Alan Matthews #ClimateCrisis #FBPE
@alan-matts.bsky.social
Retired IT person that now dabbles in Linux and a website for our #Ramblers group Also leads walks. Supports local #Ealing #Wildlife group with #beavers #Christian🕊️ #ClimateEmergency #FBPE #IAmEuropean #autism end of empire history #Foodbank #Ukraine #NHS
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Love to follow like-minded people back, but please have a bio and a few postings. Also, as much as I support the Trump opposition, I don't want to follow back too many more US accounts.
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Looks like having Russian assets in your Party, Farage squirming about his teenage “banter” & a catastrophic record in local Government - Kent, Durham etc - are finally hitting Reform.
Support for Reform NOSEDIVES across several major polls
Support for Reform NOSEDIVES across several major polls
Blimey, this should set some alarm bells ringing. After a rough few weeks, Reform now find their advantage in the polls slipping.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Looks like having Russian assets in your Party, Farage squirming about his teenage “banter” & a catastrophic record in local Government - Kent, Durham etc - are finally hitting Reform.
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A door is opening on Brexit. Here's how Labour can change course.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Join us to help make it happen!
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Join us to help make it happen!
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Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens nor leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that | Stella Creasy
While those who defend the status quo and those who say ‘simply rejoin’ the EU are both wrong, there is a new mood and a clear opportunity, says Stella Creasy MP, chair of the Labour Movement for Euro...
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A door is opening on Brexit. Here's how Labour can change course.
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Join us to help make it happen!
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Join us to help make it happen!
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We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles
December 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
We’re now up to 22 ex-Tory MPs joining reform. It’s not subtle - every day clearer this is just a rebranding of the nutty fringe of the Conservative Party offering to rerun the Truss/Johnson omnishambles
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“It is the Brexit playbook:…
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It did not work then and it will not work now. Because once you agree that rights are the real obstacle, you have already handed victory to those who want rid of them altogether.”
Important read on blaming the ECHR for govt failure.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Great to see!!
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Great to see!!
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As we told the Guardian: “It is absurd for the Lords, which at more than 800 peers is already the second-largest legislative chamber after China’s National People’s Congress, to be getting even more members.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer appoints 25 Labour peers to strengthen support in House of Lords
Labour says appointments needed to balance upper house, and chooses former advisers to No 10 and the chancellor
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As we told the Guardian: “It is absurd for the Lords, which at more than 800 peers is already the second-largest legislative chamber after China’s National People’s Congress, to be getting even more members.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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My policy when Trump got in again was to avoid the US, at least until he's gone. When we fly to Guatemala next week, it'll be through Madrid.
Im travelling to new york next week and already had to provide my social media handles to them
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My policy when Trump got in again was to avoid the US, at least until he's gone. When we fly to Guatemala next week, it'll be through Madrid.
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The US has become so unappealing so quickly
Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.
www.ft.com/content/683b...
www.ft.com/content/683b...
US to require social media disclosure for visa-waiver requests
Change would affect visitors from countries including the UK, France and Australia
www.ft.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The US has become so unappealing so quickly
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The EU is warning Belgium it could face the same cold shoulder treatment as Hungary if PM Bart De Wever blocks the €210B Ukraine loan. Brussels wants more safeguards before backing the plan, but other leaders are running out of patience.
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
The EU is warning Belgium it could face the same cold shoulder treatment as Hungary if PM Bart De Wever blocks the €210B Ukraine loan. Brussels wants more safeguards before backing the plan, but other leaders are running out of patience.
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YOU KNOW YOU DON’T NEED 5YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO VISIT DISNEY LAND PARIS !!!
December 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
YOU KNOW YOU DON’T NEED 5YEARS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS TO VISIT DISNEY LAND PARIS !!!
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2/ Landscape Recovery is the most ambitious tier within ELMS, England's post-Brexit system of farm payments
I made 3 FOI requests to DEFRA over 2 years asking for boundary maps of the 56 Landscape Recovery projects. All were refused.
One reason given was I might look up the landowners involved...
I made 3 FOI requests to DEFRA over 2 years asking for boundary maps of the 56 Landscape Recovery projects. All were refused.
One reason given was I might look up the landowners involved...
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
2/ Landscape Recovery is the most ambitious tier within ELMS, England's post-Brexit system of farm payments
I made 3 FOI requests to DEFRA over 2 years asking for boundary maps of the 56 Landscape Recovery projects. All were refused.
One reason given was I might look up the landowners involved...
I made 3 FOI requests to DEFRA over 2 years asking for boundary maps of the 56 Landscape Recovery projects. All were refused.
One reason given was I might look up the landowners involved...
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NEW: Mapping England's Landscape Recovery projects
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
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whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
Mapping England’s Landscape Recovery Projects
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Image: West Penwith, Cornwall – one of over 50 Landscape Recovery pilots. Since Brexit, the UK Government has been engaged in lengthy reforms of farm payments &…
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December 11, 2025 at 10:14 AM
NEW: Mapping England's Landscape Recovery projects
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
1/
whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
The Government refused to release maps of these groundbreaking projects to restore nature
So I had a go at mapping them myself
1/
whoownsengland.org/2025/12/10/m...
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🚨🚨This is worse than we could have imagined: Full version of #Trump's national #securitystrategy reportedly calls for “pulling Poland away from #EU”. 🧵 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
Fuller version of Trump security strategy reportedly calls for "pulling Poland away from EU"
notesfrompoland.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨🚨This is worse than we could have imagined: Full version of #Trump's national #securitystrategy reportedly calls for “pulling Poland away from #EU”. 🧵 notesfrompoland.com/2025/12/10/f...
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So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
Nigel Farage Accepts Another £135,000 From Gold Bullion Firm for Just 12 Hours Work
The Reform UK leader has pocketed £415,500 so far this year to act as the company's “Brand Ambassador”
bylinetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
So Nigel Farage, who claims to be standing up for ordinary working people, has taken hundreds of thousands of pounds so far this year for a handful of hours as a "brand ambassador" for a gold bullion company, while facilitating a £9m donation from a crypto millionaire
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/11/n...
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Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.
www.ft.com/content/683b...
www.ft.com/content/683b...
US to require social media disclosure for visa-waiver requests
Change would affect visitors from countries including the UK, France and Australia
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Citizens of countries including the UK and France will have to disclose the past five years of their social media history to visit the US even though they are covered by visa waiver schemes, under new proposals by the Trump administration.
www.ft.com/content/683b...
www.ft.com/content/683b...
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Today's GB News TV advertisers include *PureCremation *MajesticWine *Sky *Lebara *Belgicaweb *PolishTourismOrganisation *CityMoves *Freshpet *SimplyFactoring *TonicSurgery *CandlelightUK *HafrenFurnishers *SelectSpecs *AllClearTravel *Boxt
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Ofcom receives complaints over GB News’ use of ‘racist’ statistics on migrant crime
"GB News peddled unverified and frankly racist statistics to thousands grounded in dodgy methods."
leftfootforward.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Today's GB News TV advertisers include *PureCremation *MajesticWine *Sky *Lebara *Belgicaweb *PolishTourismOrganisation *CityMoves *Freshpet *SimplyFactoring *TonicSurgery *CandlelightUK *HafrenFurnishers *SelectSpecs *AllClearTravel *Boxt
*DormeoUK *TrailFinders *LeasingOptions *HaltonLifts
*DormeoUK *TrailFinders *LeasingOptions *HaltonLifts
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🇺🇸‼️🇪🇺🇬🇧 Full story: US plan to restructure the economies of Russia and Ukraine is causing conflict with Europe, - WSJ
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🇺🇸‼️🇪🇺🇬🇧 Full story: US plan to restructure the economies of Russia and Ukraine is causing conflict with Europe, - WSJ
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The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Roman shipwreck at Comacchio, Italy, is over 21 m long and 5.62 m wide. It was discovered in 1980 during the maintenance of a drainage canal. The vessel was loaded with amphorae, lead ingots, and boxwood logs. It dates to the 1st c. BC.
📷Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici Emilia Romagna
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Look at the news even just over the last 3 weeks. The ship has been turned around!
If the government has a referendum BEFORE the next election, it can force parties to write their manifestos based upon the results.
Rejoin can win!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Look at the news even just over the last 3 weeks. The ship has been turned around!
If the government has a referendum BEFORE the next election, it can force parties to write their manifestos based upon the results.
Rejoin can win!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Commit to a referendum in May 2028 asking the next government to rejoin the EU
Polls show that many people of the UK believe leaving the EU was a mistake. It is time politicians stopped ignoring the views of the people. The government needs to consult the people about what to do...
petition.parliament.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Please Sign and Share!
Look at the news even just over the last 3 weeks. The ship has been turned around!
If the government has a referendum BEFORE the next election, it can force parties to write their manifestos based upon the results.
Rejoin can win!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Look at the news even just over the last 3 weeks. The ship has been turned around!
If the government has a referendum BEFORE the next election, it can force parties to write their manifestos based upon the results.
Rejoin can win!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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this is insane
New Home Office impact assessment finds that cutting skilled and social care visas will cost the UK up to £10 billion with a central estimate of -£5.4 billion.
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
It would be good if this got even a fraction of the coverage devoted to the endless debate about boats, flags and Turkish barber shops
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
this is insane
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Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
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Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
The argument here is that because the war was still a big subject in 1970s playgrounds, this excuses Farage's gross behaviour at the time. No, Farage went way beyond anything I remember - which was more about air-shooting phantom Nazis invading the school grounds
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Exactly. In fact, having been a schoolboy at a not dissimilar school in that time, it's the Spectator article that spectacularly "misses the point": it's true that 'war talk' was the norm, but it was quite the opposite of the norm to identify *with* the Nazis - and certainly not "entirely typical".
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I always find Christina reassuring, even when the content is horrifying. It's like covid all over again.
Part 2 (10 mins) covering attacks on science, civil rights and how Trump wants to be a king.
again there will be some short versions of some of it later this week...
All based on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/9fudutXpn08
again there will be some short versions of some of it later this week...
All based on www.trumpactiontracker.info
youtu.be/9fudutXpn08
What's happening to the CDC's views on vaccines? | Beyond the headlines
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I always find Christina reassuring, even when the content is horrifying. It's like covid all over again.
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I double-checked because I literally could not believe this was true, and he actually did say this. I wish I lived in the type of country where the press covered the current President's delusional fantasies with as much zeal as they covered the former President's age.
Trump: Don't see why we can't have 20%, 25% GDP growth.
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I double-checked because I literally could not believe this was true, and he actually did say this. I wish I lived in the type of country where the press covered the current President's delusional fantasies with as much zeal as they covered the former President's age.