Ben Niblett
@benniblett.bsky.social
Climate, campaigning, Christianity, some cricket. Live in Staines in the south of England. 3 kids, nearly grown up. Own views and all that.
This is a really good thread.
I was an MP's researcher in the Blair years and these things were true then - but they've all grown so much since.
I was an MP's researcher in the Blair years and these things were true then - but they've all grown so much since.
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This is a really good article & shows the challenge MPs face.
I received over 2,000 emails last month in our casework system; this covers 'campaign emails', personalised emails (often asking for my view on something) and people getting in touch who needing my team's support.
This is a really good article & shows the challenge MPs face.
I received over 2,000 emails last month in our casework system; this covers 'campaign emails', personalised emails (often asking for my view on something) and people getting in touch who needing my team's support.
The workload facing MPs and their staff is growing, in ways that aren't visible to the public: casework and the inbox.
For @thehousemag.bsky.social, I delved into what the workload looks like, why it's growing, and what this means for how MPs can balance the different aspects of their role
For @thehousemag.bsky.social, I delved into what the workload looks like, why it's growing, and what this means for how MPs can balance the different aspects of their role
February 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
This is a really good thread.
I was an MP's researcher in the Blair years and these things were true then - but they've all grown so much since.
I was an MP's researcher in the Blair years and these things were true then - but they've all grown so much since.
Gutted Scotland couldn't get a second World Cup win. But well played Nepal an a very tight game. Love seeing Scotland's cricketers in world cups, many more to come I hope. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Scotland vs Nepal LIVE: ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Mumbai - cricket score, radio & video highlights
Scotland face Nepal in the ICC T20 World Cup in Mumbai - follow live scores, radio commentary and video highlights.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Gutted Scotland couldn't get a second World Cup win. But well played Nepal an a very tight game. Love seeing Scotland's cricketers in world cups, many more to come I hope. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
And through to the group stage. Can't take that for granted www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
T20 World Cup: England given fright by Italy but qualify for Super 8s
England given another major fright but hold off tournament debutants Italy by 24 runs to secure a place in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
And through to the group stage. Can't take that for granted www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
This is a great thread.
🧵In today’s Times @joshglancy.bsky.social has a brilliant write up of our focus groups he sat in on. Definitely read it in full! But I want to focus on two voters: Kylie & Eve I think have outsized importance in explaining today’s politics
www.thetimes.com/article/b75e...
www.thetimes.com/article/b75e...
February 16, 2026 at 9:09 AM
This is a great thread.
The Palestine Action ban was unlawful, the High Court rule. Great news for democracy!
A pretty easy decision you'd think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
A pretty easy decision you'd think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule – live
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:15 AM
The Palestine Action ban was unlawful, the High Court rule. Great news for democracy!
A pretty easy decision you'd think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
A pretty easy decision you'd think.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
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Not easy to ignore what Trump is doing to the US right now in terms of attacking climate polices and climate science.
But this below is the biggest and most consequential climate story in the world right now.
Period.
But this below is the biggest and most consequential climate story in the world right now.
Period.
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor
If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…
www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Not easy to ignore what Trump is doing to the US right now in terms of attacking climate polices and climate science.
But this below is the biggest and most consequential climate story in the world right now.
Period.
But this below is the biggest and most consequential climate story in the world right now.
Period.
This is what climate emergency looks like - good article, do share.
Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Met Office predicts that at current rates of global warming, wet winters will go from being once in 80-year events to once in 20, with significant impacts for housing, transport and food supply.
Met Office predicts that at current rates of global warming, wet winters will go from being once in 80-year events to once in 20, with significant impacts for housing, transport and food supply.
UK rain: Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay?
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 10:44 AM
This is what climate emergency looks like - good article, do share.
A great read
I’ve knocked something up on what’s been going on in Minnesota christiansontheleft.org.uk/latest/lutheran-ladies-and-the-fight-for-democracy-in-minnesota
Lutheran Ladies and the fight for Democracy in Minnesota — Christians on the Left - Speaking Truth to Power
Our National Comitee member Rachel Burgin writes about the role that churches and Christians are playing in the response to ICE in Minnesota.
christiansontheleft.org.uk
February 10, 2026 at 1:19 PM
A great read
Very good news this morning. Lots more clean electricity on the way, cheaper than gas and much more secure from Putin and Trump.
BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively.
All due online by 2029.
All due online by 2029.
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Very good news this morning. Lots more clean electricity on the way, cheaper than gas and much more secure from Putin and Trump.
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👉 Read our blog post to learn more about how extreme wealth is damaging to everyone: justmoney.org.uk/blog/davos-2...
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Davos 2026: yet another reminder of the world's worsening inequality - JustMoney Movement
It’s that time again - when world elites, global leaders, and the wealthiest individuals on the planet meet in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. This meeting of wealthy and powerful in...
justmoney.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
👉 Read our blog post to learn more about how extreme wealth is damaging to everyone: justmoney.org.uk/blog/davos-2...
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Flooding in Chertsey, this afternoon
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Flooding in Chertsey, this afternoon
I blame Macsweeney. Now it's time to put this right.
ICYMI -despite promising just over a year ago to triple climate finance from developed world to poor and vulnerable countries, UK govt is now planning to slash climate finance by more than a fifth
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help
Exclusive: Campaigners say proposed cut from £11.9bn over past five years to £9bn over next five years will cost lives and livelihoods
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I blame Macsweeney. Now it's time to put this right.
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A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on the departure of Morgan McSweeney from Number 10.
February 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on the departure of Morgan McSweeney from Number 10.
I'm overjoyed! Don't come back.
February 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I'm overjoyed! Don't come back.
Worth celebrating 25 years of British offshore wind power. It's grown so much! ember-energy.org/latest-insig... via @ember-energy.org
ember-energy.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Worth celebrating 25 years of British offshore wind power. It's grown so much! ember-energy.org/latest-insig... via @ember-energy.org
She's right.
🚨 NEW: Labour MP Rachael Maskell has called for Keir Starmer to resign
"We need to now move forward as a party to ensure that we can gain that support back. I don't believe we can with the PM in place - it is inevitable that the PM is going to have to step down"
"We need to now move forward as a party to ensure that we can gain that support back. I don't believe we can with the PM in place - it is inevitable that the PM is going to have to step down"
February 5, 2026 at 1:26 PM
She's right.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so will the government unban Palestine Action? Or appeal?
Palestine Action protesters not guilty of defence firm burglary
The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:09 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... so will the government unban Palestine Action? Or appeal?
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Did you know less than 1% of all refugees come to the UK? It was great to find out the facts for my blog for Arise. www.ariseuk.org/blog/weekly-...
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Did you know less than 1% of all refugees come to the UK? It was great to find out the facts for my blog for Arise. www.ariseuk.org/blog/weekly-...
Never understood why Blair and Brown gave Mandelson second and third chances.
New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
February 1, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Never understood why Blair and Brown gave Mandelson second and third chances.
Scotland are through to the World Cup! Delighted about that 🏏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Scotland beat USA to clinch T20 World Cup place
Scotland book their place at the Women's T20 World Cup with a comfortable 41-run win over the United States in the final Super Six qualification game in Nepal.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Scotland are through to the World Cup! Delighted about that 🏏
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
Back from the solidarity march for Palestine 🇵🇸. We need to stop arming Israel, stop the genocide, and get aid into Gaza.
January 31, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Back from the solidarity march for Palestine 🇵🇸. We need to stop arming Israel, stop the genocide, and get aid into Gaza.
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Elephants! What a lovely end to the working day. We collected our last hydrophone and made the last measurements upstream, and then on the way back SO MANY elephants had come down to the river to cool off. Do listen with the sound on - there's proper trumpetting. 🐘🐘🐘🐘
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Elephants! What a lovely end to the working day. We collected our last hydrophone and made the last measurements upstream, and then on the way back SO MANY elephants had come down to the river to cool off. Do listen with the sound on - there's proper trumpetting. 🐘🐘🐘🐘
Did you know less than 1% of all refugees come to the UK? It was great to find out the facts for my blog for Arise. www.ariseuk.org/blog/weekly-...
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Did you know less than 1% of all refugees come to the UK? It was great to find out the facts for my blog for Arise. www.ariseuk.org/blog/weekly-...
Wow. These are amazing, and very moving.
From RNS reporter @jackjenkins.me's on the ground coverage, take a look at recent faith-based responses to immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
religionnews.com/2026/01/26/p...
religionnews.com/2026/01/26/p...
Minnesota faith responses in photos
(RNS) — Visual news coverage of recent faith-based responses to immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.
religionnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Wow. These are amazing, and very moving.
It's a good one
Check out our new blog post about how wealth inequality and the super-rich threaten everyone: justmoney.org.uk/blog/davos-2...
Davos 2026: yet another reminder of the world's worsening inequality - JustMoney Movement
It’s that time again - when world elites, global leaders, and the wealthiest individuals on the planet meet in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum. This meeting of wealthy and powerful in...
justmoney.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
It's a good one