Clive
@trying-it-out.bsky.social
Father. Worried for the kids. Kindness matters. Bring back progressive politics. Poor conversationalist: DMs likely to go unanswered.
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‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:39 AM
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
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Its Christmas joy we want, not platitudes. And politicians to make our lives better, not just feather their own nests.
And so, the Muckrakers chatter this week has been about truth, dishonesty, and yes the biggest elephant in the room, Brexit...
And so, the Muckrakers chatter this week has been about truth, dishonesty, and yes the biggest elephant in the room, Brexit...
Pecksniff : ‘Why is this bastard lying to me?’ The question on everybody’s lips this week
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Its Christmas joy we want, not platitudes. And politicians to make our lives better, not just feather their own nests.
And so, the Muckrakers chatter this week has been about truth, dishonesty, and yes the biggest elephant in the room, Brexit...
And so, the Muckrakers chatter this week has been about truth, dishonesty, and yes the biggest elephant in the room, Brexit...
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Toxic Ground. A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills....
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
Toxic Ground
A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills.
www.investigate-europe.eu
December 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Toxic Ground. A groundbreaking mapping project revealing a cocktail of environmental risks posed by thousands of Europe's landfills....
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
www.investigate-europe.eu/themes/inves...
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A ceasefire means you stop the bombing and killing. But not when you're Israel.
Hani Mahmoud reporting
Hani Mahmoud reporting
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A ceasefire means you stop the bombing and killing. But not when you're Israel.
Hani Mahmoud reporting
Hani Mahmoud reporting
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Harrods sells itself as a high-end top-quality retailer where a big Turkey can cost £130. The truth is Harrods turkey’s come from factory farms where animals are treated with routine cruelty and disregard.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Harrods sells itself as a high-end top-quality retailer where a big Turkey can cost £130. The truth is Harrods turkey’s come from factory farms where animals are treated with routine cruelty and disregard.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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As the deaths continue Eurovision worries about the consequences - of losing a bit of TV revenue if they face up to the realities and ban anyone representing a government that has ordered war crimes from singing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gaza: Five killed in Israeli air strikes on tents near Khan Younis, medics say
Rescue workers say they recovered bodies from a camp for displaced people. The IDF says it
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As the deaths continue Eurovision worries about the consequences - of losing a bit of TV revenue if they face up to the realities and ban anyone representing a government that has ordered war crimes from singing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“Sometimes I think we do ourselves a disservice by calling such options ‘bold,’ when frankly they’re often just really pragmatic common sense given the real challenges that cities face. The truth is, we tend to think of them as ‘bold’ because not enough cities are doing them, even tho they should.”
Canadian Cities Guru Teams Up with Paris Mayor for Groundbreaking New Exhibition
Canadian urbanist Brent Toderian teamed up with Paris and, in particular, Mayor Anne Hidalgo on a new exhibition, From Paris to Belém.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
“Sometimes I think we do ourselves a disservice by calling such options ‘bold,’ when frankly they’re often just really pragmatic common sense given the real challenges that cities face. The truth is, we tend to think of them as ‘bold’ because not enough cities are doing them, even tho they should.”
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"When Labour came to power 18 months ago, it had the chance to be [Clement] Atlee, it had the chance to be [Aneurin] Bevan.
"All these moments that should be big actually feel lost in the muddiness of compromise"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
"All these moments that should be big actually feel lost in the muddiness of compromise"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
‘Labour had the chance to reshape the country – and didn’t have the confidence to do it’ | The News Agents
Rachel Reeves second budget continues to prove a headache for the chancellor – and the Labour government, with claims she misled voters before delivery. Whether true or not, what does this latest…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"When Labour came to power 18 months ago, it had the chance to be [Clement] Atlee, it had the chance to be [Aneurin] Bevan.
"All these moments that should be big actually feel lost in the muddiness of compromise"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
"All these moments that should be big actually feel lost in the muddiness of compromise"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/labo...
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Panorama is covering PFAS tonight! Lots of the revelations are based on our work and so I've put together a list of key investigations here so you can dive deeper, if you're interested! Go on, go on... watershedinvestigations.com/watershed-pf...
December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Panorama is covering PFAS tonight! Lots of the revelations are based on our work and so I've put together a list of key investigations here so you can dive deeper, if you're interested! Go on, go on... watershedinvestigations.com/watershed-pf...
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UK Govt bends to Trump's imperialism. NHS to pay 25% more (3bn) for drugs after UK–US tariff deal.
Money will buy less, higher taxes or longer healthcare queues as Trump wants bigger profits for US companies.
Build your supply chains or be blackmailed. Whatever happened to 'take back control'?
Money will buy less, higher taxes or longer healthcare queues as Trump wants bigger profits for US companies.
Build your supply chains or be blackmailed. Whatever happened to 'take back control'?
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
UK Govt bends to Trump's imperialism. NHS to pay 25% more (3bn) for drugs after UK–US tariff deal.
Money will buy less, higher taxes or longer healthcare queues as Trump wants bigger profits for US companies.
Build your supply chains or be blackmailed. Whatever happened to 'take back control'?
Money will buy less, higher taxes or longer healthcare queues as Trump wants bigger profits for US companies.
Build your supply chains or be blackmailed. Whatever happened to 'take back control'?
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This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.
December 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.
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"You have over 600,000 children that have been without formal education. Education is not only about learning & growth but also about structure, normality & hope"
Rachael Cummings from Save the Children on the fact that children in Gaza have been deprived of an education.
Rachael Cummings from Save the Children on the fact that children in Gaza have been deprived of an education.
December 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
"You have over 600,000 children that have been without formal education. Education is not only about learning & growth but also about structure, normality & hope"
Rachael Cummings from Save the Children on the fact that children in Gaza have been deprived of an education.
Rachael Cummings from Save the Children on the fact that children in Gaza have been deprived of an education.
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Well done to Alex Crawford for once again highlighting the role of Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past 2 years.
Alex, who's been consistently good on this, is right to say they have been "undermined and derided and belittled". Including by her own channel.
Alex, who's been consistently good on this, is right to say they have been "undermined and derided and belittled". Including by her own channel.
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Well done to Alex Crawford for once again highlighting the role of Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past 2 years.
Alex, who's been consistently good on this, is right to say they have been "undermined and derided and belittled". Including by her own channel.
Alex, who's been consistently good on this, is right to say they have been "undermined and derided and belittled". Including by her own channel.
MMT matters because it reveals power – and gives us back the right to choose www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
MMT matters because it reveals power – and gives us back the right to choose
I think modern monetary theory (MMT) matters. That is not because it is perfect, because no theory is. Instead, it is because it explains something that almost no one in mainstream economics has ever ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
MMT matters because it reveals power – and gives us back the right to choose www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...
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Night night sweet dreamies
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Night night sweet dreamies
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
Whatever self-care means to you, find time for it every day.
Take a bath, read, call someone you love, anything that makes you feel loved
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Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Brexit has cost each and every one of us £3,700 a year.
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
But instead of solving the problem, Labour are using Brexit as an excuse to raise your taxes.
My message ahead of the Budget: Stop blaming Brexit and start fixing it!
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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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Hello Bluesky! 👋
Join us here to hear more about the push for a global plan to manage a fast and fair phase out of fossil fuels.
Stay tuned for a major update on journey toward negotiation of a #FossilFuelTreaty later today.
Join us here to hear more about the push for a global plan to manage a fast and fair phase out of fossil fuels.
Stay tuned for a major update on journey toward negotiation of a #FossilFuelTreaty later today.
December 18, 2024 at 6:36 AM
Hello Bluesky! 👋
Join us here to hear more about the push for a global plan to manage a fast and fair phase out of fossil fuels.
Stay tuned for a major update on journey toward negotiation of a #FossilFuelTreaty later today.
Join us here to hear more about the push for a global plan to manage a fast and fair phase out of fossil fuels.
Stay tuned for a major update on journey toward negotiation of a #FossilFuelTreaty later today.
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If you missed @therestpolitics.bsky.social emergency episode on Covid inquiry yesterday here it is. @rory-stewart.bsky.social called it right at the time and Johnson,
Cummings and Co should not be allowed near a serious job ever again
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/471-...
Cummings and Co should not be allowed near a serious job ever again
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/471-...
471. Rory Stewart: Why the Government Tried to Silence Me on Lockdowns - Alastair Campbell
Why did Boris Johnson and the British government not only fail to listen, but actively try to suppress early warnings about the pandemic? How did groupthink and optimism bias cripple the UK’s response...
alastaircampbell.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If you missed @therestpolitics.bsky.social emergency episode on Covid inquiry yesterday here it is. @rory-stewart.bsky.social called it right at the time and Johnson,
Cummings and Co should not be allowed near a serious job ever again
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/471-...
Cummings and Co should not be allowed near a serious job ever again
alastaircampbell.org/2025/11/471-...
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Good morning my lovely friends. I hope you have an otterly 🦦fabulous, wanker free, Saturday 🐾🐾🦦🦦❤️❤️
This greeting, obviously, excludes all Trump/Musk/Tory/Reform supporters!
#FarRightFail #MyBodyMyChoice
#StrongerTogether
#TrumpIsACriminal 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇸
This greeting, obviously, excludes all Trump/Musk/Tory/Reform supporters!
#FarRightFail #MyBodyMyChoice
#StrongerTogether
#TrumpIsACriminal 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇸
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Good morning my lovely friends. I hope you have an otterly 🦦fabulous, wanker free, Saturday 🐾🐾🦦🦦❤️❤️
This greeting, obviously, excludes all Trump/Musk/Tory/Reform supporters!
#FarRightFail #MyBodyMyChoice
#StrongerTogether
#TrumpIsACriminal 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇸
This greeting, obviously, excludes all Trump/Musk/Tory/Reform supporters!
#FarRightFail #MyBodyMyChoice
#StrongerTogether
#TrumpIsACriminal 🇺🇦❤️🇵🇸
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C’mon everyone. These two good time Charlie’s need to have their feet held to the fire. Please sign and share
C’mon everyone. These two good time Charlie’s need to have their feet held to the fire. Please sign and share
Sign the Petition
Demand the Met Police + CPS bring charges of Misconduct in Public Office against Johnson
c.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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C’mon everyone. These two good time Charlie’s need to have their feet held to the fire. Please sign and share
C’mon everyone. These two good time Charlie’s need to have their feet held to the fire. Please sign and share
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'Just as with gun deaths, thoughts and prayers are not enough.'
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
'Just as with gun deaths, thoughts and prayers are not enough.'
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
My letter in the Oxford Mail for today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
worlddayofremembrance.org
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Thames Water bidder offering £1bn extra cash injection.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
Thames Water bidder says it is offering £1bn extra cash injection
Castle Water says restructuring plans do not go far enough and extra funds will help resolve pollution crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thames Water bidder offering £1bn extra cash injection.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
30%+ of the customer bill covers interest payments.
Any private owner would want profit, dividends, sewage dumping will continue, customers will be fleeced.
Must end the profit motive. Nationalise water industry.
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to oppose another water industry stitch-up
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.
If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again.
I’ve written to my MP. You can do the ...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our privatised water system is broken, and the next Water Bill could lock in more of the same.If MPs don’t hear from us, water companies get their way again. I’ve written to my MP. You can do the same in 2 minutes: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
November 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ken Clarke humiliates Danny Kruger's new party, Reform UK on #BBCQT
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"
"I live in a county with a Reform UK council"
"Most of them had no idea what the country council did"
"They fought on the promise of reducing waste and council tax"
"And they just put up the council tax by the max"