Pauline
@highpeakhiker.bsky.social
Labour Councillor, retired teacher. Keen hiker, skier, gardener.
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The world capitulates.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals
Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 AM
The world capitulates.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
150 countries agree plan to stop global companies shifting profits to low-tax jurisdictions, but US companies will be exempt from 15% global minimum tax.
They make profit we fund the cost.
The race to the bottom will accelerate.
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🔴Boris Johnson’s Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Boris Johnson's Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🔴Boris Johnson’s Radon Gas Filled Prison Deal to Cost Taxpayers £100 Million
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
The full costs of the botched agreement to lease an unusable prison filled with poisonous gas from the Duchy of Cornwall, revealed for the first time
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
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Brexit destroyed the economy, but aligning with other sectors such as the European Chemicals Agency could save us over £2 billion alone. The time for action is now.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Brexit destroyed the economy, but aligning with other sectors such as the European Chemicals Agency could save us over £2 billion alone. The time for action is now.
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The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
The US capture of President Nicolás Maduro – and attacks on Venezuela – have no justification in international law
This may be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has abandoned the core values that united them for the past century, writes the head of Chatham House’s International Law Programme.
www.chathamhouse.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:10 AM
The US operation to capture Nicolás Maduro may well be the moment when Western Europe realizes that the US has decisively abandoned the core values that united them for the past century.
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Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
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Starmer once again says there will be no return to free movement of people
Please repost if you demand the restoration of the Freedom of Movement that was robbed from us by foreign interference and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you demand the restoration of the Freedom of Movement that was robbed from us by foreign interference and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Starmer once again says there will be no return to free movement of people
Please repost if you demand the restoration of the Freedom of Movement that was robbed from us by foreign interference and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
Please repost if you demand the restoration of the Freedom of Movement that was robbed from us by foreign interference and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.
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Nobody could have predicted this.
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Nobody could have predicted this.
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British voters want to be part of the EU more than the French and Italians, new poll reveals
Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
British voters want to be part of EU more than French and Italians, poll reveals
Exclusive: Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
British voters want to be part of the EU more than the French and Italians, new poll reveals
Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Campaigners said Labour had to ‘catch up with public opinion’ as PM faces calls for closer ties to the EU after Brexit
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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America’s narcissistic psychopathic Hitler is drunk with power.
US President Donald Trump threatens to invade and attack other countries: “We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." #VenezuelaInvasion
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 AM
America’s narcissistic psychopathic Hitler is drunk with power.
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Spot on from the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social 👇
Wrote a thing:
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
The carnage associated with fossil fuel is why speeding the transition to renewables is good for international stability as well as everything else. Fossil fuel is inseparable from violence, and dependence on it it has created a brutal world order....
Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become
1
They are saying it baldly: this is an oil grab. There is a history of oil grabs going back to British imperialism in the middle east in the late nineteenth century and murders of Osage Nation triba...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Spot on from the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social 👇
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One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
January 1, 2026 at 4:58 PM
One of the first things a Farage government will do will be to make sure "the young are
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
taught correctly about our history," and if that doesn't set off all manner of alarm bells then it should. (MAIL)
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The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The top 10% of richest Americans own 87% of stocks.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
The top 1% alone own roughly half of all stocks.
It's worth pointing out once again that the stock market is not the economy.
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There’s more to the Epstein Bannon Farage connection than this.
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There’s more to the Epstein Bannon Farage connection than this.
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Epstein was actively guiding Bannon how to secretly finance ‘The Movement’ — a right wing pan Europe organisation in concert with Farage — set up by his partner Laure Ferrari
👉 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
So pleased that the EU is standing up to the USA. Bullies and tyrants can’t be appeased, the EU and the UK have to take a firm line.
BREAKING: Statement by the European Commission on the U.S. decision to impose travel restrictions on certain EU individuals
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
December 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
So pleased that the EU is standing up to the USA. Bullies and tyrants can’t be appeased, the EU and the UK have to take a firm line.
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UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas
The Trump administration bans five people who have called for tech regulation from entering the country.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UK social media campaigners among five denied US visas.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
Trump happily admits fascists and racists to the US.
Visas used as a tool for dominance, intimidation; extract trade and tax concessions; silence critics.
Compliant Govts risk domestic ridicule.
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The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
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"When we ask people whether #Brexit has been a success or a failure, 62% to 11% say failure. And that really rockets up - when you ask people who did vote Labour last year and people who are still intending to vote Labour - that figure goes north of 85%." ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"When we ask people whether #Brexit has been a success or a failure, 62% to 11% say failure. And that really rockets up - when you ask people who did vote Labour last year and people who are still intending to vote Labour - that figure goes north of 85%." ~AA @pimlicat.bsky.social
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More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union – as it happened
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
More than 75% of Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters think PM should open talks on joining EU customs union
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
YouGov poll for the Times suggests even 40% of Conservative voters support such a move
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
December 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In case you were wondering how that ceasefire was going…
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
Israel bombed a wedding in Gaza today
We will never forget.
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Christ alive
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Christ alive
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It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It’s exactly this kind of dismal, prejudiced bollox from the Daily Mail that’s got us into the ruinous Brexit mess we’re in. What a moronic response to us rejoining Erasmus and all the benefits that brings. If they’re really worried about cost, they should push to cancel Brexit altogether.
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Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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The BBC is correct to stand firm on this.
For it is only by being resolute in be face of this illiberal and misconceived claim that there will be any chance of a satisfactory outcome.
BBC gets many things wrong, but this they are getting right.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
For it is only by being resolute in be face of this illiberal and misconceived claim that there will be any chance of a satisfactory outcome.
BBC gets many things wrong, but this they are getting right.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
BBC to fight Trump’s $10bn lawsuit, saying it should be dismissed
Corporation will argue it did not have rights to air film in US and it did not cause serious reputational harm
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The BBC is correct to stand firm on this.
For it is only by being resolute in be face of this illiberal and misconceived claim that there will be any chance of a satisfactory outcome.
BBC gets many things wrong, but this they are getting right.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
For it is only by being resolute in be face of this illiberal and misconceived claim that there will be any chance of a satisfactory outcome.
BBC gets many things wrong, but this they are getting right.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
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Do it please if you can
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Do it please if you can