simon shadbolt
@SimonShadbolt
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In brief it’s a load of old bollocks to claim there is a record “exodus” of British nationals under Labour because official figures don’t show that.
Revised @ONS net migration estimates published this week have led to claims there’s been an “exodus” of British nationals, with some suggesting Labour’s policies are responsible. We’ve looked at what the figures show. 👇 https://t.co/SPPWcuo9U3
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I would put money on @bbclaurak searching around for stories to attack the Government rather than the COVID Inquiry report & Reform’s Gill jailed for bribery to support an enemy. Mark my words on Sunday Morning
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@BBCBreakfast This bloke Mason has flown all the way to South Africa to spend his first report criticising the Prime minister & his Government at license fee payers expense. WHY?
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@BBCBreakfast @ChrisMasonBBC where is the independent balanced reporting ? As you know Labour has secured significant business deals with other countries as a direct result of F2F discussions. We would never hear this sort of bilge from John Simpson or any other journalist with integrity.
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@DPJHodges Your cricket knowledge seems to be on a par with your ‘journalism’. Always wait to see how the first innings goes for the opposition…
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2016: Nigel Farage, "The worst case scenario economically, is better. than where we are today" 2020: Boris Johnson, "Prosper nightly remains an extremely good description of life after January 1st" 2025: Bloomberg, "Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official estimate" National
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Ferrari is back to moaning that Starmer is at a world summit @LBC At a time when the Trump and Putin are trying to stitch up Ukraine, I’d say it’s pretty important we stand up for our country, our allies and international world order.
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😡 Brexiteer Tim Martin spent years telling Britain that Brexit would “boost democracy and prosperity”. Today? Wetherspoons is routing its entire EU expansion through Ireland to avoid the Brexit red tape *HE* helped create. The loudest Brexiteer in hospitality now needs the EU
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Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill is sentenced to 10 & a half years in jail for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign The judge described it as "sophisticated offending"and says the harm it inflicted is "profound" Gill was paid thousands of pounds
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@GoodwinMJ Instead of whinging about attacks on Farage like a loyal wannabe Reform MP/peer, why don't you summon up the journalistic side of you, Matt, & speak to some of the Dulwich old boys who remember Farage's anti-semitism first-hand, especially the Jewish ones? I can help you do so.
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I've posted this many times and I'm flabbergasted by the lack of interest This is Johnson dismissing Covid on 3rd February 2020. He waited a further SEVEN WEEKS to lockdown #𝙈𝙄𝙋𝙊 𝙈𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙉𝘿𝙐𝘾𝙏 𝙄𝙉 𝙋𝙐𝘽𝙇𝙄𝘾 𝙊𝙁𝙁𝙄𝘾𝙀 https://t.co/TInH6tNRQA
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Why on earth are the @BBCr4today covering the burblings of the ludicrous “Lord” Frost not once but twice in the first hour? Johnson Brexit poodle still wagging his tail for him. Good work Agent Gibb!!
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@eamonnives Really? That fellow is a pompous ass, a retailer of superficial ideas. One sensible reader of his article got this one right: "Ganesh is an excellent contra indicator. Many who despaired of Labour will be given succour by the emphatic certainty of this column. From the
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'If you want to throw rotten fruit at me, you know where I am.' @AndrewMarr9 reveals his most controversial opinion: 'Rachel Reeves should not be sacked'.
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@PeterBleksley In the whole of 2023, 2024, and 2025 to date, the ECHR has examined 4 cases involving the UK. Only one involved an issue around immigration and the migrant in question, lost. So why do the extreme right hate this court? https://t.co/GUHmQiTStN…
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@tomhfh If you bothered to do some journalism or at least skim read what ONS published, you’d see that is not the case. It’s about measurement changes, not behaviour changes https://t.co/CEG0StEERI
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@griffitha This may suprise you but the majority of this exodus occurred under a Tory government. The exodus has steady since 2010, austerity, cost of living, Brexit Johnson, sunak being primary underlying drivers - the 2024 increase is associated with post Covid https://t.co/Ny8C9222F8
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@griffitha The more boring story: ONS changed how they measure emigration of British citizens and there is absolutely no evidence it has actually increased (rather it is far lower than before January 2020) https://t.co/CEG0StEERI
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Reform, the Tories and the right are mocking a system that works. Labour introduced biometric scanning on all boat arrivals at the landing area. It means that if someone who has already been removed reappears they can be immediately taken to an airport and removed without legal
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