Jim McGuckin
@jimnm.bsky.social
Retired Miner Loved cycling.
It is what it is 🌎See Strava NO DMs
It is what it is 🌎See Strava NO DMs
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Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
@lesmartin.bsky.social
There was a young man from Belgrave, he found a dead Pro in a cave, he said it’s bloody disgusting she only wants dusting and think of the money I’ll save! 😊
There was a young man from Belgrave, he found a dead Pro in a cave, he said it’s bloody disgusting she only wants dusting and think of the money I’ll save! 😊
November 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
@lesmartin.bsky.social
There was a young man from Belgrave, he found a dead Pro in a cave, he said it’s bloody disgusting she only wants dusting and think of the money I’ll save! 😊
There was a young man from Belgrave, he found a dead Pro in a cave, he said it’s bloody disgusting she only wants dusting and think of the money I’ll save! 😊
Looks like there’s no limit he will go to, to get funds to obtain power.
bylinetimes.com/2019/12/03/h...
bylinetimes.com/2019/12/03/h...
How Malta's Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia Connects to an Organisation Close to Nigel Farage
Turlough Conway reports on two men associated with the murder of Malta's most famous journalist, who were key donors to Nigel Farage’s pan-European political project.
bylinetimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Looks like there’s no limit he will go to, to get funds to obtain power.
bylinetimes.com/2019/12/03/h...
bylinetimes.com/2019/12/03/h...
Hello everyone out there…
Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…
Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’
FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare
Wake up to this folks!
Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…
Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’
FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare
Wake up to this folks!
October 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Hello everyone out there…
Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…
Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’
FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare
Wake up to this folks!
Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS…
Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’
FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare
Wake up to this folks!
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Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership
Greater Anglia describes renationalisation as a step towards a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Trump couldn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize this year as he was 13 months too late to have his nomination presented. It’s good Job that Maria Corina Machado received it this year on Donald Trump’s behalf! #He Said#. He’s such a liar!
youtu.be/JRuTZJ02AK8?...
youtu.be/JRuTZJ02AK8?...
Trump says Venezuela's Machado tells him he 'deserved' Nobel Peace Prize
YouTube video by The Manila Times
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Trump couldn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize this year as he was 13 months too late to have his nomination presented. It’s good Job that Maria Corina Machado received it this year on Donald Trump’s behalf! #He Said#. He’s such a liar!
youtu.be/JRuTZJ02AK8?...
youtu.be/JRuTZJ02AK8?...
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The Green Party has called for the IDF to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
Green Party conference calls for the Israeli Defence Forces to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
Members overwhelmingly voted for the motion
leftfootforward.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Green Party has called for the IDF to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
Vote for fascism this is what you’ll get!
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Vote for fascism this is what you’ll get!
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Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security.
It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥
It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥
Nathan Gill’s treachery puts him in same league as the “Cambridge Five”
Reform’s Russia connections may endanger our security – time for a public inquiry
bylines.scot
September 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security.
It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥
It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥
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Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
A message to the Labour Party.
If you fix the UKs cost of living crisis, Farage and his fascists will become totally irrelevant.
Get to it now!
If you fix the UKs cost of living crisis, Farage and his fascists will become totally irrelevant.
Get to it now!
October 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
A message to the Labour Party.
If you fix the UKs cost of living crisis, Farage and his fascists will become totally irrelevant.
Get to it now!
If you fix the UKs cost of living crisis, Farage and his fascists will become totally irrelevant.
Get to it now!
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🔴Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
bylinetimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:54 AM
🔴Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
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UK subsidises energy prices in other countries.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
UK subsidises energy prices in other countries.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.
£514bn operating profit since 2020.
Profits/Dividends go abroad.
Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
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Trump copycat who incited riots, who has made a fortune from spreading fear and dividing communities is annoyed when the truth is told about him
#FaragerRiots
#FaragerRiots
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump copycat who incited riots, who has made a fortune from spreading fear and dividing communities is annoyed when the truth is told about him
#FaragerRiots
#FaragerRiots
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Average annual household energy bill hits £1,755.
£4.43bn energy debt, people can't afford it.
Since 2020 big energy companies made £514bn operating profit.
128000 a year die in fuel poverty
Profiteering fuels inflation, poverty.
Can't rebuild economy without ending profiteering.
£4.43bn energy debt, people can't afford it.
Since 2020 big energy companies made £514bn operating profit.
128000 a year die in fuel poverty
Profiteering fuels inflation, poverty.
Can't rebuild economy without ending profiteering.
Energy price cap warning as latest rise takes effect
The energy price cap remains vulnerable to gas price shocks and rising costs including green energy investment but households are being told they can still shield themselves from fluctuations ahead.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Average annual household energy bill hits £1,755.
£4.43bn energy debt, people can't afford it.
Since 2020 big energy companies made £514bn operating profit.
128000 a year die in fuel poverty
Profiteering fuels inflation, poverty.
Can't rebuild economy without ending profiteering.
£4.43bn energy debt, people can't afford it.
Since 2020 big energy companies made £514bn operating profit.
128000 a year die in fuel poverty
Profiteering fuels inflation, poverty.
Can't rebuild economy without ending profiteering.
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The answer to all your questions is.
"The world is being run by the worst possible people to make themselves as rich as possible with money they will never spend."
"The world is being run by the worst possible people to make themselves as rich as possible with money they will never spend."
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The answer to all your questions is.
"The world is being run by the worst possible people to make themselves as rich as possible with money they will never spend."
"The world is being run by the worst possible people to make themselves as rich as possible with money they will never spend."
He’s a lovely chap isn’t he.
Patriotic NOT!
Mercenary I’d say!
Patriotic NOT!
Mercenary I’d say!
September 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
He’s a lovely chap isn’t he.
Patriotic NOT!
Mercenary I’d say!
Patriotic NOT!
Mercenary I’d say!
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EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to US steel tariffs.
Trump governed by whims, not policies.
China stood up to him & he backed-off. EU/UK need to do the same.
The emerging multipolar world must be based on respect and dignity, not bullying and new imperialism
Trump governed by whims, not policies.
China stood up to him & he backed-off. EU/UK need to do the same.
The emerging multipolar world must be based on respect and dignity, not bullying and new imperialism
EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to steel tariffs
Europe braces for further damage if products containing metal, such as windows and doors, are added to rolling list
www.theguardian.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to US steel tariffs.
Trump governed by whims, not policies.
China stood up to him & he backed-off. EU/UK need to do the same.
The emerging multipolar world must be based on respect and dignity, not bullying and new imperialism
Trump governed by whims, not policies.
China stood up to him & he backed-off. EU/UK need to do the same.
The emerging multipolar world must be based on respect and dignity, not bullying and new imperialism
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Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts.
90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends.
Public ownership would make a difference.
You vote for Reform you’re like a turkey voting for Christmas Trump style. Because Farage copies everything Trump does.
September 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You vote for Reform you’re like a turkey voting for Christmas Trump style. Because Farage copies everything Trump does.
Why would anyone vote for these people…
September 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Why would anyone vote for these people…
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Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
September 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white.
They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else.
They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime.
They just care about being racist.
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"Farage has no ideas of his own, he just steals from his idol Trump. He wants to be Britain’s own mini-Trump.
He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."
He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."
Farage the Trump parrot
A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies
westenglandbylines.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
"Farage has no ideas of his own, he just steals from his idol Trump. He wants to be Britain’s own mini-Trump.
He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."
He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."