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@martinstrange.bsky.social
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If you read one thing today, make it The Bear’s withering dismantling of Reform UK’s “budget” with the precision of someone who understands numbers… unlike the people who wrote it. A a masterclass in calm annihilation that's ruthlessly savage. 🔥

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
The truth behind Reform UK’s reckless budget
£25bn of imagined savings, real-world cruelty and mathematics that should come with a trigger warning
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny

Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
@brianmchugh.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Reform UK’s energy plans crumble under scrutiny
Reform UK rails against net zero, but the evidence shows green jobs and growth are already powering the UK economy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic beads spreading on Sussex coast after ‘catastrophic’ spill, meeting told
Local people describe devastating impact of millions of toxic beads from Southern Water site near Camber Sands
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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You may have seen reports of a huge spill of plastic biobeads (plastic pellets used in wastewater treatment) which have washed up in Camber Sands - disastrous news for wildlife.

Read our statement here: buff.ly/xWYOCV1...
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Oh, and as a by the way, yearly subscriptions to Bearly Politics are discounted by 20% this week to celebrate the moustachiest time of the year - with part of the proceeds going directly to Movember to support their work in men's health.

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November 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I’m sure leaving off two healthcare companies and BlackRock was a god-honest mistake.

I mean, it’s not like this administration to obfuscate at every opportunity, right?
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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This is important. if you care about the loss of biodiversity and wildlife. Follow the ling and email your MP asking him or her to support Amendment 130. URGENT!
Thank you from all the little furry and feathery and other beings.
🦔
#wildlife #biodiversity
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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“Yes! This is why I voted for Trump!” - dentists in Oklahoma
Breaking News: President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao. Zhao admitted in 2023 to money-laundering violations that allowed terrorists, drug traffickers and other criminals to move money on the platform. nyti.ms/3J9mazz
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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'A 2,000-year-old wetland which is one of England’s most protected habitats has “bulldozers at its gates” after developers said conditions to protect it were blocking the growth the government is demanding.' Any thoughts, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social? Four words from me - fuck the government's growth.
Developers encroach on 2,000-year-old Devon wetland citing ‘blockages’ to Labour’s housing plans
According to planning conditions, Wolborough Fen in Newton Abbot must be protected as groundworks are prepared for 1,200 homes
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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The cake that never fails?

A versatile fruit cake recipe from Wales with a pineapple twist makes the perfect snack for a walk with friends

By Meryl White
@grandmaabson.bsky.social
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The cake that never fails?
A versatile fruit cake recipe from Wales with a pineapple twist makes the perfect snack for a walk with friends
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds

Voters recoil at Farage’s fossil fuel funding.
Via @desmog.com @writesbright.bsky.social
Exposing Reform’s Oil Ties Significantly Reduces Party Support, New Research Finds
Reform UK’s oil industry interests are a major turn-off for voters, new research reveals. The think tank Persuasion UK tested five anti-Reform messages on 6,000 adults. According to the research, “by ...
www.desmog.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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"... you're only a pawn in their game..."
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I cannot wait to see Reform comment about this on their hourly slot they have in the media.

I’m sure they have a terribly good excuse just waiting to go here.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms
Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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We’re looking for a Monitoring & Evidence Manager.

Based at Southerham, Lewes, with travel across the county.

sussexwt.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details...

#NatureRecovery #job #Lewes #Sussex
September 8, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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We're taking legal action to stop 100,000 tonnes of sediment being dumped in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone every year for the next 10 years. This should not be allowed in a protected area.

buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
August 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
This Is Not Normal.
Welcome to dictator week.
www.thegodpodcast.com
August 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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compare this to how other parts of the press are reporting on the recovery of these amazing fish 🫠
August 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Building a society that takes or that cares. Which would you prefer?

We can design money to serve people and the planet, or let it concentrate in a few hands and change society for the worse

westenglandbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Building a society that takes or that cares. Which would you prefer?
We can design money to serve people and the planet, or let it concentrate in a few hands and change society for the worse
westenglandbylines.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Despite all of Trump's efforts to shore up big oil companies the economic logic of solar, batteries and wind keeps pushing change forward.
Good morning with good news: Solar was 75.3% and wind 15.6% for a combined 91% of new utility-scale generation added in US from Jan-May 2025!

“High probability” additions of large solar (89.5 GW) and wind (23 GW) total 113 GW from June 2025 to May 2028.
electrek.co/2025/08/21/f...
#energysky
FERC: Solar + wind made up 91% of new US power generating capacity to end of May 2025
Solar and wind made up nearly 91% of new US power capacity to the end of May 2025, according to the latest FERC data.
electrek.co
August 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I like to find the occasional uplifting story in the sea of woe....
‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Bee buffets’: the pollinator pathways turning drab alleys into insect havens
Corridors of nectar-rich plants encourage pollination and brighten up city streets at the same time
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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A foreign coal firm is suing UK taxpayers in a secretive ‘corporate court’ – with a Tory MP as their lawyer. All to overturn a climate ruling that stopped a Cumbria coal mine. This is democracy & climate action held to ransom

Tommy Green writing for DeSmog

Read here ⤵️

@northwestbylines.co.uk
UK Government to be sued in ‘secret corporate court’ by coal firm represented by Tory MP
Former attorney general Geoffrey Cox is leading the case brought by a coal firm that could cost the taxpayer billions
northwestbylines.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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You can quote stats showing crime is down.

You can debunk every lurid claim.

But fear works better than facts - and Reform UK knows it.

My latest on the “Britain is Lawless” fear factory:
The Great British Fear Factory
Inside Reform UK’s Summer Line of Products: Outrage, Scapegoats and Statistics Stripped of All Context.
open.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM