J Mark Dodds FRSA
@jmarkdodds.bsky.social
Born 314 ppm #SavingBritainsPubs Reimagining the Public House fit for 21st century purpose to bring #PeoplePowered #FossilFuelFree pubs into the commons www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2023/9/25/peoples-pub-partnership
Pinned
Finally. I wrote about this recently, and what we can do about it TOGETHER for The Mint Magazine: 'A few too many? It's a 10 minute read
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
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We’ve been selling our soul since souls were invented 😉
February 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We’ve been selling our soul since souls were invented 😉
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Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Stop asking if they’re “rigging the election.”
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
They. Already. Are.
But the most dangerous part isn’t the mechanics. It’s the message.
They’re doing it in public to make you swallow the real lie:
That voting is pointless.
If they can get you to quit before Election Day… they don’t even have to win.
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HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You and Yours - How Important Is Your Local Pub to You? - BBC Sounds
Call You and Yours: How Important Is Your Local Pub?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Features the currently under threat Hare & Hounds above #HebdenBridge, which a developer wishes to turn into a massive single occupancy house to *checks notes* address the local housing shortage. bsky.app/profile/foxa...
One of #HebdenBridge's best pubs is under threat of disappearing, and the community hasn't been given the chance to save it as a community enterprise.
Please sign the petition www.change.org/p/save-the-h... and consider objecting to the planning application (by Tues 3rd) to save the Hare & Hounds.
Please sign the petition www.change.org/p/save-the-h... and consider objecting to the planning application (by Tues 3rd) to save the Hare & Hounds.
Sign the Petition
SAVE the Hare & Hounds from Permanent Closure
www.change.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Features the currently under threat Hare & Hounds above #HebdenBridge, which a developer wishes to turn into a massive single occupancy house to *checks notes* address the local housing shortage. bsky.app/profile/foxa...
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
You and Yours - How Important Is Your Local Pub to You? - BBC Sounds
Call You and Yours: How Important Is Your Local Pub?
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
HOW IMPORTANT IS YOUR LOCAL PUB TO YOU?
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A chap called Darren who I met in The Ship on Middle Street owns a fish and chip shop and The Bar in Deal, Kent, told me this is a very good discussion... I've not listened yet
You And Yours
27 January 2026
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Yep just look at this
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Yep just look at this
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As I've considered writing a book, I've gotten clear messages about this agency (sharing a link someone else provided that does a good summary)
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
February 1, 2026 at 10:55 PM
As I've considered writing a book, I've gotten clear messages about this agency (sharing a link someone else provided that does a good summary)
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
newrepublic.com/article/1548...
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Finally. I wrote about this recently, and what we can do about it TOGETHER for The Mint Magazine: 'A few too many? It's a 10 minute read
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Finally. I wrote about this recently, and what we can do about it TOGETHER for The Mint Magazine: 'A few too many? It's a 10 minute read
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
Link: www.themintmagazine.com/a-few-too-ma...
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There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
UK MPs on Bluesky
Track which UK Members of Parliament are on Bluesky. See adoption rates by party, find missing MPs, and explore the constituency map.
mps.dowu.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
There are at least 365 MPs with BlueSky accounts (a majority of 65!) acc to this @politicshome.bsky.social tracker, with 244 having posted on the site this month/since new year
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
Labour 265 (65%)
LibDem 61 (85%)
Cons 6 (5%)
Green 4 (100%)
SNP 4 (44%)
Plaid 2 (50%)
Reform 0 (0%)
mps.dowu.uk#parties
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ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.
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Troublemakers at the Federal Building now with @weareoneamerica.bsky.social & @seattleindivisible.bsky.social & others...
"Everything ICE is doing, every broken law, every abduction, every murder, pushes the line further to actively restricting the freedoms of every person in the country."
"Everything ICE is doing, every broken law, every abduction, every murder, pushes the line further to actively restricting the freedoms of every person in the country."
January 27, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Troublemakers at the Federal Building now with @weareoneamerica.bsky.social & @seattleindivisible.bsky.social & others...
"Everything ICE is doing, every broken law, every abduction, every murder, pushes the line further to actively restricting the freedoms of every person in the country."
"Everything ICE is doing, every broken law, every abduction, every murder, pushes the line further to actively restricting the freedoms of every person in the country."
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January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Like Jimmy Kimmel said: everyone tiptoes around him like an angry four-year old with a hand grenade.
It's not their job to fix this though, that's on the Americans: get the four-year old into a room and close the door. Then wait for the *boom* and go clean up the mess yourselves.
It's not their job to fix this though, that's on the Americans: get the four-year old into a room and close the door. Then wait for the *boom* and go clean up the mess yourselves.
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Like Jimmy Kimmel said: everyone tiptoes around him like an angry four-year old with a hand grenade.
It's not their job to fix this though, that's on the Americans: get the four-year old into a room and close the door. Then wait for the *boom* and go clean up the mess yourselves.
It's not their job to fix this though, that's on the Americans: get the four-year old into a room and close the door. Then wait for the *boom* and go clean up the mess yourselves.
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Let me say it once again….
How other people voted in an undemocratic and flawed referendum 10 years ago shouldn’t have **anything at all** to do with protecting the rights of people today who need those rights.
How other people voted in an undemocratic and flawed referendum 10 years ago shouldn’t have **anything at all** to do with protecting the rights of people today who need those rights.
January 23, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Let me say it once again….
How other people voted in an undemocratic and flawed referendum 10 years ago shouldn’t have **anything at all** to do with protecting the rights of people today who need those rights.
How other people voted in an undemocratic and flawed referendum 10 years ago shouldn’t have **anything at all** to do with protecting the rights of people today who need those rights.
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‘The Evening Standard (a newspaper then popular with the city’s commuters)’
Spotted in the notes of the Gilbert & George exhibition at the Hayward Gallery… Makes me feel both ancient and depressed at the same time.
Spotted in the notes of the Gilbert & George exhibition at the Hayward Gallery… Makes me feel both ancient and depressed at the same time.
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
‘The Evening Standard (a newspaper then popular with the city’s commuters)’
Spotted in the notes of the Gilbert & George exhibition at the Hayward Gallery… Makes me feel both ancient and depressed at the same time.
Spotted in the notes of the Gilbert & George exhibition at the Hayward Gallery… Makes me feel both ancient and depressed at the same time.
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TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 AM
TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
We are ALL residents of Minnesota.
We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊
Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔
Tell this to TRUMP
"Single ship load of solar PV – which can ultimately deliver 170 terawatt hours of PV once installed, is now worth 120 coal carries, or 57 LNG tankers"
One ship load of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 100 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race
One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 23, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Tell this to TRUMP
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This is clear evidence that green policy framed *within* a socialist transformation, with a strong populist narrative, can 100% be a winning political platform.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
This is clear evidence that green policy framed *within* a socialist transformation, with a strong populist narrative, can 100% be a winning political platform.
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Rise of Billionaires & Global Inequality with Corresponding Destruction of Democracy: brand new Oxfam International Expose...
youtu.be/GIlM1cTf7gU?...
#Oxfam #money #finance #wealth #BILLIONAIRE #Millionaire #Davos2026 #Davos #WEF26 #WEF2026 #wef #democracy
youtu.be/GIlM1cTf7gU?...
#Oxfam #money #finance #wealth #BILLIONAIRE #Millionaire #Davos2026 #Davos #WEF26 #WEF2026 #wef #democracy
Rise of Billionaires & Global Inequality with Corresponding Destruction of Democracy: Oxfam Report
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Rise of Billionaires & Global Inequality with Corresponding Destruction of Democracy: brand new Oxfam International Expose...
youtu.be/GIlM1cTf7gU?...
#Oxfam #money #finance #wealth #BILLIONAIRE #Millionaire #Davos2026 #Davos #WEF26 #WEF2026 #wef #democracy
youtu.be/GIlM1cTf7gU?...
#Oxfam #money #finance #wealth #BILLIONAIRE #Millionaire #Davos2026 #Davos #WEF26 #WEF2026 #wef #democracy
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🚨Some personal news: I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to take over running the Jumbo Profiterole and XXL Eclair Factory. It's a dream job, but I've got some big choux to fill
October 13, 2024 at 2:39 PM
🚨Some personal news: I'm honoured and humbled to have been asked to take over running the Jumbo Profiterole and XXL Eclair Factory. It's a dream job, but I've got some big choux to fill
@willdunn.bsky.social I came across your interesting piece today.
We urgently need a proper pubs crisis investigation to expose the #GreatBritishPubcoScam
It's MUCH bigger than Post Office Scandal, WAY more bankrupt publicans and permanently harmed communities
WE have receipts
We urgently need a proper pubs crisis investigation to expose the #GreatBritishPubcoScam
It's MUCH bigger than Post Office Scandal, WAY more bankrupt publicans and permanently harmed communities
WE have receipts
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
@willdunn.bsky.social I came across your interesting piece today.
We urgently need a proper pubs crisis investigation to expose the #GreatBritishPubcoScam
It's MUCH bigger than Post Office Scandal, WAY more bankrupt publicans and permanently harmed communities
WE have receipts
We urgently need a proper pubs crisis investigation to expose the #GreatBritishPubcoScam
It's MUCH bigger than Post Office Scandal, WAY more bankrupt publicans and permanently harmed communities
WE have receipts
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Excellent piece for The New World on Britain’s “all-or-nothing” problem. Especially relevant during ‘Dry January’, as pubs face serious existential crisis driven by aggressive Rentier extraction and financialisation. Thanks.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Excellent piece for The New World on Britain’s “all-or-nothing” problem. Especially relevant during ‘Dry January’, as pubs face serious existential crisis driven by aggressive Rentier extraction and financialisation. Thanks.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...
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@rjpartington.bsky.social Thousands of pubs will close but the true 'zombies' are the hedge fund backed pubcos who 'own' the assets. The gargantuan debt is propped up by Rentier extraction by wholesale supply price gouging and aggressive overvalued rents on thousands of pubs #GreatBritishPubcoSam
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
@rjpartington.bsky.social Thousands of pubs will close but the true 'zombies' are the hedge fund backed pubcos who 'own' the assets. The gargantuan debt is propped up by Rentier extraction by wholesale supply price gouging and aggressive overvalued rents on thousands of pubs #GreatBritishPubcoSam