Alan Briggs
@albrig.bsky.social
Raging against the dying of the light (and trying to reduce my carbon footprint).
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Back our campaign to balance the BBC
www.libdems.org.uk/BBC
www.libdems.org.uk/BBC
Balance the BBC
The BBC is our national broadcaster, people expect and deserve balanced news coverage.
www.libdems.org.uk
September 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Back our campaign to balance the BBC
www.libdems.org.uk/BBC
www.libdems.org.uk/BBC
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Our national broadcaster should be reflective the whole country, not a mouthpiece for Nigel Farage.
The BBC must provide fair, balanced and representative journalism.
The BBC must provide fair, balanced and representative journalism.
September 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Our national broadcaster should be reflective the whole country, not a mouthpiece for Nigel Farage.
The BBC must provide fair, balanced and representative journalism.
The BBC must provide fair, balanced and representative journalism.
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From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape iandunt.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
The dawn of a new Europe
From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape
iandunt.substack.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
From the London summit on Sunday to the Brussels summit on Thursday, we're seeing a new, confident, no-bullshit Europe take shape iandunt.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
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He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
He is not just appeasing Putin, he is aligned with him. And every single client journalist, political shill & public/online cheerleader on both sides of the Atlantic is too. Against Zelensky. Against Ukraine. Against freedom. Against the most basic tenets of decency.
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Where is Starmer's statement of support for Zelenskyy. No excuses. No equivocation.
February 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Where is Starmer's statement of support for Zelenskyy. No excuses. No equivocation.
So, this is where we are.
Trump is looking to emulate Putin by taking over all areas of government and heading up a dictator-led oligarchy. 1/n
Trump is looking to emulate Putin by taking over all areas of government and heading up a dictator-led oligarchy. 1/n
February 21, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So, this is where we are.
Trump is looking to emulate Putin by taking over all areas of government and heading up a dictator-led oligarchy. 1/n
Trump is looking to emulate Putin by taking over all areas of government and heading up a dictator-led oligarchy. 1/n
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Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies.
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It is alarming to see the leader of the free world parroting Putin's propaganda.
February 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It is alarming to see the leader of the free world parroting Putin's propaganda.
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The Trump administration is trying to remake the foundations of the administrative state & democratic practice at home (through authoritarian rule) while simultaneously antagonizing its historic allies, embracing key adversaries like Russia, & disavowing its orientation to more open markets.
February 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The Trump administration is trying to remake the foundations of the administrative state & democratic practice at home (through authoritarian rule) while simultaneously antagonizing its historic allies, embracing key adversaries like Russia, & disavowing its orientation to more open markets.
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New billboard in Clacton, Farage’s constituency. He’s still the UK’s #1 grifter. No other MP takes more from second jobs while being employed to represent their constituents in Parliament
February 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New billboard in Clacton, Farage’s constituency. He’s still the UK’s #1 grifter. No other MP takes more from second jobs while being employed to represent their constituents in Parliament
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There'll be no deal about Ukraine without Ukraine. America has no ability to enforce it, any more than it has the right to enforce it. If it attempts to insist on one, it will be one of the most shameful moments in its history. And one of the most humiliating.
NEW: Ukraine has NOT been invited to Ukraine peace talks.
Zelenskyy to NBC just now:
“I will never accept any decisions between United States & Russia about Ukraine. Never.”
Clear message. Trump has NO mandate.
Zelenskyy to NBC just now:
“I will never accept any decisions between United States & Russia about Ukraine. Never.”
Clear message. Trump has NO mandate.
February 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There'll be no deal about Ukraine without Ukraine. America has no ability to enforce it, any more than it has the right to enforce it. If it attempts to insist on one, it will be one of the most shameful moments in its history. And one of the most humiliating.
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🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
February 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..."
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up.
I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
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✍️ Poor coverage of Gaza at the BBC: failure of journalism
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
Poor coverage of Gaza at the BBC: failures of journalism
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
✍️ Poor coverage of Gaza at the BBC: failure of journalism
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
A BBC report on the ceasefire in Gaza fails to fact check Israeli violations, while obscuring key context – this isn’t journalism, it’s neglect
By Steve Pottinger
@bigstevepoet.bsky.social
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What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’?
What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported?
I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.
What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported?
I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.
February 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’?
What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported?
I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.
What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported?
I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.
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This is appalling. A major decision with profound implications for refugees can't even be debated in parliament. Because it's not primary or even secondary legislation it doesn't pass the attorney general's desk. Zero scrutiny. Zero accountability.
Urgent Question not granted so there will need to be other ways to debate this
It highlights the accountability gap: MPs passed a second reading of a bill which repeals a legal bar to citizenship. They have no formal powers nor any regular forum of oversight/ scrutiny of guidance changes
It highlights the accountability gap: MPs passed a second reading of a bill which repeals a legal bar to citizenship. They have no formal powers nor any regular forum of oversight/ scrutiny of guidance changes
February 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is appalling. A major decision with profound implications for refugees can't even be debated in parliament. Because it's not primary or even secondary legislation it doesn't pass the attorney general's desk. Zero scrutiny. Zero accountability.
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There are no basic standards in the modern Tory party. Not of respectability, or intellectual consistency, or mortality. So it will now say anything - anything at all - if it echoes what that madman in the White House is doing.
Kemi Badenoch's spokesman repeatedly refuses to condemn Donald Trump's Gaza plan, or repeat the Conservative party's previous support for a two state solution.
Pushed to say whether Palestinians should have a right to return to their homes, he refused to do so
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/05/k...
Pushed to say whether Palestinians should have a right to return to their homes, he refused to do so
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/05/k...
Kemi Badenoch Refuses to Reject Donald Trump's 'Ethnic Cleansing' Plan for Gaza
A spokesman for the Conservative leader would not reiterate the party's previous support for a two state solution for Israel and Palestine
bylinetimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There are no basic standards in the modern Tory party. Not of respectability, or intellectual consistency, or mortality. So it will now say anything - anything at all - if it echoes what that madman in the White House is doing.
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Only someone with no understanding of liberal history would treat fact-checking and free speech as a binary opposition. The whole point of free speech is that it gets us closer to the truth. Where free speech has no purchase in the truth, its purpose collapses.
January 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Only someone with no understanding of liberal history would treat fact-checking and free speech as a binary opposition. The whole point of free speech is that it gets us closer to the truth. Where free speech has no purchase in the truth, its purpose collapses.
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Elon Musk's tweet is not only a lie and a libel - it is also liable to provoke violence against @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social by the more deranged of Musk's extremist followers (and there are a lot of them). She should absolutely take legal action.
January 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Elon Musk's tweet is not only a lie and a libel - it is also liable to provoke violence against @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social by the more deranged of Musk's extremist followers (and there are a lot of them). She should absolutely take legal action.
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2016: Nigel Farage, "The worst case scenario, economically, is better off than where we are today"
2025: The Independent, "Five years on, the true cost of Brexit"
➡️ £27 billion drop in exports to the EU in 2022
➡️ 15% long term hit to UK trade (OBR)
➡️ 3.6 million more migrants after Brexit
2025: The Independent, "Five years on, the true cost of Brexit"
➡️ £27 billion drop in exports to the EU in 2022
➡️ 15% long term hit to UK trade (OBR)
➡️ 3.6 million more migrants after Brexit
January 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
2016: Nigel Farage, "The worst case scenario, economically, is better off than where we are today"
2025: The Independent, "Five years on, the true cost of Brexit"
➡️ £27 billion drop in exports to the EU in 2022
➡️ 15% long term hit to UK trade (OBR)
➡️ 3.6 million more migrants after Brexit
2025: The Independent, "Five years on, the true cost of Brexit"
➡️ £27 billion drop in exports to the EU in 2022
➡️ 15% long term hit to UK trade (OBR)
➡️ 3.6 million more migrants after Brexit
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The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The UK parliament has joined Bluesky, with proper verified domains and everything:
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
• @houseofcommons.parliament.uk
• @houseoflords.parliament.uk
• @ukparliament.parliament.uk
• @commonsspeaker.parliament.uk
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The personal estates of the King and the Prince of Wales are worth £1.8bn.
Last year they made £50m profit.
They are exempt from corporation and capital gains tax.
This situation is unfair and costing the country millions in lost revenue. It must not continue.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-roy...
Last year they made £50m profit.
They are exempt from corporation and capital gains tax.
This situation is unfair and costing the country millions in lost revenue. It must not continue.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-roy...
The royal family must be made to pay more tax
Every year the estates of the royal family make tens of millions of pounds, yet they pay no corporation tax.
taxjustice.uk
December 5, 2024 at 11:48 AM
The personal estates of the King and the Prince of Wales are worth £1.8bn.
Last year they made £50m profit.
They are exempt from corporation and capital gains tax.
This situation is unfair and costing the country millions in lost revenue. It must not continue.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-roy...
Last year they made £50m profit.
They are exempt from corporation and capital gains tax.
This situation is unfair and costing the country millions in lost revenue. It must not continue.
taxjustice.uk/blog/the-roy...
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Hundreds of households believed the bedtime stories by politicians and parts of the gas industry that hydrogen will replace fossil gas.
They now find themselves with a stranded asset in form of a new gas boiler as cities start winding down the gas grid.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
They now find themselves with a stranded asset in form of a new gas boiler as cities start winding down the gas grid.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
(S+) Klimapolitik: Mannheim plant Stilllegung des Gasnetzes - Hunderte Bürger mit neuen Gasheizungen in der Klemme
Mannheim will als erste deutsche Großstadt bis 2035 sein Gasnetz stilllegen. Hunderte Bürger haben gerade noch neue Gasheizungen einbauen lassen. Nun wächst der Zorn.
www.spiegel.de
December 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Hundreds of households believed the bedtime stories by politicians and parts of the gas industry that hydrogen will replace fossil gas.
They now find themselves with a stranded asset in form of a new gas boiler as cities start winding down the gas grid.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
They now find themselves with a stranded asset in form of a new gas boiler as cities start winding down the gas grid.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
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🚨 Over 1.4 MILLION emergency food parcels were provided by food banks in our community in just 6 months. This is 69% higher than the same period 5 years ago.
This can't go on and we refuse to stand by while so many of us are pushed to the brink, without enough money to live on.
This can't go on and we refuse to stand by while so many of us are pushed to the brink, without enough money to live on.
November 20, 2024 at 11:03 AM
🚨 Over 1.4 MILLION emergency food parcels were provided by food banks in our community in just 6 months. This is 69% higher than the same period 5 years ago.
This can't go on and we refuse to stand by while so many of us are pushed to the brink, without enough money to live on.
This can't go on and we refuse to stand by while so many of us are pushed to the brink, without enough money to live on.
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Greg Jackson CEO of Octopus explaining that renewable energy is cheaper than energy from fossil fuels everywhere in the world ..
November 15, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Greg Jackson CEO of Octopus explaining that renewable energy is cheaper than energy from fossil fuels everywhere in the world ..