CommonGroundOrgUK
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The billionaires and their media are using hate and fear to divide communities and win power. We believe there’s more that unites than divides us and we’re having the conversations that prove it. www.commongroundorg.co.uk
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If you are a fan of those democracy meters or keen to find out more about this street campaign to counter the toxic tsunami of disinformation and lies designed to divide societies, please follow: please follow: bsky.app/profile/comm...
bsky.app
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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A donation cap is normal in many democracies.
57% of the British public want one here too, so why do we still not have one? electoral-reform.org.uk/british-publ...
British public strongly back caps on donations to political parties
Polling published in the last few weeks reveals that the British public are worried about the influence of money in politics, with a majority wanting to see the introduction of caps
electoral-reform.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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if you want to understand the misinformation about Net Zero estimates this is a great starting point
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero

1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!

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January 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Reform supporters most likely to say their area compares worse to other areas and most likely to believe that things have got worse over the past decade."
www.southampton.ac.uk/leaf_content...
www.southampton.ac.uk
January 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
The billionaires and their media are using hate and fear to divide communities and win power. We believe there’s more that unites than divides us and we’re having the conversations that prove it.
We are out on the streets every week, listening and talking to people.
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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$7 Trillion globally in tax payer support per year globally, for fossil fuels companies. Data from the IMF, not made up.
#JustStopOil subsidies

www.imf.org/en/topics/cl...
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Subsidies are intended to protect consumers by keeping prices low, but they come at a high cost. Subsidies have sizable fiscal costs (leading to higher taxes/borrowing or lower spending), promote inef...
www.imf.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM