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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 4d

“It’s a discourse that sets people against one another.”

The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr

Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says

Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society

www.theguardian.com

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 9d

Who can be the most evil. That is a sad game!

Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 9d

Durham is now hike rates after failing their promise of cuts. To add insult this year's Durham light show will end after lack of support from it's major funder, Durham council go Reform

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 9d

Meanwhile in Reform Durham council their giving council cuts promise has turned into eye watering increases. And to add to no fun in Durham the sucessfull light show is canceled going forwarded due to lack of funding.

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 10d

the day-ahead wholesale cost price of energy gas £75.60 /MWh
Offshore wind £57/MWh
Onshore £46/MWh
Solar PV £44/MWh
Nuclear power £92.50/MWh

Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 10d

Maybe if Tom should check facts
Fossil fuel received £80 billion in support, compared to £60 billion for renewable, fossil fuel subsidies in 2023 increased by £1 billion renewables increased by only £1 million. Government ended subsidies for onshore wind and solar power.

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Petrichor @bulathe1andonly.bsky.social · 10d

Seems like he is describing my Liverpool..a melting pot of rich and vibrant cultures races and colors ..🥰

Please let this man and his party win in the next elections.

Imagine all the people living life in peace 🤞🏾💖

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10d

British.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 10d

Wonderful work

Count Arthur Strong @countarthurstrong.bsky.social · 10d

Me reading some poetry about bloody cats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3V...

Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T.S. Eliot. Read by Count Arthur Strong.

YouTube video by Faber Books

www.youtube.com

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 12d

That would knock another nail in the labour coffin

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 16d

I think they may have given to deliberately annoy DT

Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 16d

Do think they want their money back when they discover he has no influence in the UK

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Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 16d

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 17d

BBC's right wing bias, sad the loss of a great institutional impartial organisation www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbcs-i...

The BBC's Institutional Anti-Left Bias

The BBC's decision to scrap a planned Zack Polanski interview on the channel's flagship Laura Kuenssberg show has caused fury within the Green Party

www.adambienkov.co.uk

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 17d

Always calling anything you do not like bullshit or false news where have I heard that before!

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18d

Cancelling Stamp Duty is for millionaires, these are the savings in London.

Up to £500,000 - £0
£600,000 - £5,000 (1x)
£1,200,000 - £48,750 (Nearly 10x)
£2,400,000 - £186,750 (37.3x)
£5,000,000 - £498,750 (99.75x)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 18d

Links between Putin and Nigel Farage will not go away
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem

Far from being a distant colleague, insiders told Byline Times that Reform's former Welsh leader, convicted of bribery, was a close Farage aide and worked on the Kremlin's plan to crush Ukraine

open.substack.com

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 18d

💷 Can asylum seekers claim benefits?
🏥 Do they get free NHS treatment?
📱 What about free iPhones?

Our new explainer answers some commonly asked questions about the support given to asylum seekers in the UK.

What support do asylum seekers get in the UK? – Full Fact

Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity

fullfact.org

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 18d

"Many oil and gas companies advocating for #CCS in UK have simultaneously raised issues with the technical feasibility and commercial viability of CCS in other countries when faced with regulation"

Report by @influencemap.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
influencemap.org/report/The-U...

The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...

influencemap.org

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 19d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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James @jamesbfg.bsky.social · 18d

As @zackpolanski.bsky.social says so well, we have lost #ordinaryhope after decades of it being drained from our communities, our work and our lives. And people should be fighting back. Not with hate, but with hope.

Your enemy is not other poor people.

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 18d

⚠️ @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain, said:

“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."

https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS

Farage must explain how Brexit has benefitted steel workers

Campaigners have warned that Brexit has left the UK "much more exposed" after reports that the EU is preparing a new 50% tariff on steel imports.

bit.ly

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21d

THE ECHR PROTECTS US ALL

We must protect it, not leave it

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21d

When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...

🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 21d

I do give a sit. Digital id like in Estonia makes people safer, life easier with less chance of fraud and at a stroke can prevent under age kids using adult online stuff etc.

Bright water @mikerrobo.bsky.social · 21d

No it's not alright then, but it's better to get the facts right