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Liz Webster: BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy...

🆘 BMMagazine report: Bank of England deputy governor Huw Pill acknowledges that Brexit has made inflation worse in the UK The structural changes: new customs checks, rules of origin, supply chain friction and a permanently weaker pound have added lasting cost pressures. This confirms what independent studies have shown for years: leaving the Single Market and Customs Union was a negative supply shock that made controlling inflation harder. 🧵

Deborah Haynes: So much for defence...

So much for defence being the first priority of government. The housing vision set out today by Andy Burnham is all very well for peaceful times. But as every military chief and former military chief and defence secretary and former defence secretary is warning, these are not peaceful times. Without security, there is little point in investing in good homes… “If you don’t give people a good home what chance have they got of having a good life? Everything starts with a good home and this country finally has to put that at the top of its priority list.”

Kathy Gyngell: The resignation of yet another prime...

The resignation of yet another prime minister should not be viewed as an isolated event. It is part of a broader historical transition. Institutions designed for the slow age of newspapers, magazines and broadcast television are attempting to function in an environment that never sleeps, never forgets and works at light speed. The age of digital ungovernability has only just begun, writes Gustavo Jalife https://conservativewoman.co.uk/the-digital-revolution-is-changing-how-were-governed/ via @theconwom

Liz Webster: 👏 @piersmorgan on fine form, calls it straight...

👏 @piersmorgan on fine form, calls it straight: “Brexit has been a pretty well unmitigated disaster.” It triggered the political chaos that’s given us seven Prime Ministers in ten years He pins primary responsibility on Nigel Farage, the “snake oil salesman” who sold impossible promises. Morgan’s advice for @andyburnham . Call a referendum to rejoin the EU. He believes it would be a landslide because the country now knows the truth

Deborah Haynes: Former UK military chief...

Former UK military chief @AdmTonyRadakin_ says @JohnHealey_MP , the previous defence secretary, (who he served under), had wrongly assured the PM & chancellor that the 2025 Strategic Defence Review was "balanced and affordable" on a budget of 2.5% of GDP rising to 3% at some point in the next parliament. He says most assessments put true cost at at least 4% of GDP It is a shame that Admiral Radakin didn't choose to ring the alarm so loudly and publicly when he was actually in office or resign in protest as Healey eventually did

Carl Benjamin: Rupert was doing something about the state...

Rupert was doing something about the state of the country: he became a Reform MP. Then Nigel Farage felt upstaged and conducted one of his patented political assassinations against Rupert, but it didn't work. Now Reform talking heads are complaining that Rupert is still continuing to be a politician and that he's not exactly a fan of people who made up false allegations against him to ruin his career and possibly get him jailed--what a shock! The conceit that underpins this latest round of Reform whining about Restore is the belief that Nigel Farage ought to have the power to dictate who may and may not engage in right-wing politics. When Farage feels you are a personal threat, he ought to have the ability to ruin you and drive you out, no matter what the consequences to his victim. It is going to come as a surprise to Reform to learn that we do not actually need their permission and we are not bothered about their complaints about it. We know what to do to fix the country, and we are going to spread this message to the public. The public are, as Matt knows, eager to hear it. Reform's wimpy "well not like that!" attitude is the sole reason they are failing and we have moved past it. We are not apologising to the liberal centre for not being liberals. We are going to keep moving forward because we are right and everyone else is wrong, and Reform know it. Why they don't have the guts to stand on their convictions with moral force is anybody's guess, but it isn't our problem.

Liz Webster: @LSEnews explains that the costs of Brexit...

🆘 @LSEnews explains that the costs of Brexit are not just about exports, but about supply chains, productivity and wages. Brexit didn’t take back control. It took away competitiveness. Brexit-related trade barriers have rippled through supply chains, reducing employment and pay, particularly in businesses reliant on imports from the EU. For farming, Brexit wasn’t just a tax on exports – it became a tax on production. It made it harder to sell into Europe AND more expensive to produce in Britain. Every customs declaration, export health certificate, border delay and disrupted supply chain adds cost before a farmer has sold a single tonne of food. And while our European competitors continue to enjoy frictionless access to their biggest market, British farmers are left carrying the costs of Brexit.
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