Pete Slater
@peteslater.bsky.social
Software consultant
Sometimes a photographer(using Canon gear)
Uses Linux
Likes cats
Plays guitar(not very well)
Drives an EV
Sometimes a photographer(using Canon gear)
Uses Linux
Likes cats
Plays guitar(not very well)
Drives an EV
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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It's pretty extraordinary timing in a case that has been running since 2020 & publication of Russia Report.
@carolinelucas.bsky.social @benbradshaw.bsky.social @alynsmith.bsky.social have persevered even tho they've now left parliament.
Why - even now - is UK govt refusing to investigate???
@carolinelucas.bsky.social @benbradshaw.bsky.social @alynsmith.bsky.social have persevered even tho they've now left parliament.
Why - even now - is UK govt refusing to investigate???
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
It's pretty extraordinary timing in a case that has been running since 2020 & publication of Russia Report.
@carolinelucas.bsky.social @benbradshaw.bsky.social @alynsmith.bsky.social have persevered even tho they've now left parliament.
Why - even now - is UK govt refusing to investigate???
@carolinelucas.bsky.social @benbradshaw.bsky.social @alynsmith.bsky.social have persevered even tho they've now left parliament.
Why - even now - is UK govt refusing to investigate???
Another great video from @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Britain’s property addiction: how politics has built a broken market youtu.be/PvkHfM9tsQg?...
Britain’s property addiction: how politics has built a broken market
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Another great video from @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
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Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Running costs understated.
PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol/diesel cars
Underestimate of emissions lets carmakers avoid fines.
Why do govts not corroborate industry claims?
Running costs understated.
PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol/diesel cars
Underestimate of emissions lets carmakers avoid fines.
Why do govts not corroborate industry claims?
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Running costs understated.
PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol/diesel cars
Underestimate of emissions lets carmakers avoid fines.
Why do govts not corroborate industry claims?
Running costs understated.
PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol/diesel cars
Underestimate of emissions lets carmakers avoid fines.
Why do govts not corroborate industry claims?
Jesus Christ... Watching Richard Holden MP on politics live is tiring.
He just won't shut up.
He loves the sound of his own voice.
He doesn't listen to anything, just shouts over others.
Imagine trying to hold a civil conversation with him.
What a muppet.
He just won't shut up.
He loves the sound of his own voice.
He doesn't listen to anything, just shouts over others.
Imagine trying to hold a civil conversation with him.
What a muppet.
October 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Jesus Christ... Watching Richard Holden MP on politics live is tiring.
He just won't shut up.
He loves the sound of his own voice.
He doesn't listen to anything, just shouts over others.
Imagine trying to hold a civil conversation with him.
What a muppet.
He just won't shut up.
He loves the sound of his own voice.
He doesn't listen to anything, just shouts over others.
Imagine trying to hold a civil conversation with him.
What a muppet.
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Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first? youtu.be/9oP9HPhB-VI?...
AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.
From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.
AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.
From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.
Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Crypto vs AI — which bubble bursts first? youtu.be/9oP9HPhB-VI?...
AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.
From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.
AI doesn’t think. Crypto isn’t money. Both claim to be revolutionary, but both are built on fantasy.
From the greed driving crypto to the fear driving AI, I argue that both reflect a deeper crisis in capitalism itself.
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The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?
Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Douglas Barrowman and Michelle Mone's company, PPE Medpro, has just been ordered to refund the Government £122m from a PPE contract.
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
There are two very odd things about PPE Medpro that may affect the odds of the Government ever getting that £122m...
Thread:
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Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here I am in 2020 in the flimsiest, most pitful PPE - like so many other NHS staff, some of whom died from the Covid they caught in their hospitals.
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
Tory peer Michelle Mone - who today lost her legal case & must repay the govt £122m - dares to claim she’s been ‘scapegoated’.
What, Michelle? 🧵
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Since privatization, shareholders of water, rail, bus, energy and mail have received £200bn in dividends.
Plus £bns more through intrgragroup transactions.
In public ownership this would have gone into infrastructure and lower bills, alleviated poverty.
Govts still don't curb profiteering.
Plus £bns more through intrgragroup transactions.
In public ownership this would have gone into infrastructure and lower bills, alleviated poverty.
Govts still don't curb profiteering.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Since privatization, shareholders of water, rail, bus, energy and mail have received £200bn in dividends.
Plus £bns more through intrgragroup transactions.
In public ownership this would have gone into infrastructure and lower bills, alleviated poverty.
Govts still don't curb profiteering.
Plus £bns more through intrgragroup transactions.
In public ownership this would have gone into infrastructure and lower bills, alleviated poverty.
Govts still don't curb profiteering.
This whole thread pretty much sums up my thoughts on the subject of a National ID card in the UK.
In short I favour such a thing and hope that, over time, it will replace the many ways in which we can prove our identity at the moment, which are confusing and not always available to some people.
In short I favour such a thing and hope that, over time, it will replace the many ways in which we can prove our identity at the moment, which are confusing and not always available to some people.
Today’s digital ID announcement yet another example of how X being the main platform for political discourse will inevitably throw the MSM’s coverage off course, because online right opinion is fevered/way off the beat with the public.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
Guess who need digital/reliable ID most? Those in poverty.
September 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This whole thread pretty much sums up my thoughts on the subject of a National ID card in the UK.
In short I favour such a thing and hope that, over time, it will replace the many ways in which we can prove our identity at the moment, which are confusing and not always available to some people.
In short I favour such a thing and hope that, over time, it will replace the many ways in which we can prove our identity at the moment, which are confusing and not always available to some people.
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Amazon agrees to pay $2.5bn over claims it tricked Prime customers.
Similar practices in the UK but no regulator gets off its bended-knees.
Is there a pristine large corporation?
Similar practices in the UK but no regulator gets off its bended-knees.
Is there a pristine large corporation?
Amazon agrees to pay $2.5bn over claims it tricked Prime customers
Roughly 35 million people in the US could be eligible for refunds, according to the government.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Amazon agrees to pay $2.5bn over claims it tricked Prime customers.
Similar practices in the UK but no regulator gets off its bended-knees.
Is there a pristine large corporation?
Similar practices in the UK but no regulator gets off its bended-knees.
Is there a pristine large corporation?
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“Farage nudges the conversation without any accountability or evidence. Throws claims out there, to see what happens.”
Did Farage cross a line when he made false claims about migrants eating swans in the UK?
Did Farage cross a line when he made false claims about migrants eating swans in the UK?
‘Lying about migrants eating swans is a profound mistake for Nigel Farage’ | The News Agents
Lying about migrants eating animals worked for Donald Trump in 2024, but it’s likely to backfire for Nigel Farage in 2025. Here’s why leaning harder into right-wing conspiracy theories could end…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“Farage nudges the conversation without any accountability or evidence. Throws claims out there, to see what happens.”
Did Farage cross a line when he made false claims about migrants eating swans in the UK?
Did Farage cross a line when he made false claims about migrants eating swans in the UK?
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"Farage is making a profound series of mistakes, and this isn't in isolation.
"When you talk about vaccines, or migrants eating swans, you'll never appeal to the centre ground".
Farage is copying Trump word for word – and it won't work here
"When you talk about vaccines, or migrants eating swans, you'll never appeal to the centre ground".
Farage is copying Trump word for word – and it won't work here
‘Lying about migrants eating swans is a profound mistake for Nigel Farage’ | The News Agents
Lying about migrants eating animals worked for Donald Trump in 2024, but it’s likely to backfire for Nigel Farage in 2025. Here’s why leaning harder into right-wing conspiracy theories could end…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
"Farage is making a profound series of mistakes, and this isn't in isolation.
"When you talk about vaccines, or migrants eating swans, you'll never appeal to the centre ground".
Farage is copying Trump word for word – and it won't work here
"When you talk about vaccines, or migrants eating swans, you'll never appeal to the centre ground".
Farage is copying Trump word for word – and it won't work here
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"Nigel Farage was asked a question this morning on live radio, and perhaps he hadn't prepared as he much as might have wanted to."
Conservative Home founder, Tim Montgomerie, on the Reform UK leader's comments about whether there are safety concerns around paracetamol.
#Newsnight
Conservative Home founder, Tim Montgomerie, on the Reform UK leader's comments about whether there are safety concerns around paracetamol.
#Newsnight
September 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
"Nigel Farage was asked a question this morning on live radio, and perhaps he hadn't prepared as he much as might have wanted to."
Conservative Home founder, Tim Montgomerie, on the Reform UK leader's comments about whether there are safety concerns around paracetamol.
#Newsnight
Conservative Home founder, Tim Montgomerie, on the Reform UK leader's comments about whether there are safety concerns around paracetamol.
#Newsnight
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A close ally of Nigel Farage has said Bolshevik revolutionaries who killed Russian intellectuals “had a point”, called for the abolition of several UK regulators, and defended Liz Truss’s chaotic “mini” Budget
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
Reform UK must ‘cut away’ at civil service, says Nigel Farage ally
If the party wins the next election, it should scrap several regulators and watchdogs, Arron Banks says
www.ft.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A close ally of Nigel Farage has said Bolshevik revolutionaries who killed Russian intellectuals “had a point”, called for the abolition of several UK regulators, and defended Liz Truss’s chaotic “mini” Budget
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
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On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...
The Farage ‘mirage’: how the media is warping our politics
It is time that the media fulfils its role to critically examine politician’s statements and call them out when they stray from the truth
bylines.scot
September 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
On the blatant double standards the media - BBC included - deploys while showcasing Nigel Farage. He is constantly given a free pass not granted to other politicians. bylines.scot/news/the-far...
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‘What a lovely tribute that was…’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump saying he ‘hates his opponent’ at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump saying he ‘hates his opponent’ at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk.
September 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
‘What a lovely tribute that was…’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump saying he ‘hates his opponent’ at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts to Donald Trump saying he ‘hates his opponent’ at a memorial service for Charlie Kirk.
I can't help but notice that the BBC News channel seems to have very little news about the UK and quite a lot of news about America.
Is there really nothing going on in the UK worth talking about right now?
Is there really nothing going on in the UK worth talking about right now?
September 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I can't help but notice that the BBC News channel seems to have very little news about the UK and quite a lot of news about America.
Is there really nothing going on in the UK worth talking about right now?
Is there really nothing going on in the UK worth talking about right now?
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"Britain must burn more fossil fuels and bills must rise in order to power the robot that'll fire everyone. How else will I afford my next private island?"
Nvidia says Britain will have to burn gas to power technology revolution
The company chief executive Jensen Huang says the UK’s costly electricity means new data centres will rely on fossil fuel as well as renewable energy
www.thetimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"Britain must burn more fossil fuels and bills must rise in order to power the robot that'll fire everyone. How else will I afford my next private island?"
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"Trump is using the full power of his office to punish people and organisations who criticise him.
There's a word for that - authoritarian."
If you think this is just about Jimmy Kimmel, you are missing the point.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-y...
There's a word for that - authoritarian."
If you think this is just about Jimmy Kimmel, you are missing the point.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-y...
‘If you think this is about Kimmel being cancelled - you’re missing the point’ | The News Agents
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel has been taken off-air “indefinitely” after making comments about Donald Trump’s response to the murder of Charlie Kirk. Is this about free speech? Cancel culture? Or is i...
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
September 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Trump is using the full power of his office to punish people and organisations who criticise him.
There's a word for that - authoritarian."
If you think this is just about Jimmy Kimmel, you are missing the point.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-y...
There's a word for that - authoritarian."
If you think this is just about Jimmy Kimmel, you are missing the point.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @lewisgoodall.com
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/if-y...
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Wait a minute, where is Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage to defend our free speech?
🚨Watch as police confiscate van showing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Windsor amid the US president's state visit
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Wait a minute, where is Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage to defend our free speech?
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Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.
September 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Projections of U.S. President Donald Trump, Britain's Prince Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were put on display against the walls of Windsor Castle while Trump was in Britain for a state visit.