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📽️ 1/ Today, Britain dropped to its lowest placing in @anticorruption.bsky.social's global Corruption Perceptions Index.
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
📽️ 1/ Today, Britain dropped to its lowest placing in @anticorruption.bsky.social's global Corruption Perceptions Index.
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
🚨 Our Chair @philbrickellmp.bsky.social says this "must serve as a wake-up call for the Government."
@transparencyuk.bsky.social
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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
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🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage's party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🔴Reform MPs Accused of Pandering to Putin After Skipping Russian Interference Debate
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
Nigel Farage’s party refused to attend the debate, called after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding a public inquiry into Russian interference in British politics
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/10/r...
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FREE TO READ 🔓 Editor-at-large @arusbridger.bsky.social
on Jeff Bezos and the decline of the Washington Post
buff.ly/goLE4YZ
on Jeff Bezos and the decline of the Washington Post
buff.ly/goLE4YZ
February 10, 2026 at 11:16 AM
FREE TO READ 🔓 Editor-at-large @arusbridger.bsky.social
on Jeff Bezos and the decline of the Washington Post
buff.ly/goLE4YZ
on Jeff Bezos and the decline of the Washington Post
buff.ly/goLE4YZ
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Keir Starmer made a speech about Epstein survivors saying how unacceptable it was that they faced barriers to justice.
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Keir Starmer made a speech about Epstein survivors saying how unacceptable it was that they faced barriers to justice.
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
BUT HIS OWN GOVT has blocked justice for hundreds of Harrods abuse & trafficking survivors.
Complete hypocrisy 😡
Write to your MP.
See: www.nooneabove.org
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Climate risks far exceed what traditional economic models assume, new report warns, citing extremes and tipping points
->Down To Earth | More on "Climate risks and economic models" at BigEarthData.ai | #climate risk #tipping point
->Down To Earth | More on "Climate risks and economic models" at BigEarthData.ai | #climate risk #tipping point
Climate risks far exceed what traditional economic models assume, new report warns, citing extremes and tipping points
There are various reasons for the underestimation of risks from climate damages being not accounted for properly in economic frameworks and consequently in financial frameworks, according to the report. One of the central problems, the report says, is that most economic frameworks treat global warming as a marginal shock to an otherwise stable economic system. The authors spoke to 60 climate scientists, who warned that at higher levels of warming, climate impacts do not occur in isolation. Instead, “climate impacts increasingly disrupt multiple sectors at once; interact across regions through trade, finance, migration, and geopolitics; and trigger non-linear responses in environmental and human systems,” the paper said. This means that the impacts of warming and consequent climate change are not just a ‘marginal shock’ reducing outputs in certain sectors but a reshaping of economic systems themselves. It reshapes entire economic systems — affecting where people can live, what they can produce, how infrastructure is operationalised, and which regions remain economically viable...
www.downtoearth.org.in
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Palantir CEO laughs about profiting from killing Palestinians using AI.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
He calls them 'Hamas' 'useful idiots' and 'mostly terrorists'.
But there is only one terrorist here, and Palantir are war criminals.
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This is a huge story and must be treated as such.
We allow too much side-stepping of accountability, with journalists often expected to bear the brunt of forcing the issue.
Journalists and their sources must be protected - if they are not, the situation is pretty dire
We allow too much side-stepping of accountability, with journalists often expected to bear the brunt of forcing the issue.
Journalists and their sources must be protected - if they are not, the situation is pretty dire
When he ran Labour Together, Cabinet Office minister Josh Simons hired a PR firm to investigate journalists
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
After our revelations, and a flurry of news stories, Simons finally gave his side of the story
But it doesn't seem to tally with the facts... 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/mcsweeney-...
McSweeney goes - but Josh Simons in the frame over targeting journalists
Cabinet Office minister hired a PR firm to investigate journalists. His explanation is bewildering - and begs one big question. How can Starmer keep him on?
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This is a huge story and must be treated as such.
We allow too much side-stepping of accountability, with journalists often expected to bear the brunt of forcing the issue.
Journalists and their sources must be protected - if they are not, the situation is pretty dire
We allow too much side-stepping of accountability, with journalists often expected to bear the brunt of forcing the issue.
Journalists and their sources must be protected - if they are not, the situation is pretty dire
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Last month was the 4th warmest January on record for the average global sea surface temperature...
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI... 🌊
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI... 🌊
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last month was the 4th warmest January on record for the average global sea surface temperature...
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI... 🌊
Graphic using NOAA ERSSTv5 data. Methods described in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI... 🌊
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DEPORTATION.... NOT JUST FOR BROWN PEOPLE ANYORE. I hate seeing this happen to anyone. Sadly, in the USA, people only get off their ass when white people are in trouble. We are one and until you get it you are alone.
Irish citizens seeking consular help over U.S. deportations have soared by 330% this year, according to Ireland’s foreign affairs ministry.
Deportations of Irish citizens from US up a staggering 330%
www.irishstar.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
DEPORTATION.... NOT JUST FOR BROWN PEOPLE ANYORE. I hate seeing this happen to anyone. Sadly, in the USA, people only get off their ass when white people are in trouble. We are one and until you get it you are alone.
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Exactly this! Labour's PR since the election has been abysmal, and so very disappointing. (Not helped, obviously, by some disappointing early decisions from the top.)
Good. Labour's PR has been beyond abysmal.
A few more flushes and the water may start to run clean.
A few more flushes and the water may start to run clean.
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Exactly this! Labour's PR since the election has been abysmal, and so very disappointing. (Not helped, obviously, by some disappointing early decisions from the top.)
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Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Shared with us from Sydney happening now. He had his hands up.
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Reform have pitched one of their most remarkable ideas yet. Fund the cutting of the price of a pint by reinstating the two-child benefit cap
Reform's plan to cut 5p off pints is really about British identity
www.bigissue.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Reform have pitched one of their most remarkable ideas yet. Fund the cutting of the price of a pint by reinstating the two-child benefit cap
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While banning social media seems like the easy solution, in fact it's letting Big Tech off the hook and placing the burden to protect themselves on children and families.
That's how we see it. What do you think?
That's how we see it. What do you think?
February 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
While banning social media seems like the easy solution, in fact it's letting Big Tech off the hook and placing the burden to protect themselves on children and families.
That's how we see it. What do you think?
That's how we see it. What do you think?
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Back in 2020 it wasn't a good career move in the climate space to shit talk Bill Gates' and point out his climate hypocrisy. I was the only person quoted in an article on that issue in a VICE piece.
And that was before we knew of the Epstein connections.
However, I was right.
And that was before we knew of the Epstein connections.
However, I was right.
Bill Gates Says He's Fighting Climate Change While Cashing in on Oil
The billionaire's investment portfolio includes millions of shares of companies contributing to the climate crisis.
www.vice.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Back in 2020 it wasn't a good career move in the climate space to shit talk Bill Gates' and point out his climate hypocrisy. I was the only person quoted in an article on that issue in a VICE piece.
And that was before we knew of the Epstein connections.
However, I was right.
And that was before we knew of the Epstein connections.
However, I was right.
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🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
Drowning in Denial – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
subscribe.bylinetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
🔗 https://subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/82/drowning-in-denial/
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Reform UK’s Epstein links show this is no party of the people
Reform UK's Epstein links show this is no party of the people
Reform treasurer Nick Candy was - at least - a close business associate of Epstein: the party won't be able to shake this association easily
www.thecanary.co
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Reform UK’s Epstein links show this is no party of the people
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Interesting story, should be a warning to the plans of ‘geo engineering’ - Planetary scale interventions to absorb carbon emissions - like seeding the oceans. Our efforts to restore Ozone have created another problem.
buff.ly/XwKj7vY
buff.ly/XwKj7vY
February 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Interesting story, should be a warning to the plans of ‘geo engineering’ - Planetary scale interventions to absorb carbon emissions - like seeding the oceans. Our efforts to restore Ozone have created another problem.
buff.ly/XwKj7vY
buff.ly/XwKj7vY
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"If Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein’s business partner retain access to the UK’s most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...
Thiel Spokesman Denies Former Israeli PM's Claim Jeffrey Epstein 'Co-Owned' Palantir Founder’s Venture Fund – But Confirms Epstein was a Limited Partner
A former Israeli Prime Minister and intelligence chief described Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein as "owners" of a venture fund. The founder of Palantir, now embedded in Britain’s most critical infrast...
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 AM
"If Peter Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein’s business partner retain access to the UK’s most sensitive national security infrastructure?"
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/04/j...
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There has been lots of reporting on this, it’s really worth checking out @peterjukes.bsky.social article in @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM
There has been lots of reporting on this, it’s really worth checking out @peterjukes.bsky.social article in @bylinetimes.bsky.social.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
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Honestly, if you only want to read one article about trans stuff in 2026, it should probably be this one. 👇🏻
"As co-chair, Beth, now 68, faced down intimidation from anti-trans groups to oversee a vote that cemented the Association’s inclusive ethos in 2024. It was, she says, 'the hardest thing I have ever done, and also the thing I’m the most proud of.'"
The women fighting for trans inclusion at Hampstead ponds
The High Court has rejected a legal challenge attempting to ban trans people from Hampstead Heath’s single-sex ponds. Good Law Project speaks to the activists and regular swimmers behind the movement ...
www.dazeddigital.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Honestly, if you only want to read one article about trans stuff in 2026, it should probably be this one. 👇🏻
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Starmer’s position ‘untenable’ if chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is not fired over Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Starmer’s position ‘untenable’ if chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is not fired over Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
Pressure continue to build on Keir Starmer to remove his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Starmer’s position ‘untenable’ if chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is not fired over Mandelson scandal - UK politics live
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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"When you're in a hole, grab an excavator" seems to be the motto of the current Labour party.
Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
Labour thinktank close to Morgan McSweeney ‘paid firm to investigate journalists’
Labour Together allegedly hired company to look at Sunday Times and Guardian reporters after article about donations
A thinktank previously run by a Labour minister and the prime minister’s chief of staff is alleged to have paid a PR firm to investigate journalists who were looking into its funding.
Labour Together, once run by Morgan McSweeney and then by Josh Simons, now a Cabinet Office minister, hired APCO Worldwide to investigate journalists from the Guardian, the Sunday Times and other outlets and to identify their sources, according to claims in the Substack publication Democracy for Sale. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
"When you're in a hole, grab an excavator" seems to be the motto of the current Labour party.
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@pontifex Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environ...
we need to take urgent #ClimateAction to avoid the worst of Climate Change
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@pontifex Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environ...
we need to take urgent #ClimateAction to avoid the worst of Climate Change
🌎🌍🌏
Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
Francis also defends climate protesters and calls on governments to make Cop28 in Dubai a turning point
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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@pontifex Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environ...
we need to take urgent #ClimateAction to avoid the worst of Climate Change
🌎🌍🌏
@pontifex Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environ...
we need to take urgent #ClimateAction to avoid the worst of Climate Change
🌎🌍🌏
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Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing
Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing
In the West Bank, we are the unwilling test subjects for digital advancements in methods of population control
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Israeli border tech is not about security, it’s a tool for ethnic cleansing