Alex Gallagher
@alexgallagher.bsky.social
Retired Jack of no trades. UK/Scottish politics, other politics, Football, Cricket (UK), almost any sport, Science, History and other random stuff.
Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.
Views my own. Inc the above view from my upstairs window.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Animal testing to be phased out faster as UK unveils roadmap for alternative methods
New plan backs researchers to seize on new and developing opportunities to phase out animal tests with specific commitments for the coming years.
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Animal testing to be phased out faster
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
Working towards another manifesto promise, the Labour government will today reveal its strategy to phase out animal testing more quickly.
It will include dates for gradual bans and support researchers to use alternative methods, along with additional funding.
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I love the BBC. I would pay the licence fee for access just to CBeebies, CBBC & Radio 2/3/4.
It is a national broadcaster, not a state broadcaster, & its editorial decisions should not be made by politicians.
Its journalists make 1000s of editorial decisions every week & get most of them right.
It is a national broadcaster, not a state broadcaster, & its editorial decisions should not be made by politicians.
Its journalists make 1000s of editorial decisions every week & get most of them right.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I love the BBC. I would pay the licence fee for access just to CBeebies, CBBC & Radio 2/3/4.
It is a national broadcaster, not a state broadcaster, & its editorial decisions should not be made by politicians.
Its journalists make 1000s of editorial decisions every week & get most of them right.
It is a national broadcaster, not a state broadcaster, & its editorial decisions should not be made by politicians.
Its journalists make 1000s of editorial decisions every week & get most of them right.
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Thanks for the tip.
Just off to post about it on X....
More details here:
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Just off to post about it on X....
More details here:
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
www.euractiv.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thanks for the tip.
Just off to post about it on X....
More details here:
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Just off to post about it on X....
More details here:
www.euractiv.com/news/belgian...
Emily Maitlis warned us of a Tory fifth column in the BBC 3 years ago.
She was right then and it's becoming clearer now ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/emily-...
She was right then and it's becoming clearer now ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/emily-...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Emily Maitlis warned us of a Tory fifth column in the BBC 3 years ago.
She was right then and it's becoming clearer now ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/emily-...
She was right then and it's becoming clearer now ...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/emily-...
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“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
In future editions of English Dictionaries the word "Farage" will replace the word "Quisling".
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
In future editions of English Dictionaries the word "Farage" will replace the word "Quisling".
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The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The disturbing escalation of the assault on the BBC should be alarming to anyone who cares about truth, accountability and democracy.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
Influential board member, Robbie Gibb, former GBNews adviser, Brexit endorser and previous owner of the Jewish Chronicle, is orchestrating this assault from within.
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Excellent and shocking Lewis. Reads like an episode if The Traitors with journalists as the main protagonists .....
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Excellent and shocking Lewis. Reads like an episode if The Traitors with journalists as the main protagonists .....
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Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
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“But the BBC edited a clip…”
November 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“But the BBC edited a clip…”
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This.
Joyce Carol Oates said what everyone’s been thinking and did it with elegance.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This.
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People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
People still claim Labour do nothing to help our armed forces & veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
But that is not true.
To mark the launch of the government's new Veterans Strategy, here is veterans minister Louise Sandher-Jones telling you what it is all about & how it's a joined up approach to helping veterans.
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And “… and this is the point he incites his followers to invade the Capitol” in subtitles at the approriate point in the uncut video.
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
And “… and this is the point he incites his followers to invade the Capitol” in subtitles at the approriate point in the uncut video.
Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Interesting that the report that started the current BBC crisis was written by a Tory mate of Robby Gibb.
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
And then the response to the report was used (by Gibb?) to damage the BBC. 1/2
observer.co.uk/opinion-and-...
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In his annual shareholder letter—the last one he will pen as CEO before Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel takes over on Jan. 1—Warren Buffett suggested chief executives are driven by greed and selfishness to drive up their own pay. trib.al/1MOeFaq
'Envy and greed walk hand in hand': Warren Buffett casts side eye on Elon Musk-sized pay packages in final send-off | Fortune
The Berkshire Hathaway CEO wrote in his final annual shareholder letter that executives are taking note of each other’s exorbitant compensation packages.
trib.al
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In his annual shareholder letter—the last one he will pen as CEO before Berkshire vice chair Greg Abel takes over on Jan. 1—Warren Buffett suggested chief executives are driven by greed and selfishness to drive up their own pay. trib.al/1MOeFaq
Or having Farage on QT 40 times?
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Or having Farage on QT 40 times?
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Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly!
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
"How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"
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If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you've ever needed a reason to rally behind the BBC then this is it.
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Tories created the Prison crisis. Then Sunak ran away. The Tories took all the money broke everything salted the earth and left. Never forget that. Never forgive it.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
Rishi Sunak ‘risked breaching legal responsibilities over prison crisis’
Exclusive: leaked letters said without urgent action the system in England and Wales would reach ‘critical failure’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Tories created the Prison crisis. Then Sunak ran away. The Tories took all the money broke everything salted the earth and left. Never forget that. Never forgive it.
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...
www.theguardian.com/society/arti...