Neil Oakman 🔶️
@leylandcacti.bsky.social
🔶️ Local Party Chair. Parish Councillor. Rugby and Cricket enthusiast. Gardener. RSPB volunteer and Wash Cruise coordinator. Rewilding advocate. Old rocker.. #FBPE
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Free speech?
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Free speech?
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
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How we will look back at the British media's current constant indulgence of Nigel Farage and his brand of anti-migrant politics as the biggest collective failure of our times
@adambienkov.bsky.social
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@adambienkov.bsky.social
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Reform Dog Bites Media Man
The British press is failing in its duty to ask the right questions of Nigel Farage
www.adambienkov.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
How we will look back at the British media's current constant indulgence of Nigel Farage and his brand of anti-migrant politics as the biggest collective failure of our times
@adambienkov.bsky.social
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-dog...
@adambienkov.bsky.social
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-dog...
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Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure (energy, water, transport, health, comms, etc)…
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
Why renationalising the UK’s critical national infrastructure is vital
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s critical national infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising
northwestbylines.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure (energy, water, transport, health, comms, etc)…
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
perfectly put.....
Reform is the toxic effluent oozing from the decaying Tory party.
July 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
perfectly put.....
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The IMF urges UK govt to end the pensions triple lock and charging for NHS treatment.
Condemning pensioners to poverty and denying healthcare to low/middle income families is part of the right wing agenda. How many will be killed by neoliberalism?
Anything to avoid taxing corporations & the rich.
Condemning pensioners to poverty and denying healthcare to low/middle income families is part of the right wing agenda. How many will be killed by neoliberalism?
Anything to avoid taxing corporations & the rich.
Reeves should consider ending pension triple lock and charging for NHS treatment, says IMF
Chancellor is advised to give herself more leeway in the next budget before adjusting taxation or spending
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 6:07 AM
The IMF urges UK govt to end the pensions triple lock and charging for NHS treatment.
Condemning pensioners to poverty and denying healthcare to low/middle income families is part of the right wing agenda. How many will be killed by neoliberalism?
Anything to avoid taxing corporations & the rich.
Condemning pensioners to poverty and denying healthcare to low/middle income families is part of the right wing agenda. How many will be killed by neoliberalism?
Anything to avoid taxing corporations & the rich.
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England Water chiefs’ pay rises by 5% to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over sewage dumping.
Failure and abuses rewarded.
The only effective remedy is to permit employees and customers to vote on exec pay. No major party supports democratization of water.
Failure and abuses rewarded.
The only effective remedy is to permit employees and customers to vote on exec pay. No major party supports democratization of water.
Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution
Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
England Water chiefs’ pay rises by 5% to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over sewage dumping.
Failure and abuses rewarded.
The only effective remedy is to permit employees and customers to vote on exec pay. No major party supports democratization of water.
Failure and abuses rewarded.
The only effective remedy is to permit employees and customers to vote on exec pay. No major party supports democratization of water.
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Over one in five 18-24 yr olds support the Lib Dems
Become a member of the Lib Dems:
As a member you can:
✔ Decide our party policy.
✔ Stand for election and choose our candidates.
✔ Vote in future Lib Dem leadership elections.
Become a member today
www.libdems.org.uk/join
Become a member of the Lib Dems:
As a member you can:
✔ Decide our party policy.
✔ Stand for election and choose our candidates.
✔ Vote in future Lib Dem leadership elections.
Become a member today
www.libdems.org.uk/join
July 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Over one in five 18-24 yr olds support the Lib Dems
Become a member of the Lib Dems:
As a member you can:
✔ Decide our party policy.
✔ Stand for election and choose our candidates.
✔ Vote in future Lib Dem leadership elections.
Become a member today
www.libdems.org.uk/join
Become a member of the Lib Dems:
As a member you can:
✔ Decide our party policy.
✔ Stand for election and choose our candidates.
✔ Vote in future Lib Dem leadership elections.
Become a member today
www.libdems.org.uk/join
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Why we need electoral reform.
Last year:
- 85% of MPs were elected with less than 50% of the vote
- 41% were elected with less than 40% of the vote
- One MP won with 27% of the vote
- 58% of voters didn't get the MP they voted for
- Labour won two-thirds of seats on just one-third of the vote
@openbritain.bsky.social
- 85% of MPs were elected with less than 50% of the vote
- 41% were elected with less than 40% of the vote
- One MP won with 27% of the vote
- 58% of voters didn't get the MP they voted for
- Labour won two-thirds of seats on just one-third of the vote
@openbritain.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Why we need electoral reform.
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The problem with Starmer coming the hard man is that it brings to mind Vince Cable's comments about G. Brown trying to be Stalin but looking like Mr Bean. Or, if you prefer, our latest PM makes John Major look like Sid Vicious
July 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The problem with Starmer coming the hard man is that it brings to mind Vince Cable's comments about G. Brown trying to be Stalin but looking like Mr Bean. Or, if you prefer, our latest PM makes John Major look like Sid Vicious
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One reason water companies feel able to delay bringing in hosepipe bans & drag their feet on fixing leaks is that successive governments have allowed them to pump water from rivers when reservoirs get low. But that water is taken from wildlife.
2/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England’s rivers ‘under threat’ as water extraction surges to record levels
Exclusive: Investigation finds 76% rise in water taken from rivers and lakes for industrial or public consumption in two decades
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
One reason water companies feel able to delay bringing in hosepipe bans & drag their feet on fixing leaks is that successive governments have allowed them to pump water from rivers when reservoirs get low. But that water is taken from wildlife.
2/3
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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When rivers get low & warm like this:
- the pollution in them gets more concentrated
- fish & other water creatures have less oxygen to breathe
- pathogens from sewage have perfect conditions to grow
- algae grow too much too fast - blocking out light & air for wildlife
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- the pollution in them gets more concentrated
- fish & other water creatures have less oxygen to breathe
- pathogens from sewage have perfect conditions to grow
- algae grow too much too fast - blocking out light & air for wildlife
1/3
🏝️This summer is already one of the driest since 1976. As you can see from this video, the River Wandle’s flow is low at the moment. it's not the only river suffering in the country. Low river levels can lead to decreased dissolved oxygen in the water, which can harm aquatic life.⬇️
July 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
When rivers get low & warm like this:
- the pollution in them gets more concentrated
- fish & other water creatures have less oxygen to breathe
- pathogens from sewage have perfect conditions to grow
- algae grow too much too fast - blocking out light & air for wildlife
1/3
- the pollution in them gets more concentrated
- fish & other water creatures have less oxygen to breathe
- pathogens from sewage have perfect conditions to grow
- algae grow too much too fast - blocking out light & air for wildlife
1/3
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What
A
Surprise
A
Surprise
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
What
A
Surprise
A
Surprise
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Great to see Labour implementing Lib Dem policy!
July 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Great to see Labour implementing Lib Dem policy!
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If the only way you'll ever hear someone call out Nigel Farage's destructive, divisive politics on the BBC is for me to do it, then so be it.
Watch @EdDavey.LibDems.org.uk call out the BBC for their failure to hold Nigel Farage to account.
July 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
If the only way you'll ever hear someone call out Nigel Farage's destructive, divisive politics on the BBC is for me to do it, then so be it.
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Younger voters are begining to abandon Labour and are flocking to the Greens and Lib Dems
[Tories and Reform remain unpopular]
YouGov crosstabs • 18-24 voting intention
🔴 LAB: 28% (-13)
💚 GRN: 26% (+8)
🔶 LDM: 20% (+4)
🟦 CON: 9% (+1)
➡️ RFM: 8% (-1)
+/- vs. GE2024
Fieldwork: 13-14 July, 2025
[Tories and Reform remain unpopular]
YouGov crosstabs • 18-24 voting intention
🔴 LAB: 28% (-13)
💚 GRN: 26% (+8)
🔶 LDM: 20% (+4)
🟦 CON: 9% (+1)
➡️ RFM: 8% (-1)
+/- vs. GE2024
Fieldwork: 13-14 July, 2025
July 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Younger voters are begining to abandon Labour and are flocking to the Greens and Lib Dems
[Tories and Reform remain unpopular]
YouGov crosstabs • 18-24 voting intention
🔴 LAB: 28% (-13)
💚 GRN: 26% (+8)
🔶 LDM: 20% (+4)
🟦 CON: 9% (+1)
➡️ RFM: 8% (-1)
+/- vs. GE2024
Fieldwork: 13-14 July, 2025
[Tories and Reform remain unpopular]
YouGov crosstabs • 18-24 voting intention
🔴 LAB: 28% (-13)
💚 GRN: 26% (+8)
🔶 LDM: 20% (+4)
🟦 CON: 9% (+1)
➡️ RFM: 8% (-1)
+/- vs. GE2024
Fieldwork: 13-14 July, 2025
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We should be having a debate about how British incompetence put the lives of thousands of Afghans at risk. Instead we're having a debate about 'how many criminals they let in'. Tells you everything you need to know about where we're at as a country inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
Shockingly, the Tories did the right thing on secret Afghan asylum plan
The initial error was egregious, but the response was, at least, morally clear-sighted and practical
inews.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
We should be having a debate about how British incompetence put the lives of thousands of Afghans at risk. Instead we're having a debate about 'how many criminals they let in'. Tells you everything you need to know about where we're at as a country inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...
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How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
How do you ensure a nation fails to cope with drought? Privatise its water system.
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Almost everyone wants our water renationalised. Almost everyone, that is, except the government.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“I mean, (Brexit) was just a terrible con, it was a real con, and (the fact) that Nigel Farago (Farage) still exists anywhere and is taken seriously is appalling to me."
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
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Monty Python’s Eric Idle says Nigel Farage being ‘taken seriously is appalling’
The comedian will return to the UK in September for a solo tour.
www.standard.co.uk
July 17, 2025 at 9:44 AM
“I mean, (Brexit) was just a terrible con, it was a real con, and (the fact) that Nigel Farago (Farage) still exists anywhere and is taken seriously is appalling to me."
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele...
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"Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability."
We can’t rely on the US - it’s time to strengthen ties with the EU. 🇪🇺
We can’t rely on the US - it’s time to strengthen ties with the EU. 🇪🇺
Germany’s Merz and UK’s Starmer Meet to Cement Ties as U.S. Steps Back
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability.
buff.ly
July 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to London on Thursday is the latest sign of a new world order, in which European nations are uniting amid growing instability."
We can’t rely on the US - it’s time to strengthen ties with the EU. 🇪🇺
We can’t rely on the US - it’s time to strengthen ties with the EU. 🇪🇺
Explains a lot....
Some 92% of Reform's donations have come from the fossil fuel industry or businesses and individuals associated with the fossil fuel industry.
“Arguing against British renewables is arguing for more foreign gas, which will increasingly come from abroad as the North Sea continues its inevitable decline – a geological fact. Ripping up long-term policies and changing contracts is likely to destroy UK credibility as a solid place to invest."
July 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Explains a lot....
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Reform’s clean energy crackdown would cost 60,000 jobs, wipe £92 billion off the economy, and raise bills, says study
Reform’s Clean Energy Crackdown Would Cost 60,000 Jobs and Raise Bills, Says Study
Reform UK’s policies to “scrap net zero” would cost more than 60,000 jobs and wipe £92 billion off the UK economy, according to a new study. Nigel Farage’s party — which took control of 10 councils in...
www.desmog.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Reform’s clean energy crackdown would cost 60,000 jobs, wipe £92 billion off the economy, and raise bills, says study
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UK water companies had no debt when they were privatised. They've not invested in a single new reservoir in 40 years yet have acquired truly crippling debts by borrowing money to pay out huge dividends. Let them go bankrupt and nationalise the assets not the debts.
Millions at risk of hosepipe ban as another firm issues warning ahead of 29°C weather https://trib.al/z7x0exJ
Millions at risk of hosepipe ban as another firm issues warning ahead of 29°C weather
Southern Water could implement restrictions to ensure taps keep running for customers’ essential use
trib.al
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
UK water companies had no debt when they were privatised. They've not invested in a single new reservoir in 40 years yet have acquired truly crippling debts by borrowing money to pay out huge dividends. Let them go bankrupt and nationalise the assets not the debts.
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"Fucking hell, Farage. At least I dressed my lads properly..."
July 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
"Fucking hell, Farage. At least I dressed my lads properly..."
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Reform UK MPs are nothing but a bunch of cheats, bigots, liars & grifters
McMurdock took £70,000 in loans in 2020, which it said were from the government’s COVID Bounce Back scheme in 2020. He borrowed £50,000 for one business, which had no employees and negligible assets until the Covid pandemic.
McMurdock took £70,000 in loans in 2020, which it said were from the government’s COVID Bounce Back scheme in 2020. He borrowed £50,000 for one business, which had no employees and negligible assets until the Covid pandemic.
Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip pending ‘business propriety’ investigation
Allegations in Sunday Times say MP took out government loans during the Covid pandemic for businesses with no employees
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Reform UK MPs are nothing but a bunch of cheats, bigots, liars & grifters
McMurdock took £70,000 in loans in 2020, which it said were from the government’s COVID Bounce Back scheme in 2020. He borrowed £50,000 for one business, which had no employees and negligible assets until the Covid pandemic.
McMurdock took £70,000 in loans in 2020, which it said were from the government’s COVID Bounce Back scheme in 2020. He borrowed £50,000 for one business, which had no employees and negligible assets until the Covid pandemic.