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One key to British politics is that one quarter of the public are distinctly more likely than others to think most people agree with them (while often/mostly being a vocal minority)
August 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
One key to British politics is that one quarter of the public are distinctly more likely than others to think most people agree with them (while often/mostly being a vocal minority)
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The Tory energy plans are challenging for independent energy experts, as they are so full of holes that pointing them all out risks sounding partisan. But it really is based on ridiculous assumptions, a downplaying of climate risks, and deeply flawed modelling. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-10...
Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’ - Carbon Brief
In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be…
www.carbonbrief.org
August 21, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The Tory energy plans are challenging for independent energy experts, as they are so full of holes that pointing them all out risks sounding partisan. But it really is based on ridiculous assumptions, a downplaying of climate risks, and deeply flawed modelling. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-10...
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“Neither the Starmer government, nor Andy Burnham’s, can say it didn’t know”: former Green party leader @carolinelucas.bsky.social on the shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see
www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...
www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...
![Caroline Lucas: The shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see. Illustration of a report with much of the text reacted: "Britain's [redacted] water supply, together with its [redacted], are [redacted] etc", over a red image of woodland burning](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lkvrabjcnztzl3nsbzj53tal/bafkreieup3pb6voy3pb6zr6adjnegxhbvtsgqvtmml3d77jhhxxjwd7iwy)
July 29, 2026 at 11:34 AM
“Neither the Starmer government, nor Andy Burnham’s, can say it didn’t know”: former Green party leader @carolinelucas.bsky.social on the shocking climate reports the UK government didn't want you to see
www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...
www.thenerve.news/p/caroline-l...
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Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessness
Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas
PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Is “pragmatic” the new, “grown up” word? Andy, there’s nothing “pragmatic” about drilling for more oil & gas - to even consider it with the planet literally on fire is total madness. How many times must we say it will do nothing for energy bills or security? It would be an act of utter recklessness
Same-ish. Working in climate and environment I too tend towards hope, and I also plan for catastrophe. I will be thrilled when I have wasted my time with unusable plans, and if we ever have to use them I will be glad to have planned with hope at the heart of the future.
But I tend to be hopeful
July 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Same-ish. Working in climate and environment I too tend towards hope, and I also plan for catastrophe. I will be thrilled when I have wasted my time with unusable plans, and if we ever have to use them I will be glad to have planned with hope at the heart of the future.
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Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful.
July 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful.
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If you think we should slow down on net zero, say what that actually means - we should do less to prevent climate change. And then justify that in accordance with the consequences
July 16, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If you think we should slow down on net zero, say what that actually means - we should do less to prevent climate change. And then justify that in accordance with the consequences
It's been at least a decade of chaos, so why not? Put me down for a vote for chaos with Ed Miliband.
May 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
It's been at least a decade of chaos, so why not? Put me down for a vote for chaos with Ed Miliband.
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Here's what Keir Starmer doesn't want you to know about the war on Iran:
March 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Here's what Keir Starmer doesn't want you to know about the war on Iran:
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I think the clocks in UK go back tonight. Or forward. Not sure. Is it forward
![1 [Nurse talking to camera]
This is usually our busiest time of year at the centre
2 [Show a sign outside a medical institution reading:]
Centre for Adults Who Still Can’t Get Their Heads Round Daylight Savings
3
NURSE:
We have a spike in admissions when BST starts
4
CONFUSED PATIENT BEING LAID DOWN BY NURSES:
Is it forward or back?
NURSE:
Lie down love
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We often see the same patients ever year
PATIENT:
So it’s like… time travel?
DOCTOR:
No
6 Every year we try to explain BST to them in a fun and memorable way
[The patients are sat around a fun show, with people dressed in bunny suits jumping around a giant clock]
BUNNY: And now I *spring forward*...
7
[Bunny springs forward one hour on clock]
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PATIENT WATCHING SHOW:
I don’t get it
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The hardest patients are the Summer Time refusers
10 PATIENT [sat strapped to a chair as a doctor talks to him through a screen, through a tannoy]
PATIENT: But why is it better?
DOCTOR [talking through microphone]:
Because it complicates things.
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PATIENT:
How is that good?
DOCTOR:
It makes you more tired.
12
DOCTOR [to assistant]:
Fetch the cattle prod
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March 28, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I think the clocks in UK go back tonight. Or forward. Not sure. Is it forward
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Apropos of nothing in particular, just resharing this chart showing why North Sea gas is drying up (we burned it all already)
June 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular, just resharing this chart showing why North Sea gas is drying up (we burned it all already)
An article about new fossil fuel extraction that doesn't mention climate change (notwithstanding a token mention of Dale Vince to support the thrust of the argument) can't be taken seriously.
What does the new crisis in the Middle East mean for UK energy policy, particularly the North Sea? Me in @theobserveruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Energy security rests not with the US but in the North Sea
We must be able to keep the lights on and our houses warm without relying on the goodwill of Donald Trump
observer.co.uk
March 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
An article about new fossil fuel extraction that doesn't mention climate change (notwithstanding a token mention of Dale Vince to support the thrust of the argument) can't be taken seriously.
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Every country with reserves can make an argument that their production makes sense for their energy security and tax base. If they all keep trying to produce ever more fossil fuels then we’re looking at 4C+ of warming in the lifetime of people alive today and all the catastrophe that comes with it.
March 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Every country with reserves can make an argument that their production makes sense for their energy security and tax base. If they all keep trying to produce ever more fossil fuels then we’re looking at 4C+ of warming in the lifetime of people alive today and all the catastrophe that comes with it.
John is such an important voice in this as the government's policies on SEND are announced - a trusted voice and lived expertise that is essential when the broader comment articles lack any legitimacy.
This is probably the single worst aspect of the leaked SEND plans. the transition to secondary is when most Special Needs kids will need more dependable support, not less. But bureaucratic logic seems to have won out
February 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM
John is such an important voice in this as the government's policies on SEND are announced - a trusted voice and lived expertise that is essential when the broader comment articles lack any legitimacy.
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This is probably the single worst aspect of the leaked SEND plans. the transition to secondary is when most Special Needs kids will need more dependable support, not less. But bureaucratic logic seems to have won out
February 19, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is probably the single worst aspect of the leaked SEND plans. the transition to secondary is when most Special Needs kids will need more dependable support, not less. But bureaucratic logic seems to have won out
Isn't it great to have something positive to vote for!
Something the Government want you to forget...
February 19, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Isn't it great to have something positive to vote for!
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From 2019, after the Emily Maitlis interview
(I share a page with something called ‘Kids Quiz' in the guardian, which is why we used the phrase ’sex trafficker’ here, and not ‘paedophile’. You can't really throw that word around on the Kids Quiz page)
(I share a page with something called ‘Kids Quiz' in the guardian, which is why we used the phrase ’sex trafficker’ here, and not ‘paedophile’. You can't really throw that word around on the Kids Quiz page)
![[Scene: exterior of Buckingham Palace. A voice comes from inside] Hello and welcome to the media training session!
[Scene moves to Interior, a room in the palace. THE QUEEN stands before a screen, hosting a workforce MEDIA TRAINING session for the Royal Family, who are all seated on chairs.]
THE QUEEN: As you know we had to cut the PR budget, so I thought I’d do it myself
Now then: today’s topic is a common PR danger:
‘Avoiding Association with Sex Traffickers’.
So - Question 1.
What is the best way to avoid association with sex traffickers?
Is it:
(a), Don’t associate with sex traffickers.
(b) Travel 3,500 miles to stay in a sex trafficker’s house to tell them you don’t like them.
(c) Something else?
[The Royal family all raise hands, apart from Andrew]
THE QUEEN: Ooh what a lot of hands!
THE QUEEN: Andrew?
ANDREW: Um
ANDREW: Is it (c)… Release detailed records of your sweating history to Newsnight…?
[The Queen stares at Andrew for a beat]
THE QUEEN: [Same image as last panel, her face unchanged]: Let’s do the picture round.
THE QUEEN: Which face says, “I had nothing to do with the sex trafficker?”
[on the screen behind her are two faces labelled (a) and (b), one depicting a normal smiley face, the other depicting Andrew’s massively guilty expression from the BBC interview]
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February 19, 2026 at 4:18 PM
From 2019, after the Emily Maitlis interview
(I share a page with something called ‘Kids Quiz' in the guardian, which is why we used the phrase ’sex trafficker’ here, and not ‘paedophile’. You can't really throw that word around on the Kids Quiz page)
(I share a page with something called ‘Kids Quiz' in the guardian, which is why we used the phrase ’sex trafficker’ here, and not ‘paedophile’. You can't really throw that word around on the Kids Quiz page)
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Oh wow our @38degrees.bsky.social petition to cap political donations in the UK has over 94k signatures!! 💥
There's still lots of time for amendments to Elections Bill. Would be so powerful to get it over 100k
Can you help? Please sign and share! Thanks! 😀 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
There's still lots of time for amendments to Elections Bill. Would be so powerful to get it over 100k
Can you help? Please sign and share! Thanks! 😀 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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February 12, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Oh wow our @38degrees.bsky.social petition to cap political donations in the UK has over 94k signatures!! 💥
There's still lots of time for amendments to Elections Bill. Would be so powerful to get it over 100k
Can you help? Please sign and share! Thanks! 😀 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
There's still lots of time for amendments to Elections Bill. Would be so powerful to get it over 100k
Can you help? Please sign and share! Thanks! 😀 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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This is the key point that is lost in so much Westminster bubble talk on net zero. It is popular. It’s hugely popular with Labour’s base and with the progressive voters it needs to vote tactically to defeat Reform. And it’s even popular with Tories who Labour needs not to switch to Reform.
…as well as being supported by the vast majority of Lab/Lib/Gn voters, almost all Labour MPs, a 2-1 majority of voters overall and – even now – a healthy majority of Con voters
February 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
This is the key point that is lost in so much Westminster bubble talk on net zero. It is popular. It’s hugely popular with Labour’s base and with the progressive voters it needs to vote tactically to defeat Reform. And it’s even popular with Tories who Labour needs not to switch to Reform.
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Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Of all the easy things you can do to help the environment, conserve water for communities not corporations, not perpetuate scams, support the labor and rights of creators... *not* using generative AI is the fucking easiest. You absolutely deserve to be shamed for using it for image and text creation
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Reform genuinely out here arguing Suella Braverman can’t have a mental health condition because *checks notes* she’s well-educated and has a successful career.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Reform genuinely out here arguing Suella Braverman can’t have a mental health condition because *checks notes* she’s well-educated and has a successful career.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.
Try again, lads. Your bigotry is showing.