@mattwhit.bsky.social
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This is cultural suicide and intellectual vandalism. In an era where humanities-illiterate tech bros have unearned god-like powers, we need historians, philosophers, ethicists, classicists more than ever. Please sign.
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www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Sign the Petition
Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter
www.change.org
June 30, 2026 at 8:16 AM
This is cultural suicide and intellectual vandalism. In an era where humanities-illiterate tech bros have unearned god-like powers, we need historians, philosophers, ethicists, classicists more than ever. Please sign.
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www.change.org/p/stop-redun...
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Nigel Farage is a one trick pony. His divisive and inflammatory comments about immigration is all he has.
Is it any wonder he won’t want you to know that net migration has fallen by 82% since its peak under the conservatives.
youtu.be/WuSKdLtKHCs?...
Is it any wonder he won’t want you to know that net migration has fallen by 82% since its peak under the conservatives.
youtu.be/WuSKdLtKHCs?...
NET MIGRATION HAS FALLEN BY 82% SINCE ITS PEAK YET NEARLY HALF OF BRITONS BELIEVE ITS INCREASED!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
May 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Nigel Farage is a one trick pony. His divisive and inflammatory comments about immigration is all he has.
Is it any wonder he won’t want you to know that net migration has fallen by 82% since its peak under the conservatives.
youtu.be/WuSKdLtKHCs?...
Is it any wonder he won’t want you to know that net migration has fallen by 82% since its peak under the conservatives.
youtu.be/WuSKdLtKHCs?...
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I didn't mean to turn this into a short thread, but once I started ranting ...
So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...
So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...
April 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
I didn't mean to turn this into a short thread, but once I started ranting ...
So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...
So here it is, on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...
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That‘s the spirit.
February 5, 2026 at 10:46 AM
That‘s the spirit.
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🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 PM
🚨BOOM! Now over 90,000 signatures!
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party is getting so close to the 100,000 needed.
Let’s keep going!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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On January 14, I'll be interviewing the extraordinary @rutgerbregman.com in London. Tickets will go fast, so get yours while you can. howtoacademy.com/events/rutge...
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 AM
On January 14, I'll be interviewing the extraordinary @rutgerbregman.com in London. Tickets will go fast, so get yours while you can. howtoacademy.com/events/rutge...
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Over this weekend, we have pushed the @calaisappeal.bsky.social fundraiser to almost £10k!! 🥹🥹
Let’s give it a really big push this week🙏
I feel sure we can raise more than the far right did to send over their thugs to harass people ❤️💪
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Let’s give it a really big push this week🙏
I feel sure we can raise more than the far right did to send over their thugs to harass people ❤️💪
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Over this weekend, we have pushed the @calaisappeal.bsky.social fundraiser to almost £10k!! 🥹🥹
Let’s give it a really big push this week🙏
I feel sure we can raise more than the far right did to send over their thugs to harass people ❤️💪
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Let’s give it a really big push this week🙏
I feel sure we can raise more than the far right did to send over their thugs to harass people ❤️💪
www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Less than 1000 signatures to go
Just 13k more signatures and the call for a public inquiry into Russian interference has to be debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Less than 1000 signatures to go
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... Defend and Protect Democracy Everybody! Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy #BorisTrumpPutinFarageSunakTrussMayCameronBadenochEtAl 95,377 signatures so far 29 November 2025 ... 100,000 needed folks!
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74... Defend and Protect Democracy Everybody! Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy #BorisTrumpPutinFarageSunakTrussMayCameronBadenochEtAl 95,377 signatures so far 29 November 2025 ... 100,000 needed folks!
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
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We have a great line-up for this event on Friday. Do please come if you're in the area.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-for-r...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-for-r...
TIME FOR REAL CHANGE: democracy and climate justice
A live conversation about our shared future, with insights from distinguished speakers and activists.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We have a great line-up for this event on Friday. Do please come if you're in the area.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-for-r...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time-for-r...
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If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
![[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS]
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NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]:
Hello there
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[A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk].
DAD:
Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE:
Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail!
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MUM:
That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids?
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NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]:
Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot!
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NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]:
Listen - that's their call
[Calls emanating from the landscape]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]:
They are extremely sensitive and fragile...
But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery.
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KIDS [pointing]:
There they are!
[Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure].
[Little people noises]:
woke-woke
tut-tut
woke-woke
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[Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]:
Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house.
[Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]:
tut-tut
woke-woke
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MUM [pointing]:
What's that one doing there?
NT EMPLOYEE:
Oh, that's so sweet…
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[We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away].
NT EMPLOYEE:
I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph…
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[We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]:
Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE?
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October 31, 2025 at 9:02 AM
If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...
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A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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To see what a future run by right-wing populists might feel like, go to Oradour-sur-Glane near Limoges, look at the ruins, and learn its dreadful story
A warning from history Part Two: Oradour-sur-Glane
To see what a future run by right-wing populists might feel like, go to Oradour-sur-Glane near Limoges, look at the ruins, and learn its dreadful story
northeastbylines.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:17 AM
To see what a future run by right-wing populists might feel like, go to Oradour-sur-Glane near Limoges, look at the ruins, and learn its dreadful story
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Foreign billionaires circumvent laws and pump millions into British politics.
Unincorporated associations, shell companies, companies controlled from abroad used.
The aim: produce govts subservient to corporations and the rich.
End corruption. Give democracy a chance. Ban all political donations.
Unincorporated associations, shell companies, companies controlled from abroad used.
The aim: produce govts subservient to corporations and the rich.
End corruption. Give democracy a chance. Ban all political donations.
Revealed: How foreign billionaires pump millions into British politics
The Elon Musk-shaped hole in Starmer’s Election Bill
democracyforsale.substack.com
August 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Foreign billionaires circumvent laws and pump millions into British politics.
Unincorporated associations, shell companies, companies controlled from abroad used.
The aim: produce govts subservient to corporations and the rich.
End corruption. Give democracy a chance. Ban all political donations.
Unincorporated associations, shell companies, companies controlled from abroad used.
The aim: produce govts subservient to corporations and the rich.
End corruption. Give democracy a chance. Ban all political donations.
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Denmark’s biggest supermarket Salling has introduced a system to highlight European products, making it easier for customers to avoid US goods.
However, you don't need to be Danish. There’s an app called “buy European” on the AppStore.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/buy-european/id6742723534
However, you don't need to be Danish. There’s an app called “buy European” on the AppStore.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/buy-european/id6742723534
Buy European
Buy European is an initiative to help consumers make informed choices about the products they purchase. By identifying products made in Europe or by European companies, we aim to support local econom...
apps.apple.com
July 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Denmark’s biggest supermarket Salling has introduced a system to highlight European products, making it easier for customers to avoid US goods.
However, you don't need to be Danish. There’s an app called “buy European” on the AppStore.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/buy-european/id6742723534
However, you don't need to be Danish. There’s an app called “buy European” on the AppStore.
https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/buy-european/id6742723534
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Adorn yourself with the classic Blue Note look with our new Album Cover Series t-shirts featuring some of Reid Miles' most iconic album cover designs! Available now exclusively on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...
July 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Adorn yourself with the classic Blue Note look with our new Album Cover Series t-shirts featuring some of Reid Miles' most iconic album cover designs! Available now exclusively on the Blue Note Store: store.bluenote.com/collections/...
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UK users - If you do nothing else this morning please sign + share
July 20, 2025 at 6:38 AM
UK users - If you do nothing else this morning please sign + share
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Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Explain the Big Ugly budget bill to me like I’m five…
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
Seriously, this demo is a must see—anyone can understand it.
Share it with family and friends.
#VoteNo
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Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
June 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Reform UK is proposing a "Britannia card" that would let wealthy foreigners pay a £250k fee to move to the UK, and live here exempt from all tax on their foreign assets
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
What they don't say: it would cost the UK £34bn
Report here, and thread below: buff.ly/gpe2Dpf
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Here's the Open Statement on sludge spreading launched by us at Fighting Dirty, and signed by many leading figures. The water companies are using farmland as a dump for hazardous chemicals. They mislead farmers, poison the land and threaten our health. It must stop. fightingdirty.org/open-stateme...
Open statement by leading environmentalists demands government action over “toxic cocktail of chemicals” spread on British farmland | Fighting Dirty
In the UK, we have a dirty secret that’s recently been brought into the light. Sewage sludge, we now know, contains far more than just human waste. Not only does a wide range of synthetic chemicals po...
fightingdirty.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Here's the Open Statement on sludge spreading launched by us at Fighting Dirty, and signed by many leading figures. The water companies are using farmland as a dump for hazardous chemicals. They mislead farmers, poison the land and threaten our health. It must stop. fightingdirty.org/open-stateme...
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Water Follies
In the 35 years before privatisation, 100 reservoirs built; no major English reservoir built since.
Asset-stripping: Thames Water sold-off 25 reservoirs. Southern Water to decommission 43 of 93 by 2030.
Companies paid £85bn in dividends, borrowed £70bn. People fleeced and abused.
In the 35 years before privatisation, 100 reservoirs built; no major English reservoir built since.
Asset-stripping: Thames Water sold-off 25 reservoirs. Southern Water to decommission 43 of 93 by 2030.
Companies paid £85bn in dividends, borrowed £70bn. People fleeced and abused.
Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry
Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.
leftfootforward.org
June 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Water Follies
In the 35 years before privatisation, 100 reservoirs built; no major English reservoir built since.
Asset-stripping: Thames Water sold-off 25 reservoirs. Southern Water to decommission 43 of 93 by 2030.
Companies paid £85bn in dividends, borrowed £70bn. People fleeced and abused.
In the 35 years before privatisation, 100 reservoirs built; no major English reservoir built since.
Asset-stripping: Thames Water sold-off 25 reservoirs. Southern Water to decommission 43 of 93 by 2030.
Companies paid £85bn in dividends, borrowed £70bn. People fleeced and abused.
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The fires are so extensive across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Ontario currently that there are not enough air crafts to rescue remote Native Canadians.
I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally.
Canada needs evacuation assistance.
I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally.
Canada needs evacuation assistance.
June 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The fires are so extensive across Manitoba, Saskatchewan & Ontario currently that there are not enough air crafts to rescue remote Native Canadians.
I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally.
Canada needs evacuation assistance.
I am sending an SOS to every nation to help save the lives of people who are going to burn alive. Literally.
Canada needs evacuation assistance.
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I asked a BBC spokesperson to set out any examples of the corporation drawing up specific plans to secure the support of voters for other political parties in the UK, but they were unable to do so bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I asked a BBC spokesperson to set out any examples of the corporation drawing up specific plans to secure the support of voters for other political parties in the UK, but they were unable to do so bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...