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Keir Starmer denies pushing anti-migrant policies in order to chase Reform, saying that "I'm doing this because it is right, because it is fair and because it is what I believe". A reminder of what he said he believed when he was running for Labour leader.

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You have to read this article. "The forces we are up against have made peace with mass death. They are treasonous to this world and its human and non-human inhabitants." By @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

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George & I are thrilled to see the #1 bestselling "The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism" being released in the UK in paperback. And look for the film - out on the festival circuit now! BOOK: theinvisibledoctrine.com/the-book FILM: theinvisibledoctrine.com

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Great response here to the government's Land Use Framework consultation by Rewilding Britain. Consultation closes on April 25th. Please make your views known. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

submitted 51 days ago • 7 comments

Privatisation Racket. 20 companies controlling UK supply, production, transmission of energy made operating profits of £514bn in 2020-24. Profit margins at electricity/gas supply companies up by 363%; electricity generation up by 198%. They get subsidies too. More in the linked article.

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A call to Labour to Rejoin the EU. "It’s nine years since the UK voted to quit the European Union. It has proven to be a disaster, and a disaster made greater by the election of Donald Trump. The world is at a pivotal moment. Stark political reality faces us."

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Today, you’ll no doubt see the shocking revelations about the mass sewage dumping that has taken place across the country in 2024. We’ve been featured in the Guardian by Sandra Laville. Windermere sewage dumping within ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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If we don't respond, the answers will be dominated by the very people who got us into this mess. Decisions about land use all too often fall prey to reactionary politics. So please, even if only briefly, fill out the consultation form. Thanks.

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I think this enough to boycott Spotify. Don't you?

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Here's a major source of microplastics in soils. Other sources, astonishingly, include the deliberate application of microplastics, to make soils more friable, and the plastic pellets in which many fertilisers are encased. It is simply crazy and must stop now. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 85 days ago • 37 comments

Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry. If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales. Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens: whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h... 🧵1/

submitted 90 days ago • 44 comments

We must make our voice heard against Trump’s disgusting far right politics 💪💪 Join me & @ukstoptrump.bsky.social to organise our resistance to the politics of imperialism & oligarchy

submitted 91 days ago • 11 comments

I have no idea what Trump’s relationship is with the Russian government. However if the Russians were able to place an agent at the top of the US government, that agent would be hard pressed to do more damage to US society and international relationships than Trump is doing now.

submitted 92 days ago • 47 comments

What can environmental campaigners learn from Middlewick? ✅ Gather evidence, ✅ Hold decision-makers accountable, ✅ Never give up. Here is a blueprint to protect other threatened green spaces ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk

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If you’re outraged by Trump & Vance and want to do something… Join European Movement UK. The UK needs to get back to being a full member state asap - as Europe needs to unite hard.

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Slava Ukraini.

submitted 95 days ago • 121 comments

We can still show we stand with Ukraine stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...

submitted 95 days ago • 31 comments

Pass it on. #StandWithUkraine

submitted 95 days ago • 1189 comments

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

submitted 96 days ago • 2274 comments

With #BP announcing that they’ll slash investment in renewables, today feels like a particularly good day to sign @chrisgpackham.bsky.social petition to end fossil fuel greenwash👇

submitted 98 days ago • 6 comments

Massive shoutout to @neverevertory.bsky.social!! (US & UK posts) Please make sure you are following them & repost! Share far and wide!!

submitted 99 days ago • 9 comments

Want the climate books written by authors we have on wickedproblems.earth and don't want to give that geld to Amazon? We've teamed up with @bookshop-org.bsky.social to offer you a way to support our authors, independent booksellers, and our work for the show. win/win/win/win.

submitted 100 days ago • 3 comments

Say no to Shein! Sign our petition and write to your MP - link in bio 🔗

submitted 102 days ago • 4 comments

Blimey - the most aggressively right wing and hateful network in the UK being funded by Marks and Spencer!

submitted 105 days ago • 34 comments

In this week's column, I explore what I see as a very real prospect of systemic collapse, caused by Trump's actions, and suggest we start preparing. I try to explain how complex systems fail, and suggest some of the failure paths we could be on. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 106 days ago • 72 comments

hey for anyone who might want to actually own their kindle books instead of renting them, or who might be thinking of switching to kobo etc and will want to convert them to epubs, you now only have one week before amazon kills your ability to download its ebooks www.theverge.com/news/612898/...

submitted 108 days ago • 396 comments

Morning lovely people… attack the day… If you haven’t yet signed then please do 🙏 🐝 If have then please share widely When they go, they’re taking us with them 🐝🥰🐝 www.change.org/p/linkedin-l...

submitted 109 days ago • 8 comments

Thomas Paine Legacy is a new org I'm proud to be a Director of. They are based in Lewes & committed to celebrating Paine’s legacy by using history to empower present and future citizens. Support them next week as they open Thomas' home, Bull House. thomaspainelegacy.org/home/visit-b...

submitted 109 days ago • 2 comments

Pressure is growing on the Royal Society to expel Elon Musk from its fellowship after more than a thousand scientists signed an open letter expressing dismay at its lack of action on the matter www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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FOOTY SCRAN JOINS BLUESKY 😎 We’re now here too, remember to keep sharing your scran! Drop us a follow for more of this👇

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🔥 Well... this is now over 88,000 signatures! Just one final push to get it over that magic 100,000 and get a parliamentary debate? Why not! Link --> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

submitted 113 days ago • 74 comments

Lies, damn lies, and immigration statistics: me in @prospectmagazine.co.uk on the endless torrent of falsehoods and half-truths pumped out by right-wong "journalists and " thinktanks" in the British media. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/pol...

submitted 114 days ago • 21 comments

The BBC has become a public disservice. And at this point in our history too. Shameful.

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lol elon musk's dealer is running DOE

submitted 115 days ago • 78 comments

Brexit making the headlines.

submitted 116 days ago • 271 comments

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#BlueCrew - Quote of the Day

submitted 117 days ago • 112 comments

Five Things Democrats Must Do to Fight Trump Now The party is not helpless. In fact, Democrats have some very effective tools at their disposal.

submitted 120 days ago • 72 comments

NEW: Hannah is my ex-step daughter. And when I was in middle of my Cambridge Analytica investigation, she had a stalker. Stalkers. For years. A whole cast of characters making her life hell. In 2021, I approached the BBC: could we try & nail the perpetrator(s)? 1/ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

submitted 120 days ago • 15 comments

Thank you @herrem.bsky.social and big thanks to @jeffjarvis.bsky.social for a truly enlightening conversation in our podcast @bunkerpod.bsky.social How does journalism cope with public life in which lies are normalised? Have a listen and let us know what you think

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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

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How to protect democracies from falsehoods? By empowering the young with open-source investigation skills, argue @bellingcat.com founder @eliothiggins.bsky.social and @drnataliemartin.bsky.social from @cmpcr.bsky.social in this new piece reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-pro...

submitted 121 days ago • 16 comments