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Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo.bsky.social · 1h

“You’re banned, you can’t chant that, you’re nicked for holding a sign, you’re kids are poorer, you’re colder, you have to have an ID card and the racists have legitimate concerns in our island of strangers… now vote for us or Farage wins.”

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

🚨New report: how the fossil fuel industry duped successive UK governments into pumping money into costly CCS schemes to ensure continued reliance on oil and gas.

InfluenceMap @influencemap.bsky.social · 1d

📢 🚨New Report - How the UK oil and gas industry spent 15 years pushing for subsidies & incentives for Carbon Capture and Storage rather than regulatory accountability or science-based emissions reductions; maintaining a funding pipeline for a technology yet to deliver on its promises 👇

The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...

influencemap.org

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DJBurges @djburges.bsky.social · 1d

The trouble is is that Jenrick is a whole different level of ghastly. Really is a race to the bottom

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stopcityairport.bsky.social @stopcityairport.bsky.social · 1d

She's utterly useless.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Among the worse interviews I've seen a politician give. There is no way Badenoch can (or should) survive until May.

- Do you admire Nigel Farage?
- On what basis?
- Do you admire him?
- I don't understand your question.
- What do you think of him?
- Why don't you ask me about Ed Davey?" 😱 ~AA

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 1d

You can see Bondi doing some long-term thinking there in the final five seconds

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

NOTABLE -- Pam Bondi refuses to answer direct questions about if the FBI has incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women, but instead deflects from them by attacking Sen. Whitehouse

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

An incredible scoop from Darren here lifted straight from... Polanski's public Wikipedia page

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Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 1d

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of the children’s services funding formula halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government grants.

By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

London Councils Face Losing Half Their Share Of Children's Services Funding

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of funding for children’s services halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government gran...

www.politicshome.com

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Tanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 2d

I say this with the bluntness it requires: they will get people murdered if this continues. This is not just populism anymore either: it’s completely unhinged and a deliberate choice that does endanger lives. I am not saying this lightly at all.

Screenshot of an Express article; it says: Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d

Thing is, if you’re a lawyer and a Tory - maybe you’re even a Tory peer - and you fail to speak out very clearly and publicly against this stuff, you’re signalling for all to see that you’re at best comfortable with fascism and the destruction of the rule of law

Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 2d

We've already seen judges and lawyers being targeted as "enemies of the people". This increases risk of threats/attacks, while undermining judiciary as a whole. Couple it with Tory plans to scrap immigration tribunals and legal aid for people seeking asylum and it shows utter contempt for the law.

Robert Jenrick lists 30 'activist judges' he vows to axe in war on UK's open border

In a bold move, Robert Jenrick is set to unveil a controversial plan targeting what he calls 'activist' judges, at the Conservative Party conference.

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Henning Hoff @henninghoff.bsky.social · 2d

About to defect to Reform, are we? Or straight to Robinson’s lot? Mind-boggling to see what is becoming of the Conservative Party which put Mosley in his place and threw Powell out after the “Rivers of Blood” speech…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 2d

It helps to be able to spell the country you say only you are competent enough to run.

Goody-bag merch from Tory Conference branded "When Labour negotiates Britian loses" and signed "Kemi Badenoch".

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

This is the home of Diane Goodstein, a federal judge who ruled against Trump last month.

Members of her family were still inside, but survived by jumping out windows.

Just yesterday Stephen Miller claimed left wing judges were terrorists & state power was needed to stop them.

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Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 3d

I have been saying exactly this for months.

Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 3d

The closer than the Tories get to Reform, the more it makes sense for Labour to leave them to it and head back towards the centre. Stop bashing immigrants 24/7 and concentrate on the important stuff.

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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 3d

Packed hall for Toby Young.

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Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 4d

Jenrick is as repellent as the Fag Ash Fuhrer. Changing leader to him will do nothing for the Tories' prospects.

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

Jenrick allies are collecting no confidence letters from Conservative MPs calling for party leader Kemi Badenoch to quit,

Hard to work out the strategy of these people. If it’s to copy Reform policies to lure back voters, it won’t work - they’ll go for the real deal.

Tory plot to replace Kemi Badenoch with Robert Jenrick as soon as next month

Up to a dozen supporters of the shadow justice secretary are said to have penned letters to use against Kemi Badenoch when the time is right

inews.co.uk

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Blue Wave @votebiue.bsky.social · 5d

Same guy who declared bankruptcy 6 times shut down the U.S. government 4 times in 5 years of being President. They wanted him to run the government like his businesses and that’s exactly what he’s doing.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5d

Utterly despicable.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

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stopcityairport.bsky.social @stopcityairport.bsky.social · 5d

This getting-old lark is no fun!

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stopcityairport.bsky.social @stopcityairport.bsky.social · 5d

Support every word! Hope you are doing good, not on much but DM me if you are over this direction or Barts and will catch up xx

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 5d

Baroness Mone hits out at Kemi Badenoch over PPE VIP lanes:

‘I acted no differently than Matt Hancock who referred 4 companies…
And let’s not forget Michael Gove & his referral of 4 contracts to his friend David Meller’

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Sam and King Lucy the 1st @kinglucythe1st.bsky.social · 5d

Fuck Netanyahu, Smotrich, and Ben-Gvir. And this is not anti-Semitic, I don't give a fuck about their religion. I care about them murdering innocent people.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5d

BREAKING: At least 60 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn, including 37 people in Gaza City, medical sources in the besieged enclave told Al Jazeera.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/ofj8ow

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stopcityairport.bsky.social @stopcityairport.bsky.social · 5d

They should all be in prison!

paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 5d

It's all kicking off... 😊
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 5d

It's all kicking off... 😊
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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 7d

We’re heartbroken to learn that Dr Jane Goodall has passed away, aged 91.

Dr Goodall was one of the true conservation giants of our time. Let’s honour her legacy by choosing to make a difference in the world - by protecting it.

Thank you, Jane, for everything you did for our planet. 💚

"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make" - Jane Goodall

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