@thebrownjumper.bsky.social
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🔴Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as ‘Billionaires Wait in the Wings’ to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as 'Billionaires Wait in the Wings' to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed 'anti-establishment' party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🔴Reform UK Builds Towards £40 Million Election War Chest as ‘Billionaires Wait in the Wings’ to Back Nigel Farage for PM
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
The self-proclaimed ‘anti-establishment’ party took almost four times more from big money donors last quarter than any of their rivals
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/r...
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Alan Bates agrees multi-million-pound payout over Post Office scandal.
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal
Government settles claim from former post office operator more than 20 years after he began his campaign for justice
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Alan Bates agrees multi-million-pound payout over Post Office scandal.
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
Great news. All victims deserve a just settlement.
No contribution to compensation made by the Post Office, its execs; Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers.
No one prosecuted for hounding innocent people. Will they ever be?
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MASSIVE U-turn from Nigel Farage on public ownership yesterday 👇
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Reform just tore up their promise to YOU
YouTube video by We Own It
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
MASSIVE U-turn from Nigel Farage on public ownership yesterday 👇
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
Barely picked up by the mainstream media
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5A8...
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Ofwat letting England water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Ofwat letting water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
River Action bringing legal action against water regulator over who should foot bill for firms’ past failures to invest
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Ofwat letting England water firms charge twice to tackle sewage, court to hear
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
Companies billed people for sewage disposal, used cash to pay dividends and exec bonuses, dumped sewage in rivers.
Now charging again to fund promised investment, not raising capital from shareholders. Customers fleeced
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Sheffield Hallam University appeased China Govt to protect its income from Chinese student enrollment.
It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers.
Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.
It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers.
Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Sheffield Hallam University appeased China Govt to protect its income from Chinese student enrollment.
It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers.
Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.
It shut down research into forced labour and human rights abuses, intimidated academics, suppressed academic papers.
Outrageous. Universities functioning as corporations. Must be investigated.
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Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Campari shares worth €1.3bn seized by police over alleged tax evasion
The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
Won't happen in the UK?
City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.
HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.
NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.
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Victims robbed of £4bn in ‘insulting’ car loan redress scheme.
No one forced banks to sell dud products, they don't want to pay. Govt/Regulators line-up with banks.
Execs got bonuses, won't bear any cost, bank customers will.
Hurting victims is the norm - Post Office, Grenfell, mortgage prisoners
No one forced banks to sell dud products, they don't want to pay. Govt/Regulators line-up with banks.
Execs got bonuses, won't bear any cost, bank customers will.
Hurting victims is the norm - Post Office, Grenfell, mortgage prisoners
Victims robbed of £4bn in ‘insulting’ car loan redress scheme, say claims firms
Financial Conduct Authority defends interest rate of 2.09% as critics describe proposals as ‘hypocritical’
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Victims robbed of £4bn in ‘insulting’ car loan redress scheme.
No one forced banks to sell dud products, they don't want to pay. Govt/Regulators line-up with banks.
Execs got bonuses, won't bear any cost, bank customers will.
Hurting victims is the norm - Post Office, Grenfell, mortgage prisoners
No one forced banks to sell dud products, they don't want to pay. Govt/Regulators line-up with banks.
Execs got bonuses, won't bear any cost, bank customers will.
Hurting victims is the norm - Post Office, Grenfell, mortgage prisoners
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⚡ @unitetheunion.bsky.social have commissioned our own energy report which clearly shows that £500 of our yearly £1,700 bill lands directly into the pockets of energy companies who made £30 billion in a single year!
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
⚡ @unitetheunion.bsky.social have commissioned our own energy report which clearly shows that £500 of our yearly £1,700 bill lands directly into the pockets of energy companies who made £30 billion in a single year!
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Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts, study finds
Report raises fresh concerns about the link between political donations and public spending
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
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Govt publishes England water companies' league of sewage dumping and pollution .
Worst since 2011. 9 companies collectively received 19 out of possible 36 stars.
Thames Water the lowest rating of 1. Seven firms score only 2.
No fines on execs. No exec prosecuted. Dividends paid. Customers fleeced
Worst since 2011. 9 companies collectively received 19 out of possible 36 stars.
Thames Water the lowest rating of 1. Seven firms score only 2.
No fines on execs. No exec prosecuted. Dividends paid. Customers fleeced
Water and sewerage companies in England: environmental performance report for 2024
www.gov.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Govt publishes England water companies' league of sewage dumping and pollution .
Worst since 2011. 9 companies collectively received 19 out of possible 36 stars.
Thames Water the lowest rating of 1. Seven firms score only 2.
No fines on execs. No exec prosecuted. Dividends paid. Customers fleeced
Worst since 2011. 9 companies collectively received 19 out of possible 36 stars.
Thames Water the lowest rating of 1. Seven firms score only 2.
No fines on execs. No exec prosecuted. Dividends paid. Customers fleeced
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Letter to the editor:
In 2018 alone, the EU gave £5.9bn to help deprived UK regions.
Now the government calls £5bn over ten years “ambitious.”
Brexit really did take from the poor to give to a slogan.
In 2018 alone, the EU gave £5.9bn to help deprived UK regions.
Now the government calls £5bn over ten years “ambitious.”
Brexit really did take from the poor to give to a slogan.
Letter to the editor: £5bn over ten years isn’t ‘ambitious’ – it’s a fraction of what the EU once gave
Letter to the editor
eastangliabylines.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Letter to the editor:
In 2018 alone, the EU gave £5.9bn to help deprived UK regions.
Now the government calls £5bn over ten years “ambitious.”
Brexit really did take from the poor to give to a slogan.
In 2018 alone, the EU gave £5.9bn to help deprived UK regions.
Now the government calls £5bn over ten years “ambitious.”
Brexit really did take from the poor to give to a slogan.
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Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Boris Johnson, "I tried to get the scientists to say that lockdown was a bad idea"
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
*they all laugh*
There were 26,000 covid deaths because Boris Johnson ignored scientists and delayed the first lockdown by a week
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
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The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted dinner giving tech bosses access to UK minister
Exclusive: Six tech leaders dined with investment minister, documents reveal, underlining growing influence of ex-PM’s consultancy
Tony Blair and Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year at which a select group of technology entrepreneurs were given access to a key minister, official documents have revealed.
The former prime minister, who is a champion of the tech industry, held the dinner in an upmarket London hotel in his capacity as the head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) political consultancy. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The least surprising news ever. But also thank you to @robevansgdn.bsky.social & @direthoughts.com for shining a light on how two Silicon Valley lobbyists have joined forces to advance their billionaire-funded techno-accelerationist agenda into the heart of UK govt.
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Unbelievable - Thames Water wants to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years
If they get away with this, other water companies will copy
If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our
petition to @ofwat.bsky.social
We'll be handing it in on 21st October
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
If they get away with this, other water companies will copy
If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our
petition to @ofwat.bsky.social
We'll be handing it in on 21st October
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
weownit.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Unbelievable - Thames Water wants to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years
If they get away with this, other water companies will copy
If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our
petition to @ofwat.bsky.social
We'll be handing it in on 21st October
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
If they get away with this, other water companies will copy
If you don't want sewage until 2040 (!) please sign our
petition to @ofwat.bsky.social
We'll be handing it in on 21st October
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
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Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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And he’s back!!
Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.
His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.
His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
DOUBLETHINK DOES DOUBLETIME
STEWART LEE
www.thenerve.news
October 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
And he’s back!!
Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.
His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Sunday isn’t Sunday without Stewart Lee. We were so thrilled at @thenerve.news that Stewart came with us.
His satirical columns for the Observer were some of our most-read content: funny, surreal, angry true. Essential weekend reading.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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October 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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This is grim & dangerous over reach.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.
October 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is grim & dangerous over reach.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.
Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.
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Feels like this is one of those things that could have quite serious repercussions - how can this have slipped through?
Here’s the clip (which I will once again note for out-of-context reposts, is a total bullshit conspiracy/fake news).
October 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Feels like this is one of those things that could have quite serious repercussions - how can this have slipped through?
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"..it’s clear that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is a *much* more effective public speaker than Starmer, Badenoch or Davey, and possibly on a par (albeit very differently) to Farage.
It’s no wonder Labour are privately pretty worried about possible losses to the Greens."
- Go Zack.
It’s no wonder Labour are privately pretty worried about possible losses to the Greens."
- Go Zack.
October 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
"..it’s clear that @zackpolanski.bsky.social is a *much* more effective public speaker than Starmer, Badenoch or Davey, and possibly on a par (albeit very differently) to Farage.
It’s no wonder Labour are privately pretty worried about possible losses to the Greens."
- Go Zack.
It’s no wonder Labour are privately pretty worried about possible losses to the Greens."
- Go Zack.
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A whiff of whitewashing in Newcastle, as the council has refused to publish a long-awaited taxpayer-funded £74,000 investigation into claims Labour ex-leader Nick Kemp bullied an officer.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A whiff of whitewashing in Newcastle, as the council has refused to publish a long-awaited taxpayer-funded £74,000 investigation into claims Labour ex-leader Nick Kemp bullied an officer.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.
Full story in the new Private Eye, out now.