Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.
Patricia Maskell
@patmaskell.bsky.social
Married, mum, grandma, retired social worker, intested in politics, climate and environment,social justice, equality, youth justice #BLM, #loveislove, woke, Scottish by birth and half of my geneology, British. Friend of the quiet majority @majorityquiet
It's time for a serious discussion about our water, snd who owns it. eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
The nationalisation taboo
Nationalisation is routinely dismissed as unaffordable, but does that argument fundamentally misunderstand what bringing essential services into public ownership costs?
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2/2 If they retaliate and force him to leave he could sue for constructive dismissal and likely win, that would be very expensive, let alone humiliating, with all the other staff that they insulted watching on 👀
1/2 Chaos reigns in Reform UK. The Chief Exec of Durham County Council appears here to have given the Councillors a very public dressing down. We doubt that will go down well. ⬇️ BBC News - Durham County Council CEO says councillors' emails 'unacceptable' - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Durham County Council CEO says councillors' emails 'unacceptable'
Durham County Council chief executive John Hewitt says he has never seen such behaviour before.
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A Media Sovereignty Act to keep non-UK based billionaires out of British media control could be just what we need. 👇
Could this be the beginning of the end for the billionaire-owned media propaganda blitz?
A campaign to free our national press from foreign billionaires like Rupert Murdoch is gaining momentum and attracting big-name support
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The future is renewable energy. After 5 heatwaves this year surely the most ardent drill, baby, drill fanatics can see that. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump - and a headache for Britain’s new PM
North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debate
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2/3 This emotional attachment…even though less economically significant…retains an outsized importance in the county’s imagination. Drilling now will make no difference to current household fuel bills, the Goverment will receive tax revenues. The country will have moved on when oil is flowing. ⬇️
1/3 “Economic significance has waned but the idea of North Sea oil has a disproportionate grip on the national psyche….a culture war…symbol of sovereignty…..strong sense it’s bountiful and belongs to the country. ⬇️
We’re not saying that Trump’s pockets are bulging but he does look a bit portly from behind. Wallet weight?🙄
Wow, that's a lot of debt to carry, increased by $11 and a half trillion dollars by the Trump administration so far. Come the mid terms, we wonder how many Americans will chose the economy. US national debt reaches $40 trillion | Simon Marks' American Week share-gp.globalplayer.com/videos/2JsSf...
US national debt reaches $40 trillion | Simon Marks' American Week Video | Global Player
Simon Marks is back with a jam-packed edition of American Week, in which we saw US debt rise to $40 trillion and all eyes turned to Trump's relationship with aide Natalie Harp.
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1/4 DATA CENTRE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT Scientists are confirming what we have thought: there are big gaps in our understanding of the impacts of data centres. A study by Cambridge University focussed on 6000 data centres away from urban areas, with results filtered for seasonal impacts, ⬇️
3/3 And we've known about this since at least the MacPherson report. The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry - GOV.UK share.google/MWobn8cuE9KR...
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
Report of an inquiry by Sir William Macpherson.
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2/3 Two tier policing does in fact exist, it favours the White British residents. Every time. David Lammy in opposition looked st this for David Cameron Lammy review: final report - GOV.UK share.google/uQ7DUntfZVXy...
Lammy review: final report
An independent review into the treatment of, and outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the criminal justice system.
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1/3 Reform UK, Restore Britain and other far right parties would have us believe that a system of two tier policing exists favouring black, Asian or other minority ethnic groups. This Guardian article, however shows us the opposite. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/aug...
Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims
Exclusive: Analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’, say campaigners
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Crypto currencies like those Nigel Farage promotes and make up Reform UK's donation are the go-to for international gangs laundering the proceeds drug & people trafficking "Reform’s millions from crypto interests raise doubts about Nigel Farage’s judgement" www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
Reform’s millions from crypto interests raise doubts about Nigel Farage’s judgement
The Independent’s research shows that 60 per cent of the party’s funding comes from rich individuals associated with digital currencies
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We saw a post earlier suggesting the Reform voting PIP claimants think the cuts won't affect them. If we vote in a Reform government, cuts will affect everyone. PIP, universal credit claimants, renters, workers rights, the NHS will go, the triple lock, state pension will be means tested. All of it.
Quiet Majority@majorityquiet.bsky.social · 3w agoAnd there we have it. The thing with fascists is, their voters will ignore ANYTHING, as long as they promise to be cruel to *them over there*. Sadly though, that same cruelty soon gets aimed at all of *us over here* as well...
2/2 Watch and learn what they don’t like about it. P.S We would lose multiple rights and be the losers. youtu.be/ptfmAY6M6aA?...
Patrick Stewart sketch: what has the ECHR ever done for us?
YouTube video by The Guardian
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1/2 The ECHR, what has it done for us? Let’s see in the video below. Thanks to everyone who keeps this valuable Convention in the news for the right reasons. We know that Nigel Farage, Reform and the Tories, would pull the UK out of the ECHR. ⬇️
3/3 The oil, refined in the Netherlands with very little used in the UK, would not contribute at all to the UK’s energy security. Michael Jacobs’ interesting article includes the decommissioning of wells, the UK jobs generated and CCS - carbon capture storage.
2/3 The licenses were ruled illegal in 2025 - the environmental impact assessment failed to include the emissions generated when the oil and gas was burned. Rosebank, with a 25 year life would release 250m tonnes of carbon emissions.
1/3 Yesterday we posted about the emotional attachment attachment people still have to North Sea Oil, even though it wouldn’t be economically viable to restart drilling. ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price, says economist Michael Jacobs
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4/4 Many backers donate more than most people earn in a year. Something to ponder on. ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...
Who is Really Bankrolling Rupert Lowe’s Restore Britain?
EXCLUSIVE: Max Colbert and Josiah Mortimer investigate the figures behind the Elon Musk-backed far-right rival to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK
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3/4 They are both independently wealthy compared to ordinary working folk but now they have the Teflon coated air of the landed gentry. We know who is backing Farage but Rupert Lowe and Restore? Luckily Max Colbert and Josiah Mortimer have been investigating his mysterious money sources. ⬇️
2/4 shouting rude things at people who were different to them. Both have resorted to childish retorts. “Who cares” and “nobody cares” - Lowe at the headline “refugee passes GCSE” and Farage because Clacton voted him back in £5M bung be damned.
1/4 We’re beginning to think that Farage and Lowe are naughtie public school boys. The ones that trash restaurants and then leave, tossing money at the traumatised staff - or getting Daddy to pay. They just don’t seem to have matured since their school days, ⬇️
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Oxford report examines ten reasons to stay in the ECHR as UK public backs membership
A new report from the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, in the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, identifies, examines, and addresses the counter-arguments for ten key reasons for the UK to remai...
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1/2 Dec 2025: The Oxford (University) report examined ten reasons to stay in the ECHR. Their analysis shows that the ECHR underpins everyday protections from digital privacy to freedom of expression, and maintains the stability of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. The analysted benefits are:
