Solentstars
@solentstars.bsky.social
Open minded ,loves music,bowie,slade motown,soul,reegae,blues,punk,all sorts of music and Southampton fc fan
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This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
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With news that Madeleine McCann’s father has called for a new Leveson Inquiry
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? @cliffmitchell.bsky.social
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? @cliffmitchell.bsky.social
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another?
centralbylines.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
With news that Madeleine McCann’s father has called for a new Leveson Inquiry
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? @cliffmitchell.bsky.social
After the Leveson Inquiry, is the press now beyond control?
The Leveson Inquiry was meant to usher in a new era of press regulation, but have we gone from one ineffective regulator to another? @cliffmitchell.bsky.social
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Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump hates Europe’s democracies because they have universal health care, a strong social welfare system and heavy unionization.
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
He prefers MBS’s Saudi Arabia, where one trillionaire family runs a brutal dictatorship.
What a betrayal of American values!
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Please buy and read the Monthly Byline Times .Good journalists telling you the stories that MSM deliberately ignore! Owned by its subscribers not Fascist Billionaires!
The new edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social goes to the printers tomorrow.
And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
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And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/
October 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Please buy and read the Monthly Byline Times .Good journalists telling you the stories that MSM deliberately ignore! Owned by its subscribers not Fascist Billionaires!
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'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia
A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
'Honest Bob' Jenrick, a politician obviously & deliberately embracing xenophobia, does some weapons grade xenophobia & the BBC *apologises* for a Thought For The Day contributor calling it xenophobic. Licence fee payers need to know who makes these decisions & why. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Crucial point by Sophia Gaston to Commons C'tee:
"The existence of a 'Brexit betrayals' narrative" has a "profoundly depressive" impact on how gov't is approaching the UK/EU relationship. And that is "problematic" because it does not even reflect public opinion, but "coerced by media opinion." ~AA
"The existence of a 'Brexit betrayals' narrative" has a "profoundly depressive" impact on how gov't is approaching the UK/EU relationship. And that is "problematic" because it does not even reflect public opinion, but "coerced by media opinion." ~AA
May 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Crucial point by Sophia Gaston to Commons C'tee:
"The existence of a 'Brexit betrayals' narrative" has a "profoundly depressive" impact on how gov't is approaching the UK/EU relationship. And that is "problematic" because it does not even reflect public opinion, but "coerced by media opinion." ~AA
"The existence of a 'Brexit betrayals' narrative" has a "profoundly depressive" impact on how gov't is approaching the UK/EU relationship. And that is "problematic" because it does not even reflect public opinion, but "coerced by media opinion." ~AA
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I agree there was a bit of fawning, but to me Starmer also looked like a paramedic trying to gently handle a mad methed up man toddler running amok in a shopping centre. “Come on mate, just put your trousers on and you can come have tea with the King, look, he invited you!”
February 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I agree there was a bit of fawning, but to me Starmer also looked like a paramedic trying to gently handle a mad methed up man toddler running amok in a shopping centre. “Come on mate, just put your trousers on and you can come have tea with the King, look, he invited you!”
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Prince Harry calls for "police and Parliament" to now investigate News UK "cover-up" after his case is settled against Murdoch's The Sun. "News Group Newspapers has finally been held to account for its illegal actions and its blatant disregard for the law", a statement read on his behalf states.
January 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Prince Harry calls for "police and Parliament" to now investigate News UK "cover-up" after his case is settled against Murdoch's The Sun. "News Group Newspapers has finally been held to account for its illegal actions and its blatant disregard for the law", a statement read on his behalf states.
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Show me someone pretending that Prince Harry hasn't kicked Rupert Murdoch's arse from here to eternity & I'll show you a Murdoch lackey/Trump apologist/bare-faced liar. Some people may even fit all three categories!
January 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Show me someone pretending that Prince Harry hasn't kicked Rupert Murdoch's arse from here to eternity & I'll show you a Murdoch lackey/Trump apologist/bare-faced liar. Some people may even fit all three categories!
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So that’s the Mirror & Murdoch down, only the Mail to go. And people still wonder why UK newspapers are so vile to Prince Harry & Meghan…
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
So that’s the Mirror & Murdoch down, only the Mail to go. And people still wonder why UK newspapers are so vile to Prince Harry & Meghan…
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Left: Rachel Reeves is celebrating £125 million a year in extra trade with China
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
January 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Left: Rachel Reeves is celebrating £125 million a year in extra trade with China
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
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TechCrunch going in hard!
How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads | TechCrunch
In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete
techcrunch.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
TechCrunch going in hard!
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oh another Brexit bonus then 🤬
UK’s exit from the EU is a “self-inflicted wound” costing every Briton about £1,750 a year 5 years after Brexit
UK gross domestic product is estimated to be 4.3% smaller than it would have been if the nation had not left the EU
brexitcarnage.org/2025/01/09/b...
UK’s exit from the EU is a “self-inflicted wound” costing every Briton about £1,750 a year 5 years after Brexit
UK gross domestic product is estimated to be 4.3% smaller than it would have been if the nation had not left the EU
brexitcarnage.org/2025/01/09/b...
Brexit is a "self-inflicted wound" costing Britons £1,750 a year | Brexit Carnage - Brexit Carnage
By Brexit Carnage editorial staff The UK’s exit from the EU is a “self-inflicted wound” costing every Briton about £1,750…
brexitcarnage.org
January 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
oh another Brexit bonus then 🤬
UK’s exit from the EU is a “self-inflicted wound” costing every Briton about £1,750 a year 5 years after Brexit
UK gross domestic product is estimated to be 4.3% smaller than it would have been if the nation had not left the EU
brexitcarnage.org/2025/01/09/b...
UK’s exit from the EU is a “self-inflicted wound” costing every Briton about £1,750 a year 5 years after Brexit
UK gross domestic product is estimated to be 4.3% smaller than it would have been if the nation had not left the EU
brexitcarnage.org/2025/01/09/b...
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A truth...
The fight shouldn’t be between left & right
It should be between the uber-wealthy who are sucking up the wealth vs the rest of us
That’s the real fight
And it scares oligarchs so much, they spend their money & time (e.g Musk) ensuring we fight eachother instead
The fight shouldn’t be between left & right
It should be between the uber-wealthy who are sucking up the wealth vs the rest of us
That’s the real fight
And it scares oligarchs so much, they spend their money & time (e.g Musk) ensuring we fight eachother instead
January 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A truth...
The fight shouldn’t be between left & right
It should be between the uber-wealthy who are sucking up the wealth vs the rest of us
That’s the real fight
And it scares oligarchs so much, they spend their money & time (e.g Musk) ensuring we fight eachother instead
The fight shouldn’t be between left & right
It should be between the uber-wealthy who are sucking up the wealth vs the rest of us
That’s the real fight
And it scares oligarchs so much, they spend their money & time (e.g Musk) ensuring we fight eachother instead
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The Tories are now the Very Nasty Party www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... The Tories used to play in the political gutter. Now they’ve sunk to the sewer. How much further can they go before they cease to be, squeezed out by far-right Reform and the centre-right Labour Party?
The Tories are now the Very Nasty Party
Theresa May once described the Conservative Party as the Nasty Party. As Home Secretary and Prime Minister, she went out of her way to prove her point. However, things have become much worse since the...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The Tories are now the Very Nasty Party www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/01... The Tories used to play in the political gutter. Now they’ve sunk to the sewer. How much further can they go before they cease to be, squeezed out by far-right Reform and the centre-right Labour Party?
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Instigator of last year’s far-right riots has just been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison after HOPE not hate researchers reported him to the police.
Andrew McIntyre set up over 160 anonymous accounts encouraging people to riot.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
Andrew McIntyre set up over 160 anonymous accounts encouraging people to riot.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
Twisted Firestarter: "Southport Wake Up" Founder Jailed Thanks To HOPE not hate Investigation – HOPE not hate
We reveal for the first time the story of how we identified Andrew McIntyre, the neo-nazi who fuelled The Racist riots in august. Today saw...
hopenothate.org.uk
January 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Instigator of last year’s far-right riots has just been sentenced to 7 and a half years in prison after HOPE not hate researchers reported him to the police.
Andrew McIntyre set up over 160 anonymous accounts encouraging people to riot.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
Andrew McIntyre set up over 160 anonymous accounts encouraging people to riot.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/01/06/t...
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Interesting from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social. But note he says nothing about wealth inequality (this is all about income). The long-term story is of the proletarianization of the middle class (at a time when "working-class" as a media signifier excludes them and the chatter lumps them with "elites").
Inequality hasn’t risen. Here’s why it feels like it has
What appears on the surface to be a flat trend masks churn beneath
www.ft.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Interesting from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social. But note he says nothing about wealth inequality (this is all about income). The long-term story is of the proletarianization of the middle class (at a time when "working-class" as a media signifier excludes them and the chatter lumps them with "elites").
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Elon Musk is starting to risk getting Jess Phillips killed. She's been safeguarding minister for six months. She oversaw nothing relating to the rape gangs. As an opposition MP she was one of the most prominent campaigners for the victims.
What he's doing is a travesty.
What he's doing is a travesty.
January 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Elon Musk is starting to risk getting Jess Phillips killed. She's been safeguarding minister for six months. She oversaw nothing relating to the rape gangs. As an opposition MP she was one of the most prominent campaigners for the victims.
What he's doing is a travesty.
What he's doing is a travesty.
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“Privatisation promised efficiency but led to declining services and higher costs. No wonder the public now favours renationalisation”
Privatisation promised prosperity but delivered decline
Privatisation promised efficiency but led to declining services and higher costs. No wonder the public now favours renationalisation
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 5:00 PM
“Privatisation promised efficiency but led to declining services and higher costs. No wonder the public now favours renationalisation”
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Khan beat two Tories who are now national legislators for life (Goldsmith and Bailey). I'm not a fan of the honours system, but the last people who should be complaining about it are Conservatives and the conservative media.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sadiq Khan knighthood prompts Tory criticism
Politicians joining Sir Sadiq on the New Year Honours list include Emily Thornbury and Andy Street.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Khan beat two Tories who are now national legislators for life (Goldsmith and Bailey). I'm not a fan of the honours system, but the last people who should be complaining about it are Conservatives and the conservative media.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Kemi Badenoch has now been Conservative leader longer than Liz Truss was (60 days vs 50 days) as William Atkinson notes for ConHome
conservativehome.com/2024/12/31/h...
conservativehome.com/2024/12/31/h...
December 31, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Kemi Badenoch has now been Conservative leader longer than Liz Truss was (60 days vs 50 days) as William Atkinson notes for ConHome
conservativehome.com/2024/12/31/h...
conservativehome.com/2024/12/31/h...
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For many, many years, the Icelandic population were against joining the EU.
Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks.
Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals...
Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks.
Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals...
December 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM
For many, many years, the Icelandic population were against joining the EU.
Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks.
Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals...
Now that has flipped over, thanks mailing to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
And their new government has just announced a referendum on EU accession talks.
Read more here —> open.substack.com/pub/mikegals...
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Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses
Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Thames Water intentionally diverted millions of pounds pledged for environmental clean-ups towards other costs including bonuses and dividends
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks
The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, says media academic Julian Petley
bylinetimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 1:49 PM
The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...