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Instead he's conveniently utilising Mandelson as a lightning rod and scapegoat for the massive institutional corruption that enabled him. Just a bad apple, folks! Nothing to see here! Don't look at how rotten the barrel is!
If Starmer is serious (he's not, ofc) he'd introduce strict new anti-lobbying laws, bring in firewalls against revolving doors, and undertake a deep, unflinching investigation into financial and influence ties in politics, with criminal sanctions.
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Instead he's conveniently utilising Mandelson as a lightning rod and scapegoat for the massive institutional corruption that enabled him. Just a bad apple, folks! Nothing to see here! Don't look at how rotten the barrel is!
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It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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At this point the focus on Andrew Windsor by the UK media can only be read as a distraction from the FT's scoop about Mandelson and the very serious corruption allegations.
This ought to have been the main UK news story from the DoJ’s latest Jeffrey Epstein data dump.
Peter Mandelson told Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after Epstein paid thousands of pounds to the then Business Secretary’s husband.
Peter Mandelson told Epstein he was “trying hard” to change government policy on bankers’ bonuses at his request, months after Epstein paid thousands of pounds to the then Business Secretary’s husband.
Mandelson told Epstein he was 'trying hard' to change bonus policy after payment to husband, files show
Emails released by the US Department of Justice shed new light on the closeness of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and former UK business secretary Peter Mandelson, who was sacked as British ...
news.sky.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:09 AM
At this point the focus on Andrew Windsor by the UK media can only be read as a distraction from the FT's scoop about Mandelson and the very serious corruption allegations.
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Then why is she putting the laws and systems that would make it possible?
"The way we do immigration enforcement could not be more different."
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reassures LBC listeners that American ICE-style tactics will not be coming to the UK.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood reassures LBC listeners that American ICE-style tactics will not be coming to the UK.
January 28, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Then why is she putting the laws and systems that would make it possible?
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If you are unlawfully killed by the authorities, you posthumously become a terrorist.
January 27, 2026 at 7:14 AM
If you are unlawfully killed by the authorities, you posthumously become a terrorist.
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And thus Labour shoots itself with precision accuracy in the foot ….
Fortunately @greenparty.org.uk
will be fighting the by-election to win and offering a powerful alternative to the hate-filled politics of Reform #MakeHopeNormalAgain
Fortunately @greenparty.org.uk
will be fighting the by-election to win and offering a powerful alternative to the hate-filled politics of Reform #MakeHopeNormalAgain
BREAKING: Labour’s NEC have blocked Andy Burnham’s candidacy.
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 PM
And thus Labour shoots itself with precision accuracy in the foot ….
Fortunately @greenparty.org.uk
will be fighting the by-election to win and offering a powerful alternative to the hate-filled politics of Reform #MakeHopeNormalAgain
Fortunately @greenparty.org.uk
will be fighting the by-election to win and offering a powerful alternative to the hate-filled politics of Reform #MakeHopeNormalAgain
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I don't know about you guys,but I've entirely forgotten about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files now. Epstein who?
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 AM
I don't know about you guys,but I've entirely forgotten about the 2 million unreleased Epstein files now. Epstein who?
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Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened."
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened."
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
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A start. Now make it a cascade.
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
A start. Now make it a cascade.
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To all those saying "but if our government spoke out, there might be consequences", please remember that not speaking out also has consequences. The history of appeasement is not a reassuring one.
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
To all those saying "but if our government spoke out, there might be consequences", please remember that not speaking out also has consequences. The history of appeasement is not a reassuring one.
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Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
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What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
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Looking Forward to trying this with a bunch of 14 year-olds next time I teach static electricity.
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Looking Forward to trying this with a bunch of 14 year-olds next time I teach static electricity.
@bbcstever.bsky.social Did the Russians lift their mad, upside-down views of Britain's top-level villainy towards them directly from my school history textbooks (Birmingham) circa 1970? I'm sure I recognise them...
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@bbcstever.bsky.social Did the Russians lift their mad, upside-down views of Britain's top-level villainy towards them directly from my school history textbooks (Birmingham) circa 1970? I'm sure I recognise them...
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Israel continues to level Gaza in full view of the whole world, killing displaced civilians as it ethnically-cleansing Palestinian land.
This genocide is being built in Britain. Stop arming Israel now.
This genocide is being built in Britain. Stop arming Israel now.
Israeli assault on Gaza kills 21 including attack on tents
At least 21 Palestinians have been killed as Israel’s war on Gaza continues, now destroying high-rise buildings as Hamas receives the US’ ceasefire proposal.
www.newarab.com
September 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Israel continues to level Gaza in full view of the whole world, killing displaced civilians as it ethnically-cleansing Palestinian land.
This genocide is being built in Britain. Stop arming Israel now.
This genocide is being built in Britain. Stop arming Israel now.
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www.ias.edu
August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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the link isn't loading for me -- 404 error -- <cries, I want to read it!!>
August 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
the link isn't loading for me -- 404 error -- <cries, I want to read it!!>
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I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
August 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I don’t want to be too shrill about this but I think the BBC, ITV and Sky have disgraced themselves in their coverage of the anti-refugee protests. A massive failure of judgement. But now we know the next time a progressive protest “isn’t news” that it’s nothing to do with numbers
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BREAKING: Baptist minister, James Grote, was just arrested under the Terrorism Act.
His alleged crime? Holding a placard outside his church in Oxford which said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
His alleged crime? Holding a placard outside his church in Oxford which said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
August 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
BREAKING: Baptist minister, James Grote, was just arrested under the Terrorism Act.
His alleged crime? Holding a placard outside his church in Oxford which said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
His alleged crime? Holding a placard outside his church in Oxford which said: "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"
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Wear big hats. I know this seems a silly thing to say, but we should not accept this without resistance.
Expanding police live facial recognition vans to new areas (including Sussex) without MPs ever debating new laws for using this technology is pure dystopia. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government expands police use of live facial recognition vans
The Home Office says the technology helps locate suspects but civil liberties groups warn of heightened surveillance.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Wear big hats. I know this seems a silly thing to say, but we should not accept this without resistance.
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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When even the BBC says ‘Israel kills’ you know things have got serious.
August 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
When even the BBC says ‘Israel kills’ you know things have got serious.
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(I did a screenshot in case the BBC caves to pressure to change the headline)
August 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
(I did a screenshot in case the BBC caves to pressure to change the headline)
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How we can fight back against the right-wing coup - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate leftfootforward.org/2025/08/how-...
How we can fight back against the right-wing coup
For a better future the power of corporations and wealthy elites must be curbed and reversed
leftfootforward.org
August 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
How we can fight back against the right-wing coup - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate leftfootforward.org/2025/08/how-...