Paul Stenton
@paulstenton.bsky.social
Retired Scientific & Commercial Satellites.
Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
Block empty profiles
Europhile, Freedom of Movement.
We're all the same on the inside, same hopes & fears.
"c"onservative, Social Conscience.
Landslide Gov't != Democracy.
Loves Collies & Walking Highlands.
Block empty profiles
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Navy intercepts 2 Russian ships in Channel so a quick reminder that Reform #PlasticPatriots former Welsh leader is inside for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia..
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
Royal Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Navy intercepts 2 Russian ships in Channel so a quick reminder that Reform #PlasticPatriots former Welsh leader is inside for 10 years for taking bribes from Russia..
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
And Farage has appeared numerous times on Russian TV & secretly met their ambassador & is on record as admiring Putin
Just saying 🤷🏼♂️
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We need to talk about Nathan Gill, Nigel Farage and Zia Yusef.
Zia Yusuf has released a video saying "we need to talk about Zack Polanski."
It's one way of distracting from talking about Nathan Gill.
We also need to talk about Arron Banks. Here he is with Gill & Farage.
It's one way of distracting from talking about Nathan Gill.
We also need to talk about Arron Banks. Here he is with Gill & Farage.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We need to talk about Nathan Gill, Nigel Farage and Zia Yusef.
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New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
New essay out today by me and @acjsissons.bsky.social - ‘Getting Britain out of the hole: a plan for the economy’. You can read the whole thing here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
A chart mega-thread follows 🧵
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I agree with much of what @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social says, but I’m a little befuddled by the persistence in the UK of the perception that a customs union is somehow an easier, smaller step than joining the single market for goods. Quite the opposite I’d say,
November 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I agree with much of what @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social says, but I’m a little befuddled by the persistence in the UK of the perception that a customs union is somehow an easier, smaller step than joining the single market for goods. Quite the opposite I’d say,
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My longstanding observations with the Vagus Nerve damage in Long C-19 remains strong...
As per @harryspoelstra.bsky.social
#Nerve_of_Joffe 🤦🏻♂️
www.jacionline.org/article/S009...
As per @harryspoelstra.bsky.social
#Nerve_of_Joffe 🤦🏻♂️
www.jacionline.org/article/S009...
Autonomic dysfunction and vasoregulation in Long COVID-19 are linked to anti-GPCR autoantibodies
www.jacionline.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My longstanding observations with the Vagus Nerve damage in Long C-19 remains strong...
As per @harryspoelstra.bsky.social
#Nerve_of_Joffe 🤦🏻♂️
www.jacionline.org/article/S009...
As per @harryspoelstra.bsky.social
#Nerve_of_Joffe 🤦🏻♂️
www.jacionline.org/article/S009...
Tory Brexit, the debt that keeps taking, will destroy the UK until reversed.
Long-Term Debt: The OBR warns that, without policy changes, debt is likely to rise to 270% of GDP by 2070s.
Whilst, the OBR's estimate for reduction in the UKs productivity post-Brexit is 4% to 8%. /1
Long-Term Debt: The OBR warns that, without policy changes, debt is likely to rise to 270% of GDP by 2070s.
Whilst, the OBR's estimate for reduction in the UKs productivity post-Brexit is 4% to 8%. /1
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Tory Brexit, the debt that keeps taking, will destroy the UK until reversed.
Long-Term Debt: The OBR warns that, without policy changes, debt is likely to rise to 270% of GDP by 2070s.
Whilst, the OBR's estimate for reduction in the UKs productivity post-Brexit is 4% to 8%. /1
Long-Term Debt: The OBR warns that, without policy changes, debt is likely to rise to 270% of GDP by 2070s.
Whilst, the OBR's estimate for reduction in the UKs productivity post-Brexit is 4% to 8%. /1
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“I was 10 years old”
Epstein survivor: “I was raped three times a day and I wasn’t the only girl. It was a conveyor belt of abuse.”
Congress is actively protecting the monsters behind this.
The entire system needs to be destroyed.
Congress is actively protecting the monsters behind this.
The entire system needs to be destroyed.
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“I was 10 years old”
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"Finally, President Trump might get a peace prize that would secure his place in history. It is the “Neville Chamberlain Peace Prize”—awarded by history to the leader of the country that most flagrantly sells out its allies and its values to an aggressive dictator."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Proposed Ukraine ‘Deal’ Is a Disgrace
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Finally, President Trump might get a peace prize that would secure his place in history. It is the “Neville Chamberlain Peace Prize”—awarded by history to the leader of the country that most flagrantly sells out its allies and its values to an aggressive dictator."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
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5-7 million killed by deliberate starvation and Ukrainians were particularly targeted by Stalin.
It is estimated that nearly 4 mill Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by Stalin.
It’s important to understand the history to understand the present
It is estimated that nearly 4 mill Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by Stalin.
It’s important to understand the history to understand the present
One of the worst atrocities and one of the least discussed.
Today is Holodomor remembrance day, one of the worst human rights atrocities of the 20th century.
If you are wanting to know more, this episode of @originstorypodcast.bsky.social is excellent, featuring justifiable moral outrage from @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
If you are wanting to know more, this episode of @originstorypodcast.bsky.social is excellent, featuring justifiable moral outrage from @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
5-7 million killed by deliberate starvation and Ukrainians were particularly targeted by Stalin.
It is estimated that nearly 4 mill Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by Stalin.
It’s important to understand the history to understand the present
It is estimated that nearly 4 mill Ukrainians were deliberately starved to death by Stalin.
It’s important to understand the history to understand the present
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Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
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Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
Ghislaine Maxwell will plead Fifth in House Epstein probe, Comer says
The late sex offender's convicted co-conspirator has been subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Interesting. Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers says she will plead the fifth if forced to testify to Congress. But she willingly sat down with Todd Blanche? What a load of horseshit. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Lib Dems to force vote on creating new customs union with EU
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ed Davey’s party believes the move is the best way to ‘turbocharge’ economy, rather than tax rises
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I'm more interested in the people our governments murdered in the hunt for herd immunity.
However, the information was out there for everyone should they have cared to look
"Pale Rider" by Laura Spinney,2005 UK Flu Pandemic Plan. It's all there start with the "never dos" next time.
However, the information was out there for everyone should they have cared to look
"Pale Rider" by Laura Spinney,2005 UK Flu Pandemic Plan. It's all there start with the "never dos" next time.
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I'm more interested in the people our governments murdered in the hunt for herd immunity.
However, the information was out there for everyone should they have cared to look
"Pale Rider" by Laura Spinney,2005 UK Flu Pandemic Plan. It's all there start with the "never dos" next time.
However, the information was out there for everyone should they have cared to look
"Pale Rider" by Laura Spinney,2005 UK Flu Pandemic Plan. It's all there start with the "never dos" next time.
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“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
“Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.”
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The political refusal to admit how badly they screwed us over with Brexit keeps us trapped in inevitable, snowballing failure. We can’t let them dodge this reality forever.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The ‘we’ll adapt and move on post Brexit’ ship sure is taking a long time to come in (and appears to be drifting further out to sea with storms icebergs etc etc) and yet banking on this particular ship successfully docking is somehow considered a sensible / preferable strategy.
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The ‘we’ll adapt and move on post Brexit’ ship sure is taking a long time to come in (and appears to be drifting further out to sea with storms icebergs etc etc) and yet banking on this particular ship successfully docking is somehow considered a sensible / preferable strategy.
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"The price for keeping the dialogue (with the U.S.) cannot be the sovereignty of Ukraine, which this plan undermines altogether," Inna Sovsun, a lawmaker from the opposition Holos party, told the Kyiv Independent.
'A plan of capitulation' — US push for controversial peace plan met with backlash in Ukraine
Amid mounting pressure from the White House, Kyiv is now grappling with a U.S. 28-point peace plan that many in the country view as a "capitulation."
Ukrainian activists, lawmakers, soldiers and vete...
kyivindependent.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
"The price for keeping the dialogue (with the U.S.) cannot be the sovereignty of Ukraine, which this plan undermines altogether," Inna Sovsun, a lawmaker from the opposition Holos party, told the Kyiv Independent.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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The only news is rather desperate attempt by US regulator to find if the programme was provided to US outlets: www.bbc.com/news/article...
You would have thought US president and his lawyers would have this evidence *before* they sent their legal threat.
Oh well.
Whoopsie.
You would have thought US president and his lawyers would have this evidence *before* they sent their legal threat.
Oh well.
Whoopsie.
US broadcast regulator writes to BBC over Panorama edit of Trump speech
The letter is reportedly also sent to the BBC's US partners, and seeks to find out if any US rules were broken.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The only news is rather desperate attempt by US regulator to find if the programme was provided to US outlets: www.bbc.com/news/article...
You would have thought US president and his lawyers would have this evidence *before* they sent their legal threat.
Oh well.
Whoopsie.
You would have thought US president and his lawyers would have this evidence *before* they sent their legal threat.
Oh well.
Whoopsie.
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With thanks to @atranscendedman.bsky.social
Remarkable how those reading the tea leaves can see the explosion of cases and costs, yet governments are mute.
☠️ Dead people don't shop
☠️ Sick people can't work
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Remarkable how those reading the tea leaves can see the explosion of cases and costs, yet governments are mute.
☠️ Dead people don't shop
☠️ Sick people can't work
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts - npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine
npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - Economic burden of long COVID: macroeconomic, cost-of-illness and microeconomic impacts
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
With thanks to @atranscendedman.bsky.social
Remarkable how those reading the tea leaves can see the explosion of cases and costs, yet governments are mute.
☠️ Dead people don't shop
☠️ Sick people can't work
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Remarkable how those reading the tea leaves can see the explosion of cases and costs, yet governments are mute.
☠️ Dead people don't shop
☠️ Sick people can't work
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Pregnancy and Cøvid aren't good companions.
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Presence of SARS-CoV-2 in fetal organs via intraamniotic infection - Nature Communications
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy may result in maternal and fetal complications. Here, the authors analyze 18 fetuses following maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection and identify distribution in fet...
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Pregnancy and Cøvid aren't good companions.
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@atranscendedman.bsky.social 🙏🏻
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The Putin-Trump surrender plan is the end if European security. If you decided you didn’t care about Ukraine (I do, but just if) you should oppose with every fibre if you don’t want further Russian attacks on Europe.
It really is that simple.
It really is that simple.
Completely agree.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Putin-Trump surrender plan is the end if European security. If you decided you didn’t care about Ukraine (I do, but just if) you should oppose with every fibre if you don’t want further Russian attacks on Europe.
It really is that simple.
It really is that simple.
Now all we need is Farage, Yusaf, Tice and the rest of their ReFuk'd company to go the same was.
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery share.google/sH7EZW77TUS9...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery share.google/sH7EZW77TUS9...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
share.google
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Now all we need is Farage, Yusaf, Tice and the rest of their ReFuk'd company to go the same was.
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery share.google/sH7EZW77TUS9...
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery share.google/sH7EZW77TUS9...
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The USA only ever (and has only ever) been involved in territorial disputes and conflicts if it can profit from them.
They aren't saviours; they are opportunist vultures.
Russia-Ukraine invasion is a fire sale to the USA.
They aren't saviours; they are opportunist vultures.
Russia-Ukraine invasion is a fire sale to the USA.
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 AM
The USA only ever (and has only ever) been involved in territorial disputes and conflicts if it can profit from them.
They aren't saviours; they are opportunist vultures.
Russia-Ukraine invasion is a fire sale to the USA.
They aren't saviours; they are opportunist vultures.
Russia-Ukraine invasion is a fire sale to the USA.
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Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Some notable things in what's being called the "Trump peace plan" but which could not have been more clearly written in Moscow if it came with a 2 for 1 deal on tickets to the Bolshoi Ballet. 🧵