Andrew Morton
@amort512.bsky.social
It’s so much nicer here ☀️🌱🦋
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The upcoming budget appears to have cuts to Public Spending and to Benefits.
But there is loads of money available from getting rid of Brexit or taxing the rich instead.
RT if you want to tax the rich, and Like if you want to get rid of Brexit.
But there is loads of money available from getting rid of Brexit or taxing the rich instead.
RT if you want to tax the rich, and Like if you want to get rid of Brexit.
March 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The upcoming budget appears to have cuts to Public Spending and to Benefits.
But there is loads of money available from getting rid of Brexit or taxing the rich instead.
RT if you want to tax the rich, and Like if you want to get rid of Brexit.
But there is loads of money available from getting rid of Brexit or taxing the rich instead.
RT if you want to tax the rich, and Like if you want to get rid of Brexit.
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Please share. 🙏🏻
March 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Please share. 🙏🏻
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He didn't wear a suit, but he received a pardon and was treated better than Zelenskyy was.
March 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
He didn't wear a suit, but he received a pardon and was treated better than Zelenskyy was.
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I have done this...
February 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I have done this...
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There’s a “green shoots” movement underway springing up from the forest fire left by the billionaire classes in main stream media & social media.
Fittingly, as Spring beckons, we can see the growth in outlets like 🦋 and Bylines.
Choose what you fertilise and nurture, for that’s what will flourish
Fittingly, as Spring beckons, we can see the growth in outlets like 🦋 and Bylines.
Choose what you fertilise and nurture, for that’s what will flourish
I keep coming back to the fact that Bluesky is superb for new, public good media. 🦋
On this platform, we can shed the billionaires’ media and grow our own quality citizen-focused media.
Please follow all in this starter pack - it’s our UK citizen journalism plus other excellent public info news. 👇
On this platform, we can shed the billionaires’ media and grow our own quality citizen-focused media.
Please follow all in this starter pack - it’s our UK citizen journalism plus other excellent public info news. 👇
Bylines & other public good UK media
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
There’s a “green shoots” movement underway springing up from the forest fire left by the billionaire classes in main stream media & social media.
Fittingly, as Spring beckons, we can see the growth in outlets like 🦋 and Bylines.
Choose what you fertilise and nurture, for that’s what will flourish
Fittingly, as Spring beckons, we can see the growth in outlets like 🦋 and Bylines.
Choose what you fertilise and nurture, for that’s what will flourish
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Sell your Tesla. ❌
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
January 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Sell your Tesla. ❌
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
Sell your Cybertruck. ❌
Get off Twitter. ❌
Don’t sign up for Starlink. ❌
Bankrupt him. It will take while but it’s possible. ✊🏻
#resist
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You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.
January 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
You might expect that one of the world's biggest media organisations admitting to illegal practices in accessing private information about a member of the royal family and a government minister would be front page news across the board, but apparently not.
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📣 Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📣 Is the BBC now the official mouthpiece for Reform?
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
A study of the BBC’s Question Time has raised concerns about representation and political impartiality
By Tony Burke
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It's been a terrible week. A terrible, terrible week. The worst people on earth are full of energy and vigour, the best are defined by anxiety and self-doubt. Here are three simple rules to surviving the next four years, because by God we'll need them iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-b...
A little bit of hope after a terrible week
A survival guide to the next four years.
iandunt.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It's been a terrible week. A terrible, terrible week. The worst people on earth are full of energy and vigour, the best are defined by anxiety and self-doubt. Here are three simple rules to surviving the next four years, because by God we'll need them iandunt.substack.com/p/a-little-b...
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Which means they were inefficient, avoidably brutal AND more expensive.
As was predicted.
As was predicted.
Revealed: Only half of checked asylum decisions now meet the Home Office's internal quality standards
Figures have plummeted after processing shortcuts were introduced for Rishi Sunak’s backlog pledge, and appeals are rocketing
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Figures have plummeted after processing shortcuts were introduced for Rishi Sunak’s backlog pledge, and appeals are rocketing
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Home Office says only half of UK asylum decisions meet its quality standards
Rishi Sunak’s push to clear backlog of claims is driving huge increase in legal appeals, costs and harm to applicants
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Which means they were inefficient, avoidably brutal AND more expensive.
As was predicted.
As was predicted.
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The Brexit Curse
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’.
Border checks, lower standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal welfare make UK exports harder.
Brexit costing UK economy about £100bn a year.
Rejoin EU.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’.
Border checks, lower standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal welfare make UK exports harder.
Brexit costing UK economy about £100bn a year.
Rejoin EU.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’
Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy report finds trade flows have shown no signs of returning to previous levels
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 8:00 AM
The Brexit Curse
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’.
Border checks, lower standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal welfare make UK exports harder.
Brexit costing UK economy about £100bn a year.
Rejoin EU.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
British food exports to EU ‘have fallen £3bn a year since Brexit’.
Border checks, lower standards on pesticides, veterinary drugs, animal welfare make UK exports harder.
Brexit costing UK economy about £100bn a year.
Rejoin EU.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.
December 4, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Wow. This post from @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social has been shared 11,300 times & has 60,400 likes on @bsky.app. On X it has just 8 shares & 13 likes (despite a much larger following). Don’t tell me Musk isn’t throttling accounts. Thankfully the forecast going forward is BlueSky’s.
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"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:22 AM
"We cannot continue to participate in the social network feed of a man who proclaims the death of the media and therefore of journalists... X is a platform that no longer serves the public interest at all, but the special ideological and financial interests of its owner and his political allies"
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I still can’t get over this data point.
“Annual accounts for the DHSC in January showed that nearly three-quarters of the money it spent on PPE during the pandemic had been written off.”
“Annual accounts for the DHSC in January showed that nearly three-quarters of the money it spent on PPE during the pandemic had been written off.”
UK gov appoints COVID fraud Commissioner
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Looking forward to sharing our list of 135 high risk COVID contracts, worth £15.3bn, with them www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Looking forward to sharing our list of 135 high risk COVID contracts, worth £15.3bn, with them www.transparency.org.uk/publications...
Rachel Reeves appoints Covid corruption commissioner
Exclusive: Tom Hayhoe will examine an estimated £7.6bn of Covid-related fraud
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 11:30 PM
I still can’t get over this data point.
“Annual accounts for the DHSC in January showed that nearly three-quarters of the money it spent on PPE during the pandemic had been written off.”
“Annual accounts for the DHSC in January showed that nearly three-quarters of the money it spent on PPE during the pandemic had been written off.”
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I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?
Like if you do
RP if you really do
Like if you do
RP if you really do
November 26, 2024 at 4:58 PM
I am right in thinking everyone wants to Rejoin the EU aren't I?
Like if you do
RP if you really do
Like if you do
RP if you really do
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.