Dr Matthew Hardy
@drmatthewhardy.bsky.social
Senior lecturer, journal editor, cyclist, recovering architect. The Arsenal. Head = Green, heart = Labour. #StillEuropean #FBPE #NAFO 💙🇺🇦
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Also at https://mstdn.social/@drmatthewhardy/
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Efficient transport looks empty. Inefficient transport looks full.
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Full membership of the Single Market requires the four freedoms, including Freedom of Movement.
Multiple opinion polls and surveys over the past 5 years show that there is a very strong majority in the UK in support of mutual Freedom of Movement with the EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Multiple opinion polls and surveys over the past 5 years show that there is a very strong majority in the UK in support of mutual Freedom of Movement with the EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
‘Mutual free movement’ for UK and EU citizens supported by 84% of Brits, in stunning new poll
Omnisis poll suggests opposition to free movement was based on lack of awareness and the UK government failing to enforce the rules
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Full membership of the Single Market requires the four freedoms, including Freedom of Movement.
Multiple opinion polls and surveys over the past 5 years show that there is a very strong majority in the UK in support of mutual Freedom of Movement with the EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
Multiple opinion polls and surveys over the past 5 years show that there is a very strong majority in the UK in support of mutual Freedom of Movement with the EU.
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...
One for @thevicsoc.bsky.social
Reform-led Kent County Council under fire for ripping out rare Victorian lampposts in Canterbury #FTFY
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January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
One for @thevicsoc.bsky.social
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This article highlights the problem:
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised
How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:38 AM
This article highlights the problem:
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
Reform-led Kent County Council under fire for ripping out rare Victorian lampposts in Canterbury #FTFY
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archive.ph
January 6, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Reform-led Kent County Council under fire for ripping out rare Victorian lampposts in Canterbury #FTFY
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BREAKING: US officials have concluded that Ukraine did not launch a drone strike on Putin’s residence. In other words, it is now apparent that the Russian dictator personally lied to Trump in a bid to derail peace efforts. Will there be consequences?
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
BREAKING: US officials have concluded that Ukraine did not launch a drone strike on Putin’s residence. In other words, it is now apparent that the Russian dictator personally lied to Trump in a bid to derail peace efforts. Will there be consequences?
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*stares in confused ex-Honduran President recently pardoned by Donald Trump for international drug trafficking crimes*
January 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
*stares in confused ex-Honduran President recently pardoned by Donald Trump for international drug trafficking crimes*
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Corrupt tech billionaires are buying power to tilt the world in their favor.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
January 2, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Corrupt tech billionaires are buying power to tilt the world in their favor.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
Even the co-founder of Y Combinator is saying it. ⬇️
The radical death cult rising from Silicon Valley venture capital is metastasizing rapidly.
It's an existential threat to democracy and humanity.
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
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The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:36 PM
The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk
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Donald Trump went to war with Venezuela because he's in the Epstein files. Does he have other motivations? Yes. But distraction from the Epstein files is his primary driver.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Donald Trump went to war with Venezuela because he's in the Epstein files. Does he have other motivations? Yes. But distraction from the Epstein files is his primary driver.
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Reform UK won’t say ‘private’ when talking about healthcare. Richard Tice uses ‘independent’:
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
January 3, 2026 at 6:34 AM
Reform UK won’t say ‘private’ when talking about healthcare. Richard Tice uses ‘independent’:
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
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It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
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To sum up, a US president is going to war without congressional authorization against a sovereign nation that has not attacked or threatened it, and is doing so like a thief in the night, with no explanation for the American people or the world. It is all so unimaginable that it strains credulity.
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 AM
To sum up, a US president is going to war without congressional authorization against a sovereign nation that has not attacked or threatened it, and is doing so like a thief in the night, with no explanation for the American people or the world. It is all so unimaginable that it strains credulity.
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
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Solar and Wind are 3x cheaper per watt than Nuclear, and that's even before counting the ridiculously expensive disposal of Nuclear Waste.
January 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Solar and Wind are 3x cheaper per watt than Nuclear, and that's even before counting the ridiculously expensive disposal of Nuclear Waste.
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There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025.
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:54 PM
There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025.
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
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Free Energy is a nightmare to the billionaires who run Energy, currently the most profitable industry on the planet.
Worse than free houses, free healthcare or free banking.
Worse than free houses, free healthcare or free banking.
January 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Free Energy is a nightmare to the billionaires who run Energy, currently the most profitable industry on the planet.
Worse than free houses, free healthcare or free banking.
Worse than free houses, free healthcare or free banking.
"Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity. Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
"Europeans enjoy more free time than Americans, a higher life expectancy and lower levels of inequality – all with roughly comparable productivity. Whichever way you look at it, this is a significantly superior economic performance."
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
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The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
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The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The world’s 500 richest people have total wealth of $11.9tn.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
Their wealth up by $2.2tn in 2025. 8 billionaires accounting for a 25% of the gains.
No one becomes this rich by working.
They fund right-wing parties, oppose worker/human rights, cause more pollution than normal people.
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Well spotted on the date.
In his emails to Epstein in mid November 2018 Bannon claims to have met up with Rees Mogg, Farage and Boris Johnson to keep Brexit on track and defeat Theresa May. Farage denies this…. And yet….
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
In his emails to Epstein in mid November 2018 Bannon claims to have met up with Rees Mogg, Farage and Boris Johnson to keep Brexit on track and defeat Theresa May. Farage denies this…. And yet….
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
NTM Farage & Johnson & Johnson & Bannon.
Bannon: ‘He (#LiarJohnson) flew right over after WE👈👈won”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...
Bannon: ‘He (#LiarJohnson) flew right over after WE👈👈won”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019...
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Well spotted on the date.
In his emails to Epstein in mid November 2018 Bannon claims to have met up with Rees Mogg, Farage and Boris Johnson to keep Brexit on track and defeat Theresa May. Farage denies this…. And yet….
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
In his emails to Epstein in mid November 2018 Bannon claims to have met up with Rees Mogg, Farage and Boris Johnson to keep Brexit on track and defeat Theresa May. Farage denies this…. And yet….
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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It’s almost as if trying to force your immoral eugenic fascism on the human race is not a good way to sell cars.
#ElonMusk #Fascism #HighIQLowMorals #Tesla
#ElonMusk #Fascism #HighIQLowMorals #Tesla
January 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
It’s almost as if trying to force your immoral eugenic fascism on the human race is not a good way to sell cars.
#ElonMusk #Fascism #HighIQLowMorals #Tesla
#ElonMusk #Fascism #HighIQLowMorals #Tesla
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This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!
January 2, 2026 at 10:47 AM
This does seem just a little bit bad! Idk the sort of thing you’d think politicians might distance themselves from or something!