Richard Warren
@richardmw1653.bsky.social
Green Party, Rejoiner, ex-teacher, manual labour in rewilding project, apprentice birder, & Cromwellian.
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@ledbydonkeys.org dunno if you wonderful lot were responsible for this poster spotted apparently in south london before sadly quickly removed…?
Of course it would be terrible if we were to spread it on social media!
Of course it would be terrible if we were to spread it on social media!
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
@ledbydonkeys.org dunno if you wonderful lot were responsible for this poster spotted apparently in south london before sadly quickly removed…?
Of course it would be terrible if we were to spread it on social media!
Of course it would be terrible if we were to spread it on social media!
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All the time wasted on "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" discourse that could be spent on "When Love Is Gone shouldn't have been cut from The Muppet Christmas Carol" discourse
December 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
All the time wasted on "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" discourse that could be spent on "When Love Is Gone shouldn't have been cut from The Muppet Christmas Carol" discourse
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Your employer should pay you on time for the work you’ve done on your agreed pay day.
We can help you understand your work rights ⤵️
bit.ly/45ntE9f
We can help you understand your work rights ⤵️
bit.ly/45ntE9f
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Your employer should pay you on time for the work you’ve done on your agreed pay day.
We can help you understand your work rights ⤵️
bit.ly/45ntE9f
We can help you understand your work rights ⤵️
bit.ly/45ntE9f
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"We've seen a stealth tax come in, not a wealth tax."
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"We've seen a stealth tax come in, not a wealth tax."
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
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This is what a proper journalist sounds like. Respect for Peter Oborne 🙏
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This is what a proper journalist sounds like. Respect for Peter Oborne 🙏
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Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s under fire from left and right – but Labour’s workers' rights bill is a huge achievement | Polly Toynbee
It makes no sense for union leaders to cry betrayal when it will be their members who benefit from these sorely needed reforms, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Labour’s Employment Rights Bill - a rare effort to address inequality of power.
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“A large majority of voters backing Nigel Farage also want stronger working rights. Yet he and his MPs voted against every item in the bill.”
But of course they did.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Fuming? It must be eating away at their very core, I’d say their soul but we all know they sold that years ago. Zack Polanski is everything the right is not: charismatic, genuine, popular, and intelligent.
The more the right attack Zack Polanski, the more campaign money the Greens raise
flip.it/FBktKU
Ha ha. They must be absolutely bloody fuming!
#GreenSurge
#BackZack
flip.it/FBktKU
Ha ha. They must be absolutely bloody fuming!
#GreenSurge
#BackZack
The more the right attack Zack Polanski, the more campaign money the Greens raise
The establishment are shaking in their unreasonably priced boots over Zack Polanski winning hearts and minds
flip.it
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Fuming? It must be eating away at their very core, I’d say their soul but we all know they sold that years ago. Zack Polanski is everything the right is not: charismatic, genuine, popular, and intelligent.
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This guy needs a BSky following boost Citizens! 😉
1 far right protester alone in the rain🪧
Today, in Derbyshire, over 50 people who believe in peace and belonging, kindness and compassion, community and justice all gathered to counter protest 📢
Our community chose hope, not hate 💚
Today, in Derbyshire, over 50 people who believe in peace and belonging, kindness and compassion, community and justice all gathered to counter protest 📢
Our community chose hope, not hate 💚
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This guy needs a BSky following boost Citizens! 😉
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Resourcing HMRC is incredibly good value: every £1 for tax compliance brings in £23. Private-sector orgs dream about ROI like that.
But some everyday/automated tax enforcement is error-prone, or hits the poorest hardest.
We need to measure tax **enforcement** incidence.
But some everyday/automated tax enforcement is error-prone, or hits the poorest hardest.
We need to measure tax **enforcement** incidence.
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers: both fairness and our public finances depend on it. A guest post by Mike Lewis, Director of @taxwatch.bsky.social www.faircomment.co.uk/p/we-need-hm...
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers
Both fairness and our public finances depend on it (a guest post by Mike Lewis at TaxWatch)
www.faircomment.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Resourcing HMRC is incredibly good value: every £1 for tax compliance brings in £23. Private-sector orgs dream about ROI like that.
But some everyday/automated tax enforcement is error-prone, or hits the poorest hardest.
We need to measure tax **enforcement** incidence.
But some everyday/automated tax enforcement is error-prone, or hits the poorest hardest.
We need to measure tax **enforcement** incidence.
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@privateeyenews.bsky.social reports that the Mail group is selling its businesses to one another to look as if it's generating revenue. Net assets are notionally worth £828m but £165m of this is paper value - the rest is pension fund... 😬 Thank you Private Eye!
December 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@privateeyenews.bsky.social reports that the Mail group is selling its businesses to one another to look as if it's generating revenue. Net assets are notionally worth £828m but £165m of this is paper value - the rest is pension fund... 😬 Thank you Private Eye!
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"'The Base' is known for its neo-Nazi militant accelerationist ideology and advocates achieving the goal of white supremacy through terrorism, creating an international network of paramilitary cells that self-train militarily in training camps, with the ultimate aim of carrying out attacks." 🤢
🚨Europol and Spanish National Police have disrupted the activities of the far-right terrorist group 'The Base'.
Three suspects arrested, significant seizures including weapons made.
Learn more➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
Three suspects arrested, significant seizures including weapons made.
Learn more➡️ www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/...
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"'The Base' is known for its neo-Nazi militant accelerationist ideology and advocates achieving the goal of white supremacy through terrorism, creating an international network of paramilitary cells that self-train militarily in training camps, with the ultimate aim of carrying out attacks." 🤢
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Day 30 of hunger strikes in UK prisons:
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Day 30 of hunger strikes in UK prisons:
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
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The use of facial recognition is a regulatory wild west. If the government does not take urgent action to protect the public by restricting its use, they will erode trust and enable authoritarian infrastructure to be built that is clearly open to abuse.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Police use facial recognition to track children as young as 12
Campaigners question the inclusion of hundreds of under-18s on the watchlists that police forces use in street surveillance operations
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The use of facial recognition is a regulatory wild west. If the government does not take urgent action to protect the public by restricting its use, they will erode trust and enable authoritarian infrastructure to be built that is clearly open to abuse.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Opinion | Amnesty Confirms What It's Plain to See: Israel's Genocide in Gaza Continues | Common Dreams Nov 30, 2025
The international human rights group said it clearly, which is how it should be said: “Israel’s genocide is not over.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza...
The international human rights group said it clearly, which is how it should be said: “Israel’s genocide is not over.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza...
Amnesty Confirms What It's Plain to See: Israel's Genocide in Gaza Continues | Common Dreams
The international human rights group said it clearly, which is how it should be said: "Israel’s genocide is not over.”
www.commondreams.org
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Opinion | Amnesty Confirms What It's Plain to See: Israel's Genocide in Gaza Continues | Common Dreams Nov 30, 2025
The international human rights group said it clearly, which is how it should be said: “Israel’s genocide is not over.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza...
The international human rights group said it clearly, which is how it should be said: “Israel’s genocide is not over.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gaza...
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National Police Chiefs' Council... currently focused on eight suspects... now 53 persons of interest, most of whom were likely to be raised to suspect status... offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice... considering charges of corporate manslaughter.
#BBCPM
#BBCPM
Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal
Police consider corporate manslaughter charges in Post Office scandal
The move comes as police continue to investigate what has been called the UK's most widespread miscarriage of justice.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
National Police Chiefs' Council... currently focused on eight suspects... now 53 persons of interest, most of whom were likely to be raised to suspect status... offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice... considering charges of corporate manslaughter.
#BBCPM
#BBCPM
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What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Gill conviction is bad, linking the Reform UK Party leader's closest aide to the Kremlin, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
What a Public Inquiry Into Russian Influence in British Politics Must Also Investigate: Boris Johnson and Alexander Lebedev
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
If you think the Nathan Gill conviction is bad, wait to you hear about another Leave campaigner and his connections to Putin's inner circle
open.substack.com/pub/pdjukes/...
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1️⃣ Sign the Letter: Calling Keir Starmer, major broadcasters, and Ofcom to launch the national TV information campaign this emergency demands. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
1️⃣ Sign the Letter: Calling Keir Starmer, major broadcasters, and Ofcom to launch the national TV information campaign this emergency demands. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
2️⃣ Share the message: Help us push out the follow-up events, including the briefing film when it’s released next year.
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'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
'If we take action, we might survive'
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
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A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
November 29, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A fact being ignored even more than usual: 70% of the money from abolishing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work (via @ippr.org).
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The budget didn't bother the powerful.
No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues.
No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020.
Corporate profiteering and subsidies continue. No curbs on corporate welfare.
85,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched.
No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues.
No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020.
Corporate profiteering and subsidies continue. No curbs on corporate welfare.
85,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched.
The government’s budget is simply managing decline
The budget does little to improve living standards or facilitate sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The budget didn't bother the powerful.
No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues.
No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020.
Corporate profiteering and subsidies continue. No curbs on corporate welfare.
85,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched.
No windfall tax on banks. Govt subsidy of £23bn+ continues.
No windfall tax on energy companies, £125bn profit since 2020.
Corporate profiteering and subsidies continue. No curbs on corporate welfare.
85,500 have wealth of £2.8 trillion, hardly touched.
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At 3:45 pm on 16 February 1909, an accidental ignition of coal dust caused a massive explosion at the West Stanley colliery in Durham, killing 168 miners. This poster, released shortly after, recorded the faces of them all ~ some as young as 13
December 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
At 3:45 pm on 16 February 1909, an accidental ignition of coal dust caused a massive explosion at the West Stanley colliery in Durham, killing 168 miners. This poster, released shortly after, recorded the faces of them all ~ some as young as 13
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It once had prestige
Now
It needs banning 🤬
Now
It needs banning 🤬
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
It once had prestige
Now
It needs banning 🤬
Now
It needs banning 🤬
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"There are a thousand and one legitimate reasons why people are on benefits - and many of those people are already working hard to afford to live, or use food banks because they can't afford to feed and heat themselves. As this post says, 'stop judging'!"
via Stevie Burrows
via Stevie Burrows
December 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"There are a thousand and one legitimate reasons why people are on benefits - and many of those people are already working hard to afford to live, or use food banks because they can't afford to feed and heat themselves. As this post says, 'stop judging'!"
via Stevie Burrows
via Stevie Burrows
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For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million
November 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
For context the 'Middle England' referred to here is the 0.5% of households living in homes worth more than £2 million