Kath Naday
@kathnaday.bsky.social
Live in Beijing, work in media, ruined my life by rescuing dogs & cats that torment me & ruin my stuff. Coming from the other place to restore sanity. Brexit is almost the worst recent global calamity. I like: trains, travel, sustainable stuff, & geography
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
What does he want? Orange intimidation…
December 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
What does he want? Orange intimidation…
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"If you see something that doesn't look right, report it to staff or British Transport Police".
Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.
Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.
A paean to privatised public transport.
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
Today I had to go from Stockport to Salisbury. So I bought a ticket
Stockport > Bristol > Salisbury
The drive to Stockport should have taken 35 minutes. Satnav said it would take 2 hours, and I'd miss my train.
So I went to Macclesfield, where I found...
October 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"If you see something that doesn't look right, report it to staff or British Transport Police".
Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.
Okay then: I'd like to report the entire rail network. That's not right at all.
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If you’ve enjoyed my videos over the last few years I’d love to see you at my live shows. My tour starts in a month and sales have been slower than last year - probably partly because I’m not on X anymore. But it’s a fun show and I’d love more people to see it! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
Matt Green Tickets, Tour and Concert Dates – www.livenation.co.uk
www.livenation.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
If you’ve enjoyed my videos over the last few years I’d love to see you at my live shows. My tour starts in a month and sales have been slower than last year - probably partly because I’m not on X anymore. But it’s a fun show and I’d love more people to see it! www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
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Anybody surprised?
Emissions from 14 fossil fuel giants drove 213 major heatwaves since 2000, making >50 deadly ones 10,000× more likely and adding up to +2.2°C increased intensity
All while knowing the impact of GHG emissions
Corporate negligence =Human cost
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Emissions from 14 fossil fuel giants drove 213 major heatwaves since 2000, making >50 deadly ones 10,000× more likely and adding up to +2.2°C increased intensity
All while knowing the impact of GHG emissions
Corporate negligence =Human cost
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time
Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Anybody surprised?
Emissions from 14 fossil fuel giants drove 213 major heatwaves since 2000, making >50 deadly ones 10,000× more likely and adding up to +2.2°C increased intensity
All while knowing the impact of GHG emissions
Corporate negligence =Human cost
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Emissions from 14 fossil fuel giants drove 213 major heatwaves since 2000, making >50 deadly ones 10,000× more likely and adding up to +2.2°C increased intensity
All while knowing the impact of GHG emissions
Corporate negligence =Human cost
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.”
Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size.
It’s about space & safety.
Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size.
It’s about space & safety.
Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn
Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
“Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn. Campaigners call for Paris-style parking charges amid fears big vehicles are taking up excessive public space.”
Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size.
It’s about space & safety.
Cities need smart, specific strategies to manage vehicle size.
It’s about space & safety.
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⬇️ British services exports are thought to be around 4-5% lower than they would have otherwise been without Brexit.
❌ That equates to billions of pounds in lost revenue for British businesses every year.
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/08/the-reality-of-uk-services-trade-post-brexit/
❌ That equates to billions of pounds in lost revenue for British businesses every year.
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/08/the-reality-of-uk-services-trade-post-brexit/
The Reality of UK Services Trade Post-Brexit - British Chambers of Commerce
The services sector represents 80% of UK output, but LSE research indicates a 16% drop in services exports to key EU markets affected by Brexit trade barriers.
www.britishchambers.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
⬇️ British services exports are thought to be around 4-5% lower than they would have otherwise been without Brexit.
❌ That equates to billions of pounds in lost revenue for British businesses every year.
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/08/the-reality-of-uk-services-trade-post-brexit/
❌ That equates to billions of pounds in lost revenue for British businesses every year.
https://www.britishchambers.org.uk/news/2025/08/the-reality-of-uk-services-trade-post-brexit/
Had a big fight with this woman who dumped this 3-month kitten in tiny cage behind a fancy spa since last Thurs in temps often well above 30C. She claimed it’s a stray, but she knew nothing about dealing with strays. She agreed in the end to let me take it to the vet hosp opposite.
August 11, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Had a big fight with this woman who dumped this 3-month kitten in tiny cage behind a fancy spa since last Thurs in temps often well above 30C. She claimed it’s a stray, but she knew nothing about dealing with strays. She agreed in the end to let me take it to the vet hosp opposite.
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We’re on 5.1k signatures & have six weeks to get it to 10k as a strength of feeling against what has become a propaganda-fest for Reform. If it’s a democracy we need to hear from ALL our parties. If everyone who has signed gets one more to sign we’ll do it. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times
We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...
petition.parliament.uk
August 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
We’re on 5.1k signatures & have six weeks to get it to 10k as a strength of feeling against what has become a propaganda-fest for Reform. If it’s a democracy we need to hear from ALL our parties. If everyone who has signed gets one more to sign we’ll do it. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Private equity and the crushing cost of UK vets’ bills.
60% of local vets taken over by corporates.
Usual story -price hikes, debt, profiteering.
Drugs prices up to eight times the online prices. Profit margins of up to 43%.
How many pets will suffer?
archive.ph/ikhpP
60% of local vets taken over by corporates.
Usual story -price hikes, debt, profiteering.
Drugs prices up to eight times the online prices. Profit margins of up to 43%.
How many pets will suffer?
archive.ph/ikhpP
Private equity and the crushing cost of UK vets’ bills
Charges have risen sharply since 2016 as more practices have been swallowed up by buyout groups
www.ft.com
July 29, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Private equity and the crushing cost of UK vets’ bills.
60% of local vets taken over by corporates.
Usual story -price hikes, debt, profiteering.
Drugs prices up to eight times the online prices. Profit margins of up to 43%.
How many pets will suffer?
archive.ph/ikhpP
60% of local vets taken over by corporates.
Usual story -price hikes, debt, profiteering.
Drugs prices up to eight times the online prices. Profit margins of up to 43%.
How many pets will suffer?
archive.ph/ikhpP
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UK cities are baking - we need more mitigations especially trees. My city #Oxford really bad in these heatwaves - few trees in the centre & no water sources. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Deadly heatwaves are the new reality – we need to transform the UK's cities and towns to survive them | Hannah Martin
While we work towards net zero, we also need to adapt. And we can pay for cooling measures like splash pads and trees by taxing the worst polluters, says green campaigner Hannah Martin
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
UK cities are baking - we need more mitigations especially trees. My city #Oxford really bad in these heatwaves - few trees in the centre & no water sources. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This was the 3rd #interrail I did, while doing a term abroad in Montpellier, France. Look - a night train from #Madrid to #Lisbon. I forgot you wrote it in yourself.
June 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was the 3rd #interrail I did, while doing a term abroad in Montpellier, France. Look - a night train from #Madrid to #Lisbon. I forgot you wrote it in yourself.
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Since 2010, we have lost:
279 school playing fields
750 youth centres
793 playgrounds
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
No wonder children have nowhere to go
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
279 school playing fields
750 youth centres
793 playgrounds
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
No wonder children have nowhere to go
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Since 2010, we have lost:
279 school playing fields
750 youth centres
793 playgrounds
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
No wonder children have nowhere to go
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
279 school playing fields
750 youth centres
793 playgrounds
800 libraries
1,086 swimming pools
1,416 Sure Start children’s centres
No wonder children have nowhere to go
Tax multi millionaires, give us back our public services
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
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You wouldn't know it from today's newspaper front pages screaming "betrayal", but new YouGov polling finds that 66% of British people now want the Government to deliver a closer relationship with the EU, compared to just 14% who don't
May 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
You wouldn't know it from today's newspaper front pages screaming "betrayal", but new YouGov polling finds that 66% of British people now want the Government to deliver a closer relationship with the EU, compared to just 14% who don't
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Can there be any more irresponsible practice than burning carbon rich peat moors to make sure they remain clear for the ultra rich to play at being country folk as they shoot captive bred animals for sport.
May 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Can there be any more irresponsible practice than burning carbon rich peat moors to make sure they remain clear for the ultra rich to play at being country folk as they shoot captive bred animals for sport.
Today, on the the day of the great (or not so great?) #Brexitreset, I have my own Brexit reset - I’m back in the EU!
May 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today, on the the day of the great (or not so great?) #Brexitreset, I have my own Brexit reset - I’m back in the EU!
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Eurostar used to be a symbol of connection. Now, post-Brexit border checks mean fewer trains, longer queues, and closed stations. Freedom of Movement made Europe closer. Brexit slammed the door. #Brexit #FreedomOfMovement #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
May 15, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Eurostar used to be a symbol of connection. Now, post-Brexit border checks mean fewer trains, longer queues, and closed stations. Freedom of Movement made Europe closer. Brexit slammed the door. #Brexit #FreedomOfMovement #VoicesofLostFOM #SaveFOM
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What we need from Starmer is not Reform style policies. We need the kind of leadership that says:
- illegal immigration is statistically insignificant & not a problem worth worrying about
- Legal immigration benefits UK
- and we should rejoin EU/EEA to restore mutual mobility as it helps us too
- illegal immigration is statistically insignificant & not a problem worth worrying about
- Legal immigration benefits UK
- and we should rejoin EU/EEA to restore mutual mobility as it helps us too
May 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What we need from Starmer is not Reform style policies. We need the kind of leadership that says:
- illegal immigration is statistically insignificant & not a problem worth worrying about
- Legal immigration benefits UK
- and we should rejoin EU/EEA to restore mutual mobility as it helps us too
- illegal immigration is statistically insignificant & not a problem worth worrying about
- Legal immigration benefits UK
- and we should rejoin EU/EEA to restore mutual mobility as it helps us too
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Starmer wants growth, strong public services and reduced migration. He might as well wish for fairies at the bottom of his garden. Without inward migration, his other hopes cannot be fulfilled. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
Starmer is swinging his wrecking ball
This is Starmer's foreword to the White Paper on migration, published yesterday:
The key section is:
In 2023, under the previous government, inward migration exploded to over a million people a yea...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Starmer wants growth, strong public services and reduced migration. He might as well wish for fairies at the bottom of his garden. Without inward migration, his other hopes cannot be fulfilled. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
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Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
May 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Labour has a whopping great majority and four years left to turn this country around.
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
They should be setting the agenda, not chasing about trying to placate voters of a party with five MPs who will never vote for them anyway.
It's not only disappointing... it's embarrassing
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Absolutely brutal and hilarious takedown of Bill Maher from the one and only Larry David.
Opinion | Larry David: My Dinner With Adolf
When a private meeting goes unexpectedly.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Absolutely brutal and hilarious takedown of Bill Maher from the one and only Larry David.
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A majority of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU than the US.
The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner.
The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner.
Majority of Britons would rather have the EU as a close trading partner than US
With a protectionist President in the White House, it seems the British public would rather prefer closer trading ties with the EU.
leftfootforward.org
April 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A majority of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU than the US.
The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner.
The poll, carried out by YouGov, found that 57% of Britons would rather have a closer trading relationship with the EU, compared to 16% who would rather have the US as a closer trading partner.
Two conversations today - one with a friend about how it’s too risky to travel to US right now, & another with a friend who is having to terminate export biz from China to US (industrial drilling). So much winning!
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Two conversations today - one with a friend about how it’s too risky to travel to US right now, & another with a friend who is having to terminate export biz from China to US (industrial drilling). So much winning!