Nigel Quinton
@nigelquinton.bsky.social
Optimist, liberal, environmentalist. Life's complicated. The answer is usually 'It Depends'
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NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
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Five Jobs Farage is spending far too much time cashing in on anything & everything, while ignoring the job he is paid to do: being an MP.
Just like his idol Donald Trump, Farage thinks politics is all about lining his own pockets.
His constituents deserve an MP who will do their job.
Just like his idol Donald Trump, Farage thinks politics is all about lining his own pockets.
His constituents deserve an MP who will do their job.
Nigel Farage failed to declare ‘£380,000 external earnings’ on time
The Reform UK leader was found to have breached the rules by Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Five Jobs Farage is spending far too much time cashing in on anything & everything, while ignoring the job he is paid to do: being an MP.
Just like his idol Donald Trump, Farage thinks politics is all about lining his own pockets.
His constituents deserve an MP who will do their job.
Just like his idol Donald Trump, Farage thinks politics is all about lining his own pockets.
His constituents deserve an MP who will do their job.
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If only there was a group of countries on our doorstep which we could form an economic union with which might provide us with some better leverage in any negotiations and protection in a trade war.
Any ideas anyone?
Any ideas anyone?
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If only there was a group of countries on our doorstep which we could form an economic union with which might provide us with some better leverage in any negotiations and protection in a trade war.
Any ideas anyone?
Any ideas anyone?
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"The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s lead author said, because no one knew when the whole system could collapse, with implications for peace and social cohesion"
But we won't tackle it urgently will we.....?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But we won't tackle it urgently will we.....?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ is here, UN report says
Overuse and pollution must end urgently as no one knows when whole system might collapse, says expert
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"The overuse and pollution of water must be tackled urgently, the report’s lead author said, because no one knew when the whole system could collapse, with implications for peace and social cohesion"
But we won't tackle it urgently will we.....?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But we won't tackle it urgently will we.....?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
People Are Still Not Getting Trump Right
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Tempting though it is to see Trump as a deranged toddler, this argument deserves to be heard. Trump is Putin's dream. Why? Because Trump and his cabal see the world only in the context of military power - US, Russia, China.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Tempting though it is to see Trump as a deranged toddler, this argument deserves to be heard. Trump is Putin's dream. Why? Because Trump and his cabal see the world only in the context of military power - US, Russia, China.
People Are Still Not Getting Trump Right
His Letter Was Not And Is Not The Story
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
People Are Still Not Getting Trump Right
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Tempting though it is to see Trump as a deranged toddler, this argument deserves to be heard. Trump is Putin's dream. Why? Because Trump and his cabal see the world only in the context of military power - US, Russia, China.
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Tempting though it is to see Trump as a deranged toddler, this argument deserves to be heard. Trump is Putin's dream. Why? Because Trump and his cabal see the world only in the context of military power - US, Russia, China.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
January 20, 2026 at 8:54 AM
❌We don’t need water company ‘MOTs’ and stickers on dishwashers.
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
We need real action to fix a system that has been ripping people off and illegally dumping sewage with no accountability.
We need public ownership.
Help us act: actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
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British newspapers are working to harm us. Puppets of oil companies, climate change action disgusts them. Time to dump the Telegraph and the rest of them.
January 19, 2026 at 8:12 PM
British newspapers are working to harm us. Puppets of oil companies, climate change action disgusts them. Time to dump the Telegraph and the rest of them.
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'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully'
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 AM
'We've got to stand up to Donald Trump, he's a bully'
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey tells #BBCBreakfast the UK should cancel the planned visit by King Charles to the United States in the row over the US President's threat over Greenland
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“Trump is acting like an international gangster”
Ed Davey
Ed Davey
January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“Trump is acting like an international gangster”
Ed Davey
Ed Davey
This was a popular idea back when DJT first set out his tariff policy. IIRC Canada and China either did this or threatened to. Can anyone with the necessary knowledge tell me if it is a viable weapon to use against him now?
Yes AND start dumping our debt! One day France dumps $50 m. Next day, Germany does the same. Then the UK, then Australia, then Japan, and so on. Rank the chain real hard. Billionaires and hedge funders will get the Drumpf regime in line right quick.
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This was a popular idea back when DJT first set out his tariff policy. IIRC Canada and China either did this or threatened to. Can anyone with the necessary knowledge tell me if it is a viable weapon to use against him now?
Awful trend
I have said for more than a year now that we are going backwards
And here's the latest evidence
We are digging our own grave
And here's the latest evidence
We are digging our own grave
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Awful trend
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This is what climate breakdown looks like
But this is just the begining......
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
But this is just the begining......
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15
Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is what climate breakdown looks like
But this is just the begining......
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
But this is just the begining......
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
January 19, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:
‘Failed State’ is a brilliant read. Anyone interested in how to avoid the mistakes of past two decades has to read it.
This is why there's a whole chapter in my book about the damage the grid has done to policy making.
January 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
‘Failed State’ is a brilliant read. Anyone interested in how to avoid the mistakes of past two decades has to read it.
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BREAKING: “Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing” says Ed Davey
January 17, 2026 at 6:37 PM
BREAKING: “Starmer’s US policy lies in tatters. Trump is now punishing the UK and NATO allies just for doing the right thing” says Ed Davey
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The big reveal at Reform's latest press conference:
January 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
The big reveal at Reform's latest press conference:
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South East Water have done the extraordinary by making Thames Water look good.
The Liberal Democrats have long called for a better regulator to fix our broken water industry.
We are also calling for water companies such as Thames Water to be made a public benefit company.
The Liberal Democrats have long called for a better regulator to fix our broken water industry.
We are also calling for water companies such as Thames Water to be made a public benefit company.
January 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM
South East Water have done the extraordinary by making Thames Water look good.
The Liberal Democrats have long called for a better regulator to fix our broken water industry.
We are also calling for water companies such as Thames Water to be made a public benefit company.
The Liberal Democrats have long called for a better regulator to fix our broken water industry.
We are also calling for water companies such as Thames Water to be made a public benefit company.
⚠️Reform UK are the failed Tories in disguise.
🚨Check out Best for Britain’s new Tory to Reform UK tracker.
Find out just how many have jumped from the sinking ship⛴️.
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformuk_defection_tracker
🚨Check out Best for Britain’s new Tory to Reform UK tracker.
Find out just how many have jumped from the sinking ship⛴️.
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformuk_defection_tracker
Tory to Reform UK Defection Tracker
Reform UK are presenting themselves as an insurgent political party, yet their adoption of former Conservatives shows they are nothing more than the 'Tories in disguise'.
www.bestforbritain.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 PM
⚠️Reform UK are the failed Tories in disguise.
🚨Check out Best for Britain’s new Tory to Reform UK tracker.
Find out just how many have jumped from the sinking ship⛴️.
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformuk_defection_tracker
🚨Check out Best for Britain’s new Tory to Reform UK tracker.
Find out just how many have jumped from the sinking ship⛴️.
www.bestforbritain.org/tory_reformuk_defection_tracker
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This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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One more rat is leaving the sinking ship - the Conservatives are out of ideas and Reform only have bad ones.
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
One more rat is leaving the sinking ship - the Conservatives are out of ideas and Reform only have bad ones.
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
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Other countries are already acting to protect children from the harms of chatbots and social media.
2026 must be the year the UK does the same, by putting children’s mental health before corporate profit.
2026 must be the year the UK does the same, by putting children’s mental health before corporate profit.
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Other countries are already acting to protect children from the harms of chatbots and social media.
2026 must be the year the UK does the same, by putting children’s mental health before corporate profit.
2026 must be the year the UK does the same, by putting children’s mental health before corporate profit.