Julian Young
@julesyoung.bsky.social
Bass playing, bird watching, green leftie.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
Greenpeace calls on Toyota to stop greenwashing biofuel vehicles - Greenpeace East Asia
As the world converges at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, Greenpeace has condemned Toyota’s misleading promotion of biofuel-powered prototype vehicles as a decarbonisation solution.
www.greenpeace.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Toyota is using #COP30 to promote biofuel cars, but the science is clear: crop-based biofuels are a false solution that threaten forests, food security and the 1.5°C limit.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
The world needs real zero-emission vehicles, not greenwashed detours.
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NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
Worth spending 10 mins reading the analysis for a cogent criticism of the McSweeny strategy.
"What I think Blue Labour believe is that Labour voters in the marginal Red Wall district have fundamentally different views on social (and maybe economic) issues than Labour voters in safe London seats. They don’t."
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
open.substack.com/pub/benansel...
Labour at the Margin...
...of survival
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Worth spending 10 mins reading the analysis for a cogent criticism of the McSweeny strategy.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Good to see @dougparr.bsky.social from Greenpeace quoted. It’s clear that insulation gives people warmer homes and more disposable income to put back into the economy.
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Good to see @dougparr.bsky.social from Greenpeace quoted. It’s clear that insulation gives people warmer homes and more disposable income to put back into the economy.
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Paul Nowak: "We've got 6,000 people working on electric vehicles in Nissan. We need to be supporting, those British manufacturing and engineering employers to make that transition."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Paul Nowak: "We've got 6,000 people working on electric vehicles in Nissan. We need to be supporting, those British manufacturing and engineering employers to make that transition."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
🌍 ⚒️ "There is no contradiction at all between getting to net zero and good quality jobs and economic success."
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I'm pleased to be back in the Parliamentary Labour Party and will be pressing on with business as usual representing North East Hertfordshire.
My statement on today's news. 👇
My statement on today's news. 👇
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm pleased to be back in the Parliamentary Labour Party and will be pressing on with business as usual representing North East Hertfordshire.
My statement on today's news. 👇
My statement on today's news. 👇
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Judges keep BANNING climate activists from talking about the climate crisis in their evidence in court...
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
November 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Judges keep BANNING climate activists from talking about the climate crisis in their evidence in court...
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
Because they know that juries find them NOT GUILTY when they explain the JUSTIFICATION for their protests
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In air pollution hotspots in England & Wales, half the population are people of colour, 48% are on the lowest incomes, and 60% don’t drive
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution, analysis finds
Exclusive: Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In air pollution hotspots in England & Wales, half the population are people of colour, 48% are on the lowest incomes, and 60% don’t drive
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
LBC caller describes her husband’s ‘grin’ after train stabbing
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
One of those calls you don’t forget in a hurry…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Kz...
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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Well that was fun while it lasted
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Well that was fun while it lasted
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Letting agency used by Reeves apologises, saying it's to blame for rental licence error - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lettings agent apologises to Reeves for rental licence ‘oversight’ – UK politics live
Owner of firm used by chancellor says he ‘deeply regrets’ issue
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Letting agency used by Reeves apologises, saying it's to blame for rental licence error - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UN assessment of 60 countries' submitted plans for climate action show only a 10% cut in greenhouse gas emissions
Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C
As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C
As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
UN assessment of 60 countries' submitted plans for climate action show only a 10% cut in greenhouse gas emissions
Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C
As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C
As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project shows how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites – pv magazine USA pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/27/v...
Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project shows how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites
Developer Vesper Energy engaged local land owners on pollinator mixes and sheep grazing for its Hornet Solar project.
pv-magazine-usa.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Vesper Solar 600 MW Texas project shows how an agrivoltaics mindset can unlock prime sites – pv magazine USA pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/27/v...
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That is a lot of money, even for one of the richest countries in the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
That is a lot of money, even for one of the richest countries in the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Not just Streeting today, Labour issued this from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Not just Streeting today, Labour issued this from Anna Turley on Saturday afternoon.
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"Massive shovel for Ms Pochin!!!"
October 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Massive shovel for Ms Pochin!!!"
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🚨 PMQ's 🚨
PM: "I think four councillors in Kent have just been suspended for bringing the party into disrepute."
"I mean, that is, bringing the party into disrepute is quite something for a party whose Welsh leader accepts Russian bribes to spread Putin's propaganda."
PM: "I think four councillors in Kent have just been suspended for bringing the party into disrepute."
"I mean, that is, bringing the party into disrepute is quite something for a party whose Welsh leader accepts Russian bribes to spread Putin's propaganda."
October 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚨 PMQ's 🚨
PM: "I think four councillors in Kent have just been suspended for bringing the party into disrepute."
"I mean, that is, bringing the party into disrepute is quite something for a party whose Welsh leader accepts Russian bribes to spread Putin's propaganda."
PM: "I think four councillors in Kent have just been suspended for bringing the party into disrepute."
"I mean, that is, bringing the party into disrepute is quite something for a party whose Welsh leader accepts Russian bribes to spread Putin's propaganda."
@shitlawns.bsky.social “7.5 million square meters of artificial grass “ in UK gardens!!
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
@shitlawns.bsky.social “7.5 million square meters of artificial grass “ in UK gardens!!