Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE
@mrmarkethomas.bsky.social
Strategist, mathematician, author of 99% (FT Best Books of 2019) and founder of the 99% Organisation.
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Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Trump’s attack on the BBC.
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lib Dem leader Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Trump’s attack on the BBC.
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
“The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.”
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A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A vile country isn't a country that can't feed its children, a vile country is a country that *won't* feed its children.
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
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He is also cheerleading for civil war in the UK. The British government needs to outlaw Xitter and request his arrest and rendition to the UK or the international court!
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
He is also cheerleading for civil war in the UK. The British government needs to outlaw Xitter and request his arrest and rendition to the UK or the international court!
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Trump's pardons are intended to rewrite the history of Jan 6 — and the media is letting him do it
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Trump's pardons are intended to rewrite the history of Jan 6 — and the media is letting him do it
Trump’s latest round of pardons wasn’t about mercy — it was about rewriting history.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Trump's pardons are intended to rewrite the history of Jan 6 — and the media is letting him do it
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One thing that has to be made crystal clear is that #PPFI or #PPF must never be used to fund ANY new projects in our NHS.
It is a system of corporate thieft of taxpayers money.
It is a system of corporate thieft of taxpayers money.
Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Panorama made a stupid editing mistake. But compare this to the deliberate and systemic attempt, sustained across years, to ensure that BBC output aligns ever more closely to the demands of economic power. Against your straw of bias, I raise you a haystack.
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I fear that if Johnson were asked this today, there would be lot of umming & erring, some guff about "the custard of conciliation" & "the tiramisu of time", but he would refuse to answer.
That a US President tried to overthrow an election is now unsayable on the British Right & in much of the media
That a US President tried to overthrow an election is now unsayable on the British Right & in much of the media
In 2020, Boris Johnson said that Trump "encouraged people to storm the Capitol ... I believe that that was completely wrong. ... I unreservedly condemn encouraging people to behave in the disgraceful way that they did in the Capitol".
Does he still think that?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCi...
Does he still think that?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgCi...
Boris Johnson condemns Trump after Capitol attack: 'Completely wrong'
YouTube video by Guardian News
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November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I fear that if Johnson were asked this today, there would be lot of umming & erring, some guff about "the custard of conciliation" & "the tiramisu of time", but he would refuse to answer.
That a US President tried to overthrow an election is now unsayable on the British Right & in much of the media
That a US President tried to overthrow an election is now unsayable on the British Right & in much of the media
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Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS.
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS.
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
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This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Earth to Democrats: Do NOT compromise on your shutdown demand.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Dominic Cummings, in an earlier incarnation, ran a secretly-funded 'think tank' dedicated to attacking the Beeb while Robbie Gibb glided effortlessly from GBNews to the BBC & started lecturing staff on impartiality. Imagine (cos you'll have to) how the 'left-wing' equivalent would be reported.
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Dominic Cummings, in an earlier incarnation, ran a secretly-funded 'think tank' dedicated to attacking the Beeb while Robbie Gibb glided effortlessly from GBNews to the BBC & started lecturing staff on impartiality. Imagine (cos you'll have to) how the 'left-wing' equivalent would be reported.
Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS.
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Three things every MP should be thinking about this week: the rise of the far-right, the upcoming Budget, and what it will take to restore the NHS.
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6k8hu2bglp...
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Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Maximum monthly State Pension.
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
Luxembourg £5,426
Norway £1,839
Switzerland £1,657
Denmark £1,486
Sweden £1,373
Belgium £1,338
Netherlands £1,322
France £1,254
Spain £1,238
UK £997
Guess which is unaffordable?
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Guardian report on the My Family Legacy campaign which is capturing south Asian family testimony of the legacy of wartime service and what that means today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Guardian report on the My Family Legacy campaign which is capturing south Asian family testimony of the legacy of wartime service and what that means today
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Indeed your last statement says it all. Corrupting all symbols of Britain. And if we allow them to do it then we’ve got nobody else to blame. It’s not the poppy or the flags fault.
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Indeed your last statement says it all. Corrupting all symbols of Britain. And if we allow them to do it then we’ve got nobody else to blame. It’s not the poppy or the flags fault.
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Following media reports? You mean by Byline Times? I know we cause you some grief BBCNews by criticising the role of Robbie Gibb - but credit where credit is due
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Councillor apologises for Facebook post and resigns from party
Councillor Pauline Giles apologises for comments on Facebook backing a petition for mass deportations.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Following media reports? You mean by Byline Times? I know we cause you some grief BBCNews by criticising the role of Robbie Gibb - but credit where credit is due
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Many in Trump’s administration now live on military bases, to shield themselves from the majority of Americans they are screwing over in favor of the oligarchs.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
November 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Many in Trump’s administration now live on military bases, to shield themselves from the majority of Americans they are screwing over in favor of the oligarchs.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.
Many Republicans won’t do town halls.
They avoid the citizenry because they’ve stopped serving them.
We deserve much better.