Tim Kinsella #FBPE
@timkinsella.bsky.social
You might know me as @51TJK from the other place! Toe in the water over here to see if it’s more…civilised (and less MuskTrumpian)
www.politico.eu/article/uk-e... Team up with EU on energy to combat China, Andy Burnham told It’s desperately slow going, but all this piecemeal ‘reintegration’ is only pointing one way #RejoinEU Why not cut to the chase?
Team up with EU on energy to combat China, Andy Burnham told
An influential think tank calls on the U.K. prime minister to coordinate aspects of industrial and energy policy with Brussels.
politico.eu
A horde of AI agents conspired against their creators economist.com/science-and-... “A model that manages to gain access to its own source code could try to copy it onto computers all over the internet, in an attempt to start a new AI outside the control of the original company” 🤯
A horde of AI agents conspired against their creators
No serious harm was done this time. But what if such agents escaped?
economist.com
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu... “But to win, Reform needs floating voters — and they seem to be falling away quickly, dismayed to see this new party more in cahoots with dodgy billionaires than the establishment it rails against. Scandal now seems to chase Farage everywhere”
Farage will keep his fans but is losing the rest
Money scandals are catching up with Reform’s leader — though you wouldn’t believe it at its Birmingham conference
thetimes.com
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... “Polls consistently show that Reform voters are much less likely to deny climate science than their leaders, and large majorities would like to see renewable energy sited near them, despite opposition to renewables from the party leadership” #NeverVoteReform
Reform continues to cast doubt on climate science. Do its supporters agree?
Climate scepticism is common at the Reform party conference, but many also criticise Labour for failing to protect Britons from hot weather
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inews.co.uk/opinion/fara... “Worse for Reform, it looks as though the party, which trades on its patriotism, is in fact unpatriotic about British democracy” #NeverVoteReform
Farage's one word that exposes how badly he is panicking
Isabel Hardman: The Reform UK leader described one of his closest and longest-serving aides in a very telling way
inews.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference With Farage, if it’s not dodgy Russian cash, it’s dodgy American cash Can’t help feeling it’s all about the cash… #NeverVoteReform
Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference
Splits emerge within party after resignation of officials reported to police for apparent plot to evade donations law
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www.thenewworld.co.uk/matt-withers... “You might have thought Reform would have been there mobhanded, keen to sing the virtues of #Brexit, cheer its successes and toast its MPs’ roles in securing the verdict which was, for many of them, their lives’ work. But no,they were not” #BrexitBreaksBritain
The Brexit debate which Reform ducked
Parliament held a debate on the impact of the EU referendum, 10 years on. Only one member of Nigel Farage's party turned up, and it wasn't him
thenewworld.co.uk
www.lbc.co.uk/article/two-... Two senior Reform UK officials step down after undercover sting over foreign donations Are there any laws or rules Reform won’t break as they scrabble to arrest their decline? Seems not… #NeverVoteReform
Two senior Reform UK officials step down after undercover sting over foreign donations | LBC
Two Reform UK officials who were caught up in an undercover sting have stepped down from their roles in the party.
lbc.co.uk
“The Tory leader was only first elected in 2017 after the 2016 referendum so never had to prove as an MP during the heat of the referendum battle that she was a Brexit supporter. The suspicion is she would have supported #Remain” An interesting take on the Tory reshuffle…
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... Farage’s Reform crashes to third place in polls as Tories regain ground And “Farage is down four to -27” That’s the end of his PM ambitions, deservedly and thankfully Just to be sure, #NeverVoteReform
Farage’s Reform crashes to third place in polls as Tories regain ground
Nigel Farage has returned Parliament after his August by-election victory in Clacton
independent.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... “A promise in the next manifesto to open accession talks for full EU membership is the prize here." #Rejoin
Burnham blames Brexit for decade of UK decline
The prime minister used his first statement to the Commons since taking over from Keir Starmer to argue Brexit was one of ‘a series of wrong turns’ taken by the UK since the 1980s
independent.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... “As part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and Schengen passport-free travel area, Iceland is already solidly within the European fold. It accepts free movement of goods, capital, services and people”
Iceland’s close ties with EU mean no vote is not a Brexit-style rejection
A yes to membership would have given Brussels a boost but Icelanders have not voted to isolate themselves
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inews.co.uk/news/politic... Farage breaks Commons rules by filming on roof of Parliament To make matters worse, Reform had already been censured for a similar stunt by Anderson some time back, so ignorance of the rules was no excuse #NeverVoteReform - they just don’t care…
Farage breaks Commons rules by filming on roof of Parliament
The Reform leader marked his return to Westminster with a 37-second social media clip just below Big Ben, which he said was 'bonging' as he spoke
inews.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... “Burnham should take a leaf out of Carney’s book: while Canada has decided closeness to the EU is a strategic asset, the UK is busy pretending other deals will make up the losses.” #Rejoin
Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’
The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market...
independent.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/environment/... “The potential savings have increased in recent years as conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East have compounded Britain’s rising electricity prices, leading to a boom in rooftop solar installations” And it helps towards #NetZero…
Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’
Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds
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www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito... “Most estimates put the wider loss to GDP at a minimum of 4 per cent a year, about £100bn – more like £4,000 per household. Or, looked at another way, a loss of about £40bn in lost tax revenues” #Rejoin
Britain is still counting the cost – and paying the price – of Brexit
Editorial: As a new report reveals how rejoining the EU would give the UK economy an £11.7bn boost, it is time to admit the 2016 referendum was a mistake – and to work at pace on a way back into Europ...
independent.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/business/202... “It’s not a slam dunk that Nissan will survive…If made in Europe excludes the UK then I think it’s existential for Sunderland. Sunderland will die” #BrexitBreaksBritain
On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant
Operating at only half its capacity, Japanese carmaker’s Sunderland factory seeks deal with China’s Chery as it battles Brexit threats
theguardian.com
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now it's facing pointless funding cuts. Withdrawing funds won't save much money, but it will seriously hurt UK science. I’ve added my name to help stop this—please join me and sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Jodrell Bank
For decades, Jodrell Bank has helped us understand the universe, but now its funding is being threatened. Add your name to help stop these short-sighted cuts and protect UK science:
you.38degrees.org.uk
This starter pack contains the names of 120 people who support the European Union and campaign against far-right parties in Europe. They are all still active on BlueSky.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... “The whole point of Reform is that everyone at the top of the party is posh and has absolutely no idea of what it’s like to have no money. Nor are they even on each other’s side, let alone that of small business” #NeverVoteReform
With Nige still sulking, Honest Bob was left to unveil Reform’s latest ‘policies’ | John Crace
The sense of futility hanging over the room was almost overwhelming as Robert Jenrick took the stage
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... “Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast” #RenationaliseWater
‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution
Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches
theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/technology/2... “We need to not be complacent that these things won’t happen in the real world and there is evidence that they already are” #AI
Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in July
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... “98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored” The best, most efficient way? Where we help make the rules ? Just #RejoinEU
True cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow
Exclusive: The damning findings comes as a major new survey shows that 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored
independent.co.uk
As his presidency flounders, Trump is more dangerous than ever economist.com/internationa... from The Economist “With blustering Truth Social posts unavailable as an outlet, silverbacks must content themselves with chest-beating, mock charges and the snapping of branches off trees”
As his presidency flounders, Trump is more dangerous than ever
Forget lame ducks. America’s president will defend his dominance like an ageing silverback gorilla
economist.com
www.theguardian.com/environment/... “We can prepare and try to adapt…But we also need to look at the root cause, which is the fossil fuels we are burning every day. We need to get away from greenhouse gas-producing technologies as quickly as possible.” #ClimateCrisis
El Niño climate patterns supercharged by burning of fossil fuels, study finds
‘Godzilla’ event currently brewing could push 50 million people into acute hunger before the end of next year
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www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... “If it formed part of a new manifesto, it would get my support. I am not prepared to vote for a party which will not address the failures of the Brexit experiment.” #Rejoin
‘Fear of the right holding us to ransom’: Readers on Burnham’s EU stance
Our community reacts as the new prime minister holds firm on Labour’s Brexit red lines, with some readers demanding he go further and others urging him to wait for a fresh mandate
independent.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “Democracy should not be designed around what is best for Labour – or any party – but around what works best for the country” #MakeVotesMatter #ProportionalRepresentation
Andy Burnham should rip up our undemocratic first past the post system – even if some in Labour disagree | Neal Lawson
Rearguard reactionaries may try to block the idea of a national commission into proportional representation, but we should want more not less democracy, says Neal Lawson, director of Compass
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inews.co.uk/opinion/fara... “For every moral or fiscal outrage attributed to Donald Trump, there is a smaller, shabbier version being presided over by Farage” #NeverVoteReform
Farage wants to be Britain’s Trump. Now the money around him looks familiar
James O'Brien: Look closely at both politicians and something distinctly unfunny emerges
inews.co.uk
