Tim Kinsella #FBPE
@timkinsella.bsky.social
You might know me as @51TJK from the other place!
Toe in the water over here to see if it’s more…civilised (and less MuskTrumpian)
Toe in the water over here to see if it’s more…civilised (and less MuskTrumpian)
Pinned
Okay, the U.K. has tried the #HardBrexit experiment foisted on it under the pretext of the Referendum
It’s been ruinously expensive, in more ways than one
It hasn’t worked, big time
It can’t be made to work, ever
It’s time to start on the path to #RejoinEU
It’s been ruinously expensive, in more ways than one
It hasn’t worked, big time
It can’t be made to work, ever
It’s time to start on the path to #RejoinEU
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
“many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues”
An insidious trend that has been obvious for years, if we’re talking about bias!
“many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues”
An insidious trend that has been obvious for years, if we’re talking about bias!
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 AM
www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
“many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues”
An insidious trend that has been obvious for years, if we’re talking about bias!
“many say the events of the past week also have to be seen in the context of a wider political effort to shift the BBC’s reporting to the right on key issues”
An insidious trend that has been obvious for years, if we’re talking about bias!
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
“Our government should not be taking their focus off de-carbonising our roads, and this is a huge step backwards during a cost of living crisis, reducing confidence for many looking to switch”
#NotZero
“Our government should not be taking their focus off de-carbonising our roads, and this is a huge step backwards during a cost of living crisis, reducing confidence for many looking to switch”
#NotZero
Is this government serious about climate change?
A potential three pence per mile levy on electric car drivers has brought much criticism, and EV Editor Steve Fowler thinks it shows how little the government knows, or cares, about the car business a...
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electri...
“Our government should not be taking their focus off de-carbonising our roads, and this is a huge step backwards during a cost of living crisis, reducing confidence for many looking to switch”
#NotZero
“Our government should not be taking their focus off de-carbonising our roads, and this is a huge step backwards during a cost of living crisis, reducing confidence for many looking to switch”
#NotZero
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
“The BBC isn’t perfect, but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics”
Must try harder
“The BBC isn’t perfect, but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics”
Must try harder
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
“The BBC isn’t perfect, but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics”
Must try harder
“The BBC isn’t perfect, but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics”
Must try harder
While it’s hardly a disaster that Davie is going, it’s a pity that it’s due to a piece of Trump appeasement
Trump may not have explicitly urged the riots
We all know that he implicitly did so…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump may not have explicitly urged the riots
We all know that he implicitly did so…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Davie says
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
While it’s hardly a disaster that Davie is going, it’s a pity that it’s due to a piece of Trump appeasement
Trump may not have explicitly urged the riots
We all know that he implicitly did so…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Trump may not have explicitly urged the riots
We all know that he implicitly did so…
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
“China can produce almost a terawatt of renewable-energy capacity in a year. That is enough to supply as much energy as more than 300 big nuclear-power plants”
🤔
#NetZero
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
“China can produce almost a terawatt of renewable-energy capacity in a year. That is enough to supply as much energy as more than 300 big nuclear-power plants”
🤔
#NetZero
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
economist.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
“China can produce almost a terawatt of renewable-energy capacity in a year. That is enough to supply as much energy as more than 300 big nuclear-power plants”
🤔
#NetZero
economist.com/leaders/2025...
from The Economist
“China can produce almost a terawatt of renewable-energy capacity in a year. That is enough to supply as much energy as more than 300 big nuclear-power plants”
🤔
#NetZero
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
PM issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared'
The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
Nadia Whittome: Labour needs its own Mamdani moment
Politicians offering hope rather than gloom are soaring in the polls, writes MP Nadia Whittome. If Labour cannot offer a taste, then voters will seek it elsewhere
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Rachel Reeves’s stupid tax raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
I hate petrol cars, I hate pollution and I like the planet, says James Moore – but if the government is going to snuff out appetite for EVs with this bonkers tax then we might as well give up on the g...
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett
On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
“#Brexit has been a constant depressing factor since the EU referendum in 2016”
Indeed
So why not reverse it, as most people want?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket as a first step
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
“#Brexit has been a constant depressing factor since the EU referendum in 2016”
Indeed
So why not reverse it, as most people want?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket as a first step
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
Editorial: Rachel Reeves has asked each of us to ‘do our bit’ as she prepares to break her party’s manifesto pledge and raise income tax – but it is now clear that she has made the bad situation she i...
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
www.independent.co.uk/voices/edito...
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
“#Brexit has been a constant depressing factor since the EU referendum in 2016”
Indeed
So why not reverse it, as most people want?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket as a first step
Our hapless chancellor has finally run out of wiggle room
“#Brexit has been a constant depressing factor since the EU referendum in 2016”
Indeed
So why not reverse it, as most people want?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket as a first step
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Quite simply, #BrexitShambles will never end until we start to actively reverse it
A good beginning would be #RejoinTheSingleMarket
I don’t recall leaving it being on the ballot paper in the first place
In fact, we were told it wouldn’t happen!
Quite simply, #BrexitShambles will never end until we start to actively reverse it
A good beginning would be #RejoinTheSingleMarket
I don’t recall leaving it being on the ballot paper in the first place
In fact, we were told it wouldn’t happen!
Brexit sees another international institution abandon Britain for Europe
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has become the latest major international institution to announce plans to close its doors on its headquarters in the UK
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Quite simply, #BrexitShambles will never end until we start to actively reverse it
A good beginning would be #RejoinTheSingleMarket
I don’t recall leaving it being on the ballot paper in the first place
In fact, we were told it wouldn’t happen!
Quite simply, #BrexitShambles will never end until we start to actively reverse it
A good beginning would be #RejoinTheSingleMarket
I don’t recall leaving it being on the ballot paper in the first place
In fact, we were told it wouldn’t happen!
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment”
Why not break an unpopular ‘promise’ instead of a popular one?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket would restore growth and investment, no tax rise needed!
“The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment”
Why not break an unpopular ‘promise’ instead of a popular one?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket would restore growth and investment, no tax rise needed!
Prospect of breaking 50-year income tax taboo shows scale of Reeves’s challenge
The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment”
Why not break an unpopular ‘promise’ instead of a popular one?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket would restore growth and investment, no tax rise needed!
“The chancellor appears to believe voters will forgive a broken promise in return for meaningful investment”
Why not break an unpopular ‘promise’ instead of a popular one?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket would restore growth and investment, no tax rise needed!
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We need government intervention to remove this unexpected burden, alongside action to address sky high standing charges [on electricity] and inequitable VAT”
It’s as if Govt wants to kill the EV rollout!
“We need government intervention to remove this unexpected burden, alongside action to address sky high standing charges [on electricity] and inequitable VAT”
It’s as if Govt wants to kill the EV rollout!
UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes
Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“We need government intervention to remove this unexpected burden, alongside action to address sky high standing charges [on electricity] and inequitable VAT”
It’s as if Govt wants to kill the EV rollout!
“We need government intervention to remove this unexpected burden, alongside action to address sky high standing charges [on electricity] and inequitable VAT”
It’s as if Govt wants to kill the EV rollout!
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“We would suggest taking almost all levies off electricity, and moving any that remain on to gas. As far as decarbonisation goes, this is a really big opportunity to even out the difference between electricity and gas bills”
And encourage heat pump takeup
“We would suggest taking almost all levies off electricity, and moving any that remain on to gas. As far as decarbonisation goes, this is a really big opportunity to even out the difference between electricity and gas bills”
And encourage heat pump takeup
Rachel Reeves’s 5% VAT cut on electricity bills will backfire, experts say
Critics believe cut would mostly benefit better-off people with larger homes and increase carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
“We would suggest taking almost all levies off electricity, and moving any that remain on to gas. As far as decarbonisation goes, this is a really big opportunity to even out the difference between electricity and gas bills”
And encourage heat pump takeup
“We would suggest taking almost all levies off electricity, and moving any that remain on to gas. As far as decarbonisation goes, this is a really big opportunity to even out the difference between electricity and gas bills”
And encourage heat pump takeup
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Increased government investment would allow authorities to reinforce infrastructure, reduce flood risk and support water transfer schemes to alleviate drought”
“Increased government investment would allow authorities to reinforce infrastructure, reduce flood risk and support water transfer schemes to alleviate drought”
Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn
Many waterways vulnerable to breaches and closures and face mounting maintenance costs, charity says
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Increased government investment would allow authorities to reinforce infrastructure, reduce flood risk and support water transfer schemes to alleviate drought”
“Increased government investment would allow authorities to reinforce infrastructure, reduce flood risk and support water transfer schemes to alleviate drought”
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
“The problem for the government is that, having identified the problem, it does not have proposals to make a significant change to the UK’s economic relationship with the EU”
Such as the glaringly obvious #RejoinTheSingleMarket
“The problem for the government is that, having identified the problem, it does not have proposals to make a significant change to the UK’s economic relationship with the EU”
Such as the glaringly obvious #RejoinTheSingleMarket
Rachel Reeves cannot start to blame Brexit now for her economic fix | Institute for Government
Why is the government talking about Brexit and the economy again?
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/rach...
“The problem for the government is that, having identified the problem, it does not have proposals to make a significant change to the UK’s economic relationship with the EU”
Such as the glaringly obvious #RejoinTheSingleMarket
“The problem for the government is that, having identified the problem, it does not have proposals to make a significant change to the UK’s economic relationship with the EU”
Such as the glaringly obvious #RejoinTheSingleMarket
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook”
#NotZero
“Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook”
#NotZero
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook”
#NotZero
“Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook”
#NotZero
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
PM issues Budget warning - Brexit and austerity impact 'worse than feared'
The Prime Minister told a behind-closed-doors meeting of Labour MPs the long-term impact of Tory austerity and a botched Brexit deal 'is worse than even we feared'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
“Ms Reeves will hike income tax at the Budget in what would be a clear breach of the party's election manifesto”
Why not break the other ‘pledge’ instead?
The one that keeps on damaging us by £40bn a year (at least)
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
Nadia Whittome: Labour needs its own Mamdani moment
Politicians offering hope rather than gloom are soaring in the polls, writes MP Nadia Whittome. If Labour cannot offer a taste, then voters will seek it elsewhere
www.independent.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
www.independent.co.uk/voices/nadia...
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
“Chasing the Reform vote has been a failing strategy, one that has created an ugly race-to-the-bottom on issues like migration and the rights of minority groups”
Starmer needs to read this article and take note
His current strategy leads down a blind alley
www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Rachel Reeves’s stupid tax raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
I hate petrol cars, I hate pollution and I like the planet, says James Moore – but if the government is going to snuff out appetite for EVs with this bonkers tax then we might as well give up on the g...
www.independent.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
www.independent.co.uk/voices/elect...
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reeves’s raid on EVs will drive even us greenies back to petrol
If this batshit-crazy plan ever sees the light of day, we will know that this govt has lost any credibility it ever had on environmental issues!
#NotZero
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
Tories overtake Labour.
Labour's tactic of appealing squarely to the voter demographic that will never vote Labour is going swimmingly.
Labour's tactic of appealing squarely to the voter demographic that will never vote Labour is going swimmingly.
📊 Ref lead of 12pts
Westminster voting intention
REF: 31% (-2)
CON: 19% (+1)
LAB: 18% (-3)
LDEM: 13% (+1)
GRN: 12% (+1)
via @Moreincommon_, 31 Oct - 03 Nov
Chgs. w/ 27 Oct
britainelects.com
Westminster voting intention
REF: 31% (-2)
CON: 19% (+1)
LAB: 18% (-3)
LDEM: 13% (+1)
GRN: 12% (+1)
via @Moreincommon_, 31 Oct - 03 Nov
Chgs. w/ 27 Oct
britainelects.com
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britainelects.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Tories overtake Labour.
Labour's tactic of appealing squarely to the voter demographic that will never vote Labour is going swimmingly.
Labour's tactic of appealing squarely to the voter demographic that will never vote Labour is going swimmingly.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
Britain’s two-party politics is fragmenting: what unintended consequences await? | Andy Beckett
On one hand, no more safe seats or long careers could mean less complacency. On the other, no big parties could mean greater corporate influence, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
“Every party’s gains or losses could be hugely magnified or minimised by an electoral system not designed for such multiparty competition”
Exactly why we need to ditch #FPTP
#ProportionalRepresentation is the way forward
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
Governments have failed to limit global warming. What comes next?
economist.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
For the first time, climate models show the 1.5°C goal is dead
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
economist.com/graphic-deta...
from The Economist
And:
“Every year we postpone action, we’re also jeopardising limiting global temperatures below two degrees”
#ClimateCrisis
Reposted by Tim Kinsella #FBPE
SPOILER ALERT: An increase to our GDP by 4%-6% through membership of the Single Market is better than any "magic money tree". To say nothing of EU social, regional and infrastructure funding plus non-profit investment loans from the European Investment Bank.
'There isn’t a magic money tree,' Rachel Reeves said as she refused to rule out income tax hikes in England during a pre-Budget speech
'There isn't a magic money tree': Rachel Reeves dodges Budget tax hike questions
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November 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
SPOILER ALERT: An increase to our GDP by 4%-6% through membership of the Single Market is better than any "magic money tree". To say nothing of EU social, regional and infrastructure funding plus non-profit investment loans from the European Investment Bank.