@jevonp.bsky.social
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A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - polluting our water until 2040.
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO to Thames Water's outrageous deal - polluting our water until 2040.
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
FEBRUARY: The High Court grants Thames Water a £3 billion bailout, increasing its debt mountain. It limps along for the rest of the year.
#OFWATsayNO
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⚽️ Sports Direct is the biggest sports retailer in the UK.
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
December 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
⚽️ Sports Direct is the biggest sports retailer in the UK.
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers?
🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up
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Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Government invests £120m to save UK’s last ethylene plant
Funding for billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos plant in Scotland will help safeguard 500 jobs
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
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This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is the same group that seems to have an open invitation to appear on every single BBC political programme going, without ever declaring their funding
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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👉 NEW -- SAS "shot toddlers in their beds", Afghanistan enquiry told
By Richard Norton-Taylor
Special forces soldier feared the elite regiment would “go down the sewer” unless he blew the whistle
www.declassifieduk.org/sas-shot-tod...
By Richard Norton-Taylor
Special forces soldier feared the elite regiment would “go down the sewer” unless he blew the whistle
www.declassifieduk.org/sas-shot-tod...
SAS ‘shot toddlers in their beds’, Afghanistan inquiry told
Special forces soldier feared the elite regiment would “go down the sewer” unless he blew the whistle
www.declassifieduk.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 AM
👉 NEW -- SAS "shot toddlers in their beds", Afghanistan enquiry told
By Richard Norton-Taylor
Special forces soldier feared the elite regiment would “go down the sewer” unless he blew the whistle
www.declassifieduk.org/sas-shot-tod...
By Richard Norton-Taylor
Special forces soldier feared the elite regiment would “go down the sewer” unless he blew the whistle
www.declassifieduk.org/sas-shot-tod...
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A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
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Why does poverty still exist in one of the richest countries on earth? In this video, I explain how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
Why do we still have poverty in UK?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Why does poverty still exist in one of the richest countries on earth? In this video, I explain how antisocial neoliberal economics deliberately creates poverty.
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
youtu.be/GfihKzPmRIg?...
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Amnesty's new report finds that Israeli authorities are still:
🔴 Severely restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and services
🔴 Expelling Palestinians from their homes and land
🔴 Imposing conditions "calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza"
🔴 Committing genocide
🔴 Severely restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and services
🔴 Expelling Palestinians from their homes and land
🔴 Imposing conditions "calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza"
🔴 Committing genocide
Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues unabated despite ceasefire
More than a month after a ceasefire was announced and all living Israeli hostages were released, Israeli authorities are still committing genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, by c...
www.amnesty.org
November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Amnesty's new report finds that Israeli authorities are still:
🔴 Severely restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and services
🔴 Expelling Palestinians from their homes and land
🔴 Imposing conditions "calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza"
🔴 Committing genocide
🔴 Severely restricting access to vital humanitarian aid and services
🔴 Expelling Palestinians from their homes and land
🔴 Imposing conditions "calculated to physically destroy Palestinians in Gaza"
🔴 Committing genocide
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Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here: help us deliver it
Hope is here. In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder hit our £100,000 target. We're doubling our target. Let's take the fight to Reform in May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Hope is here, and this morning we've proved it.
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
In just 5 hours, our Crowdfunder has already hit our £100,000 target
But we're not done. We're doubling our target.
Let's take the fight to Reform this May.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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THE BRITISH PUBLIC IS NOT BEING TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEIR LAND
Across the UK, vast swathes of countryside, farmland, national parks, green spaces, digital infrastructure, and even local democratic powers are being reorganised into free zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Across the UK, vast swathes of countryside, farmland, national parks, green spaces, digital infrastructure, and even local democratic powers are being reorganised into free zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Forest City: The Ideological Coalition That Should Never Exist
Behind the glossy green washing brochures of 'Forest Cities' lies a libertarian charter cities pattern the MSM is blindly embracing and refusing to investigate.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:22 AM
THE BRITISH PUBLIC IS NOT BEING TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THEIR LAND
Across the UK, vast swathes of countryside, farmland, national parks, green spaces, digital infrastructure, and even local democratic powers are being reorganised into free zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Across the UK, vast swathes of countryside, farmland, national parks, green spaces, digital infrastructure, and even local democratic powers are being reorganised into free zones.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
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New analysis by non-profit climate group Possible today:
Private jet passengers typically pay less than 1% of the cost of their flights in taxes, compared to 26%-54% paid by economy passengers on standard flights
Loopholes mean private jetters often pay little or no APD, nor fuel duty on kerosene.
Private jet passengers typically pay less than 1% of the cost of their flights in taxes, compared to 26%-54% paid by economy passengers on standard flights
Loopholes mean private jetters often pay little or no APD, nor fuel duty on kerosene.
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New analysis by non-profit climate group Possible today:
Private jet passengers typically pay less than 1% of the cost of their flights in taxes, compared to 26%-54% paid by economy passengers on standard flights
Loopholes mean private jetters often pay little or no APD, nor fuel duty on kerosene.
Private jet passengers typically pay less than 1% of the cost of their flights in taxes, compared to 26%-54% paid by economy passengers on standard flights
Loopholes mean private jetters often pay little or no APD, nor fuel duty on kerosene.
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Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
Lord Evans of Watford and Lord Dannatt were filmed breaking rules, in undercover footage recorded by Guardian
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Two peers suspended from House of Lords for breaking lobbying rules
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
Windpower sets new record for baseload - Energy Live News
Wind supplied 43% of all power last week setting a new record of 22.7 GW
www.energylivenews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Britain has set a new wind generation record.
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
"At 7:30pm on 11 November wind turbines...provided enough clean electricity to power more than 22 million homes"
"Wind was delivering 43.6% of all power on the system which means three quarters of Britain’s homes were effectively running on wind alone"
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The former leader of Reform in Wales and a major Farage ally getting sent down with a 10 stretch for being in the pay of Russia should be much bigger news than it is. It's the kind of story that should tank Reform.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The former leader of Reform in Wales and a major Farage ally getting sent down with a 10 stretch for being in the pay of Russia should be much bigger news than it is. It's the kind of story that should tank Reform.
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All those journalists - led by Kuenssberg and Peston - who cheer-led Boris Johnson into Number 10 should be hanging their heads in shame today, and retiring tomorrow.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
All those journalists - led by Kuenssberg and Peston - who cheer-led Boris Johnson into Number 10 should be hanging their heads in shame today, and retiring tomorrow.
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What Did Palestine Action Do to be Named Terrorists?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can’t substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
consortiumnews.com/2025/11/19/w...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can’t substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
consortiumnews.com/2025/11/19/w...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
What Did Palestine Action Do to be Named Terrorists?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can't substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
New Questions in Palestine Ac...
consortiumnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
What Did Palestine Action Do to be Named Terrorists?
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can’t substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
consortiumnews.com/2025/11/19/w...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Four months after pro-Palestine activists targeted Brize Norton, the Ministry of Defence can’t substantiate claims about the cost of the damage, reports John McEvoy.
consortiumnews.com/2025/11/19/w...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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Our tax system is rigged, people with money pay half the rate of tax of people with jobs. A wealth tax would be a start and it's worth pointing out, it would only affect 20,000 people out of 60 million, and they (we) would only pay 2% on anything over 10 million pounds.
November 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our tax system is rigged, people with money pay half the rate of tax of people with jobs. A wealth tax would be a start and it's worth pointing out, it would only affect 20,000 people out of 60 million, and they (we) would only pay 2% on anything over 10 million pounds.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns US TV network CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns US TV network CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios.
November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns US TV network CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios.
The family of the second-richest man owns Paramount, which owns US TV network CBS, and could soon own Warner Bros, which owns CNN.
The third-richest man owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
The fourth-richest man owns the Washington Post and Amazon MGM Studios.
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A Swiss investigation reveals that an official with ties to an Israeli firm invested in the military and intelligence sectors was behind the decision to have journalist Ali Abunimah arrested and expelled – to stop a speaking tour about the Gaza genocide.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wi...
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wi...
November 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A Swiss investigation reveals that an official with ties to an Israeli firm invested in the military and intelligence sectors was behind the decision to have journalist Ali Abunimah arrested and expelled – to stop a speaking tour about the Gaza genocide.
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wi...
electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-wi...
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Energy giants have pocketed over £125 billion in profits on their UK operations since the energy crisis started, according to an analysis of company reports by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition
Yet there are continued calls from energy industry lobbyists to axe the Windfall Tax in the upcoming Budget.
Yet there are continued calls from energy industry lobbyists to axe the Windfall Tax in the upcoming Budget.
November 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Energy giants have pocketed over £125 billion in profits on their UK operations since the energy crisis started, according to an analysis of company reports by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition
Yet there are continued calls from energy industry lobbyists to axe the Windfall Tax in the upcoming Budget.
Yet there are continued calls from energy industry lobbyists to axe the Windfall Tax in the upcoming Budget.
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
@markcunliffe76.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk