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Claire James, "Trump is just one man but he represents a much bigger movement, the fossil fuel industry"
"People like Farage will tell you that climate action is the energy of the workers, it's not. Billionaires are the enemies of the workers" @campaigncc.bsky.social
"People like Farage will tell you that climate action is the energy of the workers, it's not. Billionaires are the enemies of the workers" @campaigncc.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Claire James, "Trump is just one man but he represents a much bigger movement, the fossil fuel industry"
"People like Farage will tell you that climate action is the energy of the workers, it's not. Billionaires are the enemies of the workers" @campaigncc.bsky.social
"People like Farage will tell you that climate action is the energy of the workers, it's not. Billionaires are the enemies of the workers" @campaigncc.bsky.social
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Ex World Champions Spain are threatening to boycott the World Cup if Israel qualify.
Israel should not be in the World Cup, Russia are banned, why the hell aren't Israel?
Israel should not be in the World Cup, Russia are banned, why the hell aren't Israel?
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Ex World Champions Spain are threatening to boycott the World Cup if Israel qualify.
Israel should not be in the World Cup, Russia are banned, why the hell aren't Israel?
Israel should not be in the World Cup, Russia are banned, why the hell aren't Israel?
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Norway runs on renewable energy, electricity is 3p a Kwh from Oct 1st.
In the UK it is 26.5p a Kwh, 9x as much.
In the UK it is 26.5p a Kwh, 9x as much.
September 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Norway runs on renewable energy, electricity is 3p a Kwh from Oct 1st.
In the UK it is 26.5p a Kwh, 9x as much.
In the UK it is 26.5p a Kwh, 9x as much.
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UK could raise £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries.
Why do so many people want giant SUVs? They damage roads, create more pollution, cause more serious injuries and take up bigger parking spaces.
UK buyers pay 20 times less tax than in other European countries.
Tax them.
Why do so many people want giant SUVs? They damage roads, create more pollution, cause more serious injuries and take up bigger parking spaces.
UK buyers pay 20 times less tax than in other European countries.
Tax them.
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
UK could raise £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries.
Why do so many people want giant SUVs? They damage roads, create more pollution, cause more serious injuries and take up bigger parking spaces.
UK buyers pay 20 times less tax than in other European countries.
Tax them.
Why do so many people want giant SUVs? They damage roads, create more pollution, cause more serious injuries and take up bigger parking spaces.
UK buyers pay 20 times less tax than in other European countries.
Tax them.
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Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Tories pledge to get 'all our oil and gas out of the North Sea'
The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis".
www.bbc.com
August 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Why on earth do the Tories want to keep people locked into high energy bills? And, come to that, why is the BBC citing Reform but saying nothing about climate science or renewable alternatives?
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
Complete madness - except for the fossil fuel industry of course
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The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
'Anywhere But Here': How Britain's Anti-Migrant Media Consensus Is Crowding Out the Truth
Britain's longstanding traditions of tolerance and compassion are being suppressed in favour of a media-driven campaign of anti-migrant hate
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The real 'two tier' divide in British politics is between the wife of a Conservative councillor calling for refugees to be burnt alive, being treated as a brave 'political prisoner', and the protestors calling for the end of mass starvation and genocide, being treated as domestic terrorists
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tony blair is labour's thatcher. a phantom that they all think is well liked and who did great things.
in reality he's fucking despised and didn't do anything useful or good for the country at all.
also: imagine proudly declaring that keir starmer is more of a fucking authoritarian than blair.
in reality he's fucking despised and didn't do anything useful or good for the country at all.
also: imagine proudly declaring that keir starmer is more of a fucking authoritarian than blair.
“Tony Blair did some great things, one thing he didn’t do well enough was change the Labour Party”
Jake Richards argues Sir Keir Starmer’s tougher approach to Labour rebels compared to Tony Blair shows he’s leading a party “much more disciplined to serve the country”
#Newsnight
Jake Richards argues Sir Keir Starmer’s tougher approach to Labour rebels compared to Tony Blair shows he’s leading a party “much more disciplined to serve the country”
#Newsnight
July 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
tony blair is labour's thatcher. a phantom that they all think is well liked and who did great things.
in reality he's fucking despised and didn't do anything useful or good for the country at all.
also: imagine proudly declaring that keir starmer is more of a fucking authoritarian than blair.
in reality he's fucking despised and didn't do anything useful or good for the country at all.
also: imagine proudly declaring that keir starmer is more of a fucking authoritarian than blair.
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young ppl are going to contribute to society by electing someone that must do what keir starmer says or else they'll lose the whip.
yay democracy.
voting doesn't matter if mps aren't allowed to represent their constituents.
starmer is a fascist.
yay democracy.
voting doesn't matter if mps aren't allowed to represent their constituents.
starmer is a fascist.
16 and 17 year olds already contribute to society - many work, pay taxes and serve in our military. It's right that they contribute to our democracy too.
Today's announcement is a welcome step to increasing youth engagement in our democratic process.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today's announcement is a welcome step to increasing youth engagement in our democratic process.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election
Other planned changes include expanding voter ID to include bank cards and moving to automatic registration.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
young ppl are going to contribute to society by electing someone that must do what keir starmer says or else they'll lose the whip.
yay democracy.
voting doesn't matter if mps aren't allowed to represent their constituents.
starmer is a fascist.
yay democracy.
voting doesn't matter if mps aren't allowed to represent their constituents.
starmer is a fascist.
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Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business
At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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It’s incomprehensible that three Labour MPs should be suspended for refusing to vote to make disabled people poorer. How did it come to this?
July 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s incomprehensible that three Labour MPs should be suspended for refusing to vote to make disabled people poorer. How did it come to this?
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This government made a political choice to make life harder for the sick and disabled.
Well done to those MPs who had the courage to speak up for the marginalised and put their constituents first.
That is what it means to serve the people.
Well done to those MPs who had the courage to speak up for the marginalised and put their constituents first.
That is what it means to serve the people.
July 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This government made a political choice to make life harder for the sick and disabled.
Well done to those MPs who had the courage to speak up for the marginalised and put their constituents first.
That is what it means to serve the people.
Well done to those MPs who had the courage to speak up for the marginalised and put their constituents first.
That is what it means to serve the people.
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How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Imagine if there was as much media coverage of the £169 million in profit made by 5 eye companies delivering NHS care in a *single year* as there is about worker strikes.
July 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Imagine if there was as much media coverage of the £169 million in profit made by 5 eye companies delivering NHS care in a *single year* as there is about worker strikes.
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Astonishing:
Thames Water was fined £18.2m on 19 Dec 2024 by OFWAT for violating dividend payment rules.
It hasn't paid the fine.
The Minister says TW "has until 20 August 2025 to pay the fine.".
TW has over 187 criminal convictions, allowed to negotiate fines.
Thames Water was fined £18.2m on 19 Dec 2024 by OFWAT for violating dividend payment rules.
It hasn't paid the fine.
The Minister says TW "has until 20 August 2025 to pay the fine.".
TW has over 187 criminal convictions, allowed to negotiate fines.
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
July 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Astonishing:
Thames Water was fined £18.2m on 19 Dec 2024 by OFWAT for violating dividend payment rules.
It hasn't paid the fine.
The Minister says TW "has until 20 August 2025 to pay the fine.".
TW has over 187 criminal convictions, allowed to negotiate fines.
Thames Water was fined £18.2m on 19 Dec 2024 by OFWAT for violating dividend payment rules.
It hasn't paid the fine.
The Minister says TW "has until 20 August 2025 to pay the fine.".
TW has over 187 criminal convictions, allowed to negotiate fines.
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The potential consequences are unthinkable. We could be looking at very large areas of farmland being condemned as too toxic for food growing. Or, even worse, given the absence of monitoring, not being condemned, and food continuing to be produced there. Many of these chemicals are cumulative.
July 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The potential consequences are unthinkable. We could be looking at very large areas of farmland being condemned as too toxic for food growing. Or, even worse, given the absence of monitoring, not being condemned, and food continuing to be produced there. Many of these chemicals are cumulative.
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A big question is what is the National Farmers Union doing? Why doesn't it warn its members that the water companies are dumping toxins on their land, potentially making it unfarmable, to cut costs? And that the government is failing to regulate the practice? We've tried writing, to no avail.
July 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A big question is what is the National Farmers Union doing? Why doesn't it warn its members that the water companies are dumping toxins on their land, potentially making it unfarmable, to cut costs? And that the government is failing to regulate the practice? We've tried writing, to no avail.
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At @fightingdirty.bsky.social, we sued over this issue, and lost on the grounds that the Environment Agency couldn't be in breach because the government had issued no direction. An absurdity, which means that poisons continue to be spread on farmland every day. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Millions of tonnes of toxic sewage sludge spread on UK farmland every year
Exclusive: Experts call for stricter regulation as current rules set in 1989 require testing for only a few heavy metals
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
At @fightingdirty.bsky.social, we sued over this issue, and lost on the grounds that the Environment Agency couldn't be in breach because the government had issued no direction. An absurdity, which means that poisons continue to be spread on farmland every day. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Radical? Lowering bills, reducing rents, defending our NHS, and refusing to arm genocide.
The real radicals are in government - and the commentariat that “warns” you when we all dare to say: it doesn’t have to be like this.
The real radicals are in government - and the commentariat that “warns” you when we all dare to say: it doesn’t have to be like this.
July 7, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Radical? Lowering bills, reducing rents, defending our NHS, and refusing to arm genocide.
The real radicals are in government - and the commentariat that “warns” you when we all dare to say: it doesn’t have to be like this.
The real radicals are in government - and the commentariat that “warns” you when we all dare to say: it doesn’t have to be like this.
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Forcing all business pay tax on the profit they would make on British revenues would entirely change the face of our tax system.
Taxing Capital Gains at the same rates as income tax would cement the deal.
And 90% of the population would love it.
Taxing Capital Gains at the same rates as income tax would cement the deal.
And 90% of the population would love it.
July 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Forcing all business pay tax on the profit they would make on British revenues would entirely change the face of our tax system.
Taxing Capital Gains at the same rates as income tax would cement the deal.
And 90% of the population would love it.
Taxing Capital Gains at the same rates as income tax would cement the deal.
And 90% of the population would love it.
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There are 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK.
Meanwhile, there are more British billionaires than ever before.
I think we should tax the rich to lift children out of poverty. Why is that such a radical idea?
Meanwhile, there are more British billionaires than ever before.
I think we should tax the rich to lift children out of poverty. Why is that such a radical idea?
July 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There are 4.5 million children living in poverty in the UK.
Meanwhile, there are more British billionaires than ever before.
I think we should tax the rich to lift children out of poverty. Why is that such a radical idea?
Meanwhile, there are more British billionaires than ever before.
I think we should tax the rich to lift children out of poverty. Why is that such a radical idea?
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27 people — including a priest, professor and health workers — were arrested today under terrorism laws.
Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide.
This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.
Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide.
This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.
July 5, 2025 at 5:21 PM
27 people — including a priest, professor and health workers — were arrested today under terrorism laws.
Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide.
This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.
Their crime? Peacefully holding signs opposing genocide.
This is how we sleepwalk into fascism.
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Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
Why renationalising the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure is vital
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising
northwestbylines.co.uk
July 6, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
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He's right.
But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating.
But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating.
Peter Hain says anti-apartheid campaigners would have been treated as terrorists under logic used to ban Palestine Action www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Anti-apartheid activists would have been called terrorists under logic banning Palestine Action, Peter Hain says – as it happened
Labour peer says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ his party is backing moves to ban group
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:44 AM
He's right.
But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating.
But also: this was exactly how some of us warned the Terrorism Act 2000 would be used when it was passed, by the government in which Peter Hain was a minister. He and all the others either ignored or dismissed our warnings. It's very frustrating.
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To people on this platform saying that those holding "I support Palestine Action" signs deserve to be arrested, because PA has been designated a terrorist group by the government:
Remember that lickspittles and system justifiers have enabled every form of oppression, everywhere.
Remember that lickspittles and system justifiers have enabled every form of oppression, everywhere.
July 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
To people on this platform saying that those holding "I support Palestine Action" signs deserve to be arrested, because PA has been designated a terrorist group by the government:
Remember that lickspittles and system justifiers have enabled every form of oppression, everywhere.
Remember that lickspittles and system justifiers have enabled every form of oppression, everywhere.