Jan
@jangold.bsky.social
Politics. Independence for Scotland. Carer.
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Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
Palantir lands biggest ever UK defense deal
The £240 million contract with the Ministry of Defence has renewed a debate about Britain’s dependence on American technology.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Yet another huge contract, awarded without any competitive bidding process, to Wes Streeting's favourite NHS supplier, the Hard Right US surveillance tech specialists Palantir, for military decision making capability.
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GOOD NEWS: Renewable energy reached a RECORD HIGH in the UK last year, with wind power alone producing nearly 30% of our electricity.
MORE OF THIS for 2026 please! 🌍
MORE OF THIS for 2026 please! 🌍
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 PM
GOOD NEWS: Renewable energy reached a RECORD HIGH in the UK last year, with wind power alone producing nearly 30% of our electricity.
MORE OF THIS for 2026 please! 🌍
MORE OF THIS for 2026 please! 🌍
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October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION
As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...
www.thenerve.news
October 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/tony-blair...
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Powerful new Banksy mural on the Royal Courts of Justice building shows a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground with his gavel, with blood splattering the placard.
September 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Powerful new Banksy mural on the Royal Courts of Justice building shows a judge hitting a protester lying on the ground with his gavel, with blood splattering the placard.
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The UK electricity is already the most expensive in the world.
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
August 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The UK electricity is already the most expensive in the world.
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
This👇
How many perpetrators of domestic violence, or child abuse, or sexual assault will Yvette Cooper release early to imprison people aghast at the genocide in Palestine, and her authoritarian response, and wanting to speak of it?
July 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This👇
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We have had a report saying two women walking up to a protest today at BAe Samlesbury were stopped by Lancashire Police and advised to remove their t-shirts that say 'Free Palestine', as it may "breach the proscription order".
And so it begins.
And so it begins.
July 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We have had a report saying two women walking up to a protest today at BAe Samlesbury were stopped by Lancashire Police and advised to remove their t-shirts that say 'Free Palestine', as it may "breach the proscription order".
And so it begins.
And so it begins.
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I'm appealing the UK Govt's refusal of my FOI request over Rachel Reeves' correspondence with the NAO regarding the UK's Free Zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
open.substack.com/pub/european...
I'm appealing the UK Govt's refusal of my FOI request over Rachel Reeves' correspondence with the NAO regarding the UK's Free Zones.
The UK duopoly's nationwide rollout of 12 deregulated freeports and 74 SEZs is a violation of UK citizens' sovereignty.
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I'm appealing the UK Govt's refusal of my FOI request over Rachel Reeves' correspondence with the NAO regarding the UK's Free Zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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The day of reckoning will come - far too late, but it will come www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
May 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The day of reckoning will come - far too late, but it will come www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/o...
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So all the hundreds of millions his mates made was down to Biden. They'll know who to thank then.
April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So all the hundreds of millions his mates made was down to Biden. They'll know who to thank then.
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As per @goodlawproject.bsky.social Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department.
But what do his backers expect in return?
But what do his backers expect in return?
April 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As per @goodlawproject.bsky.social Wes Streeting has bagged another £58,000 from sources connected to the private health sector since taking over at the health department.
But what do his backers expect in return?
But what do his backers expect in return?
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Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
April 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”
This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.
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This is blatant corruption by the Trump regime (and crime family) - in the middle of a financial crisis that Trump’s trade war triggered, costing average Americans their pensions.
How long can this go on? (WSJ today, page 1)
How long can this go on? (WSJ today, page 1)
April 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is blatant corruption by the Trump regime (and crime family) - in the middle of a financial crisis that Trump’s trade war triggered, costing average Americans their pensions.
How long can this go on? (WSJ today, page 1)
How long can this go on? (WSJ today, page 1)
Absolute joke that sky news is running with this garbage!
April 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Absolute joke that sky news is running with this garbage!
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(1/4) The ongoing market response to last week’s US tariff announcement was both predictable and preventable. Even if you agree with the premise of these tariffs, every reasonable effort should be made to give US companies sufficient time to adapt.
April 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
(1/4) The ongoing market response to last week’s US tariff announcement was both predictable and preventable. Even if you agree with the premise of these tariffs, every reasonable effort should be made to give US companies sufficient time to adapt.
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Love Wilfred Frost calling out the bullshitters on Sky.
April 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Love Wilfred Frost calling out the bullshitters on Sky.
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After getting caught attempting to blackmail Europe through his illegal Yemen attacks, US oligarch Trump is now threatening the European Union and Canada with more "tariffs" if they sign a trade deal with each other.
Sidenote: Trump believes the European Union is a country.
Sidenote: Trump believes the European Union is a country.
March 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
After getting caught attempting to blackmail Europe through his illegal Yemen attacks, US oligarch Trump is now threatening the European Union and Canada with more "tariffs" if they sign a trade deal with each other.
Sidenote: Trump believes the European Union is a country.
Sidenote: Trump believes the European Union is a country.