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Joined BlueSky to learn about the world from all you fantastic people.
Sad times around the world, but affirming that there are such inspirational people sharing positivity in dark times
Sad times around the world, but affirming that there are such inspirational people sharing positivity in dark times
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Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jim Ratcliffe: UK is ‘on the slide’ from days when it had world’s ‘greatest empire’
Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Man who migrated to another country to avoid taxes says Britain's problem is migration and taxes that he doesn't pay.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
www.adambienkov.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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You couldn’t make it up -
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
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September 4, 2026 at 9:04 AM
You couldn’t make it up -
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Jason Arday was driven to suicide but this is what counts as normal at Cambridge. It was never about standards. It was always about maintaining white male mediocrity.
Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI
September 4, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Jason Arday was driven to suicide but this is what counts as normal at Cambridge. It was never about standards. It was always about maintaining white male mediocrity.
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'Bring back premature death, lung damage in children and more hospital admissions' is quite the bold campaign slogan.
August 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
'Bring back premature death, lung damage in children and more hospital admissions' is quite the bold campaign slogan.
Conservative devised the early release scheme and created the legal system crisis. No mention if that. @BBC what are you doing?
BBC News - Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Early release scheme could still see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
Nick Timothy's comments follow an announcement from the prime minister that some prisoners serving indefinite sentences could be freed to increase prison capacity.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Conservative devised the early release scheme and created the legal system crisis. No mention if that. @BBC what are you doing?
BBC News - Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Some of London’s detractors are determined to paint a picture of a city becoming less safe.
The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️
The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️
August 28, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Some of London’s detractors are determined to paint a picture of a city becoming less safe.
The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️
The facts tell a different story. These crimes are down ⬇️
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This stopped me in my tracks.
An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.
An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.
Air pollution stunts children’s lung growth. New Queen Mary research found that improvements in air quality after the introduction of London’s ULEZ are associated with accelerated lung growth in children.
Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o
Read more: shorturl.at/Jx86o
August 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
This stopped me in my tracks.
An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.
An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible.
Welcome good news. Thank you BBC News - Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone - BBC News
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Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 19, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Welcome good news. Thank you BBC News - Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In 1987 the poet Benjamin Zephaniah was considered for a visiting fellowship at Cambridge.
Here's how Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper approached that particular story.
Here's how Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper approached that particular story.
August 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
In 1987 the poet Benjamin Zephaniah was considered for a visiting fellowship at Cambridge.
Here's how Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper approached that particular story.
Here's how Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper approached that particular story.
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BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?
August 16, 2026 at 8:40 AM
BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?
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A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
August 16, 2026 at 6:38 AM
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi.
How do the staff and journalist on Airforce one feel about being risked as decoys
BBC News - Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
But the president says the jet he boarded instead was at "greater risk" than the decoy Air Force One.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 12, 2026 at 5:09 AM
How do the staff and journalist on Airforce one feel about being risked as decoys
BBC News - Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Trump says he switched planes after Nato summit because of possible threat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Did anyone notice that the staff of Air Force One and all the journalists flew acting as decoys to protect Trump. Wonder if they were asked if they would take that risk? Apparently it was so dangerous they removed Trump - but left everyone else exposed?
August 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Did anyone notice that the staff of Air Force One and all the journalists flew acting as decoys to protect Trump. Wonder if they were asked if they would take that risk? Apparently it was so dangerous they removed Trump - but left everyone else exposed?
The Guardian appears to have a very short memory and has forgotten all about @CaroleCadwalladr. Cannot believe they would not mention her years of excellent work and how Arron Banks took her to court !!! What is going on
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Reform donor Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists
Industry body says use of private investigators against reporters is ‘attack on our democracy’ after Banks apparently admitted doing so
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
The Guardian appears to have a very short memory and has forgotten all about @CaroleCadwalladr. Cannot believe they would not mention her years of excellent work and how Arron Banks took her to court !!! What is going on
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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This article quotes Matthew Elliot & Toby Young on how Arron Banks is a threat to free speech. There aren’t enough lolz in my body to respond to that.
These men. All these men.
Completely silent for the years when Banks waged a brutal & highly public war on my reporting
These men. All these men.
Completely silent for the years when Banks waged a brutal & highly public war on my reporting
August 9, 2026 at 6:44 AM
This article quotes Matthew Elliot & Toby Young on how Arron Banks is a threat to free speech. There aren’t enough lolz in my body to respond to that.
These men. All these men.
Completely silent for the years when Banks waged a brutal & highly public war on my reporting
These men. All these men.
Completely silent for the years when Banks waged a brutal & highly public war on my reporting
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"Overall carbon emissions have increased" in the UK, because of Net Zero, Kemi Badenoch repeatedly tells the BBC, to no pushback.
Just completely untrue
Just completely untrue
July 19, 2026 at 9:03 AM
"Overall carbon emissions have increased" in the UK, because of Net Zero, Kemi Badenoch repeatedly tells the BBC, to no pushback.
Just completely untrue
Just completely untrue
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Wow. The Department for Education has just published new projections which estimate that the number of pupils in state-funded schools in England will plummet by more than 9% by 2031 amid falling birth rates
And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives
And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives
July 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Wow. The Department for Education has just published new projections which estimate that the number of pupils in state-funded schools in England will plummet by more than 9% by 2031 amid falling birth rates
And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives
And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives
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"Few things could more astutely summarise the state of our national politics in 2026, than the spectacle of such a ludicrous character, whose head looks like a grey bucket with a gaping mouth drawn on it, standing in a totally pointless by-election against Count Binface."
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"Few things could more astutely summarise the state of our national politics in 2026, than the spectacle of such a ludicrous character, whose head looks like a grey bucket with a gaping mouth drawn on it, standing in a totally pointless by-election against Count Binface."
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Given the BBC have a largely sensible set of guidelines on the use of quant polling in news stories, including a ban on a poll being a story in itself, it's always so baffling they have next-to-no similar rules on what is ultimately rudimentary qual polling. It's an insane double-standard.
STOP INTERVIEWING RANDOM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HANGING AROUND THE TOWN CENTRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON YOU MAY AS WELL ASK A CAT FOR HOW REFLECTIVE OF PUBLIC OPINION IT IS
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What do Farage's Clacton constituents think of his resignation?
People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Given the BBC have a largely sensible set of guidelines on the use of quant polling in news stories, including a ban on a poll being a story in itself, it's always so baffling they have next-to-no similar rules on what is ultimately rudimentary qual polling. It's an insane double-standard.
"Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running" Article running in the Guardian today.
Profit from windfarms. Is this not our land and the nations money ?
Whereas the BBC report
"King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25"
Profit from windfarms. Is this not our land and the nations money ?
Whereas the BBC report
"King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25"
June 26, 2026 at 7:15 AM
"Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running" Article running in the Guardian today.
Profit from windfarms. Is this not our land and the nations money ?
Whereas the BBC report
"King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25"
Profit from windfarms. Is this not our land and the nations money ?
Whereas the BBC report
"King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25"
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social - if you want to understand what pulling out of the JCPOA did in under 3 mins - this is Obama’s National Security Council chairperson - someone that was deeply involved with the JCPOA and the subsequent enforcement and fallout under Biden.
June 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social - if you want to understand what pulling out of the JCPOA did in under 3 mins - this is Obama’s National Security Council chairperson - someone that was deeply involved with the JCPOA and the subsequent enforcement and fallout under Biden.