Paddy Hillyard
@paddyzemia.bsky.social
Emeritus Professor of Sociology. Human Rights and climate activist, former chair of Independent Water Review Panel, Zemiologist. Latest book: Decades of Deceit: The Stalker Affair and its Legacy. https://www.beyondthepalebooks.com/
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Is the Empire coming home?
This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a…
This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a…
Is the Empire coming home?
This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a continuation of historical strategies rooted in colonial practices, impacting marginalized populations today.
jmmoore.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Is the Empire coming home?
This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a…
This 2014 paper examines the relationship between neoliberalism and the increased use of incarceration in the British state, incorporating colonial experiences into the discourse. It contends that current punitive measures are not a new phenomenon but rather a…
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UK child poverty up 34% in a decade.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
Why are four million children still going hungry in the UK in 2026?
Hunger in the UK is the scourge that ceases to abate. It's time to build a road map to meaningful and lasting change.
www.bigissue.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
UK child poverty up 34% in a decade.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
Families can't afford the cost of food, rent, childcare, heating, essentials.
72% of poor children live in working families.
Secure jobs, universal basic income/services, curbs on profiteering, free school meals would help.
Must eradicate parental poverty.
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So much talk about Ireland (and EU) dependency on the US but so little examination of what that means in material terms.
Investing in LNG does not just hasten climate disaster but deepens Ireland's (and the EU's) dependence on the US.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Investing in LNG does not just hasten climate disaster but deepens Ireland's (and the EU's) dependence on the US.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels
Martin indicates that liquefied natural gas a security imperative for Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 PM
So much talk about Ireland (and EU) dependency on the US but so little examination of what that means in material terms.
Investing in LNG does not just hasten climate disaster but deepens Ireland's (and the EU's) dependence on the US.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Investing in LNG does not just hasten climate disaster but deepens Ireland's (and the EU's) dependence on the US.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Grok is so much worse than you think.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Grok is so much worse than you think.
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
#ClimateCriminals
#ClimateNuremberg
#FollowTheMoney
#CrimesAgainstHumanity
#Ecocide
#Genocide
#Omnicide
#MediaAsGenocidalCorporateFascism
#AusPol
#Auspol2026
#TheyKnew
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
#ClimateCriminals
#ClimateNuremberg
#FollowTheMoney
#CrimesAgainstHumanity
#Ecocide
#Genocide
#Omnicide
#MediaAsGenocidalCorporateFascism
#AusPol
#Auspol2026
#TheyKnew
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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This, I believe, sums up exactly what we, & the Americans we know & love, are thinking.
Why isn't Congress supporting their own people?
Why isn't Congress supporting their own people?
January 11, 2026 at 9:20 AM
This, I believe, sums up exactly what we, & the Americans we know & love, are thinking.
Why isn't Congress supporting their own people?
Why isn't Congress supporting their own people?
ICE faced ‘an act of domestic terrorism’ in Minneapolis’ and in UK over 1000 peaceful protestors arrested under terrorism law. Humpty Dumpty Madness! “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean.” See my arguments against the use of the word: What Is Terrorism? | Cato Unbound
January 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
ICE faced ‘an act of domestic terrorism’ in Minneapolis’ and in UK over 1000 peaceful protestors arrested under terrorism law. Humpty Dumpty Madness! “When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean.” See my arguments against the use of the word: What Is Terrorism? | Cato Unbound
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🚨🧵on Venezuela
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨🧵on Venezuela
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
While the final US military operation last weekend might have been under cover of darkness, the build-up to it was out in the open for all to see.
I've constructed some timelines of the immediate build-up covering both the strikes and the supporting actions...
1/11
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This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Interior pauses construction of all offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns
The halts of five projects is a major ramp up of the administration's hostility toward the industry in the United States.
www.politico.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This is madness. Freezing offshore wind projects in progress will waste money, cost jobs, make electricity less reliable and more expensive, and will cause health harms given that fossil fuels will be used instead.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Georgetown’s removal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese comes after relentless pressure aimed at silencing voices consistently standing with Palestinians under occupation. This is a dangerous precedent for academic freedom and human rights advocacy.
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Georgetown’s removal of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese comes after relentless pressure aimed at silencing voices consistently standing with Palestinians under occupation. This is a dangerous precedent for academic freedom and human rights advocacy.
UK Supreme Court Thompson decision will lead to further cover-up of killings by state agents in the conflict in N. Ireland. Shockingly, just 4 are now known to have been involved in over 160 murders in MI5’s secret policy of running agents without a legal framework. See my book: Decades of Deceit.
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
UK Supreme Court Thompson decision will lead to further cover-up of killings by state agents in the conflict in N. Ireland. Shockingly, just 4 are now known to have been involved in over 160 murders in MI5’s secret policy of running agents without a legal framework. See my book: Decades of Deceit.
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I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
New data centres may need additional electricity supply close to Ireland’s peak demand
Expected new demand for data centres of 5.8GW would exceed Ireland’s 2030 offshore wind target of 5GW
www.irishtimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I had to re-read this a few times because it is hard to believe.
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Demand from proposed new data centres might be as high as 5.8GW, equivalent to *peak electricity demand for the entire country*.
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Fiduciary Duty out the window then.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Fiduciary Duty out the window then.
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On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On BBC Radio Wales after 6pm talking about the Kenova report
Kenova Report notes that MI5 tried to cover up truth over 'Stakeknife' spy in IRA. For background detail see my Decades of Deceit: The Stalker Affair and its Legacy.
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Kenova Report notes that MI5 tried to cover up truth over 'Stakeknife' spy in IRA. For background detail see my Decades of Deceit: The Stalker Affair and its Legacy.
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Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Reeves’ cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs, ex-Labour donor claims
Dale Vince’s claims over the impact of paying for Sizewell C on energy bills is one of a number of hidden costs which could see consumers pay higher bills - instead of £150 less
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
The first terrorism act was introduced by the Labour government in 1974 with Temporary Provisions in the title. It was described by Roy Jenkins, SoS Home Dept, as ‘draconian’ and ‘unprecedented in peacetime’. How are we to describe Order 803 under the latest iteration?
December 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first terrorism act was introduced by the Labour government in 1974 with Temporary Provisions in the title. It was described by Roy Jenkins, SoS Home Dept, as ‘draconian’ and ‘unprecedented in peacetime’. How are we to describe Order 803 under the latest iteration?
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Philippe Sands on the chilling effect of order 803:
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
December 7, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Philippe Sands on the chilling effect of order 803:
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
"Readers, poets and writers who wish to protest, take note! Peaceful protest and expression should not ever be an act of terror or a crime."
Modern houses in Hobart Hall, near Comber, but no heat pumps unlike in the Republic where they are standard in all new build. When will Northern Ireland get serious about climate change?
November 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Modern houses in Hobart Hall, near Comber, but no heat pumps unlike in the Republic where they are standard in all new build. When will Northern Ireland get serious about climate change?
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Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Was there any coverage of the recent record warmth in both the Arctic and Antarctic? Multiple global datasets now confirm these records, and I think it's really quite striking.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
Here's some very quick plots showing NOAAGlobalTempv6 data from October too. And see my earlier posts.
What a farce of a rugby match! As an ex Bath player, sad to see the game being ruined by weight power and constant rucking on the try line. Small nations will never be able to complete with those that have enough heavies to bring on at 60 mins. Reduce sides to 13 and introduce weight limits!
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a farce of a rugby match! As an ex Bath player, sad to see the game being ruined by weight power and constant rucking on the try line. Small nations will never be able to complete with those that have enough heavies to bring on at 60 mins. Reduce sides to 13 and introduce weight limits!
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The Telegraph churns out these stories almost daily, but this one about the reduced range of tumble dryers is v funny. Reduced range simply means that people in NI can't buy inefficient models which can't be sold in EU. And no, Robin Swann, by definition that means folk can't buy them from Ireland:
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Telegraph churns out these stories almost daily, but this one about the reduced range of tumble dryers is v funny. Reduced range simply means that people in NI can't buy inefficient models which can't be sold in EU. And no, Robin Swann, by definition that means folk can't buy them from Ireland:
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"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol