Julian Young
@julesyoung.bsky.social
Bass playing, bird watching, green leftie.
25% to "good causes"
12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator
So already quite heavily “taxed”
Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator
So already quite heavily “taxed”
Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
National Lottery (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
25% to "good causes"
12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator
So already quite heavily “taxed”
Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
12% goes to the UK government as lottery duty, 4% to retailers as commission, and a total of 5% to the operator
So already quite heavily “taxed”
Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa...
Today we cooked at 3.30 and ate our tea at 4pm. Still feeling full now.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today we cooked at 3.30 and ate our tea at 4pm. Still feeling full now.
Reposted by Julian Young
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Perhaps they plan to merge the titles
Daily Heilograph
Daily Heilograph
November 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Perhaps they plan to merge the titles
Daily Heilograph
Daily Heilograph
I thought the first law of attack journalism was focus on one thing only. Don’t complicate it.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I thought the first law of attack journalism was focus on one thing only. Don’t complicate it.
Reposted by Julian Young
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Richard Tice, March 2025:
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
"I have never met Nathan Gill, and he has never had anything to do with Reform,"
Reposted by Julian Young
Reposted by Julian Young
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
...And in terms of asylum applications per 10,000 people the UK is lower down, at 16 per 10,000 people in 2024...
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This graph is more relevant. Not sure if the narrative works better the other way round: “we have low levels of asylum to the UK but because we’re a large country the absolute number makes us look more of a destination “
November 17, 2025 at 7:02 PM
This graph is more relevant. Not sure if the narrative works better the other way round: “we have low levels of asylum to the UK but because we’re a large country the absolute number makes us look more of a destination “
Reposted by Julian Young
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Reposted by Julian Young
Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles - Greenpeace East Asia
As the world converges at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, Greenpeace has condemned Toyota’s misleading promotion of biofuel-powered prototype vehicles as a decarbonisation solution.
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
Reposted by Julian Young
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Worth spending 10 mins reading the analysis for a cogent criticism of the McSweeny strategy.
"What I think Blue Labour believe is that Labour voters in the marginal Red Wall district have fundamentally different views on social (and maybe economic) issues than Labour voters in safe London seats. They don’t."
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
Labour at the Margin...
...of survival
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Worth spending 10 mins reading the analysis for a cogent criticism of the McSweeny strategy.
Reposted by Julian Young
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
Doesn’t need to be gradual. Sites like Zoopla have reasonably good algorithms for tracking estimating values.
Personally, I’d remove the single person discount on dwellings with >= 3 bedrooms.
Personally, I’d remove the single person discount on dwellings with >= 3 bedrooms.
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Doesn’t need to be gradual. Sites like Zoopla have reasonably good algorithms for tracking estimating values.
Personally, I’d remove the single person discount on dwellings with >= 3 bedrooms.
Personally, I’d remove the single person discount on dwellings with >= 3 bedrooms.
Reposted by Julian Young
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
🧵
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
🧵
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
🧵
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
1/15
🧵
They nicked this idea off the LibDems.
November 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
They nicked this idea off the LibDems.
Let’s have them here in Hertfordshire instead! Might keep down the deer that are destroying our woodlands.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Let’s have them here in Hertfordshire instead! Might keep down the deer that are destroying our woodlands.
Good to see @dougparr.bsky.social from Greenpeace quoted. It’s clear that insulation gives people warmer homes and more disposable income to put back into the economy.
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Good to see @dougparr.bsky.social from Greenpeace quoted. It’s clear that insulation gives people warmer homes and more disposable income to put back into the economy.
Reposted by Julian Young
Paul Nowak: "We've got 6,000 people working on electric vehicles in Nissan. We need to be supporting, those British manufacturing and engineering employers to make that transition."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Paul Nowak: "We've got 6,000 people working on electric vehicles in Nissan. We need to be supporting, those British manufacturing and engineering employers to make that transition."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
Reposted by Julian Young
I'm pleased to be back in the Parliamentary Labour Party and will be pressing on with business as usual representing North East Hertfordshire.
My statement on today's news. 👇
My statement on today's news. 👇
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm pleased to be back in the Parliamentary Labour Party and will be pressing on with business as usual representing North East Hertfordshire.
My statement on today's news. 👇
My statement on today's news. 👇
Reposted by Julian Young
Judges keep BANNING climate activists from talking about the climate crisis in their evidence in court...
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Judges keep BANNING climate activists from talking about the climate crisis in their evidence in court...
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
Reposted by Julian Young
In air pollution hotspots in England & Wales, half the population are people of colour, 48% are on the lowest incomes, and 60% don’t drive
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution, analysis finds
Exclusive: Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In air pollution hotspots in England & Wales, half the population are people of colour, 48% are on the lowest incomes, and 60% don’t drive
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Julian Young
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
LBC caller describes her husband’s ‘grin’ after train stabbing
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...