Guy Harvey
@guyharvey70.bsky.social
Retired Psychiatrist, Archaeology, Cycling and Climate Science. Tax wealth not work.
'Promoting individual action weakens will for and focus on political / social action'
'Promoting individual action weakens will for and focus on political / social action'
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Here's a BBC article on the whole thing.
Starmer had better release a statement on this by 5pm, or North Norfolk may explode.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer had better release a statement on this by 5pm, or North Norfolk may explode.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Here's a BBC article on the whole thing.
Starmer had better release a statement on this by 5pm, or North Norfolk may explode.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Starmer had better release a statement on this by 5pm, or North Norfolk may explode.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Watched Bladerunner again last night. Would have been so much better if they had gone with the original idea, that instead of origami unicorns, Edward James Olmos’ character had made balloon animals.
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
November 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Watched Bladerunner again last night. Would have been so much better if they had gone with the original idea, that instead of origami unicorns, Edward James Olmos’ character had made balloon animals.
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
“It’s too bad she won’t live;
but then again
SQUEEEK-SQUEEEK-SQUEEEEEEK-SQUEEEEK
Who does?”
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Not those pesky humans again
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Not those pesky humans again
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Videos falsely claiming cash withdrawals over £200 will be monitored by the authorities are continuing to be shared online, despite similar messages having been debunked months ago.
False claims about £200 cash withdrawal limits continue to be shared online – Full Fact
The government isn’t introducing a policy to limit cash withdrawals to £200, as has been claimed online.
fullfact.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Videos falsely claiming cash withdrawals over £200 will be monitored by the authorities are continuing to be shared online, despite similar messages having been debunked months ago.
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“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he’d ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners”
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Just FFS investigate the whole dodgy traitorous lot of them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Two things about this UKIP/Brexit/associate of Farage/ former MEP don't surprise me. Firstly there is a suspicion about taking Russian money and secondly that his home is in France.....
November 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Two things about this UKIP/Brexit/associate of Farage/ former MEP don't surprise me. Firstly there is a suspicion about taking Russian money and secondly that his home is in France.....
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Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year as the county council scraps 100% rebates for people of working age.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year as the county council scraps 100% rebates for people of working age.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
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'Six MPs and four factions' is an absolutely cracking line
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A terrific read from @peterwalker99.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had six MPs and four factions’: inside Your Party’s toxic power struggles
Some say Jeremy Corbyn is too non-committal for project to work, while others blame Zarah Sultana’s combative nature
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
'Six MPs and four factions' is an absolutely cracking line
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Your party have voted with the Tories to block this bill in the Lords you massive hypocrite. That's why it's being watered down. Will you vote for it now?
November 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Your party have voted with the Tories to block this bill in the Lords you massive hypocrite. That's why it's being watered down. Will you vote for it now?
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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Crikey some of us have been saying this all along while others on here have been going on about polls since a month after the general election.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
Also Labour MPs know it’s not a vote winner, they just want to do it because they think it’s right. How’s that become such an alien concept in our politics?
November 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Crikey some of us have been saying this all along while others on here have been going on about polls since a month after the general election.
You know who you are.
You know who you are.
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And what is a 'proper' job?? Why would I want to find a 'better job' to earn more & waste it on a car I don't need? Those I work with who live near me complain it takes them ages to get to work, trouble parking & gobsmacked when I mention it take around 15 mins & no issue parking. 😂😂
Online troll tells cyclist to 'get a proper job' to afford a car... only for rider to send mic-drop reply from the cockpit of his next flight
"I'd just like to reassure those people I can go at a proper speed": Cyclist wins the internet with mic-drop reply to online trolls... from the cockpit of his next flight + more on the live blog
The weekend's creeping closer and Dan Alexander will be getting you through Thursday with your latest live blog round-up of all the goings-on from the cycling world today
road.cc
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
And what is a 'proper' job?? Why would I want to find a 'better job' to earn more & waste it on a car I don't need? Those I work with who live near me complain it takes them ages to get to work, trouble parking & gobsmacked when I mention it take around 15 mins & no issue parking. 😂😂
I'm waiting for them to tax my bike £10 a mile and it's still be cheaper than running a car
as an EV driver I weclome this, 3 quid for an 100 mile drive when I pay 7p/kwh for rought 25kwh for that 100 miles, bargain still
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I'm waiting for them to tax my bike £10 a mile and it's still be cheaper than running a car
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NEWS! Milkshakes thrown at Nigel Farage to cost an extra 5p from 2028 newsthump.com/2025/11/27/m...
Milkshakes thrown at Nigel Farage to cost an extra 5p from 2028
A new so-called ‘milkshake tax’ due to come into effect in 2028 will cost anti-Farage activists an extra 5p per throw, according to health secretary Wes Streeting.
newsthump.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
NEWS! Milkshakes thrown at Nigel Farage to cost an extra 5p from 2028 newsthump.com/2025/11/27/m...
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For anyone panicking about the EV pay per mile. I’ve just done the sums on our average mileage and home charging (yes, I know it’s more for public).
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
For anyone panicking about the EV pay per mile. I’ve just done the sums on our average mileage and home charging (yes, I know it’s more for public).
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
15000 per annum at an avg 45mpg and £1.45 a litre = £2194
15000 per annum at avg 3.4mpk and 7p charging = £309
15000x3p = £450
Saving £1435
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Ban on eating dog meat causes division in Jakarta.
Animal rights groups celebrate the ban on trade for consumption of all rabies-transmitting animals, including cats, dogs, bats, monkeys and civets. But some communities say dog meat is an important home remedy for dengue fever
u.afp.com/ShPk
Animal rights groups celebrate the ban on trade for consumption of all rabies-transmitting animals, including cats, dogs, bats, monkeys and civets. But some communities say dog meat is an important home remedy for dengue fever
u.afp.com/ShPk
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ban on eating dog meat causes division in Jakarta.
Animal rights groups celebrate the ban on trade for consumption of all rabies-transmitting animals, including cats, dogs, bats, monkeys and civets. But some communities say dog meat is an important home remedy for dengue fever
u.afp.com/ShPk
Animal rights groups celebrate the ban on trade for consumption of all rabies-transmitting animals, including cats, dogs, bats, monkeys and civets. But some communities say dog meat is an important home remedy for dengue fever
u.afp.com/ShPk
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I am in my 60’s ,my politics are generally left of centre I am no neo liberal but I do apply a level of reality that experience allows.You can have your aspirations,I keep my feet on the ground.Change comes slowly if and when we can do it.
November 27, 2025 at 8:49 AM
I am in my 60’s ,my politics are generally left of centre I am no neo liberal but I do apply a level of reality that experience allows.You can have your aspirations,I keep my feet on the ground.Change comes slowly if and when we can do it.
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‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
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I think Sheriff Principal N A Ross may have enjoyed writing this opinion.
"How sensory stimulation is related to religious belief is not explained. No medical diagnosis is offered, or explanation how religious belief is affected by gaudy colours."
"How sensory stimulation is related to religious belief is not explained. No medical diagnosis is offered, or explanation how religious belief is affected by gaudy colours."
In a controversial judgment, the Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh has ruled that Martin Luther was the harbinger of neurotypicality.
More ⤵️
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
More ⤵️
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I think Sheriff Principal N A Ross may have enjoyed writing this opinion.
"How sensory stimulation is related to religious belief is not explained. No medical diagnosis is offered, or explanation how religious belief is affected by gaudy colours."
"How sensory stimulation is related to religious belief is not explained. No medical diagnosis is offered, or explanation how religious belief is affected by gaudy colours."
"The respondent maintained that the amendment does not address basic flaws,
particularly about the case having been raised against the wrong party."
particularly about the case having been raised against the wrong party."
In a controversial judgment, the Sheriff Appeal Court in Edinburgh has ruled that Martin Luther was the harbinger of neurotypicality.
More ⤵️
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
More ⤵️
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/ygvbue...
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"The respondent maintained that the amendment does not address basic flaws,
particularly about the case having been raised against the wrong party."
particularly about the case having been raised against the wrong party."
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The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The impressive, multivallate Iron Age hillfort of Cadbury Castle encloses a roughly triangular hill above the river Yeo in #Somerset
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
We absolutely love it 😍
📷 © Frances Griffith 1989 / Somerset HER 49223
somersetheritage.org.uk/record/55105
#HillfortsWednesday
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Every return bus journey involves crossing at least 2 roads to get to the bus stops
Incredible that the author makes no mention of the dangers faced by those with sight or mobility issues crossing those roads. Danger that could be reduced by reducing car-dominance in the city
Incredible that the author makes no mention of the dangers faced by those with sight or mobility issues crossing those roads. Danger that could be reduced by reducing car-dominance in the city
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Every return bus journey involves crossing at least 2 roads to get to the bus stops
Incredible that the author makes no mention of the dangers faced by those with sight or mobility issues crossing those roads. Danger that could be reduced by reducing car-dominance in the city
Incredible that the author makes no mention of the dangers faced by those with sight or mobility issues crossing those roads. Danger that could be reduced by reducing car-dominance in the city
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...