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How a false Net Zero claim became ‘news’: the right-wing disinformation loop This direct debunk and mini-lesson on how the right-wing media ecosystem can work may help you to spot and critique these types of ‘stories’ in the future. ✍️ @monkemma.bsky.social bylines.cymru/politics-and...

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Michael Gove on June 21st 2016, two days before the Brexit referendum, "By voting to leave, we can not only take back control of hundreds of millions that we sent to the European Union, we will also be detaching ourselves from the sinking ship that is the European Union economy"

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UK billionaires added £182,000,000,000 to their wealth last year. That’s £35,000,000 every single day. Their combined wealth is £795,361,000,000. So don't let anyone tell you austerity is a “necessity”. There’s more than enough wealth to fund our NHS, public services & welfare.

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

You don’t need to leak false information. If it is false, you are just making it up. So either it is a leak of truthful information or it is someone making something up.

submitted 2 days ago • 2641 comments

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

submitted 1 day ago • 73 comments

I'd argue the "despite" in this headline should be "thanks to". I suspect Meta has realised the same thing, as after their initial HUGE blitz of public attacks on the book, they've gone awfully quiet since March 13th. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

"Israel acknowledges that this time, the targets aren't terrorists but civilians – an explicit war crime. It is killing for the sake of killing." archive.ph/Zbxmu

submitted 2 days ago • 4 comments

Privatising water companies is looking good for somebody.

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Nice comment from a reader on my blog this morning (which I've only just spotted) responding to Pat McFadden

submitted 5 days ago • 8 comments

DON’T buy a TESLA from @ledbydonkeys.org www.youtube.com/shorts/ncA8L...

submitted 6 days ago • 5 comments

Meanwhile Spain carries on with socialist policies & looking after people & redistributing, and whaddya know, it’s economy soars and no-one in the Brit political class talks about it because omg maybe some second homes & wealth would get taxed, no, it’s very sad but we must make difficult choices…🤮

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

History repeats…

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

submitted 46 days ago • 1100 comments

Not gonna write an essay on it or anything but fwiw I think the meaning of Musk's (obviously intentional) Roman salute is less "we will now govern as C20th fascists" and more "we can do whatever we want now, the old rules are a joke, nothing means anything, you are lost and we are winning, fuck you"

submitted 61 days ago • 23 comments

Reform want to base the UK economy on gold not fiat currency, this will bankrupt the UK. Reform want to pass the Quantitative Easing Prohibition bill. Govt is the only agency that can create money. Reform's policies are death + feudalism + shrinking Big govt= Anarchy www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKvV...

submitted 67 days ago • 16 comments

And this is what a journalist who takes their preparation seriously looks like. Bravo, Wilf Frost!

submitted 68 days ago • 15 comments

I wonder ..

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

Excellent point

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🔴The Real BBC ‘Impartiality Crisis’ Is Its Constant Platforming of Hard Right Tufton Street Think Tanks The broadcaster provides an oversized platform for representatives from opaquely-funded libertarian lobby groups, says media academic Julian Petley bylinetimes.com/2024/12/21/b...