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Excellent news.
Plaid have won a massive victory in the Caerphilly by-election beating Reform comfortably.

The Labour vote has totally collapsed.

It seems that in Caerphilly more people feared those who oppose immigration than the immigrants themselves.
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A reminder.

Only 6.9% of people in Wales were born overseas.

Just 2.9% of people in Caerphilly were born overseas.

Whereas 38% of medical consultants in Wales were born overseas.

Immigrants are not holding our NHS back, they are propping it up.
It might be early days, but this is exciting.
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The Labour government tried to throw British Muslims and West Midlands police under the bus to try and protect Israel from some bad PR. Astonishing.
Correct ruling.
This is HUGE

A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.

It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.

www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
Historic win against greenwashing as Court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers on net zero
View the press release
www.clientearth.org
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💷 £4,700,000,000 💷

That's how much profit Lloyds has just announced its made so far this year.

These eye-watering profits need to be taxed fairly. We need a windfall tax on banks *now*

Email your MP to #TaxTheBanks 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanksMP...
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Anaya and Elina are getting into the spirit of international walk to school month!

What do you see on your walk to school? 🌳🕷️ 🐿️ Join in the fun at https://bit.ly/3IfEiHF
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🚨PMQ's🚨

Ellie Chowns MP: "The wealthiest 10% of households in the UK hold more wealth than everyone else in the country put together"

"Does the Prime Minister agree with me that it is inequality, not immigration, that is a threat to our country?"
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Cost of Privatization,

Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping.

Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers.

Public ownership is the only way out.
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Thames Water – Britain's largest water utility – has asked the industry regulator to exempt it from some pollution requirements.
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Zack Polanski seems to have the establishment running scared, perhaps. He's absolutely right in his assessment of the causes of our problems, which is the economic system.
Honestly, the mainstream media reaction to Zack Polanski entering the elites’ own conversation space…

…with widely-held public opinions…

…tells you everything you need to know about why our mainstream media is a closed shop, broken, and no longer fit for purpose.
Last I read labour hate the greens, possibly more than reform, and their policies and rhetoric reflect this. One of the many reasons I left labour and joined the greens. I am keen to hear starmer's response to your query, though.
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This is the problem - renewables not replacing fossil fuels but complementing them

We need emissions to at least halve within 50 months, but they continue to head upwards

Our prospects are truly dismal

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
www.theguardian.com
Good point.
7. No, Europe did not become “great” through meat-eating. Thoughout the entire early modern and modern periods until the late 19th Century, the vast majority here ate very little meat. Only imports of beef and lamb from the colonies, enabled by genocide, expulsion and land clearing, changed that.
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For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
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It wasn't anti-white to support boycotting South African teams under apartheid.

It's not Russophobia to support boycotting Russian teams after the invasion of Ukraine.

And it's not antisemitism to support boycotting Israeli teams after a genocide.
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The man whose presence might lead to Tel Aviv football fans being “falsely associated with his far-right activities,” has just visited Tel Aviv as an honoured guest of the Israeli government. Riddle me that.
A Maccabi club source told the UK Jewish News that the intervention of far right political activist Tommy Robinson pledging to attend the game as a Maccabi fan was the "final straw" for their decision about the risks of accepting tickets amid this row
www.jewishnews.co.uk/exclusive-ma...
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And who could possibly argue with the first PM of Israel?
Starmer cannot claim he's ignorant of the long-term Zionationalist project. They've never hidden it - weak Western governments have though, out of Holocaust guilt. Now, Israel exacts atrocities against the Palestinians by exploiting that same guilt.
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🚆📣 A message to the UK government

We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.

Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
Excellent.
🚆📣 A message to the UK government

We’ve launched our poster campaign on the London Underground, urging politicians to end the UK’s complicity in seafood crime and ensure consumers can trust the fish on their plates.

Hear more our campaign from EJF Senior UK Advocacy Officer Kaleem 🎬
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It's finally here! "Life After Cars: Freeing Ourselves From the Tyranny of the Automobile" is now available wherever you buy books. Thank you to everyone who has made this day possible, including our amazing podcast listeners. We hope everyone finds the book valuable!

www.lifeaftercars.com