Dan
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"Green Party leader Zack Polanski joined public ownership advocates today in demanding the government withdraw the water company’s licence after an investigation was launched into breaches of standards."
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
Campaigners call for South East Water to be taken into public ownership immediately
SOUTH East Water must be brought into public ownership immediately, campaigners warned, after tens of thousands of residents were left without water this week.Green Party leader Zack Polanski jo...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:15 AM
"Green Party leader Zack Polanski joined public ownership advocates today in demanding the government withdraw the water company’s licence after an investigation was launched into breaches of standards."
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/camp...
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Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M
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Support your independent, locally-based news website. Click here to sign-up as a donor: patreon.com/insidecroydon #Croydon #News #Journalism
July 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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"Anything that Trump is saying at the moment should worry us all, and this is where Keir Starmer should be showing some leadership, he should be showing some backbone and actually standing up to Trump"
@mothinali.bsky.social on the US threatening Greenland
@mothinali.bsky.social on the US threatening Greenland
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
"Anything that Trump is saying at the moment should worry us all, and this is where Keir Starmer should be showing some leadership, he should be showing some backbone and actually standing up to Trump"
@mothinali.bsky.social on the US threatening Greenland
@mothinali.bsky.social on the US threatening Greenland
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@mothinali.bsky.social : "the only thing that Labours managed to change is from being a Labour Party into a Tory Party.. thats why people are looking for alternatives, people are so fed up of the two party system.. its time for us to have proper investment in our society"
January 16, 2026 at 8:33 PM
@mothinali.bsky.social : "the only thing that Labours managed to change is from being a Labour Party into a Tory Party.. thats why people are looking for alternatives, people are so fed up of the two party system.. its time for us to have proper investment in our society"
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"I've been travelling to London quite a bit, the train from Leeds to London [takes].. about 2hr 15min. Not so long ago I travelled from Leeds to Birmingham"
The audience laughs. They know whats coming.
@mothinali.bsky.social on yet another govt promising they'll improve transport in the north
The audience laughs. They know whats coming.
@mothinali.bsky.social on yet another govt promising they'll improve transport in the north
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
"I've been travelling to London quite a bit, the train from Leeds to London [takes].. about 2hr 15min. Not so long ago I travelled from Leeds to Birmingham"
The audience laughs. They know whats coming.
@mothinali.bsky.social on yet another govt promising they'll improve transport in the north
The audience laughs. They know whats coming.
@mothinali.bsky.social on yet another govt promising they'll improve transport in the north
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It's time to end the status quo and prevent outright fascism, vote Green & join.greenparty.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's time to end the status quo and prevent outright fascism, vote Green & join.greenparty.org.uk
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I hope every public official in Britain is watching this, because this bullshit comes with the promise: if you ever defy us, you could be next.
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
I hope every public official in Britain is watching this, because this bullshit comes with the promise: if you ever defy us, you could be next.
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A brilliant debut from Mothin Ali on #AnyQuestions tonight.
From our deputy leaders to our councillors and members across the country, our movement is growing fast - and it’s unstoppable.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
From our deputy leaders to our councillors and members across the country, our movement is growing fast - and it’s unstoppable.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
A brilliant debut from Mothin Ali on #AnyQuestions tonight.
From our deputy leaders to our councillors and members across the country, our movement is growing fast - and it’s unstoppable.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
From our deputy leaders to our councillors and members across the country, our movement is growing fast - and it’s unstoppable.
Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
January 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The actual story is that a family of American citizens trying to evacuate from a neighborhood that ICE had made unsafe, and then ICE tossed munitions into the car, causing three kids to be hospitalized and a six month old to stop breathing. DHS called the family “radical agitators”
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Labour makes new U-turn as Señor Vestey opts to stand down insidecroydon.com/2026/01/16/l... #Sutton #Labour @privateeyenews.bsky.social @sabasalman.com @bylinetimes.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Labour makes new U-turn as Señor Vestey opts to stand down insidecroydon.com/2026/01/16/l... #Sutton #Labour @privateeyenews.bsky.social @sabasalman.com @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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If you want to get off US tech, Paris published a (recently updated) guide over on Disconnect.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
If you want to get off US tech, Paris published a (recently updated) guide over on Disconnect.
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Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
Premium: This Is Worse Than The Dot Com Bubble
Soundtrack - Radiohead - Karma Police
I just spent a week at the Consumer Electronics Show, and one word kept coming up: bullshit.
LG, a company known for making home appliances and televisions, de...
www.wheresyoured.at
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Premium Newsletter: The comparisons between the AI bubble and the Dot Com bubble don’t make sense, because what’s coming will be far, far worse. GPUs are not fiber, AI startups are all worse businesses than Pets.com, and the crash threatens a global contagion.
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
www.wheresyoured.at/dot-com-bubble/
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Read here: rachelshabi.substack.com/p/maccabi-te...
January 15, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Read here: rachelshabi.substack.com/p/maccabi-te...
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"The UK social security system is one of the least generous in Europe. It is neither generous nor ballooning – despite the hyperbole of right-wing media and politicians."
My new piece for @labour-hub.bsky.social
labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/14/o...
My new piece for @labour-hub.bsky.social
labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/14/o...
Out of control? No, our social security is among the lowest in Europe
Is it Government ignorance, weakness or ideological agreement that drives it to let the right set the terms of debate, asks Andrew Fisher. The UK social security system is one of the least generous…
labourhub.org.uk
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 AM
"The UK social security system is one of the least generous in Europe. It is neither generous nor ballooning – despite the hyperbole of right-wing media and politicians."
My new piece for @labour-hub.bsky.social
labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/14/o...
My new piece for @labour-hub.bsky.social
labourhub.org.uk/2026/01/14/o...
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Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say
The government is considering using taxpayer money and private finance to build new health centres.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
Govt paid £6 for £1 PFI investment. Private equity profiteering from NHS contracts. Public money buys less.
Govt reviving PFI, handing NHS to private equity. Govt can borrow, create money, do QE, tax the rich.
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If you want to understand why the Ministry of Defence’s ‘strategic partnership’ with Palantir is so profoundly dangerous, please read my latest piece open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
January 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
If you want to understand why the Ministry of Defence’s ‘strategic partnership’ with Palantir is so profoundly dangerous, please read my latest piece open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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"Congratulations, we are cutting migration. But we have persistently high NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social care, collapsing universities, missed housebuilding targets, lower economic growth and higher taxes."
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
Falling migration could be about to drive your taxes up
Our reliance on migration for economic stability and adequate care for our ageing population is obvious and undeniable
inews.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 AM
"Congratulations, we are cutting migration. But we have persistently high NHS waiting lists, a shortage of social care, collapsing universities, missed housebuilding targets, lower economic growth and higher taxes."
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
My new column for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/fall...
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Looks like they are getting unmasked whether they like it or not
Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Looks like they are getting unmasked whether they like it or not
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Ditto what @zackpolanski.bsky.social said below 👇
Also, join the @greenparty.org.uk at join.greenparty.org.uk today if you haven't already.
Get involved in volunteering if you can too greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/.
Also, join the @greenparty.org.uk at join.greenparty.org.uk today if you haven't already.
Get involved in volunteering if you can too greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/.
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Ditto what @zackpolanski.bsky.social said below 👇
Also, join the @greenparty.org.uk at join.greenparty.org.uk today if you haven't already.
Get involved in volunteering if you can too greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/.
Also, join the @greenparty.org.uk at join.greenparty.org.uk today if you haven't already.
Get involved in volunteering if you can too greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/.
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Would love to know which "intellectual tradition" Labour loyalists think this comes from. Yes you, who call the Greens shallow and populist.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s
Exclusive: Health secretary issues invitation in push for UK to consider copying landmark restrictions in Australia
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Would love to know which "intellectual tradition" Labour loyalists think this comes from. Yes you, who call the Greens shallow and populist.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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The fun part is, you go back and look at what they were doing instead of this, by reading what was in the news at the time. Were they going back to the drawing board, reconsidering, coming up with better plans and winning people over? LOL they absolutely were not doing that
January 14, 2026 at 8:55 AM
The fun part is, you go back and look at what they were doing instead of this, by reading what was in the news at the time. Were they going back to the drawing board, reconsidering, coming up with better plans and winning people over? LOL they absolutely were not doing that
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We elected people whose skill set is mostly restricted to denouncing, wrecking and backstabbing each other, fucking flags, thinking up even dumber new crackdowns and sending pissy WhatsApp messages to lobby journalists. What happened next should not surprise anyone.
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
We elected people whose skill set is mostly restricted to denouncing, wrecking and backstabbing each other, fucking flags, thinking up even dumber new crackdowns and sending pissy WhatsApp messages to lobby journalists. What happened next should not surprise anyone.
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A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."