Martin Haddon
@marhad.bsky.social
Retired British lawyer, pro EU, adopted Zoe to become much more healthy, keen walker & volunteers to lead hill and moorland walks for groups, learning Italian for seemingly ever & beginner watercolour painter
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"There were concerns about [Boris Johnson's] relationship with the Barclays and the Telegraph and there were specific concerns and also suspicions of possible corruption in terms of his relationship with Osborne and funnelling money to the Evening Standard" says Dominic Cummings
October 31, 2023 at 5:19 PM
"There were concerns about [Boris Johnson's] relationship with the Barclays and the Telegraph and there were specific concerns and also suspicions of possible corruption in terms of his relationship with Osborne and funnelling money to the Evening Standard" says Dominic Cummings
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“Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can’t sustain this level of poverty for much longer”
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/food-banks-supplies-winter-poverty-ifan/
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/food-banks-supplies-winter-poverty-ifan/
Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can't sustain this level of poverty for much long...
Food banks will need to support more than 600,000 people during the “worst winter yet”. We must tackle poverty at the source.
www.bigissue.com
October 29, 2023 at 8:50 AM
“Food banks are being forced to ration supplies. We can’t sustain this level of poverty for much longer”
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/food-banks-supplies-winter-poverty-ifan/
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/food-banks-supplies-winter-poverty-ifan/
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It's worth reading how Hamas gained absolute rule in gaza. The last election was 2006, they got 44%, the moderate opposition got 41%. Hamas then murdered those they were supposed to share power with. No further elections.
40% of gaza under 18 years of age now.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
40% of gaza under 18 years of age now.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
How George W. Bush Helped Hamas Come to Power
In Bush’s naïveté about the magic of elections, he ignored a crucial point about democracy.
slate.com
October 27, 2023 at 7:39 AM
It's worth reading how Hamas gained absolute rule in gaza. The last election was 2006, they got 44%, the moderate opposition got 41%. Hamas then murdered those they were supposed to share power with. No further elections.
40% of gaza under 18 years of age now.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
40% of gaza under 18 years of age now.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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🗨️ "Remainers and Leavers were united in believing that the key to limiting the damage EU withdrawal might do or, alternatively, to exploiting the opportunities on offer, lay with Angela Merkel." ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-and-t...
Brexit and the ‘Merkel myth’ - UK in a changing Europe
Drawing on his recent article with Karl Pike, Tim Bale explores the consequences of the ‘Merkel myth’ for Brexit.
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 27, 2023 at 9:18 AM
🗨️ "Remainers and Leavers were united in believing that the key to limiting the damage EU withdrawal might do or, alternatively, to exploiting the opportunities on offer, lay with Angela Merkel." ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-and-t...
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We've written up a short guide on how to navigate social media at a time rife with misinformation. Read our tips here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...
Separating Fact from Fiction on Social Media in Times of Conflict - bellingcat
Bellingcat presents a guide to separating fact from fiction with real, recent examples of misinformation.
www.bellingcat.com
October 26, 2023 at 3:02 PM
We've written up a short guide on how to navigate social media at a time rife with misinformation. Read our tips here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/ho...
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"Nothing is inevitable about the rise of autocracy or the decline of democracy. Invest your time in political and civic organization if you want to create change, because sometimes it works."
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Poland Shows That Autocracy Is Not Inevitable
The ruling party tried to use the Polish state to hold on to power, but voters rejected the effort.
www.theatlantic.com
October 17, 2023 at 2:59 AM
"Nothing is inevitable about the rise of autocracy or the decline of democracy. Invest your time in political and civic organization if you want to create change, because sometimes it works."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Minimum service levels for schools are an 'attack on the rights of working people' and would be scrapped under a Labour Government 👏
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-would-scrap-minimum-service-levels-for-schools/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-would-scrap-minimum-service-levels-for-schools/
Labour will scrap minimum service levels for schools
Bridget Phillipson accuses government of an 'attack on the rights of working people'
schoolsweek.co.uk
October 27, 2023 at 9:31 AM
Minimum service levels for schools are an 'attack on the rights of working people' and would be scrapped under a Labour Government 👏
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-would-scrap-minimum-service-levels-for-schools/
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/labour-would-scrap-minimum-service-levels-for-schools/
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Take Elmo's remote control away. 🤦♀️
October 27, 2023 at 9:34 AM
Take Elmo's remote control away. 🤦♀️
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@anadoluagency: #BREAKING Israel's collective punishment of entire population of Gaza must immediately cease, urges UN human rights office, noting collective punishment is 'war crime' https://t.co/VRhIQMnCRm
October 27, 2023 at 9:12 AM
@anadoluagency: #BREAKING Israel's collective punishment of entire population of Gaza must immediately cease, urges UN human rights office, noting collective punishment is 'war crime' https://t.co/VRhIQMnCRm
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“The Guardian can reveal that the government will be using its own, as yet undisclosed, methodology to assess river health. “
Well, I for one have no problems at *all* with this
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards
Well, I for one have no problems at *all* with this
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards
England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards
Exclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2023 at 9:15 AM
“The Guardian can reveal that the government will be using its own, as yet undisclosed, methodology to assess river health. “
Well, I for one have no problems at *all* with this
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards
Well, I for one have no problems at *all* with this
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/england-to-diverge-from-eu-water-monitoring-standards
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Jack Smith’s submission “'There has never been a criminal case in which a court has granted a defendant an unfettered right to try his case in the media, malign the judge as a fraud and hack, attack the prosecutor as a deranged thug, and promising if you go after me, I'm coming after you, …”
October 26, 2023 at 9:47 PM
Jack Smith’s submission “'There has never been a criminal case in which a court has granted a defendant an unfettered right to try his case in the media, malign the judge as a fraud and hack, attack the prosecutor as a deranged thug, and promising if you go after me, I'm coming after you, …”
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This is some of the most important and upsetting testimony for the Covid Enquiry - so many voices cannot tell their stories.
First Covid inquiry public session in Birmingham hears from victims
Twelve people from the Midlands share their pandemic experiences at inquiry's first public session.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2023 at 7:57 AM
This is some of the most important and upsetting testimony for the Covid Enquiry - so many voices cannot tell their stories.
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Very quietly, the government is pursuing massive changes to immigration, prisons and drug law - and MPs won't even know it's happening
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Revealed: The new batch of laws undermining parliament
Away from prying eyes, the government is very quietly making massive changes to immigration, prisons and drug law.
iandunt.substack.com
October 27, 2023 at 8:41 AM
Very quietly, the government is pursuing massive changes to immigration, prisons and drug law - and MPs won't even know it's happening
iandunt.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
iandunt.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
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Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape & possession of drugs
This isn’t the May 2022 Tory MP arrested-still under investigation 🙄
It is another one ‼️
Nor is it Elphicke-Already convicted + prison
Or Imram Khan ex Wakefield Tory MP, also convicted + prison
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
This isn’t the May 2022 Tory MP arrested-still under investigation 🙄
It is another one ‼️
Nor is it Elphicke-Already convicted + prison
Or Imram Khan ex Wakefield Tory MP, also convicted + prison
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
October 26, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape & possession of drugs
This isn’t the May 2022 Tory MP arrested-still under investigation 🙄
It is another one ‼️
Nor is it Elphicke-Already convicted + prison
Or Imram Khan ex Wakefield Tory MP, also convicted + prison
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
This isn’t the May 2022 Tory MP arrested-still under investigation 🙄
It is another one ‼️
Nor is it Elphicke-Already convicted + prison
Or Imram Khan ex Wakefield Tory MP, also convicted + prison
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
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Absolutely and make good blood money on that
October 26, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Absolutely and make good blood money on that
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'Hypocrite' Jacob Rees-Mogg pocketed £17,000 for job he did for just 7 weeks
Yet he tried to slash Civil Service redundancy payments by 25%
Yet he tried to slash Civil Service redundancy payments by 25%
'Hypocrite' Jacob Rees-Mogg pocketed £17,000 for job he did for just 7 weeks
Ex-Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and Tory Party chairman Greg Hands got thousands of pounds of taxpayers' cash in payouts when they lost their jobs as ministers
www.mirror.co.uk
October 22, 2023 at 4:20 PM
'Hypocrite' Jacob Rees-Mogg pocketed £17,000 for job he did for just 7 weeks
Yet he tried to slash Civil Service redundancy payments by 25%
Yet he tried to slash Civil Service redundancy payments by 25%
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End it for them
October 22, 2023 at 7:27 PM
End it for them
Current edition of the New European has a list of the top 50 most objectionable people in British public life. Although it’s a lineup of self promoting national embarrassments it’s nevertheless quite a hoot to read on a wet Sunday morning
October 22, 2023 at 11:02 AM
Current edition of the New European has a list of the top 50 most objectionable people in British public life. Although it’s a lineup of self promoting national embarrassments it’s nevertheless quite a hoot to read on a wet Sunday morning
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Frost is just a mush-brained, deeply unprincipled Tory opportunist. The damage he’s done to the country in order to promote himself is beyond obscene.
October 21, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Frost is just a mush-brained, deeply unprincipled Tory opportunist. The damage he’s done to the country in order to promote himself is beyond obscene.
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My wife just texted me “Lasagne at 6 o’clock” so I immediately looked behind me.
October 16, 2023 at 12:38 PM
My wife just texted me “Lasagne at 6 o’clock” so I immediately looked behind me.
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Colin from Portsmouth is OUTRAGED!
He claims that when he voted Tory to make people poorer, he didn't expect it to backfire on him!
Comedy genius from Exploding Heads
🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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He claims that when he voted Tory to make people poorer, he didn't expect it to backfire on him!
Comedy genius from Exploding Heads
🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
youtu.be/oxIhm4Gh5jM?...
When I Voted For People To Be Poorer I Didn't Mean Me! | Colin From Portsmouth
📞"My government has betrayed me. When I voted for people to be poorer, I didn't realise it would happen to me 😡"Colin from Portsmouth has never felt more l...
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October 17, 2023 at 9:33 PM
Colin from Portsmouth is OUTRAGED!
He claims that when he voted Tory to make people poorer, he didn't expect it to backfire on him!
Comedy genius from Exploding Heads
🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
youtu.be/oxIhm4Gh5jM?...
He claims that when he voted Tory to make people poorer, he didn't expect it to backfire on him!
Comedy genius from Exploding Heads
🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
youtu.be/oxIhm4Gh5jM?...
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I'm going to track down as many of you as I can. Please could people repost me, so others can see I am here - and I can find them, and them me. Blue skies, herds of unicorns and sunlit uplands beckon. Oh...and another two Tory candidates bite the dust, I understand 👍👍👍
October 20, 2023 at 3:21 PM
I'm going to track down as many of you as I can. Please could people repost me, so others can see I am here - and I can find them, and them me. Blue skies, herds of unicorns and sunlit uplands beckon. Oh...and another two Tory candidates bite the dust, I understand 👍👍👍
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A shocking reminder this Government has stripped back our rights to protest. It’s also passed new laws robbing millions of their right to strike & locked millions out of the electoral process https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/17/greta-thunberg-arrested-at-london-oil-summit-protest
Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest
Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministers
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2023 at 5:27 PM
A shocking reminder this Government has stripped back our rights to protest. It’s also passed new laws robbing millions of their right to strike & locked millions out of the electoral process https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/17/greta-thunberg-arrested-at-london-oil-summit-protest
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October 18, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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NEVER IN LIVING MEMORY HAVE FAMILIES GOT SO MUCH POORER OVER A SINGLE PARLIAMENT
Last nights by-election results show the country is crying out for a #GeneralElectionNow! https://youtu.be/AMgjCx-ucO4?si=gyeqYhM2GmvB_tjw
Last nights by-election results show the country is crying out for a #GeneralElectionNow! https://youtu.be/AMgjCx-ucO4?si=gyeqYhM2GmvB_tjw
Hang on to your seats for the #PMQs round up you won’t see on BBC1
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October 20, 2023 at 6:54 AM
NEVER IN LIVING MEMORY HAVE FAMILIES GOT SO MUCH POORER OVER A SINGLE PARLIAMENT
Last nights by-election results show the country is crying out for a #GeneralElectionNow! https://youtu.be/AMgjCx-ucO4?si=gyeqYhM2GmvB_tjw
Last nights by-election results show the country is crying out for a #GeneralElectionNow! https://youtu.be/AMgjCx-ucO4?si=gyeqYhM2GmvB_tjw