Meg Howarth
@howarthm.bsky.social
☀️ Campaigner. 🕊️⚖️ Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point is to change it 🕊️⚖️ In order to do so we must understand and change ourselves ☀️
🐀 #Rat-cliffe 🐀
😡 Tax-avoiding #Brexiteer #Ratcliffe shd b stripped of #British #nationality/knighthood (4 “services to business&investment”). Quit UK after getting his gong /#UK #EU vote leave. changed his tax residence to #Monaco 🤢
@channel4news.bsky.social
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😡 Tax-avoiding #Brexiteer #Ratcliffe shd b stripped of #British #nationality/knighthood (4 “services to business&investment”). Quit UK after getting his gong /#UK #EU vote leave. changed his tax residence to #Monaco 🤢
@channel4news.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, UK's richest person, moves to tax-free Monaco
Brexiter Ineos boss, who has an estimated £17.5bn fortune, officially changes tax domicile
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February 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM
🐀 #Rat-cliffe 🐀
😡 Tax-avoiding #Brexiteer #Ratcliffe shd b stripped of #British #nationality/knighthood (4 “services to business&investment”). Quit UK after getting his gong /#UK #EU vote leave. changed his tax residence to #Monaco 🤢
@channel4news.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
😡 Tax-avoiding #Brexiteer #Ratcliffe shd b stripped of #British #nationality/knighthood (4 “services to business&investment”). Quit UK after getting his gong /#UK #EU vote leave. changed his tax residence to #Monaco 🤢
@channel4news.bsky.social
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A bleak day ahead...
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A bleak day ahead...
👏 #Mandelson ➡️ #Epstein
Forensic analysis by the ever-excellent @danneidle.bsky.social FYI - long and detailed with some historical data. Dan is nothing if not thorough!! 👏
Forensic analysis by the ever-excellent @danneidle.bsky.social FYI - long and detailed with some historical data. Dan is nothing if not thorough!! 👏
great post by @danneidle.bsky.social on the chances of a successful criminal prosecution of Mandelson
Dan reckons "fraud by false representation" (lying about the Epstein relationship when interviewed for the ambassador job) could be the easiest route for police
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Dan reckons "fraud by false representation" (lying about the Epstein relationship when interviewed for the ambassador job) could be the easiest route for police
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Mandelson and the Epstein emails: could he be prosecuted?
A detailed legal analysis of whether Peter Mandelson’s Epstein emails could lead to prosecution, including misconduct in public office and other offences.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:53 AM
👏 #Mandelson ➡️ #Epstein
Forensic analysis by the ever-excellent @danneidle.bsky.social FYI - long and detailed with some historical data. Dan is nothing if not thorough!! 👏
Forensic analysis by the ever-excellent @danneidle.bsky.social FYI - long and detailed with some historical data. Dan is nothing if not thorough!! 👏
What ARE you doing?
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
What ARE you doing?
FT exclusive:
Jes Staley was named as a trustee of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate up until at least 2015, newly released documents show, which appear to undermine court testimony from the former Barclays boss that he turned down the role.
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Jes Staley was named as a trustee of Jeffrey Epstein’s estate up until at least 2015, newly released documents show, which appear to undermine court testimony from the former Barclays boss that he turned down the role.
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Epstein trustee document contradicts Jes Staley testimony
Signed 2014 contract shows former Barclays boss would be paid $250,000 a year for role
www.ft.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Reposted by Meg Howarth
Ministers, advisers and civil servants are braced for political fallout from the impending release of tens of thousands of documents relating to the disgraced peer Lord Peter Mandelson and his appointment as UK ambassador to the US
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Westminster fears release of ‘embarrassing’ exchanges in Mandelson data dump
Ministers, advisers and officials will see their communications about former peer’s appointment as UK ambassador released
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February 11, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Ministers, advisers and civil servants are braced for political fallout from the impending release of tens of thousands of documents relating to the disgraced peer Lord Peter Mandelson and his appointment as UK ambassador to the US
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Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
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UK to ban political party donations from foreign-owned companies
Government says new legislation will curb overseas interference in elections
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February 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Overseas tycoons such as Elon Musk would be barred from giving substantial donations to UK political parties under new legislation to block companies making gifts if they do not have British owners or make sufficient revenue in the country
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Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable. I recently spoke with his Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice (and fellow former Labor Secretary) Julie Su about these early wins and what to expect next.
Zohran Mamdani’s Fight for Economic Justice Is a Model for the Country (Ft. Julie Su)
Zohran Mamdani has hit the ground running, taking on junk fees and wage theft to make NYC more affordable.I recently spo
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February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
#ImmigrationMatters
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
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🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 PM
#ImmigrationMatters
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
🌞 #IanMcKellen over 'Sir' #JimRatcliffe any time. The last 15-20mins of this extended I/view from a recent #LateShow w/ #StephenColbert should be enough to put the hideous anti-immigrant Rat-cliffe back in his #Ineos box. McKellen a sheer delight.
youtu.be/2l2RqzVG4ag?...
Reposted by Meg Howarth
Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
Head of Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales says he is working with Thames Valley and Met forces
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Prosecutors ‘in close contact’ with police investigating Andrew and Mandelson links to Epstein
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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our FT story from June 2023 showed:
Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s $77m townhouse in Manhattan in June 2009 while the financier was in prison for soliciting prostitution from minor
in 2010 and 2011 Epstein noted that “Petie” was with him in Paris, where the financier owned a sumptuous apartment
Mandelson stayed at Epstein’s $77m townhouse in Manhattan in June 2009 while the financier was in prison for soliciting prostitution from minor
in 2010 and 2011 Epstein noted that “Petie” was with him in Paris, where the financier owned a sumptuous apartment
February 11, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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It was obvious Matthew Doyle didn’t belong in the House of Lords. As I wrote just over a month ago app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72007/...
The PM vowed to abolish the Lords. Why is he stuffing it with allies instead?
In Matthew Doyle, we are about to get another less than stellar peer. Now is the time for change
app.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It was obvious Matthew Doyle didn’t belong in the House of Lords. As I wrote just over a month ago app.prospectmagazine.co.uk/story/72007/...
The key Atlantic current that could change Europe’s climate forever
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The key Atlantic current that could change Europe’s climate forever
Western Europe could face winters as cold as Canada because of the impact of climate change on a key Atlantic current, known as the AMOC, which helps regulate our weather.
www.channel4.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Reposted by Meg Howarth
My piece in Middle East Eye on Wes Streeting and what he said on Israel. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/wes-...
Wes Streeting has utterly exposed the UK's complicity in Israel's crimes
In messages last summer, the Labour minister acknowledged that Tel Aviv had gone 'rogue', even as his government continued shipping arms
www.middleeasteye.net
February 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My piece in Middle East Eye on Wes Streeting and what he said on Israel. www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/wes-...
🚨 #Sudan #LestWeForget 🚨
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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February 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🚨 #Sudan #LestWeForget 🚨
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
Particularly moved by #Amal's story: "..she and her husband resisted [the #RSF]. He was shot dead, she was beaten. Their house was destroyed. Two of their sons are dead...she struggles to get out of bed each day. *💔I was a big woman, now my health is not like before*💔 "
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 PM
🚨 #SarahRogers, #Trump’s under-secretary for public 'diplomacy' [sic - oxymoronic in #MAGA world, of course], called the #UK’s online safety law “tyrannical” and openly backs #NigelFarage’s #ReformUK🚨
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
February 10, 2026 at 12:46 PM
🚨 #SarahRogers, #Trump’s under-secretary for public 'diplomacy' [sic - oxymoronic in #MAGA world, of course], called the #UK’s online safety law “tyrannical” and openly backs #NigelFarage’s #ReformUK🚨
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
@annpettifor.bsky.social @annettedittert.bsky.social
♥️ #London ♥️
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 PM
🔴 Russian aerial bombs hit Slovyansk, Donetsk region, killing a child and his mother.
Donetsk Regional Military Administration says an 11-year-old boy and his mother died, with 14 others injured in the strike.
Donetsk Regional Military Administration says an 11-year-old boy and his mother died, with 14 others injured in the strike.
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🚨 #Palantir 🚨 #PeterMandelson 🚨
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
www.foxglove.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
🚨 #Palantir 🚨 #PeterMandelson 🚨
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
#Petition to sign/share. Did #Mandelson use his position as #UK ambassador to benefit the #US #SpyTech firm?
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social
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🚨 #GhislaineMaxwell
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell refuse to answer qtns about Epstein at a Congrssional hearing yesterday
Maxwell appeared virtually from the Texas prison where she is serving 20 yrs for sex trafficking
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Maxwell appeared virtually from the Texas prison where she is serving 20 yrs for sex trafficking
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February 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
🚨 #GhislaineMaxwell
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
Another Brit at the centre of the #Epstein scandal... The arrogance and self-assurance of a convicted felon expecting to be released 😡
Reposted by Meg Howarth
context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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February 10, 2026 at 7:46 AM
context: Labour had previously pledged £3bn for community green energy schemes
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