@wishing4better.bsky.social
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US aggression, UK support: The ‘special relationship’
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions
www.declassifieduk.org/us-aggressio...
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions
www.declassifieduk.org/us-aggressio...
US aggression, UK support: The ‘special relationship’
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions
www.declassifieduk.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:34 AM
US aggression, UK support: The ‘special relationship’
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions
www.declassifieduk.org/us-aggressio...
From Iran to Libya, from Panama to Venezuela, there is a history of the UK supporting illegal US military interventions
www.declassifieduk.org/us-aggressio...
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How disinformation on migration infects public debate.
New poll in UK: 67% of respondents think migration to UK has increased. Among Reform voters the number is 80%.
The reality? Net migration to UK fell by more than two-thirds in the year ending June 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
New poll in UK: 67% of respondents think migration to UK has increased. Among Reform voters the number is 80%.
The reality? Net migration to UK fell by more than two-thirds in the year ending June 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
How disinformation on migration infects public debate.
New poll in UK: 67% of respondents think migration to UK has increased. Among Reform voters the number is 80%.
The reality? Net migration to UK fell by more than two-thirds in the year ending June 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
New poll in UK: 67% of respondents think migration to UK has increased. Among Reform voters the number is 80%.
The reality? Net migration to UK fell by more than two-thirds in the year ending June 2025.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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The threat to shut X in the UK is a threat to the whole far right ecosystem.
They're going to throw everything at stopping it because they know it would cause them almost irreparable damage.
That's not the case for more moderate voices on left and right who have choices..
They're going to throw everything at stopping it because they know it would cause them almost irreparable damage.
That's not the case for more moderate voices on left and right who have choices..
January 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
The threat to shut X in the UK is a threat to the whole far right ecosystem.
They're going to throw everything at stopping it because they know it would cause them almost irreparable damage.
That's not the case for more moderate voices on left and right who have choices..
They're going to throw everything at stopping it because they know it would cause them almost irreparable damage.
That's not the case for more moderate voices on left and right who have choices..
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Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter
Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.
www.politicshome.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same.
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter.
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
PE firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025
Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at a record rate this year, using a controversial tactic
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
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Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year
New review finds people who drink tap water ingest only about 4,000 microplastic particles a year
www.independent.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
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Outside the EU’s State aid framework, the UK Govt now operates with minimal oversight on how much public money can be channeled to private corporations through their free zones.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Hidden Infrastructure Transfer: NICs, Freeports, and the Privatization of the Commons
How and why the UK duopoly is gutting critical public infrastructure for the likes of US Blackrock
substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Outside the EU’s State aid framework, the UK Govt now operates with minimal oversight on how much public money can be channeled to private corporations through their free zones.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Former Wessex Water boss received £170,000 bonus despite ban on performance pay
Company owners say bonus was unrelated to water business and complied with ban after pollution conviction
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Former Wessex Water CEO received £170k bonus despite ban on performance pay.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
Received total of £693,000 in pay from Malaysian-owned parent company, YTL Utilities (UK), including bonus.
Company has 47+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers, rewards bosses.
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Poverty - an enormous #PublicHealth issue.
“Poor housing, smoking, and exposure to air pollution put someone at higher risk of developing COPD but deprivation determines the progression of the disease too."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Poor housing, smoking, and exposure to air pollution put someone at higher risk of developing COPD but deprivation determines the progression of the disease too."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
People in poorest areas of England ‘more likely to need emergency care for lung conditions’
Analysis finds those from most deprived backgrounds almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for respiratory conditions
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Poverty - an enormous #PublicHealth issue.
“Poor housing, smoking, and exposure to air pollution put someone at higher risk of developing COPD but deprivation determines the progression of the disease too."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
“Poor housing, smoking, and exposure to air pollution put someone at higher risk of developing COPD but deprivation determines the progression of the disease too."
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Monaco based tax-exile Jim Ratcliffe businesses received up to £70m UK subsidy in last 4 years. More promised.
Free cash, not repayable, no means-testing, no equity stake taken.
Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth to be £17bn.
Benefit cuts for the poor, free cash for corporations/Rich.
Free cash, not repayable, no means-testing, no equity stake taken.
Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth to be £17bn.
Benefit cuts for the poor, free cash for corporations/Rich.
Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms received up to £70m of UK state aid in last four years
The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Monaco based tax-exile Jim Ratcliffe businesses received up to £70m UK subsidy in last 4 years. More promised.
Free cash, not repayable, no means-testing, no equity stake taken.
Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth to be £17bn.
Benefit cuts for the poor, free cash for corporations/Rich.
Free cash, not repayable, no means-testing, no equity stake taken.
Sunday Times Rich List estimated his wealth to be £17bn.
Benefit cuts for the poor, free cash for corporations/Rich.
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The UK Government is unlikely to see most of the £148m it is owed by a faulty PPE supplier linked to Baroness Michelle Mone after the company was wound up.
Who saw that coming?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who saw that coming?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The UK Government is unlikely to see most of the £148m it is owed by a faulty PPE supplier linked to Baroness Michelle Mone after the company was wound up.
Who saw that coming?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who saw that coming?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Supermarkets - the problem at the heart of our broken food system
#Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology
#Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Supermarkets - the problem at the heart of our broken food system
#Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology
#Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology
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In the sixth largest economy, millions of Britons rely on food banks.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
‘Bills keep going higher’: community ‘warm spaces’ on the rise in the UK
As places such as Walworth Living Room step in to help people in need, charities lament lack of government help
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In the sixth largest economy, millions of Britons rely on food banks.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
No curbs on profiteering. Energy prices up 44% since 2021-22.
Thousands of people can't afford heating, rely on community ‘warm spaces’.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Govts appease the rich.
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Poorest Britons lose right to financial privacy.
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on the bank accounts of recipients of universal credit; employment and support allowance; state pension credit.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on the bank accounts of recipients of universal credit; employment and support allowance; state pension credit.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
December 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Poorest Britons lose right to financial privacy.
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on the bank accounts of recipients of universal credit; employment and support allowance; state pension credit.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on the bank accounts of recipients of universal credit; employment and support allowance; state pension credit.
No court order needed. No right of appeal.
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Yorkshire Water boss said "not being transparent" about receiving £1.3m payments from the parent company was a "mistake".
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
Yorkshire Water boss 'mistaken' to keep £1.3m payment secret
Nicola Shaw says she was wrong in
www.bbc.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Yorkshire Water boss said "not being transparent" about receiving £1.3m payments from the parent company was a "mistake".
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
They carefully planned to circumvent the rules, civil society exposed it. No retribution
Customer fleecing, sewage dumping continues for bigger profits and exec bonuses
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social
"...creating zones where normal UK law barely applies."
"...creating zones where normal UK law barely applies."
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
"...creating zones where normal UK law barely applies."
"...creating zones where normal UK law barely applies."
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Serco sees profit ahead of market view through 2026; CFO to retire next year reut.rs/4aVAFlV
Serco sees profit ahead of market view through 2026; CFO to retire next year
British outsourcing firm Serco on Wednesday forecast profit ahead of analyst expectations for this year and next, boosted by a strong order book of defence contracts in the UK and North America.
reut.rs
December 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Serco sees profit ahead of market view through 2026; CFO to retire next year reut.rs/4aVAFlV
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Hedge funds pile into commodities in search of fresh source of returns.
Translation: Expect more speculation. Households/Business will pay more for essentials.
Hedge funds are part of shadow banking, highly leveraged and unregulated.
archive.ph/x9QFw
Translation: Expect more speculation. Households/Business will pay more for essentials.
Hedge funds are part of shadow banking, highly leveraged and unregulated.
archive.ph/x9QFw
Hedge funds pile into commodities in search of fresh source of returns
Funds such as Balyasny, Jain Global and Qube are expanding operations to allow them to trade underlying markets
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Hedge funds pile into commodities in search of fresh source of returns.
Translation: Expect more speculation. Households/Business will pay more for essentials.
Hedge funds are part of shadow banking, highly leveraged and unregulated.
archive.ph/x9QFw
Translation: Expect more speculation. Households/Business will pay more for essentials.
Hedge funds are part of shadow banking, highly leveraged and unregulated.
archive.ph/x9QFw
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.
There are better charities out there. Much better.
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One more way in which the neoliberal university model is failing us
Plant taxonomy is disappearing - and so is our ability to protect species 🍂
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
Nearly half of countries have fewer than 10 plant taxonomists. Kew is working to close the gap, but we need more experts fast.
Read the study’s key findings and what we're doing about it 👇
https://ow.ly/XhJo50XyGAa
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
One more way in which the neoliberal university model is failing us
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A supposedly grassroots anti-migrant movement led by 'ordinary' women, which is backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and is regularly invited onto news channels to promote their views, is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
The 'Pink Ladies' Laundering Anti-Migrant Views Into the Mainstream
An anti-migrant movement backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and regularly invited onto news channels is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
A supposedly grassroots anti-migrant movement led by 'ordinary' women, which is backed by Reform and Conservative politicians and is regularly invited onto news channels to promote their views, is funded by a far-right group and has platformed a Neo-Nazi activist
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/t...
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Exclusive: The BBC has issued an apology after one of its presenters failed to challenge a climate-sceptic lobbyist who runs a group that has received funding from fossil-fuel interests
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
BBC Apologises for Failing to Challenge 'Dark Money' Climate-Denial Lobbyist
EXCLUSIVE: BBC faces fresh allegations of bias after corporation admits interview with ‘Net Zero Watch’ lobbying chief Andrew Montford 'fell below usual standards'
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Given that the BBC endlessly gives platforms to lobbyists from the dark money junktanks without revealing their interests, shouldn't we be seeing such apologies every day?
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
Better still, how about not doing it? If they want to appear, we should know on whose behalf they are speaking.
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I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy 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 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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PFAS “forever chemicals” have now been found in record levels in whales and dolphins.
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
November 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
PFAS “forever chemicals” have now been found in record levels in whales and dolphins.
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution
Once we create these substances, they stay in our environment indefinitely. We urgently need stronger controls on the chemical industry and a shift to safer alternatives.
#PFAS #Pollution