Thérèse
@tiggertherese.bsky.social
European, veg grower, archaic surfer, economist & extremely appalled ex-central banker.
RT ≠ endorsement. I may not entirely agree with all my own views either.
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RT ≠ endorsement. I may not entirely agree with all my own views either.
https://mastodon.social/@tiggertherese
https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/784397322696509320
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👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
👀 If the NYC pension boards adopt the @nyccomptroller.bsky.social recommendations and move BlackRock's $42B mandate to other asset managers, it could be one of the most consequential climate-related actions ever taken by a pension fund in the US or anywhere in the world.
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Four residents of Pari Island, near Jakarta, vowed to fight one of the most climate-damaging industries: cement. They filed a lawsuit against Hochin cement giant in Swiss www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
Four Indonesian islanders take on Swiss cement giant Holcim
A report from Pulau Pari, Indonesia, where four residents have vowed to fight a major Swiss company in one of the world's most polluting industries.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Four residents of Pari Island, near Jakarta, vowed to fight one of the most climate-damaging industries: cement. They filed a lawsuit against Hochin cement giant in Swiss www.swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-...
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Labour immigration policy explained:
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Labour immigration policy explained:
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration rising: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
✅ Net immigration plummeting: CRACKDOWN REQUIRED
Surely there must be a madcap conspiracy theory here somewhere.
Or perhaps not even that madcap. 🤔
Or perhaps not even that madcap. 🤔
MAJOR: The Trump Administration has been caught lying about the D.C. shooting suspect.
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
The truth: He was vetted by Trump. He had a CIA badge, worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, and granted asylum by Trump in April.
Spread this everywhere. Subscribe to support my work, even on Thanksgiving:
Major Update: The Trump Administration Caught Lying About D.C. Shooting Suspect as CIA Ties Exposed
Good afternoon, everyone.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Surely there must be a madcap conspiracy theory here somewhere.
Or perhaps not even that madcap. 🤔
Or perhaps not even that madcap. 🤔
November 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can't now
(no Beatles allowed)
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
The Associates
Led Zepplin
(no Beatles allowed)
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
The Associates
Led Zepplin
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can't now
(no Beatles allowed)
Led Zeppelin
Frank Zappa
Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Blue Nile
Brand X
(no Beatles allowed)
Led Zeppelin
Frank Zappa
Mahavishnu Orchestra
The Blue Nile
Brand X
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can’t now (no Beatles allowed)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can't now
(no Beatles allowed)
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
The Associates
Led Zepplin
(no Beatles allowed)
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Janis Joplin
The Associates
Led Zepplin
Blimey, there are so many reasons why I hate Brexit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-H...
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Blimey, there are so many reasons why I hate Brexit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-H...
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can’t now (no Beatles allowed)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can’t now (no Beatles allowed)
Arthur Lee’s Love when they did the orchestral show of Forever Changes
Spatial AKA Orquestra
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Captain Beefheart
Arthur Lee’s Love when they did the orchestral show of Forever Changes
Spatial AKA Orquestra
Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Captain Beefheart
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Now introduce yourself with 5 bands you wish you saw, but you can’t now (no Beatles allowed)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
The Rolling Stones
The Sex Pistols
Buzcocks with Howard Devoto
Hilliard Ensemble farewell concert ( I forgot to go!)
Marianne Faithfull (I felt too knackered)
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I see exasperated Sensible Moderates complaining that this government has no project, no theory of what it’s doing and no good ideas. I suggest this is because we have for a very long time been hugely rewarding politicians whose key skill is telling *lobby journalists* what they wanted to hear.
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I see exasperated Sensible Moderates complaining that this government has no project, no theory of what it’s doing and no good ideas. I suggest this is because we have for a very long time been hugely rewarding politicians whose key skill is telling *lobby journalists* what they wanted to hear.
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Keir Starmer - 2024 - 202?
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Keir Starmer - 2024 - 202?
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
(I'm impressed Tony has seen Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hoprisy by the way.)
David Bowie x3
Roxy Music x2
Magazine x2, 30 years apart
Mulatu Astatke
One of the last ever Claudio Abbado concerts...
(Am I doing this right?)
(I'm impressed Tony has seen Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hoprisy by the way.)
David Bowie x3
Roxy Music x2
Magazine x2, 30 years apart
Mulatu Astatke
One of the last ever Claudio Abbado concerts...
(Am I doing this right?)
Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hoprisy
Asian Dub Foundation
Israel Nash
Iron and Wine
The Pogues
Asian Dub Foundation
Israel Nash
Iron and Wine
The Pogues
Prince
The Pixies
Unloved / David Holmes
Ronnie Spector
The Orb
The Pixies
Unloved / David Holmes
Ronnie Spector
The Orb
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
(I'm impressed Tony has seen Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hoprisy by the way.)
David Bowie x3
Roxy Music x2
Magazine x2, 30 years apart
Mulatu Astatke
One of the last ever Claudio Abbado concerts...
(Am I doing this right?)
(I'm impressed Tony has seen Disposable Heroes of Hip-Hoprisy by the way.)
David Bowie x3
Roxy Music x2
Magazine x2, 30 years apart
Mulatu Astatke
One of the last ever Claudio Abbado concerts...
(Am I doing this right?)
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If the country was being run even just for the benefit of the majority of aging right wing reactionaries - for the stereotypical Male Online, say - I’d expect the average punter to be better off an better provided for than whatever this is meant to be.
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If the country was being run even just for the benefit of the majority of aging right wing reactionaries - for the stereotypical Male Online, say - I’d expect the average punter to be better off an better provided for than whatever this is meant to be.
I'd say this list shows the general public are more economically literate than the chancellor.
Fascinating that the cash ISA limit is the most unpopular item in the budget. I would have thought it would be unpopular but not more so than e.g. freezing tax thresholds.
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'd say this list shows the general public are more economically literate than the chancellor.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and study
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving.
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A "step in the right direction" according to the PM.
Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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This is off the top of my head.
These sorts of inefficiencies happen on quite literally a daily basis. Everybody in the system knows this. Everyone.
Yet what is the government’s diagnosis?
“Juries. They are the problem. Get rid of juries.”
It is absolutely mind-boggling.
These sorts of inefficiencies happen on quite literally a daily basis. Everybody in the system knows this. Everyone.
Yet what is the government’s diagnosis?
“Juries. They are the problem. Get rid of juries.”
It is absolutely mind-boggling.
November 27, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is off the top of my head.
These sorts of inefficiencies happen on quite literally a daily basis. Everybody in the system knows this. Everyone.
Yet what is the government’s diagnosis?
“Juries. They are the problem. Get rid of juries.”
It is absolutely mind-boggling.
These sorts of inefficiencies happen on quite literally a daily basis. Everybody in the system knows this. Everyone.
Yet what is the government’s diagnosis?
“Juries. They are the problem. Get rid of juries.”
It is absolutely mind-boggling.
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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Read and sign. Please.
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Letter to Sir Keir Starmer and media heads
Read the letter on our website
docs.google.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Read and sign. Please.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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As the Budget dust settles, it looks more and more like an inducement for our young best and brightest to think about moving elsewhere. See towards the end of this >>https://www.standard.co.uk/business/london-economy-rachel-reeves-growth-budget-b1260134.html?ref=cupure
A shackled economy, no long-term vision for growth — and no help for London
Once again the capital did not get a single mention in the Chancellor’s speech
www.standard.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
As the Budget dust settles, it looks more and more like an inducement for our young best and brightest to think about moving elsewhere. See towards the end of this >>https://www.standard.co.uk/business/london-economy-rachel-reeves-growth-budget-b1260134.html?ref=cupure
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A quiet, eerie place, Llyn Dulyn in Eryri (Snowdonia) is steeped not only in an ancient folklore of evil spirits and witches, but also in a more modern ghost story. It was the site of multiple aeroplane crashes during WWII, and became infamous across North Wales.
Llyn Dulyn: The Ghosts of the Black Lake (Nationwide, 1973)
Another Fortean report from Nationwide , the BBC early-evening magazine programme that offered an incomparable portrait of Britain in the Se...
liberalengland.blogspot.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A quiet, eerie place, Llyn Dulyn in Eryri (Snowdonia) is steeped not only in an ancient folklore of evil spirits and witches, but also in a more modern ghost story. It was the site of multiple aeroplane crashes during WWII, and became infamous across North Wales.
The new Camden town hall has lifts with no buttons for any floor apart from down to the lobby.
If you work there scanning your ID card allows you to go to the floor where you work and nowhere else.
Dystopian much?
If you work there scanning your ID card allows you to go to the floor where you work and nowhere else.
Dystopian much?
November 27, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The new Camden town hall has lifts with no buttons for any floor apart from down to the lobby.
If you work there scanning your ID card allows you to go to the floor where you work and nowhere else.
Dystopian much?
If you work there scanning your ID card allows you to go to the floor where you work and nowhere else.
Dystopian much?
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Looking forward to the 2029 general election campaign, when the incumbent government will run on "Public services haven't improved, those tax rises we announced years ago just kicked in, and now we have to increase immigration because it went too low and we are skint again."
The government figuring this out slowly over the coming two years is going to be quite something to behold.
I think the government meant to cut net migration but have accidentally overshot the target by a lot. They haven’t realised this yet.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Looking forward to the 2029 general election campaign, when the incumbent government will run on "Public services haven't improved, those tax rises we announced years ago just kicked in, and now we have to increase immigration because it went too low and we are skint again."