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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 16h

There's a touch of the Liz Truss about Kemi Badenoch. Both in the tax cut paid for by fantasy figures and also a belief there's This One Special Trick The British State Doesn't Want You To Know About! that will somehow solve everything.
Be rude to some civil servants and the UK's problems vanish!

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Kathy L Weiss @middlechildtake.bsky.social · 21h

Early Signs of a ‘Turning Point’ as Renewables Edge Out Coal www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/c...

The world generated more electricity from renewable energy than coal for the first time ever, a new report finds. The United States is lagging behind.

Early Signs of a ‘Turning Point’ as Renewables Edge Out Coal

www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Lewin MP @andrewlewinmp.bsky.social · 17h

Kemi Badenoch appears to be getting plaudits for a speech in which she breezily claimed to have found £47,000,000,000 in savings.

The inconvenient truth is that these numbers are nothing more than a fantasy.

This really is Liz Truss's party now.

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Buck Frexit @beany.bsky.social · 14h

Tories will abolish stamp duty to “revive the housing market”

First time buyers don’t pay it anyway (up to £300k) & the fact the average UK house price is 10x the average salary is the problem, not £5k stamp duty on a £300k house! And then there’s the £24bn lost tax revenue…

Totally deluded 🤦‍♀️

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 18h

Sorry, but if you're saying those implausible and shallow Kemi Badenoch announcements constitute a good speech then you're part of the UK's political problem.

Same half-baked "tax cut good / international commitments bad" bearing no resemblance to well formed policy.

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mimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 13h

A house in Clacton bought with unknown finances, a Russian funded Welsh leader and now an investigation into the finances and tax affairs of one of Farage’s key ally.

The treachery and corruption is right in front of the media’s eyes and they do and say, NOTHING!

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18h

Let’s also remember that the ECHR has protected British people from abuses of power by its own government.

We must protect the ECHR, not leave it

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 3d

When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...

🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 15h

Conservatives are lurching right and abandoning British values.

The Lib Dems will stand firm, for decency, the rule of law and our environment.

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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 15h

Amid the madness, one voice rose above the rest.

Heseltine: principled, pro-EU, and unafraid to speak truth.

“The tide is turning. Most people now believe it was a mistake to leave Europe”.

Lord Heseltine: The Voice of Reason in an Age of Madness 2025
youtu.be/4fKoGoY7cKg

Lord Heseltine: The Voice of Reason in an Age of Madness 2025

YouTube video by Liz Webster #SaveBritishFarming

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 1d

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

Good morning Conservative conference... Can't stand to be a Kemi Conservative any more?

Join us.

A digital billboard mounted on a truck parked on a city street displays a political advertisement from the Liberal Democrats. The sign reads: “CAN’T STAND TO BE A KEMI CONSERVATIVE?” and includes excerpts from The Telegraph and The Guardian about Tory policies and internal disputes. The message at the bottom says, “Join us: LibDems.org.uk/join.”

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Ashley @madmahma.bsky.social · 2d

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

Climate science is clear: emissions rates must peak in 2025 and go no higher.

But misinformation and wishful thinking push politicians – and crucial policy – off course.

MPs and public underestimate urgency of climate action, new UEA study reveals

Fewer than 15% of UK MPs knew emissions must peak by 2025, raising questions about climate communication

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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br00t4c @br00t4c.bsky.social · 1d

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new analysis.

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Renewables become biggest source of electricity globally for 1st time, beating coal | CBC News

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

www.cbc.ca

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

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LaindonFeminist: 10 Year Keir @viviane49.bsky.social · 1d

Our media lets us down badly :

Labours accomplishments - rarely mentioned

Nigel Farage’s house - dropped/ignored

Nathan Gill’s admission of working for Russia - zilch

Russia/Iran funding Reform/Farage - silence

Instead they spread lies on the Budget/MPs/anything to discredit Labour

Why????

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 Wow!

“Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has been accused of “complicity in genocide” in a complaint lodged with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Rome’s support for Israel as it bombards Gaza”

Italy’s Meloni says ICC complaint accuses her of Gaza genocide complicity

A complaint lodged with the ICC points to the Italian government's role supplying lethal weapons to Israel amid Gaza war

www.aljazeera.com

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Cassandra 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺🌐 @troybairn.bsky.social · 1d

Starmer making catastrophic error. It is not the far right taking his votes, it is the pro-European parties (Grn+LD+SNP+PC).

Voting intention of GE2024 Labour voters (YG; 5-6 October):

Lab 57%
Grn* 13%
LD* 13%
Ref 7%
Con 4%
SNP* 1%
PC* 1%

Loss to pro-EU* = 28 pp
Loss to far right = 11 pp

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

I forget-- who controls the White House, Senate, and House?

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 1d

HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son

Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts

No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼‍♂️

Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally

Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth

www.theguardian.com

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

People like Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are increasingly looking at people who are not white and suggesting that they can't be British.

That in itself is fundamentally un-British.

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.

YouGov Poll - Liberal Democrats draw level with the Conservatives - both parties on 17%.

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