@woodwhite.bsky.social
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January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Maybe its time to repost this @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @theifs.bsky.social Chartered Institute of Taxation report from 2017 (!).. If only.. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
Britain must break from the grip of dysfunctional policymaking on.ft.com/4nErxVY
Britain must break from the grip of dysfunctional policymaking
Speculation over what might be in November’s Budget has left me depressed about our capacity for rational policies
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September 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Maybe its time to repost this @instituteforgovernment.org.uk @theifs.bsky.social Chartered Institute of Taxation report from 2017 (!).. If only.. www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/...
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Nigel Farage has said he will not publish his tax returns despite growing public scrutiny
➡️ Read more: trib.al/IvzfnYt
➡️ Read more: trib.al/IvzfnYt
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nigel Farage has said he will not publish his tax returns despite growing public scrutiny
➡️ Read more: trib.al/IvzfnYt
➡️ Read more: trib.al/IvzfnYt
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"He's more interested in the money America is going to give him - not the people here!"
@maitlis.bsky.social asks the residents of Clacton if they've seen Nigel Farage since he became their MP...
@maitlis.bsky.social asks the residents of Clacton if they've seen Nigel Farage since he became their MP...
September 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"He's more interested in the money America is going to give him - not the people here!"
@maitlis.bsky.social asks the residents of Clacton if they've seen Nigel Farage since he became their MP...
@maitlis.bsky.social asks the residents of Clacton if they've seen Nigel Farage since he became their MP...
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Thank you @richardabetts.bsky.social for letting me plug the #StopRosebank campaign at #BeautifulDays
Any day now, Equinor could reapply to develop Rosebank: the UK's biggest undeveloped oil field. We need to make sure the government says no!
Some reasons below...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Any day now, Equinor could reapply to develop Rosebank: the UK's biggest undeveloped oil field. We need to make sure the government says no!
Some reasons below...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thank you @richardabetts.bsky.social for letting me plug the #StopRosebank campaign at #BeautifulDays
Any day now, Equinor could reapply to develop Rosebank: the UK's biggest undeveloped oil field. We need to make sure the government says no!
Some reasons below...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Any day now, Equinor could reapply to develop Rosebank: the UK's biggest undeveloped oil field. We need to make sure the government says no!
Some reasons below...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
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Recommended summer read! Nature's Ghosts by @sophieyeo.bsky.social
Thoughtful book which asks if it's possible to bring back past ecosystems (no…) and how we can learn from the past to support wilder places in the future.
Packed with research but with a gentle tone that makes it a joy to read.
Thoughtful book which asks if it's possible to bring back past ecosystems (no…) and how we can learn from the past to support wilder places in the future.
Packed with research but with a gentle tone that makes it a joy to read.
July 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Recommended summer read! Nature's Ghosts by @sophieyeo.bsky.social
Thoughtful book which asks if it's possible to bring back past ecosystems (no…) and how we can learn from the past to support wilder places in the future.
Packed with research but with a gentle tone that makes it a joy to read.
Thoughtful book which asks if it's possible to bring back past ecosystems (no…) and how we can learn from the past to support wilder places in the future.
Packed with research but with a gentle tone that makes it a joy to read.
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This weeks newsletter looks at the group of Welsh former Conservatives surrounding Nigel Farage. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/the-clique...
The clique of Welshmen around Farage
Plus a former Tory MP claims Wales is smaller than Birmingham...
willhaywardwales.substack.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This weeks newsletter looks at the group of Welsh former Conservatives surrounding Nigel Farage. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/the-clique...
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The LRB piece on Farage and TikTok really is terrific.
I went to watch England play in Barcelona a few weeks back, and was shocked by the huge amount of unpleasant Farage-ist teenagers there, but this helps explain why they're a thing
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to watch England play in Barcelona a few weeks back, and was shocked by the huge amount of unpleasant Farage-ist teenagers there, but this helps explain why they're a thing
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
William Davies · TV Meets Fruit Machine: Faragist TikTok
In my own For You journey into Faragism, I was struck by the recurring assumption that the ultimate prize was exit of...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The LRB piece on Farage and TikTok really is terrific.
I went to watch England play in Barcelona a few weeks back, and was shocked by the huge amount of unpleasant Farage-ist teenagers there, but this helps explain why they're a thing
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
I went to watch England play in Barcelona a few weeks back, and was shocked by the huge amount of unpleasant Farage-ist teenagers there, but this helps explain why they're a thing
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Hi, I’ve had a rough few months mental health (so income) wise & engagement is way down over on twitter. If you could maybe RT my workshop sale👇🏼to help put my classes in front of more eyes it would help so so much. Thankyou 🌿
I'm holding a flash sale this w/e-you can bag 15% off my June botanical or bird illustration & mental health w'shops w. the code LEAFYFLASH15.
Learn how creative activity & contact with nature gives us resilience to stress & trauma
Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens ✒️🌿🪶
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
Learn how creative activity & contact with nature gives us resilience to stress & trauma
Plus learn how to draw twigs or wrens ✒️🌿🪶
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
May 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Hi, I’ve had a rough few months mental health (so income) wise & engagement is way down over on twitter. If you could maybe RT my workshop sale👇🏼to help put my classes in front of more eyes it would help so so much. Thankyou 🌿
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Another great article by Will Hayward.We want sustainable tourism & communities: both are possible.Villages without life impacts on people’s ability to live locally,jobs,Welsh language etc. And not just a 🏴 problem: people of 🇪🇸 have had enough.Raising council tax + tourism tax helps,but more to do 👏
House prices as fallen in some parts of Wales following tax on 2nd homes.
Some news outlets reported this as a problem.
They miss that this was the point.
"Please come to Wales. We are delighted to have you. But tip your host, and leave it how you found it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Some news outlets reported this as a problem.
They miss that this was the point.
"Please come to Wales. We are delighted to have you. But tip your host, and leave it how you found it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Owners of second homes in Wales are having to sell up. That’s no disaster: it’s a godsend | Will Hayward
Council tax hikes on holiday homes aren’t ‘anti-English’ or detrimental to tourism. This is about preserving embattled communities, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Another great article by Will Hayward.We want sustainable tourism & communities: both are possible.Villages without life impacts on people’s ability to live locally,jobs,Welsh language etc. And not just a 🏴 problem: people of 🇪🇸 have had enough.Raising council tax + tourism tax helps,but more to do 👏
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Newbie Labour MP (but very much *not* a newbie economist!) @jeevunsandher.bsky.social doesn't only down pints, he also posts consistently interesting stuff on his substack - this week on "We can’t just target Reform or Green voters. Here’s how we get both" jeevunsandher.substack.com/p/last-weeks...
May 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Newbie Labour MP (but very much *not* a newbie economist!) @jeevunsandher.bsky.social doesn't only down pints, he also posts consistently interesting stuff on his substack - this week on "We can’t just target Reform or Green voters. Here’s how we get both" jeevunsandher.substack.com/p/last-weeks...
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Nigel Farage came to Loughborough.
We have very different values.
I believe in a stronger, united nation. Farage believes in a weak, divided one.
That's the choice: strength vs. weakness.
We have very different values.
I believe in a stronger, united nation. Farage believes in a weak, divided one.
That's the choice: strength vs. weakness.
April 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Nigel Farage came to Loughborough.
We have very different values.
I believe in a stronger, united nation. Farage believes in a weak, divided one.
That's the choice: strength vs. weakness.
We have very different values.
I believe in a stronger, united nation. Farage believes in a weak, divided one.
That's the choice: strength vs. weakness.
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SO close to 1 million – can you help?
Nearly a million people (967k!) have already urged the UK government to stop approving new oil and gas projects.
Please sign and share to bump it to 1 million signatures before campaigners deliver it to the govt next Wednesday
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Nearly a million people (967k!) have already urged the UK government to stop approving new oil and gas projects.
Please sign and share to bump it to 1 million signatures before campaigners deliver it to the govt next Wednesday
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
No new drilling in the North Sea! Sign now
Oil companies want to keep drilling – and are pushing the UK government to backtrack on its commitments. But we have to stop drilling for oil. Now. Will you join me and call on Prime Minister Keir Sta...
secure.avaaz.org
April 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
SO close to 1 million – can you help?
Nearly a million people (967k!) have already urged the UK government to stop approving new oil and gas projects.
Please sign and share to bump it to 1 million signatures before campaigners deliver it to the govt next Wednesday
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Nearly a million people (967k!) have already urged the UK government to stop approving new oil and gas projects.
Please sign and share to bump it to 1 million signatures before campaigners deliver it to the govt next Wednesday
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
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Everyone needs to be reading Gillian Tett now. This an important column - on how tariffs on goods under a Trump administration may be a prelude to tariffs on money. If that happens we have a long way to go in turmoil in markets/finance/geopolitics. Gift link here for 1st 300 clicks on.ft.com/4bT2Mk1
Tariffs on goods may be a prelude to tariffs on money
[FREE TO READ] Capital inflows could be the Trump administration’s next target
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March 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Everyone needs to be reading Gillian Tett now. This an important column - on how tariffs on goods under a Trump administration may be a prelude to tariffs on money. If that happens we have a long way to go in turmoil in markets/finance/geopolitics. Gift link here for 1st 300 clicks on.ft.com/4bT2Mk1
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😆 🤣 😂 😹
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
😆 🤣 😂 😹
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Misleading headline and photo, but could my case help stop a megafarm in Norfolk?
“Finch has clarified the law. You have to look at ... both the upstream ... and downstream impact”. Impacts include deforestation and pollution caused by the manure and slurry.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
“Finch has clarified the law. You have to look at ... both the upstream ... and downstream impact”. Impacts include deforestation and pollution caused by the manure and slurry.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
Farms face being blocked from expansion by net-zero campaigners
Legal precedent that blocked production at oil and gas fields could affect further development of intensive livestock farms
www.telegraph.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Misleading headline and photo, but could my case help stop a megafarm in Norfolk?
“Finch has clarified the law. You have to look at ... both the upstream ... and downstream impact”. Impacts include deforestation and pollution caused by the manure and slurry.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
“Finch has clarified the law. You have to look at ... both the upstream ... and downstream impact”. Impacts include deforestation and pollution caused by the manure and slurry.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03...
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Good morning all! 🇺🇦
Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻
Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻
March 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Good morning all! 🇺🇦
Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻
Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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NEW: Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are not isolated incidents, but seem to be part of a broader pattern that suggests a systematic policy. By @christopherjm.ft.com @joesinft.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @digitalcampbell.ft.com @samjoiner.bsky.social and me.
on.ft.com/4i6Yzve
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Russia’s executions of Ukrainian prisoners point to systematic policy
[FREE TO READ] FT documentary investigates rise in cases of Russian soldiers executing Ukrainian POWs
on.ft.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
NEW: Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are not isolated incidents, but seem to be part of a broader pattern that suggests a systematic policy. By @christopherjm.ft.com @joesinft.ft.com @peter.andringa.me @digitalcampbell.ft.com @samjoiner.bsky.social and me.
on.ft.com/4i6Yzve
on.ft.com/4i6Yzve
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BBC obsesses on Rachel Reeves but not Reforms James McMurdock whose CV doesn’t add up👇🏼
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
Failed Firms and CV Boasts – Little-Known New Reform UK MP’s Past Comes Under Scrutiny
Is James McMurdock a business super-star, or has he embellished his CV?
bylinetimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BBC obsesses on Rachel Reeves but not Reforms James McMurdock whose CV doesn’t add up👇🏼
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
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Absolute trolling and stalking by @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social and the media and Opposition in general. Rachel Reeves is the Chancellor, concentrate on that and what she is doing in that role.
news.sky.com/story/reeves...
news.sky.com/story/reeves...
'No one raised concerns with me': Chancellor Rachel Reeves responds to expenses allegations
Sir Keir Starmer has given his full backing to Chancellor Rachel Reeves following reports she was investigated over her expenses while working for a bank. A former HR partner for the bank said he did ...
news.sky.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Absolute trolling and stalking by @bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social and the media and Opposition in general. Rachel Reeves is the Chancellor, concentrate on that and what she is doing in that role.
news.sky.com/story/reeves...
news.sky.com/story/reeves...
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January 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Huge win for the climate! The Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields are ruled unlawful and consent quashed.
Amazing victory for @stopcambo.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and so pleased that my win on Horse Hill contributed to this.
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/01/rose...
Amazing victory for @stopcambo.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and so pleased that my win on Horse Hill contributed to this.
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/01/rose...
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Huge win for the climate! The Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields are ruled unlawful and consent quashed.
Amazing victory for @stopcambo.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and so pleased that my win on Horse Hill contributed to this.
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/01/rose...
Amazing victory for @stopcambo.bsky.social and @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and so pleased that my win on Horse Hill contributed to this.
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/01/rose...
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When maximum sentence for chaining yourself to railings is over twice maximum sentence for racially aggravated assault, anyone who cares about justice should be appalled. This is a dangerous, undemocratic & disproportionate attack on longstanding right to peaceful protest in UK #DefendOurJuries
January 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
When maximum sentence for chaining yourself to railings is over twice maximum sentence for racially aggravated assault, anyone who cares about justice should be appalled. This is a dangerous, undemocratic & disproportionate attack on longstanding right to peaceful protest in UK #DefendOurJuries