Lotta
@lottasaysno.bsky.social
A book nerd. Worried about the state of planet Earth.
A Finn in the UK 🇫🇮🇬🇧
A Finn in the UK 🇫🇮🇬🇧
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People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We need hope, not cynicism
The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding
www.newstatesman.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Do you know a school that would benefit from the advice, training and networking opportunities offered by the SLA? As part of our #NationalYearOfReading partnership, Accessit Software is funding 12 UK schools to have SLA membership in 2026! Apply before 19th December 👉 bit.ly/44h4zgy #BookSkyUK
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Do you know a school that would benefit from the advice, training and networking opportunities offered by the SLA? As part of our #NationalYearOfReading partnership, Accessit Software is funding 12 UK schools to have SLA membership in 2026! Apply before 19th December 👉 bit.ly/44h4zgy #BookSkyUK
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Farage is currently "boycotting the BBC".
Perhaps the BBC and every other reputable broadcaster should instead be boycotting Mr Farage
Perhaps the BBC and every other reputable broadcaster should instead be boycotting Mr Farage
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Farage is currently "boycotting the BBC".
Perhaps the BBC and every other reputable broadcaster should instead be boycotting Mr Farage
Perhaps the BBC and every other reputable broadcaster should instead be boycotting Mr Farage
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A structure designed to prevent radioactive leakage at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine is no longer operational after Russian drones targeted it earlier this year, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has found.
Chernobyl radiation shield has stopped working after Russian drone strikes, UN warns
The confinement facility “lost its primary safety functions” after a Russian drone strike in February, nuclear watchdog says.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A structure designed to prevent radioactive leakage at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine is no longer operational after Russian drones targeted it earlier this year, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog has found.
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Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK's donations have come from just three rich men
Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform's funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors
democracyforsale.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Three men.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
75% of Reform UK’s donations.
That’s £23m of £30m since 2019.
This is how politics gets bought.
We need a cap on political donations in the next Elections Bill.
Democracy shouldn’t be for sale.
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'If Dodik gets his way, the modern Bosnian state – forged in the hard-won peace achieved in the aftermath of the bloody conflicts of the 1990s – will be no more'
🔗 Francisco Garcia
https://bit.ly/3XWafsy
🔗 Francisco Garcia
https://bit.ly/3XWafsy
Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace | The Observer
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
'If Dodik gets his way, the modern Bosnian state – forged in the hard-won peace achieved in the aftermath of the bloody conflicts of the 1990s – will be no more'
🔗 Francisco Garcia
https://bit.ly/3XWafsy
🔗 Francisco Garcia
https://bit.ly/3XWafsy
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REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide
Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
REVEALED: Willow trees on Dartmoor common owned by Prince William deliberately poisoned with herbicide
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
This is an outrageous act of sabotage. Dartmoor’s commons are virtually treeless already, due to centuries of overgrazing by sheep. The culprit must be found:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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See this thread here for a compilation of our reporting & why it matters.
We are still seeing the press & politicians minimising the importance of this case even while a police investigation is ongoing & there are so many qs outstanding.
bsky.app/profile/then...
We are still seeing the press & politicians minimising the importance of this case even while a police investigation is ongoing & there are so many qs outstanding.
bsky.app/profile/then...
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over 10 years for taking bribes ultimately from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story that raises questions about Farage’s claim Gill was ‘one bad apple’🧵
November 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
See this thread here for a compilation of our reporting & why it matters.
We are still seeing the press & politicians minimising the importance of this case even while a police investigation is ongoing & there are so many qs outstanding.
bsky.app/profile/then...
We are still seeing the press & politicians minimising the importance of this case even while a police investigation is ongoing & there are so many qs outstanding.
bsky.app/profile/then...
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❗️ This winter, we expect to provide an emergency food parcel to someone every 10 SECONDS.
The rising cost of essentials like heating and food - and our weak social security system - will drive thousands of people to the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
The rising cost of essentials like heating and food - and our weak social security system - will drive thousands of people to the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
❗️ This winter, we expect to provide an emergency food parcel to someone every 10 SECONDS.
The rising cost of essentials like heating and food - and our weak social security system - will drive thousands of people to the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
The rising cost of essentials like heating and food - and our weak social security system - will drive thousands of people to the doors of a food bank for the very first time.
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It’s actually mad that me and the far-right have exactly the same take. No notes.
They're openly telling us in advance what's going to happen
November 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s actually mad that me and the far-right have exactly the same take. No notes.
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Neither Tim Davie nor Deborah Turness incited an insurrection against the US Capitol. Congressman didn’t have to flee for their lives because of a BBC Panorama edit.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Neither Tim Davie nor Deborah Turness incited an insurrection against the US Capitol. Congressman didn’t have to flee for their lives because of a BBC Panorama edit.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
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A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
🔴 Breaking I Davie faced mounting criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
➡️ Read more: trib.al/I0iw7aP
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A big win for people more outraged by a silly edit at the BBC than by a man impeached by Congress for literally inciting an insurrection being back in the White House. Pathetic.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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☀️The UK has had its dullest October in almost 60 years, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
Dullest October in almost 60 years for the UK
The UK had one of its dullest Octobers on record with sunshine in short supply, according to provisional Met Office figures.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
☀️The UK has had its dullest October in almost 60 years, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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The UK Government is arranging flights for British nationals who can’t leave Jamaica on commercial routes.
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The UK Government is arranging flights for British nationals who can’t leave Jamaica on commercial routes.
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...
If you or someone you know hasn’t been able to book a flight home, register your presence now
📞 +1 (876) 936 0700
📞 +44 (0)20 7008 5000
www.register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-2025...