Holding LibDems councillors accountable for delivering value to LBRuT residents

Richmond, London
Joined December 2024
Replying to @sarahjolney1
@sarahjolney1 you had the opportunity to ask a question at PMQs and what do you focus on - Indefinite Leave to Remain for foreign nationals? What about: > Small boats National Emergency? > High unemployment? > Lack of business investment? > Failing economy? > Cost of Living Crisis? > Defence? > High inflation? Everything that is wrong with the @LibDems @TRLibDems @Gareth_Roberts_ waste of time protest party…. How about focusing on us, the British nationals, who pay your wages?
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You have no principles. Starmer 2.0.
There is nothing socialist about a system of free movement that is used by multi-nationals to undermine wages. WATCH my Brexit speech today.
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This is typical of the third rate politicians we have to endure. First @AngelaRayner lies about ‘Brexit causing a 20% reduction in exports’ and now @andyburnham ‘Brexit causing the small boat crisis’. Neither is true.
BREAKING: "I will never move ahead of the British public when it comes to Brexit." The PM has ruled out re-joining the EU within 'this parliament', but he would 'like' to see the UK return in his lifetime. trib.al/apj80h1 📺 Sky 501
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You're not just thick, but a liar @AngelaRayner
The Tories committed an act of vandalism to Britain's economy. Labour's job is to fix it. That means spreading money and power out of Westminster, into every postcode of this country.
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‘Our Ange’ couldn’t even get the numbers right…a 20% reduction in exports? Why do we listen to these uneducated third rate politicians? In real terms (inflation adjusted), export of Goods to the EU are down -6% ….. However, export of Goods to the RoW are also down -4%…. But export of Services are up by +44% and +45% respectively. 82% of our GDP is generated from Services.
10 years on from the referendum, Labour’s job is to secure a deal with the EU which protects Britain’s interests for the next decade.
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‘Our Ange’ couldn’t even get the numbers right…a 20% reduction in exports? In real terms (inflation adjusted), export of Goods to the EU are down -6% ….. However, export of Goods to the RoW are also down -4%…. But export of Services are up by +44% and +45% respectively. 82% of our GDP is generated from Services.
Ten years on, we have the worst of both worlds on immigration and asylum. Without freedom of movement, businesses face red tape while losing skilled workers. Restoring it cuts business costs, creates quality jobs for Young people, and helps us tackle the crisis together.
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‘Our Ange’ couldn’t even get the numbers right…a 20% reduction in exports? In real terms (inflation adjusted), export of Goods to the EU are down -6% ….. However, export of Goods to the RoW are also down -4%…. But export of Services are up by +44% and +45% respectively. 82% of our GDP is generated from Services.
Labour’s manifesto promised no return to freedom of movement. Andy Burnham told Makerfield that he would respect the Brexit vote. Now Lab wants Britain to rejoin the EU’s free movement rules, but Angela is gaslighting us into believing that they aren’t.
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As of today, nothing has changed despite the Labour Party ordering the termination of local council power-sharing agreements with the Green Party following the controversial ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion passed at their national party conference. Sheffield City Council Lewes District Council Warwick District Council Broadland District Council Stafford Borough Council Wealden District Council
Replying to @MikeTappTweets
As of today, nothing has changed despite the Labour Party ordering the termination of local council power-sharing agreements with the Green Party following the controversial ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion passed at their national party conference. Sheffield City Council Lewes District Council Warwick District Council Broadland District Council Stafford Borough Council Wealden District Council
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The Labour Party has become an extremist group. Long gone are the days that it represented the working class.
The Green Party has become an extremist group. Long gone are the days that it protected trees.
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No, you got a block grant from U.K. taxpayers worth 50% of public spending this year, 79% last year. Uncomfortable truths for the Nationalists.
Norway got a soveign wealth fund. And Scotland got foodbanks.
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‘Andy Burnham to make all Tupperware lids the same size and shape’ 😂 instagram.com/p/DezzQzFvzGm/…
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You need a lesson in politics, history and economics. 1) A takeover - Long before the political union, Scotland and England already shared the same monarch. When Elizabeth I of England died without an heir, King James VI of Scotland inherited the English throne, becoming James I of England…..🤡 2) ‘8% Pro rata’ - I don’t think you know what that actually means do you? Look at GERS 2025-26 ‘Scotland's total public spending deficit was recorded at -£25.3 billion. When factoring in a geographical share of North Sea oil and gas revenues, this deficit equates to 10.9% of Scotland's overall’…the budget deficit was 12% in the previous financial year 🤡 3) ‘There is no subsidy’ - For the 2025–26 financial year, the Barnett formula block grant provides the vast majority of Scotland's devolved public spending, making up roughly 75% to 79% of the total Scottish budget. The Barnett Block Grant:The initial core settlement allocated by the UK Treasury was £47.6 billion, which later increased to £50 billion following the UK Main Estimates process. This included a historic £3.4 billion top-up via Barnett consequential. The Total Scottish Budget: The Scottish Government set its total spending budget at £63.4 billion. You are blocked for being plain stupid.
Replying to @SaveLBRuT
I genuinely don't know where to start with that piffle. They resource is in Scottish territorial waters. It was a union with England, not a take over that gave England the right to Scotland's territory: or show me where I'm wrong in that. It's 8% pro rata. There is no subsidy.
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You’ve received £700–£800+ billion from U.K. taxpayers via the Barnet Formula over the 25 years since devolution you fool. And yet the incompetent @SNP still manage to run a ~ 10% budget deficit. Let’s take 2026/27: UK North Sea oil and gas tax revenues are forecast to be £2.2 billion. Conversely, The Scottish Budget was passed at £67.9 billion. Of that £67.9 billion….£34.0 billion was funded directly by UK taxpayers via the block grant (Barnett formula). Best you get your facts straight before you post nonsense.
To each and every 'No' voter. Do you get it now, you are a fucking idiot. Can you look your kids and grandkids in the eye, or does 'God Save the King' matter more. The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built - BBC News share.google/6mNuJg0ip1hXlLG…
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Lucy……UK North Sea oil and gas tax revenues are forecast to be £2.2 billion for the 2026/27 financial year. Conversely, The Scottish Budget for 2026/27 was passed at £67.9 billion. Of that £67.9 billion, £34.0 billion was funded directly by UK taxpayers via the block grant (Barnett formula). Despite this, the SNP are still managing to run a budget deficit of c.10%. Best you get your facts straight before you post nonsense.
Endless streams of English MPs and English commentators, talking about Scotlands resources. The very same ppl who’ve been relentlessly telling us that Scotland is too poor to be independent, for years.
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1) The European Union’s share of global nominal GDP has steadily shrunk from 26% (2000) to 18.5% (2026). U.K. Real GDP growth has outstripped G7 EU peers - France, Germany & Italy (Q2 2016 - Q2 2026) 2) Whilst exports of U.K. goods to the EU has decreased (negative 14% in real terms) the export of services has increased 28% over the same period. The same trend applies to the Rest of the World (goods - 8%, Services +26%). Given 82% of U.K. GDP is driven by services, the negative growth of goods across both EU / RoW is more likely driven by Net Zero. 3) Total marginal gain vs Brexit ‘loss’. No measures given, but let’s assume GDP. The much mooted ~4% was an OBR estimate based on 14 different ‘counterfactual’ economic models that gave a range of economic impacts. Undoubtedly there was some hit, as the U.K. changed our terms of trade with the EU, but the extent has never been determined by any official analysis, let alone untangled from Covid, Energy shock following the Ukraine war etc.
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Educating the uneducated…. UK North Sea oil and gas tax revenues are forecast to be £2.2 billion for the 2026/27 financial year Vs. The overall Scottish Budget for 2026/27 was passed at £67.9 billion, with the core underlying funding driven directly by the block grant (Barnett formula) that accounts for 50% of Scotland's total public funding, with the other half raised natively through devolved Scottish taxes and borrowing.
Remember, this is the gas and oil that ‘Better Together’ and the BBC told Scots was worthless and running out. Scottish resources siphoned off into the maw of the English treasury and our devolved government has no say. It’s an outrage. #ScottishIndependence
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Remainers ran a ‘Project Fear’ campaign that spectacularly backfired. As they now have even fewer positive selling points than in 2016, we have ‘Project Fear 2.0’ with a helping of ‘I’ve run the numbers’ BS.
Should Britain be in permanent thrall to the dead? Since 2016 1.6 m more Leave voters have died than Remain. There is now a Rejoin majority. kellnerp.substack.com/p/brit…
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Facts always override narrative: > 1m illegal immigrants / 50,000 + illegal boat migrants since Labour came to office. > 813,000 long-term international migrants arrived in the UK in the year ending December 2025. > Inflation @ 3.1% and rising - soon twice BoE target. > UK 30-year government gilt closed at approximately 5.82% to 5.88% today. > Vacancies fell by 21,000 in the three months to September to 691,000, with the ONS saying small firms were citing labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring.
Imagine a life where we just listened to FACTS Immigration down Inflation down Unemployment down You would be happy wouldn’t you? So what’s making you not happy? The right wing trolls on here? GB News? The Daily Mail? Maybe it’s time some people decided if they’d prefer to listen to right wing propaganda or maybe just listen to facts?
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Inflation @ 3.5% Borrowing YTD £6bn higher than forecasts Yield on 30 year UK Gilts @ 5.831% Immigration +800,000 arrivals 12 months to Dec 2025 @andyburnham wants to talk about buses? The PM with ‘no mandate’ doesn’t have the minerals to tackle the big issues. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6ge…
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Our PM doesn’t have the knowledge, experience or political will to tackle the key issues facing our country. Glad you’re ok with £2 bus fares and parking fines, rather than defence, immigration and welfare reform.
Here in the UK growth is up, unemployment is down and our popular Prime Minister is helping ordinary people. How awful.
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