Catrollo 🏴
@catrollo.bsky.social
Believe in democracy, science, climate action, truth & justice; MSc (IT).
Ni fydd y kleptocrats yn ennill. #FBPE. Previously elsewhere and now looking fo follow interesting people here.
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Catrollo 🏴
@catrollo.bsky.social
· Jan 25
‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll
Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK
www.theguardian.com
This seems crystal clear:
🇪🇺 trade deal > 🇺🇸 trade deal
'more people in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales back closer arrangements with the EU rather than more transatlantic trade with Washington'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
🇪🇺 trade deal > 🇺🇸 trade deal
'more people in every constituency in England, Scotland and Wales back closer arrangements with the EU rather than more transatlantic trade with Washington'
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Water shortages aggravated by climate change could derail Net-Zero plans - in themselves essential to tackling climate change - which in turn worsens water shortages. Who knew? Maybe take the failed water industry into not-for-profit public ownership and fix it?
Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Water shortages aggravated by climate change could derail Net-Zero plans - in themselves essential to tackling climate change - which in turn worsens water shortages. Who knew? Maybe take the failed water industry into not-for-profit public ownership and fix it?
Trump on Witkoff leak: “That’s what a dealmaker does ... That’s a very standard form of negotiation.”
Maybe, but it's not standard form to get recorded telling the enemy how to play your boss.
Maybe, but it's not standard form to get recorded telling the enemy how to play your boss.
‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call
Republicans and Democrats warn Witkoff ‘cannot be trusted’ after reportedly advising officials on peace plan
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump on Witkoff leak: “That’s what a dealmaker does ... That’s a very standard form of negotiation.”
Maybe, but it's not standard form to get recorded telling the enemy how to play your boss.
Maybe, but it's not standard form to get recorded telling the enemy how to play your boss.
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“If I don’t get my way, I’ll blow the place [BBC] up” - Robbie Gibb. The BBC must operate, not Gibb's way, but the way enshrined in the BBC's Charter, mission and public purposes. Our public broadcaster MUST be free to follow its stated mission. 👇
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...
act.38degrees.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“If I don’t get my way, I’ll blow the place [BBC] up” - Robbie Gibb. The BBC must operate, not Gibb's way, but the way enshrined in the BBC's Charter, mission and public purposes. Our public broadcaster MUST be free to follow its stated mission. 👇
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
“If I don’t get my way, I’ll blow the place [BBC] up” - Robbie Gibb. The BBC must operate, not Gibb's way, but the way enshrined in the BBC's Charter, mission and public purposes. Our public broadcaster MUST be free to follow its stated mission. 👇
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
Sack Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board
Robbie Gibb said if he doesn't get his way, he'll blow the BBC up. It's ridiculous that a man like that has a spot on the BBC's board. Our public broadcaster MUST be independent. Agree? Sign to get Gi...
act.38degrees.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“If I don’t get my way, I’ll blow the place [BBC] up” - Robbie Gibb. The BBC must operate, not Gibb's way, but the way enshrined in the BBC's Charter, mission and public purposes. Our public broadcaster MUST be free to follow its stated mission. 👇
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/sack-rob...
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My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
“The British people will rightly never forgive the Conservatives for leaving the country rudderless and vulnerable, and for partying while our communities were isolated and grieving.” - Ed Davey, LibDem leader.
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response
Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“The British people will rightly never forgive the Conservatives for leaving the country rudderless and vulnerable, and for partying while our communities were isolated and grieving.” - Ed Davey, LibDem leader.
Deserves a listen in the interests of balance ... 👇
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Deserves a listen in the interests of balance ... 👇
Gibb may or may not leave the BBC, but in view of new questions on his fitness to be on the BBC board with its mandate to uphold 'impartial' news & information, let these questions over partiality be settled impartially on the basis of his contribution (or not) to upholding impartiality at the BBC.
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board
Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Gibb may or may not leave the BBC, but in view of new questions on his fitness to be on the BBC board with its mandate to uphold 'impartial' news & information, let these questions over partiality be settled impartially on the basis of his contribution (or not) to upholding impartiality at the BBC.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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US defense companies 'letting go' of their talent (because their federal government thinks tarrifs and token lethal strikes, rather than military investment, will protect them from foreign adversaries) will help underpin Europe's recruitment of essential skills in its defence workforce.
November 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
US defense companies 'letting go' of their talent (because their federal government thinks tarrifs and token lethal strikes, rather than military investment, will protect them from foreign adversaries) will help underpin Europe's recruitment of essential skills in its defence workforce.
If Karoline Leavitt truly believes the BBC to be '💯% fake news', then she should, by implication, reject the authenticity of all its news output - like this one on November 5th 2024:
BBC News: Donald Trump wins 2024 US election ...
BBC News: Donald Trump wins 2024 US election ...
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary
Comments by Karoline Leavitt follow allegations that Panorama documentary misled viewers with its editing of a Trump speech
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
If Karoline Leavitt truly believes the BBC to be '💯% fake news', then she should, by implication, reject the authenticity of all its news output - like this one on November 5th 2024:
BBC News: Donald Trump wins 2024 US election ...
BBC News: Donald Trump wins 2024 US election ...
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Only 32 signatures missing to hit the target!
Friends, fellas, let’s go! The UK sanctions are particularly painful for the regime and they cannot even hide it!
www.change.org/p/urge-the-u...
Friends, fellas, let’s go! The UK sanctions are particularly painful for the regime and they cannot even hide it!
www.change.org/p/urge-the-u...
November 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Only 32 signatures missing to hit the target!
Friends, fellas, let’s go! The UK sanctions are particularly painful for the regime and they cannot even hide it!
www.change.org/p/urge-the-u...
Friends, fellas, let’s go! The UK sanctions are particularly painful for the regime and they cannot even hide it!
www.change.org/p/urge-the-u...
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Farage wanted us to assist him in fulfilling his career ambition to become authoritarian ruler of the UK by surrendering the rights guaranteed to us under the European Convention for Human Rights, which comprise ...
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Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging UK'
Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"
www.mirror.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Farage wanted us to assist him in fulfilling his career ambition to become authoritarian ruler of the UK by surrendering the rights guaranteed to us under the European Convention for Human Rights, which comprise ...
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Farage wanted us to assist him in fulfilling his career ambition to become authoritarian ruler of the UK by surrendering the rights guaranteed to us under the European Convention for Human Rights, which comprise ...
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Nigel Farage loses major vote as he's accused of 'making career by damaging UK'
Nigel Farage's call for the UK to leave the European Convention for Human Rights (ECHR) was voted down by MPs, with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey branding it "un-British"
www.mirror.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Farage wanted us to assist him in fulfilling his career ambition to become authoritarian ruler of the UK by surrendering the rights guaranteed to us under the European Convention for Human Rights, which comprise ...
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I hope this information is being considered by the CPS. Additionally, I can't accept that it was necessary to spend a staggering £37billion of public funds on Test and Trace (equivalent to about 21% of NHS England's annual expenditure for 2023/24) on a single antibody testing process 🤔
🔴Michael Gove Lobbied Government Officials to Hand Conservative Donor Multimillion Pound Covid Contract
Private correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals that Ciga Healthcare’s Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to “take control” of the process
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/23/m...
Private correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals that Ciga Healthcare’s Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to “take control” of the process
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/23/m...
Michael Gove Lobbied Government Officials to Hand Conservative Donor Multimillion Pound Covid Contract
Private correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals that Ciga Healthcare's Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to "take control" of the process
bylinetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I hope this information is being considered by the CPS. Additionally, I can't accept that it was necessary to spend a staggering £37billion of public funds on Test and Trace (equivalent to about 21% of NHS England's annual expenditure for 2023/24) on a single antibody testing process 🤔
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Starmer worries about losing Senedd seat of Caerphilly at a byelection. His damage limitation strategy? Lose Caerphilly anyway, then roll back pledges on renewable energy, which could have been generated in Wales by substituting gas, which can't. Mae Starmer yn strategydd meistr
Keir Starmer prepares to miss key green target in effort to keep energy bills down
Exclusive: Promise to remove almost all fossil fuels from UK’s electricity supply by 2030 may be quietly abandoned over cost
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Starmer worries about losing Senedd seat of Caerphilly at a byelection. His damage limitation strategy? Lose Caerphilly anyway, then roll back pledges on renewable energy, which could have been generated in Wales by substituting gas, which can't. Mae Starmer yn strategydd meistr
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
Sign the petition: Save our National Parks
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
Sign the petition: Save our National Parks
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...
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The UK's NHS has declined to offer Covid19 vaccinations this fall on a par with those for flu since (according to my GP practice), Covid19 causes fewer deaths than influenza. Don't trust this highly dubious explanation. See for example:
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowing
VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients
www.medpagetoday.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The UK's NHS has declined to offer Covid19 vaccinations this fall on a par with those for flu since (according to my GP practice), Covid19 causes fewer deaths than influenza. Don't trust this highly dubious explanation. See for example:
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
The UK's NHS has declined to offer Covid19 vaccinations this fall on a par with those for flu since (according to my GP practice), Covid19 causes fewer deaths than influenza. Don't trust this highly dubious explanation. See for example:
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
COVID Still Deadlier Than the Flu -- But the Gap Is Narrowing
VA study finds 35% higher mortality rate in hospitalized patients
www.medpagetoday.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The UK's NHS has declined to offer Covid19 vaccinations this fall on a par with those for flu since (according to my GP practice), Covid19 causes fewer deaths than influenza. Don't trust this highly dubious explanation. See for example:
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Protections citizens would lose under Conservatives retrograde policy of REMOVING rights guaranteed under ECHR:
The rights to life, liberty, a fair trial, a private life, to marry, to education, to free elections; freedom of thought & of expression & of association & from discrimination.
The rights to life, liberty, a fair trial, a private life, to marry, to education, to free elections; freedom of thought & of expression & of association & from discrimination.
Conservatives would take UK out of ECHR, Badenoch confirms
Leader says move is is necessary ‘to protect our borders, our veterans and our citizens’
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Protections citizens would lose under Conservatives retrograde policy of REMOVING rights guaranteed under ECHR:
The rights to life, liberty, a fair trial, a private life, to marry, to education, to free elections; freedom of thought & of expression & of association & from discrimination.
The rights to life, liberty, a fair trial, a private life, to marry, to education, to free elections; freedom of thought & of expression & of association & from discrimination.
Yes it sucks for them; only "fourth in the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated fortune of £20.8bn". More sad though for an acquaintance of mine and around 1,000 others who lost their UK jobs in the reorganisation.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dyson’s profits fall by nearly 50% in ‘difficult’ year
Revenues down more than £500m after company cut more than a quarter of UK workforce
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Yes it sucks for them; only "fourth in the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, with an estimated fortune of £20.8bn". More sad though for an acquaintance of mine and around 1,000 others who lost their UK jobs in the reorganisation.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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If you can, please consider helping to save the rarest felines on Earth from unscrupulous development.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/wildcats/
www.crowdjustice.com/case/wildcats/
Join the legal fight to protect the Scottish Wildcat
Wildcat Haven is a grass roots, community driven conservation project. We are the only conservation group focussed solely on saving the Scottish wildcat in the wild where it belongs.
www.crowdjustice.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If you can, please consider helping to save the rarest felines on Earth from unscrupulous development.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/wildcats/
www.crowdjustice.com/case/wildcats/