, adjusted for differences in the cost of living, has increased by 70% in the United States since 1990, compared to 63% in the EU-27.”<br/><br/>The tale of US “economic advantage” is based on some key myths…<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/decline-what-decline-the-myth-of-dying-europe/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/economics/decline-what-decline-the-myth-of-dying-europe/</a> 2026-01-06T20:55:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszwt5nnctpejrpakdhsy8vfmh94tsetvswjwfjnd2l7l7kkpuaerczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz65txvnh “A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has surged past 100,000 signatures after being shared at remarkable speed across social media.”<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-policy/russian-influence-petition-surges-past-100000-signatures/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/foreign-policy/russian-influence-petition-surges-past-100000-signatures/</a> 2025-11-30T11:37:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0yad735ye2z42fp0zvq0zj4r275fcrkazm4zrzqxcq3xwhtj0xsszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6nfcyd5 David Davis said there wouldn&#39;t be a single downside to Brexit. <br/><br/>Yorkshire Bylines recorded &gt;2,000 of them from 2021-4.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/regular-features/the-davis-downside-dossier/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/regular-features/the-davis-downside-dossier/</a> 2025-11-30T10:42:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvn288gjl7prgwg6v9jkxh2e7eccuewgys852m680tukmpe2z7ugzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6jqyk68 🔥 The mood in Brexit-world is changing...<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/635/482/091/963/668/original/41cc235a9ae1311a.png"> <br/> 2025-11-29T23:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsthsyav26cv0mg8z5j280m2zhecavjqkg2yk3mxurl3dgtdr0upkgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6k40p0m “We are ramping up sanctions on Russia…<br/><br/>We are freezing known Russian assets…<br/><br/>But let me be clear, I don’t actually mean the right honourable member for Clacton.”<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/reeves-aims-a-searing-russian-assets-gibe-at-farage/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/reeves-aims-a-searing-russian-assets-gibe-at-farage/</a> 2025-11-26T21:49:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7l6zl3z72wyy9jyqejhn470d9rr67nam7qlr77kt7r9j7kp4tmgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6884he5 Highly recommended that you all sign and SHARE. <br/><br/>Link to the petition—&gt; <a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744215">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/744215</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/615/168/650/512/494/original/4a854a3dbcdc9ad2.png"> <br/> 2025-11-26T08:58:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy6wau4nmjrn6tvu8u5cuzmyru4afc8gtu7ht3ncwrkkck07k76rgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6acgj90 £25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning.<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/the-truth-behind-reform-uks-reckless-budget/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/party-politics/the-truth-behind-reform-uks-reckless-budget/</a> 2025-11-24T09:27:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspztgmvf82fvre359xk3e6xplrhgz86smqdguqke2hwz79w9jsk9czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6fw08p8 The Bishop of Norwich has taken aim at the Home Office’s asylum reforms, warning they’ll make integration harder and deepen division. <br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/new-bishop-warns-asylum-plans-will-fuel-division/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/new-bishop-warns-asylum-plans-will-fuel-division/</a> 2025-11-24T07:28:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8dy6m284nlj5dupguvkarvrvsykqz2t80cecfttlh9ykxhp6pvfgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6nc4erx Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances. <br/><br/>A new decade-long Brexit study explains it: a 6–8% hit to GDP – that&#39;s £180bn-£240bn a year<br/><br/> – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else. <br/><br/>Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/new-boris-johnsons-brexit-titanic-success-was-half-right/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/brexit/new-boris-johnsons-brexit-titanic-success-was-half-right/</a> 2025-11-24T07:10:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz2fzjk5lnengqss3a5jdp7wnpderd0crr8jzfw2fpm2jm08ud29gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6mccc75 Yesterday Labour won the by-election in the South Bank ward of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. <br/><br/>…beating Reform UK by just 24 votes.<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/labour-wins-south-bank-by-election/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/labour-wins-south-bank-by-election/</a> 2025-11-21T12:14:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvlzwwu7xysm9hjqhlmudqvlwmkup8qnf3f4ylacgulha4nxkuq7czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6lwqm4a Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years.<br/><br/>Even as the party rolls back climate action, Reform-controlled councils sit on some of England’s worst rising flood risks.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/drowning-in-denial-one-in-five-homes-in-reform-uk-heartlands-faces-flooding-in-25-years/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/drowning-in-denial-one-in-five-homes-in-reform-uk-heartlands-faces-flooding-in-25-years/</a> 2025-11-21T08:57:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0sss22wase5ws938v79nqz5hgncumyj5t36606s7vttcgyqtyaqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz65rqukc &#34;Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era. <br/><br/>Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt....&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorkshire-water-its-time-to-end-the-rip-off/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorkshire-water-its-time-to-end-the-rip-off/</a> 2025-11-20T19:38:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9p23uskzlqtxx4h5ctu4833w5x64rtcgpghdhtk3k6zh45v7899gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6n44gs4 The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.<br/><br/>Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.<br/><br/>But the measures will still leave the county council with a deficit of £72mn over the coming four years<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/reform-cabinet-backs-10mn-cuts-to-start-filling-durhams-growing-black-hole/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/reform-cabinet-backs-10mn-cuts-to-start-filling-durhams-growing-black-hole/</a> 2025-11-20T11:01:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxnsz6h24km34cxmwx04skenr3hs5fv820r67x4z9dv5mpl7t7dsqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6rapf9w Leigh Elliott, CEO of Children North East, said: <br/><br/>‘No credible plan to tackle child poverty would leave any version of the two-child limit in place. All the evidence shows it’s simply not possible to turn the tide on this issue without ending this policy once and for all.’ <br/><br/>👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north-east/north-east-campaigners-send-hard-hitting-message-on-two-child-limit/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north-east/north-east-campaigners-send-hard-hitting-message-on-two-child-limit/</a> 2025-11-20T09:40:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxk9xx3pdujsm0f4vk2v23khq2v8g8jvhwvthx0vempudrrwk32zgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz676xv3l It is estimated by the national charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) that, for every day the two-child limit remains in place, a further 109 children are pulled into poverty across the country<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north-east/north-east-campaigners-send-hard-hitting-message-on-two-child-limit/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/region/north-east/north-east-campaigners-send-hard-hitting-message-on-two-child-limit/</a> 2025-11-19T23:15:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswymtg0ctqsgcfftcarxv0dytpexqyc4qlqt9d4t76rx2ssjp4rlqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6shlgde In spite of promising to bring down council tax, Reform-run councils in Lancashire are now talking about increases.<br/><br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/reform-to-bin-doge-at-lancashire-county-council-and-raise-council-tax-instead/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/reform-to-bin-doge-at-lancashire-county-council-and-raise-council-tax-instead/</a> 2025-11-18T08:42:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq0fhww9wxqm2xn59qs8kv8yvv94qvz88x0vgpyse9lj4k42ydgegzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6d3zplh We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/governments-last-chance-to-keep-control-of-digital/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/governments-last-chance-to-keep-control-of-digital/</a> 2025-11-17T18:41:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd0g3x4dzx83jpfaknfvylwv786eywm2h33ma63yll8xcu5qfhncczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xuv7s8 Reform UK energy plans crumble under scrutiny<br/><br/>…evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/reform-uk-energy-plans-crumble-under-scrutiny/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/reform-uk-energy-plans-crumble-under-scrutiny/</a> 2025-11-14T12:32:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyw8uc4rvelr7uhfunmr7nvly35wc2cs4z9zmxw7ussc0d6kmvvszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6pph42w “Ofcom is not fit for purpose and must be replaced” 👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.scot/news/ofcom-is-not-fit-for-purpose-and-must-be-replaced/">https://bylines.scot/news/ofcom-is-not-fit-for-purpose-and-must-be-replaced/</a> 2025-11-12T22:52:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfsjsja8x4q56hv66zwm3vud0wmh66um2uqg9027f805qdkee07nczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6tuc93d Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions<br/><br/><a href="https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/a-new-survey-reveals-negative-attitudes-to-reform-uk-ltd/">https://centralbylines.co.uk/politics/a-new-survey-reveals-negative-attitudes-to-reform-uk-ltd/</a> 2025-11-12T19:47:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8w0n67x3yz7kmkmtgw9r5w6hwqdrtz674quetf7vk9klty20a9wgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz67309ru &#34;Yorkshire Water was privatised in 1989 under the Water Act, launched debt-free and promoted as the start of a new, efficient era.<br/><br/>What followed was anything but. Today, the company carries almost £7bn in debt. Our rivers are polluted, our bills keep rising, and we’re told to pay still more...&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorkshire-water-its-time-to-end-the-rip-off/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorkshire-water-its-time-to-end-the-rip-off/</a> 2025-11-11T13:43:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs05gkvcq5z8g8s4hzyde3rx6xcypk0rss0x44l8qakpk7aynm5j0qzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6s6f0ry 🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??<br/><br/>The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.<br/><br/>◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking<br/><br/>◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself<br/><br/>◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking<br/><br/><a href="https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/human-rights/when-power-is-untouchable-the-legal-abyss-facing-harrods-survivors/">https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/human-rights/when-power-is-untouchable-the-legal-abyss-facing-harrods-survivors/</a> 2025-11-09T10:32:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrqphz95edd4slxmny6hnlqh8rjjrtr4pmprv046jukz0hlnph75szypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6r6n6jy Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?<br/><br/>On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:<br/><br/>- George Monbiot<br/><br/>- Nafeez Ahmed<br/><br/>- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown<br/><br/>- Nick Lowles<br/><br/>Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/463/682/144/564/308/original/f4a7a67ecffd520b.png"> <br/> 2025-10-30T14:53:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs83s2exmr63v23rde5j7p3rfdxkjjqfcquu5n28kpp22jstlmn97qzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6adgq5r Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?<br/><br/>On 4th November at 7pm, join our live online event with:<br/><br/>- George Monbiot<br/>- Nafeez Ahmed<br/>- Yasmin Alibhai-Brown<br/>- Nick Lowles<br/><br/>Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/447/329/193/441/489/original/88800ccf49e948a0.png"> <br/> 2025-10-27T17:34:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlesg0t96pws6u5ajw6l4hkxacaps7zrs22xfh3yc4tyttky4qgczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6gnqdms Brexit was not a one-off hit. <br/><br/>It’s bleeding us money and lost opportunity every day we stay in it.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/416/565/662/852/740/original/eca5f468ebbe01df.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-22T07:11:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnc9jw0lq7h5xqrzcm3sfsjxzy4v2kxh8c0pmpg0r4dy8ve55x6gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz60zl0nv 🇺🇸 🔥 That. Was. Impressive. <br/><br/>We are watching America reassert itself and its values from the grassroots up. The world saw you and we have huge hope invested in you.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/400/536/466/442/326/original/c71c5a38b5ce35b2.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-19T11:14:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvptgz74cjuhjvgkq47aktfvd6saavc2fcx67xrsrwh9cgpywznmgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6r675fk Me talking with Zack Polanski on Europe, joining the EU, defence, community building and the Bylines Network. 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=AzBl-jmKRMG6MHYg">https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=AzBl-jmKRMG6MHYg</a> 2025-10-18T18:24:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg5v2kjztpy9jn248kmpcj8u40x790lckdsj8e340gxxffggyjkmqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6px8xl8 Live now. Talking with Zack Polanski about…Europe. 🇪🇺<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=no15py75EeAIhp3Z">https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=no15py75EeAIhp3Z</a> 2025-10-17T17:58:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ejxysv7s4plysmtvdqv44fq8gk7szp5ka5vy7lcf3wccq06frvszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6nulqfl Really looking forward to this coming out! Talking EU membership, European defence, resisting tech bros, community building and the Bylines Network of citizen journalism. 👊<br/><br/>Get that tab open now. Here’s the link —&gt; <a href="https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=6IBdUA3SHqaHFMVM">https://youtu.be/naOYDEyRHCA?si=6IBdUA3SHqaHFMVM</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/390/000/741/921/249/original/e114c60faa76375d.png"> <br/> 2025-10-17T14:34:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstdsyyn7nljqu9t7wk8jetrmqdh4vyeldvn9dyxsk5jnfwjrv8hsgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz62wyuuv Vicars, grannies, blind people, those in wheelchairs all being physically carried away by police, one at a time after their rights are read… All for holding a placard. <br/><br/>…instead of the police being used to stop rape, burglary, domestic violence and theft. This farce has to break, surely.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/322/586/791/775/369/original/7b24b1482a3a5aeb.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-05T16:51:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8syadqvmjsmgr85vafxmlggyv6p9ua6ta0l406lg6rt7tqpdfzeczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6g7dnlr The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours. <br/><br/>It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly. <br/><br/>See TrumpActionTracker.info<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/321/063/049/382/892/original/f6d49dce6545dd8f.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-10-05T10:24:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv97xkkexnzvnf6vk6y623qefkv7ft6dhrvvjphylr72fvwc9stgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6ymutc4 <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/312/093/717/644/888/original/d53b00f153ac12c0.png"> <br/> 2025-10-03T20:22:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2de5hezh07vs56lrhxvk0hka4urge3wp3wuacgayzy9fr4j8k7gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6lqnymu Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security.<br/><br/>It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.scot/news/nathan-gills-treachery-puts-him-in-same-league-as-the-cambridge-five/">https://bylines.scot/news/nathan-gills-treachery-puts-him-in-same-league-as-the-cambridge-five/</a> 2025-09-30T08:29:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjpn8v9zxk887932h396nett2lzezl3jg3gsnrmpyh5q8vq5fpgszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6gep4dc Andy Burnham on why he’s for rejoining the EU…<br/><br/>…and why we need to call out Reform on Brexit. 👏👏👏👏<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/289/336/783/782/754/original/aba642b10dc714de.mp4"></video><br/> 2025-09-29T19:55:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvga8jej7578fclze55z627u44p7ze4v46a3cajfts3kz2apvfmyqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6cy9cun &#34;Farage has no ideas of his own, he just steals from his idol Trump. He wants to be Britain’s own mini-Trump. <br/><br/>He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/letters/farage-the-trump-parrot/">https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/letters/farage-the-trump-parrot/</a> 2025-09-29T10:14:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgrsmk6s5wtkr2r7tlun7tqktawfknt4vhs3g3ly8r4dfvmpzeajszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6vtkwd5 “as Anne Applebaum observes, authoritarians are now [rallying] to attack a perceived common enemy: democracy itself.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/emergency-alert-trump-farage-and-the-authoritarian-web/">https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/emergency-alert-trump-farage-and-the-authoritarian-web/</a> 2025-09-29T09:58:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97q8vp4y249fhjegkc8yg473sg56tva2jm58ze5faxqcmumanz3qzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6d9h2mq “Over 300 packed Newcastle’s Discovery Museum as Jamie Driscoll and Zarah Sultana launched a call for new politics”<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/packed-out-majority-conference-with-zarah-sultana-and-jamie-driscoll/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/packed-out-majority-conference-with-zarah-sultana-and-jamie-driscoll/</a> 2025-09-08T17:11:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2cj8zcfwj6lqxafugj7072dxda5uu9kmmwsgfn0gcqt9gdyms8eczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6f7prf5 Bravo Banksy. 👏<br/><br/>“A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.”<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/115/169/358/865/644/355/original/05054ecefcd82a9b.png"> <br/> 2025-09-08T15:22:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgld4jtlf9ur7393m4enld85j789t7mlqhl8d2tzdg77xnuc3q4nczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6w5uhe3 🇺🇦 Drones (FPVs), “Ground drones” (UGVs), and Ukraine’s new “Flamingo” cruise missiles… <br/><br/>…all add up to a new capacity that can hold Russian troops in place with minimal Ukrainian troop loss, whilst obliterating Russian military supply &amp; petro-economy deep behind that front line.<br/><br/><a href="https://youtu.be/05DJO73vLu4?si=syaUFbC65PGsh5ck">https://youtu.be/05DJO73vLu4?si=syaUFbC65PGsh5ck</a> 2025-09-07T18:42:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vk4hhqjuk2cjhv7vc4fyvakhskr3fz5uc3ejwt9q94xnljygtvqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6yl0eft “The ECHR isn’t Brussels meddling. It’s the foundation that protects you from your own government.” 👏👏👏<br/><br/> <a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/justice/leaving-the-echr-wont-take-back-control-it-will-hand-your-rights-to-politicians/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/justice/leaving-the-echr-wont-take-back-control-it-will-hand-your-rights-to-politicians/</a> 2025-08-31T10:04:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy2y8zkpspkd745cum4f0ap2xhfyag5574x7ftd3cvqp467eeepfczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xrewf0 YES! Thank you...<br/><br/>Say it again, and again, and again. They are not &#34;illegal immigrants&#34;.<br/><br/>- seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/silencing-the-drumbeat-again-seeking-asylum-is-legal/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politics/silencing-the-drumbeat-again-seeking-asylum-is-legal/</a> 2025-08-31T09:55:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvg0dj9kjul8dgmmxlhna5jua5ajzw97lvc559d3rune7tp50zhgszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz624narg &#34;When you live to be over 70 it is sometimes tempting to think that you have seen it all and that nothing much will shock you. Then you hear something that stops you in your tracks, causing you to re-assess your definition of evil.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/when-evil-becomes-normal-what-gaza-reveals-about-the-human-condition/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/when-evil-becomes-normal-what-gaza-reveals-about-the-human-condition/</a> 2025-08-30T18:39:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0hju6e2m8anfllza08c8dqsxg5gcfecjh57jflhpweyxg4p8xw5szypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6hfqast “The unhinging of politics” 👏<br/><br/>Trump has pushed leadership and political reaction down a rabbit hole into a bewildering, menacing ‘wonderland’<br/><br/><a href="https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/alice-in-trumpland-the-unhinging-of-politics/">https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/politics/alice-in-trumpland-the-unhinging-of-politics/</a> 2025-08-30T09:22:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28tlzwr5p2ylcezd0j00pfe2tvxc3zdzpuwd2ecgpk8uglh4fp6czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xp7ks7 76% of Brits support EU youth mobility scheme. 👏<br/><br/>Time to remove the Brexit blockade on our youth.<br/><br/><a href="https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/abta-study-shows-76-of-brits-support-eu-youth-mobility-plans">https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/abta-study-shows-76-of-brits-support-eu-youth-mobility-plans</a> 2025-08-27T13:12:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszyxjllne5kwlt7a0rud03q9zgv3khcsr3g8n0uxa057czdtelnuszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6rdscqz New figures show councils have been racking up large debts to cope with growing demands and shrinking government support. It&#39;s time government reformed the system. <br/><br/>The debt is a ticking time bomb. 💣 <br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/local-council-debts-in-the-east-a-continuing-challenge/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/local-council-debts-in-the-east-a-continuing-challenge/</a> 2025-08-26T10:18:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq4lgydnqzq9m3a0f77qfllcy3gfuyjhn0m4uvqhcuclcg4ha5qszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6ppq2nn France summons US ambassador 👏👏<br/><br/>- and rightly so! The ambassador (who happens to be Jared Kushner’s dad) wrote an antagonistic public letter in the WSJ criticising Macron on domestic *and* foreign policy as regards to…Israel!<br/><br/>That’s not what ambassadors are for.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cce5d41e-4f9c-4e27-bb3b-1e9fd784cbc2">https://www.ft.com/content/cce5d41e-4f9c-4e27-bb3b-1e9fd784cbc2</a> 2025-08-25T06:20:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd74elfjvgpuytn3354qvmn9u0skcfuhefqz3z9fwtwnrwjksy6nszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6wwzqx9 Want to study in Europe as a UK student? Since Brexit, it’s harder than ever. With visa fees and lost Erasmus+ funding, the barriers are piling up. Many simply can’t afford it. <br/><br/>Read one student&#39;s personal account 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/education/how-brexit-has-made-studying-abroad-less-accessible/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/education/how-brexit-has-made-studying-abroad-less-accessible/</a> 2025-08-23T10:58:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09psg5eamr407fmaql4x8tl78f5vuuy65ahvkrsn2jq8llzun8cgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz68nkc7j 🔥 Where the US has serious problems, the UK is not far behind. <br/><br/>One in four UK MPs have taken pro-Israel lobby funding, raising urgent questions about foreign influence and trust in British democracy.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/an-unhealthy-alliance/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/an-unhealthy-alliance/</a> 2025-08-22T14:14:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmyd2z0dptsfa6de9yn45ed9n2ftegmk2fjyru523lxas8wtq49czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6uas92z &#34;I&#39;ve never seen so many people with these awful, contorted faces … They were shouting &#39;Refugees, go home!&#39; and &#39;Get rid of them!&#39; and &#39;Paedos!&#39; We&#39;re all rather shaken because we&#39;re a small market town, and we just don&#39;t have aggro like that.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/caught-in-an-unpleasant-middle/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/caught-in-an-unpleasant-middle/</a> 2025-08-22T07:09:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstsq4flv7wu30d6sgna7tsu8wczwwq4wuh64xlex8xzdt8n53xsrqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz66nw6ep Labour’s civil liberties deficit.<br/><br/>The proscription of Palestine Action is no anomaly: it’s part of a Labour trend of needing to be seen as tough on law and order.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/labours-civil-liberties-deficit/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/labours-civil-liberties-deficit/</a> 2025-08-22T06:58:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ge4qa4a7wknf6hypktwhzd00dm97w9zlqu6sx8lexxx22ev2z5czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6lk6626 Former Reform MP Rupert Lowe has been left red-faced after mistakenly claiming a group of charity rowers were “illegal migrants aboard a dinghy”.<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/false-alarm-at-sea-mp-spots-migrants-finds-former-royal-marine/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/false-alarm-at-sea-mp-spots-migrants-finds-former-royal-marine/</a> 2025-08-10T13:41:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsveg2f95m4vmpmylzqg77uye97l8pxww3ruke4fpu83r4wzc732gqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6fwccrd How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at Bylines Network.<br/><br/>BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying &#34;We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children”<br/><br/>We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/998/003/679/080/207/original/cc09b2c634b6a559.png"> <br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/998/003/911/965/112/original/49b52afd0d67f257.png"> <br/> 2025-08-09T09:05:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstksg9d48eazye2g7pq8050p9z0xcrkw55zegx6zhpfqlfn2c9g5czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz60dcp2k You may think of Reform UK as just anti-immigration.<br/><br/>However it’s also anti-civil servants, anti- economic rules, anti-standards<br/><br/>In short, it’s anti-functioning government.<br/><br/>So what would a Reform UK govt look like?<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/what-would-a-reform-uk-government-mean-for-the-uk-economy/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/opinion/what-would-a-reform-uk-government-mean-for-the-uk-economy/</a> 2025-08-05T19:20:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8qyzsd78g9evx3v6wgtcefwhzmjau72gvqgfvnzweul4pmg3fgrszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xpnfmh ☠️ Lead poisoning kills an estimated 50,000-100,000 waterbirds annually in the UK. <br/><br/>Many more birds are poisoned, but not killed.<br/><br/><a href="https://sussexbylines.co.uk/news/environment/britains-ban-on-lead-ammunition-could-save-tens-of-thousands-of-birds-from-poisoning/">https://sussexbylines.co.uk/news/environment/britains-ban-on-lead-ammunition-could-save-tens-of-thousands-of-birds-from-poisoning/</a> 2025-08-03T17:03:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4e4ush40tjwxug9847z8jc00q5fx3qmhhuyflgex2ln4guzrvmszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz60dtr35 &#34;Some of the younger children... were not as afraid. But the tearful, frightened eyes of a ten-year-old girl clinging to her father’s chest told a different story. <br/><br/>The terrifying chants of young men echoing through the hotel – “Send them out!” – filled the air like an ominous drumbeat.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/exclusive-inside-the-diss-hotel-a-refugees-view-of-the-anti-refugee-crowd-outside/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/exclusive-inside-the-diss-hotel-a-refugees-view-of-the-anti-refugee-crowd-outside/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/943/112/689/633/577/original/0fbced648579f055.png"> <br/> 2025-07-30T16:25:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xvx37aa6h77pg5xzf7pau7awkg5hcs7zm9juy58ywqc8cw9ujxczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6p8fft6 🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨 <br/><br/>Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. <br/>
In &#39;Failed State&#39;, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-state-for-sale-how-britain-privatised-itself-into-failure/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-state-for-sale-how-britain-privatised-itself-into-failure/</a> 2025-07-29T05:36:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0wtdv744lqte4zd4wszjtutmqpxuulfrwyd333ytljjqrqdgn2nczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6dvemh4 Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising. <br/><br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/why-renationalising-the-uks-critical-national-infrastructure-is-vital/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/business/why-renationalising-the-uks-critical-national-infrastructure-is-vital/</a> 2025-07-27T05:49:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2u2s8fevwkh5gjpqhf994694zjagte732dsrh49s6zlsla8emhxgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6gh4ezc Kent County Council staff soon received a threatening letter from Kemkaran, Farage &amp; Zia Yusuf, demanding they co-operate with cost-cutting or face disciplinary action.<br/><br/>But neither Farage nor Yusuf have any legal status in Kent County Council.<br/><br/><a href="https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/inside-the-turquoise-tornado-reform-uks-tumultuous-first-90-days-running-kent/">https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/inside-the-turquoise-tornado-reform-uks-tumultuous-first-90-days-running-kent/</a> 2025-07-25T20:41:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs09vvenhadr0atgvn8adc5dwsa3973d2gap0q3346qsqtn8ttzl2szypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz63urgss 🚨How Britain privatised itself into failure.🚨 Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. <br/><br/>In &#39;Failed State&#39;, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-state-for-sale-how-britain-privatised-itself-into-failure/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the-state-for-sale-how-britain-privatised-itself-into-failure/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/856/782/833/091/412/original/9bc3e43cf5c26490.png"> <br/> 2025-07-15T10:30:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswh5de8l7xmta7sfnftzr9qts5x0dd8sznlul5elncy97q59pujxczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz633hhtx &#34;‘Why don’t they stay in France?’ <br/><br/>Most refugees head for a country where there is some link of language, family or community. North Africans stay in France because they have some French. Refugees from what were once UK colonies often have English as a second language.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/what-is-so-wrong-with-immigration-anyway/">https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/politics/what-is-so-wrong-with-immigration-anyway/</a> 2025-07-05T06:40:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfj6ckv9uj6m6yys3s4lac3cc4gu8pypsqgrffpmanqgtmq64kakqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6hp3ghs The ECHR is vital - and we&#39;re campaigning to save it.<br/><br/>Please do sign this petition to get on board with European Movement UK activities to fight for it. <br/><br/>👉 www.europeanmovement.co.uk/echr-petition 2025-07-05T04:33:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspywzp88saa9q5868gdadrqk07trq74qjlr3qulfm9d8j0darmplszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6mw3mxd Lovely! ❤️💚<br/><br/>Preston is to enter into a friendship agreement with the Palestinian city of Hebron.<br/><br/>The partnership will be finalised by Preston City Council after it was backed by a majority of elected members.<br/><br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/preston-and-hebron-a-friendship-agreement/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/preston-and-hebron-a-friendship-agreement/</a> 2025-06-30T16:42:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8sz5pe7xx2r2k9pwk2g3tsw2lh4yuc6wjqpun2ujvnnpd6fqdaqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6vr6x7a 🇺🇸🧢 Escaping MAGA and Christian Nationalism in the US… a fascinating personal account that gives a lot of clues about how to break people free from the cult.<br/><br/><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/bylinesnetwork/p/voices-from-america-breaking-from?r=al8g0&amp;utm_medium=ios">https://open.substack.com/pub/bylinesnetwork/p/voices-from-america-breaking-from?r=al8g0&amp;utm_medium=ios</a> 2025-06-29T10:05:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdwvfgd5gg0888gck8ls654gxu8ppmgpcjhfyucg0cr7twpyk5fzgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz64849x7 “The organisation’s true agenda is, I believe, best described as ‘eliminationist’: <br/><br/>seeking [to]… make transitioning so difficult, dangerous or pointless as to functionally eliminate trans people from public life and society.”<br/><br/>Very powerful and well-written piece. Please do read and share. 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/behind-the-ruling-how-sex-matters-is-shaping-uk-policy-on-trans-rights/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/behind-the-ruling-how-sex-matters-is-shaping-uk-policy-on-trans-rights/</a> 2025-06-28T07:17:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfg04q46w463h2jmjca86t4gy53k4xu3wwzk3fvlrt6zafeh23w2qzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6vr6j8d Interesting…<br/><br/>A legal challenge in New York could reveal the truth behind allegations that last year’s election result was “consistent with vote manipulation”<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/did-donald-trump-steal-the-2024-election/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/did-donald-trump-steal-the-2024-election/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/755/069/157/919/532/original/b176a0503092cb30.png"> <br/> 2025-06-27T11:23:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg3z48eftpg0x79c75mh5e60t23led9nadmdkds0fylz7swll4heczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6wpqs72 ✍️ War is over – as soon as Trump wants it<br/><br/>If all it takes to end a war is one call from Trump then why didn’t the war in Gaza end months ago?<br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/war-is-over-as-soon-as-trump-wants-it/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/war-is-over-as-soon-as-trump-wants-it/</a> 2025-06-27T08:38:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgaq8qtm8dteqw2sueqtn8fsdm58kff7wes8c2hseypcs85qpw3dqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz67nedgl The dictators who want to run the world – a review of Anne Applebaum’s ’Autocracy, Inc.’<br/><br/>China, Russia, and other autocracies loom over the world, threatening democracy, and the US is joining them – what can be done?<br/><br/><a href="https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/society/books/the-dictators-who-want-to-run-the-world-a-review-of-anne-applebaums-autocracy-inc/">https://kentandsurreybylines.co.uk/society/books/the-dictators-who-want-to-run-the-world-a-review-of-anne-applebaums-autocracy-inc/</a> 2025-06-27T08:35:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza63jd837j5t8nvq3cuha3cl56hhaz7txpqtds7aq3hsw9ra6qjqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6eja05r Should trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 women<br/><br/>Women tired of being told that their rights are threatened by trans people are using a petition to stand up for inclusive feminism<br/><br/>By Jennie Kermode<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/should-trans-people-have-fewer-rights-not-in-our-name-say-over-35000-women/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/should-trans-people-have-fewer-rights-not-in-our-name-say-over-35000-women/</a> 2025-06-27T08:34:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyg75g6rnvns2w2sy2zmm6alnvxcyqztj2u7n28mq58ny8cehn5mqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz63qdseh We need a wealth tax not a “Britannia Card”<br/><br/>Julia Davies - impact investor, entrepreneur, and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK – argues for a wealth tax, not billionaires’ patronage. 👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-need-a-wealth-tax-not-a-britannia-card/">https://westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/we-need-a-wealth-tax-not-a-britannia-card/</a> 2025-06-27T08:32:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspyt6frnpqkdamgmjg0am38vtp0a4zjdag3mshsnfk0wfd8g20huszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz695cawf Behind the ruling: how ‘Sex Matters’ is shaping UK policy on trans rights<br/><br/>The UK Supreme Court ruling redefined ‘sex’ – but for trans people, it’s the start of something far more sweeping and exclusionary.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/behind-the-ruling-how-sex-matters-is-shaping-uk-policy-on-trans-rights/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/behind-the-ruling-how-sex-matters-is-shaping-uk-policy-on-trans-rights/</a> 2025-06-27T08:30:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0d3eky047ja66svpgecfpwp8npv2qq5h08zpptq76jdvavydn29czypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6gnwn8g “Meet the NEVLAs – (Never Voting Labour Again)<br/><br/>It’s not Reform UK Ltd voters Starmer needs to entice back to the Labour fold, they were never in it. There’s another group he should be worrying about!”<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/meet-the-nevlas-never-voting-labour-again/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/meet-the-nevlas-never-voting-labour-again/</a> 2025-06-25T15:18:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0vr3hrnxt470dxv26ax90qzx9d5twhuzcp4n9yvvtcm4v979lmpqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6znsjh3 MORNING ALL!<br/><br/>Today is the 9th anniversary of the Brexit vote. <br/><br/>How do we all think it’s gone so far?<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/731/582/115/046/552/original/3a5c91c217660bfc.png"> <br/> 2025-06-23T07:50:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8nh4ag6skx70uq6yf8w0cky0stxrqypd9hxjzc6xmlcyllfmc9tszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6fa6g0d Gaza: the grim reality of genocide<br/><br/>The first comprehensive analysis of how Israel&#39;s war on Gaza will cause suffering for generations to come. <br/><br/>A catalogue of the physical, mental &amp; societal damage.<br/><br/>Please have a read. It’s important. 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-news/gaza-the-grim-reality-of-genocide/">https://northeastbylines.co.uk/news/world-news/gaza-the-grim-reality-of-genocide/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/714/552/156/200/549/original/589394ba16e591be.png"> <br/> 2025-06-20T07:39:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspr0s0kd3875eu2fpnam7h5qhjvfc997d3gnf3l4hrfh92jc7muqczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6pwxcd9 At 17, Haya is no stranger to war. On again, off again, it was a frequent part of her childhood, but this time it has brought her to the brink of despair. When it started, she was studying, but her school was one of many destroyed in the bombardment.<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.scot/politics/world-politics/growing-up-in-gaza-one-girls-story-of-survival/">https://bylines.scot/politics/world-politics/growing-up-in-gaza-one-girls-story-of-survival/</a> 2025-06-19T16:10:52Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnx403g0wdcscphgjy0z0c3332snxp04dkf5k763qrczx6yvxveqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xrf7up ‘A society that lets the rich get richer while kids go hungry, and old people die waiting for care, is broken. Rachel Reeves: fix it. Tax us.’<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/please-rachel-tax-me-more/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/please-rachel-tax-me-more/</a> 2025-06-09T10:51:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxzlrtm06mn6hkamr4wx3rmqwzf6040pzh6pqqcf8ar6pjpqwftfczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz68zd6me Reform UK has uncovered the scandal of a “wasteful” £350m contract.<br/><br/>Small problem: it’s not a contract. Or £350m. Or a scandal.<br/><br/>Here’s how they got it completely wrong.<br/>👇👇<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/exposed-reform-uk-doesnt-know-how-government-spending-works/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/exposed-reform-uk-doesnt-know-how-government-spending-works/</a> 2025-06-07T20:56:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstt7cwzea32dfltwfkexuk4jqafcnkrewmsahyjtlzputl5gk0t3gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6p0yl57 ⭐️ 50 YEARS AGO TODAY ⭐️<br/><br/>17.4 million people voted “Yes” to Europe…<br/><br/>…the single largest vote for any single proposition in the UK’s history.<br/><br/>This 17.4M was from a pop at the time of just 56M - and represented a massive 67% of all votes cast.<br/><br/>Let’s do it again. #RejoinEU<br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/631/497/270/871/171/original/13cc15e99fc5c734.png"> <br/> 2025-06-05T15:37:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxe889vqfyaaunmkk33g7rcecffxdtxjfhh7elgwua4r9tj0ya29gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6nslr6z Some required weekend reading for you all. 🫶<br/><br/><a href="https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/democracy/the-silencing-of-sangita-myska-matters/">https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/democracy/the-silencing-of-sangita-myska-matters/</a> 2025-05-30T19:28:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvwzhzxthtrglw48sqqdkszfumnwy3et0y0athcr6c885h4ez288gzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6pc33dc Brexit won’t be done until it’s undone.<br/><br/>👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://bylines.scot/politics/brexit-wont-be-done-until-its-undone/">https://bylines.scot/politics/brexit-wont-be-done-until-its-undone/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/596/824/029/726/382/original/652736c97e6e9736.png"> <br/> 2025-05-30T12:39:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp76fh8vg6uk5qrae4ft4rz8zsue5269raue3hllem88ty2jsvmvszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz65gnxrh “That they can be ‘disappeared’ in such an arbitrary manner is chilling and sets a worrying precedent for the proper functioning of our news reporting. <br/><br/>The job of British journalists has just been made much harder.”<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/disappearance-of-belle-donati-sangita-myska/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/disappearance-of-belle-donati-sangita-myska/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/590/239/260/092/163/original/7d05fb36e866651f.png"> <br/> 2025-05-29T08:45:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdlyz0rr5hddl42sw3fkp3kze3lyfzsy59qvhngdhehnena4v36egzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6xtjtwq &#34;At first there was no comment at all from LBC. Then a note appeared [saying] that Myska was ‘presently on Garden Leave due to unannounced circumstances’. <br/><br/>Unlike other departures, it had not been preceded by a handover, nor a farewell from the host.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/democracy/the-silencing-of-sangita-myska-matters/">https://sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/democracy/the-silencing-of-sangita-myska-matters/</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/590/199/818/184/839/original/f2976c9193e6b0d2.png"> <br/> 2025-05-29T08:35:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsza5f3k5nk7h4z584rf5sv79pwjsykddgueqtkd5s0v4eyq4zj9dszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6neynzl Today proscetors have confrimed 21 charges against &#39;Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.&#39;<br/><br/>&#39;Is it time for parliament to question Nigel Farage over his relationship with Tate?&#39;<br/><br/><a href="https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/farage-and-tate-a-similar-phenomenon/">https://northwestbylines.co.uk/politics/opinion/farage-and-tate-a-similar-phenomenon/</a> 2025-05-29T07:45:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4yfz4hhhe62xj9yj4auhe3ku7u0z7x7qpzunhcvjpqh63k4c6vgzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6jg87ef Lives of quiet desperation: what the government doesn’t get.<br/><br/>Voters hoped for real change, but face more cuts, broken promises, and politics-as-usual – despair deepens across the UK.<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/lives-of-quiet-desperation-what-the-government-doesnt-get/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/lives-of-quiet-desperation-what-the-government-doesnt-get/</a> 2025-05-29T06:36:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgz45gaf6gxndnhyp6qnf0qmctqut87ydh2plh9pcnl0c4sytefvszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz65zhuhg Unlocking the strength of bottom-up governance<br/><br/>Policies and initiatives are more effective, fairer and more sustainable when they emerge from the community, not dictated from the centre. 👏👏👏<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/unlocking-the-strength-of-bottom-up-governance/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/unlocking-the-strength-of-bottom-up-governance/</a> 2025-05-29T06:11:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8aassmqclp5u8usywux7ds50k0qlzerqg8w20d8edvpvs8z0srczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6ahdrna “All we want is to just be respected as human beings. Claiming asylum is not a criminal act – it’s like our houses are on fire, so we just need to be rescued.&#34;<br/><br/>“But the reality was so different. When I claimed asylum, I was put into detention. I was treated like a criminal.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/seeking-sanctuary-in-the-uk-what-its-really-like/">https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/seeking-sanctuary-in-the-uk-what-its-really-like/</a> 2025-05-28T10:08:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ejae654d603h5nkjqyp664a9qufvy5y577egj70mz2fywz8ychszypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz6lfc54p The US will not only suffer a brain drain… but will also lose its background brain gain from the rest of the world.<br/><br/><a href="https://econ.trib.al/3hYAuUZ">https://econ.trib.al/3hYAuUZ</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/584/608/843/352/360/original/66fcbad32886c80f.png"> <br/> 2025-05-28T08:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxepa5deezs37jyfujxsf032d67k4ezdvpyksst7wlkf534vh9gsqzypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz639rnc6 It’s definitely progress! 🇬🇧🇪🇺<br/><br/>And if you want to push for more (ultimately all the way back to EU membership), then join European Movement UK<br/><br/>👉 <a href="https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership">https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/membership</a><br/> <img src="https://media.mas.to/media_attachments/files/114/540/290/753/590/910/original/0a38e7440e40c4bf.png"> <br/> 2025-05-20T13:02:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmf6mnw0tmxpy7tsgk7w4w349ag7yep2eanum98s3kyh3zhgfhuczypstvmvchkyc4n4vznhej6s6grw75uvn4swls3lchfnkqtexdekz62w9ewm “I woke up with a sense of dread…”<br/><br/>A moving, deeply personal account from an EU citizen in Cambridge on how Labour’s new rhetoric is shaking people’s sense of belonging.<br/><br/>Don’t miss this powerful open letter. 👇<br/><br/><a href="https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/community/letter-we-are-not-strangers/">https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/lifestyle/community/letter-we-are-not-strangers/</a> 2025-05-15T07:39:14Z