Rowland Warboys
@syobraw.bsky.social
Retired art teacher, Cllr. Mid Suffolk. Green Party member. Designer Stained Glass - myglassroom.com
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UK energy bill payers to hand £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, owned by the French govt, for building two nuclear power stations.
That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances.
Dividends won't be taxed in the UK.
All because UK govts oppose public ownership
That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances.
Dividends won't be taxed in the UK.
All because UK govts oppose public ownership
UK energy bill payers will hand £2bn a year to EDF for new power stations
French government-owned company to receive funding for Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
UK energy bill payers to hand £2bn a year in subsidies to EDF, owned by the French govt, for building two nuclear power stations.
That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances.
Dividends won't be taxed in the UK.
All because UK govts oppose public ownership
That will come handy in keeping energy prices down in France, improving govt finances.
Dividends won't be taxed in the UK.
All because UK govts oppose public ownership
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This is the budget where Labour's leaders consciously dumped green policies that they wrongly think are holding up growth. We don't need new drilling for oil if we cut bills by putting a battery in every home to use cheap plentiful overnight power.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue
Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
This is the budget where Labour's leaders consciously dumped green policies that they wrongly think are holding up growth. We don't need new drilling for oil if we cut bills by putting a battery in every home to use cheap plentiful overnight power.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Garry Kasparov at Halifax Security Forum:
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
"For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war — not to go to Afghanistan, not to go to Syria — one war: to save free Europe from Russian aggression.
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One thing that is not getting enough attention is that Trump has normalized the idea of the United States supporting the transfer of territory and millions of people from a democracy to a dictatorship.
The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.
The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
One thing that is not getting enough attention is that Trump has normalized the idea of the United States supporting the transfer of territory and millions of people from a democracy to a dictatorship.
The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.
The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
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The "peace plan" that Trump is trying to force on Ukraine was cooked up in Miami by Dmitriev, Witkoff & Kushner - cutting out even Marco Rubio. It's a Mafia shakedown reeking of kleptocracy, corruption & betrayal. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The "peace plan" that Trump is trying to force on Ukraine was cooked up in Miami by Dmitriev, Witkoff & Kushner - cutting out even Marco Rubio. It's a Mafia shakedown reeking of kleptocracy, corruption & betrayal. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Yesterday I had lunch with a family who came here from Syria during the civil war and now have citizenship
It was so uplifting to see how they're flourishing and to hear about their admiration for our country
If you want something to find something that makes you proud of the UK, this is it
It was so uplifting to see how they're flourishing and to hear about their admiration for our country
If you want something to find something that makes you proud of the UK, this is it
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Yesterday I had lunch with a family who came here from Syria during the civil war and now have citizenship
It was so uplifting to see how they're flourishing and to hear about their admiration for our country
If you want something to find something that makes you proud of the UK, this is it
It was so uplifting to see how they're flourishing and to hear about their admiration for our country
If you want something to find something that makes you proud of the UK, this is it
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised.
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
Russia used a network of 150,000 Twitter accounts to meddle in Brexit
Russian-based Twitter accounts focused their attention on the Brexit referendum in the days leading up to the vote, data scientists have concluded.
www.businessinsider.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
“Over 150,000 Twitter accounts based in Russia tweeted about Brexit during the referendum, an investigation found..Britain "knows" what Russia is doing” but Tories were bankrolled by Russian money & compromised.
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
www.businessinsider.com/russia-used-...
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"Timothy Snyder: Russian invasion is on a world war scale, but Ukraine alone is fighting it, keeping us in a 1938-like historical moment"
#BlueSkyFriends Call your Senators & House Member & demand they work against this outrageous betrayal of Ukraine & Europe.
Stand With Ukraine 💙💛
#You'reNotAlone
#BlueSkyFriends Call your Senators & House Member & demand they work against this outrageous betrayal of Ukraine & Europe.
Stand With Ukraine 💙💛
#You'reNotAlone
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Timothy Snyder: Russian invasion is on a world war scale, but Ukraine alone is fighting it, keeping us in a 1938-like historical moment"
#BlueSkyFriends Call your Senators & House Member & demand they work against this outrageous betrayal of Ukraine & Europe.
Stand With Ukraine 💙💛
#You'reNotAlone
#BlueSkyFriends Call your Senators & House Member & demand they work against this outrageous betrayal of Ukraine & Europe.
Stand With Ukraine 💙💛
#You'reNotAlone
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Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
Nathan Gill; A traitor who was at the very top of Reform UK, aiding and abetting Russian adversaries, has been sentenced today.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
Reform UK should be ashamed. Britain deserves better.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Where are all the "revoke Shamima Begum's citizenship she's a traitor people" today, I wonder.
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Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist
Brexit Hit to UK Economy Double Official Estimate, Study Finds
Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russia's ambassador to the UK, Yakovenko, boasted about Brexit to another diplomat:
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
“We have crushed the British to the ground. They are on their knees and will not rise for a very long time”
Today, Farage’s close ally, leader of Reform in Wales, was sentenced to 10yrs for taking bribes from Russia.
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“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
Old certainties are disappearing before our eyes – we need to fight for the light before we lose it for good
By Andy Brown
Old certainties are disappearing before our eyes – we need to fight for the light before we lose it for good
By Andy Brown
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
Old certainties are disappearing before our eyes – we need to fight for the light before we lose it for good
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light”
Old certainties are disappearing before our eyes – we need to fight for the light before we lose it for good
By Andy Brown
Old certainties are disappearing before our eyes – we need to fight for the light before we lose it for good
By Andy Brown
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Donald Trump is astonished that Norway is vastly wealthy, the richest Government in the world, because of the North Sea oil and gas, but the UK with the same North Sea is poor
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Donald Trump is astonished that Norway is vastly wealthy, the richest Government in the world, because of the North Sea oil and gas, but the UK with the same North Sea is poor
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
I'll cure his astonishment it is because it has been completely privatised in the UK, and not in Norway
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45% of children aged 0-4 in Wales are growing up in poverty! Wales has the highest poverty rate of any nation in Western Europe. UK and Welsh governments should be ashamed of themselves.
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
45% of children aged 0-4 in Wales are growing up in poverty! Wales has the highest poverty rate of any nation in Western Europe. UK and Welsh governments should be ashamed of themselves.
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
PLUS news from the Rotten Boroughs of Halton, Birmingham, Kensington and Chelsea, Richmond, Enfield, and Oldham in the new Eye. AS WELL AS a Reform round-up.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:11 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good News - I am glad my license fee isn’t being used to give more free publicity to this snake oil salesman
Good News - I am glad my license fee isn’t being used to give more free publicity to this snake oil salesman
Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row
Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Good News - I am glad my license fee isn’t being used to give more free publicity to this snake oil salesman
Good News - I am glad my license fee isn’t being used to give more free publicity to this snake oil salesman
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🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🧵On our revelations today about the BBC Coup and the Prescott Dossier.
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
The leaked ‘BBC Bias’ memo Trump used to attack the BBC was authored by Michael Prescott — a Hanover lobbyist paid by US tech/media giants tied to Trump. Full story: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b... 1/12
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
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That final point is absolutely crucial.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
That final point is absolutely crucial.
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Find out more about how community led housing can contribute to the government's current New Towns initiative.
Put communities in charge of New Town homes, says forum
The Housing Innovation Forum is calling for policy to require every New Town to deliver at least 100 homes through a community land trust
housingdigital.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Find out more about how community led housing can contribute to the government's current New Towns initiative.
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People fleeing war and persecution are ready and able to contribute to our society.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
People fleeing war and persecution are ready and able to contribute to our society.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.