Nick Dearden
@nickdearden.bsky.social
Director of Global Justice Now. Author of Pharmanomics. Opinions my own. #FreePalestine
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Nick Dearden
@nickdearden.bsky.social
· Oct 1
Big pharma is at war with the UK, and the government can’t back down now | Nick Dearden
The industry has always wanted the NHS to pay more for its drugs; now it is pulling research and investment out of Britain, says director of Global Justice Now Nick Dearden
www.theguardian.com
Big pharma is at war with the UK. If we want to save the NHS, we can’t back down.
By me 👇
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By me 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need to stop assuming the resource grab of critical minerals is about urgent climate action. Too often this exploitation is in fact about driving forward the unsustainable & unjust economic model which created climate change.
Great to hear UN expert Elisa Morgera at #cop30
Great to hear UN expert Elisa Morgera at #cop30
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We need to stop assuming the resource grab of critical minerals is about urgent climate action. Too often this exploitation is in fact about driving forward the unsustainable & unjust economic model which created climate change.
Great to hear UN expert Elisa Morgera at #cop30
Great to hear UN expert Elisa Morgera at #cop30
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Day two at #COP30 - our director Nick reports back from @caneurope.org's protest for the Belém Action Mechanism ✊🏽
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Day two at #COP30 - our director Nick reports back from @caneurope.org's protest for the Belém Action Mechanism ✊🏽
Great event on the evils of the war on drugs to people, global south sovereignty and the climate, at the Colombia pavilion now. This is much ignored at COP30, thanks @healthpoverty.bsky.social for bringing it here.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Great event on the evils of the war on drugs to people, global south sovereignty and the climate, at the Colombia pavilion now. This is much ignored at COP30, thanks @healthpoverty.bsky.social for bringing it here.
The main demand from movements at COP30 is for a just transition. The climate transition must be an economic transformation that undermines inequality, neocolonialism & injustice.
(I’m holding Wisdom 😉)
(I’m holding Wisdom 😉)
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The main demand from movements at COP30 is for a just transition. The climate transition must be an economic transformation that undermines inequality, neocolonialism & injustice.
(I’m holding Wisdom 😉)
(I’m holding Wisdom 😉)
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Join @nickdearden.bsky.social of @globaljusticenow.bsky.social to discuss hope for #climateaction in the age of Trump in #Shrewsbury on 2nd December. Nick's talk will come on the heels of the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil. All welcome!
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November 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Join @nickdearden.bsky.social of @globaljusticenow.bsky.social to discuss hope for #climateaction in the age of Trump in #Shrewsbury on 2nd December. Nick's talk will come on the heels of the UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil. All welcome!
groups.globaljustice.org.uk/shropshire/2...
groups.globaljustice.org.uk/shropshire/2...
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The BBC has long pursued a strategy of appeasing its enemies and alienating its friends.
The result is an endless series of capitulations to those political forces most determined to destroy it
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbc-su...
The result is an endless series of capitulations to those political forces most determined to destroy it
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbc-su...
The BBC Surrenders to Trump
The capitulation of our national broadcaster to the political forces most determined to destroy it is a worrying sign of things to come
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The BBC has long pursued a strategy of appeasing its enemies and alienating its friends.
The result is an endless series of capitulations to those political forces most determined to destroy it
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbc-su...
The result is an endless series of capitulations to those political forces most determined to destroy it
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-bbc-su...
I’m at ##COP30 with movements from across the world working to end the rule of the fossil fuel corporations. This week we’re focussing on ISDS. We need to end this toxic system.
#COP30 day one - our director @nickdearden.bsky.social reports back from Belém 👇🏽
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’m at ##COP30 with movements from across the world working to end the rule of the fossil fuel corporations. This week we’re focussing on ISDS. We need to end this toxic system.
Carefully timed pressure from Big Pharma again to demand even more money. Daily announcements from different corporations yet the CMA thinks there’s zero evidence of collusion?? Remember too 1/2
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Britain’s biggest drugmaker says UK’s NHS pricing offer is still not enough
U.K. officials are negotiating new pharma spending levels as part of trade talks with the Trump administration.
www.politico.eu
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Carefully timed pressure from Big Pharma again to demand even more money. Daily announcements from different corporations yet the CMA thinks there’s zero evidence of collusion?? Remember too 1/2
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
We’ll be at COP30 next week working with the Colombian government, TNI WarOnWant, Seatini & E3G to demand an end to ISDS. Corporate courts are a major obstacle to climate action. UNFCCC should help countries exit.
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We’ll be at COP30 next week working with the Colombian government, TNI WarOnWant, Seatini & E3G to demand an end to ISDS. Corporate courts are a major obstacle to climate action. UNFCCC should help countries exit.
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🚨 Petrogas sues the Netherlands over public-interest fiscal measures:
💰 Windfall profits tax in fossil fuels
🏦 Withholding tax to curb tax avoidance
#ISDS allows companies to challenge fair taxation of corporate profits.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social
www.somo.nl/petrogas-sue...
💰 Windfall profits tax in fossil fuels
🏦 Withholding tax to curb tax avoidance
#ISDS allows companies to challenge fair taxation of corporate profits.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social
www.somo.nl/petrogas-sue...
Petrogas sues the Netherlands over fiscal measures meant to protect the public interest - SOMO
A new ISDS case filed against the Netherlands by Petrogas, an Omani oil and gas company, under the Netherlands-Oman bilateral investment treaty.
www.somo.nl
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚨 Petrogas sues the Netherlands over public-interest fiscal measures:
💰 Windfall profits tax in fossil fuels
🏦 Withholding tax to curb tax avoidance
#ISDS allows companies to challenge fair taxation of corporate profits.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social
www.somo.nl/petrogas-sue...
💰 Windfall profits tax in fossil fuels
🏦 Withholding tax to curb tax avoidance
#ISDS allows companies to challenge fair taxation of corporate profits.
@somoamsterdam.bsky.social @bothends.bsky.social
www.somo.nl/petrogas-sue...
Starmer’s tariff pact with Trump back in May was lauded by MPs and the media. But now we get into the detail.
Trump, like a mafia boss, is demanding we pay his Big Pharma mates prices which will put intolerable strain on the NHS and cost lives.
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
Trump, like a mafia boss, is demanding we pay his Big Pharma mates prices which will put intolerable strain on the NHS and cost lives.
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
US pharma to abandon UK unless NHS pays more, says Trump’s ambassador
Britain has offered to increase the threshold at which the NHS pays firms for medicines. Pharma firms want the government to go further.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Starmer’s tariff pact with Trump back in May was lauded by MPs and the media. But now we get into the detail.
Trump, like a mafia boss, is demanding we pay his Big Pharma mates prices which will put intolerable strain on the NHS and cost lives.
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
Trump, like a mafia boss, is demanding we pay his Big Pharma mates prices which will put intolerable strain on the NHS and cost lives.
www.politico.eu/article/us-p...
Great on ISDS:
“The ending of slavery was only possible because slave-owners were compensated. 40% of Treasury tax receipts were paid to slave owners. Nothing compares to the horrors of slavery, but are we witnessing a similar phenomenon… “1/2
www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
“The ending of slavery was only possible because slave-owners were compensated. 40% of Treasury tax receipts were paid to slave owners. Nothing compares to the horrors of slavery, but are we witnessing a similar phenomenon… “1/2
www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
A scandal waiting to happen
A case almost unknown to the British public raises profound questions of justice in the UK.
www.lawgazette.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Great on ISDS:
“The ending of slavery was only possible because slave-owners were compensated. 40% of Treasury tax receipts were paid to slave owners. Nothing compares to the horrors of slavery, but are we witnessing a similar phenomenon… “1/2
www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
“The ending of slavery was only possible because slave-owners were compensated. 40% of Treasury tax receipts were paid to slave owners. Nothing compares to the horrors of slavery, but are we witnessing a similar phenomenon… “1/2
www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...
Yet another ISDS case challenging countries levying excess profits taxes on the fossil fuel sector. How long will countries continue to allow corporate courts to override their sovereign rights?
www.iareporter.com/articles/rev...
www.iareporter.com/articles/rev...
Revealed: The Netherlands is involved in treaty arbitration over solidarity contribution | Investment Arbitration Reporter
www.iareporter.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Yet another ISDS case challenging countries levying excess profits taxes on the fossil fuel sector. How long will countries continue to allow corporate courts to override their sovereign rights?
www.iareporter.com/articles/rev...
www.iareporter.com/articles/rev...
The government can’t defend a system which gives neither MPs nor the public any meaningful say over far reaching trade deals. They know everyone thinks it’s wrong. But they’re not going to change it.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
questions-statements.parliament.uk
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The government can’t defend a system which gives neither MPs nor the public any meaningful say over far reaching trade deals. They know everyone thinks it’s wrong. But they’re not going to change it.
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
It tells you everything, that even a Government as desperate to appease business as our own, is now at the end of its teather with Big Pharma. Just as Biden was.
Big Pharma has far too much power. It needs to be removed from them.
Big Pharma has far too much power. It needs to be removed from them.
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It tells you everything, that even a Government as desperate to appease business as our own, is now at the end of its teather with Big Pharma. Just as Biden was.
Big Pharma has far too much power. It needs to be removed from them.
Big Pharma has far too much power. It needs to be removed from them.
‘Your taxes aren’t fair’, says one of the richest pharma corporations in the world.
It’s perfectly clear now that these vampires will destroy European health systems unless we stop them. We need a new way of making medicines.
www.ft.com/content/aaaf...
It’s perfectly clear now that these vampires will destroy European health systems unless we stop them. We need a new way of making medicines.
www.ft.com/content/aaaf...
Eli Lilly calls on Europe to ditch clawback taxes on drugmakers
US pharma group says region’s use of ‘one-way insurance system’ to keep down prices is not fair on the industry
www.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
‘Your taxes aren’t fair’, says one of the richest pharma corporations in the world.
It’s perfectly clear now that these vampires will destroy European health systems unless we stop them. We need a new way of making medicines.
www.ft.com/content/aaaf...
It’s perfectly clear now that these vampires will destroy European health systems unless we stop them. We need a new way of making medicines.
www.ft.com/content/aaaf...
ISDS cases soar as rich countries try to secure access to critical minerals and fossil fuels. This is what ISDS was always about - neocolonial economics. Any country that wants sovereignty over its resources: ditch this toxic system.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Resource disputes between investors and states hit 10-year high
Disagreements between governments and investors over resources are at a 10-year high, law firm DLA Piper said, driven by resource nationalism and growing competition between the U.S. and China for critical minerals.
www.reuters.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
ISDS cases soar as rich countries try to secure access to critical minerals and fossil fuels. This is what ISDS was always about - neocolonial economics. Any country that wants sovereignty over its resources: ditch this toxic system.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
“Starmer’s investment deals with US big tech threaten to give them priority access to our resources – energy, water & personal data – rather than using these resources to meet public need. They’ll drive a coach & horses through our climate commitments”
Pleased to be quoted👇
Pleased to be quoted👇
🔴 NEW - Labour’s Big Tech Love Affair Could Blow Up Its Climate Promises
The government has signed vast deals with gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants.
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
The government has signed vast deals with gas-loving, Trump-donating AI giants.
📝 @rtakver.bsky.social
Labour’s Big Tech Love Affair Could Blow Up Its Climate Promises
When U.S. President Donald Trump landed for what he called the “exquisite honour” of an unprecedented second state visit to the UK this September, he brought along a retinue of his favourite Silicon V...
www.desmog.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Starmer’s investment deals with US big tech threaten to give them priority access to our resources – energy, water & personal data – rather than using these resources to meet public need. They’ll drive a coach & horses through our climate commitments”
Pleased to be quoted👇
Pleased to be quoted👇
“It is totally unconscionable” that our trade with Israel *increased* during the genocide.
Too right @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social
#SanctionsNow
www.middleeasteye.net/news/horrifi...
Too right @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social
#SanctionsNow
www.middleeasteye.net/news/horrifi...
Zack Polanski reacts to 'horrific' increase in UK-Israel trade during Gaza genocide
Green Party leader calls for a boycott campaign resembling the one against apartheid South Africa
www.middleeasteye.net
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“It is totally unconscionable” that our trade with Israel *increased* during the genocide.
Too right @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social
#SanctionsNow
www.middleeasteye.net/news/horrifi...
Too right @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @kimjohnsonmp.bsky.social
#SanctionsNow
www.middleeasteye.net/news/horrifi...
So Farage wants to cut the minimum wage for young people and super charge deregulation? Of course he does. He’s a speculator, a yuppie, a Thatcherite. He’s not on your side – unless you happen to be a wealthy financial trader.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage to promise business deregulation in economic policy speech
Reform UK leader to set out ‘pro-entrepreneurship’ agenda while rowing back on tax cuts pledge
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
So Farage wants to cut the minimum wage for young people and super charge deregulation? Of course he does. He’s a speculator, a yuppie, a Thatcherite. He’s not on your side – unless you happen to be a wealthy financial trader.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
With the budget looming, there’s more great reporting from Abolish Westminster here👇 Lobbyists for the banking industry have been invited to sit in the heart of government.
Have City lobbyists been helping write Rachel Reeves’ budget? open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...
November 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
With the budget looming, there’s more great reporting from Abolish Westminster here👇 Lobbyists for the banking industry have been invited to sit in the heart of government.
Make sure you see this soon. It’s great. Don’t let our leaders erase the history of Palestinian struggle for liberation.
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Make sure you see this soon. It’s great. Don’t let our leaders erase the history of Palestinian struggle for liberation.
Trump’s Secret Trade Deals with Malaysia and Cambodia Revealed: Imperialist Bullying on Behalf of Big Tech, Other Corporate Interests
www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...
www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...
Trump’s Secret Trade Deals with Malaysia and Cambodia Revealed: Imperialist Bullying on Behalf of Big Tech, Other Corporate Interests - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Donald Trump travels through Asia, he has been attempting to win applause for trade deals inked over the…
www.citizen.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump’s Secret Trade Deals with Malaysia and Cambodia Revealed: Imperialist Bullying on Behalf of Big Tech, Other Corporate Interests
www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...
www.citizen.org/news/trumps-...
We’re only beginning to understand the extent of Google & Amazon’s role in Israel’s war crimes, but what’s clear is these gigantic corporations pose a massive threat to each and every one of us. They are at the forefront of militarised capitalism.
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
Inside Israel’s deal with Google and Amazon
To secure Project Nimbus, the tech giants agreed to disregard their own terms of service and tip Israel off if a foreign court demands its data.
www.972mag.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We’re only beginning to understand the extent of Google & Amazon’s role in Israel’s war crimes, but what’s clear is these gigantic corporations pose a massive threat to each and every one of us. They are at the forefront of militarised capitalism.
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...
www.972mag.com/project-nimb...