Margaret
@margmsec.bsky.social
Mediaeval, cake lover, oldish, leftish, bookish. Green.
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...
38d.gs
January 6, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! 🤢🐔 How dare he try and impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves: 38d.gs/cc-df
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The BBC has been banned from using the word Kidnap to describe the Kidnapping of Maduro.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
The BBC has been banned from using the word Kidnap to describe the Kidnapping of Maduro.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
No doubt when Greenland is invaded they will be banned from using the word invasion.
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Yup - we have a massive issue incoming, and this year’s tipping point will be decisive.
January 6, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Yup - we have a massive issue incoming, and this year’s tipping point will be decisive.
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Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
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If Trump gets his way you'd have substandard chicken in the UK food chain but it would also be much cheaper so UK poultry farms - which are built and regulated to those much higher standards - would be royally screwed.
It would benefit nobody apart from US farmers.
It would benefit nobody apart from US farmers.
January 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
If Trump gets his way you'd have substandard chicken in the UK food chain but it would also be much cheaper so UK poultry farms - which are built and regulated to those much higher standards - would be royally screwed.
It would benefit nobody apart from US farmers.
It would benefit nobody apart from US farmers.
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US chicken is chlorinated because America has no animal welfare laws where poultry is concerned. It has to be chlorinated because Salmonella and e. coli run rife
The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2
The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
US chicken is chlorinated because America has no animal welfare laws where poultry is concerned. It has to be chlorinated because Salmonella and e. coli run rife
The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2
The EU banned that practice in 1997 and as such the UK has among the highest welfare and standards in the world. 1/2
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One picture, describes it all.
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
One picture, describes it all.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Their Social Media presence is as fake as the polls about their support.
January 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Their Social Media presence is as fake as the polls about their support.
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Tax breaks for foreign millionaires but mass deportations for the rest. Huge austerity and NHS cuts, replacing NHS with insurance model, scrapping NetZero, workers’ rights and online safety act. And a trade war with the EU.
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
10 Reform policies that would clobber Brits
Whether it's mass deportations, slashing hundreds of billions of spending, or tax cuts for the super-rich, Reform UK and Nigel Farage have set out their pitch to voters
www.mirror.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Tax breaks for foreign millionaires but mass deportations for the rest. Huge austerity and NHS cuts, replacing NHS with insurance model, scrapping NetZero, workers’ rights and online safety act. And a trade war with the EU.
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform:
Corrupt. Ruinous. Racist. Moronic.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The story of Europe’s economic decline while US is 'soaring' is everywhere.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
But it is wrong. It is a myth.
Europe delivers more leisure, longer life expectancy, less inequality than the US.
Gabriel Zucman dismantles the myths.
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Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
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The best way to defeat Reform is for millions of people to hear a version of this message:
"Farage's Brexit made you poorer. Don't let him do it again"
"Farage's Brexit made you poorer. Don't let him do it again"
October 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The best way to defeat Reform is for millions of people to hear a version of this message:
"Farage's Brexit made you poorer. Don't let him do it again"
"Farage's Brexit made you poorer. Don't let him do it again"
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Thanks so much to the 5 of you that booked places over the holiday season for the Christmas Lecture... See you on Tuesday!
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
December 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Thanks so much to the 5 of you that booked places over the holiday season for the Christmas Lecture... See you on Tuesday!
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
If anyone else wants to join us, you can sign up here...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
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🤑Thames Water creditors are haggling with Ofwat.
💩They want permission to pollute our waters until 2040.
😡But we've had a year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO.
Take 2 minutes to email Ofwat and tell them to reject the outrageous deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jdfb
💩They want permission to pollute our waters until 2040.
😡But we've had a year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO.
Take 2 minutes to email Ofwat and tell them to reject the outrageous deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jdfb
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🤑Thames Water creditors are haggling with Ofwat.
💩They want permission to pollute our waters until 2040.
😡But we've had a year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO.
Take 2 minutes to email Ofwat and tell them to reject the outrageous deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jdfb
💩They want permission to pollute our waters until 2040.
😡But we've had a year of reasons why Ofwat should just say NO.
Take 2 minutes to email Ofwat and tell them to reject the outrageous deal. #OFWATsayNO
vist.ly/4jdfb
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Ciaran Jenkins and I have recorded another Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration for Christmas. This year we play The Coventry Carol. To all who are celebrating, wishing you a happy, peaceful Christmas.
For Christmas, a BBC/Channel 4 collaboration: The Coventry Carol
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ciaran Jenkins and I have recorded another Channel 4 News/BBC News long-distance musical collaboration for Christmas. This year we play The Coventry Carol. To all who are celebrating, wishing you a happy, peaceful Christmas.
🚨Millions of homeowners are trapped by feudal ground rents, unfair fees for land they already own. The Government promised to cap them, but now the Treasury is pressuring ministers to back down. Sign & share: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/endgroun...
End the ground rent rip-off
🚨Millions of homeowners are trapped by feudal ground rents, unfair fees for land they already own. The Government promised to cap them, but now the Treasury is pressuring ministers to back down. Sign ...
act.38degrees.org.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:59 AM
🚨Millions of homeowners are trapped by feudal ground rents, unfair fees for land they already own. The Government promised to cap them, but now the Treasury is pressuring ministers to back down. Sign & share: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/endgroun...
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Yes, this is real. Sign now to stop it. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Protect Our Food From Toxic Pesticides
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants, and a nightmare for the rest of us. A new proposal could let toxic pesticides, including glyphosate, stay on the market forever.Yes, forever approvals....
action.wemove.eu
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The EU is preparing a gift for pesticide giants: toxic pesticides could stay on the market forever, with no safety tests at all. Yes, forever approvals. Yes, this is real. Sign now to stop it. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
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The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The algorithms are making it a lot harder to spread the word about these online talks. Although numbers are still reasonable, it would be a great help if folk were able to give the 30 December event a quick share 🙂
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
Booking available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/buildings-...
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There's a poll on this page. You know what to do. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
POLL: Is Britain right to rejoin the Erasmus EU education scheme?
Work on the UK joining Erasmus was announced as part of the Prime Minister's post-Brexit reset deal with Brussels in May. The UK left the scheme under Boris Johnson.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
There's a poll on this page. You know what to do. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Donald Trump is suing the BBC for defamation, accusing the broadcaster of splicing his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary to make it look like he incited violence, writes Amelia Jenne.
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Trump sues BBC for $10bn - what happens next?
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for defamation, accusing the broadcaster of splicing his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary to make it look like he incited violence. Amelia Jenne reports.
channel4news.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for defamation, accusing the broadcaster of splicing his January 6 speech in a Panorama documentary to make it look like he incited violence, writes Amelia Jenne.
Read our latest newsletter:
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The BBC is not just any other institution. It's a core part of this country's identity. It's ours to criticise, ours to get cross with, ours to love and ours to the end.
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
British government backs the BBC as Trump sues it for billions
Stephen Kinnock said the public service broadcaster is “right to stick by their guns.”
www.politico.eu
December 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The BBC is not just any other institution. It's a core part of this country's identity. It's ours to criticise, ours to get cross with, ours to love and ours to the end.
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
By attacking it Trump may actually be doing us all a favour as we are obliged to remember that.
www.politico.eu/article/brit...