Robert Campbell
@madman2.bsky.social
Ceramic artist INSTA:@firedclayuk, photographer, security geek, adventure racer, cyclist, vegan, EU Citizen, Bollocks to Brexit
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Robert Campbell
@madman2.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: A new framework for tackling epistemic collapse and renewing democracy
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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I think this new paper by @bellingcat.com Eliot Higgins and Dr Natalie Martin from the University of Nottingham; deserves more audience. If you're interested in Democracy and Political Reform you need to read this.
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An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
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December 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲
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Normal for two sides of a negotiation to have different views. Unless the EU expects to get everything it asks of the UK. I suspect not, and is using aggressive briefing to cover up obviously split Member States. Plus they know a naive UK won't handle this well. www.ft.com/content/773b...
EU demands no cap on youth mobility scheme with UK
Draft text also calls for ‘home’ fees for European students at UK universities
www.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Normal for two sides of a negotiation to have different views. Unless the EU expects to get everything it asks of the UK. I suspect not, and is using aggressive briefing to cover up obviously split Member States. Plus they know a naive UK won't handle this well. www.ft.com/content/773b...
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This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is getting stupid now.
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
We're at the point where Labour acknowledge both the damage caused by Brexit AND that rejoining the Customs Union (more accurately, joining A Customs Union) would boost growth.
And yet they still reinforce their red lines.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Eat shit and die
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
#pollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Eat shit and die
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Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
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This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This government has not taken a single meaningful step to tackle the causes of the horrendous inefficiencies in the criminal justice system, instead rushing to dismantle trial by jury.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
Legal professionals have offered numerous alternatives to address the backlog.
Ministers are not listening.
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I heard that the driver stopped to ask directions from @williamnb.bsky.social. That’s what I heard. I didn’t say it. But a lot of people are saying it. Good people. Well informed people. That’s what they’re saying.
December 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I heard that the driver stopped to ask directions from @williamnb.bsky.social. That’s what I heard. I didn’t say it. But a lot of people are saying it. Good people. Well informed people. That’s what they’re saying.
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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NHS to pay 25% more for US drugs
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NHS to pay 25% more for US drugs
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
That's an extra £3 billion a year
Why?
Because Brexit, taking us outside the EU, makes the UK weaker than if we were inside the the EU
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I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Jury trials scrapped for offences with sentences less than three years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Jury trials scrapped for offences with sentences less than three years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Also, Kodachrome still stands undefeated. This film was invented 90 years ago!
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Also, Kodachrome still stands undefeated. This film was invented 90 years ago!
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Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
A cycling and walking strategy goes into a bar...
And gets a bit of a pep talk
lauralaker.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Shaping the next five years: why you should care about the rather lacklustre third Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy consultation - and what you can do about it lauralaker.substack.com/p/a-cycling-...
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Watch what happens when you tell Reform that thousands of real North East workers, in good jobs right now will lose those jobs because of Nigel Farage’s bizarre and false ideology.
December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Watch what happens when you tell Reform that thousands of real North East workers, in good jobs right now will lose those jobs because of Nigel Farage’s bizarre and false ideology.
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Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Even at the time, Johnson’s wild weekend in Umbria felt somewhat suspicious. With this new information, you can understand why some are now calling it outright treasonous
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The goal really needs to be a network that's as joined up and as convenient as roads are.
That can be achieved with:
1. More and better crossing points.
2. Filtered and slower 20mph streets.
3. Protected cycleways along main roads.
4. Better surfaces & maintenance so paths can be used all year.
That can be achieved with:
1. More and better crossing points.
2. Filtered and slower 20mph streets.
3. Protected cycleways along main roads.
4. Better surfaces & maintenance so paths can be used all year.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The goal really needs to be a network that's as joined up and as convenient as roads are.
That can be achieved with:
1. More and better crossing points.
2. Filtered and slower 20mph streets.
3. Protected cycleways along main roads.
4. Better surfaces & maintenance so paths can be used all year.
That can be achieved with:
1. More and better crossing points.
2. Filtered and slower 20mph streets.
3. Protected cycleways along main roads.
4. Better surfaces & maintenance so paths can be used all year.
The Government and the OBR publishes report into the budget data leak framing it substantially as a “technical issue” but to be fair the report does point out the systemic problems. -1
obr.uk
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The Government and the OBR publishes report into the budget data leak framing it substantially as a “technical issue” but to be fair the report does point out the systemic problems. -1
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Student, "As someone who pays their finances for rent and their tuition fees" #BBCQT
"They're going up again"
"What is the point of anyone going to university any more if we can't ever pay it back?"
"They're going up again"
"What is the point of anyone going to university any more if we can't ever pay it back?"
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Student, "As someone who pays their finances for rent and their tuition fees" #BBCQT
"They're going up again"
"What is the point of anyone going to university any more if we can't ever pay it back?"
"They're going up again"
"What is the point of anyone going to university any more if we can't ever pay it back?"
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'in early Christian times not only was there no social services, or NHS, but poor people were rightly fed to lions, which I propose we begin again in churches.'
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
Kemi Badenoch says welfare spending is unchristian
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
'in early Christian times not only was there no social services, or NHS, but poor people were rightly fed to lions, which I propose we begin again in churches.'
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@jonnelledge.bsky.social Really pleased to hear you make the point on OGWN about the number of car trips that could be walked. It's great to have that out there somewhere people might hear it
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
@jonnelledge.bsky.social Really pleased to hear you make the point on OGWN about the number of car trips that could be walked. It's great to have that out there somewhere people might hear it
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Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hong Kong fire and Grenfell are just alike. Fire spreading through unsafe building materials installed due to penny-pinching, killing dozens. One difference: before the HK fire is even out three executives at contractors have been arrested, eight years after Grenfell no-one has been arrested.
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Especially a government that could potentially swing to Farage in a future election.
We cannot base our human rights on the government’s mere promise to uphold them. The UK government must listen to the public and civil society organizations in the country and say no to digital ID.
The UK Has It Wrong on Digital ID. Here’s Why.
In late September, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his government’s plans to introduce a new digital ID scheme in the country to take effect before the end of the Parliament...
www.eff.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Especially a government that could potentially swing to Farage in a future election.
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Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Banning street hockey in Canada?
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.