@caraideas.bsky.social
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But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
November 15, 2025 at 10:06 AM
But more to the point - offering asylum to people fleeing war or torture or persecution is what decent nations do. It's what defines us. Without that it's just a race to the bottom.
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Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Incredible that Robbie Gibb - most influential person on BBC board by many accounts and from journalists I speak in BBC - was involved in setting up GB News.
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
GB News of course has breached Ofcom rules on *multiple* occasions - no sign of resignations though
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
July 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
At our demonstration today, I'm holding a placard stating
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
"I support
Palestine.
Action
must be taken."
My aim is to highlight the absurdity of the government dictating what can and cannot be said by peace-seeking people
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The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
July 11, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The Telegraph today carries a news story about someone paying £7.4 million for a handbag (Hello, Lady Bracknell!). And an opinion piece describing a wealth tax as a ‘moral abomination’. What a time to be alive.
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open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... tried something new with #SophieFromRomania this morning – a live Substack from our walk to promote the #parkypetition100K petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Sophie says sign the Parky petition!
A recording from Rory Cellan-Jones's live video
open.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... tried something new with #SophieFromRomania this morning – a live Substack from our walk to promote the #parkypetition100K petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Firm that does test which allow or deny benefits to disabled people reports a 23% rise in profits. US-based Maximus reported an increase in pre-tax profits for its UK arm from £23.6m to £29.1m in financial year to end September bit.ly/451fLPp US boss gets $10.2m a year
US firm that tests eligibility for UK disability benefits reports 23% rise in profits
British arm of Maximus is biggest provider of functional assessment services for DWP
bit.ly
May 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Firm that does test which allow or deny benefits to disabled people reports a 23% rise in profits. US-based Maximus reported an increase in pre-tax profits for its UK arm from £23.6m to £29.1m in financial year to end September bit.ly/451fLPp US boss gets $10.2m a year
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Cost of investigation into SNP moving its own funds from one budget head to another (virement), like every other organisation can, soars to well over £2 million with no end in sight before May 2026: www.scotland.police.uk/access-to-in...
25-0445 - Branchform/SNP - Costs/ resources
25-0445 - Branchform/SNP - Costs/ resources
www.scotland.police.uk
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Cost of investigation into SNP moving its own funds from one budget head to another (virement), like every other organisation can, soars to well over £2 million with no end in sight before May 2026: www.scotland.police.uk/access-to-in...
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“The way to control people is to frighten them, and to divide them. Divide them by race, by religion, by nationality, by class. And if you can set them against one another, you can control them.”
Tony Benn.
Tony Benn.
May 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“The way to control people is to frighten them, and to divide them. Divide them by race, by religion, by nationality, by class. And if you can set them against one another, you can control them.”
Tony Benn.
Tony Benn.
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Was suppressing COVID-19 such a crazy idea? Anthony Costello says no. 🧪 #episky
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Was suppressing COVID-19 such a crazy idea? Anthony Costello says no. 🧪 #episky
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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🚨🚨 An "inverse" #brexitbenefit: British scientists are “over the moon” to be back in the EU’s flagship science research programme Horizon after a three-year #Brexit lockout, with new data revealing they have been awarded about £500m in grants since re-entry. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
UK wins £500m in science grants from EU Horizon scheme after Brexit lockout
Exclusive: British scientists ‘over the moon’ with re-entry to funding scheme after losing out for three years
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
🚨🚨 An "inverse" #brexitbenefit: British scientists are “over the moon” to be back in the EU’s flagship science research programme Horizon after a three-year #Brexit lockout, with new data revealing they have been awarded about £500m in grants since re-entry. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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More evidence that the cause of the growing number getting disability benefits is that there are more disabled people not because more people are stuck in NHS waiting lists bit.ly/4iG4E1p the govt should be asking why are there more and how do we help them?
Longer NHS waiting lists ‘not to blame for benefits bill rise’
Delays in getting treatment are responsible for a ‘small fraction’ of the multibillion-pound increase, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says
bit.ly
May 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
More evidence that the cause of the growing number getting disability benefits is that there are more disabled people not because more people are stuck in NHS waiting lists bit.ly/4iG4E1p the govt should be asking why are there more and how do we help them?
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Ultra-processed food increases risk cancer, heart disease & early death.
13.8% of premature deaths in England caused by UPF.
Corporations harm people - UPF, food with extra salt/sugar/fats, tobacco, sewage in rivers - for profit.
Make corporations bear the social cost of their harmful practices.
13.8% of premature deaths in England caused by UPF.
Corporations harm people - UPF, food with extra salt/sugar/fats, tobacco, sewage in rivers - for profit.
Make corporations bear the social cost of their harmful practices.
Ultra-processed food increases risk of early death, international study finds
About 14% of premature deaths in England attributable to unhealthy food, the most among surveyed countries
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Ultra-processed food increases risk cancer, heart disease & early death.
13.8% of premature deaths in England caused by UPF.
Corporations harm people - UPF, food with extra salt/sugar/fats, tobacco, sewage in rivers - for profit.
Make corporations bear the social cost of their harmful practices.
13.8% of premature deaths in England caused by UPF.
Corporations harm people - UPF, food with extra salt/sugar/fats, tobacco, sewage in rivers - for profit.
Make corporations bear the social cost of their harmful practices.
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April 25, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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🔥😡 A private Heritage Foundation workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔥😡 A private Heritage Foundation workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
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"governments have been asleep on the job... from [flouting of evidence around] Brexit... to disastrous handling of covid, climate change, water company scandals, poverty, the weaponisation of asylum and migration, foreign interference in elections, international turmoil, and war."
Humans in crisis: asleep on the job in a post-truth world?
In our launch edition, Juliet Lodge wrote about UK dogma vs EU solidarity. Five years on, she explores the crisis-ridden world of de-humanised post-truth politics
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"governments have been asleep on the job... from [flouting of evidence around] Brexit... to disastrous handling of covid, climate change, water company scandals, poverty, the weaponisation of asylum and migration, foreign interference in elections, international turmoil, and war."
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Why do we pay more for electricity than any other European country? bit.ly/3YAuk8n good explanation but does not ask why and how this situation was allowed to come about.
Why the UK’s electricity costs are so high – and what can be done about it
From nationalising gas plants to boosting renewables, how soaring prices could be tackled
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Why do we pay more for electricity than any other European country? bit.ly/3YAuk8n good explanation but does not ask why and how this situation was allowed to come about.
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Life expectancy growth reverses bit.ly/3RsP0vh poverty, poor diets, rubbish housing, stagnant living standards - UK today after years of neglect.
How life expectancy in the UK fell into a Soviet-style slump
The predicted lifespan for men in Barrow Island, Cumbria, mirrors that in war-torn Syria. What happened to the UK’s position as a leader in public health?
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Life expectancy growth reverses bit.ly/3RsP0vh poverty, poor diets, rubbish housing, stagnant living standards - UK today after years of neglect.
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Scottish Labour leader rejects European Single Market and Customs Union. Rules out wealth tax
@cluthaman.bsky.social
@cluthaman.bsky.social
Anas Sarwar says “No” to rejoining key EU mechanisms
Scottish Labour leader rejects European Single Market and Customs Union. Rules out wealth tax
bylines.scot
April 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Scottish Labour leader rejects European Single Market and Customs Union. Rules out wealth tax
@cluthaman.bsky.social
@cluthaman.bsky.social
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Terrifying thread - especially when you consider that Palantir has a major role in NHS data
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale RTd this thread, which says Trump shld act fast & “Fire people who can't be fired. Force them to litigate. Mass deport people who can't be deported. Force them to litigate. Cancel 100s of billions in funding that are not lawful to cancel & force them to litigate.” 1/
April 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Terrifying thread - especially when you consider that Palantir has a major role in NHS data
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Just so everyone knows, there will never be any deals, under any circumstances, between the SNP and Nigel Farage.
The SNP stand against his divisive politics.
The SNP stand against his divisive politics.
April 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just so everyone knows, there will never be any deals, under any circumstances, between the SNP and Nigel Farage.
The SNP stand against his divisive politics.
The SNP stand against his divisive politics.
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Children’s squeaky plastic toys, trucks, blocks and dolls contain chemicals which are harmful to health, such as PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals'.
This deal is a win for EU lawmakers, who have been pushing to ban PFAS in all toys sold in the bloc in the future, despite industry backlash.
This deal is a win for EU lawmakers, who have been pushing to ban PFAS in all toys sold in the bloc in the future, despite industry backlash.
EU to ban dozens of toxic substances in children's toys - Euractiv
All toys sold in the EU will be slapped with a QR code 'passport', and a whole slew of toxic chemicals will be banned under the rules.
www.euractiv.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Children’s squeaky plastic toys, trucks, blocks and dolls contain chemicals which are harmful to health, such as PFAS, also known as ‘forever chemicals'.
This deal is a win for EU lawmakers, who have been pushing to ban PFAS in all toys sold in the bloc in the future, despite industry backlash.
This deal is a win for EU lawmakers, who have been pushing to ban PFAS in all toys sold in the bloc in the future, despite industry backlash.