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Laurie Dunkin Wedd
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Bought no coal or gas since 1977, no flights since 2006, no petrol since 2015. You can give up fossils too!
PV, EV, domestic battery.
ME/CFS. #UBI
Kent UK.
Sometimes musical.
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BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.

All due online by 2029.
February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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It sounds like @teamlabouruk.bsky.social is panicking.

We're sick and tired of our "leaders" sucking up to the oligarchs.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social has been saying this for quite some time.

#inequality

#TaxTheRich
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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As the Olympic Games bans the helmet of Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych with portraits of Ukrainian athletes killed by russia, let us be his voice and spread his message🫶🏻
February 10, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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Dear Patricia Clegg

(the lady from the Reform letter)

You say your energy bills are rising - do you think the fossil fuel‑linked lads at Reform are going to fix that?

You mention food costing more - wild thought, but does Brexit, supply chains, and red tape ring any bells?

….
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Without a clearer sense of direction, Labour's doomed. So, by far the best thing that these two could do now would be to stop worrying about how best to become PM if and when Starmer eventually goes and instead think really, really hard about what they would do were they chosen to replace him.
February 10, 2026 at 7:17 AM
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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I was in Canada recently. Without exception, all the Canadians I spoke to stand squarely with Carney. They’re genuinely proud of him because he doesn’t suck up to Trump and he’s seen as being on their side, acting in their best interests.
Now that’s what I call leadership.
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects

- Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK backs biggest English onshore windfarm in a decade among 190 green energy projects
Government also offers contracts for record number of solar schemes as it aims to create clean electricity system by 2030
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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Facing the most hostile right wing press of my lifetime was another reason they needed to be excellent at their job. Not an excuse for being shit at it.
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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And all these centrists praising his fundamental decency are doing so on a child porn generator owned by a White Supremacist.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Excellent TV prog by Guy Martin on how to have a zero energy bill. We are in that happy position: the domestic battery has changed our lives.

'Guy Martin’s House Without Bills':

www.channel4.com/programmes/g...
Guy Martin’s House Without Bills
Guy explores how to make homes cheaper to heat. Can he get rid of energy bills altogether?
www.channel4.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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Hot on the heels of the (very good!) Warm Homes Plan, today the government is launching the Local Power Plan, which from a quick scan looks, if anything, even more exciting!

Ed Miliband’s DESNZ, continuing to show how it’s possible, even in this government, to do positive things of consequence 👏💫
Local Power Plan
The Local Power Plan ensures that communities directly benefit from the energy they help to produce.
www.gov.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Forget this govt doing good things for a moment: first, can we please stop self-harming?
These self-inflicted injuries are beyond stupid just to park Labour’s tanks on Farage’s lawn. Stop it!
Internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to the UK’s health and care services every day, but UK government proposals to overhaul the Indefinite Leave to Remain system fail to recognise their value.

Write to your MP to demand better. 📝 ➡️ https://bit.ly/45qa50U
February 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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🔴 Investigation opened into PR firm's work investigating journalists and sources for Labour Together

PRCA has launched a probe into APCO Worldwide following Democracy for Sale's reporting

Now will Cabinet minister Josh Simons explain himself?

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/pr-firm-pr...
PR firm probed over Labour Together investigating journalists
Investigation into APCO Worldwide deepens questions for Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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'the UK is not "Special" and has a responsibility to act, as does much of the developed world, which has enjoyed the benefits of fossil fuels; to do otherwise would be selfish and inherently unfair' bfcca.org/blogs/f/we-a... #ClimateChange #NetZero
We are not special
One of the arguments frequently raised by those who oppose the UK acting on the energy transition and climate change is that the UK contributes only a small proportion of global emissions, and that ot...
bfcca.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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Anyway I'll be writing to Reform later to demand that they let me speak at their conference on the main stage.

If they refuse me they'll be showing themselves to be enemies of free speech
February 10, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Enough of this biased sh*t. #Leveson2 please!
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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A government enthralled to men and corporations drunk on power is the rot at the centre of the Mandelson scandal.

Of all seven of the Nolan principles, openness can help build back the most trust.

Every MP, like me, should release logs of all lobbying meetings.
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Tomorrow - we launch the biggest investment in community energy in British history.

The Local Power Plan will build wealth and power in communities across the country - driven by communities, for communities, supported by Great British Energy.
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The first-of-its-kind case argues ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and other major fossil fuel companies unfairly rigged the marketplace in order to block cleaner forms of energy, fueling deadly climate disasters in Puerto Rico such as Hurricanes Maria and Irma.

Read more: 👇
Municipalities of Puerto Rico | Center for Climate Integrity
Thirty-seven Puerto Rico municipalities are waging the first-ever class-action lawsuit to charge major fossil fuel entities — including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, the American Petroleum Institute...
climateintegrity.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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China’s 10,000-ton all-electric containership has begun sea trials — a clear signal #bettrification is coming fast to short-sea shipping. 19 MWh containerised LFP batteries slash fuel & maintenance costs, enable battery swapping, and deliver ~280–370 km range. Diesel feeders can’t compete. ⚡🚢
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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Nigel Farage yet again spouting his own prejudice above actual fact, and making your family and your work pay for it….

Multiple studies show being able to work from home boosts productivity, health and family outcomes. Don’t let him ruin your life or country by claiming otherwise.
February 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Why I don’t use Spotify. It’s musical theft. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TikTok fans to Spotify listeners challenge for artists
A 10 second part of a song can go viral - but this is no guarantee anyone will listen to it in full.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM