LonWon
@lonwon.bsky.social
Curious about politics. Hoping for more than slogans.
The right-wing press are becoming more of an overt death cult www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot
As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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It's been drummed into me that one shouldn't speak ill of the dead. But that's ridiculous, because history requires us to be honest that some people were just terrible human beings.
Padrock@padrock70.bsky.social · 2d agoRod Liddle.
The headline promises more hope than the article. 😞 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’ve seen what can confound Farage on his home turf: optimism. People need a politics that offers them that | Owen Jones
You can’t blame his constituents in Clacton for their pessimism – because they have been let down for years, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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Everyone should read this absurdist thread and then think about how it’s not absurdist at all, it’s genuinely a perfect representation of the current system.
Dan Neidle@danneidle.bsky.social · last wk.I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts. Here are the rules:
Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public
I didn't know any of this. How can these ministers sleep at night? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out | George Monbiot
Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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The Amazon & Congo Basin are not just forests. They are the lungs of the planet. They store billions of tons of carbon, regulate our climate, and house 80% of Earth's biodiversity. If they fall, we all fall. No to deforestation. No to ecocide. #ClimateAction
A record number of families are going without the essentials, our research finds. That's 7.4 million households. New PM Andy Burnham has promised to put tackling the cost of living "front and centre" of his government. Bold policy choices are needed to make that happen:
A £2 cap on bus fares is really smart. It makes buses more attractive, reducing daily costs, increasing habitual use, reducing traffic, making routes more viable, enabling higher frequencies and better buses, and so ultimately making them even more attractive. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2
Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same
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An English literature graduate, nine politics & economics graduates, a lawyer, an historian, a chemist, a geographer, & a care worker walk into a Cabinet... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?
From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who will head up key departments in new PM’s government
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The Spectator sounds utterly toxic. @nesrinemalik.bsky.social on how racism and hatred of Muslims are dressed up as high-end journalism. No respectable politician should be going to its summer party. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why has Britain’s oldest political magazine become such a rabid cheerleader for Islamophobia? | Nesrine Malik
A report on the Spectator’s coverage of Muslims makes for grim reading. Conservatism is now focused on this minority to the exclusion of everything else, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Leaving aside the breaking of FIFA's rules, something tells me that Trump's White House wouldn't be as firmly in favour of free speech if players held up signs reading "Black lives matter" or "Refugees are welcome here".
Razor-sharp analysis by Prof @jdportes.bsky.social of the economic situation facing the UK as Burnham becomes Prime Minister. I'd love a follow-up article with a set of policy proposals. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Burnham must learn from Starmer’s mistakes: Labour was elected to transform the economy, not just stabilise it | Jonathan Portes
Devolution, tax, the EU and immigration: these are all opportunities for growth if Burnham abandons the excessive caution of the past few years, says economist Jonathan Portes
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Yes, I pay myself rent in order to avoid tax, but it is coincidentally £1 less than the level at which I would have to declare it under Parliament's transparency rules.
If I were Nigel Farage, I’d dip into that £5 million crypto gift just to fund a video that can compete with this! 🤣 HILARIOUS ⬇️
NEWS // Exeter UCU declares trade dispute over University of Exeter job cuts plan Union threatens strike action if university does not abandon scheme to make 150 academic staff redundant while putting more than 500 staff at risk. exeterobserver.org/2026/07/10/e...
Exeter UCU declares trade dispute over University of Exeter job cuts plan - Exeter Observer
Union threatens strike action if university does not abandon scheme to make 150 academic staff redundant while putting more than 500 staff at risk and jeopardising 85% of humanities, arts and social s...
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Absolutely hated her political views and her hectoring dogmatic manner, but no-one deserves a violent end. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Police launch murder investigation into death of Ann Widdecombe
Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her management
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I don't know exactly what percentage of the world's problems can be traced back to the notion that successful hedge fund managers and real estate executives are inherently qualified for any and every job in government, but it's not zero.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4w agoYeah, we know. We’ve been saying that for 18 months.
Is Ed's nominatively determined job to report on the worsening consequences of climate change?
"UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea... "Experts say trying to extract the last barrels of domestic oil and gas would have no impact on people’s energy bills and very little effect on energy security"
Analysis: UK newspapers have already printed 63 editorials in 2026 backing North Sea drilling - Carbon Brief
UK newspapers have already published 63 editorials this year calling for more oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, according to Carbon Brief analysis.
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Something deeply troubling & shocking is happening at Exeter University*, where a mass cull of staff is planned, even though it's in surplus. No good justifications given. @jamesgdyke.info provides the details: www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-... *Disclosure: I have a Visiting Fellowship here. +🧵
The bonfire of the humanities
150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences
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The attacks on Miliband from unions are misguided and unhelpful. His agenda is not anti-worker or anti-jobs. The climate transition is not optional. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Progressive economists reject Unite leader’s criticism of Ed Miliband
Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellor
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Ian Smith@iankmsmith.ft.com · last mo.it's getting the point that so many groups are against him (unions, business, bondholders) that maybe he's the perfect fit... www.ft.com/content/7441...
NEW: EU nationals in the UK are increasingly alarmed at Reform UK’s plan to target their rights to accommodation and employment, saying this is a betrayal of promises made in the Brexit referendum 10 years ago. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Reform UK plan to target EU nationals based in Britain ‘absolutely outrageous’
Exclusive: Rights group says Nigel Farage’s party is reneging on promises made during the Brexit referendum campaign
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