Ian Burton
@ianburton.bsky.social
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Labour MPs are rightly calling today's decision 'petty factionalism'. It's time to stop being disappointed in them, and instead join the only campaign that can beat Reform in this by-election:
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Labour MPs are rightly calling today's decision 'petty factionalism'. It's time to stop being disappointed in them, and instead join the only campaign that can beat Reform in this by-election:
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
actionnetwork.org/events/a-gre...
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Much though I have enjoyed all of my many trips to the USA over forty or so years I have realised that I cannot go there any more until there is what we might call ‘regime change’ Like Iran they are killing their own citizens. Tragic
January 25, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Much though I have enjoyed all of my many trips to the USA over forty or so years I have realised that I cannot go there any more until there is what we might call ‘regime change’ Like Iran they are killing their own citizens. Tragic
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Reposted by Ian Burton
Reposted by Ian Burton
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
Morgan McSweeney’s 0% Strategy
The plot to block Andy Burnham's return to Westminster tells you everything you need to know about how Keir Starmer's Government got itself into this mess
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:41 AM
How Morgan McSweeney's '0% strategy' failed to win over Reform voters while haemorrhaging Labour's own support base to the Greens
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/morgan-mcs...
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To bring a smile to your face this weekend …
An ancient bowl with human feet!
Made in predynastic Egypt around 5,500 years ago.
The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
An ancient bowl with human feet!
Made in predynastic Egypt around 5,500 years ago.
The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
January 24, 2026 at 10:49 AM
To bring a smile to your face this weekend …
An ancient bowl with human feet!
Made in predynastic Egypt around 5,500 years ago.
The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
An ancient bowl with human feet!
Made in predynastic Egypt around 5,500 years ago.
The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Loved sitting down with NME to talk arts, culture and making hope normal again.
www.nme.com/news/zack-po...
www.nme.com/news/zack-po...
Zack Polanski talks keeping music alive, Kneecap and tackling "darkness, fear, and anger" in 2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has spoken to NME about his hopes for 2026, pland to help music, culture and young people, and selling his vision
www.nme.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Loved sitting down with NME to talk arts, culture and making hope normal again.
www.nme.com/news/zack-po...
www.nme.com/news/zack-po...
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What a thing that a) people are just wandering round secretly filming women and putting their details on the internet and b) that we have devised a piece of equipment to make that sneakier www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 AM
What a thing that a) people are just wandering round secretly filming women and putting their details on the internet and b) that we have devised a piece of equipment to make that sneakier www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
AI nudification: the latest weapon of violence against women and girls
In Julie Burchill’s recent article in the Spectator, Does it really matter if Grok undresses us all?, she makes the argument that those who, like me, have repeatedly had their clothes removed by socia...
jessasato.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:21 AM
This week, an X user created an AI video of me being chloroformed and prepared for rape.
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
Victims are told it's not real and they're getting offended for no reason.
But nudification tools are weapons of sexual assault, and the harm they cause is real 👇
jessasato.substack.com/p/ai-nudific...
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Just imagine what must be in the Epstein files to make it worth invading Venezuela, threatening a NATO ally and having your private army shoot civilians in the face just to distract attention from them.
January 23, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Just imagine what must be in the Epstein files to make it worth invading Venezuela, threatening a NATO ally and having your private army shoot civilians in the face just to distract attention from them.
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The news is mad. Dystopian. Surreal.
The US President is unhinged & dangerous.
Putin’s being left to his own devices.
A Dane said ‘fuvk off’ in Parliament & it felt appropriate
Macron’s being tough…in aviators.
Netanyahu and Putin have been invited onto a board of peace. Ditto Blair
Help
The US President is unhinged & dangerous.
Putin’s being left to his own devices.
A Dane said ‘fuvk off’ in Parliament & it felt appropriate
Macron’s being tough…in aviators.
Netanyahu and Putin have been invited onto a board of peace. Ditto Blair
Help
January 22, 2026 at 2:23 PM
The news is mad. Dystopian. Surreal.
The US President is unhinged & dangerous.
Putin’s being left to his own devices.
A Dane said ‘fuvk off’ in Parliament & it felt appropriate
Macron’s being tough…in aviators.
Netanyahu and Putin have been invited onto a board of peace. Ditto Blair
Help
The US President is unhinged & dangerous.
Putin’s being left to his own devices.
A Dane said ‘fuvk off’ in Parliament & it felt appropriate
Macron’s being tough…in aviators.
Netanyahu and Putin have been invited onto a board of peace. Ditto Blair
Help
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Appalling that the government's new water white paper is about reassuring the shareholders who have ripped us all off 👇
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
January 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Appalling that the government's new water white paper is about reassuring the shareholders who have ripped us all off 👇
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
Privatisation has failed since 1989, TAKE BACK OUR WATER
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24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
January 21, 2026 at 10:05 PM
24% of people who voted Labour at the last general election now plan to
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
vote Green or Lib Dem.
0% of those who voted Reform at the last election now plan to vote Labour.
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Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
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can't wait for the right-wing papers and reporters who should know better to run this story for days on end & declare Farage must resign over this scandal
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM
can't wait for the right-wing papers and reporters who should know better to run this story for days on end & declare Farage must resign over this scandal
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Kick out US military from UK.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
January 20, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Kick out US military from UK.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
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If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
January 20, 2026 at 9:09 AM
If Labour won’t nationalise water, their “big overhaul” is a con.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
Sewage in our rivers. Bills going up. Profits protected.
Public services should be in public hands.
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Disgraceful
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water firms could be let off pollution fines as part of government overhaul
Exclusive: Campaigners claim changes will let companies ‘off the hook’, as government prepares to unveil new white paper for water industry
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Disgraceful
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Feargal Sharkey is spot on
"The government is terrified of dealing with privatisation and has sacrificed water quality on the altar of shareholders and private equity
The only people who will be paying for this are customers and billpayers"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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THAT'S IT, I QUIT! REALITY HAS FINALLY DEFEATED ME! HOW THE FUCK DO I SATIRISE THIS? HOW??? 😭😭😭
January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
THAT'S IT, I QUIT! REALITY HAS FINALLY DEFEATED ME! HOW THE FUCK DO I SATIRISE THIS? HOW??? 😭😭😭
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Research shows even a modest UBI paying the same as the current benefits system would bring huge benefits because the payment would be certain, so people on low incomes can invest - in education, their health, or starting a new business. This is the bold action the UK needs!
Basic Income
Basic Income - The Policy That Changes Everything; This book presents the most comprehensive account yet of how basic income transforms societies for the better. It sets out the ripple effects that wi...
policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Research shows even a modest UBI paying the same as the current benefits system would bring huge benefits because the payment would be certain, so people on low incomes can invest - in education, their health, or starting a new business. This is the bold action the UK needs!
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Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Week by week - Laura Kuenssberg is interviewing the party leaders.
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
When I agreed to come on the show, I was told Nigel Farage was also doing it.
He's now pulled out - and they've sent the deputy instead.
The same Nigel Farage who's refusing to debate me.
A pattern emerging...
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Palantir was a warning sign.
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
January 18, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Palantir was a warning sign.
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment.
All in the name of "investment." What about national security?
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That's £414m since 1 January 2025. Meanwhile, still no sign of a decision in the PL/City legal wrangle over 129/130 charges, several serious enough to warrant relegation if substantiated. A joke, not a good one.
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Man City: Marc Guehi set to complete £414m rebuild
Manchester City have upped the ante in the Premier League title race by flexing their muscles in the January transfer window.
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January 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
That's £414m since 1 January 2025. Meanwhile, still no sign of a decision in the PL/City legal wrangle over 129/130 charges, several serious enough to warrant relegation if substantiated. A joke, not a good one.
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