Bright water
@mikerrobo.bsky.social
Media production, with a passion for all things community, environmental, Donut economics and citizen assemblies. Lead in building community fibre broadband in our rural uplands.
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Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
UK psychological warfare unit collaborated with Israeli army
Exclusive: The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the IDF, leaked files reveal.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Did you know❓
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
The British army’s 77th brigade held secret exchanges with the Israeli military.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-psycholog...
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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Ladies and gentlemen.
I present to you:
Mr Lee Anderson MP dressed up as a warlock, bleeding from his head, making serious political comment on GB News.
I feel as though I need say no more…
😬
I present to you:
Mr Lee Anderson MP dressed up as a warlock, bleeding from his head, making serious political comment on GB News.
I feel as though I need say no more…
😬
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ladies and gentlemen.
I present to you:
Mr Lee Anderson MP dressed up as a warlock, bleeding from his head, making serious political comment on GB News.
I feel as though I need say no more…
😬
I present to you:
Mr Lee Anderson MP dressed up as a warlock, bleeding from his head, making serious political comment on GB News.
I feel as though I need say no more…
😬
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Corrupt Britannia.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty
Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.
leftfootforward.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Corrupt Britannia.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
UK Govts bury bank scandals.
Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.
City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.
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“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy--they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”
Monday, the Home Affairs Select Committee published a report headed: “Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement. They were three home secretaries during that period: Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: Evidence of corruption in refugee hotel contracts must remain unpublished
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Monday, the Home Affairs Select Committee published a report headed: “Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement. They were three home secretaries during that period: Priti Patel, Suella Braverman and James Cleverly.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Someone is taking the piss out of Trump
October 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Someone is taking the piss out of Trump
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“It’s a discourse that sets people against one another.”
The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says
Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
“It’s a discourse that sets people against one another.”
The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
The UN special rapporteur on poverty says that welfare cuts and the collapse of the social safety net are behind the rise of the far right:
https://bit.ly/47oKpSr
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Seems like he is describing my Liverpool..a melting pot of rich and vibrant cultures races and colors ..🥰
Please let this man and his party win in the next elections.
Imagine all the people living life in peace 🤞🏾💖
Please let this man and his party win in the next elections.
Imagine all the people living life in peace 🤞🏾💖
October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Seems like he is describing my Liverpool..a melting pot of rich and vibrant cultures races and colors ..🥰
Please let this man and his party win in the next elections.
Imagine all the people living life in peace 🤞🏾💖
Please let this man and his party win in the next elections.
Imagine all the people living life in peace 🤞🏾💖
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Wonderful work
Me reading some poetry about bloody cats. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3V...
Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T.S. Eliot. Read by Count Arthur Strong.
YouTube video by Faber Books
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wonderful work
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Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏
October 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏
BBC's right wing bias, sad the loss of a great institutional impartial organisation www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbcs-i...
The BBC's Institutional Anti-Left Bias
The BBC's decision to scrap a planned Zack Polanski interview on the channel's flagship Laura Kuenssberg show has caused fury within the Green Party
www.adambienkov.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
BBC's right wing bias, sad the loss of a great institutional impartial organisation www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbcs-i...
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Cancelling Stamp Duty is for millionaires, these are the savings in London.
Up to £500,000 - £0
£600,000 - £5,000 (1x)
£1,200,000 - £48,750 (Nearly 10x)
£2,400,000 - £186,750 (37.3x)
£5,000,000 - £498,750 (99.75x)
Up to £500,000 - £0
£600,000 - £5,000 (1x)
£1,200,000 - £48,750 (Nearly 10x)
£2,400,000 - £186,750 (37.3x)
£5,000,000 - £498,750 (99.75x)
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Cancelling Stamp Duty is for millionaires, these are the savings in London.
Up to £500,000 - £0
£600,000 - £5,000 (1x)
£1,200,000 - £48,750 (Nearly 10x)
£2,400,000 - £186,750 (37.3x)
£5,000,000 - £498,750 (99.75x)
Up to £500,000 - £0
£600,000 - £5,000 (1x)
£1,200,000 - £48,750 (Nearly 10x)
£2,400,000 - £186,750 (37.3x)
£5,000,000 - £498,750 (99.75x)
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Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
Links between Putin and Nigel Farage will not go away
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
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‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem
Far from being a distant colleague, insiders told Byline Times that Reform's former Welsh leader, convicted of bribery, was a close Farage aide and worked on the Kremlin's plan to crush Ukraine
open.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Links between Putin and Nigel Farage will not go away
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu...
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💷 Can asylum seekers claim benefits?
🏥 Do they get free NHS treatment?
📱 What about free iPhones?
Our new explainer answers some commonly asked questions about the support given to asylum seekers in the UK.
🏥 Do they get free NHS treatment?
📱 What about free iPhones?
Our new explainer answers some commonly asked questions about the support given to asylum seekers in the UK.
What support do asylum seekers get in the UK? – Full Fact
Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity
fullfact.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
💷 Can asylum seekers claim benefits?
🏥 Do they get free NHS treatment?
📱 What about free iPhones?
Our new explainer answers some commonly asked questions about the support given to asylum seekers in the UK.
🏥 Do they get free NHS treatment?
📱 What about free iPhones?
Our new explainer answers some commonly asked questions about the support given to asylum seekers in the UK.
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"Many oil and gas companies advocating for #CCS in UK have simultaneously raised issues with the technical feasibility and commercial viability of CCS in other countries when faced with regulation"
Report by @influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
influencemap.org/report/The-U...
Report by @influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
influencemap.org/report/The-U...
The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...
influencemap.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"Many oil and gas companies advocating for #CCS in UK have simultaneously raised issues with the technical feasibility and commercial viability of CCS in other countries when faced with regulation"
Report by @influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
influencemap.org/report/The-U...
Report by @influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
influencemap.org/report/The-U...
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HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son
Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts
No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼♂️
Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts
No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼♂️
Tax authorities examine finances of key Nigel Farage ally
Exclusive: HMRC conducts scoping exercise into Reform UK backer ‘Posh George’ Cottrell’s income from business and wealth
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
HMRC is examining finances of George Cottrell, advisor to Farage, who he says is like a son
Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts
No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼♂️
Cottrell was charged in US for
money laundering, wire fraud, blackmail & extortion. He conspired to launder millions of $’s of drug money using offshore bank accounts
No wonder he’s in bed with Reform 🤷🏼♂️
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As @zackpolanski.bsky.social says so well, we have lost #ordinaryhope after decades of it being drained from our communities, our work and our lives. And people should be fighting back. Not with hate, but with hope.
Your enemy is not other poor people.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
Your enemy is not other poor people.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
youtu.be
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As @zackpolanski.bsky.social says so well, we have lost #ordinaryhope after decades of it being drained from our communities, our work and our lives. And people should be fighting back. Not with hate, but with hope.
Your enemy is not other poor people.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
Your enemy is not other poor people.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...
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⚠️ @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain, said:
“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."
https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS
“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."
https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS
Farage must explain how Brexit has benefitted steel workers
Campaigners have warned that Brexit has left the UK "much more exposed" after reports that the EU is preparing a new 50% tariff on steel imports.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
⚠️ @pimlicat.bsky.social, CEO of Best for Britain, said:
“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."
https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS
“This development is yet another demonstration of the mounting cost of Brexit and Nigel Farage will have to explain to the steel workers he pretends to champion, how leaving the EU has benefitted them."
https://bit.ly/4q1dzPS
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THE ECHR PROTECTS US ALL
We must protect it, not leave it
We must protect it, not leave it
When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...
🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
THE ECHR PROTECTS US ALL
We must protect it, not leave it
We must protect it, not leave it