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Prof Mark Priestley

@markrpriestley.bsky.social

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Education Professor, Stirling Curriculum Centre , University of Stirling. Mountain and prog rock enthusiast. European. Blog at http://mrpriestley.wordpress.com
Publications at https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/255862

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@ottoenglish.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:55 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

The Times from ten years ago this week.

They were wrong.

In fact Brexit is costing the UK economy roughly £100 billion a year.

#ProjectFear

Hard Brexit
could cost
£66bn a year


Leaked Treasury papers reveal lost revenue


Sam Coates Deputy Political Editor
Ollver Wright Policy Editor


Cabinet ministers are being warned
that the Treasury could lose up_to
£66 billion a year in tax revenues under
"hard Brexit", according to leaked
government papers.


GDP.could fall by as much as 9.5 per
cent if Britain leaves the single market
and hastorely on WorldTrade Organi-
sation rules for trading with the conti-
nent, compared with ifit stayed within
the EU,theforecasts show.Such a steep
drop in revenue would force ministers
to slash public spending or raise taxes.
The £66 billion drop, contained in a
draft cabinet committee paper seen by
The Times, is nearly a tenth of the
£716 billion that the government is pro-
jected to collect in taxes this year,and is
equivalent to 65 per cent of the annual
budget of NHS England.


Business leaders are_increasingly
worried that the UK could fail to nego-
tiate a deal with the 27 remaining EU
members by the time it leaves the
union, and will face a "cliff edge" of
trade tariffs and barriers,


Several cabinet ministers who sup-
ported Remain are stepping up efforts
to prioritise business concerns and the
economy in Brexit discussions, fearing
that Leave supporters fail to realise the
scale of potential damage, It comes as:;
○ Theresa May faces a potential legal
challenge by a group of Conservative
MPs over the decision to begin Brexit
negotiations without parliament's
approval. The prime minister's spokes-
man ruledoutgiving MPs a voteyester-
day,saying thatitwould"second guess'
the will of the British people.
○ Dominic Grieve, the former attor-
ney-general, said that unless the gov,
ernment could agree,a deal supported
by parliament it would not survive.
e


A Tory backbencher suggested that
British companies should hire disabled


Tuesday October 11 2016 | thetimes.co.uk | No 72038


people to do the work of EU migrants
after Brexit.


Mrs May visited Denmark and the
Nethe…
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@bestforbritain.orgOct 11, 2026, 12:04 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Ofcom rules are clear: broadcasters cannot use politicians as newsreaders, interviewers or reporters in any news programmes. So why is Farage allowed to have his own show on GB News? Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:32 PM

Lovely day to traverse some Munros at Crianlarich - An Caisteal, Beinn a Chroin and Cruach Ardrain

Flyover at strava.app.link/NCFJYeuK96b

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:02 PM

Every now and then, there’s a new prog release that grabs me right from the start, then blows me away. This is one such album - by the Emerald Dawn

theemeralddawn.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:48 AM

Disgraceful and embarrassing are apt words - but entirely autobiographical. The man is a monstrous narcissist and a buffoon

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.euOct 9, 2026, 9:44 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Congratulations to lawyer and human rights activist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on her Nobel Peace Prize. Few have devoted their lives to justice, peace and human dignity like she did.

@noelreports.comOct 9, 2026, 8:11 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Zelensky accused Trump of reaching agreements with Putin “behind Ukraine’s back” while Kyiv’s delegation is in Florida. He said the US is giving Russia “additional money to wage war” and called Ukraine’s team a “smokescreen” for a decision that is “unfair” and “not partner-like.” #Ukraine

@privateeyenews.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:38 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Keep your Great British lawn and your garden borders secure with the… WEEPING TOMMO™ From the new Private Eye, out now.

@adambienkov.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:09 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

60% of those who responded to the Bank of England consultation called for pictures of wildlife on bank notes. Does he think the British people are conducting a "slow, steady and relentless attack" on themselves?

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:04 PM

Robert Generic sounds more like a Nazi by the day

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:44 PM

Damned brown loaves, invading our supermarkets and getting priority shelf space

@paulbernal.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:18 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

“Accidentally”.

@premnsikka.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:36 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Firing squad execution to be livestreamed, Pentagon says. Lost for words at the insanity in Trumpistan, a truly sick dictatorship. Like medieval times, executions offered as a public spectacle in a country that claims to be Christian. What next?

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:29 AM

This barbarity - a public and live streamed execution - is little different from the barbarity of the Taliban

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

@premnsikka.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 7:07 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error. Same error amplified by right-wing think-tanks, press It suited their ideological leanings. Future historians might say - planet earth and human life was shattered by a spreadsheet error.

@premnsikka.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:42 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

Billionaire David Reuben says he quit UK for Monaco ... actually already there since 2014. Worth £28bn, objects to non-dom tax changes. Doesn't want to be taxed on the same basis as UK residents Super-rich happy to make profits in the UK, want special treatment, hold govts to ransom.

@richardcorbett.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 4:39 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

British public opinion moves relentlessly in favour of rejoining the EU. Brexit has failed Britain.

@markrpriestley.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:54 PM

Crazy as well as racist

@13sarahmurphy.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 1:05 PMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

For 14yrs, the Tories cratered our economy, added thousands to our cost of living, melted down public services and brexited us into decades of eye-watering expense and lost opportunity. That’s still their plan. With tax breaks for the super rich paid for by welfare cuts. So what TF is this headline?

THE TIMES

Thursday October 8 2026 | thetimes.com | No 75158

Tories will make you better off
Badenoch vows to scrap inheritance tax on family homes and abolish Labour's levy on properties worth more than £2m
@youranoncentral.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 11:37 AMReposted by @markrpriestley.bsky.social

A new statue titled “The Orange Plague”, also known as “King of Injustice”, by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt has been unveiled inside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, where it will remain through 8 October. Remember to stop by for a selfie if you have a chance. 😏📸

This sculpture is a satirical piece titled "[The Orange Plague] created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt.

The Imagery: The 2.6-meter-tall, gold-plated bronze sculpture depicts a naked, oversized Donald Trump riding on the back of a smaller man. He is holding a golf club in one hand and a pair of scales in the other. 

The Meaning: According to Galschiøt, the piece is a satirical commentary on modern political power, climate policy, and the subversion of the rules-based international order. 

Recent Exhibition: In October 2026, the statue drew global headlines when it went on public display inside the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France, organized by Danish MEP Per Clausen.
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