Prof Dan Osborn
@bowl200.bsky.social
People and their environment. Evidence rather than misinformation.
Reform UK Councillors seem to be having a good few problems. Here's another example. Why is this?
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Councillor Barry Elliott ordered to pay debts owed to own council - BBC News
Reform UK's Barry Elliott has business rates and council tax arrears of almost £40,000.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Reform UK Councillors seem to be having a good few problems. Here's another example. Why is this?
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
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Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
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Plenty of solar energy capacity on rooftops as this project shows. Take action on the CPRE campaign now. Even the government agrees!! @cpresussex.bsky.social @cprecountryside.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2564579...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2564579...
Changes afoot as garden centre given permission for 'vital step' forward
Notcutts Garden Pride, a garden centre near Ditchling in East Sussex, in the South Downs National Park, will install solar panels on its roofs.
www.theargus.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Plenty of solar energy capacity on rooftops as this project shows. Take action on the CPRE campaign now. Even the government agrees!! @cpresussex.bsky.social @cprecountryside.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2564579...
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2564579...
There was no real evidence for Brexit from Farage and so can anyone expect there will there be any evidence for this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform UK claim to have saved £331m at English councils – but do the numbers stack up?
Experts say councils face limits on cuts as Reform’s savings on IT deals, office moves and EV projects are disputed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
There was no real evidence for Brexit from Farage and so can anyone expect there will there be any evidence for this?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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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 kind of behaviour is simply unacceptable. Why not take their titles away completely? @bladeofthes.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This kind of behaviour is simply unacceptable. Why not take their titles away completely? @bladeofthes.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Increasingly moving science to the footnotes (or eliminating data and evidence entirely) and elevating anti-science, misleading health information, and false claims to the center stage of messaging and practice within HHS & CDC.
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Anti-Science Claims of Autism Ties
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Increasingly moving science to the footnotes (or eliminating data and evidence entirely) and elevating anti-science, misleading health information, and false claims to the center stage of messaging and practice within HHS & CDC.
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Tesco is cancelling Christmas.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Tesco is cancelling Christmas.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
But it ain't by not putting 'Christmas' on their products.
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Zia Yusuf declares "That's irrelevant." When told his parents were economic migrants and asked why he wants it banned?
But actually it's very relevant.
But actually it's very relevant.
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Zia Yusuf declares "That's irrelevant." When told his parents were economic migrants and asked why he wants it banned?
But actually it's very relevant.
But actually it's very relevant.
There is simply too much money in football www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Kylian Mbappe wants £230m from former club Paris St-Germain
France captain Kylian Mbappe is seeking £231.5m from Paris St-Germain, with his former club demanding £211m, as their long-running dispute reaches the Paris courts.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
There is simply too much money in football www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Interesting to read in the Times of Labour Ministers admitting that the Green Party are very much ready to take them (and Reform) on.
"Polanski plans to redistribute power with a smile."
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
"Polanski plans to redistribute power with a smile."
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
Zack attack: the charismatic eco-populist rallying the radical left
With Labour purged of Corbynites and Corbyn’s party in chaos, Green leader Zack Polanski has become an icon for dispossessed youth but is he just a showman?
www.thetimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Interesting to read in the Times of Labour Ministers admitting that the Green Party are very much ready to take them (and Reform) on.
"Polanski plans to redistribute power with a smile."
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
"Polanski plans to redistribute power with a smile."
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
USA wanting too much of its own way? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors
As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
USA wanting too much of its own way? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Well I never expected this @cpresussex.bsky.social @cprecountryside.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Well I never expected this @cpresussex.bsky.social @cprecountryside.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is a remarkable admission from Southern Water. @cpresussex.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social will be more than puzzled by part of the sewage treatment system appearing on the beach.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is a remarkable admission from Southern Water. @cpresussex.bsky.social @sussexwildlife.bsky.social will be more than puzzled by part of the sewage treatment system appearing on the beach.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In many ways a remarkable document. One that might well allow most of the environment to be free from any form of protection. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Natural England sets out new vision for nature and growth with corporate strategy
• The plan will drive nature recovery across landscapes and support economic growth, house building and infrastructure development
www.gov.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In many ways a remarkable document. One that might well allow most of the environment to be free from any form of protection. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Vote Reform and get something unacceptable even to Reform. www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Reform UK suspends another Kent councillor after video leak - BBC News
Isabella Kemp is the latest Kent member to be suspended after the leak of a heated virtual meeting.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Vote Reform and get something unacceptable even to Reform. www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Vote Reform and get something completely different ... a set of Councillors who are unacceptable even to Reform.
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Vote Reform and get something completely different ... a set of Councillors who are unacceptable even to Reform.