James Upton
@jimup60.bsky.social
An angry Green Lefty , with probably too much time on my hands. 🤔
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But they all seem so honest & competent!
NEW: Reform UK’s flagship council, Kent, has been accused of telling a “blatant lie” after its claim of nearly £40m in savings on net zero were found to be based on hypothetical projects for which there was no documentation.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-run Kent council accused of fabricating £40m net zero savings
Disclosures show figures cited by authority’s leader rested on unfunded ideas listed briefly in budget papers
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:07 AM
But they all seem so honest & competent!
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Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
nation.cymru
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
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Trump goes full racist and depicts the Obamas as apes
There is no pretence with Donald Trump; he is now as openly racist as a person can be, and his supporters need to own that
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
There is no pretence with Donald Trump; he is now as openly racist as a person can be, and his supporters need to own that
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Trump goes full racist and depicts the Obamas as apes
There is no pretence with Donald Trump; he is now as openly racist as a person can be, and his supporters need to own that
www.thecanary.co
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Trump goes full racist and depicts the Obamas as apes
There is no pretence with Donald Trump; he is now as openly racist as a person can be, and his supporters need to own that
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
There is no pretence with Donald Trump; he is now as openly racist as a person can be, and his supporters need to own that
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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As shocking allegations explode around Trump, fears grow that a US strike on Iran is being lined up as a distraction — catastrophe underway?
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
US attack on Iran near-certain — as Trump tries to distract from child rape revelations
As shocking allegations explode around Trump, fears grow that a US strike on Iran is being lined up as a distraction — catastrophe underway?
www.thecanary.co
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
As shocking allegations explode around Trump, fears grow that a US strike on Iran is being lined up as a distraction — catastrophe underway?
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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If one extended family was killed in Britain, it'd be the crime of our century.
Our population is 69 million.
In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families.
Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million.
Don't forget Gaza 👇
Our population is 69 million.
In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families.
Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million.
Don't forget Gaza 👇
A new study on the Gaza genocide should shock you:
www.owenjones.news/p/dont-forge...
www.owenjones.news/p/dont-forge...
January 29, 2026 at 12:46 PM
If one extended family was killed in Britain, it'd be the crime of our century.
Our population is 69 million.
In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families.
Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million.
Don't forget Gaza 👇
Our population is 69 million.
In Gaza, Israel exterminated more than 2,700 extended families.
Their pre-genocide population was 2.2 million.
Don't forget Gaza 👇
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"Fossil fuel, meat + livestock producers have been funding far-right movements to stifle environmental protection measures that would reduce their profits. Such funding is a major driver of the fascistic politics that we now witness in the US."
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 AM
"Fossil fuel, meat + livestock producers have been funding far-right movements to stifle environmental protection measures that would reduce their profits. Such funding is a major driver of the fascistic politics that we now witness in the US."
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
Explains *so much* going on in the world right now.
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"The idea that we pursue endless GDP growth on a fragile planet is impossible."
Our Chief Exec @dhnnjyn.bsky.social spoke at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on why we need to challenge economic assumptions on growth and inequality.
Our Chief Exec @dhnnjyn.bsky.social spoke at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on why we need to challenge economic assumptions on growth and inequality.
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 PM
"The idea that we pursue endless GDP growth on a fragile planet is impossible."
Our Chief Exec @dhnnjyn.bsky.social spoke at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on why we need to challenge economic assumptions on growth and inequality.
Our Chief Exec @dhnnjyn.bsky.social spoke at the 80th anniversary of the United Nations Economic and Social Council on why we need to challenge economic assumptions on growth and inequality.
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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P&O Ferries boss who illegally sacked 800 staff quits.
He told a parliament Committee that the company knowingly broke the law, faced no action from Tory govt.
Workers replaced with £4.87 an hour agency staff.
Now he probably walks away with golden goodbye and pension pot.
He told a parliament Committee that the company knowingly broke the law, faced no action from Tory govt.
Workers replaced with £4.87 an hour agency staff.
Now he probably walks away with golden goodbye and pension pot.
P&O Ferries boss who sparked outage after mass sacking quits
Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite led the company when it sacked hundreds of staff in March 2022.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
P&O Ferries boss who illegally sacked 800 staff quits.
He told a parliament Committee that the company knowingly broke the law, faced no action from Tory govt.
Workers replaced with £4.87 an hour agency staff.
Now he probably walks away with golden goodbye and pension pot.
He told a parliament Committee that the company knowingly broke the law, faced no action from Tory govt.
Workers replaced with £4.87 an hour agency staff.
Now he probably walks away with golden goodbye and pension pot.
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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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More than 50 ships are heading to Gaza to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver urgent humanitarian aid.
The Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza: Everything you need to know
More than 50 ships are heading to Gaza to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver urgent humanitarian aid.
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August 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More than 50 ships are heading to Gaza to challenge Israel’s illegal blockade and deliver urgent humanitarian aid.
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At least a quarter of children are in poverty in two-thirds of areas across the UK.
Yet govts still obsessed with austerity, real wage/benefit cuts.
Will children recover from physical/mental harms inflicted by political choices?
Redistribute. Save the future.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Yet govts still obsessed with austerity, real wage/benefit cuts.
Will children recover from physical/mental harms inflicted by political choices?
Redistribute. Save the future.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
At least one in four children in poverty in two-thirds of UK areas - see list
Overall, 42% of constituencies in the UK have a child poverty rate higher than the national average of 31%, according to new analysis by Loughborough University
www.mirror.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
At least a quarter of children are in poverty in two-thirds of areas across the UK.
Yet govts still obsessed with austerity, real wage/benefit cuts.
Will children recover from physical/mental harms inflicted by political choices?
Redistribute. Save the future.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Yet govts still obsessed with austerity, real wage/benefit cuts.
Will children recover from physical/mental harms inflicted by political choices?
Redistribute. Save the future.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’
Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’
An IDF spokesperson said roads to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were ‘prohibited’ for Palestinians
Israel’s military has warned residents of Gaza against travel in areas leading to aid distribution centres, after at least 27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food at the points set up by the US-backed foundation.
An Israeli military spokesperson on Tuesday said roads leading to the distribution centres set up by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) were considered “combat zones”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Israel warns Palestinians against travel on roads to Gaza aid hubs, labelling them ‘combat zones’
Isn't this a sick headline in a rich, developed nation. Taxing the wealthy is the only solution
April 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Isn't this a sick headline in a rich, developed nation. Taxing the wealthy is the only solution
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LETS DO THIS!
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April 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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LETS DO THIS!
LETS KEEP GOING, LETS MAKE BLUESKY THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ON THE PLANET AND SEND MUSK, ZUCK & TRUMP PACKING!
LETS DO THIS!
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Telling poor people to be more entrepreneurial is sick
April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Telling poor people to be more entrepreneurial is sick
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You probably won't get rich – but you don't need to.
April 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You probably won't get rich – but you don't need to.
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UK median wage, £29,628. Net pay, £24,852; barely enough to survive.
Top 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Bottom 50% less than 5%.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Workers need higher share of GDP. Progressive taxation.
Top 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Bottom 50% less than 5%.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Workers need higher share of GDP. Progressive taxation.
Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.
www.ons.gov.uk
April 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
UK median wage, £29,628. Net pay, £24,852; barely enough to survive.
Top 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Bottom 50% less than 5%.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Workers need higher share of GDP. Progressive taxation.
Top 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Bottom 50% less than 5%.
Can't revive economy without boosting purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Workers need higher share of GDP. Progressive taxation.
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Almost unbelievably, the Labour government is now piling on more anti-protest laws. Its justification is to protect religious worshippers from "intimidation", but the way the proposed new measures are framed would allow the police to shut down protests almost anywhere.
April 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Almost unbelievably, the Labour government is now piling on more anti-protest laws. Its justification is to protect religious worshippers from "intimidation", but the way the proposed new measures are framed would allow the police to shut down protests almost anywhere.
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So Trump's belligerence and betrayal (of Ukraine most obviously) will wean Europe off its military over-dependence on the USA, but nobody in th Trumpverse has thought that the same approach to economies could yield the same result?
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
So Trump's belligerence and betrayal (of Ukraine most obviously) will wean Europe off its military over-dependence on the USA, but nobody in th Trumpverse has thought that the same approach to economies could yield the same result?
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March 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Worth avoiding these companies funding the fascist propaganda channel
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Said this a year ago. It still applies . www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
Armando Iannucci says Government policies ‘are putting more people into poverty’
The Thick Of It creator was speaking on the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme.
www.standard.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Said this a year ago. It still applies . www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
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Tim Walz called Trump ‘the worst possible business executive.’ It's hard to argue with the track record of Trump Airlines, Trump Casino, Trump University, and Trump Steaks.
March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Tim Walz called Trump ‘the worst possible business executive.’ It's hard to argue with the track record of Trump Airlines, Trump Casino, Trump University, and Trump Steaks.