Neil Channing
@neilchanning.bsky.social
@senseichanning at that other place. Professional Gambler. Can be found at www.bettingemporium.com and on Racing TV.
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Rachel Reeves lets the cat out of the (already threadbare) bag about the looming break to the manifesto:
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
Rachel Reeves signals she will break manifesto pledge with Budget tax rises
Chancellor hopes to win support from Labour MPs by lifting two-child benefit cap
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Rachel Reeves lets the cat out of the (already threadbare) bag about the looming break to the manifesto:
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
“It would of course be possible to stick with the manifesto commitments but that would require things like deep cuts in capital spending.”
www.ft.com/content/a502...
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What's fascinating here is that as she rhymes off the list of gender critical people at Newsnight pursuing an explicitly gender critical agenda, in the context of a discussion of ideological capture at the BBC, she doesn't recognise that she was part of the ideological capture of the BBC by GCs.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
What's fascinating here is that as she rhymes off the list of gender critical people at Newsnight pursuing an explicitly gender critical agenda, in the context of a discussion of ideological capture at the BBC, she doesn't recognise that she was part of the ideological capture of the BBC by GCs.
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The BBC whitewashed Israel's genocide - and has now capitulated to Donald Trump.
It's in crisis - for all the wrong reasons.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/the-bbc-is...
It's in crisis - for all the wrong reasons.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/the-bbc-is...
The BBC is in crisis - for all the wrong reasons.
The BBC whitewashed Israel's genocide. Now it has capitulated to Trump
www.owenjones.news
November 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The BBC whitewashed Israel's genocide - and has now capitulated to Donald Trump.
It's in crisis - for all the wrong reasons.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/the-bbc-is...
It's in crisis - for all the wrong reasons.
New post 👇
www.owenjones.news/p/the-bbc-is...
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Why couldn't the other Dems humanize migrants? Francesca is making such an important point here. @franifio.bsky.social @wajali.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/qW7yT...
Humanize Immigrants, Stop Performing #substack #shorts
YouTube video by Danielle Moodie
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Why couldn't the other Dems humanize migrants? Francesca is making such an important point here. @franifio.bsky.social @wajali.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/qW7yT...
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"And no, the wealthy won’t just pack up and leave — New York’s top 1 percent move less often than all other income groups. And when they do move, they move to other high-tax states like New Jersey and California."
Mayor Mamdani’s Budget Can Add Up
New York’s incoming socialist mayor faces real fiscal constraints — but also real opportunities. With a strong tax base, modest reforms, and a clear political mandate, Zohran Mamdani has the tools to ...
jacobin.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
"And no, the wealthy won’t just pack up and leave — New York’s top 1 percent move less often than all other income groups. And when they do move, they move to other high-tax states like New Jersey and California."
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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
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Frightening stuff in Camarthenshire on the same day as the Prince of Wales' speech at COP. Any government that claims to care about working people must take climate action www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Flooding 'worst ever' as threat to life remains in west Wales
A severe flood warning remains in place in west Wales, while businesses have been forced to close.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Frightening stuff in Camarthenshire on the same day as the Prince of Wales' speech at COP. Any government that claims to care about working people must take climate action www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Latest polling for Greens (changes from previous month):
YouGov - 16% (+5) and record high
Find Out Now - 17% (+6) and record high
More in Common - 12% (+4) and record high
Opinium - 12% (+5) and record high
Techne - 12% (+3) and record high
Lord Ashcroft - 17% (+4) and record high
YouGov - 16% (+5) and record high
Find Out Now - 17% (+6) and record high
More in Common - 12% (+4) and record high
Opinium - 12% (+5) and record high
Techne - 12% (+3) and record high
Lord Ashcroft - 17% (+4) and record high
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Latest polling for Greens (changes from previous month):
YouGov - 16% (+5) and record high
Find Out Now - 17% (+6) and record high
More in Common - 12% (+4) and record high
Opinium - 12% (+5) and record high
Techne - 12% (+3) and record high
Lord Ashcroft - 17% (+4) and record high
YouGov - 16% (+5) and record high
Find Out Now - 17% (+6) and record high
More in Common - 12% (+4) and record high
Opinium - 12% (+5) and record high
Techne - 12% (+3) and record high
Lord Ashcroft - 17% (+4) and record high
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No child should be left behind.
To alleviate the scourge of child poverty, the Labour Government must scrap the two-child cap in full.
To alleviate the scourge of child poverty, the Labour Government must scrap the two-child cap in full.
'You've got to treat children equally… You don't tell a child who's the third child, you're gonna have half the time at school. You don't tell them that the fourth child is going to have a third of the time.'
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
- Gordon Brown on scrapping the two-child limit for all kids.
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
No child should be left behind.
To alleviate the scourge of child poverty, the Labour Government must scrap the two-child cap in full.
To alleviate the scourge of child poverty, the Labour Government must scrap the two-child cap in full.
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7m Britons can't work or do limited amount of work due to sickness
Result of
Poverty, austerity, profiteering - people can't afford good food, housing.
NHS queues
Can't see GP, dentist
Insecure work, anxiety, mental health problems
Lack of support from employers.
Need good income & public services
Result of
Poverty, austerity, profiteering - people can't afford good food, housing.
NHS queues
Can't see GP, dentist
Insecure work, anxiety, mental health problems
Lack of support from employers.
Need good income & public services
Why millions of Britons are off work long-term sick
Almost seven million people have a health condition that has forced them out of work or limited the amount they can do. As workers and businesses await government plans to grapple with the spiralling ...
news.sky.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
7m Britons can't work or do limited amount of work due to sickness
Result of
Poverty, austerity, profiteering - people can't afford good food, housing.
NHS queues
Can't see GP, dentist
Insecure work, anxiety, mental health problems
Lack of support from employers.
Need good income & public services
Result of
Poverty, austerity, profiteering - people can't afford good food, housing.
NHS queues
Can't see GP, dentist
Insecure work, anxiety, mental health problems
Lack of support from employers.
Need good income & public services
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The Labour Party - and Steve Reed - is completely out of touch with reality.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Labour Party - and Steve Reed - is completely out of touch with reality.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
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Britain’s housing crisis has been exacerbated by years of government inaction in building affordable homes, tackling parasitic landlords and their rip-off rents.
We need the biggest council house building programme in a generation to end the cycle of misery faced by millions.
We need the biggest council house building programme in a generation to end the cycle of misery faced by millions.
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Britain’s housing crisis has been exacerbated by years of government inaction in building affordable homes, tackling parasitic landlords and their rip-off rents.
We need the biggest council house building programme in a generation to end the cycle of misery faced by millions.
We need the biggest council house building programme in a generation to end the cycle of misery faced by millions.
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Love it when the BBC’s
In the news and the BBC has to report on it.
“The BBC asked the BBC for a comment, but nobody from the BBC was available to speak to the BBC.”
In the news and the BBC has to report on it.
“The BBC asked the BBC for a comment, but nobody from the BBC was available to speak to the BBC.”
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Love it when the BBC’s
In the news and the BBC has to report on it.
“The BBC asked the BBC for a comment, but nobody from the BBC was available to speak to the BBC.”
In the news and the BBC has to report on it.
“The BBC asked the BBC for a comment, but nobody from the BBC was available to speak to the BBC.”
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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was tim davie wearing a poppy when he resigned
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
was tim davie wearing a poppy when he resigned
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I’m old enough to remember when the BBC used old footage of Johnson at the cenotaph, to cover the fact that he was hung over and looked like a burst mattress on a tip.
The DG didn’t resign though
The DG didn’t resign though
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I’m old enough to remember when the BBC used old footage of Johnson at the cenotaph, to cover the fact that he was hung over and looked like a burst mattress on a tip.
The DG didn’t resign though
The DG didn’t resign though
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"Despite ... having been led for the last five years by a close ally of the Tories, being overseen by committees of Tory appointees, and Turness's own efforts to skew news story selection to "win over" Reform supporters, the right in this country want to see the BBC destroyed."
The Right Wing War on the BBC
The resignations of Tim Davie, BBC Director General, and Deborah Turness, the corporation's Head of News was some unexpected Sunday news. Th...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"Despite ... having been led for the last five years by a close ally of the Tories, being overseen by committees of Tory appointees, and Turness's own efforts to skew news story selection to "win over" Reform supporters, the right in this country want to see the BBC destroyed."
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“When do you think we should announce it? First thing Monday morning? You know, during business hours.”
“Sunday night. During dinner time. Before the Strictly results.”
“Sunday night. During dinner time. Before the Strictly results.”
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
“When do you think we should announce it? First thing Monday morning? You know, during business hours.”
“Sunday night. During dinner time. Before the Strictly results.”
“Sunday night. During dinner time. Before the Strictly results.”
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ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction
China is an outlier - but maybe not for long
@e3g.bsky.social
www.e3g.org/publications...
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Whether he's lighting up the night sky with fake stars, polluting Memphis & the atmosphere, or torching our modest programs to improve global health & feed the starving, Musk does not pay a nickel for the impacts of his fever dreams: everyone else does.
This is not how a healthy society functions.
This is not how a healthy society functions.
"There are currently one to two Starlink satellites falling back to Earth every day ... Soon, McDowell told us, there will be up to 5 satellite reentries per day." 😳
1 to 2 Starlink satellites are falling back to Earth each day
earthsky.org
October 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Whether he's lighting up the night sky with fake stars, polluting Memphis & the atmosphere, or torching our modest programs to improve global health & feed the starving, Musk does not pay a nickel for the impacts of his fever dreams: everyone else does.
This is not how a healthy society functions.
This is not how a healthy society functions.
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"I’m convinced that it’s the cost of living, not immigration, that voters care about. The Green party is the only party honest enough not to try to conflate the two for political convenience."
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Zack Polanski: ‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"I’m convinced that it’s the cost of living, not immigration, that voters care about. The Green party is the only party honest enough not to try to conflate the two for political convenience."
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
It seems pretty risky to tell people they won't see the change they want if they vote Green, given that they already voted Labour and didn't see the change they wanted.
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Richard Seymour writes about Your Party www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-... @leninology.bsky.social
Your Party is fumbling a historic opportunity
If Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana fail, the left will not forgive them
www.newstatesman.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Richard Seymour writes about Your Party www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-... @leninology.bsky.social