Alex Pigot
@alexpigotireland.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Gardener, Farmer, Businessman, Community worker, Politician. Doing what I can to achieve the UN SDGs.
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Worth reading, for an alternate perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war. (And watch the videos - especially the video with the Ukrainian leader of Zelensky’s own party, David Arakhamia)
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The Myth that Putin Was Bent on Conquering Ukraine and Creating a Greater Russia
The Level of Dishonesty Among Western Elites and Legacy Western Media Is Stunning
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Worth reading, for an alternate perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war. (And watch the videos - especially the video with the Ukrainian leader of Zelensky’s own party, David Arakhamia)
open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...
open.substack.com/pub/savagemi...
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Pope Leo XIV has used his first foreign trip to plead for dialogue in the face of global conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/zr2d
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/zr2d
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Pope Leo XIV has used his first foreign trip to plead for dialogue in the face of global conflict, particularly in the Middle East and Ukraine.
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/zr2d
➡️ https://l.euronews.com/zr2d
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From Metro to Dart+ South West to the Luas, this week has shown clearly how this Government is hell bent on sabotaging itself when it comes to providing sustainable Public Transport infrastructure for Ireland instead opting for more roads.
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
From Metro to Dart+ South West to the Luas, this week has shown clearly how this Government is hell bent on sabotaging itself when it comes to providing sustainable Public Transport infrastructure for Ireland instead opting for more roads.
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
#transport #luas #metro #dart @greenpartyie.bsky.social
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That new roads attract more traffic is a concept known as induced demand & is often summarised with a quote usually attributed to the American urbanist Lewis Mumford: “Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity.”
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
You Are Not Stuck In Traffic, You Are Traffic
“Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity.” That quote from the 1950s is often attributed to the great U.S. urbanist Lewis Mumford. It's a trun...
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
That new roads attract more traffic is a concept known as induced demand & is often summarised with a quote usually attributed to the American urbanist Lewis Mumford: “Building more roads to prevent congestion is like a fat man loosening his belt to prevent obesity.”
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
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The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The government's failure to progress DART South west is infuriating. It condemns tens of thousands of people to spending hours every day sitting in traffic.
Hi all. Want to help flatten the dinner time spike in electricity usage in Ireland this winter and be paid for doing so. Then join the ‘Is This a Good Time?’ community. Use code 727459 when you sign up to www.esbnetworks.ie/time. Happy Christmas. PS If you are already doing this - well done!
Sign up for rewards
Sign up for rewards with ESB Networks and earn benefits for managing your electricity usage. Participate in 'Energy events' to contribute to a sustainable future and receive digital eGift cards. Join ...
www.esbnetworks.ie
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hi all. Want to help flatten the dinner time spike in electricity usage in Ireland this winter and be paid for doing so. Then join the ‘Is This a Good Time?’ community. Use code 727459 when you sign up to www.esbnetworks.ie/time. Happy Christmas. PS If you are already doing this - well done!
Excellent letter in @irishtimes.com today:
‘We must stand up to the bully and not lie down fearing his wrath’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
‘We must stand up to the bully and not lie down fearing his wrath’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
‘We must stand up to the bully and not lie down fearing his wrath’
We must call our lies and misinformation coming from high offices for political ends
www.irishtimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Excellent letter in @irishtimes.com today:
‘We must stand up to the bully and not lie down fearing his wrath’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
‘We must stand up to the bully and not lie down fearing his wrath’
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...
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Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
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UK politics live – latest updates
Criminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing trial by jury in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.
Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trial by jury is a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
It is truly frightening that such a fundamental freedom is now under attack.
Once rights are lost, they are not easy to win back. We must resist this with all we’ve got.
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
Why is this not being reported by #MSM like @rte.ie ? Or @irishtimes.com?
www.laois-nationalist.ie/three-people...
#StopArmingIsrael
#USArmyOutOfShannon
#Shannonwatch
www.laois-nationalist.ie/three-people...
#StopArmingIsrael
#USArmyOutOfShannon
#Shannonwatch
Three people arrested after vehicle enters unauthorised area of Shannon Airport - Homepage - Laois Nationalist
At 9:30am on Saturday, the vehicle was intercepted by security agencies on duty including An Garda Síochána, Óglaigh na hÉireann and the Airport ...
www.laois-nationalist.ie
November 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Why is this not being reported by #MSM like @rte.ie ? Or @irishtimes.com?
www.laois-nationalist.ie/three-people...
#StopArmingIsrael
#USArmyOutOfShannon
#Shannonwatch
www.laois-nationalist.ie/three-people...
#StopArmingIsrael
#USArmyOutOfShannon
#Shannonwatch
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Shannon Airport today for the Shannonwatch monthly vigil.
While US warplanes transit through our airport at the rate of 4 per day on average, our government drags peace activists through the courts for trying to prevent this state's complicity in war crimes and genocide #USMilitaryOutOfShannon
While US warplanes transit through our airport at the rate of 4 per day on average, our government drags peace activists through the courts for trying to prevent this state's complicity in war crimes and genocide #USMilitaryOutOfShannon
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Shannon Airport today for the Shannonwatch monthly vigil.
While US warplanes transit through our airport at the rate of 4 per day on average, our government drags peace activists through the courts for trying to prevent this state's complicity in war crimes and genocide #USMilitaryOutOfShannon
While US warplanes transit through our airport at the rate of 4 per day on average, our government drags peace activists through the courts for trying to prevent this state's complicity in war crimes and genocide #USMilitaryOutOfShannon
Important text in the piece below: ‘A German government source said a European draft peace plan, which is based on the U.S. proposal, had been sent to Ukraine and to the U.S. administration.’
Officials from Europe, the United States and Ukraine gathered in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the Ukraine war.
U.S., Ukraine and European officials hold Geneva talks on Trump plan to end war
Officials from Europe, the United States and Ukraine gathered in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the Ukraine war.
cnb.cx
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Important text in the piece below: ‘A German government source said a European draft peace plan, which is based on the U.S. proposal, had been sent to Ukraine and to the U.S. administration.’
Some hope for our world: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who can tame Trump? An unlikely candidate is emerging: the Catholic church | Simon Tisdall
Inequality, immigration and civil rights are the battlegrounds on which the church, and some other Christian denominations, are fighting, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Some hope for our world: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I’ve written something on John Collison’s Op-Ed and environmental democracy
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Next time you’re out in Dublin, check if you’re being “socially de-risked” by a friendly face from his think-tank
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
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The government still claim that they have to consult with the Attorney General about including services alongside goods in the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill. In fact, the AG previously delivered 23 pages of legal advice, which did not flag the need for any distinction between goods and services.
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The government still claim that they have to consult with the Attorney General about including services alongside goods in the #OccupiedTerritoriesBill. In fact, the AG previously delivered 23 pages of legal advice, which did not flag the need for any distinction between goods and services.
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🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
On Environmental Democracy and the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
Andrew Jackson 21 November 2025 I. Introduction A clamour of praise greeted John Collison’s “how to get Ireland moving” Op-Ed following its publication in the Irish Times on 25th October: the Irish…
elajucd.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🔖 Must read
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
“On Environmental Democracy & the Collisons’ “Abundance-Verse”
a fact-packed response by Dr Andrew Jackson, UCD ..to the fact-free claims of John Collison’s Irish Times essay #Planning #Housing #Speirgorm @ucddublin.bsky.social @andrewlrjackson.bsky.social
elajucd.com/2025/11/21/o...
Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Absolutely a must read, even if just for this paragraph:
For an alternative view (of the views in MSM in Ireland and the UK) on Russian ships ‘lurking’ off the coast of Scotland/Ireland here’s a worthwhile read:
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
The Beat of the War Drums - Craig Murray
In fascist lockstep, the entire British media, broadcast and print, corporate and state, is leading with a Ministry of Defence press release about a “Russian spy ship” inside “British waters”. No Brit...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
For an alternative view (of the views in MSM in Ireland and the UK) on Russian ships ‘lurking’ off the coast of Scotland/Ireland here’s a worthwhile read:
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures
The Government's latest housing plan contains all the right soundbites, but no detail or timeframe, write Jude Sherry and Frank O'Connor of #DerelictIreland
www.irishexaminer.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
“Minister's 'war' on vacancy and dereliction is missing timeframe and crucial policy measures”
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Housing #Planning
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Sadly, THE best PM the UK never had:
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Sadly, THE best PM the UK never had:
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History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 AM
History will judge this government very harshly for its cruel and inhumane treatment of asylum seekers.
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This Wednesday, the united left opposition will bring a joint motion for the government to stop delaying the Occupied Territories Bill, and to finally pass it WITH services included.
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This Wednesday, the united left opposition will bring a joint motion for the government to stop delaying the Occupied Territories Bill, and to finally pass it WITH services included.
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
@rodericogorman.bsky.social
@greenpartyie.bsky.social
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Greens are back? We never went away!
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Greens are back? We never went away!
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
Great to see so many Green members at the march for #ClimateAction in Dublin yesterday.
This Government are failing when it comes to Climate Action and we need change now!
Join us in the fight!
@greenpartyie.bsky.social! @greenpartyni.org @greenparty.org.uk
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Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Everyone has been affected, or knows someone who has been effected, by accidents on our roads. Sadly, the number of deaths on Irish roads has been rising for the past number of years.
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Today is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Everyone has been affected, or knows someone who has been effected, by accidents on our roads. Sadly, the number of deaths on Irish roads has been rising for the past number of years.