Boris Long
@borislong.bsky.social
Getting older but no wiser every second.
I refer you to line 1.
I refer you to line 1.
Pinned
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So nationalization is fine if it means shoveling tax dollars to ‘national security’ buddies and it’s communism if it meant taking control of utilities and transportation, the things really needing it?!
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
So nationalization is fine if it means shoveling tax dollars to ‘national security’ buddies and it’s communism if it meant taking control of utilities and transportation, the things really needing it?!
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Woah.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Woah.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🚨 The verdict is in: Labour plans to use private money to build its “NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild” programme.
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
Labour to use private cash to expand GP hubs
Ministers announce plan to ‘fundamentally reimagine’ local healthcare with 250 ‘one-stop shops’
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 The verdict is in: Labour plans to use private money to build its “NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild” programme.
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
This is a huge red flag — NHS trusts are still billions in debt from old PFI-style schemes. 💸
We’ll be watching closely as more info comes out.
➡️ www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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In this podcast, I talk with John Christensen, co-founder of the Tax Justice Network, about whether Britain can escape the final stage of a decades-long inflationary cycle without social and political rupture.
youtu.be/5-DutvOB3QU?...
youtu.be/5-DutvOB3QU?...
Is Britain at the peak of a great financial wave?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 AM
In this podcast, I talk with John Christensen, co-founder of the Tax Justice Network, about whether Britain can escape the final stage of a decades-long inflationary cycle without social and political rupture.
youtu.be/5-DutvOB3QU?...
youtu.be/5-DutvOB3QU?...
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans Reveal Persistent Vulnerabilities in Defence-Linked Lobbying - AOAV
The Lords watchdog found both men repeatedly used their parliamentary positions to assist companies with defence-sector ties
aoav.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Suspensions of Dannatt and Evans reveal persistent vulnerabilities in Britains' defence-linked Parliamentary lobbying
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
aoav.org.uk/2025/suspens...
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At the DataCentres Ireland conference last week opened by Timmy Dooley TD, at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, @foeireland.bsky.social called for all political parties...to implement a moratorium on new data centres
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
Campaigners urge moratorium on data centres
Data centres used more than one-fifth of Ireland's electricity in 2023
www.irishexaminer.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
At the DataCentres Ireland conference last week opened by Timmy Dooley TD, at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, @foeireland.bsky.social called for all political parties...to implement a moratorium on new data centres
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...
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The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The UK is about to give the US an extra £3bn a year.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
The NHS 'can't afford' to pay doctors £500m a year more.
But it will give the USA 6x as much for nothing.
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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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"We can build safe homes; we just choose not to.
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
Protecting Industry, Not People: The Great Building Safety Scandal
Developers are putting profits before safety, giving rise to an age of disposable homes, enduring liabilities, and unaccountable power.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"We can build safe homes; we just choose not to.
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
The same firms that cut corners here build to higher standards abroad. Arconic, maker of the Grenfell cladding, targeted the UK precisely because of its weaker, “anything goes” regime."
open.substack.com/pub/gracebla...
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Labour's manifesto promised the NHS would be "publicly owned and publicly funded"
It would be a massive mistake if the government introduces new private finance, breaking their promise and against all the evidence
WELL DONE to the 40 Labour MPs standing up to say NO to new PFI
It would be a massive mistake if the government introduces new private finance, breaking their promise and against all the evidence
WELL DONE to the 40 Labour MPs standing up to say NO to new PFI
November 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Labour's manifesto promised the NHS would be "publicly owned and publicly funded"
It would be a massive mistake if the government introduces new private finance, breaking their promise and against all the evidence
WELL DONE to the 40 Labour MPs standing up to say NO to new PFI
It would be a massive mistake if the government introduces new private finance, breaking their promise and against all the evidence
WELL DONE to the 40 Labour MPs standing up to say NO to new PFI
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How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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These pink Tories shithouses just can't help themselves can they?
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
These pink Tories shithouses just can't help themselves can they?
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Critical Update! The Guardian’s Failure: Questions Not Asked
Just days before my Canary investigation is published, The Guardian ran a feature (Helena Horton, Sun 23rd Nov 2025) on Forest City that asked none of the questions that matter.
Please read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just days before my Canary investigation is published, The Guardian ran a feature (Helena Horton, Sun 23rd Nov 2025) on Forest City that asked none of the questions that matter.
Please read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Critical Update! The Guardian’s Failure: Questions Not Asked
Just days before my Canary investigation is published, The Guardian ran a feature (Helena Horton, Sun 23rd Nov 2025) on Forest City that asked none of the questions that matter.
Please read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just days before my Canary investigation is published, The Guardian ran a feature (Helena Horton, Sun 23rd Nov 2025) on Forest City that asked none of the questions that matter.
Please read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over the right to protest (Financial Times)
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over the right to protest
Judicial review into proscription follows intense public debate over government’s stance on free speech
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 AM
How UK ban on Palestine Action became a legal battle over the right to protest (Financial Times)
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
www.ft.com/content/aea5...
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Many societies place great emphasis on respecting their elders. And the protesters here were teaching the cops a lesson in refusing to go along with the immorality of our leaders.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Watching cops swarm around peaceful protesters is highly disturbing and unforgettable
Canary journalist Ed Sykes reflects on his reporting on the Defend Our Juries protest in Leeds, where cops didn't hold back
www.thecanary.co
November 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Many societies place great emphasis on respecting their elders. And the protesters here were teaching the cops a lesson in refusing to go along with the immorality of our leaders.
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
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In his series 'Ratios', cartoonist Johan van Zanten shows proportions & magnitudes of real statistics - a cross of cartoon & infographic.
"Ratios: Climate scientists worldwide 2025"
"Ratios: Climate scientists worldwide 2025"
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
In his series 'Ratios', cartoonist Johan van Zanten shows proportions & magnitudes of real statistics - a cross of cartoon & infographic.
"Ratios: Climate scientists worldwide 2025"
"Ratios: Climate scientists worldwide 2025"
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More signs the Russian economy is crumbling amid manipulated official data.
Almost 70% of Russians reported having ZERO savings in the first 2 weeks of November. This despite claims income is up.
Something's definitely up, but it's not income. And it's sure not the economy.📉💥
Almost 70% of Russians reported having ZERO savings in the first 2 weeks of November. This despite claims income is up.
Something's definitely up, but it's not income. And it's sure not the economy.📉💥
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
More signs the Russian economy is crumbling amid manipulated official data.
Almost 70% of Russians reported having ZERO savings in the first 2 weeks of November. This despite claims income is up.
Something's definitely up, but it's not income. And it's sure not the economy.📉💥
Almost 70% of Russians reported having ZERO savings in the first 2 weeks of November. This despite claims income is up.
Something's definitely up, but it's not income. And it's sure not the economy.📉💥
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If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
Buy Breaking: How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters by Wright, Mic (ISBN: 9781785121364) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
www.amazon.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
If you’re looking for a Christmas present for a relative who spends far too much time believing what the newspapers say, my book is half-price on Amazon* right now www.amazon.co.uk/Breaking-Med...
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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BREAKING: Prevent whistleblower warns Palestine Action ban could cause confusing/overwhelm of counter-terror referral scheme.
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, the Home Office official says.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, the Home Office official says.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, Home Office official says
Exclusive: Member of homeland security group says anti-terrorism Prevent scheme risks being overwhelmed by Palestine advocates
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
BREAKING: Prevent whistleblower warns Palestine Action ban could cause confusing/overwhelm of counter-terror referral scheme.
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, the Home Office official says.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action ban could lead to people being wrongly criminalised, the Home Office official says.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In case you missed it: our investigation into how Sky Bet relocated to Malta to avoid £55m of tax/year This kind of thing is often reported as "perfectly proper, and there's no suggestion that any laws were broken".
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
But here it looks improper. Laws may have been broken.
🧵
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@davidgerard.co.uk don't know if you have seen this already. Turns out the one good use of AI is detecting AI-based accounting fraud
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The Algorithm That Detected a $610 Billion Fraud: How Machine Intelligence Exposed the AI Industry’s Circular Financing Scheme
On November 20, 2025, trading algorithms identified what may become the largest accounting fraud in technology history—not in months or years, but in 18 hours.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@davidgerard.co.uk don't know if you have seen this already. Turns out the one good use of AI is detecting AI-based accounting fraud
substack.com/inbox/post/1...
substack.com/inbox/post/1...