Kate Moore
@oscarwoofs.bsky.social
Ran away to Norfolk seaside. Alll musings of an opinionated dog lover who writes for @BylinesEast about politics, nature & fairness. Pro EU centrist.
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Kate Moore
@oscarwoofs.bsky.social
· Oct 18
I see Nigel Farage is back to claiming he "predicted" the war between Russia and Ukraine in the EU Parliament, when in fact he spoke AFTER the annexation of Crimea, to defend Russia and claim it was all the EU's fault.
I did a full fact-check, with clips, here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
I did a full fact-check, with clips, here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
Fact Check: Nigel Farage on Ukraine and Putin
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · S1, E9 Bonus · 12m
podcasts.apple.com
Impressive fact checking from @sturdyalex.bsky.social & which major news outlets should be doing.
Was Farage warning us to distrust his every word when he said "To expect people to blindly believe what they are told, I'm afraid the days when we trusted our leaders that much are long long gone."? 😱
Was Farage warning us to distrust his every word when he said "To expect people to blindly believe what they are told, I'm afraid the days when we trusted our leaders that much are long long gone."? 😱
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"It is essential that the Conservative-run County Council pause works immediately. There is a great sense of pride & community in Sheringham & residents here feel strongly about preserving the heritage of the bus shelter. It is crucial their views & feelings are taken into account" Steff Aquarone MP
Council refuses to halt Sheringham bus shelter demolition
An MP urges a local authority to give written reassurance to residents it will pause the works.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
"It is essential that the Conservative-run County Council pause works immediately. There is a great sense of pride & community in Sheringham & residents here feel strongly about preserving the heritage of the bus shelter. It is crucial their views & feelings are taken into account" Steff Aquarone MP
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Visit our site for the latest job openings and secure your dream role today 🔽
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If you have an #insect-related job #opportunity, please send us the details [email protected]
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"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’
The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Assuming no change in the rate of taxation, and all other things being equal, the exchequer will lose the thick end of £100bn in tax revenues this year.
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
Far from having to raise £26bn in extra taxes, Reeves could have chosen to halve the 20% rate of VAT with money to spare."
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How the right-wing newspapers still manage to dictate BBC coverage.
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
The Real 'Benefits Street' Protecting Britain's Wealthiest
The sheer scale of outrage about plans to lift children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the priorities of the British press
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
How the right-wing newspapers still manage to dictate BBC coverage.
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
Almost all of the Beeb's big post-Budget interview with the Chancellor devoted to asking whether she is a liar.
Next to nothing on any of the big measures announced this week
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...
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Over 105,000 have signed the petition calling for a public inquiry into Russia's influence in UK life, democracy & politicians.
To understand the extent of interference since 2012, the hybrid warfare, the deliberate destabilisation of UK, do listen to 👇
To understand the extent of interference since 2012, the hybrid warfare, the deliberate destabilisation of UK, do listen to 👇
If you're still getting to grips with #Russian influence on #Brexit and beyond, don't miss this...
A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A beginner's guide to how #Putin launched hybrid war on the UK with @peterjukes.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
A Beginners Guide to Russian Influence: Brexit and Beyond
Podcast Episode · Byline Podcast · 29/11/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Over 105,000 have signed the petition calling for a public inquiry into Russia's influence in UK life, democracy & politicians.
To understand the extent of interference since 2012, the hybrid warfare, the deliberate destabilisation of UK, do listen to 👇
To understand the extent of interference since 2012, the hybrid warfare, the deliberate destabilisation of UK, do listen to 👇
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Public money. Poor contracts.
It's a story that's repeated too often...
Via BBC News
It's a story that's repeated too often...
Via BBC News
Waterbeach waste site problems costing council £100,000 a week
The Waterbeach facility needs significant investment to reduce emissions.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Public money. Poor contracts.
It's a story that's repeated too often...
Via BBC News
It's a story that's repeated too often...
Via BBC News
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Survival of the Fittest 👇.... or should that be Survival of the Richest?
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Survival of the Fittest 👇.... or should that be Survival of the Richest?
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A proper dressing-down, from him. Justified.
~ Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/alf-dubs-accuses-shabana-mahmood-of-letting-the-country-down-with-plans-to-outdo-reform-on-asylum/
~ Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/alf-dubs-accuses-shabana-mahmood-of-letting-the-country-down-with-plans-to-outdo-reform-on-asylum/
Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum – Byline Times
The veteran Labour peer and lifelong campaigner for child refugees, Alf Dubs, tells Byline Times that the Home Secretary's plans are "bitterly disappointing coming from a Labour Government"
bylinetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A proper dressing-down, from him. Justified.
~ Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/alf-dubs-accuses-shabana-mahmood-of-letting-the-country-down-with-plans-to-outdo-reform-on-asylum/
~ Alf Dubs Accuses Shabana Mahmood of 'Letting the Country Down' With Plans to Outdo Reform on Asylum – Byline Times ~
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/11/28/alf-dubs-accuses-shabana-mahmood-of-letting-the-country-down-with-plans-to-outdo-reform-on-asylum/
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Budget 2025
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Budget 2025
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
One lesso: organise, inform, campaign, protest.
UK Govt wasted 18 months, condemned millions of children to poverty. Today govt announced end of the two child benefit cap.
7 MPs had Labour whip withdrawn for opposing the cap. For 18 months Ministers defended the stupid policy.
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She’s just asking questions.
‘Is Nigel Farage a Russian asset?’
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
‘Are you seriously asking me that?’
@shelaghfogarty.bsky.social refuses to back down while questioning Reform’s Zia Yusuf.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
She’s just asking questions.
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The Commons isn’t usually the place for sharp comedy, but today’s Budget delivered a moment that made even the frontbench blink.
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Reeves aims a searing ‘Russian assets’ gibe at Farage
Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Commons isn’t usually the place for sharp comedy, but today’s Budget delivered a moment that made even the frontbench blink.
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
Let’s just say Russia came up… and Farage was the punchline. 🔥
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If you’ve ever wondered how easily the brain can be fooled, the University of East Anglia’s Christmas lectures are the place to be. Two sessions only, and they always book up fast – worth securing your place early.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
UEA’s Christmas lectures return with a festive journey into the mind
This year’s UEA Christmas lecture invites families to uncover the surprising tricks our brains play during the festive season
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you’ve ever wondered how easily the brain can be fooled, the University of East Anglia’s Christmas lectures are the place to be. Two sessions only, and they always book up fast – worth securing your place early.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/educati...
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There's a new Gilded Age writes Guy Anthony Ayes from America.
The tool is AI. The promise is a better future, better lives.
But is the reality 'survival of the fittest'?
The tool is AI. The promise is a better future, better lives.
But is the reality 'survival of the fittest'?
Survival of the richest: AI and America’s new order
America faces a new Gilded Age where Social Darwinism meets AI – power concentrated at the top while the poor bear the cost
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
There's a new Gilded Age writes Guy Anthony Ayes from America.
The tool is AI. The promise is a better future, better lives.
But is the reality 'survival of the fittest'?
The tool is AI. The promise is a better future, better lives.
But is the reality 'survival of the fittest'?
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On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On Truss & Kwarteng in ‘22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: “the best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: “a genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.
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This is hilarious and well written...
May 29, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This is hilarious and well written...
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We need to pay more attention to scientists when they are trying to warn us about the consequences of our actions. Decades ago, David Suzuki said that if the world does not take steps to address climate change, we should anticipate mass migration of people heading northward to escape extreme temps.
IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, and then make it much worse with bad design.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Data from June 19, when the daily high was 106 degrees, shows asphalt across the city that day was between 120 and 160 degrees.
www.kjzz.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
We need to pay more attention to scientists when they are trying to warn us about the consequences of our actions. Decades ago, David Suzuki said that if the world does not take steps to address climate change, we should anticipate mass migration of people heading northward to escape extreme temps.
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✖️ Why #Greens might split the Labour vote like Reform split the Tories
✖️Why #ReformUK lose out most on tactical voting
@peterkellner.bsky.social with @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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✖️Why #ReformUK lose out most on tactical voting
@peterkellner.bsky.social with @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: How To Keep Farage Out Of Downing Street
Adrian Goldberg discusses whether tactical voting or even a 'progressive partnership' of parties on the centre and left of UK politics could frustrate Nigel Farage's hopes of becoming PM, despite R...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
✖️ Why #Greens might split the Labour vote like Reform split the Tories
✖️Why #ReformUK lose out most on tactical voting
@peterkellner.bsky.social with @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
podfollow.com/byline-times...
✖️Why #ReformUK lose out most on tactical voting
@peterkellner.bsky.social with @adambienkov.bsky.social @goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Real world cruelty.... far from the fairness our community desperately needs
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning | The Bear
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Real world cruelty.... far from the fairness our community desperately needs
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
ReformUK seem to prefer punishing migrants, refugees & disabled people.
But worse, if this is their view of "common sense" politics then where next will their cruelty hammer fall?
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Budget Day. This budget will shape the future for us and for Starmer and Reeves' political longevity
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
The budget: Starmer and Reeves’ fight for survival
Today’s budget will matter for all of us. But it may seal the fate of Rachel Reeves and perhaps Keir Starmer. So, what should we look for?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Budget Day. This budget will shape the future for us and for Starmer and Reeves' political longevity
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
Issues of wealth, child poverty, education, social care, climate and above all fairness must be addressed
Stephen McNair reports
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Sound fatherly advice from @raggyralph.bsky.social 👇 in response to Matthew O'Connor Lomas' own journey to be a better dad...
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sound fatherly advice from @raggyralph.bsky.social 👇 in response to Matthew O'Connor Lomas' own journey to be a better dad...
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Whenever someone mocks “science for science’s sake”, I point them to discoveries like this one — which literally emerged from looking at common dirt.
Seeking knowledge is a process and an ethos.
The wider our horizons, the more we can see.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Seeking knowledge is a process and an ethos.
The wider our horizons, the more we can see.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It ...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Whenever someone mocks “science for science’s sake”, I point them to discoveries like this one — which literally emerged from looking at common dirt.
Seeking knowledge is a process and an ethos.
The wider our horizons, the more we can see.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Seeking knowledge is a process and an ethos.
The wider our horizons, the more we can see.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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#PoisonedPlanet, with #PlanetaryBoundaries exceeded and #PublicHealth facing so many threats
www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...
www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...
How Chinese rare-earth mining threatens the Mekong River – DW – 09/17/2025
Rare-earth mining in Myanmar is polluting the Mekong River with toxic metals, threatening ecosystems, food security, and water supplies across mainland Southeast Asia.
www.dw.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
#PoisonedPlanet, with #PlanetaryBoundaries exceeded and #PublicHealth facing so many threats
www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...
www.dw.com/en/is-rare-e...
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A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
A US citizen filmed federal agents smashing his car window, as authorities begin a surge of immigration enforcement operations in North Carolina.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.
The Honduran-born Charlotte resident filed a police report after the officers let him go.