Search
Items tagged with: UK
For years, I warned British #Europhiles to lower their hopes: the #UK is untrusted in Europe. Now that mistrust has a pricetag.
Brussels knows that #Farage is set to win in 2029.
So the #EU demands that a future British government #ukgov pay up if they quit a post-#Brexit “reset” deal with #Starmer. The clause states that if either side pulls out, it must pay compensation that would include the costs of setting up the renewed border controls.
archive.is/sKROS
or ft.com/content/3733b2b0-5d1e-4…
EU demands ‘Farage clause’ as part of Brexit reset talks with Britain
Reform UK leader vows to overturn any insurance deal with Brussels, saying such a move would be a ‘democratic outrage’Anna Gross (Financial Times)
—Carole Cadwalladr
broligarchy.substack.com/p/pet…
#trump #peterthiel #thiel #palantir #usa #unitedkingdom #uk #nato
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disasterCarole Cadwalladr (How to Survive the Broligarchy)
Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
The UK now has confirmed a legal basis for the #UK military to forcibly board and detain shadow fleet vessels, #BBC reports.
This follows British troops assisting the U.S. in forcibly boarding a Russian shadow fleet tanker. bbc.com/news/articles/cy8pn7jg…
UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe
Existing law could be used to approve the use of military force to stop sanction-busting ships operated by Russia and Iran.Jack Fenwick (BBC News)
I've got an odd request.
Does anyone have any idea how to get from Australia to the UK, without flying?
My in-laws are currently stuck on the east coast of Australia. One of them got very sick on a cruise. And long story short. They have been told they cannot fly ever again. It's too risky for what has happened, they're in the ICU - recovering, feeling better, but cannot fly ever again.
Hubs might have to go over there for a couple of months to help them out (his studio has a studio in the city they are in. This is the easy part).
They are looking at getting on another cruise ship, but the next one is in March, and if they miss that. They're stuck there even longer.
So, I am making a request to see if anyone knows if there is any other possible way to get them back to the UK without using planes.
The in-laws are in their late 70s, so there may be some limitations (they are obviously not going to be fit to help out on a catamaran or something).
Please share!
#australia #travel #travelling #uk
White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors
Conservative councillor suspended after her account is included on a leaked user list from WhiteDate site.....
observer.co.uk/news/national/a…
Thanks to @back2theRoot via okstupid.lol/
White supremacist dating site profiles linked to Tory and Reform councillors
Conservative councillor suspended after her account is included on a leaked user list from WhiteDate site.....
observer.co.uk/news/national/a…
Thanks to @back2theRoot via okstupid.lol/ 👏
#WhiteLeaks #FightNazis #Hacking #Technology #UK #Tory #ReformUK
🇨🇦 This article is packed with info👀 Good News/Bad News
#Canpoli #Economy #China #Russia #EU #Canada #Cdnpoli
#France #UK #Germany #Mexico
ctvnews.ca/canada/article/eura…
Eurasia Group says no country more at risk than Canada in relations with the U.S.
Canada stands to face the biggest fallout of political turmoil in the United States in 2026, a new report by the Eurasia Group warned on Friday.The Canadian Press (CTVNews)
Treecreeper
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
One of many local Red Kites taking some time out in the trees at the front of our house
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
On Saturday, January 10, 2026, a large gathering of Iranians in the UK assembled in support of nationwide protests in front of the Islamic Republic Embassy in London.
During this gathering, one of the citizens pulled down the Islamic Republic flag from the embassy and replaced it with the Iranian flag.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Iran #UK #london
#AltText #architecture #BigRed #BigRedBridge #BlancoYNegro #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #bridge #chiaroscuro #engineering #f8AndBeThere #fediverse #footbridgerFriday #geometric #GreaterManchester #industrial #lattice #Manchester #mastodonPhotography #metal #monochrome #myPhoto #myWork #Nikon #NikonZfc #NoAI #No2AI #NoirEtBlanc #OC #patterns #photography #pixelfed #SalfordQuays #SchwarzWeiß #shadows #silhouette #solitary #steel #streetPhotography #UK #urban #urbanPhotography #viltrox #viltrox35mmF17 #흑백사진
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #UK #Iran
Britain destroyed records of colonial crimes
Review finds thousands of papers detailing shameful acts were culled, while others were kept secret illegallyIan Cobain (The Guardian)
From where we started we could see a pair of juvenile Yellow Wagtail exploring up on the main hide roof.
Edit: it’s a Yellow Wagtail, not a Grey Wagtail
#Bird #Birding #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #Darktable #UK #UKWildlife #BirdScrolling #WWT #Welney #Norfolk #YellowWagtail
[P] The thing about typies is how easily "fitting in" becomes a hatred for anyone not of their group-self. Typies don't have a self, per se, only a group-self. And the more outside of that group-self one is, the more that group-self will hate them for it. The neueodivergent approach to "stopping" small boats is safe and legal avenues of asylum. The neurotyoical way of stopping small boats is to shoot the boats—sink 'em all.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #neurotypicals #politics #uk #eriting
-1
Robin of the day.
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
a couple of Long-tailed tit photos
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
Awesome shapes made in the sky this evening by the Starlings
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
New year, no reset.
A short essay on continuation, constraint, and why ‘fresh starts’ don’t work for everyone.
‘For me, and for many, the work is not in beginning again but in continuing. Continuation is far less aesthetic than renewal, harder to commodify, and it doesn't lend itself well to announcements, before and after photos, or public commitments. But it is honest.’
kristiedegaris.substack.com/p/…
#Scotland #Writing #WritingCommunity #Reading #Books #Disability #UK #NewYear
On Not Beginning Again
Why New Year reset culture ignores illness, care, and systemic reality, and what it means to keep going instead of starting again.Kristie De Garis
Starling Murmuration at Brandon Marshes this evening
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive dataAisha Down (The Guardian)
Redshank in flight
Birds from an afternoon at the estuary of the river Taw, Fremington , Devon. today
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
In all den zuletzt - aus Gründen - (viel zu) langen segellosen Jahren haben mir die Videos von Leo von der #TallyHo mit ihren großartigen Bildern, Eindrücken und Stimmungen immer wieder geholfen, den Wind und das Holz nicht ganz zu vergessen. Ob in den ersten sieben Jahren des #Rebuild:s des 1910 erbauten #Segelschiff, oder beim Launch und Segeln zuletzt. Danke Leo + Crew @ sampsonboat Co.! BTW auch ein großartiges Community-Spenden-Projekt. Gespannt auf die weitere Passage nach #UK und dann in 2027 (toctoctoc) die Teilnahme am #FastnetRace2027 #Woodenboat #MehrMeer
Home | Sampson Boat Co
Boatbuilding, Sailing and Adventuring; Articles, Projects and Stories from classic yachts, traditional working boats, and working boatyards.Sampson Boat Co
"A #DDay #veteran awarded a #British Empire Medal has said #Britain today is "disappointing" and warned the country risks repeating mistakes made before the #SecondWorldWar.
Mervyn Kersh, 101, from #Cockfosters, north #London, said being honoured for his school talks on #Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service is a "wonderful thing."
Mr Kersh likened the honour to being awarded the #Legiondhonneur - #France's highest military award - but said it was significant to be recognised by his own country.
He told the #PressAssociation that efforts to speak about the Holocaust "not always work", telling of his concerns about rising #antisemitism in the #UK."
Mr Kersh said he believes his service during the Second World War "was worth it", but added: "It's disappointing what's turned out now."
He went on: "What's disappointing is the antisemitism that I see everywhere, hear everywhere, or read."
standard.co.uk/news/london/dda…
London D-Day veteran's chilling warning about rising antisemitism as 101-year-old is awarded British Empire Medal
Mervyn Kersh, 101, from Cockfosters, said being honoured for his school talks on Holocaust remembrance and his wartime service is a ‘wonderful thing’Michael Howie (Evening Standard)
countercurrents.org/2025/12/br…
#uk #climatechange #climatejustice #climatedisaster
Britain’s Leaders Are Hiding From AMOC Disaster | Countercurrents
The plan was to stand outside the Houses of Parliament on Guy Fawkes Day with a large inflatable bomb. The protesters would then leaflet MPs as they arrived for…Adem Ay (Countercurrents.org)
A memory of #HeverCastle for #SilentSunday
#stillerSonntag #StatueSaturday #Statue #sculpture #Skulptur #StatuenSamstag #rose #FlowerFriday #Blumen #Rosen #roses #rosesOfMastodon #flowers #Natur #nature #park #castleGrounds #Gartenkunst #garden #Garten #Schlossgarten #AnneBoleyn #Edenbridge #Kent #England #UK #flower #Blume #florespondence #bloomScrolling
UK Proposes 24/7 Phone Surveillance & VPN Age Verification
techlore.tech/uk-proposes-24-7…
> The UK just proposed three extreme surveillance measures: mandatory 24/7 scanning software on every phone and tablet, age verification for all VPN users with website tracking, and labeling encryption developers as "hostile actors." This comes after 500,000 people petitioned against age verification, and lawmakers responded by making things
A Redwing spotted on a Christmas walk with my daughter this afternoon
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
A Treecreeper spotted on a Christmas walk with my daughter this afternoon
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
Help me, even by sharing this post.
chuffed.org/project/azez
#Ukraine #Mastodon #Poland #Netherlands #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Berlin #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU
@BlackAzizAnansi
@aral
@NoraPrinciotti
@kathimmel
pleas help me🙏😭
chuffed.org/project/azez
#Ukraine #Mastodon #Poland #Netherlands #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #EU #NATO
@BlackAzizAnansi
@aral
@NoraPrinciotti
@kathimmel
pleas help me🙏😭
The distance between #Dublin and #London is only 464 km (288 miles), #asthecrowflies. The two capital cities are in a Common Travel Area.
But as #GretaThunberg showed today, it's about a million miles in politics.
In Dublin, #PresidentConnolly regards the #genocide in #Gaza as a horror. But in London, the #CityOfLondonPolice treat opposition to genocide as #Terrorism. So #Greta went from a presidential welcome in #Ireland to arrest in #England / #UK.
Mastodon.me.uk is an open, user-supported, corporation-free Mastodon server for the UK.
This server has been online since 2017.
You can find out more at mastodon.me.uk/about or contact the admin account @Floppy
#FeaturedServer #UnitedKingdom #UK #Britain #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
mastodon.me.uk
Open, user-supported, corporation-free social networking for the UK.Mastodon hosted on mastodon.me.uk
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
The #UK has scrapped plans to use £8bn in frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, refusing to act without the EU.
This comes after the #EU scrapped plans to use frozen Russin assets to back a #Ukraine loan. However, the EU will lend Kyiv €90bn via its shared budget.
ft.com/content/d899e28f-40f4-4…
UK rules out using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine
Britain had only been planning to deploy the plan in lockstep with Australia, Canada and the EUOrtenca Aliaj (Financial Times)
UK UNEMPLOYMENT RISES
Redundancies surged to the highest level since the Covid lockdowns, official figures show, as Britain’s jobs market deteriorated in the face of Budget uncertainty.
There were 156,000 redundancies in the three months to October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, which was the highest since February 2021.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #UK
Our tent no longer protects us. Everything is soaked, and the cold is unbearable.
Please don’t leave us alone—any help or share, even a single dot, could save us. 💔🌧️
chuffed.org/project/azez
#Mastodon #Mastodon #Poland #Netherlands #Berlin #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #news #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #NATO
#MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #palestine #Gaza #GazaVerified #settlercolonialism
Came across loads of Goldcrests on a walk in the woods this afternoon. It was a fairly gloomy day, weather wise, but managed to get my best photo of one all the same.
#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK #BirdScrolling
Please don’t abandon us. 😭
chuffed.org/project/azez
#Ukraine #Mastodon #Poland #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Berlin #france #Italy #OSCE #PACE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UK #NATO #Gaza #GazaVerified #settlercolonialism #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine
