Siue Allen
@sitebadger.bsky.social
Environmental Manager | Auditor | Planning Compliance | Conservation Management | Ecological Assessment | living and working in Scotland 🏴
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Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Here's UKIP's former Scottish leader David Coburn, who has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in Whatsapp messages between Nathan Gill and a pawn of the Putin administration, being applauded by Gill for arguing against Ukraine's entry to the EU
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Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Trump vs The BBC
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump vs The BBC.
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
Love or loathe the BBC, recent events have put the UK's journalistic sovereignty in peril.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCMn...
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A brief reminder that everyone should leave X and let that heil hole rot away as it deserves to
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation
Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A brief reminder that everyone should leave X and let that heil hole rot away as it deserves to
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Some of us have been sanctioned by Putin. Farage's outfit on the other hand...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Some of us have been sanctioned by Putin. Farage's outfit on the other hand...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Read this.
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
A scrappy indie outlet standing up to Farage’s bullyboy lawyers in a way that should shame better-funded outlets
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”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
Reform UK’s barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don’t play the bully’s game
My news organisation, Nation.Cymru, was threatened with legal action over a story involving Nigel Farage’s party in the Senedd. Instead of hiring our own lawyer, we simply told them to go away, writes...
www.thenerve.news
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
”Reform UK's barrister tried to scare us. Our advice to other news sites: don't play the bullies game." Martin Shipton from @nation.cymru on being bullied by Reform's lawyers: www.thenerve.news/p/reform-nat...
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🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 80,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this weekend. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Very much enjoying this BBC article explaining how David Coburn, Nathan Gill’s fellow MEP who acted as an echo chamber for Gill’s Ukraine position, is now another bloody immigrant living in his “chateau in France” (but took no 🇷🇺 money)
His Wiki page is worth a read
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
His Wiki page is worth a read
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former Brexit Party MEP denies taking payment from pro-Russian campaign
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Very much enjoying this BBC article explaining how David Coburn, Nathan Gill’s fellow MEP who acted as an echo chamber for Gill’s Ukraine position, is now another bloody immigrant living in his “chateau in France” (but took no 🇷🇺 money)
His Wiki page is worth a read
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
His Wiki page is worth a read
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just sent out this free piece. Trump's 28 point plan put one thing in stark relief--and that was how much better the Biden Administration was for Ukraine than Trump's. There is no comparison. Biden was Ukraine's friend and Trump is not (he is Russia's). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Change From Biden To Trump Has Been Devastating For Ukraine
And Why it is Important for the Direction of US Foreign Policy
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Just sent out this free piece. Trump's 28 point plan put one thing in stark relief--and that was how much better the Biden Administration was for Ukraine than Trump's. There is no comparison. Biden was Ukraine's friend and Trump is not (he is Russia's). open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Just wait until AI HAL cuts off power to domestic users in the middle of a harsh winter should electricity supply become scarce.
November 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just wait until AI HAL cuts off power to domestic users in the middle of a harsh winter should electricity supply become scarce.
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Follow Rutger, get the censored lines direct.
The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together. /1
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Follow Rutger, get the censored lines direct.
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Yay!! I couldn’t be there but Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring just won gold at the APA podcast awards!!
Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!
Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Yay!! I couldn’t be there but Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring just won gold at the APA podcast awards!!
Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!
Whole thing was crowdfunded by @the-citizens.bsky.social to highlight 5-year legal case to get an investigation into Russian interference in UK politics. Power to the people!
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Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Socialism Fear-mongering is Bananas | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Conservatives yell “socialism” at every initiative designed to help people.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
Maybe you've heard the word a few times already today.
But this is nothing more than an old scare tactic.
A functioning government requires pooling resources for the common good. Let me explain.
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This is why it mattered.
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This is why it mattered.
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‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
November 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‘Speaking outside his chateau in France, former Brexit Party and UKIP MEP Coburn answered "no" when a BBC journalist asked him whether he had ever been paid to give a speech to promote pro-Russian campaigners.’
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
Great work from @BBCWales. Keep going
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Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
Living alongside nature: humans must get better at it
The first of two articles inspired by COP30 explores some problems and the need to seek inclusive and nature-aligned solutions.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Rachel Reeves was frustrated that a Sussex development was delayed by “… some snails … a protected species or something, that are microscopic; you can’t even see them…”
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
The snail in question is one of Britain’s rarest and most endangered freshwater species, the lesser whirlpool ramshorn.
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Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year as the county council scraps 100% rebates for people of working age.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
Council tax shock for thousands of Durham’s poorest – thanks to Reform UK
Durham will scrap full council-tax rebates, forcing 26,000 low-income working-age residents to start paying for the first time
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Around 26,000 of the neediest people in County Durham will have to start paying council tax next year as the county council scraps 100% rebates for people of working age.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
About 2,400 others who already pay some council tax will lose part of their rebate.
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Prostate cancer: NHS screening programme could come one step closer today
A recent study showed that regular PSA testing of men over 50 could reduce deaths by 13%
news.sky.com/story/prosta...
A recent study showed that regular PSA testing of men over 50 could reduce deaths by 13%
news.sky.com/story/prosta...
Prostate cancer: NHS screening programme could come one step closer today
A recent study showed that regular PSA testing of men over 50 could reduce deaths by 13%, a similar benefit to breast screening. David Cameron, Sir Chris Hoy and Dermot Murnaghan all support the chan...
news.sky.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Prostate cancer: NHS screening programme could come one step closer today
A recent study showed that regular PSA testing of men over 50 could reduce deaths by 13%
news.sky.com/story/prosta...
A recent study showed that regular PSA testing of men over 50 could reduce deaths by 13%
news.sky.com/story/prosta...
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The first Gilded Age had railroads and robber barons. The new one has AI / LLMs and tech oligarchs. Same script, new machines.
Guy Anthony Ayres reflects on the utopia being promised
Guy Anthony Ayres reflects on the utopia being promised
Survival of the richest: AI and America’s new order
America faces a new Gilded Age where Social Darwinism meets AI – power concentrated at the top while the poor bear the cost
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The first Gilded Age had railroads and robber barons. The new one has AI / LLMs and tech oligarchs. Same script, new machines.
Guy Anthony Ayres reflects on the utopia being promised
Guy Anthony Ayres reflects on the utopia being promised
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Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
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We're delighted our amendment to block this section passed.
It was opposed by environmental experts and would've given this and all future governments sweeping powers to run roughshod over vital nature protections.
Nature is our shared wealth. It must not be put at risk.
It was opposed by environmental experts and would've given this and all future governments sweeping powers to run roughshod over vital nature protections.
Nature is our shared wealth. It must not be put at risk.
The SNP Government has been dealt a major blow after MSPs voted to remove an entire section from its flagship nature bill
Blow to SNP as MSPs vote to remove entire section from flagship nature bill
www.thenational.scot
November 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
We're delighted our amendment to block this section passed.
It was opposed by environmental experts and would've given this and all future governments sweeping powers to run roughshod over vital nature protections.
Nature is our shared wealth. It must not be put at risk.
It was opposed by environmental experts and would've given this and all future governments sweeping powers to run roughshod over vital nature protections.
Nature is our shared wealth. It must not be put at risk.
Sharply observed.
We don't celebrate thanksgiving in the UK but you can get into the spirit of the festival's origins by inviting your neighbours to dinner, then having them evicted and stealing their house.
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Sharply observed.
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"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
Where did it all go so wrong for unpaid carers in Cymru?
More than 52% of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating - Rob Simkins of Carers Wales asks how we've ended up here.
bylines.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
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"I remembered how we all worked together in the Miners support group during the strike, when the watchword was solidarity.
But over time, that social cohesion has frayed and the bond between Labour and the people it claimed to represent has gone."
But over time, that social cohesion has frayed and the bond between Labour and the people it claimed to represent has gone."
From Labour heartlands to hope: Why the Valleys are ready for change
The Green Party’s candidate in the recent Caerffili by-election sets out his view on how Greens could revive valleys communities
bylines.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
"I remembered how we all worked together in the Miners support group during the strike, when the watchword was solidarity.
But over time, that social cohesion has frayed and the bond between Labour and the people it claimed to represent has gone."
But over time, that social cohesion has frayed and the bond between Labour and the people it claimed to represent has gone."