Sir Basil
@sirbasil.bsky.social
Very concerned that right-wing pluto-populists are degrading our lives and our planet (🌱)
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Sir Basil
@sirbasil.bsky.social
· May 12
Why are the worse types of people in Britain the most heavily-courted voters?
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“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 AM
“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?”
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
Oli Dugmore
It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end
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I find it odd that with validated scientific reports like this…. We just keep on going doing the same thing.
Insects suffered the greatest increase in harm from synthetic farm chemicals with “applied” toxicity rising by 42.9%, followed by soil organisms with an increase of 30.8%.
#Pollution
Insects suffered the greatest increase in harm from synthetic farm chemicals with “applied” toxicity rising by 42.9%, followed by soil organisms with an increase of 30.8%.
#Pollution
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I find it odd that with validated scientific reports like this…. We just keep on going doing the same thing.
Insects suffered the greatest increase in harm from synthetic farm chemicals with “applied” toxicity rising by 42.9%, followed by soil organisms with an increase of 30.8%.
#Pollution
Insects suffered the greatest increase in harm from synthetic farm chemicals with “applied” toxicity rising by 42.9%, followed by soil organisms with an increase of 30.8%.
#Pollution
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Unlike fossil fuel infrastructure, food choices can shift quickly, at scale, and with immediate impact. Reducing reliance on animal agriculture lowers emissions, frees land for rewilding, and cuts pollution harming vulnerable communities. michaelcorthelll.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Unlike fossil fuel infrastructure, food choices can shift quickly, at scale, and with immediate impact. Reducing reliance on animal agriculture lowers emissions, frees land for rewilding, and cuts pollution harming vulnerable communities. michaelcorthelll.substack.com
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I'm intensely relaxed about Peter Mandelson going to prison
February 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I'm intensely relaxed about Peter Mandelson going to prison
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In which Reform learn that running complex, £multi-million operations that actually affect peoples' lives is more difficult than shouting at asylum-seekers on rubber boats
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
In which Reform learn that running complex, £multi-million operations that actually affect peoples' lives is more difficult than shouting at asylum-seekers on rubber boats
Lord Mandelson....a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jeffrey Epstein Inc
EXCLUSIVE:
Lord Peter Mandelson lobbied the US government on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley in 2010 when he was business secretary, using their talking points in conversations with an American official about financial-crisis reforms
www.ft.com/content/e50f...
Lord Peter Mandelson lobbied the US government on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley in 2010 when he was business secretary, using their talking points in conversations with an American official about financial-crisis reforms
www.ft.com/content/e50f...
Peter Mandelson lobbied against US bank reforms on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley
Former UK business secretary used talking points in conversations with US official about financial crisis measures
www.ft.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Lord Mandelson....a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jeffrey Epstein Inc
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Mandelson, Truss, Johnson, Farage (I could go on).....how diseased must our political system be to consistently throw up such abject flotsam as our leaders?
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Mandelson, Truss, Johnson, Farage (I could go on).....how diseased must our political system be to consistently throw up such abject flotsam as our leaders?
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State capture....wealthy/powerful guys manipulating the levers of state to their own ends
February 2, 2026 at 8:25 AM
State capture....wealthy/powerful guys manipulating the levers of state to their own ends
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Happy to talk to @olliemilman.bsky.social about the potential impacts IF people followed the new dietary guidelines. We’re talking potentially 100M acres of additional ag land and 100s of millions of tons of more CO2e. But if we instead ate more plants, we could have our protein and forests, too.
Huge amounts of extra land needed for RFK Jr’s meat-heavy diet guidelines
Even 25% increase in meat and dairy consumption would require 100m more acres of agricultural land, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Happy to talk to @olliemilman.bsky.social about the potential impacts IF people followed the new dietary guidelines. We’re talking potentially 100M acres of additional ag land and 100s of millions of tons of more CO2e. But if we instead ate more plants, we could have our protein and forests, too.
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We have other food options, but he doesn't have another life. 💔
Every meal we eat has an impact on the world around us. We can make more compassionate decisions simply by choosing more plant-based foods.
🌱 Visit MercyForAnimals.org/HEV to get started.
#AnimalActivists #Vegan #FarmedAnimals
Every meal we eat has an impact on the world around us. We can make more compassionate decisions simply by choosing more plant-based foods.
🌱 Visit MercyForAnimals.org/HEV to get started.
#AnimalActivists #Vegan #FarmedAnimals
February 1, 2026 at 5:09 PM
We have other food options, but he doesn't have another life. 💔
Every meal we eat has an impact on the world around us. We can make more compassionate decisions simply by choosing more plant-based foods.
🌱 Visit MercyForAnimals.org/HEV to get started.
#AnimalActivists #Vegan #FarmedAnimals
Every meal we eat has an impact on the world around us. We can make more compassionate decisions simply by choosing more plant-based foods.
🌱 Visit MercyForAnimals.org/HEV to get started.
#AnimalActivists #Vegan #FarmedAnimals
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Barn Owl hunting over Ken Hill marshes in Snettisham this afternoon #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds
February 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Barn Owl hunting over Ken Hill marshes in Snettisham this afternoon #UKBirding #norfolkbirding #birds
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Dear Liz,
thank you for your recent application to join us.
It is with regret that I have to inform you that we have found candidates who were marginally less terrible.
As an aside, there's a typo on the 3rd page of 'My Achievements'...the word 'lettuce' has two 't's
Yours,
Nigel
thank you for your recent application to join us.
It is with regret that I have to inform you that we have found candidates who were marginally less terrible.
As an aside, there's a typo on the 3rd page of 'My Achievements'...the word 'lettuce' has two 't's
Yours,
Nigel
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Dear Liz,
thank you for your recent application to join us.
It is with regret that I have to inform you that we have found candidates who were marginally less terrible.
As an aside, there's a typo on the 3rd page of 'My Achievements'...the word 'lettuce' has two 't's
Yours,
Nigel
thank you for your recent application to join us.
It is with regret that I have to inform you that we have found candidates who were marginally less terrible.
As an aside, there's a typo on the 3rd page of 'My Achievements'...the word 'lettuce' has two 't's
Yours,
Nigel
"What do we want?!"
ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND DIMINUTION ON THE WORLD STAGE!
"When do we want it?!"
NOW!!
ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND DIMINUTION ON THE WORLD STAGE!
"When do we want it?!"
NOW!!
Daily Express: NOW YOU MUST GIVE BRITAIN A PROPER BREXIT #TomorrowsPapersToday
January 31, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"What do we want?!"
ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND DIMINUTION ON THE WORLD STAGE!
"When do we want it?!"
NOW!!
ECONOMIC STAGNATION AND DIMINUTION ON THE WORLD STAGE!
"When do we want it?!"
NOW!!
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Fish Parents Spank Their Children To Encourage Better Behavior - Newsweek share.google/u66S6orIgitz...
Fish parents spank their children to encourage better behavior
"This compels us to reconsider the notion of 'intelligence' not only in fish, but across the animal kingdom," said researcher Satoshi Awata.
share.google
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Fish Parents Spank Their Children To Encourage Better Behavior - Newsweek share.google/u66S6orIgitz...
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Anyone else have this feeling of frustration that we get report after report like this, but little action.
Where do people think we will end up?
Dont they care?
Report blames #pollution & unsustainable land use & says climate change is intensifying pressures on the environment.
Where do people think we will end up?
Dont they care?
Report blames #pollution & unsustainable land use & says climate change is intensifying pressures on the environment.
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Anyone else have this feeling of frustration that we get report after report like this, but little action.
Where do people think we will end up?
Dont they care?
Report blames #pollution & unsustainable land use & says climate change is intensifying pressures on the environment.
Where do people think we will end up?
Dont they care?
Report blames #pollution & unsustainable land use & says climate change is intensifying pressures on the environment.
Me too Lone Beech tree, me too
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Me too Lone Beech tree, me too
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I'm less likely to visit the US whether they do or not....it's the descent into authoritarianism and institutionalised bullying that deters me
January 29, 2026 at 9:34 AM
I'm less likely to visit the US whether they do or not....it's the descent into authoritarianism and institutionalised bullying that deters me
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Musk has out-Ratnered Gerald Ratner!
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Musk has out-Ratnered Gerald Ratner!