Jo W
@josally53.bsky.social
Leftie, always have been. U.K. based. My sons are my pride & joy. Bi-lingual English-French. BLM. EU / French citizen, Antifa. Yoga, theatre, rap, literature, cats. Retired English teacher. No DMs unless I know you. #FBPE
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George Monbiot nails it again. And if, as a leftie, you haven't read The Invisible Doctrine, you should. It is also available as a v shortened 4 part version on YouTube. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Peer urges Tories to block candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her but being as Badenoch has the emotional intelligence of a blade of grass, supreme arrogance and sees spelling as the only difference between Right & Wrong.. She refuses to do so as she’s racing Reform to the bottom❗️
Peer urges Tories to block candidate jailed for antisemitic abuse against her
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027.
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This kind of PROFIT is absolutely obscene. So yes, 'a windfall tax on UK banks that could raise £19bn towards Andy Burnham’s cost of living agenda' should - MUST - be implemented. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Calls for UK bank tax to fund cost of living help as HSBC profits hit £7.5bn
Levy could raise £19bn to help pay for Andy Burnham’s support for those struggling with bills, say campaigners
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1/2 The Tories are plunging to new depths I see, and then Reform butt in and say they wouldn't do such a thing. 😳 You couldn't make it up. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Former neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, creator of satirical Crewkerne Gazette, has convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP
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And Chris Philip's an MP? Good grief! It sounds like something an ill-informed, badly educated person would say. Oh, hang on ...
Esheru@esherukweku.bsky.social · 2d agoHe must be a qualified oceanographer
This is amazing! 'Japanese scientists created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours—no microplastics left behind. Made from plant-based CMC with salt-sensitive bonds, it breaks into harmless nutrients.' nitter.net/Rainmaker197...
Just wow! Just think of the implications, and of how happy the sea will be.
Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 2d agoJapanese scientists created a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours—no microplastics left behind. Made from plant-based CMC with salt-sensitive bonds, it breaks into harmless nutrients. [📹 RIKEN CEMS / Univ. of Tokyo] Original post
N.B. Migrant crossings this year are down circa 43% vs 2025
Patrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉@paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 2d agoMigrant crossings this year are down circa 43% vs 2025 BBC doesn’t mention this until the fifth paragraph of broadcasting Reform saying it’d launch "the largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two" to tackle small boat arrivals Trying to divert attention from Farage..🙄
Absolutely love it! I live in a large village and some of these comments really ring true. Thank you Mr Cox. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 3w agoHello new followers! I've removed the paywall from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you probably won't... www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
As Polanski says: "These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently." I so agree. And the British press continues to demonise these poor people.
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d agoVery disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
'Clacton-on-Sea contains Jaywick, named the most deprived neighbourhood in England for 4th time since 2010' ... I wonder how Farage has helped this neighbourhood in his constituency.
Anti-Reform@antireform.bsky.social · 3d agoNigel Farage's father was a very rich stockbroker; he's privately educated, billionaire funded, travels by private jet cares far more about his 5 homes & 13 jobs than helping constituents in Clacton which includes Jaywick, named the most deprived neighbourhood in England for 4th time since 2010
Surprise: Donald Trump's criminal policy of blowing up innocent fishermen in the Caribbean isn't doing anything to curb the drug trade. https://bit.ly/4xhdomz
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Is a Feckless, Criminal Failure
Blowing up innocent fishermen hasn’t curbed the drug trade.
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France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
Remarkable coincidence that a retired stylist suddenly received $2m from her son in Montenegro, only to immediately develop a £500,000 passion for funding Reform UK 48 hours later. Good thing Robert Jenrick assured us all that strict vetting was applied. 🪙 #UKPolitics
Reform donation row escalates | James O'Brien reacts
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This is absolutely feckin' unacceptable! Post-Brexit U.K. has lost the flipping plot. This elderly couple are WW2 refugees who came to the UK as children to escape the war in Poland. Where has the feckin' humanity in the country gone? 😡 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘It was a big shock’: new border rules left couple stuck in Kraków after living in UK for 80 years
Maria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived as children of displaced Polish veterans, told they have no post-Brexit rights to return home to Bury
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An Australian's reply to Trump's rant about "NATO not being there for America" is perfect:
Left: Nigel Farage complaining about Andy Burnham's social care initiative Right: The Guardian, "Farage’s £5m gift came after saying he needed ‘a million a year’ to stand as MP"
"Starting July 19, 2026, the European Union officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothes, shoes, and accessories. Instead of sending perfectly good products to landfills or burning them, companies must now donate, recycle, or repurpose them." via No one Cares
This man - Farage - gives British politics such a bad name. He is corrupt through and through. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
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