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@idlebirder.bsky.social
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Ornithologist
Conservation
Environmentalist
Peaceful protester
British Stamps collector
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Badenoch: “Greenland is a second-order issue.” This is what happens when a party collapses intellectually. #ukpolitics
January 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Badenoch: “Greenland is a second-order issue.” This is what happens when a party collapses intellectually. #ukpolitics
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Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'.
There is no guarantee that the felon would stick to any treaty.
It is the new domino-theory. Bully one state (Venezuela) and others would fall. Trump wants to snatch their wealth. Such a state won't be respected by many.
There is no guarantee that the felon would stick to any treaty.
It is the new domino-theory. Bully one state (Venezuela) and others would fall. Trump wants to snatch their wealth. Such a state won't be respected by many.
Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'
Trump has been turning his attention to Cuba since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Trump tells Cuba to 'make a deal, before it is too late'.
There is no guarantee that the felon would stick to any treaty.
It is the new domino-theory. Bully one state (Venezuela) and others would fall. Trump wants to snatch their wealth. Such a state won't be respected by many.
There is no guarantee that the felon would stick to any treaty.
It is the new domino-theory. Bully one state (Venezuela) and others would fall. Trump wants to snatch their wealth. Such a state won't be respected by many.
The Profiteering Continues under @uklabour.bsky.social
Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike
Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The Profiteering Continues under @uklabour.bsky.social
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Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Lloyds CEO Charlie Nunn latest banking boss in line for huge bonus hike
Barclays, HSBC and NatWest shareholders already approved big pay rises after post Brexit loosening of remuneration rules
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Lloyds Bank CEO latest banking boss in line for huge pay and bonus hike to £13m.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Last year Barclays boss got 45% rise, HSBC 43%, NatWest 43%.
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on profiteering, exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
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Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’
Trump said that if the U.S. doesn't take action on Greenland, "Russia or China will take over" the Danish island territory.
www.cnbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump: ‘We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way."
US Constitution has failed to control the felon. The world is heading to a dark place.
@premnsikka.bsky.social
Better late than never - So here's wishing you a very Happy and Healthy New Year Prem.👍
Better late than never - So here's wishing you a very Happy and Healthy New Year Prem.👍
January 10, 2026 at 9:41 AM
@premnsikka.bsky.social
Better late than never - So here's wishing you a very Happy and Healthy New Year Prem.👍
Better late than never - So here's wishing you a very Happy and Healthy New Year Prem.👍
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The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam
Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The world's richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
The UK’s richest 1% produced more carbon pollution in eight days than the poorest 50% used in a year.
We can't afford the rich - they produce corruption, poverty, environmental degradation; destroy democracy.
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Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over shadow banking sector.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over booming shadow banking sector, peers say
Report says officials seem unprepared for potential risks that unregulated industry poses to UK financial stability
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Treasury has ‘limited grasp’ of concerns over shadow banking sector.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
The UK is sleep walking to the next financial crash.
Shadow banking, which includes private equity, is unregulated. Retail banking being deregulated.
The Pension Schemes Bill urges schemes to invest in PE.
Madness.
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'I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
'I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
Appeasing the gangster Emperor gets you temporary concessions.
Other hegemons will play the same game - attack countries, kidnap people, grab wealth, share it with a clique.
New imperialism in our lifetime.
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What should the world do about Trump's attack on Venezuela, threats to other countries?
The UK hasn't condemned the attack; obeys Trump; won't call for sanctions imposed on other states for violating the UN charter.
The era of gangster states is with us.
Watch the Minister's reply
The UK hasn't condemned the attack; obeys Trump; won't call for sanctions imposed on other states for violating the UN charter.
The era of gangster states is with us.
Watch the Minister's reply
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
What should the world do about Trump's attack on Venezuela, threats to other countries?
The UK hasn't condemned the attack; obeys Trump; won't call for sanctions imposed on other states for violating the UN charter.
The era of gangster states is with us.
Watch the Minister's reply
The UK hasn't condemned the attack; obeys Trump; won't call for sanctions imposed on other states for violating the UN charter.
The era of gangster states is with us.
Watch the Minister's reply
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Just sit back, listen and enjoy.👍
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Just sit back, listen and enjoy.👍
Just sit back, listen and enjoy.👍
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Just sit back, listen and enjoy.👍
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Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’.
Portrays itself as an agent instead of a supplier to dodge VAT.
Big business always willing to circumvent tax laws to boost profits, makes laws longer and complex.
Portrays itself as an agent instead of a supplier to dodge VAT.
Big business always willing to circumvent tax laws to boost profits, makes laws longer and complex.
Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’
Hailing app will now act as agent rather than supplier outside London, avoiding VAT requirement
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’.
Portrays itself as an agent instead of a supplier to dodge VAT.
Big business always willing to circumvent tax laws to boost profits, makes laws longer and complex.
Portrays itself as an agent instead of a supplier to dodge VAT.
Big business always willing to circumvent tax laws to boost profits, makes laws longer and complex.
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US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
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Average FTSE 100 CEO took less than 3 days to earn what a typical UK worker will in all of 2026.
Just 2 hours for the highest paid CEO.
Median FTSE 100 CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median earner.
No relationship between exec pay and performance.
UK real average worker wage stuck at 2008 level
Just 2 hours for the highest paid CEO.
Median FTSE 100 CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median earner.
No relationship between exec pay and performance.
UK real average worker wage stuck at 2008 level
Petition for a 'Fat Cat Tax': Make companies pay for extreme inequality - High Pay Centre
High Pay Centre data shows CEO pay in the FTSE100 reached a record-high in 2025 for the third year in a row. In 2026, the average FTSE100 CEO took less than three days to earn what the typical UK work...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Average FTSE 100 CEO took less than 3 days to earn what a typical UK worker will in all of 2026.
Just 2 hours for the highest paid CEO.
Median FTSE 100 CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median earner.
No relationship between exec pay and performance.
UK real average worker wage stuck at 2008 level
Just 2 hours for the highest paid CEO.
Median FTSE 100 CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median earner.
No relationship between exec pay and performance.
UK real average worker wage stuck at 2008 level
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Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn in property deals
Proceeds from supermarket, warehouse and petrol station sales have been used to cut debt accrued in leveraged buyouts
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
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UK PM Keir Starmer to woo voters & MPs with plan to cut cost of living.
Can't be done without curbing profiteering, increasing real wages, democratizing the workplace, equitable distribution of income/wealth.
Start by ending privatisation of water/energy.
Can't be done without curbing profiteering, increasing real wages, democratizing the workplace, equitable distribution of income/wealth.
Start by ending privatisation of water/energy.
Keir Starmer to woo voters and MPs with new year plan to cut cost of living
PM to highlight energy bill and interest rate cuts, plus end to two-child benefit cap, and to invite his MPs to Chequers
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
UK PM Keir Starmer to woo voters & MPs with plan to cut cost of living.
Can't be done without curbing profiteering, increasing real wages, democratizing the workplace, equitable distribution of income/wealth.
Start by ending privatisation of water/energy.
Can't be done without curbing profiteering, increasing real wages, democratizing the workplace, equitable distribution of income/wealth.
Start by ending privatisation of water/energy.
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In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
www.mariecurie.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
In the 6th largest economy, 103000 people died in poverty in 2024.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
120,000 died in fuel poverty, couldn't afford adequate heating.
Ethnic minorities, pensioners, single working age adults more likely to die in poverty.
Poverty and death sentence is a political choice as govts appease the rich.
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Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows.
Nurtured by Reform, Tories and Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. Scapegoating minorities for economic/political failures.
Without immigration, UK economy can't function.
Nurtured by Reform, Tories and Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. Scapegoating minorities for economic/political failures.
Without immigration, UK economy can't function.
Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows
Anti-racism groups warn some people are avoiding public transport or limiting their use of it for fear of abuse
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Racial and religious hate crime on UK public transport is growing, data shows.
Nurtured by Reform, Tories and Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. Scapegoating minorities for economic/political failures.
Without immigration, UK economy can't function.
Nurtured by Reform, Tories and Starmer's "Island of Strangers" speech. Scapegoating minorities for economic/political failures.
Without immigration, UK economy can't function.
🆘 "How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare" electoral-reform.org.uk/how-first-pa... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare
Poll after poll and headline after headline in the U.K may leave you with the impression of a country more divided than ever. This is never more obvious than in the seemingly daily polli
electoral-reform.org.uk
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
🆘 "How First Past the Post turns politics into tribal warfare" electoral-reform.org.uk/how-first-pa... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
PE firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025
Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at a record rate this year, using a controversial tactic
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
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Tory Curse.
Pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain rose by 90% between 2021 and 2024.
Only 26% of claims led to a payout.
A friend, night-worker had to replace 4 tyres this year, pay for steering damage.
Boosts GDP but destructive.
Pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain rose by 90% between 2021 and 2024.
Only 26% of claims led to a payout.
A friend, night-worker had to replace 4 tyres this year, pay for steering damage.
Boosts GDP but destructive.
Pothole claims up 90% in three years, says RAC
Research from the motoring group also finds that only one in four claims results in a payout.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Tory Curse.
Pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain rose by 90% between 2021 and 2024.
Only 26% of claims led to a payout.
A friend, night-worker had to replace 4 tyres this year, pay for steering damage.
Boosts GDP but destructive.
Pothole compensation claims made to councils in Britain rose by 90% between 2021 and 2024.
Only 26% of claims led to a payout.
A friend, night-worker had to replace 4 tyres this year, pay for steering damage.
Boosts GDP but destructive.
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.