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paulpettinger.bsky.social
@paulpettinger.bsky.social
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Enlightenment fan and Open Society friend - Pimlico & Exeter.
Not well but naturally this pale.
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leighbooker.bsky.social
“A Reform UK government would block EU nationals from receiving universal credit, a move that would rip up the post-Brexit trade deal with Europe and risk potential retaliation from Brussels.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform would ‘cut benefits for EU nationals and hike NHS immigration surcharge’
Party claims its policies would eliminate ‘black hole’ Rachel Reeves faces in the budget – but Labour says the ‘fantasy numbers don’t add up’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
paulpettinger.bsky.social
The Labour Government’s claims of acting on ‘moral’ grounds or duty (whether cutting disability benefits or justifying increased defence spending by slashing international aid) have become one of the clearest signals that it is likely doing something reprehensible.
Sunday shows round-up: Mahmood's migration 'moral mission'
Shabana Mahmood sets out her migration 'moral mission', Chris Philp is 'optimistic' for the Tories and Ed Davey blasts Donald Trump on today's TV round-up.
www.spectator.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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pimlicat.bsky.social
three MILLION downloads!
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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bestforbritain.org
⬇️ Vince Cable: "The OBR suggests that the cost to our GDP is even worse than some of the more pessimistic predictions."

"We're talking about GDP being 5% less than it otherwise would have been. And that probably excludes the damage to business confidence"
November 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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bestforbritain.org
Why is no one talking about this? Where is the outcry - and most importantly, where's the action?

Nations must finally work together to fight climate change. 🚨

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2025/11/04/for-the-first-time-climate-models-show-the-15c-goal-is-dead
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
www.economist.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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nigeledwards.bsky.social
I am standing for election to the @ecfcst.bsky.social Trust Board, and voting is open to members until Friday 7th November.

My manifesto can be found on this webpage:

www.weownexetercityfc.co.uk/candidates-2...

If you are an #ecfc Trust member, please give it a read, and vote for me!
Election Candidates 2025 | The Trust - ECFC
www.weownexetercityfc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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valebodi.bsky.social
“Scientists identify virus causing fatigue in ME“
“We’ve found defective immunity, evidence of persistent viral infection, ABNORMAL MITOCHONDRIA and the hypothalamus not functioning!” P. Behan et al Glasgow 1990 (!!!) #MyalgicE #MECFS #PwME #Mitochondria #PostViralSequelae
Old newspaper article from the UK dated 1990 Scientists identify virus causing fatigue in ME SCIENTISTS say they have con- Fatigue Syndrome in Los Angeles firmed that ME, or "yuppie flu", By Wilma Patterson has physical causes, and know yesterday. He stressed that the Corsackie virus is not the only vi- why it causes extreme fatigue. A team from the department of neurology at the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, using the DNA genetic finger printing tech-nique, identified fragments of the Coxsackie virus in the muscle tis-* sue of 30 per cent of sufferers. Previous studies have concentrated on identifying a viral agent in the blood. When the team looked at individual muscle cells. they found that the energy-producing apparatus of the cell - the mitochondria - were abnormal. This may explain the severe fatigue experienced by those with myalgic en-cephalomyelitis. Abnormal mitochondria in other parts of the body, including a part of the brain known as the hypothalamus, which controls sleep, appetite, sexual drive and emotion, would result in other symptoms characteristic of the illness, according to Peter Behan, professor of neurology at Glasgow University, who led the team. Tests on SO patients who took part in the initial study and analysis of more than 1,000 other case histories, suggested abnormal hypothalmic function and a defective immune system. Professor Behan presented his team's findings at the International Meeting on Chronic Viral rus likely to be involved. Future research will look for the herpes zoster virus, which causes chicken pox and shingles in muscle tissue. "We know that there is a persistent virus and with this technique we can take viruses out, and look at them," he said. *We've found defective immunity, evidence of persistent viral infec-tion, abnormal mitochondria and the hypothalamus not function-ing." Medical opinion about ME is • divided and many doctors dismiss the symptoms as psychologi-cal; others say they are part of a recognised co…
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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thinkatheist.bsky.social
Instead of a bible, this #German hotel leaves a copy of the UN's declaration of human rights
October 6, 2023 at 2:56 PM
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sturdyalex.bsky.social
Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice
Nearly 50 backbenchers write to business secretary over potential costs and legal ‘minefield’ of upcoming guidance
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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donald-tusk.bsky.social
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
October 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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diatoma.bsky.social
4/9 It's heavy to carry the burden of this story, of so much ignored human suffering, by ourselves. Can you help us reach more people with your incredible science and social science communication @hankgreen.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social? #GreatestMEdicalScandal
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4. Slide that reads "We are truly heartbroken over the world's indifference at our immense suffering and marginalization." followed by Christina Baltais's Go Blue for ME illustration of a woman on the ground with a broken body and someone stepping over her. That image reads "MECFS broke my body, the indifference of the world broke my heart."
November 18, 2024 at 6:03 AM
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bestforbritain.org
Historical precedent shows the only way for Labour to hit its housing target, without sacrificing the standard of homes being built, is a significant level of state intervention, via extensive council house building, says @pimlicat.bsky.social - to vigorous nodding by @drabioconnor.bsky.social. ~AA
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
British.
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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greenhumanists.bsky.social
Was great to have been joined at Autumn Party Conference by Humanists UK, who staffed an exhibition stall and generously held a drinks reception open to all attendees - cheers
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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rabbiromain.bsky.social
I wish the Manchester synagogue attacker had not
been a Muslim, which reinforced the mistaken narrative that Jews & Muslims are enemies. An attack by a mentally unstable atheist would have been heartbreaking, but, somehow, less troubling. See my article:
www.thetablet.co.uk/features/a-c...
A climate of fear - The Tablet
The attack on the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester last week during Yom Kippur brought home several unpleasant truths – and not just the obvious ones.
www.thetablet.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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yougov.co.uk
Should there be national service for Boomers?

A German think tank has called for 1yr of "mandatory social service" for all new retires - a move Britons would oppose for the UK

Support: 14%
Oppose: 73%

18-24yr olds: -43 net support
25-49: -58
50-64: -70
65+: -53

yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
October 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome
Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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yougov.co.uk
🧵/ With the Green Party conference ongoing, we looked at the views of Green members

% of members with a favourable view of...

Carla Denyer: 85%
Zack Polanski: 79%
Sian Berry: 78%
Adrian Ramsay: 60%
Ellie Chowns: 59%

Jeremy Corbyn: 83%
Ed Davey: 58%
Keir Starmer: 18%

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
October 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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andrewcopson.bsky.social
Disgraceful. All thoughts with those affected. Prejudice, hatred, and violence against anyone - or their property or places of worship - because of their identity is abhorrent and everyone in our country should be safe to practice their religion in peace. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime'
Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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naomiohreally.bsky.social
Irish detainees from the Gaza flotilla have told their lawyers they were kicked, pushed and cable tied.
Outside the notorious Ktzi’ot prison where they are currently held, Miriam Azem told me of “aggressive treatment and violence” the detainees say they received:
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2025...
‘Harsh treatment’: Irish aid flotilla detainees ‘kicked, cable-tied’ in Israeli custody
Volunteers trying to reach Gaza taken to notorious Ktzi’ot prison complex in Negev desert, lawyers say
www.irishtimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
paulpettinger.bsky.social
Very good analysis and framing
October 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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seththevoz.bsky.social
My second piece, coming out of covering this week’s Labour conference for openDemocracy, on Labour’s strategic dilemma. www.opendemocracy.net/en/labour-st...
On Reform, Labour faces a serious strategic dilemma
Labour has long been divided. But these are not normal times, and arguments between factions may hand power to Farage
www.opendemocracy.net
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM