Peter Beal
@peterpaddler.bsky.social
Usually found with a coffee cup in hand
Landscape Photographer
My opinions are my own but I'm not afraid of hearing those of others & I'm willing to change all be it after a struggle
Landscape Photographer
My opinions are my own but I'm not afraid of hearing those of others & I'm willing to change all be it after a struggle
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It's been fun seeing The Consultants lose their mind about how they don't get this ad, which is the coolest shit she's done yet.
(Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)
(Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
It's been fun seeing The Consultants lose their mind about how they don't get this ad, which is the coolest shit she's done yet.
(Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)
(Also, yes, that's Matt Mercer, who I've come to learn since this ad dropped is more famous than Michael Jordan.)
Labour remind me of ultra processed foods. They’re still named after the real thing but all the goodness that once nourished ppl have been processed out of them
January 31, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Labour remind me of ultra processed foods. They’re still named after the real thing but all the goodness that once nourished ppl have been processed out of them
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To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote":
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote":
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
Off with their heads !!!
When is a fine on a company not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Off with their heads !!!
Bloody sickening and immoral
Curse of Private Equity.
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis.
Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year.
No curbs on profiteering.
archive.ph/LdXqs
The private equity firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis
Specialist schools are a source of income for investors and a financial burden on cash-strapped councils
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Bloody sickening and immoral
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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China.
Trump tariff terror pushing countries into new alignments.
it is economic pragmatism for countries to build trade links with China, the second largest economy.
Hypocrisy: US trades with China and Trump himself will visit China soon.
Trump tariff terror pushing countries into new alignments.
it is economic pragmatism for countries to build trade links with China, the second largest economy.
Hypocrisy: US trades with China and Trump himself will visit China soon.
Donald Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai
Sir Keir says
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China.
Trump tariff terror pushing countries into new alignments.
it is economic pragmatism for countries to build trade links with China, the second largest economy.
Hypocrisy: US trades with China and Trump himself will visit China soon.
Trump tariff terror pushing countries into new alignments.
it is economic pragmatism for countries to build trade links with China, the second largest economy.
Hypocrisy: US trades with China and Trump himself will visit China soon.
Griffter Goodwin is Reforms candidate for the upcoming by-election. A great replacement conspiracy spewing GBNews presenter. Let's see how he holds up when presented with facts
#ukpol #greens #stopreform
youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bn...
#ukpol #greens #stopreform
youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bn...
Mehdi Hasan DISMANTLES Matthew Goodwin in Brutal Exchange
YouTube video by INFORMED WAY
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Griffter Goodwin is Reforms candidate for the upcoming by-election. A great replacement conspiracy spewing GBNews presenter. Let's see how he holds up when presented with facts
#ukpol #greens #stopreform
youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bn...
#ukpol #greens #stopreform
youtube.com/watch?v=Q5bn...
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Crisis on UK high street deepens. Private equity owned The Original Factory Shop calls in administrators; 1,200 jobs at risk
PE devours and leaves a trail of destruction.
Yet The Pension Schemes Bill going through parliament urges schemes to invest in PE.
PE devours and leaves a trail of destruction.
Yet The Pension Schemes Bill going through parliament urges schemes to invest in PE.
The Original Factory Shop calls in administrators, putting 1,200 jobs at risk
Crisis on UK high street deepens as private equity owners of homeware chain with 137 stores pins collapse on ‘extremely challenging’ climate
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Crisis on UK high street deepens. Private equity owned The Original Factory Shop calls in administrators; 1,200 jobs at risk
PE devours and leaves a trail of destruction.
Yet The Pension Schemes Bill going through parliament urges schemes to invest in PE.
PE devours and leaves a trail of destruction.
Yet The Pension Schemes Bill going through parliament urges schemes to invest in PE.
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I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I don’t think we should make concessions to the Masked Murderers Guild of America. I don’t think we should compromise so the Masked Murderers Guild of America stops using kidnapped kids from schools as bait. I thought this was already illegal. The Masked Murderers Guild of America should not exist.
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Quarter of the 300,000 children in England waiting for 12 months for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy & disability support.
Human cost of fiscal rules, lack of public investment.
Lives ruined by political choices.
A better world is possible.
Human cost of fiscal rules, lack of public investment.
Lives ruined by political choices.
A better world is possible.
Children's early development at risk with year-long NHS waits
A quarter of the 300,000 children waiting for community NHS care have spent more than a year waiting.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Quarter of the 300,000 children in England waiting for 12 months for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy & disability support.
Human cost of fiscal rules, lack of public investment.
Lives ruined by political choices.
A better world is possible.
Human cost of fiscal rules, lack of public investment.
Lives ruined by political choices.
A better world is possible.
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Judge-only trials in England & Wales won't wipe out crown court backlog of 79,600.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Judge-only trials in England and Wales will not wipe out crown court backlog, report says
IFG says proposed plans, which will slash the number of jury trials, will produce ‘marginal gains’ of less than 2% time saved
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Judge-only trials in England & Wales won't wipe out crown court backlog of 79,600.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
Less than 2% time saved.
Loss of jury trials unacceptable to many. Delays in hearing unacceptable
Problems created by years of austerity, low investment.
Need more judges, courts must sit 7 days a week.
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So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 AM
So far the "Board of Peace" is Trump, Orban, Lukaschenko and Netanyahu.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
Which if you wrote in a satire would be considered too outlandish and sent back.
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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
They know that a hostile environment is not conducive to accumulation. They can increase real wages for workers.
Govt can tax super-rich at higher rates, impose wealth tax and redistribute.
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I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
The Trump administration has discussed offering asylum to Britain’s Jewish population, a lawyer for the president has said.
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Robert Garson, Trump’s personal lawyer, said that the UK was “no longer a safe place for Jews” ⬇️
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
Trump lawyer says US discussed offering asylum to British Jews
www.thetimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm good thanks. I think I probably won't move to the country where the authorities pump out neo-Nazi memes and masked militias roam the streets.
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Bet he feels like a billion dollars.
January 19, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Bet he feels like a billion dollars.
🤫 how many more tories does Farage need to collect before he’ll be the official Fuerer of the opposition?
January 19, 2026 at 5:48 PM
🤫 how many more tories does Farage need to collect before he’ll be the official Fuerer of the opposition?
The only silver lining I can see with this Greenland story is that it puts the various Trump mini me’s all over Europe in an awkward position.
The far right have weaponised jingoistic self determination now the threatening of G’land won’t play well with that instinct
The far right have weaponised jingoistic self determination now the threatening of G’land won’t play well with that instinct
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The only silver lining I can see with this Greenland story is that it puts the various Trump mini me’s all over Europe in an awkward position.
The far right have weaponised jingoistic self determination now the threatening of G’land won’t play well with that instinct
The far right have weaponised jingoistic self determination now the threatening of G’land won’t play well with that instinct
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Expand credit unions to boost cheap credit to low-income people, Labour MPs urge.
Laudable but not a substitute for equitable distribution of income/wealth, universal basic services, curbs on profiteering
24m Britons live below minimum living standards.
Laudable but not a substitute for equitable distribution of income/wealth, universal basic services, curbs on profiteering
24m Britons live below minimum living standards.
Expand credit unions to boost cheap credit to low-income people, Labour MPs urge Reeves
Influential MPs including committee chairs say millions could benefit with minor changes to financial inclusion bill
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Expand credit unions to boost cheap credit to low-income people, Labour MPs urge.
Laudable but not a substitute for equitable distribution of income/wealth, universal basic services, curbs on profiteering
24m Britons live below minimum living standards.
Laudable but not a substitute for equitable distribution of income/wealth, universal basic services, curbs on profiteering
24m Britons live below minimum living standards.
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Awaiting the next crash.
Capital requirements for UK banks to be lowered.
Safety buffers reduced as govt appeases the finance lobby.
Practical effect will be higher dividends, rather than investment in the real economy.
Public purse will bailout banks. Profits privatised, losses see socialised.
Capital requirements for UK banks to be lowered.
Safety buffers reduced as govt appeases the finance lobby.
Practical effect will be higher dividends, rather than investment in the real economy.
Public purse will bailout banks. Profits privatised, losses see socialised.
The Bank of England’s capital mistake?
On 2 December 2025, the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee announced it would be lowering the capital requirement for UK banks. This column argues that higher macro-financial risk and sharply reduced fiscal capacity point to a need for higher rather than lower bank capital requirements. The most likely practical effect of this weakening of resilience will be higher payouts to bank shareholders, rather than increased lending to the real economy.
cepr.org
January 18, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Awaiting the next crash.
Capital requirements for UK banks to be lowered.
Safety buffers reduced as govt appeases the finance lobby.
Practical effect will be higher dividends, rather than investment in the real economy.
Public purse will bailout banks. Profits privatised, losses see socialised.
Capital requirements for UK banks to be lowered.
Safety buffers reduced as govt appeases the finance lobby.
Practical effect will be higher dividends, rather than investment in the real economy.
Public purse will bailout banks. Profits privatised, losses see socialised.
