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Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Cllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate

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📌 ICYMI — Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner…

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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Indeed. "I've got loads of flags in my living room" (paraphrasing here) was a low point in government comms

Ben Ansell@benansell.bsky.social · 23h ago

I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’

The state of this. A lovely day out for Badenoch and Philp, playing dress up and making pronouncements about early release schemes - having left the country with one hundred available men's prison places, after fourteen years in charge. You read that right. One hundred places.

Reform MP Robert Jenrick: “Rod Liddle said the unsayable truth years before anyone else would come close.” Rod Liddle on child abuse images: “We should not be in the business of putting people in prison for simply looking at things."

📌 ICYMI — Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner…

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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A former neo-Nazi activist with convictions including for harassing a Jewish MP has been selected as a Conservative candidate for a local election in Somerset 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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🔴 NEW Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓

Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Cllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate

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🔴 Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In Exclusive: Cllr Paul Mackings’ consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate

Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In

Cllr Paul Mackings' consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate

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Talk TV Presenter Andre Walker dragged a climate activist into a room and assaulted him during a pro-Trump dinner, a court has heard Walker has continued to present on the channel since Byline Times first reported the alleged incident bylinetimes.com/2026/08/03/t...

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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Great reporting, these new filings raise even more Qs about R20 Advisory's donations and Reform. The company, before new filings were released, were featured as one of a number of loss-making or at risk firms donating to Reform, reported by @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2026/06/29/t...

The Troubled Firms That Gave Reform UK Tens of Thousands of Pounds Whilst on the Brink of Collapse

Anti-corruption campaigners question why firms are choosing to donate tens of thousands of pounds they apparently don't have to Nigel Farage's party

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Cat Neilan@catneilan.bsky.social · 3d ago

New: A business that made a six-figure donation to Reform UK received interest-free loans of £67m from unnamed “related companies” in the months before, raising questions about the possible origin of the funds. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

🔴 NEW Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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Fascinating change in BBC news bulletins about Reform. Farage announcement on small boats only gets the third spot and is balanced by critics saying he's trying to distract from allegations over his finances. Quite the change from the uncritical coverage earlier this year.

Trees for Cities: "Heat maps from Friends of the Earth show that across five major English cities, areas with more trees and green spaces are up to 5°C cooler. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that strategically planted urban trees can cool the air by up to 8°C."

How Urban Trees Cool Cities and Reduce Urban Heat | Trees for Cities

Discover how urban trees reduce heat, cool cities and tackle the urban heat island effect while creating healthier communities.

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Feel like this should have got more attention "Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates there were 2,877 heat-associated deaths during 2 notable periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, almost double the figure reported annually for 2025"

UKHSA report shows 2,877 excess deaths caused by May and June heatwaves

The 2,877 excess deaths represents a significant increase on the 1,504 excess deaths observed in summer 2025.

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Couple of pics from @greengathering.bsky.social festival over the weekend. The Speaker's Forum was nice and buzzy. I spoke on a panel about the far right, and another on the state of the media. Good fun. (Thanks to Aisha Kherallah for the snaps)

Asked whether the third drought in five years is a result of the climate crisis, there was no direct attribution from No 10 at lobby earlier, but the PM's spokesman said: "You've got ministers on record as speaking to the impact of climate change and the impact it has on the country and on services"

🔴 Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told Exclusive: André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump’s state visit to the UK

Talk TV Presenter Dragged Climate Activist Into Room and Assaulted Him During Pro-Trump Dinner, Court Told

André Walker denies assault by beating over incident at Republicans Overseas gala dinner during Trump's state visit to the UK

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"[Byline] revealed that Cottrell entered corporate finance under a false Swiss identity, hired by the same City network that produced Reform UK’s own treasurer, Mehrtash A’zami. "Byline Times has since confirmed that this identity was stolen from a real person – Cottrell’s old school friend."

Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell's Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker

The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel

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Solar energy supplied more power to Britain’s grid in July than any previous month on record. The figure of 14.4% of all power generated in July smashed the last monthly record of 12.4%, set only in May In July 2025, the (formerly) best year for solar generation, 9.6% of generation was from solar.

Farage is running out of time to clear his name over the deepening donations scandal engulfing his party, Labour warns today It follows the Sunday Times reporting Farage struck a secret deal to seal his return as party leader months before the 2024 General Election. Farage has a press conf this AM.

It's very dry here at Green Gathering festival (but still lovely). It's an off-grid festival with lots of solar panels everywhere. I've had to buy a hippy shirt to better fit in for my panel events.

I'm at Green Gathering festival in Chepstow. Zack Polanski is speaking - he says to millionaires and billionaires who don't want to pay a Green Party wealth tax: "I think we should wave you off goodbye"

📌 ICYMI — Far-Right Homeland Party’s Crypto Donations Revealed — @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Two Bitcoin donations landed just short of the £500 threshold that triggers donor checks…… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/07/31/far-right-homeland-partys-crypto-donations-revealed

Far-Right Homeland Party's Crypto Donations Revealed

Two Bitcoin donations landed just short of the £500 threshold that triggers donor checks, raising questions about how closely the funds were monitored

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🔴 NEW Far-Right Homeland Party’s Crypto Donations Revealed By @josiahmortimer.bsky.social Read below. ↓

Far-Right Homeland Party's Crypto Donations Revealed

Two Bitcoin donations landed just short of the £500 threshold that triggers donor checks, raising questions about how closely the funds were monitored

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There were 27,391 new UK solar installations in June 2026, the second highest monthly installations volume on record, adding 132 MW of capacity And we've got plug-in solar coming at the end of August! www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/31/u...

UK solar capacity hits 22.8 GW as market prepares for plug-in launch - pv magazine Global

The UK added over 2 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to the end of June 2026. With new plug-in solar regulations soon to take effect, a UK wholesaler boss tells pv magazine plug-in solar is a gre...

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This new devolution statement from the government is genuinely radical. Devolution will be the default Grants replaced by a share of local income tax for every mayor from 2028, buses brought under public control faster, every area to have or be establishing a strategic authority by end of 2027...

Rewiring the State – Cabinet Statement (HTML)

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A far-right political party has received much more in crypto donations than previously believed. Exclusive for @bylinetimes.bsky.social today: bylinetimes.com/2026/07/31/f...

Far-Right Homeland Party's Crypto Donations Revealed

Two Bitcoin donations landed just short of the £500 threshold that triggers donor checks, raising questions about how closely the funds were monitored

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Mass arrests took place outside Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier today as hundreds joined a Defend Our Juries' "Graduation Day" protest against the Palestine Action ban. Founder Huda Ammori has just been granted permission to appeal the ban. ~50 arrests reported as of 2:45pm 🧵

"Renewable energy generated 52.1% of the UK’s electricity in 2025, exceeding half of total generation for the second consecutive year, according to government statistics." www.renews.biz/other-news/u....