Ken Newton
@redbilledchough.bsky.social
Nature conservation and rewilding supporter who likes cycling and dogs. Green Party supporter who wants to stop climate breakdown, pollution and species loss and build a fairer, greener society. Born at 310 ppm.
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The Chancellor's decision to cut energy bills by raiding the Warm Homes Plan isn't a genuine solution to fuel poverty; it's robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Ridiculous to prioritise short-term headlines at the expense of long-term delivery when costs could be funded by taxing wealth.
Ridiculous to prioritise short-term headlines at the expense of long-term delivery when costs could be funded by taxing wealth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Chancellor's decision to cut energy bills by raiding the Warm Homes Plan isn't a genuine solution to fuel poverty; it's robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Ridiculous to prioritise short-term headlines at the expense of long-term delivery when costs could be funded by taxing wealth.
Ridiculous to prioritise short-term headlines at the expense of long-term delivery when costs could be funded by taxing wealth.
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Govt has just slipped out its North Sea Future Plan while all eyes are on the budget.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Govt has just slipped out its North Sea Future Plan while all eyes are on the budget.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
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An excellent account of the institutions we will need to counter the threat from fascism
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My guide to populist-proofing your democracy – before it’s too late | Timothy Garton Ash
From public service broadcasting to an independent judiciary, these are the things that we must fight to keep, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
An excellent account of the institutions we will need to counter the threat from fascism
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We can use it as a checklist of what we need to support and defend in these turbulent times
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Brexit has smashed a *massive* hole in our economy
🫣 Up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
😬 UK’s GDP 6-8% smaller
😮 Equating to between £2,700 and £3,700 *per person*
No wonder Reeves is struggling to make the sums add up
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/r?u=zVv9ozku...
🫣 Up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
😬 UK’s GDP 6-8% smaller
😮 Equating to between £2,700 and £3,700 *per person*
No wonder Reeves is struggling to make the sums add up
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/r?u=zVv9ozku...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Brexit has smashed a *massive* hole in our economy
🫣 Up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
😬 UK’s GDP 6-8% smaller
😮 Equating to between £2,700 and £3,700 *per person*
No wonder Reeves is struggling to make the sums add up
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/r?u=zVv9ozku...
🫣 Up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
😬 UK’s GDP 6-8% smaller
😮 Equating to between £2,700 and £3,700 *per person*
No wonder Reeves is struggling to make the sums add up
www.europeanmovement.co.uk/r?u=zVv9ozku...
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Can’t wait until tomorrow, when the kite flying about the next budget can start afresh - only 364 sleeps to go 😬
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Can’t wait until tomorrow, when the kite flying about the next budget can start afresh - only 364 sleeps to go 😬
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🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
🔥 Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study quantifies it:
A 6–8% hit to GDP
That's £180bn-£240bn a year
It means less tax revenue and so less money for everything.
Brexit made Britain MUCH poorer.
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Billions in subsidies across Europe still flow into measures that harm nature and climate. The new @naturaconnect.bsky.social factsheet clearly shows where we can act — and how much potential is in reorienting existing funding.
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU #RestoreNature
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU #RestoreNature
🚨 In Europe alone, up to €48 billion in subsidies can have negative environmental impacts.
By redirecting subsidies from harmful practices to nature-positive actions, we can support sustainable recovery efforts.
Learn more: buff.ly/17xAhEk
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU
By redirecting subsidies from harmful practices to nature-positive actions, we can support sustainable recovery efforts.
Learn more: buff.ly/17xAhEk
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Billions in subsidies across Europe still flow into measures that harm nature and climate. The new @naturaconnect.bsky.social factsheet clearly shows where we can act — and how much potential is in reorienting existing funding.
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU #RestoreNature
#NaturaConnect #HorizonEU #RestoreNature
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Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last night the Government steamrollered its Planning Bill through, slamming the door on vital protections for nature.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
They said it would be a ‘win-win’ for the economy and nature.
But in reality, they’ve pushed nature into last place.
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At the Conduit in London to support the Lift the Ban campaign. We ban asylum seekers from working, forcing them on benefits, which we then complain about. Bit silly, let them work. Take away this right wing talking point.
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
At the Conduit in London to support the Lift the Ban campaign. We ban asylum seekers from working, forcing them on benefits, which we then complain about. Bit silly, let them work. Take away this right wing talking point.
If we want a better world for wildlife and for people, rewilding has to be an essential part of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement
At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recovery
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
If we want a better world for wildlife and for people, rewilding has to be an essential part of it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Climate 8-ball is considering its options.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Climate 8-ball is considering its options.
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
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Most of the right wing accounts spreading hate over on Twitter have been exposed as being based in Russia, India & Nigeria
Surely that completely undermines both MAGA & Reform UK Ltd, yet it’s barely been mentioned by the media 🤪🇬🇧
Surely that completely undermines both MAGA & Reform UK Ltd, yet it’s barely been mentioned by the media 🤪🇬🇧
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Most of the right wing accounts spreading hate over on Twitter have been exposed as being based in Russia, India & Nigeria
Surely that completely undermines both MAGA & Reform UK Ltd, yet it’s barely been mentioned by the media 🤪🇬🇧
Surely that completely undermines both MAGA & Reform UK Ltd, yet it’s barely been mentioned by the media 🤪🇬🇧
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Nothing makes me more interested in something than being told it’s no longer relevant/I should move on.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
November 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nothing makes me more interested in something than being told it’s no longer relevant/I should move on.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
See also: Brexit, Farage’s home ownership, Farage’s income streams, Reform’s funding and racism, their links to Russia, MAGA and the mountain of evidence that they’re traitorous lying bastards.
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Chaos on TwitterX as they roll out a new change which shows the location of the user and inadvertently reveal how many fake accounts there are and how much foreign interference.
Earlier a vocal Scottish independence campaigner was outed as an Iranian account. Then there’s this pro Trump one:
Earlier a vocal Scottish independence campaigner was outed as an Iranian account. Then there’s this pro Trump one:
November 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Chaos on TwitterX as they roll out a new change which shows the location of the user and inadvertently reveal how many fake accounts there are and how much foreign interference.
Earlier a vocal Scottish independence campaigner was outed as an Iranian account. Then there’s this pro Trump one:
Earlier a vocal Scottish independence campaigner was outed as an Iranian account. Then there’s this pro Trump one:
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia www.thegodpodcast.com/p/moron-musk...
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia www.thegodpodcast.com/p/moron-musk...
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British five-year-olds are up to 7cm shorter than children of the same age in Europe, with experts suggesting poor nutrition is responsible. Yes, it bloody well is time the two-child benefit cap was scrapped.
November 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
British five-year-olds are up to 7cm shorter than children of the same age in Europe, with experts suggesting poor nutrition is responsible. Yes, it bloody well is time the two-child benefit cap was scrapped.
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The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.
November 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The biggest divide is not between “right” and “left." It’s between democracy and oligarchy. The billionaires who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us. They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see that they have all the wealth and power.
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Hundreds of chicks clubbed to death every year for "tradition" - sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Hundreds of chicks clubbed to death every year for "tradition" - sign the petition to end it: protectthewild.org.uk/gannet-petit...
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Like Home Secretary, like party.
Labour are on a road to political oblivion with their Reform tribute act.
It doesn't win over anyone for whom putting the boot into forrins is their top concern. They'll always choose the real deal.
But it actively scares away everyone else.
Double own goal.
Labour are on a road to political oblivion with their Reform tribute act.
It doesn't win over anyone for whom putting the boot into forrins is their top concern. They'll always choose the real deal.
But it actively scares away everyone else.
Double own goal.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has seen her favourability drop 32 points among Labour members since her plans for asylum policy reform were announced
Cabinet rankings: Mahmood sees sharp drop in approval among Labour members – LabourList
Shabana Mahmood’s approval among Labour members has plummeted since her announcement on reform of asylum policy, exclusive polling for LabourList has revealed. The poll, conducted…
labourlist.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Like Home Secretary, like party.
Labour are on a road to political oblivion with their Reform tribute act.
It doesn't win over anyone for whom putting the boot into forrins is their top concern. They'll always choose the real deal.
But it actively scares away everyone else.
Double own goal.
Labour are on a road to political oblivion with their Reform tribute act.
It doesn't win over anyone for whom putting the boot into forrins is their top concern. They'll always choose the real deal.
But it actively scares away everyone else.
Double own goal.
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The troubling views of Danny Kruger - which include labeling the green agenda as “anti human” & describing BLM, Palestine agenda, DEI & anything which undermines the traditional idea of family as “dangerous and transgressive ideas”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The troubling views of Danny Kruger - which include labeling the green agenda as “anti human” & describing BLM, Palestine agenda, DEI & anything which undermines the traditional idea of family as “dangerous and transgressive ideas”.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Find it difficult to express just how disturbing I find Kruger. He represents the v worst elements of ideology born of über-privilege and prejudice. A stubborn belief in his own rightness and a haughty disregard for the profound national damage his extremism has already done to our country.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Find it difficult to express just how disturbing I find Kruger. He represents the v worst elements of ideology born of über-privilege and prejudice. A stubborn belief in his own rightness and a haughty disregard for the profound national damage his extremism has already done to our country.
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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.