Jack London
@jacklondonbluesky.bsky.social
UK politics obsessive. Pragmatism over idealism. Reduce poverty & inequality. Climate crisis real & very urgent. Stale, white & male.
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Clash fan in London - other bands also good. Arsenal
Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
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Science is real unlike Internet fantasy
The very fact it was felt necessary to set up Independent Sage - and the amount of notice it accumulated - is a pointer that the official state handling was seen as dangerously deficient
8/ Obviously it's easy to be wise after the event, but everything we said at the time is on our web site for others to judge
independentsage.org
independentsage.org
Independent SAGE – Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.
Independent SAGE: Independent scientific advice on the COVID-19 crisis, for the UK government and public.
independentsage.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The very fact it was felt necessary to set up Independent Sage - and the amount of notice it accumulated - is a pointer that the official state handling was seen as dangerously deficient
Does anyone care what party "former" MPs join?
This guy is from Brighton - so jumping to the Greens is quite possibly opportunist
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This guy is from Brighton - so jumping to the Greens is quite possibly opportunist
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Former Labour MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle joins Green Party
The former Brighton Kemptown MP says the Labour Party has left behind millions of people.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Does anyone care what party "former" MPs join?
This guy is from Brighton - so jumping to the Greens is quite possibly opportunist
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This guy is from Brighton - so jumping to the Greens is quite possibly opportunist
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ford boss Lisa Brankin warns against taxing electric cars
Ford's UK boss says it is
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November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
In the short term this might be pragmatic & cost-effective
Very quickly scammers will see how to make money out of it
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Very quickly scammers will see how to make money out of it
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Failed asylum seekers could be given ‘big increase’ in payments to leave voluntarily, home secretary says – UK politics live
Shabana Mahmood says scheme could increase the £3,000 cap currently in place and that payments are ‘good value for money’
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
In the short term this might be pragmatic & cost-effective
Very quickly scammers will see how to make money out of it
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Very quickly scammers will see how to make money out of it
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
I do not advocate for Maduro - but the US cannot just grab control of another country whenever they feel like it
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Maduro 'ready to talk face to face' as US pressure mounts
Following increased US pressure on the Venezuelan government, the two sides say they are open to talks.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I do not advocate for Maduro - but the US cannot just grab control of another country whenever they feel like it
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A reminder of the active & growing risk Russia poses to the UK
This time a spyship off our coast points lasers at monitoring RAF planes
In Poland, Putin has used Ukrainian traitors for acts of sabotage, and the Poles will not take that lying down...
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This time a spyship off our coast points lasers at monitoring RAF planes
In Poland, Putin has used Ukrainian traitors for acts of sabotage, and the Poles will not take that lying down...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russian spy ship on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says
John Healey says the Russian ship is in waters north of Scotland and is being monitored by UK forces.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A reminder of the active & growing risk Russia poses to the UK
This time a spyship off our coast points lasers at monitoring RAF planes
In Poland, Putin has used Ukrainian traitors for acts of sabotage, and the Poles will not take that lying down...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This time a spyship off our coast points lasers at monitoring RAF planes
In Poland, Putin has used Ukrainian traitors for acts of sabotage, and the Poles will not take that lying down...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The enduring peace masterfully enabled by the talents of the greatest President the world has ever seen (long overdue for a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 70 wars) continues to gain strength....
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Lebanon says Israeli strike killed 13 people near Palestinian refugee camp
The Israeli military says it targeted Hamas members
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The enduring peace masterfully enabled by the talents of the greatest President the world has ever seen (long overdue for a Nobel Peace Prize for stopping 70 wars) continues to gain strength....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The world's burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year
Our species does not deserve to survive.... but there is no justice in us taking so many others with us
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Our species does not deserve to survive.... but there is no justice in us taking so many others with us
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Fossil fuel emissions rise again - but renewables boom offers hope for climate
Carbon emissions from burning fossil fuels are forecast to reach a new high in 2025 but could soon peak.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The world's burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year
Our species does not deserve to survive.... but there is no justice in us taking so many others with us
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Our species does not deserve to survive.... but there is no justice in us taking so many others with us
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I endorse this; there is no reason why non-drivers should subsidise motoring, and I pay thru the nose to travel by rail
There were some difficulties with reading this when it was first posted, it should be easier now:
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
How and why Rachel Reeves should increase the price of driving in her forthcoming Budget. rdrf.org.uk/2025/11/17/d...
Do repost if you think it's worth reading!
“Dear Rachel Reeves…”: An open letter to the Chancellor on why she should increase the price of driving in her Budget 2025.
Dear Chancellor, Please consider the increases in the financial costs of driving described below in your Autumn Budget 2025 for the following reasons: Raising significant much-needed revenue for th…
rdrf.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I endorse this; there is no reason why non-drivers should subsidise motoring, and I pay thru the nose to travel by rail
What lovely man - he will make such a fine PM!
(HEAVY SARCAMSM!!!)
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(HEAVY SARCAMSM!!!)
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‘Deeply shocking’: Nigel Farage faces fresh claims of racism and antisemitism at school
Bafta-winning director among contemporaries urging contrition and apology from Reform UK leader, who denies the allegations
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November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
What lovely man - he will make such a fine PM!
(HEAVY SARCAMSM!!!)
www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...
(HEAVY SARCAMSM!!!)
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WTF? "...plan would see 25% of debt written off, > £4bn of new cash injected, but requires years of leniency on fines for pollution incidents. If Thames Water collapses into administration, those debts could be written off by a greater amount"
Why not let it collapse??
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Why not let it collapse??
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Thames Water rescue plan attacked by excluded bidders
Potential bidders say they are frustrated to have been frozen out of talks on the future of the UK's biggest water utility.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
WTF? "...plan would see 25% of debt written off, > £4bn of new cash injected, but requires years of leniency on fines for pollution incidents. If Thames Water collapses into administration, those debts could be written off by a greater amount"
Why not let it collapse??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why not let it collapse??
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ah! The lovely peace-loving nature of this unjustly proscribed organisation becomes clear....
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'Palestine Action activist struck officer with sledgehammer', court hears
Six Elbit Systems protesters caused
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November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ah! The lovely peace-loving nature of this unjustly proscribed organisation becomes clear....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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There used to be a name for such.... "Traitor", that's it
And they were executed
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And they were executed
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Two Ukrainians working for Russia behind rail sabotage, Polish PM says
Donald Tusk said the two suspects had entered Poland from Belarus and had long worked for Russia.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
There used to be a name for such.... "Traitor", that's it
And they were executed
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And they were executed
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"New safe and legal routes will also be set up, with an annual cap on numbers and the right to settle permanently considered after 10 years for those arriving in this way"
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Minister insists government committed to asylum reforms amid Labour criticism
The government is under pressure from some Labour MPs over plans that include deporting children.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"New safe and legal routes will also be set up, with an annual cap on numbers and the right to settle permanently considered after 10 years for those arriving in this way"
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Excluding countries with populations less than 1 million, UK has 3rd highest % population increase in Europe
Ireland +1.01%
Netherlands 0.65
UK 0.6
Switzerland 0.51
Sweden 0.47
Denmark 0.42
Belgium 0.17
France 0.15
Finland 0.11%
Others are losing population
www.worldometers.info/world-popula...
Ireland +1.01%
Netherlands 0.65
UK 0.6
Switzerland 0.51
Sweden 0.47
Denmark 0.42
Belgium 0.17
France 0.15
Finland 0.11%
Others are losing population
www.worldometers.info/world-popula...
Population by Country (2025) - Worldometer
List of countries and dependencies in the world ranked by population, from the most populated. Growth rate, median age, fertility rate, area, density, population density, urbanization, urban populatio...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Excluding countries with populations less than 1 million, UK has 3rd highest % population increase in Europe
Ireland +1.01%
Netherlands 0.65
UK 0.6
Switzerland 0.51
Sweden 0.47
Denmark 0.42
Belgium 0.17
France 0.15
Finland 0.11%
Others are losing population
www.worldometers.info/world-popula...
Ireland +1.01%
Netherlands 0.65
UK 0.6
Switzerland 0.51
Sweden 0.47
Denmark 0.42
Belgium 0.17
France 0.15
Finland 0.11%
Others are losing population
www.worldometers.info/world-popula...
The madman Putin is over-playing his hand - he likely could friend out a "win" that saves his skin in Ukraine, whilst the Orange Idiot is in the White House (aided or not by Kompromat)
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Poland rail explosion: PM says blast was 'unprecedented act of sabotage'
Authorities say the blast happened on a line leading to the border with Ukraine.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The madman Putin is over-playing his hand - he likely could friend out a "win" that saves his skin in Ukraine, whilst the Orange Idiot is in the White House (aided or not by Kompromat)
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I will be relieved if we never have a Trump moment.... quite happy for Sadiq to carry on as London mayor and make sure there is some sensible successor, happy for NYC also
This is so good by Izzy. The tories went wrong when they bored of pluralism, many of Labour's issues are because of the same
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
Not just comms that gets duller and less authentic but you run out of ideological road faster. More freedom for PPCs/backbenchers (+more parliamentary power) better for all
The UK system of government and party infrastructures are hard-wired to protect against the style of insurgent politics that propelled Mamdani to victory writes Izzy Lewis
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I will be relieved if we never have a Trump moment.... quite happy for Sadiq to carry on as London mayor and make sure there is some sensible successor, happy for NYC also
These devices - and the thefts that result from them - have been known about for years
I do not own a car - but WTF do manufacturers not admit reality and use mechanical locks that require a key?
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I do not own a car - but WTF do manufacturers not admit reality and use mechanical locks that require a key?
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Keyless car theft devices selling online for £20,000, BBC finds
It is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
These devices - and the thefts that result from them - have been known about for years
I do not own a car - but WTF do manufacturers not admit reality and use mechanical locks that require a key?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I do not own a car - but WTF do manufacturers not admit reality and use mechanical locks that require a key?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oh dear.... the far Right fighting each other in the USA....
Sales of popcorn must be rising in the blue states....
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Sales of popcorn must be rising in the blue states....
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Marjorie Taylor Greene doubles down on calls to release Epstein files
In a new interview, the congresswoman continued to urge the files' release despite the US president's harsh opposition.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Oh dear.... the far Right fighting each other in the USA....
Sales of popcorn must be rising in the blue states....
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sales of popcorn must be rising in the blue states....
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Anyone else notice how immaculately turned out our popular London Mayor is on all his posts?
Here’s what you won’t hear from some commentators on social media: in the year to October, London recorded 10,000 fewer violent crimes leading to injury than it did in the twelve months before I was elected.
More on the progress we’re making ⬇️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
More on the progress we’re making ⬇️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'London is world's best city - people claiming it's lawless hate its success'
'The fact that London has again been crowned greatest city in the world disproves everything our critics claim, and they can’t stand it', the London Mayor Sadiq Khan writes
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Anyone else notice how immaculately turned out our popular London Mayor is on all his posts?
I suspect there is little synergy between independent male Muslim MPs elected in protest at Israel's brutal revenge for Oct 7th inflicted in Gaza, and UK socialists with their liberal social values
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MP quits Corbyn's new left-wing party amid infighting
Independent MP Adnan Hussain claims there is a
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November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I suspect there is little synergy between independent male Muslim MPs elected in protest at Israel's brutal revenge for Oct 7th inflicted in Gaza, and UK socialists with their liberal social values
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The headline unsurprising (if depressing) - this is
"Women twice as likely to experience the behaviours as men, survey said"
Suggesting 1 in 3 male soldiers experience sexual harassment - really?
Or is it that twice as many women do? If so report is badly written
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"Women twice as likely to experience the behaviours as men, survey said"
Suggesting 1 in 3 male soldiers experience sexual harassment - really?
Or is it that twice as many women do? If so report is badly written
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Two-thirds of military women experienced sexual harassment, survey says
The behaviours include comments about their appearance, harassment, leering and groping, according to a survey.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The headline unsurprising (if depressing) - this is
"Women twice as likely to experience the behaviours as men, survey said"
Suggesting 1 in 3 male soldiers experience sexual harassment - really?
Or is it that twice as many women do? If so report is badly written
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Women twice as likely to experience the behaviours as men, survey said"
Suggesting 1 in 3 male soldiers experience sexual harassment - really?
Or is it that twice as many women do? If so report is badly written
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...