Carl Gibson
@elgibo.bsky.social
Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i
Sign the petition: Save Our Swifts
Swifts have lost more than half their population in 20 years. A simple £35 brick in new builds could help save them. Labour used to support this – now they’re planning to backtrack. Sign the petition ...
38d.gs
May 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Labour are backtracking on a plan to help save birds: by blocking a new rule that would make developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. They think it'll help win them votes - we need to show it would do the opposite. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i
Brilliant!
paraphrasing a bit...
Arguing with Brexiteers is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
Arguing with Brexiteers is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter how good you are, the bird is going to shit on the board and strut around like it won anyway.
May 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Brilliant!
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Wonder how many of those federal workers who've lost their jobs are Republican and voted for Trump last November?
February 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Wonder how many of those federal workers who've lost their jobs are Republican and voted for Trump last November?
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On the one hand this just reinforces that by "free speech" the right actually means "restricted speech for you, free speech for me and people who agree with me only".
On the other hand this clearly signposts that Signal works and we should probably adopt it and dump the Meta-controlled WhatsApp.
On the other hand this clearly signposts that Signal works and we should probably adopt it and dump the Meta-controlled WhatsApp.
X blocks links to Signal, encrypted service used by whistle blowers
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
www.disruptionist.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service
Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
www.disruptionist.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
On the one hand this just reinforces that by "free speech" the right actually means "restricted speech for you, free speech for me and people who agree with me only".
On the other hand this clearly signposts that Signal works and we should probably adopt it and dump the Meta-controlled WhatsApp.
On the other hand this clearly signposts that Signal works and we should probably adopt it and dump the Meta-controlled WhatsApp.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ti...
Time for change: no more fox hunting
Fox hunting, deer hunting, and hare hunting still take place in the UK. These cruel activities have been banned in England and Wales for nearly 20 years, but the law is failing us all. Too many animal...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ti...
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A reminder that Sadiq Khan successfully won three elections in a row by large majorities against Conservative opponents, one of whom, Shaun Bailey, was then given a seat in the House of Lords for life.
Funnily enough I don't remember the Daily Mail describing that as a "reward for failure"
Funnily enough I don't remember the Daily Mail describing that as a "reward for failure"
December 31, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A reminder that Sadiq Khan successfully won three elections in a row by large majorities against Conservative opponents, one of whom, Shaun Bailey, was then given a seat in the House of Lords for life.
Funnily enough I don't remember the Daily Mail describing that as a "reward for failure"
Funnily enough I don't remember the Daily Mail describing that as a "reward for failure"
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There are more than 10m children in school in the UK…but, per Times, 3,000 might move to state sector because of VAT rise…so Whitehall is “braced” 😲😲😲
Says a lot about UK media bubble, the way this story is reported.
You pay VAT on luxuries. Private schooling is that.
Says a lot about UK media bubble, the way this story is reported.
You pay VAT on luxuries. Private schooling is that.
December 26, 2024 at 8:34 AM
There are more than 10m children in school in the UK…but, per Times, 3,000 might move to state sector because of VAT rise…so Whitehall is “braced” 😲😲😲
Says a lot about UK media bubble, the way this story is reported.
You pay VAT on luxuries. Private schooling is that.
Says a lot about UK media bubble, the way this story is reported.
You pay VAT on luxuries. Private schooling is that.
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As farmers protest at paying tax for the 1st time on multi-million pound inheritances, a thread on some of the tax breaks farmers get, often uniquely.
Fair enough; food is important. But the idea farmers are being unfairly treated is mad. They get hugely beneficial treatment from the tax system
1/7
Fair enough; food is important. But the idea farmers are being unfairly treated is mad. They get hugely beneficial treatment from the tax system
1/7
Inheritance tax: 'Betrayed' farmers take Budget protest to London
Thousands of farmers expected to take part in a march on Whitehall
Organisers of Tuesday's protest warn some farmers now
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 11:59 AM
As farmers protest at paying tax for the 1st time on multi-million pound inheritances, a thread on some of the tax breaks farmers get, often uniquely.
Fair enough; food is important. But the idea farmers are being unfairly treated is mad. They get hugely beneficial treatment from the tax system
1/7
Fair enough; food is important. But the idea farmers are being unfairly treated is mad. They get hugely beneficial treatment from the tax system
1/7
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A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
November 18, 2024 at 4:32 PM
A word on the Allison Pearson free speech row, and what she describes as a ‘Kafkaesque’ threat to it. We asked her on @thenewsagents.bsky.social to discuss.
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
She said: ‘No. And if you get any aspect of the story wrong my lawyers will be watching.’
Gotta love a free speech warrior 🤷🏻♂️
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The Tory gambling scandal: A perfectly fitting end to an ethically negligent government iandunt.substack.com/p/gambling-s...
Gambling Scandal: The perfect end to a terrible government
This behaviour is not random. It is a result of poor leadership.
iandunt.substack.com
June 21, 2024 at 10:34 AM
The Tory gambling scandal: A perfectly fitting end to an ethically negligent government iandunt.substack.com/p/gambling-s...
I imported 26 friends from Twitter to Bluesky
Import your Twitter follows to Bluesky
skygaze.io
January 14, 2024 at 6:56 PM
I imported 26 friends from Twitter to Bluesky
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Gateway drug to so much lunatic shit and extremism.
Brilliantly designed to build an easily triggered audience of deranged and deluded voters. Then swing them in behind specific reactionary campaigns.
Brilliantly designed to build an easily triggered audience of deranged and deluded voters. Then swing them in behind specific reactionary campaigns.
January 7, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Gateway drug to so much lunatic shit and extremism.
Brilliantly designed to build an easily triggered audience of deranged and deluded voters. Then swing them in behind specific reactionary campaigns.
Brilliantly designed to build an easily triggered audience of deranged and deluded voters. Then swing them in behind specific reactionary campaigns.
Finally got my invite code.
December 27, 2023 at 8:08 AM
Finally got my invite code.