Mark Copsey
@mcopsey.bsky.social
Lecturer in business in Netherlands and the UK on entrepreneurship, strategy and innovation, Brexit refugee in Netherlands, tho it has it's issue now too
Shock horror, coz you lied 🤬
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Shock horror, coz you lied 🤬
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened
Farage says small business owners who thought Brexit would cut regulation have been betrayed because opposite happened
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Good time to do smelly test. Before you start make an assumption of potential figure say 10%, if early results are way higher good to think something is wrong and test it again.
Good time to do smelly test. Before you start make an assumption of potential figure say 10%, if early results are way higher good to think something is wrong and test it again.
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases
Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Good time to do smelly test. Before you start make an assumption of potential figure say 10%, if early results are way higher good to think something is wrong and test it again.
Good time to do smelly test. Before you start make an assumption of potential figure say 10%, if early results are way higher good to think something is wrong and test it again.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Bins done every three weeks, in council tax, if you want it more regularly make it a supplementary rate for those opting in. Priority shld be waste minimisation and recycle
Bins done every three weeks, in council tax, if you want it more regularly make it a supplementary rate for those opting in. Priority shld be waste minimisation and recycle
Councillor’s radical plan for Salford’s bin problem sparks claims of ‘Jewish council taking over’
Andrew Walters has proposed a new town council in Broughton Park to meet the unique needs of the growing Orthodox and Haredi populations
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Bins done every three weeks, in council tax, if you want it more regularly make it a supplementary rate for those opting in. Priority shld be waste minimisation and recycle
Bins done every three weeks, in council tax, if you want it more regularly make it a supplementary rate for those opting in. Priority shld be waste minimisation and recycle
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plus anti growth, quickest way to get local growth, investment and skills development
Plus anti growth, quickest way to get local growth, investment and skills development
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plus anti growth, quickest way to get local growth, investment and skills development
Plus anti growth, quickest way to get local growth, investment and skills development
Reposted by Mark Copsey
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Guess best to make it formal the corruption of money into your political views than keep it hidden
Guess best to make it formal the corruption of money into your political views than keep it hidden
Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors
Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministers
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Guess best to make it formal the corruption of money into your political views than keep it hidden
Guess best to make it formal the corruption of money into your political views than keep it hidden
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Can we add littering to his offences?
Can we add littering to his offences?
Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in
Police continue hunt for Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as fraudster returns to Wandsworth jail
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Can we add littering to his offences?
Can we add littering to his offences?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Impressive contracts worth £203m, debts of £188m. Corrupt to their core. Send Govey the bill
Impressive contracts worth £203m, debts of £188m. Corrupt to their core. Send Govey the bill
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Impressive contracts worth £203m, debts of £188m. Corrupt to their core. Send Govey the bill
Impressive contracts worth £203m, debts of £188m. Corrupt to their core. Send Govey the bill
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prosecute them, priceless of crime must apply
Prosecute them, priceless of crime must apply
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Prosecute them, priceless of crime must apply
Prosecute them, priceless of crime must apply
Reposted by Mark Copsey
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
November 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The first thing Yaxley-Lennon did on leaving court was to thank Elon Musk for funding his legal costs.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
That's Elon Musk who has repeatedly called for civil war in the UK.
As of typing this - all of the major politicians and platforms maintain a presence on X and it is time for them all to leave.
Reposted by Mark Copsey
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
No need to worry as don't see him surviving 10 more years, drugs and lifestyle, will do him earlier
No need to worry as don't see him surviving 10 more years, drugs and lifestyle, will do him earlier
Elon Musk’s $1tn Tesla pay deal to be rejected by huge Norway wealth fund
Carmaker’s seventh biggest single investor will vote against package at annual shareholder meeting
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
No need to worry as don't see him surviving 10 more years, drugs and lifestyle, will do him earlier
No need to worry as don't see him surviving 10 more years, drugs and lifestyle, will do him earlier
If the Brexit benefits have been 'squandered'. I guess Farage wants to rejoin then 😁.
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
If the Brexit benefits have been 'squandered'. I guess Farage wants to rejoin then 😁.
Spot on
Jesus Christ. We go mad about one bloke we wrongly released, yet hear next to nothing about this horror? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Spot on
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform enabling child abuse.
Reform enabling child abuse.
More than 50 child asylum seekers still missing after disappearing from Kent care
Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reform enabling child abuse.
Reform enabling child abuse.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Not if they fail which is what they are doing as that future generation won't live
Not if they fail which is what they are doing as that future generation won't live
World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown
Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Not if they fail which is what they are doing as that future generation won't live
Not if they fail which is what they are doing as that future generation won't live
So free accommodation and perhaps 60k spending money plus 20k navy pension. What every commoner is getting from their pension I am sure 🤬
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Andrew in line for six-figure payout and annual stipend from king, sources say
The former prince remains under scrutiny as Buckingham Palace finalises plans for his future as a commoner
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:44 PM
So free accommodation and perhaps 60k spending money plus 20k navy pension. What every commoner is getting from their pension I am sure 🤬
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Crime clearly pays
Crime clearly pays
Andrew in line for six-figure payment and annual stipend from king, sources say
The former prince continues to face scrutiny as Buckingham Palace draws up plans for his future as a commoner
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:45 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Crime clearly pays
Crime clearly pays
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Take the gloves off. Lose everything and any house or income tied to him telling the truth not this petulant denial of the reality we all know and gives names and details of what he knows
Take the gloves off. Lose everything and any house or income tied to him telling the truth not this petulant denial of the reality we all know and gives names and details of what he knows
Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and forced to leave Windsor home
King’s brother will become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says, in latest fallout from Epstein scandal
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 AM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Take the gloves off. Lose everything and any house or income tied to him telling the truth not this petulant denial of the reality we all know and gives names and details of what he knows
Take the gloves off. Lose everything and any house or income tied to him telling the truth not this petulant denial of the reality we all know and gives names and details of what he knows
More totalling inept political thinking
Labour MPs unhappy about being told to abstain on Farage's 10-minute rule bill proposing ECHR withdrawal
Labour MPs unhappy about being told to abstain on Farage's 10-minute rule bill proposing ECHR withdrawal
October 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
More totalling inept political thinking
Labour MPs unhappy about being told to abstain on Farage's 10-minute rule bill proposing ECHR withdrawal
Labour MPs unhappy about being told to abstain on Farage's 10-minute rule bill proposing ECHR withdrawal
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said:
“I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender" has been deported.
I look forward to her describing Andrew Windsor using the same terms 😉
“I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender" has been deported.
I look forward to her describing Andrew Windsor using the same terms 😉
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said:
“I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender" has been deported.
I look forward to her describing Andrew Windsor using the same terms 😉
“I am pleased to confirm this vile child sex offender" has been deported.
I look forward to her describing Andrew Windsor using the same terms 😉
Surely this is the definition of a Reform official tool to bottom
“These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials.”
“These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials.”
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Surely this is the definition of a Reform official tool to bottom
“These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials.”
“These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
A core problem everywhere the racists normalise racism by pinning everything to race, not reality. It's part of making the world smaller, poorer and more conflict driven
A core problem everywhere the racists normalise racism by pinning everything to race, not reality. It's part of making the world smaller, poorer and more conflict driven
‘Open hostility has become normalised’: Dutch Muslims fear rise of far right as general election looms
The poll is seen as a litmus test for the Netherlands and its democratic ideals, as activists decry a hardening of political discourse driven by Geert Wilders
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
A core problem everywhere the racists normalise racism by pinning everything to race, not reality. It's part of making the world smaller, poorer and more conflict driven
A core problem everywhere the racists normalise racism by pinning everything to race, not reality. It's part of making the world smaller, poorer and more conflict driven