Mark Scott
@markescott.bsky.social
Grandfather. Volunteer with village fete, National Trust, CAMRA, Liberal Democrats. EV owner since 2015.
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Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public.
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
"If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify."
Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics.
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem.
Sign and share.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Evidence shows screening saves lives. We have the tools to deliver screening safely & effectively. Tens of thousands have called on Parliament to act and we have a duty to listen.
That's why I signed this letter to the Health Secretary 👇
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
That's why I signed this letter to the Health Secretary 👇
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
A Letter on the Urgent Need for Targeted Prostate Cancer Screening
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Evidence shows screening saves lives. We have the tools to deliver screening safely & effectively. Tens of thousands have called on Parliament to act and we have a duty to listen.
That's why I signed this letter to the Health Secretary 👇
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
That's why I signed this letter to the Health Secretary 👇
www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
November 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
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Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
Thousands died.
Spent time walking his dog, riding motorcycle, hosting lunches/dinners.
He once said Covid was ‘nature’s way of dealing with old people’, ‘we should let the old people get it’.
Will he be held to account,?
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Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
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There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
There are over 1️⃣6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ gas & oil lobbyists at COP30 👇
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
What a shocking failure. Would you allow tobacco lobbyists into a world health conference?
There will be 0️⃣ lobbyists at the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis on 27th November.
Is your MP attending? www.nebriefing.org
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It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#ReformUK can't be trusted, pledges made to grab headlines & attract support were fraudulent & dishonest.
The man who brought you the success of #Brexit would divide & destroy the UK #Farage #FarageRiots.
What happened to #ProportionalRepresentation & the £20k tax allowance?
The man who brought you the success of #Brexit would divide & destroy the UK #Farage #FarageRiots.
What happened to #ProportionalRepresentation & the £20k tax allowance?
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
#ReformUK can't be trusted, pledges made to grab headlines & attract support were fraudulent & dishonest.
The man who brought you the success of #Brexit would divide & destroy the UK #Farage #FarageRiots.
What happened to #ProportionalRepresentation & the £20k tax allowance?
The man who brought you the success of #Brexit would divide & destroy the UK #Farage #FarageRiots.
What happened to #ProportionalRepresentation & the £20k tax allowance?
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Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech
Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
Translation - Human, employment, consumer, environmental rights will be thrashed. Real wage cuts. Corporate abuses, profiteering unchecked.
Pledge to cut govt spending - cut pensions/benefits. impose austerity. Don't be old, poor, sick, disabled.
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Finland knows that Socialism works.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
November 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Finland knows that Socialism works.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
They house all the homeless people, and have the least in the world.
They closed all paid Education in 1976 and now have the best education system in the world.
They are the happiest country in the world.
Be like Finland.
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Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
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The hypocrisy of Reform going on TV to allege that certain groups are constantly over represented on TV is truly epic.
October 27, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The hypocrisy of Reform going on TV to allege that certain groups are constantly over represented on TV is truly epic.
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🚲Only 2% of bike thefts were solved last year.
Bike theft has effectively been decriminalised- leaving thousands of victims denied justice. Things can’t go on like this.
That's why we @libdems.org.uk are calling for Operation Bike Bait to catch thieves & end the bike theft epidemic.
Bike theft has effectively been decriminalised- leaving thousands of victims denied justice. Things can’t go on like this.
That's why we @libdems.org.uk are calling for Operation Bike Bait to catch thieves & end the bike theft epidemic.
Liberal Democrats push 'bike bait' plan to trap cycle thieves
The party says tracking decoy stolen bikes could help the police uncover wider criminal networks and reduce thefts.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
🚲Only 2% of bike thefts were solved last year.
Bike theft has effectively been decriminalised- leaving thousands of victims denied justice. Things can’t go on like this.
That's why we @libdems.org.uk are calling for Operation Bike Bait to catch thieves & end the bike theft epidemic.
Bike theft has effectively been decriminalised- leaving thousands of victims denied justice. Things can’t go on like this.
That's why we @libdems.org.uk are calling for Operation Bike Bait to catch thieves & end the bike theft epidemic.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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This weeks post: The uphill struggle to stop Reform mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
It is hard to imagine that any socially liberal voter will take the combination of Labour’s position on ILR and their attempt to ban repeat marches and think that makes them more likely to vote Labour.
It is hard to imagine that any socially liberal voter will take the combination of Labour’s position on ILR and their attempt to ban repeat marches and think that makes them more likely to vote Labour.
The uphill struggle to stop Reform
Making political predictions is foolish, but I can only see two political parties that can stop a Reform government in the UK: Labour and ...
mainlymacro.blogspot.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This weeks post: The uphill struggle to stop Reform mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
It is hard to imagine that any socially liberal voter will take the combination of Labour’s position on ILR and their attempt to ban repeat marches and think that makes them more likely to vote Labour.
It is hard to imagine that any socially liberal voter will take the combination of Labour’s position on ILR and their attempt to ban repeat marches and think that makes them more likely to vote Labour.
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Water bills for England households to rise even higher.
Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike
No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.
End the Scam. Nationalise water
Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike
No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.
End the Scam. Nationalise water
Five water firms provisionally allowed to raise bills by further 1% to 5%
An independent group appointed by the competition watchdog rejected nearly 80% of increases sought by companies.
www.independent.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Water bills for England households to rise even higher.
Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike
No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.
End the Scam. Nationalise water
Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike
No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.
End the Scam. Nationalise water
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Thousands of Italians stop work in support of Gaza.
An important inspiring story that doesn’t seem to have had the coverage or impact it deserves.
@mucrebellion.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
An important inspiring story that doesn’t seem to have had the coverage or impact it deserves.
@mucrebellion.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Disruption across Italy as tens of thousands protest against Gaza war
Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensive
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Thousands of Italians stop work in support of Gaza.
An important inspiring story that doesn’t seem to have had the coverage or impact it deserves.
@mucrebellion.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
An important inspiring story that doesn’t seem to have had the coverage or impact it deserves.
@mucrebellion.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social
@bylinetimes.bsky.social @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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the UK is at a crossroads.
It can have a digital ID aligned to the EUs eIDAS or Palantir (CIA backed surveillance company) in USA.
eIDAS Regulation: Estonia's e-ID system is compliant with the EU's eIDAS (electronic identification, authentication and trust services) Regulation.
shorturl.at/K0xib
It can have a digital ID aligned to the EUs eIDAS or Palantir (CIA backed surveillance company) in USA.
eIDAS Regulation: Estonia's e-ID system is compliant with the EU's eIDAS (electronic identification, authentication and trust services) Regulation.
shorturl.at/K0xib
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
the UK is at a crossroads.
It can have a digital ID aligned to the EUs eIDAS or Palantir (CIA backed surveillance company) in USA.
eIDAS Regulation: Estonia's e-ID system is compliant with the EU's eIDAS (electronic identification, authentication and trust services) Regulation.
shorturl.at/K0xib
It can have a digital ID aligned to the EUs eIDAS or Palantir (CIA backed surveillance company) in USA.
eIDAS Regulation: Estonia's e-ID system is compliant with the EU's eIDAS (electronic identification, authentication and trust services) Regulation.
shorturl.at/K0xib
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Could at least one journalist ask Donald Trump a question for me please?
The question is this -
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???
The question is this -
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???
September 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Could at least one journalist ask Donald Trump a question for me please?
The question is this -
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???
The question is this -
WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT???
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Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain.
Reform funded by the super rich would erode worker rights, human rights, hand the NHS to private sector, divide society, deepen inequalities and environmental crisis.
Reform funded by the super rich would erode worker rights, human rights, hand the NHS to private sector, divide society, deepen inequalities and environmental crisis.
Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here’s how to stop him
It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain.
Reform funded by the super rich would erode worker rights, human rights, hand the NHS to private sector, divide society, deepen inequalities and environmental crisis.
Reform funded by the super rich would erode worker rights, human rights, hand the NHS to private sector, divide society, deepen inequalities and environmental crisis.
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New parliamentary inquiry >> 🌊 how well the UK is preparing for and responding to extreme weather risks such as landslips, wildfires, drought and coastal erosion? 🐚
This includes physical and social #resilience. Submit your answer and spread the word! 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9339/cl...
This includes physical and social #resilience. Submit your answer and spread the word! 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9339/cl...
Climate and weather resilience - Committees - UK Parliament
The UK is facing increasingly frequent and severe environmental and weather-related events, including storms, flooding, heatwaves and wildfires. These, and other weather and climate related events, po...
committees.parliament.uk
September 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
New parliamentary inquiry >> 🌊 how well the UK is preparing for and responding to extreme weather risks such as landslips, wildfires, drought and coastal erosion? 🐚
This includes physical and social #resilience. Submit your answer and spread the word! 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9339/cl...
This includes physical and social #resilience. Submit your answer and spread the word! 👇
committees.parliament.uk/work/9339/cl...