Trevor Mitchell
@loosetalk.bsky.social
Socialist, Runner, Astronomer, Gardener amongst other things living in Andalusia.
Walks section of La Desbandá every February remembering the death march from Malaga to Almeria in 1937.
Walks section of La Desbandá every February remembering the death march from Malaga to Almeria in 1937.
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"The government can’t afford another era where standards are optional, and scrutiny is dismissed as an inconvenience. Trust in politics is already hanging by a thread."
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
👇My call for urgent reform following the Mandelson scandal.
The system is broken, but here are some ways we can fix it.
The system is broken, but here are some ways we can fix it.
The government must now make ethics reform a top priority
Ethics reform can't be seen as a secondary concern or a nice-to-have. For my party, it is existential – and the government must embrace it.
www.politicshome.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"The government can’t afford another era where standards are optional, and scrutiny is dismissed as an inconvenience. Trust in politics is already hanging by a thread."
#PoliticsLive
#PoliticsLive
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Palantir's contract with the NHS was awarded by the Tories, but if there is a break clause with a review this year, that's an opportunity.
#PoliticsLve
#PoliticsLve
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Palantir's contract with the NHS was awarded by the Tories, but if there is a break clause with a review this year, that's an opportunity.
#PoliticsLve
#PoliticsLve
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He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
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Sunlight really is the greatest disinfectant.
February 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Sunlight really is the greatest disinfectant.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Having said that, I forgot to incude the sample Epstein email mentioning Deripaska.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
#BBCPM
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
#BBCPM
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Having said that, I forgot to incude the sample Epstein email mentioning Deripaska.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
#BBCPM
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
#BBCPM
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Government has failed to provide an unambiguous answer to a request for a statutory public inquiry into Harrods and Mohamed Al Fayed.
The prime minister must answer to survivors
Government has failed to provide an unambiguous answer to a request for a statutory public inquiry into Harrods and Mohamed Al Fayed
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Government has failed to provide an unambiguous answer to a request for a statutory public inquiry into Harrods and Mohamed Al Fayed.
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Fascism Arrives as Your Friend - Michael Rosen.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Fascism Arrives as Your Friend - Michael Rosen.
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As Mandelson crisis deepens the scapeSPAD leaves bit.ly/4rELH4i expect the usual scrutiny of his pay off too! Will it top Mandy’s estimated £50k? This comment by @BrookesTimes
February 9, 2026 at 10:40 AM
As Mandelson crisis deepens the scapeSPAD leaves bit.ly/4rELH4i expect the usual scrutiny of his pay off too! Will it top Mandy’s estimated £50k? This comment by @BrookesTimes
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Just turend on BBC Radio 4 and, suprise, surprise… Tim Stanley.
Don’t forget how the BBC deliberately promotes right wing views and pro-Brexit opinion through invitations to client journalists:
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
Most frequent non-politician appearances on Question Time (2014-2023)
Isabel Oakeshott 13
Julia Hartley-Brewer 13
Kate Andrews 12
Tim Stanley 12
Camilla Tominey 10
February 8, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Just turend on BBC Radio 4 and, suprise, surprise… Tim Stanley.
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People currently spluttering that you can't criticise Starmer for things Peter Mandelson did are the same people who spent several years treating antisemitic tweets from anonymous 50-follower accounts like they were press releases direct from Labour head office.
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
People currently spluttering that you can't criticise Starmer for things Peter Mandelson did are the same people who spent several years treating antisemitic tweets from anonymous 50-follower accounts like they were press releases direct from Labour head office.
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😡 Four former defence insiders hired by Palantir in a single year.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
The great Ministry of Defence-to-Palantir pipeline
Senior defence officials are moving into Palantir roles as the company secures ever-deeper footholds across government
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
😡 Four former defence insiders hired by Palantir in a single year.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
A £240m MoD contract awarded without competition.
A “strategic partnership” announced soon after.
The revolving door between defence and big tech is spinning fast.
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Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
Keir Starmer – how dare you speak about justice?
A letter to Keir Starmer from a Harrods abuse survivor
sussexbylines.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Harrods is our own Epstein scandal.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
This govt has blocked justice.
And the survivors are furious.
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Keir Starmer made a speech about Epstein survivors saying how unacceptable it was that they faced barriers to justice.
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Keir Starmer made a speech about Epstein survivors saying how unacceptable it was that they faced barriers to justice.
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
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Listen out for the silences & where they're coming from surrounding this story. It is highly telling which big platform commentators & opinion havers in & around Labour who are usually very vocal on most things haven't uttered a squeak about this huge story
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Listen out for the silences & where they're coming from surrounding this story. It is highly telling which big platform commentators & opinion havers in & around Labour who are usually very vocal on most things haven't uttered a squeak about this huge story
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Very interesting set of recommended Victorian novels from the cellist Steven Isserlis in *The Week* this week.
February 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Very interesting set of recommended Victorian novels from the cellist Steven Isserlis in *The Week* this week.
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Govt orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions bit.ly/45UjduX
MoJ orders deletion of UK’s largest court reporting archive
Courtsdesk, which supports the media in monitoring records, is an important tool for journalists and the move raises concerns over open justice
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Govt orders deletion of court records widely used by journalist to monitor activity and decisions bit.ly/45UjduX
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Starmer nominated [Doyle] for a peerage in December - despite knowing Matthew Doyle campaigned for a councillor... charged with child sex offences... No 10 investigated Mr Doyle's continued support of [a] councillor... charged with possessing and distributing indecent images of children
#R4Today
#R4Today
Former No 10 spin doctor joins House of Lords despite row over links to paedophile | LBC
Sir Keir Starmer nominated his former aide for a peerage in December - despite knowing Matthew Doyle campaigned for a councillor who had been charged with child sex offences
www.lbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Starmer nominated [Doyle] for a peerage in December - despite knowing Matthew Doyle campaigned for a councillor... charged with child sex offences... No 10 investigated Mr Doyle's continued support of [a] councillor... charged with possessing and distributing indecent images of children
#R4Today
#R4Today
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London. As seen by the Internet. And investigated by @jim.londoncentric.media.
Basically, incentives incentivise. And that makes people believe things that aren't true. This is a problem.
youtu.be/uDkyP37JgY0?...
Basically, incentives incentivise. And that makes people believe things that aren't true. This is a problem.
youtu.be/uDkyP37JgY0?...
Why The Internet Is Terrified of London
YouTube video by Evan Edinger
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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5. Forgive my cynicism, but what we have before us does not look to me like a glowing paragon of consistent values and selfless behaviour. It looks like someone who will stop at very little to gain power, even if he hasn’t the faintest idea what to do with it when it arrives.
February 9, 2026 at 7:57 AM
5. Forgive my cynicism, but what we have before us does not look to me like a glowing paragon of consistent values and selfless behaviour. It looks like someone who will stop at very little to gain power, even if he hasn’t the faintest idea what to do with it when it arrives.
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Future of British Steel unclear as UK govt bills build up.
Industry subsidised since privatisation.
Chinese control model: Buy crucial industry abroad, gut it, increase exports from China, dependance on China.
Govts hand free money. No equity stake, nothing repayable.
Must nationalise.
Industry subsidised since privatisation.
Chinese control model: Buy crucial industry abroad, gut it, increase exports from China, dependance on China.
Govts hand free money. No equity stake, nothing repayable.
Must nationalise.
‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up
Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Future of British Steel unclear as UK govt bills build up.
Industry subsidised since privatisation.
Chinese control model: Buy crucial industry abroad, gut it, increase exports from China, dependance on China.
Govts hand free money. No equity stake, nothing repayable.
Must nationalise.
Industry subsidised since privatisation.
Chinese control model: Buy crucial industry abroad, gut it, increase exports from China, dependance on China.
Govts hand free money. No equity stake, nothing repayable.
Must nationalise.
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A Labour MP remarks: "Starmer will go down as the worst PM in Labour history ... He’s a coward who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions. He is a moral gravity-well from which neither decency, honesty or integrity can escape. A genuine disaster for this country and the Labour movement.”
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
A Labour MP remarks: "Starmer will go down as the worst PM in Labour history ... He’s a coward who refuses to take responsibility for his own actions. He is a moral gravity-well from which neither decency, honesty or integrity can escape. A genuine disaster for this country and the Labour movement.”
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Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Revealed: McSweeney’s Labour think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Labour Together paid a PR firm £30k+ to investigate journalists that were digging into how its undeclared funding bankrolled Starmer’s successful Labour leadership campaign
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
Watch the video on Democracy for Sale's YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_V5...
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"Epstein has given us an extraordinary portal through which we can now see how hostile state influence, criminality and the impunity of the billionaire class are intimately enmeshed... But we can’t understand any of this until we realise that Epstein isn’t just a doorway, he’s also a mirror."
We all live in Jeffrey Epstein's world
The most disturbing revelation so far
broligarchy.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"Epstein has given us an extraordinary portal through which we can now see how hostile state influence, criminality and the impunity of the billionaire class are intimately enmeshed... But we can’t understand any of this until we realise that Epstein isn’t just a doorway, he’s also a mirror."
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Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.