Elaine
@elaine5.bsky.social
European, protect the planet and its species, film and literature, anti-war. Bit of science, travel and all things foodie.
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🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
🔴 REVEALED 🔴
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire.
📝 Exclusive findings from @desmog.com 👇
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Reform cabinet backs £10mn cuts to start filling Durham’s growing black hole
Reform is now learning that running a big council is not as easy as it probably thought
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The black hole in Durham County Council’s budget has grown by £11.1mn in the past two months under the control of Reform UK.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
Its cabinet has been forced to approve a £10mn list of cuts.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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£2.5m a year BT CEO blames UK govt for high rents, rates, labour costs, energy bills.
Silence on £bns subsidies
BT made £1.334bn pre-tax profit last yr; £922m (£822m in 2024) dividends & share buybacks; customer bills hiked by inflation+3.9%.
Resents paying tax, workers.
archive.ph/D2TJ8
Silence on £bns subsidies
BT made £1.334bn pre-tax profit last yr; £922m (£822m in 2024) dividends & share buybacks; customer bills hiked by inflation+3.9%.
Resents paying tax, workers.
archive.ph/D2TJ8
BT chief raises concerns over ‘government-inflicted costs’ ahead of Budget
Allison Kirkby claims burden is 10 times higher for UK telecoms group than its European peers
www.ft.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
£2.5m a year BT CEO blames UK govt for high rents, rates, labour costs, energy bills.
Silence on £bns subsidies
BT made £1.334bn pre-tax profit last yr; £922m (£822m in 2024) dividends & share buybacks; customer bills hiked by inflation+3.9%.
Resents paying tax, workers.
archive.ph/D2TJ8
Silence on £bns subsidies
BT made £1.334bn pre-tax profit last yr; £922m (£822m in 2024) dividends & share buybacks; customer bills hiked by inflation+3.9%.
Resents paying tax, workers.
archive.ph/D2TJ8
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The Post Office paid law firm £86m for dealing with the public inquiry into the scandal.
30 years later victims await compensation for false prosecutions. Despite evidence no exec charged.
Fujitsu, lawyers, advisers complicit. Made millions in fees. No contribution to compensation fund.
30 years later victims await compensation for false prosecutions. Despite evidence no exec charged.
Fujitsu, lawyers, advisers complicit. Made millions in fees. No contribution to compensation fund.
‘Utter madness’ as Post Office paid law firm double the cost of scandal public inquiry | Computer Weekly
The Post Office legal representation at public inquiry into Horizon scandal cost twice as much as the actual inquiry
www.computerweekly.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Post Office paid law firm £86m for dealing with the public inquiry into the scandal.
30 years later victims await compensation for false prosecutions. Despite evidence no exec charged.
Fujitsu, lawyers, advisers complicit. Made millions in fees. No contribution to compensation fund.
30 years later victims await compensation for false prosecutions. Despite evidence no exec charged.
Fujitsu, lawyers, advisers complicit. Made millions in fees. No contribution to compensation fund.
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WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK
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They’re claiming the signature isn’t real but I’m going to remind everyone that 11000+ photographs and videos were removed from Epstein’s properties by the FBI and this is the tip of the fcking iceberg.
And I think everyone in the GOP knows it.
And I think everyone in the GOP knows it.
September 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They’re claiming the signature isn’t real but I’m going to remind everyone that 11000+ photographs and videos were removed from Epstein’s properties by the FBI and this is the tip of the fcking iceberg.
And I think everyone in the GOP knows it.
And I think everyone in the GOP knows it.
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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings
Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here…
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Farage looked utterly ridiculous when he tried to come back. Amateur
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Farage looked utterly ridiculous when he tried to come back. Amateur
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CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms.
Starbucks CEO collected $95.8m, 6,666 times as much as the company’s $14,674 median pay.
Workers rely on food banks and charity for survival whilst company engaged in union busting.
Starbucks CEO collected $95.8m, 6,666 times as much as the company’s $14,674 median pay.
Workers rely on food banks and charity for survival whilst company engaged in union busting.
CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms, study shows
At 100 firms in S&P 500 with lowest median pay, executives’ comp increased by average of nearly 35% over five years
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
CEO-to-worker pay gap surges to 632 to 1 at US’s lowest-paying large firms.
Starbucks CEO collected $95.8m, 6,666 times as much as the company’s $14,674 median pay.
Workers rely on food banks and charity for survival whilst company engaged in union busting.
Starbucks CEO collected $95.8m, 6,666 times as much as the company’s $14,674 median pay.
Workers rely on food banks and charity for survival whilst company engaged in union busting.
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Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Nine years ago the godfather of Brexit, Lord Daniel Hannan, predicted life in Brexit Britain in June 2025. Roll the tape…
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
(VO by @gavinesler.bsky.social. Part 2 below👇)
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Britain must stay out of this insane war. We should provide no assistance whatsoever to the US or Israel, in any form.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brit...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brit...
Britain must stay out of this insane war
An American attack on Iran would be an act of belligerence and lunacy
inews.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Britain must stay out of this insane war. We should provide no assistance whatsoever to the US or Israel, in any form.
inews.co.uk/opinion/brit...
inews.co.uk/opinion/brit...
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What’s a worse lie:
The lie from the US that Iran is close to nuclear weapon, which US intel & the IAEA disagree with.
Or the lie from the EU that Iran could avoid all this by returning to the negotiating table when they were ALREADY at the negotiating able & heading to Oman when Israel attacked?
The lie from the US that Iran is close to nuclear weapon, which US intel & the IAEA disagree with.
Or the lie from the EU that Iran could avoid all this by returning to the negotiating table when they were ALREADY at the negotiating able & heading to Oman when Israel attacked?
June 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What’s a worse lie:
The lie from the US that Iran is close to nuclear weapon, which US intel & the IAEA disagree with.
Or the lie from the EU that Iran could avoid all this by returning to the negotiating table when they were ALREADY at the negotiating able & heading to Oman when Israel attacked?
The lie from the US that Iran is close to nuclear weapon, which US intel & the IAEA disagree with.
Or the lie from the EU that Iran could avoid all this by returning to the negotiating table when they were ALREADY at the negotiating able & heading to Oman when Israel attacked?
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UK Uber driver earnings cut by changes to secretive algorithm.
Dynamic pricing cut wages, hiked fares.
Profits and exec pay boosted by fleecing workers/customers,; not through investment, better service.
No cure for greed other than public boycott. Govts do nothing.
Dynamic pricing cut wages, hiked fares.
Profits and exec pay boosted by fleecing workers/customers,; not through investment, better service.
No cure for greed other than public boycott. Govts do nothing.
UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after changes to secretive algorithm
Introduction of ‘dynamic pricing’ also coincided with company raising trip prices, researchers finds
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
UK Uber driver earnings cut by changes to secretive algorithm.
Dynamic pricing cut wages, hiked fares.
Profits and exec pay boosted by fleecing workers/customers,; not through investment, better service.
No cure for greed other than public boycott. Govts do nothing.
Dynamic pricing cut wages, hiked fares.
Profits and exec pay boosted by fleecing workers/customers,; not through investment, better service.
No cure for greed other than public boycott. Govts do nothing.
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Just on Times Radio talking about the Green Party wealth tax proposal. The usual populist stuff about magically raising lots of money from Other People. But in reality the Green Party manifesto raised marginal income tax rate to *72%* for a graduate with three kids earning £60k.
June 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Just on Times Radio talking about the Green Party wealth tax proposal. The usual populist stuff about magically raising lots of money from Other People. But in reality the Green Party manifesto raised marginal income tax rate to *72%* for a graduate with three kids earning £60k.
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Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer.
Defend the poor, old, sick, disabled.
Spread the rebellion. Meet your MP face-to-face. Tell him/her to vote against the cuts.
We are all one accident/illness away from needing benefits.
Tax the rich. End profiteering.
Defend the poor, old, sick, disabled.
Spread the rebellion. Meet your MP face-to-face. Tell him/her to vote against the cuts.
We are all one accident/illness away from needing benefits.
Tax the rich. End profiteering.
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer
Exclusive: Backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month
www.theguardian.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer.
Defend the poor, old, sick, disabled.
Spread the rebellion. Meet your MP face-to-face. Tell him/her to vote against the cuts.
We are all one accident/illness away from needing benefits.
Tax the rich. End profiteering.
Defend the poor, old, sick, disabled.
Spread the rebellion. Meet your MP face-to-face. Tell him/her to vote against the cuts.
We are all one accident/illness away from needing benefits.
Tax the rich. End profiteering.
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Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK.
Replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had a knock-on effect for patients.
Brexit has done immense harm. No impact assessment was provided.
Farage/Reform still doing the same with their nationalist rhetoric.
Replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had a knock-on effect for patients.
Brexit has done immense harm. No impact assessment was provided.
Farage/Reform still doing the same with their nationalist rhetoric.
Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK, study finds
Quality of care dropped as staff were replaced with less experienced nurses, researchers at the University of Surrey say
www.independent.co.uk
May 9, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Brexit led to 1,500 deaths a year as EU nurses left UK.
Replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had a knock-on effect for patients.
Brexit has done immense harm. No impact assessment was provided.
Farage/Reform still doing the same with their nationalist rhetoric.
Replaced by less experienced or skilled staff, which had a knock-on effect for patients.
Brexit has done immense harm. No impact assessment was provided.
Farage/Reform still doing the same with their nationalist rhetoric.
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The unexpected Trump effect - two elections won by parties behind in the polls and now Oz has a green energy target almost as ambitious as the UK’s. Thanks to the Donald.
buff.ly/HJbArwu
buff.ly/HJbArwu
May 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The unexpected Trump effect - two elections won by parties behind in the polls and now Oz has a green energy target almost as ambitious as the UK’s. Thanks to the Donald.
buff.ly/HJbArwu
buff.ly/HJbArwu
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www.economist.com/britain/2025... quite the chart from @archiehall.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 7:12 AM
www.economist.com/britain/2025... quite the chart from @archiehall.bsky.social
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NB that this only applies to Indian workers who are seconded to the UK from a company based in India on a short term basis, not to Indians applying for jobs based in the UK.
It’s possible the new Conservative Party wanted a trade deal with India - or perhaps a hypothetical India - more in theory than practice
May 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
NB that this only applies to Indian workers who are seconded to the UK from a company based in India on a short term basis, not to Indians applying for jobs based in the UK.
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🏥Good news! 🧑⚕️
The NHS waiting list has now fallen for 6 months in a row, down by 219,000.
The Government promised 2 million extra appointments. So far, it’s delivered 3 million in just 9 months.
There is plenty of work left to do, but Labour are getting the NHS back on its feet.
The NHS waiting list has now fallen for 6 months in a row, down by 219,000.
The Government promised 2 million extra appointments. So far, it’s delivered 3 million in just 9 months.
There is plenty of work left to do, but Labour are getting the NHS back on its feet.
April 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🏥Good news! 🧑⚕️
The NHS waiting list has now fallen for 6 months in a row, down by 219,000.
The Government promised 2 million extra appointments. So far, it’s delivered 3 million in just 9 months.
There is plenty of work left to do, but Labour are getting the NHS back on its feet.
The NHS waiting list has now fallen for 6 months in a row, down by 219,000.
The Government promised 2 million extra appointments. So far, it’s delivered 3 million in just 9 months.
There is plenty of work left to do, but Labour are getting the NHS back on its feet.
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The European Union and China are now starting negotiations to abolish EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
EU, China start talks on lifting EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Handelsblatt reports
The European Union and China have begun negotiations on the abolition of EU tariffs on imports of Chinese electric cars, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The European Union and China are now starting negotiations to abolish EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
This is a major strategic failure for the United States.
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If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens.
Fascism is here.
No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens.
Fascism is here.
April 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If Trump can claim a "national emergency" to disappear legal residents without due process, what’s to stop him from doing the same to U.S. citizens who oppose him?
No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens.
Fascism is here.
No one is safe — not even people legally in the country, possibly not even American citizens.
Fascism is here.
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We'd really appreciate it if you could share action with your broader networks - including via WhatsApp. Once you've done the process yourself you will be given a whole range of sharing tools. Let's start to defund Zuckerberg!
If you are fed up with Meta's intrusive advertising, if you want to defund Zuckerberg, here's what to do... goodlaw.social/htfc
While politicians sit on their hands, we're taking on Meta | Good Law Project
Mark Zuckerberg is turning our kids into incels and our parents into climate deniers, with paid content on Instagram and Facebook. But we’re fighting back.
goodlaw.social
April 3, 2025 at 12:37 PM
We'd really appreciate it if you could share action with your broader networks - including via WhatsApp. Once you've done the process yourself you will be given a whole range of sharing tools. Let's start to defund Zuckerberg!